im going to see a salesman next saturday while my 1.2 16v is being serviced, im really looking to exchange my car for a 172 or cup but honestly how much more are the running costs, im paying about 104 a year for tax, about 20 pound a weeks petrol, im not worried about the insurance cos i know i can afford that but i dont wanna get caught out by huge bills every year.
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172 owners please help me.
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im going to see a salesman next saturday while my 1.2 16v is being serviced, im really looking to exchange my car for a 172 or cup but honestly how much more are the running costs, im paying about 104 a year for tax, about 20 pound a weeks petrol, im not worried about the insurance cos i know i can afford that but i dont wanna get caught out by huge bills every year.
no probs m8, well tax will b the same obviously, and as 4 petrol, well that just depends how u drive. on a motorway i can sit at 80mph and still b returning 40odd to the gallon. when ragging it round country lanes i usually drop to about 36 per gallon. also consider the tyres will b bigger, and i go through mine about 15000 miles a set, but i rarely drive like a prat unless on a meet! doh tax will be more,just realised u in the tax break. am being a serious dumbass today! think a year is 180, but not sure. hope this helps
Tyres will need replacing much quicker than you can ever imagine. ( I need two sets per year ) £250 per time.
Servicing every 12,000 rather than 18.000
And of course youll wanna mod it. ££££
that sound quite affordable. u wouldnt believe this but im only getting 30mpg from my 1.2 16v, i do drive it hard though. yeah ive had enough im gonna change it. are the cups still being made?
Iain C
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Not really that pricy to run if your not bothered by insurance.
I need my first set of front rubber at 9.5K.
Im sure my cup uses less fuel than my 1.4 206
a tank full a week??? i do 200 miles a week
hi,i have a cup, its got 7000 miles on it now and theres still plenty of tread on the tyres,the road tax is £160 for full year, the lowest mpg i get is 30mpg, and that is sat in heavy traffic doing a 7 mile journey in aprox an hour,so alot of sat queingyou can however do long journeys and get over 40mpg,and shorter journeys without traffic at about 36 mpg,the cup runs more econimical than a 1.6 focus company car i had a while back.
servicing is 12.000 miles or two years whichever is the sooner,but they dont cost much more than what you have now.
The cup is one brilliant car and you will be gobsmacked by what you can beat with it,dont listen to the usual rubbish about no abs and no toys (i have had all such toys in previous cars and you just dont use them),as the car goes very fast, stops brilliantly on standard brakes (uprated more than the 172), and goes round corners like you wouldnt believe, and you can do all this and still get 30 mpg,when you consider a scooby would probably only return you just over 10mpg when being ragged you cant go wrong.
Renault no longer make them but there are still a few with just delivery mileages knocking about,and you could pick one up for just under £11.000,and be its first owner and get 3 full years warranty so no more cost for 3 years.
hope you get one, and if you do you wont look back.
shaun
go on look at this you know you want one
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tyres dont cost anymore than if youd had a sset of alloys on. the road tax is a bit more but not much an as for petrol, i only use mine at thw wkend as my toy. with proper raggin it round the country roads where i live i still get **EDIT**back 26-7mpg wi a viper on.(not sure wot diff they maketo mpg) an bout 30-35 0n the motorway.**EDIT**
go for it mate you wont be dissapointed. insurance is the only major diff imo.
i found this " autoworld in willenhall west midlands today they have 11 cups in blue all 53 plates brand new £10999".
theres also some on ebay right now.
crap aftersales but then you just take it to your local reno garage.
dont think about there arent any downfalls,believe me,as for insurance try tesco, i paid £450 with protected no claims, and that swith the wife on.
lead foot tom eh! only joking tom, honest! some people will get more mpg,some will get less, just depends how u drive.i guess, if u hold a gear longer 4 max accelration then u will use more than someone who shortshifts and uses the torque! this is a guess, and im sure benr or somebody will explain it better
"I get about 32miles per gallon, and use a full tank of optimax per week...aprox £28"
Wow!...costs me £37 to fill with Optimax...whats the price per litre with you?
"on a motorway i can sit at 80mph and still b returning 40odd to the gallon."
40 odd?...are you sure you drive a 172?...you mean a 1.5dci right?
Mmm cos on a 50 litre tank at 79.9p a litre thats ..ummm...£40...thought £28 sounded a bit low for a "full tank"....bummer I pay 83p down here on the south coast!
Whatever speed im doin and however im drivin the computer tells me im doin 33 MPG, all the time.
Remapped derv Golf
You dont live in London then do you! 82.9 here!
Audi TT Stronic
Quote: Originally posted by johnny peanuts on 28 March 2004
Quote: Originally posted by _KDF on 28 March 2004Na hes right, if I sit on the motorway at 70-80mph I get about 40MPG too.[/QUOTE] Whatever speed im doin and however im drivin the computer tells me im doin 33 MPG, all the time.
try resetting your trip computer after a fill up..
