12k on car new (172MKII)
eibach prolines £152
Pa2 chrome x 4 alloys £340 + alloys fitted and balanced £65 = £405
First service £200 (Renault)
Ktec Kevlar pads £30 (paid reno to replace the fronts @ service, they charged me but didnt actually fit them)
10 months of fuel £35 per week = 4x35x10 = £1400 at least probably more like £1600
new front tires £135 (exellent deal i got)
1 new alloy after kerbing = £85
road tax (dunno but more than it was when i had my 1.4 rover)
insurance £85 x 10months = £850
TOTAL PAID EXCLUDING CAR = £3322 in 10months !
(and some)
TOTAL PAID INCLUDING CAR = £15322
at least the initial saving of 2.5k on the dealerprice of £14800 has soften the blow. but the biggest problem for me is a huge loan over a short period.
I got the car because i knew when i bought a house (which im doing soon) i wouldnt be able to afford anything nearly as quick or as cool then. and at the time when i had been used to £800 Polo and a 1.5k rover 214sli the MAX i could strech too was a 10k personal loan (although now i can mange more as i have better wage).
Big step up in everyway from a 1.2k 1.4 103bhp rover to a 12K 2.0 172bhp car that weighs less. especially when at the time of purchase i knew nothing about 172s or cars for that matter... in fact i wasnt interested in them (and ultimatley i will compromise for a house, its just a car still...sort of
)
imagine when i first floored it
[Edited by cliotuRS on 09 September 2004 at 10:17pm]