what's the total cost of all your cars

Mc-BigE

This might be depressing for most! But what’s the total cost (not including repair/up keep/trade-ins etc) of all the cars you’ve bought over the years?

I’ll kick off:

1979 Fiat 127 50 punts (1992)
1981 Fiat 127 with plastic bumpers! 1200 punts (1993)
1987 Fiat Uno 3500 punts 1993)
1993 Citroen AX 1.4d 8000 punts (1994)
1994 Peugeot 306 1.9d 10500punts (1995)
1992 BMW 316i (e36) 9500punts (1998)
1995 Audi A4 1.8i (b5) 14500punts (1999)
2000 BMW 320d (e46) 33000punts (2000)
1993 Mazda MX5 1.8i 8000euros (2002)
1999 Audi S4 2.7 Twin turbo 18500euros (2005)
1976 Triumph Spitfire 5500 euros (2006)
2002 BMW 320d Touring 24000euros (2006)

Subtotal punts 80250 (101969euros)
Total euros 157969 euros

J.C. that’s depressing, but that doesn’t include trade-in price off

Rabies

I have only ever owned one car. Managed to drive my parents cars for free until they ended up selling me one to keep me happy

2000 Nissan Primera E3000 (Feb '06)

Joeface

€157969 oh sweet lord thats a big fund.

1988 Starlet for €1,000 in 1998
1991 Colt(jap imp) for €1,100 in 2001
1994 Integra For €2,500 in 2003

wow a whole €4,600 my insurance on the other hand for my driving since 2001 has cost me a massive €11,590....still paying that stupid loan.

I think i shall treat my self to a new car in feb 07. maybe a 406 Coupe Diesel

Gerry

Hmm, this is fairly misleading since its only the purchase price of the car

Drove my dads 1990 405 from 99 to 03, then the 406 in 03 - 04

1993 Nissan Sunny 1.4lx for €400 in 2004
1992 Saab 900 S Aero Lpt - €1850 in 2005
1991 Saab 900 Turbo 16S - €1300 in 2006

Total - €3550

But I've easily spent that again on the 91 Saab

Mc-BigE

Mc-BigE wrote:

This might be depressing for most! But what’s the total cost (not including repair/up keep/trade-ins etc) of all the cars you’ve bought over the years?

I’ll kick off:

1979 Fiat 127 50 punts (1992)
1981 Fiat 127 with plastic bumpers! 1200 punts (1993)
1987 Fiat Uno 3500 punts 1993)
1993 Citroen AX 1.4d 8000 punts (1994)
1994 Peugeot 306 1.9d 10500punts (1995)
1992 BMW 316i (e36) 9500punts (1998)
1995 Audi A4 1.8i (b5) 14500punts (1999)
2000 BMW 320d (e46) 33000punts (2000)
1993 Mazda MX5 1.8i 8000euros (2002)
1999 Audi S4 2.7 Twin turbo 18500euros (2005)
1976 Triumph Spitfire 5500 euros (2006)
2002 BMW 320d Touring 24000euros (2006)

Subtotal punts 80250 (101969euros)
Total euros 157969 euros

J.C. that’s depressing, but that doesn’t include trade-in price off

Ok, to make myself feel better i'm going to add the approx trade-in prices or for the ones i still own, the current value imo

1979 Fiat 127 20 punts scrap
1981 Fiat 127 with plastic bumpers! 600 punts trade-in
1987 Fiat Uno 1300 punts trade-in
1993 Citroen AX 1.4d 5000 punts trade-in
1994 Peugeot 306 1.9d 7000 punts trade-in
1992 BMW 316i (e36) 6500 punts trade-in
1995 Audi A4 1.8i (b5) 10500punts trade-in
2000 BMW 320d (e46) 15-18000euro current value (wife drives this now)
1993 Mazda MX5 1.8i 7250euro private sale
1999 Audi S4 2.7 Twin turbo 17750euro private sale
1976 Triumph Spitfire 5500 current valve
2002 BMW 320d Touring 22000 current valve


subtotal punts 30920 punts (39288euros)
total 84788 euro

so thats 157969 - 84788 = 73181 euros total spent on purchasing cars.

J.C. thats even more depressing! think what i could have done with that money over the years!

kluivert

1994 Clio - Purchased for €1450 - Crashed W/O after three months
1994 Clio - Purchases for €1600 - Scrapped
Service costs approx €500

1999 Opel Astra - Purchased for €6900.
Service costs to date €1500 in three years


Total cost in four years = €11950.00

Wow when you look at it like that its true when they say its easier to borrow to save rather than just save.

Mojito

Mc-BigE wrote:

Ok, to make myself feel better i'm going to add the approx trade-in prices or for the ones i still own, the current value imo

1979 Fiat 127 20 punts scrap
1981 Fiat 127 with plastic bumpers! 600 punts trade-in
1987 Fiat Uno 1300 punts trade-in
1993 Citroen AX 1.4d 5000 punts trade-in
1994 Peugeot 306 1.9d 7000 punts trade-in
1992 BMW 316i (e36) 6500 punts trade-in
1995 Audi A4 1.8i (b5) 10500punts trade-in
2000 BMW 320d (e46) 15-18000euro current value (wife drives this now)
1993 Mazda MX5 1.8i 7250euro private sale
1999 Audi S4 2.7 Twin turbo 17750euro private sale
1976 Triumph Spitfire 5500 current valve
2002 BMW 320d Touring 22000 current valve


subtotal punts 30920 punts (39288euros)
total 84788 euro

so thats 157969 - 84788 = 73181 euros total spent on purchasing cars.

J.C. thats even more depressing! think what i could have done with that money over the years!

BEJAYSUS! You'd think over the years you would have learnt something about cars!

Mc-BigE

Mojito wrote:

BEJAYSUS! You'd think over the years you would have learnt something about cars!

Yes, never buy brand new cars, 33000 punts car now worth 15 ot 18K euros:eek:

mike65

First car I bought was in 1991

1988 Citroen BX 5000 (olde pounds) £3500 recouped after crash
1982 Ford Feista 200 (olde pounds) (emergency buy after BX written off) sold for 100
1986 Isuzu Aska 1800 (olde pounds) sold for 1500 pounds
1984 Opel Corsa 500 (olde pounds) crushed
1989 Opel Corsa 1000 (olde pounds) crushed
1996 Opel Corsa 4300 (euro) sold for 2300
1990 Mercedes Benz 1800 (euro) sold for 1000
1996 Audi a6 1900 (euro)

Total Gross

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18800 euro
total recouped -- 9577 euro

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NET costs

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9323 euro

Not bad for 15 years of buying/selling

Mike.

peasant

let me see

1983 Renault 4 1500 euro sold for 500 (I think)
1987 Citroen GS 800 euro traded in for 350
1989 Mini (new) 6000 euro totalled, received 5k in ins. and scrap value
1990 VW Camper 5000 euro sold for 700 (engine kaputt)
1997 VW Camper 3400 euro sold for 2500
2003 Suzuki Jimny 7500 euro current value ca. 4500
2005 Camper 10000 euro current Irish value ...at least the same

total expenditure: 34200
total money "lost": 10650

thats under 500 euro per year ...jeeez I'm frugal :cool:

edit:

oops ...forgot the two Saabs (how could I?)

1998 Saab 900 turbo 2500 traded in for 1500
1999 Saab 9000 2500 given away for 500

that slightly spoils my under 500 thingy to slightly under 700 pa ...still ...not too bad

Big Nelly

95 Primera - Free
00 VW Passat - 10k
02 VW Passat - 16,5k

so 26,500 in total!!

RobAMerc

Ok, dont know the years but....

1975 Mini £200
1979 Ford Fiesta £1500 ish
1984 Opel Corsa £3000 ish
1988 Renault 5gt turbo £7000 ish
1974 Lancia Fulvia - £1000
1992 Renault 19 16v £8000
1992 Peogeot 106 gti £6000
1992 Honda Crx - £7000 - (thats £6999 too much)
2000 Ford Puma - £18000
1995 Volvo 460 - £1800
2000 Subaru Imprezza wrx - €15000
1996 Laguna - €1500
1987 Mazda 929 - $2000 AU dollars
1999 Citroen Xsara €2000
1998 Fiat Cinquecento €1000
1974 Mercedes 280ce - €6000
1997 Mazda MX5 1.8iS - €6000
2003 320ci Convertible - €35000

Total €135645 (taking AU rate if .6)

Holy cr*p thats alot of cars and makes no sense at all !
But there is a trend of me spending big then buying a heap after - I never learn !

I have no idea what I got for most of these - but I would say it doesnt make too big a dent in the total!

connundrum

2004 - VW Golf (cost €1200, spent €17000 on modifications)... then promptly wrote it off
2004 - Toyota Corina (free)... then promptly wrote that off :mad:
2006 - Honda Civic (€3500)... still on the road (phew )

Total spend - €21700
Total Fixed assets - €3200
Total loss - €18500

/runs off to cry

Max_Damage

I'm still on my first car.

1990 Micra, cost E200 in 2004, it's probably less now.

Mike2006

1999 (1995) Ford Fiesta - €5715 (Sold in 2002 for €1,500)
2001 (1999) Pug 206 - €9,000 (Sold in 2005 for €5,200)
2002 (2002) Alfa 147 - €22,500 (Sold in 2006 for €12,700)
2005 (2005) VW Golf - €22,100 (Still have as Wife's car)
2006 (2006) VW Passat - €35,200 (Still have as my car).


Total Spend in 7 yrs = €94,515
Total recoup = €19,400

Total Cost to Date = €75,115

JoeySully

Only been drivin since last April

1990 Toyota Starlet 1L €850(Sold 1000)
1994 Toyota Starlet 1.3L €100(Sold 400)
1991 Toyota Starlet 1L €500(selling Make an offer)
1996 Peugeot 306 Saloon 1.9Dsl €900(drivin dis un)

Total €2350
less 1400 = €950

And no i havnt crashed any of them:D

Fey!

April 1998 1989 Peugeot 405GLD Estate 104,000 €2,500 Sold €1,000
October 1999 1995 Honda Civic LSi Coupe 92,000 €8,600
April 2003 1995 Honda Accord LSi Coupe 84,000 €2,000 + Civic Sold €1,250
March 2005 1998 BMW e39 520i SE 69,000 €12,000 Value €8,500 unmodified

€25,100 spent, less €2,250 recouped = €22,850, less €8,500 current value = €14,350, or just under €1,700 per annum.

Insurance is a whole other story, as is the money spent doing up the BMW!!!

Kojak

Just had the one car myself:

Citroen Xantia 1996 - bought it for €1500

Larry David

Cue junkyard with his never-ending gloating list....

maidhc

1995 Mondeo purchased in 1999: £6000 * 1.27: €7620
2003 Focus purchased in 2006: €11000

€18620 (less €1000 for the Mondeo in an inter-family transfer...)

Anan1

Mc-BigE -

How do you find the S4? I'm kind of sniffing around the idea of one now.

Jayrules

2005 bought a 92 golf for €1000 4 weeks later sold it for €1200
2006 bought 96 1.0L polo €1200 2 weeks later sold it for €1500
spent €40 on a drivers side wing
2006 bought another polo but 1.3L €900 5 weeks later sold it for €1550
spent €150 on alloys
2006 97 1.0L polo €1150 1 week later sold it for €1800 spent €110 on front bumper and paint and mudflaps
2006 bought 98 1.0L curently still have which is now for asle with loads new stuff and new test also boutght 90 corolla twincam to keep for a while paid £1200 in armagh for it

hiscan

1990 renault 19 (1996) £3500
1994 renault 19 (1997) £9000
1994 renault 19 (1997) £7200
1999 renault megane (1999) £15000
2001 vw golf van (2001) £15100
2000 isuzu trooper (2002) E23000
2003 toyota landcruiser (2003) 35500
2005 toyota landcruiser (2005) 38500
2006 toyota landcruiser (2006) 41000

total cost of vehicles E201000
minus trade ins E118900
total E82100

over 10 years thats 8210 per year without running costs
i didnt include the vat reclaim on my last 5 so i suppose that would bring it down another bit but its still alot of money though:eek:

Mc-BigE

Anan1 wrote:

Mc-BigE -

How do you find the S4? I'm kind of sniffing around the idea of one now.

I sold her to a work colleague earlier this year, but the car itself was the fastest thing I’ve ever owned, and to the untrained eye people think its a 1.8T:D very funny at the traffic lights!

Had a few problems with it , exhaust manifolds had to be replaced, which cost lots of $$$$ because the engine had to be removed to get at the them.

Very smooth V6 engine, twin turbos (1 for 3 cylinders) means they spool up low down the revs, lots of power in every gear. 0 to 60 in under 6 seconds! (265bhp but for 500 euro it can be safely chipped to 315bhp and over) and Quattro means it goes round corners like on rails!

My advice ,look for insurance first! not many insurance companies will quote you, try allianz, www.brittoninsurance.com. It was 1000euro for me to insure (35 and fncb) 1000 road tax a year and anything from 15 to 25 MPG!! depending on how you drive.

If your after one Buy in the UK (unless you can get it here VRT paid already but very rear) Look for a 99 facelift B5 model (also called 99.5 model) with low mileage
They come with lots of extra’s as standard, but look out for recaro leather heated seats, sunroof, satnav/tv, BUT must have F.AUDI or Specialist S.H.

Pay anything from 8000stg to 11/12000stg for a really good example.

Good website is www.rs246.com and look in classifieds section, these guys are S4/RS4 nutters.

The S4 is a lovely car, but can be expensive to keep on the road. Watch those turbos, if one blows you have to replace both of them!!

Mc-BigE

Jayrules wrote:

2005 bought a 92 golf for €1000 4 weeks later sold it for €1200
2006 bought 96 1.0L polo €1200 2 weeks later sold it for €1500
spent €40 on a drivers side wing
2006 bought another polo but 1.3L €900 5 weeks later sold it for €1550
spent €150 on alloys
2006 97 1.0L polo €1150 1 week later sold it for €1800 spent €110 on front bumper and paint and mudflaps
2006 bought 98 1.0L curently still have which is now for asle with loads new stuff and new test also boutght 90 corolla twincam to keep for a while paid £1200 in armagh for it

That's good going, not many people can consistently make a profit selling on their own cars privately. I suppose if you buy it cheap in the first place and sell within a year like you, you can. But wait until you might like to buy something newer and more expensive, it will be very hard to break even, but again it depends on how much (or little!) you pay.

littlejukka

2005 - 1993 Micra 1.0l - 1000 euro
2006 - 1995 Corolla 1.3 - 2000 euro

Sumtotal of three grand.

Looking to get a BMW 323, 520 or 523 after christmas, or maybe an IS 200.

Guy:Incognito

Mc-BigE wrote:

Yes, never buy brand new cars, 33000 punts car now worth 15 ot 18K euros:eek:

You only realised after buying a new car that they depreciate?


The joy of being the first/only owner of a car you love far outweighs financial loss.

Anan1

Stekelly wrote:

You only realised after buying a new car that they depreciate?


The joy of being the first/only owner of a car you love far outweighs financial loss.

Depending on how wealthy one is, I suppose.

Mc-BigE

Stekelly wrote:

You only realised after buying a new car that they depreciate?


The joy of being the first/only owner of a car you love far outweighs financial loss.

Agreed, but at the time i looked for 2nd hand ones first and there wasn't that many 320d at that time because they were only on the market less then 1 year.
so new was my only option or buy a audi A4 110 bhp at the time or the old 318tds or 325tds E36 bmw

Calibos

1995 VW Polo (1995) - 9000 punts
1998 Audi A3 1.6 (1998) - 18600 punts
2004 Audi A3 2.0TDI (2004) - 40000 euros
2007 Audi TT - (2007) - 54500 euros

€129552

Fizman

Calibos wrote:

1995 VW Polo (1995) - 9000 punts
1998 Audi A3 1.6 (1998) - 18600 punts
2004 Audi A3 2.0TDI (2004) - 40000 euros
2007 Audi TT - (2007) - 54500 euros

€129552

Thats pretty much the way I intend going over the next 5-6 years.