How much did you spend on servicing and maintaining in the last year?

mengele

just curious as to what is the average a person will spend on servicing and maintaining a car in a year. I don't want to count fuel or depreciation in this, just servicing and failed parts. Obviously if your car is newer it will be a lot less (as should be the case since your depreciation will be higher).

Tropheus

2003 Audi Allroad 2.5 TDi 245k miles

9k Mile Service including oil/filters etc. €130 (no labour as I did it myself)
4 Tyres (from Camskill and fitted locally) - €480
Timing belt and water pump (also replaced starter motor) - €750 (including €70 for used starter) - didn't do this myself so includes labour
Two front control arms (fitted myself) - €240
Two replacement xenon bulbs (fitted myself) - €160
Two front air springs (fitted myself) - €320
Two rear air springs (fitted myself) - €400
Two rear shocks (fitted myself) - €220
Wheel alignment - €60

Expensive enough year, but there was stuff that needed to be done like timing belt and suspension that should keep me going for another 3-4 years at least. DIY saves me a fortune.

Wibbs

98 Honda Integra. 160,000 Kms.

Drop links and other bushings in rear. 150 quid.

Distributer cap and rotor. 80 quid IIRC.

4 tyres. 340 quid.

Fuel filter. 18 quid.

NGK spark plugs. 35 quid.

Oil, oil and air filter. 60 odd quid.

Recaro seat bolster foam. 80 quid(that was more elective than required TBH).

Rust proofing gear. 120 quid.

That's it really and an "expensive" year for me. The vast majority of years it's just the oil/filter/pads change. Other than consumables like that(about a hundred quid a year) it has cost me well under two grand in ten years of ownership. Timing belt changes and a set of coilovers the only major things(and TBH the coilies were me getting fancy. The originals are grand and in the shed).

mickdw

08 audi A5 1.8Tfsi 120k miles

4 tyres circa 600
wheelbearing and 2 ball joints 250
used door lock diy 50
oil service diy 60
rear disc and pads diy 120

Vicxas

2011 Mazda 6 100k

2 rear tires 270
Service 180
Rear panel repair: 500
4 new brake pads: 70

Seweryn

2000 Peugeot 406 HDi Estate (based on about 20k km per annum):

- A set of new bulbs - about €70 (wasn't necessary, but nice to have),
- Engine oil with filter, air filter, fuel filter - €40,
- Cabin filter - €10,
- Gear oil (unnecessary, but good to get it done again) - €20,
- A coolant pipe - €20,
- Brake caliper seals (replaced unnecessarily) - €30,
- Various fuel lines (replaced due to several mice bites) - €75,
- Timing belt, coolant pump, tensioner, pulley (first time ever replaced) - €70.

That is about it. Some works were unnecessary, but I like keeping things on top...

dastardly00

2006 Ford Focus 1.4 ~166,000 km

2016:
- Service from an indy garage: €175
- Bulbs: ~€41
- Car Washes: ~€55
- Windscreen washer fluid: ~€7 :pac:
- Car parks: ~€186
- Tolls: ~€52

2017 will include service and new tyres. 2015 was a more expensive year as I got the timing belt & water pump changed and I had to spend a few hundred Euro getting some bodywork repaired.

honda boi

04 ford cmax 1.6 tdci
Engine blew 2 weeks after buying.
Engine ,turbo,timing belt all new fluids 1,700€
Clutch and dmf - 650€
Starter 80€
Injector seals 80€
Oil and filter €25
Turbo actuator 60€
Bought 4 good bulbs ~€40
2 front discs €60
2 back pads €15
Pretty sure there's more stuff
So I'm hoping to drive this thing forever as I will get f'all for selling it!

kuro2k

1996 BMW 320i Cabrio 140k miles

4 x Michelin ps4 510 EUR
Rear Brake Pads 40 EUR
Stewart water pump 260 EUR
Service Parts 81.77 EUR
Engine oil 70.00 EUR
Valet 120 EUR
Misc 321.20 EUR
4 wheel allignment 50.00 EUR
Air filter 45.28 EUR
Catalytic converter 300.00 EUR

Total 1,798.25 EUR

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

151 Insignia.

No servicing or maintenance costs at all. 4 years free servicing included.

Sweetemotion

02 VW golf.

New engine €700.

Timing belt broke, a few days before Christmas.

theteal

07 Mazda3 1.6 Petrol 50k miles

Service + MOT (March '16) - £100
Wiper refill - £10
Full Service (Jan '17) i.e. oil, plugs, filters etc. - All in stock in the auld fella's garage so.... ~€20 for a few pints that night

bazz26

2014 BMW 520d:

October 2016 :- Oil, oil filter and cabin filter changed.
January 2016 :- Brake fluid change + general end of warranty inspection.

Above cost me €0 as they were part of the 5 year/100,000 km service inclusive pack that came with the car from new.

February 2017 :- 2 rear Goodyear Eagle F1 Run flat tyres - €480.

Alan_007_

'05 Golf 1.9 TDI - 327,000kms.

Camshaft replacement: €350.
Oil + filter *2: €100
Tyres *4: €200
Clutch + DMF: €600
Code reading & clearing: €20
Locking nut removal: €20
Fuel filter: €20

Total: ~€1,310

q85dw7osi4lebg

2004 Honda S2000 (250,000km)

Passed NCT yesterday. Since previous NCT:
4 Tyres - €640
4 X New Pads - €150
Alignment - €50
Lube servicing -€240

Total = €1080

Less spent this year than previous years.

monkeysnapper

Citroen c4 1.4 petrol 2006

Only bought end of 2015.

Bad start......

Service in January , tie rods, alt belt , all usual oil,air filters € 385

Turned out head had gone € 670 ( timing belt/water pump oil/filter.

Some over heat part a month after cost 90

3 new tyres €270

Seat covers € 35

Touch wood nothing has gone wrong since plus drove from Kerry to wales last July and escaped

One thing tho ,a local guy drove into side of my car and caused 600 worth of cosmetic damage and paid up no problem . I didn't fix car and just paid money to Indy mech as head gasket was due to be paid so that helped the pain a small bit

Total 1440 spent
Minus damage -600

New total € 840

Autosport

152 Volvo V40

Service €280

I opted to up the spec of the car instead of 3 years free services

Leaf:
Yearly checkup €119
One tyre following a puncture: €130
€8.99 for concentrated washer fluid from Lidl (actually bought already back in 2015 and still have over half left)

wandatowell

2006 Opel Astra OPC

Oil + Oil Filter - €50
Air Filter - €12
Spark Plugs - €70
Front Brake Discs + Pads €269
Wheel Studs - €20
Labour - €200

Total - €621

H3llR4iser

2006 Alfa 159 1.9 JTS (yep, one of rare the petrol ones!), 137.000 Km (give or take):

Standard yearly service (oil, oil filter, air filter, cabin filter): ~75 Euro, DIY;
Sparkplugs: ~70 Euro
2x Front upper wishbones (TRW): ~150 Euro, DIY;
4x Shock absorbers + 2x Rear springs: ~800 Euro including labor;

So we're around the 1100 Euro marker, but I provided the parts to the garage and managed to get some excellent deals on them. Would have been 200-300 more otherwise; Also, the car really only needed the front shocks replaced, but having to change the rear springs, I took the opportunity for new rear shocks as well.

slave1

2013 Honda CRV SR

Zero, bought it up North and when checking with Honda UK it was on a service plan (dealer selling it did not know so kept that to myself) so herself popped up for the major 3 year service to Newry and everything done for nought.
A sensor went last week and the local garage put it through on warranty even though 3months out of Honda warranty
Free service next year too :pac:

2012 Lancer diesel
Full service including balljoint or something suspensiony anyway €200
Tyres €240

GustavoFring

152 Octavia RS TDI ~ 50k km

Only bills were in the last year.

Two main dealer services - €100 & €150
6 x Goodyear Eagle F1s - €690
Tyre Fitting - €90
Wheel alignment - €80
New wheel - €350

Mycroft H

Last year?

Ctiroen C5 2003 HDi

Oil change x 2 ~ 60 euros (Halfords oil on special)
New drive belt and alternator pulley 80 euros
Key reprogramme after I did something silly 90 euros
Front wheel bearing x 2 120 (TBH I can't really remember rightly, it was this time last year)

So not much. Mind you the car's only done 5000 miles since August, new job and I'm commuting way less.

jca

2009 Octavia 1.4 TSI DSG
Main dealer service €129. That's it.

Duke O Smiley

1994 Fiat Tipo 1.4 S

x4 new(ish) Pirelli something-or-other tyres - €100. This involved purchasing a Fiat Pinto whole, to which the wheels/tyres were attached.

x4 new plugs - €12

x1 rotor arm - €don't remember

That's pretty much it for maintenance. I did buy alloys and tyres too but changed back to the steel wheels.

Bought in Jan 2016 with 58k miles. 63k on the clock this morning. Passed NCT in July '16.

Can't complain @ that. Will get it serviced soon.

Fiskar

Last 12 months / 25,000 km - S40 1.6TDI - 2007

Wheel bearing x 1 + Injector seal = 300

4 x Hankook tyres + laser alignment = 490

2 x Mobil oil fully synthetic <(discount and discount) = 64

2 x oil filter = 12

1 x air filter = 8

1 x NCT =55

All oil & Filter changes done by moi.

Notch000

jca wrote: »

2009 Octavia 1.4 TSI DSG
Main dealer service €129. That's it.

booooooo

fancy pigeon

2000 C220 CDI

New shocks and springs all round: €350
2 Indicators: €36
Brakes all round inc Dot 5.1 fluid: €250
8 tyres (new set with the car and wore another new set after them): €620
2 balljoints: €40
Draglink: €135
Bulbs (tail light, dipped beam): €20
Wiper: €14
One algenib wheel + tyre: €10
Passenger mirror: €5
2 x diesel filters: €20
25L can of 5w40: €85
4 oil filters: €24
A battery for the key: €3
95ah battery (to replace what looked like the original) €95

Total cost for the year: €1707. I probably have missed one or 2 things!

There are various components/trim pieces such as the sunvisors/auto dim mirror/sunroof switch/mats/fuel cap etc that were robbed from various other cars. The oil was a bit short but I have a top up can of 5w40. I use a cone filter I can wash and re oil. Floor had to be welded but done in-house.

Insurance was circa €900, tax is usual 2.2 in quarters

37k miles and climbing, I'll keep driving it until I can drive it no more

Four Phucs Ache

Bought bangernomics 04 focus 1.4 in Apr 16 for 900.Put up 23000 MLS

2 front coil springs 60
Rear shoes 40
1 H7 bulb 5
Oil, plugs, filter service 60

done myself with help from a friend doing the springs.Needed acetylene torch to take top nuts off.

TB needs to be done this year so looking at 200- 300 ?but I might play the game and drive on.To my eye the belt looks fine and car is only worth 500 as is.140mls on the clock

jca

Notch000 wrote: »

booooooo

Considerably less than I spent on my previous 07 diesel, that fooker broke my heart. Never again will I drive diesel.

Cee-Jay-Cee

Oil - €30
Oil Filter €10
Air filter - €14
Labour €0 as I done it myself.

Total €54. I done approx. 18000km in that time and needed absolutely nothing else. 2015 was a dearer year as I needed front discs and pads for front and rear as well as an annual oil/filter change so I spent around €200.

You cant beat servicing costs for petrol cars.

oscar2

2004 Toyota Corolla 112000 miles 1.4 petrol.

New Radiator, drive belt and fitting €200
Rear Brake drums replaced etc plus service €300
Tyre €50

Fairly typical year as its getting on but running smooth doesn't burn oil and gives over 40mpg mixed driving. Boring as hell but indestructable.

PukkaStukka

2003 Fiat Stilo 1.2 Petrol 88,000 miles

Two rear shocks €70. Bought on special from Micks garage and fitted myself
Two front coil springs after one failed, supplied and fitted €150
Front anti roll bar drop link (NCT failure, fitted myself) €15
Oil & all filters (fitted myself) €40

This car is bangernomics at its finest!

tobottherobot

2012 Golf 2.0 TDI , 130k miles
4 x Tyres - 380
General Service - 130
Engine rebuild after the relatively new water pump failed and seized - 2700

I hope I done see another on like it....

colm_mcm

2007 Civic 1.8

Oil change x 2 €80
Plugs €20
Air filter €10
Shock top €40
Bulbs €40
Drop links €40
Tyres €160
Air con relay €5 from scrappy.
Total €395. Much higher than the year before.

20,000km

PukkaStukka

Wife's old Cmax (spent in the last 12 months prior to flogging it)
2005 1.6 TDCI with 150,000 miles on the clock

Turbo (supply only) €320
Rocker cover: €130
Turbo control solenoid valve €50
Air flow meter €140
Misc 2nd hand parts €50
Labour (fit turbo, smoke test intake system and intake system leak fixes) €250

This car was subsequently sold running perfectly and replaced with...

Wife's new Cmax 2014 1.6 TDCI 30,000 miles
Main dealer service in NI to maintain warranty£190 (Oil and all filters)

The same service in Dublin was quoted at €340.....

chicorytip

2002 Nissan Almera 102,000 mls.
Purchased Sept.2016 for 200.

New subframe 300
Oil service & brake lines 180
Front brake discs & pads,
Right front caliper. 220
New front shocks. 90
4 new tyres (Eire tyres) 208
Stereo speakers (used) 30
NCT fee. 55
1083 euro.

job seeker

Service 100 euro
New headlight 100 euro
Shock and front droplinks 150

Toyota yaris 1999 miles: 152,000

BreadnBuddha

2012 W204 C180 with 120k Kms

'B' service (brake fluid, plugs and air filter replaced, annual inspection and oil/filter change) cost €660.

That's it.

HID ballast failed and replaced by dealer or would have cost the guts of a grand for parts and labour.

Will need rear shocks this year. €250ish each plus labour. Plus front disks and pads all around, transmission fluid change, probably a battery (AGM start/stop), an 'A' service and update the nav maps.

Somewhere around €2200-2400 to be spent on it I'd say.

All main dealer prices.

Foxhole Norman

2002 525i 151k Miles

BMW Brake Pressure Sensor - €160
Rocker Gasket - €35
Drilled and Grooved Front Discs - €81
Drilled and Grooved Rear Discs - €95
Front Brake Pads Mintex - €36
Rear Brake Pads Mintex - €28
CCV System, Genuine BMW - €200
Caliper Retention Spring - €17
Oil Filter Housing Gasket - €6
Lower Radiator Hose - €40
Oil, Oil Filter, Air Filter Service - €50
New Foglamps €0
Upper Radiator Hose - €25
002 ABS Module - €60
Pair Lemforder Front Drop Links - €42
Pair Lemforder Front Top Mounts - €60
Pair TRW Front Thrust Arms - €135
Pair TRW Front Control Arms - €90
Gearbox Oil/Filter/Gasket - €150
Complete Right Tie Rod - €45
Left Outer Tie Rod - €25
Pair of Steering Gaitors - €20
Pair Rear Control Arm Bushes - €80
Pair Rear Drop Links - €36
Pair Rear Top Arms - €140
New (Used) Rocker Cover - €50
Rocker Cover Gasket - €40
Oil, Oil Filter, Air Filter, Pollen Filters, Spark Plugs - €125
Pair Kumho 225/40/18 - €200

Total: €2071

Fiskar

Foxhole, sounds expensive for a car with low mileage, I presume fitted by an independent garage or it would be a lot higher?

nd

04 passat 1.9 bought about 6 months ago

purchase price 550
driver door window motor 40 euro
boot actuator 20 euro

nct + retest 83
oil + filter about 40

another 5l of oil for top ups 21 euro

XsApollo

2010 Audi A6 2.0tdi

Oil and filter, air filter, pollen filter.
90 euro.
Fitted myself.

PADRAIC.M

Wife's 00 Yaris, 136,000 miles
€40 oil and filter
Has passed NYC every time first time every year since she bought it 9 years ago, needs a few tyres every couple of years but that's it. Really trying to get her to upgrade it but when that Yaris is bullet proof it's hard to justify it!

Seweryn

PADRAIC.M wrote: »

Wife's 00 Yaris, 136,000 miles
€40 oil and filter
Has passed NYC every time first time every year since she bought it 9 years ago, needs a few tyres every couple of years but that's it. Really trying to get her to upgrade it but when that Yaris is bullet proof it's hard to justify it!

It is... Makes no sense as you would be downgrading the reliability...

What about the transmission oil for example, do people not do the oil changes it if the manufacturer does not recommend it?

SarahMollie

2015 VW Golf.

Service from dealership as part of package when bought from new €0 (same in 2015 and expected same this year.)

Will trade in in 2018 and start a free service plan again from scratch

earlytobed

01 Toyota Corolla 1.4 petrol
Service €130
2 Tyres €130
2 Wiper blades €10
Total €270
Pretty good for 9000 miles

Foxhole Norman

Fiskar wrote: »

Foxhole, sounds expensive for a car with low mileage, I presume fitted by an independent garage or it would be a lot higher?

It was either done by me or my fairly cheap mechanic. A lot of suspension work wasn't needed, I just did the whole front and most of the rear because I wanted it done! Some of it was preventative too more than needed.