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Car Running Costs

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  • 07-06-2005 4:37pm
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    toad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35 ✭


    I am looking to buy my first car in the next few months, and I am trying to figure running costs etc. Is there any website that I can get average running costs for various cars?

    Things I am considering at the moment:
    Insurance, Tax, depreciation, fuel, servicing. missing anything?

    The cars I am considering at the moment are 99/00 BMW 318, or a Honda Accord from arround 01. Basically I have been stuck driving a Nissan Micra for the last 6 years, so I want to get something with a bit more class. Any opinions/suggestions are welcome.
    Thanks!


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    #2
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    This of the top of the head so open to corrections!

    Tax for 1.8 about 500 pa

    You know how much you pay for insurance not me!

    Servicing - its beyond makers waranty so use an independent garage @ 40- 50 per hr labour. If buying a bmw check out GSF for a rough idea of parts. You'll have to convert to euro and they have a depot in Dublin.

    Fuel - call it a euro per litre then work it out from there.

    Deprication depends on what you buy, both the models suggested would be a bit better than average - posh but not big engines. But you'd still need to be willing to wave bye-bye to about a grand a year as it looses value.

    Mike.


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,402 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    There is a page on www.aaroadwatch.ie but there are a number of mistakes.

    (a) parking costs are incorrectly established
    (b) they depreciate a car the same amount over 4 years whether it has done 40,000 miles or 80,00 miles


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