Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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£407 a month for the car
£250 a month insurance
approx £200 a month fuel
nearly £860 just for running it 
but i keep telling myself i might aswell do it now while i can afford it (will be saving up for a house once my girlfriend finishes her course on child care)
just means i gotta do some overtime at work for once 
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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Impreza used to cost me £800 a month to run including fuel. That's why I got rid in the end.
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DannyB
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I prefer the older shape RS, wouldnt you consider any other car because thats alot of money to be forking out, it may seem ok now but just wait till it starts disapearing out your bank, you wont be best pleased.
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Colin
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Fuck that! 
Thats like £3k insurance?
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Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by loafofbrett
Impreza used to cost me £800 a month to run including fuel. That's why I got rid in the end.
You not got the blob eye anymore?
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
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I bet you will use more than 200 for the first couple of months. After that it will drop considerably! You will be giving it some throttle....making pointless journys etc because its new
Id do overtime for it though. I use to do overtime if i wanted to go on a weekend bindge. Its worth it!
If i could afford it, i would tbf!
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mattk
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Having that "08" on your number plate is the start of the problem, hey its a nice car though, if you want it and your gonna enjoy it it doesnt matter how much it costs
Gay colour though
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Tommy L
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Benjaminge 
A LOT to spend a month, and are you sure the fuel will be £200 a month?
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Ben G
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costs me about £600 a month as it is with the fiesta.
i have thought about other car's but i'm on a 3 year ford options scheme so i can either sta with the car i haveor get the focus or another new ford.
only thing is i know when i'm older (20 at the moment) i wont be able to do this as my dad can't because of the house/kids so i thought i might as well take the chance whilst i can.
it is a lot of money but hopefully it'll be worth it
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Colin
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Its a lot of money! Id be happier with an 03 plate RS, paying half as much!
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa_tomtom
Benjaminge
A LOT to spend a month, and are you sure the fuel will be £200 a month?
will be more if i go out places but on average the fiesta costs 100 a month so i've just doubled it for the time being to figure out basic costs
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P1CK4D
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Its a lot of money! Id be happier with an 03 plate RS, paying half as much!
Love the Focus RS 
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Its a lot of money! Id be happier with an 03 plate RS, paying half as much!
i would too, but i'm on the 3 year options plan, only 1 chance to do this though 
edit: it's 2800 insurance as i have 2 non fault claims
i'm gonna do some quotes on an 03 focus rs and see what the damage is there
[Edited on 14-04-2008 by Ben G]
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Colin
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600 a month for a fiesta Jesus
When I was 19 I was paying 185 a month for an MR2, insurance was all paid up front & petrol was minamal as I worked less than a mile away!!
Are you going to be left with any money left after paying 800 for a car?
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Jambo
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Thats a HECK alot of money for a ford focus
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Brett
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
You not got the blob eye anymore?
Nah mate
Oh, and it doesn't die off...you'll blip it everywhere when you get it and you'll continue to blip it everywhere until you sell it.
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
costs me about £600 a month as it is with the fiesta.
i have thought about other car's but i'm on a 3 year ford options scheme so i can either sta with the car i haveor get the focus or another new ford.
only thing is i know when i'm older (20 at the moment) i wont be able to do this as my dad can't because of the house/kids so i thought i might as well take the chance whilst i can.
it is a lot of money but hopefully it'll be worth it
Do it mate thats all i say! People want to grow up to quick now days. Might aswell just live at home and drive your posh car
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
600 a month for a fiesta Jesus
When I was 19 I was paying 185 a month for an MR2, insurance was all paid up front & petrol was minamal as I worked less than a mile away!!
Are you going to be left with any money left after paying 800 for a car?
yeah i get £1700 basic rate a month after tax
saturday overtime 8 hours is 110 quid and sunday 8 hours is 170 quid so guess i'll be doing a few of those if i don't cancel the order
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Colin
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2800 for insurance is mental pal
How does the options thing work? Can you not just sell the car & pay off the balance?
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Joe
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£200 a week to run a car, fuck that. Some people have more money than sense.
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
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Cost of the finance and fuel per month wouldn't bother me. But £3000 on insurance a year would!
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Ben G
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i can indeed, that's the escape clause 
and joe, i do have sense, which is why i am really considering buying a different car
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Colin
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Your on decent money for a 20yr old, dont you work for a ford stealership?
Its up to you, just seems like your being bent over a barrel by a black man with a huge cock just to fund an orange ford
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Joe
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I really would, thats scary amounts of money.
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Ben G
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i work in the actual ford plant building diesel engines, i'm not an office boy
i feel like that too it's rather disturbing tbh
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