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Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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22nd Jan 11 at 10:45

following on from grahams thread, how much do you spend JUST ON MAINTENANCE on your car per year?

i've had my puma a year now and in that time it's had:

2 new tyres - 95.
radiator fan switch - 230.
new headlight - 40.
new rear light - 20.
new number plates - 20.
new wiper blades - 20.
backbox - 40.
MOT - 45.
Oil - 25

£535.

[Edited on 22-01-2011 by Ben G]

IvIarkgraham

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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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22nd Jan 11 at 10:47

not alot

usually what ever the mot costs and a few litres of oil

Ben G

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22nd Jan 11 at 10:48

shit, forgot about the oil

Jakey

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Location: Sandbach
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22nd Jan 11 at 10:50

Sod all tbh. MOT is £25, service parts on trade from halfrauds + doing the work myself.

Jakey

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Registered: 4th Jun 07
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22nd Jan 11 at 10:50

Tyres from the part worn bloke down the road. 195/50/15 at £15 a corner

Ben G

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22nd Jan 11 at 10:52

thats cheap. my 195/50/15's new were 48 quid each. never know with part worns though, can get good and bad ones.

BarnshaW

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22nd Jan 11 at 10:55

just going by tyres and servicing probably no more then 1200

IvIarkgraham

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22nd Jan 11 at 10:56

dont forget engine rebuilds barnshaw

Jakey

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22nd Jan 11 at 10:56

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
thats cheap. my 195/50/15's new were 48 quid each. never know with part worns though, can get good and bad ones.

I was always a bit warey about them, now I dont go anywhere else.

BarnshaW

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22nd Jan 11 at 10:57

quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
dont forget engine rebuilds barnshaw

scaremongering.

Ben G

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22nd Jan 11 at 11:01

my work mates scooby just had to have a rebuild after head gasket fucked up

classic shape though.

Graham88

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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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22nd Jan 11 at 11:06

If we're counting tyres then mine are £400 so easily the £600 - £1000 mark. Just through oil changes etc, nothing has actually gone wrong with the car just a noisy rear arb droplink

[Edited on 22-01-2011 by Graham88]

Warren G

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22nd Jan 11 at 11:21

negative

Ian

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22nd Jan 11 at 12:05

Service and tyres.

Eck

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Registered: 17th Apr 06
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22nd Jan 11 at 12:07

I've not kept a car long enough to need new tyres in the last couple of years

IvIarkgraham

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22nd Jan 11 at 12:07

quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW

quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
dont forget engine rebuilds barnshaw

scaremongering.

fishmongering

Ash_EP3

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Registered: 15th May 07
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
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22nd Jan 11 at 12:24

Tyres, oil, oil and more oil

of course there are no mechanical problems to report

saj_123

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Registered: 6th Jan 09
Location: Berkshire
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22nd Jan 11 at 12:29

This year I have had a few problems with the Corsa and spent £250. But hopefully next year I will have less problems and I will start doing the servicing and maintenance myself.

Ben G

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22nd Jan 11 at 13:04

quote:
Originally posted by Eck
I've not kept a car long enough to need new tyres in the last couple of years

lucky sod

i had 6 tyres put on the focus in 15k miles (bearing in mind the car was new so had brand new tyres on when bought) which were 100 quid each, 2 on the puma and 2 on the corsa.

you must drive like a woman

dannymccann

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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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22nd Jan 11 at 18:14

In 3 years the Astra has had the following

2 MOT's £70
2 tyres £70
2 brake pipes (they fixed the wrong one so did the knackered one for free, winner) £50
3 oil changes £90
2 air filters £20
Pair front brakes and pads £90
Clutching at straws here
Few headlight bulbs, rear lights, indicator £20
New windowiper today for MOT £6
Pair of front springs on monday £160
Oil change in Feb some time £25
I think its been washed by the IMO about 6 times so £18

The exhaust (backbox and middle pipe) has been an advisory on the last 2 MOT's, I refuse to replace it until it falls off

But considering a standard GM pipe and backbox for this car is £200 fitted you can see why, surely I could get some aftermarket thing for less than that

Total cost roughly £620 over 3 years / 20000 miles

This car is awesome

Warren G

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22nd Jan 11 at 18:18

sell the car before tax runs out or needs tyres is my thing now ~

Cole

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Location: eastbourne Drives:zafira sold now a qashqai
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22nd Jan 11 at 18:34

Erm had the zafira 2.5 yrs and its had

Head gasket done £180
New rad £190
New clutch £550
7 new tyres £500
New discs and pads all round £240
New cv joint £100
2x cambelt kits £160 only because head gasket went is reason for that
This week it is having central locking sorted not sure how much that's gonna be so all in all quite alot

broster

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