Mk4 golf TDI
Owned for a smidgen over 3yrs now
mileage when bought 110k
mileage now 179k
Insurance £329 for me (29) and the Mrs (25)
I see 550 miles+ out of a tank full. 620 (52mpg) is the most I've got.
20 miles of country roads to work each way.
Drove to Valencia and back last summer on Holiday so clocked up 3000 miles and it never missed a beat
I lost reverse in the 1st few weeks of owning the car and lived without it for a few months. The DMF failed and 60 miles later the diff made a break for freedom out the side of the gearbox housing
Some prices may be rough from memory
gearbox off ebay £150
G60 solid flywheel £15
VR6 clutch £69
Poly bushes to replace worn originals £150
discs rear and pads all round £100
service equipment £80
oil every 10k (give or take) £13x6
tyres (can't remember exactly. maybe 2 sets on front 1 on rear) £300 (225/40/18)
3 wheel bearings £60
I cracked a wheel also hitting a rock while passing someone in the lanes. My wheels at the time had been resprayed black and I needed tyres anyway so I sold the 3 + the cracked one on ebay for £60 and bought a new set of silver wheels for £400.
All prices are parts only as I can do all the work myself