How reliable/costly is your daily run

[bodgit]

Every year we get the JD Powers top 100 drivers satisfactory list .
This is just a simple post for you to let other oOplers know how reliable or costly you car has been as sometimes you get people asking for opinions on car A B or C

MY Car 05 Ford C Max 2lt Tdci Ghia
Owned 3yrs 4mths Milage in that time 36000
Actual mileage 56000
Mpg 42-44 local 50+ on a run

Cost of replaced wear and tear items,
Tyres £465 4 front 2 rear
Brakes £133
Intercooler £345
Battery £95
Total £1038 average £26p/mth

Insurance £883 over 3yrs
Full servicing mot £452

Apart from the intercooler and battery going my c max has been totaly reliable. Great car to drive good visabilty and fuel economy and not a bad mid -range burst of overtaking speed. Road holding is fantastic for a car of this size and hieght, never lost it yet in any conditions.
I,ve got three torn discs in my back and one in my neck and the seats in this car are by far the best in any car I,ve driven or been a passenger in. The comfort is so good that this is my second cmax.
I would recommend this car to anyone.

[mikeyscott]

I get 30mpg on mine on run and low 20mpg around town

Other costs, only just bought it. - Volvo S40 T5 - was going to look at a ST3 Ford Focus ST, but wanted more comfort etc. Getting old!

[mikerobinson83]

BMW 323

Mpg = 18.5 around town (i live in the town centre)
40 on a run (this is based from my trip computer)

Cost for parts is yet unknown as we have not had to get any work done in the 3 months we have had it.

Allthough after the ice crazyness that is RWD i have had to get an emergancy tyre (£25 fitted 2nd hand) and will have to replace the other rear in about a month or so hence only gettin a 2nd hand tyre as i will replace both rears new when the next one needs doing.

[Big G]

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

[Bungleaio]

My 2006 Impreza WRX

MPG on my last tank was 17, I did a 500mile trip to newcastle and back before christmas and averaged 22.5 The best I ever managed was 30.1 and that involved driving at a steady 50 on the motorway.

I bought it 3 years ago at 12000 miles and it's now on 49000 so I've put about £9000 of fuel in.

What I've spent on it-

£1600 for LPG conversion last July. It should break even in a couple of months.
£1000 on coilovers as the rear shocks failed. It was cheaper to buy the coilovers than to get new shocks from Subaru
About £1200 on servicing, including new front pads twice and one set of front disc's Needs a major service and cambelt in the next couple of weeks so there's another £300+
£70 on a new battery.
£800 on two sets of tyres
£500 pa on insurance
£230 road tax pa (would be £400pa if it had been registered 10 days later)

I also spent another £400 on new wheels and £700 on stiffer anti roll bars, solid drop links and anti lift kit.

It has only ever let me down once when the engine started pissing oil out of one of the inspection plugs on the block, fixed that myself though.

Great car though, it's reasonably quick, handles very well and looks good (imho) when it's clean.

Now I've sorted it's drink problem I'm planning on keeping it for another couple of years at least.

[Nick Goodall]

Mk4 Golf 2.0 GTi (2003)

11k Miles when we got it, now up to 95k

Repairs:
Waterpump (Failed within warranty and was a known problem - fixed for free)
Fusebox - Water ingress which led to a new one £110 all in
Front pipe & Cat failed causing the Engine management light to come on even though it was fine on emissions, cost £400 all in.

That's the only money i've ever had to spend repairing things but it's had:

2 sets of Discs & Pads all round (2nd set was only recently as they did 40k each). Around £100 all in each time getting a mate to do it.

Servicing every year or 10k without fail for around £90 all in, i've supplied all parts on the major services which are around £150

Cambelt replaced at £150

Averages 30mpg on a usual tank, up to 35mpg if very careful driving daily and no traffic.

It doesn't really get through hardly any oil either but i've heard some people with this engine have had a problem having to put 1-2L oil in between services.

Not bad really, i think it's proved to me why the VAG cars are so well thought of and make good buys even at high mileage!

Seat Leon FR TDi (2008) does 40mpg and all i've had to do since we got it was have all 4 wheels refurbed, couple of tiny door dents taken out and 2 x New tyres & brake fluid service (Overall i've spend £750 on it)