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How much did you spend on servicing and maintaining in the last year?

  • 08-02-2017 06:20PM
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 890 ✭✭✭


    just curious as to what is the average a person will spend on servicing and maintaining a car in a year. I don't want to count fuel or depreciation in this, just servicing and failed parts. Obviously if your car is newer it will be a lot less (as should be the case since your depreciation will be higher).


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,944 ✭✭✭Tropheus


    2003 Audi Allroad 2.5 TDi 245k miles

    9k Mile Service including oil/filters etc. €130 (no labour as I did it myself)
    4 Tyres (from Camskill and fitted locally) - €480
    Timing belt and water pump (also replaced starter motor) - €750 (including €70 for used starter) - didn't do this myself so includes labour
    Two front control arms (fitted myself) - €240
    Two replacement xenon bulbs (fitted myself) - €160
    Two front air springs (fitted myself) - €320
    Two rear air springs (fitted myself) - €400
    Two rear shocks (fitted myself) - €220
    Wheel alignment - €60

    Expensive enough year, but there was stuff that needed to be done like timing belt and suspension that should keep me going for another 3-4 years at least. DIY saves me a fortune.


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,296 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    98 Honda Integra. 160,000 Kms.

    Drop links and other bushings in rear. 150 quid.

    Distributer cap and rotor. 80 quid IIRC.

    4 tyres. 340 quid.

    Fuel filter. 18 quid.

    NGK spark plugs. 35 quid.

    Oil, oil and air filter. 60 odd quid.

    Recaro seat bolster foam. 80 quid(that was more elective than required TBH).

    Rust proofing gear. 120 quid.

    That's it really and an "expensive" year for me. The vast majority of years it's just the oil/filter/pads change. Other than consumables like that(about a hundred quid a year) it has cost me well under two grand in ten years of ownership. Timing belt changes and a set of coilovers the only major things(and TBH the coilies were me getting fancy. :D The originals are grand and in the shed).

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,814 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    08 audi A5 1.8Tfsi 120k miles

    4 tyres circa 600
    wheelbearing and 2 ball joints 250
    used door lock diy 50
    oil service diy 60
    rear disc and pads diy 120


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,630 ✭✭✭✭Vicxas


    2011 Mazda 6 100k

    2 rear tires 270
    Service 180
    Rear panel repair: 500
    4 new brake pads: 70


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,491 ✭✭✭Seweryn


    2000 Peugeot 406 HDi Estate (based on about 20k km per annum):

    - A set of new bulbs - about €70 (wasn't necessary, but nice to have),
    - Engine oil with filter, air filter, fuel filter - €40,
    - Cabin filter - €10,
    - Gear oil (unnecessary, but good to get it done again) - €20,
    - A coolant pipe - €20,
    - Brake caliper seals (replaced unnecessarily) - €30,
    - Various fuel lines (replaced due to several mice bites) - €75,
    - Timing belt, coolant pump, tensioner, pulley (first time ever replaced) - €70.

    That is about it. Some works were unnecessary, but I like keeping things on top...


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,617 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    2006 Ford Focus 1.4 ~166,000 km

    2016:
    - Service from an indy garage: €175
    - Bulbs: ~€41
    - Car Washes: ~€55
    - Windscreen washer fluid: ~€7 :pac:
    - Car parks: ~€186
    - Tolls: ~€52

    2017 will include service and new tyres. 2015 was a more expensive year as I got the timing belt & water pump changed and I had to spend a few hundred Euro getting some bodywork repaired.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,713 ✭✭✭honda boi


    04 ford cmax 1.6 tdci
    Engine blew 2 weeks after buying.
    Engine ,turbo,timing belt all new fluids 1,700€
    Clutch and dmf - 650€
    Starter 80€
    Injector seals 80€
    Oil and filter €25
    Turbo actuator 60€
    Bought 4 good bulbs ~€40
    2 front discs €60
    2 back pads €15
    Pretty sure there's more stuff :p
    So I'm hoping to drive this thing forever as I will get f'all for selling it!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 576 ✭✭✭kuro2k


    1996 BMW 320i Cabrio 140k miles

    4 x Michelin ps4 510 EUR
    Rear Brake Pads 40 EUR
    Stewart water pump 260 EUR
    Service Parts 81.77 EUR
    Engine oil 70.00 EUR
    Valet 120 EUR
    Misc 321.20 EUR
    4 wheel allignment 50.00 EUR
    Air filter 45.28 EUR
    Catalytic converter 300.00 EUR

    Total 1,798.25 EUR


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    151 Insignia.

    No servicing or maintenance costs at all. 4 years free servicing included.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,558 ✭✭✭Sweetemotion


    02 VW golf.

    New engine €700.

    Timing belt broke, a few days before Christmas. :o


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,590 ✭✭✭theteal


    07 Mazda3 1.6 Petrol 50k miles

    Service + MOT (March '16) - £100
    Wiper refill - £10
    Full Service (Jan '17) i.e. oil, plugs, filters etc. - All in stock in the auld fella's garage so.... ~€20 for a few pints that night :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,642 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    2014 BMW 520d:

    October 2016 :- Oil, oil filter and cabin filter changed.
    January 2016 :- Brake fluid change + general end of warranty inspection.

    Above cost me €0 as they were part of the 5 year/100,000 km service inclusive pack that came with the car from new.

    February 2017 :- 2 rear Goodyear Eagle F1 Run flat tyres - €480.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 362 ✭✭Alan_007_


    '05 Golf 1.9 TDI - 327,000kms.

    Camshaft replacement: €350.
    Oil + filter *2: €100
    Tyres *4: €200
    Clutch + DMF: €600
    Code reading & clearing: €20
    Locking nut removal: €20
    Fuel filter: €20

    Total: ~€1,310


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,498 ✭✭✭q85dw7osi4lebg


    2004 Honda S2000 (250,000km)

    Passed NCT yesterday. Since previous NCT:
    4 Tyres - €640
    4 X New Pads - €150
    Alignment - €50
    Lube servicing -€240

    Total = €1080

    Less spent this year than previous years.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,563 ✭✭✭monkeysnapper


    Citroen c4 1.4 petrol 2006

    Only bought end of 2015.

    Bad start......

    Service in January , tie rods, alt belt , all usual oil,air filters € 385

    Turned out head had gone € 670 ( timing belt/water pump oil/filter.

    Some over heat part a month after cost 90

    3 new tyres €270

    Seat covers € 35

    Touch wood nothing has gone wrong since plus drove from Kerry to wales last July and escaped ;)

    One thing tho ,a local guy drove into side of my car and caused 600 worth of cosmetic damage and paid up no problem . I didn't fix car and just paid money to Indy mech as head gasket was due to be paid so that helped the pain a small bit

    Total 1440 spent
    Minus damage -600

    New total € 840


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,280 ✭✭✭✭Autosport


    152 Volvo V40

    Service €280

    I opted to up the spec of the car instead of 3 years free services


  • Posts: 1,659 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Leaf:
    Yearly checkup €119
    One tyre following a puncture: €130
    €8.99 for concentrated washer fluid from Lidl (actually bought already back in 2015 and still have over half left)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,433 ✭✭✭wandatowell


    2006 Opel Astra OPC

    Oil + Oil Filter - €50
    Air Filter - €12
    Spark Plugs - €70
    Front Brake Discs + Pads €269
    Wheel Studs - €20
    Labour - €200

    Total - €621


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,026 ✭✭✭H3llR4iser


    2006 Alfa 159 1.9 JTS (yep, one of rare the petrol ones!), 137.000 Km (give or take):

    Standard yearly service (oil, oil filter, air filter, cabin filter): ~75 Euro, DIY;
    Sparkplugs: ~70 Euro
    2x Front upper wishbones (TRW): ~150 Euro, DIY;
    4x Shock absorbers + 2x Rear springs: ~800 Euro including labor;

    So we're around the 1100 Euro marker, but I provided the parts to the garage and managed to get some excellent deals on them. Would have been 200-300 more otherwise; Also, the car really only needed the front shocks replaced, but having to change the rear springs, I took the opportunity for new rear shocks as well.


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 18,289 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    2013 Honda CRV SR

    Zero, bought it up North and when checking with Honda UK it was on a service plan (dealer selling it did not know so kept that to myself) so herself popped up for the major 3 year service to Newry and everything done for nought.
    A sensor went last week and the local garage put it through on warranty even though 3months out of Honda warranty
    Free service next year too :pac:

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  • Posts: 17,925 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    2012 Lancer diesel
    Full service including balljoint or something suspensiony anyway €200
    Tyres €240


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,091 ✭✭✭GustavoFring


    152 Octavia RS TDI ~ 50k km

    Only bills were in the last year.

    Two main dealer services - €100 & €150
    6 x Goodyear Eagle F1s - €690
    Tyre Fitting - €90
    Wheel alignment - €80
    New wheel - €350


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,306 ✭✭✭Mycroft H


    Last year?

    Ctiroen C5 2003 HDi

    Oil change x 2 ~ 60 euros (Halfords oil on special)
    New drive belt and alternator pulley 80 euros
    Key reprogramme after I did something silly 90 euros
    Front wheel bearing x 2 120 (TBH I can't really remember rightly, it was this time last year)

    So not much. Mind you the car's only done 5000 miles since August, new job and I'm commuting way less.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,539 ✭✭✭jca


    2009 Octavia 1.4 TSI DSG
    Main dealer service €129. That's it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,086 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


    1994 Fiat Tipo 1.4 S

    x4 new(ish) Pirelli something-or-other tyres - €100. This involved purchasing a Fiat Pinto whole, to which the wheels/tyres were attached.

    x4 new plugs - €12

    x1 rotor arm - €don't remember

    That's pretty much it for maintenance. I did buy alloys and tyres too but changed back to the steel wheels.

    Bought in Jan 2016 with 58k miles. 63k on the clock this morning. Passed NCT in July '16.

    Can't complain @ that. Will get it serviced soon.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,588 ✭✭✭Fiskar


    Last 12 months / 25,000 km - S40 1.6TDI - 2007

    Wheel bearing x 1 + Injector seal = 300

    4 x Hankook tyres + laser alignment = 490

    2 x Mobil oil fully synthetic <(discount and discount) = 64

    2 x oil filter = 12

    1 x air filter = 8

    1 x NCT =55

    All oil & Filter changes done by moi.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,471 ✭✭✭Notch000


    jca wrote: »
    2009 Octavia 1.4 TSI DSG
    Main dealer service €129. That's it.
    booooooo


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,867 ✭✭✭fancy pigeon


    2000 C220 CDI

    New shocks and springs all round: €350
    2 Indicators: €36
    Brakes all round inc Dot 5.1 fluid: €250
    8 tyres (new set with the car and wore another new set after them): €620
    2 balljoints: €40
    Draglink: €135
    Bulbs (tail light, dipped beam): €20
    Wiper: €14
    One algenib wheel + tyre: €10
    Passenger mirror: €5
    2 x diesel filters: €20
    25L can of 5w40: €85
    4 oil filters: €24
    A battery for the key: €3
    95ah battery (to replace what looked like the original) €95

    Total cost for the year: €1707. I probably have missed one or 2 things!

    There are various components/trim pieces such as the sunvisors/auto dim mirror/sunroof switch/mats/fuel cap etc that were robbed from various other cars. The oil was a bit short but I have a top up can of 5w40. I use a cone filter I can wash and re oil. Floor had to be welded but done in-house.

    Insurance was circa €900, tax is usual 2.2 in quarters

    37k miles and climbing, I'll keep driving it until I can drive it no more :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,016 ✭✭✭Four Phucs Ache


    Bought bangernomics 04 focus 1.4 in Apr 16 for 900.Put up 23000 MLS

    2 front coil springs 60
    Rear shoes 40
    1 H7 bulb 5
    Oil, plugs, filter service 60

    done myself with help from a friend doing the springs.Needed acetylene torch to take top nuts off.

    TB needs to be done this year so looking at 200- 300 ?but I might play the game and drive on.To my eye the belt looks fine and car is only worth 500 as is.140mls on the clock


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,539 ✭✭✭jca


    Notch000 wrote: »
    booooooo

    Considerably less than I spent on my previous 07 diesel, that fooker broke my heart. Never again will I drive diesel.


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