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166man · 09-06-2015 01:13PM

YbFocus wrote: »

Jesus man they are some serious expenses!

Yeah indeed, €400 a month for accomodation in Newbridge sounds a bit mad to me anyway.

If it suits you then fair play, but I know I couldn't be happy driving something that cost me that much and only left me with €40 a week after working 40 hours a week....madness imo.

Sobanek · 09-06-2015 01:14PM

166man wrote: »

Yeah indeed, €400 a month for accomodation in Newbridge sounds a bit mad to me anyway.

If it suits you then fair play, but I know I couldn't be happy driving something that cost me that much and only left me with €40 a week after working 40 hours a week....madness imo.

If you put it that way, I know it sounds ridiculous.

However, I only work 3 days a week. (38.5 hours).

I probably wouldn't sell it if I worked closer to home like Naas.

By the way, everytime I start the car up or push the gas pedal, it brings a smile to my face

Big Nasty · 09-06-2015 01:15PM

I'd still have the 7er if it wasn't for the crippling tax. When it went up to €1809 or over €500 a qtr I just had to call it quits.

The likes of a 525 is a lot more manageable.

Sobanek · 09-06-2015 01:19PM

Big Nasty wrote: »

I'd still have the 7er if it wasn't for the crippling tax. When it went up to €1809 or over €500 a qtr I just had to call it quits.

The likes of a 525 is a lot more manageable.

I wouldn't mind the tax or bills on a 525i.

The problem is the insurance, which doesn't go down on these cars at all for me.

728i > 750i - same price.

525d > 750i - €1.50 a month less!

The only BMW that makes sense right now is only an E46 320d.

Downgrading to something miserable for an extra 10p a month makes no sense at all. It better be visible.

Big Nasty · 09-06-2015 01:30PM

Well I'm touching 40 so insurance wasn't an issue. Fuel didn't bother me either although I did spend €140 on a full tank once. The tax was the deal breaker for me after two years plus of ownership.

Still the nicest daily I've had by far.

Sobanek · 09-06-2015 01:32PM

I can only compare the comfort of that car (which is lowered and on 18s) to an S-Class. Not even the W211 E-Class Merc can compare to it.

166man · 09-06-2015 02:44PM

Big Nasty wrote: »

Well I'm touching 40 so insurance wasn't an issue.

You'll be joining Pred and a few others in that little group soon so...!

Noccy_Mondy · 09-06-2015 03:02PM

166man wrote:

You'll be joining Pred and a few others in that little group soon so...!

Who do we have, pred, big N, stheno... sure there's more....

The OAP's of the motors forum.

They should be all made sell up and by micras, which have to be driven at a constant 5000 rpm :pac:

Big Nasty · 09-06-2015 03:13PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Who do we have, pred, big N, stheno... sure there's more....

The OAP's of the motors forum.

They should be all made sell up and by micras, which have to be driven at a constant 5000 rpm :pac:

Yeah,

In another 40 years maybe.

GvidoR · 09-06-2015 04:07PM

YbFocus · 09-06-2015 04:10PM

Was that taken as it rolled in

GvidoR · 09-06-2015 04:15PM

None of them have rolled in. :P

YbFocus · 09-06-2015 04:17PM

That's very cool man, having a pic of each car in the same place!
I must do that!

GvidoR · 09-06-2015 04:20PM

YbFocus wrote: »

That's very cool man, having a pic of each car in the same place!
I must do that!

I thought I took the same kind of pic with the Vento but I guess not, and it doesn't look like that anymore.

It all started with the Colt, so unfortunately I don't have that kind of pics with my previous cars.

MetzgerMeister · 09-06-2015 04:29PM

They all look like suicidal cars

GvidoR · 09-06-2015 04:36PM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

They all look like suicidal cars

That's not what I was going for.

Alkers · 09-06-2015 04:55PM

Sobanek wrote: »

I have, but still, insurance, tax on the second car. I will end up with similar costs, but just an extra car.

Here's my finance for May.

Less insurance: 212.50
€1,187.50
Less tax: 511/3=€170.33
€1,017.17
Fuel consumption: 20.5l/100km (average)
At 350kms a week: 71.75 liters
Cost: €101.09
Less Fuel Per month: €404.36
€612.81
Less rent: €400
€212.81
Less Mobile Phone: €63.89
€148.92

And that €150 a month is pretty much what I'm left with :pac:

If I took the train this month:

Less insurance: 212.50
€1,187.50
Less tax: 511/3=€170.33
€1,017.17
Fuel consumption: 20.5l/100km (average)
At 100kms a week: 20.5 liters
Cost: €28.89
Less Fuel Per month: €115.56
€901.61
Less Train Ticket: €222.00
€679.61
Less rent: €400
€279.61
Less Mobile Phone: €63.89
€215.72

So almost €70 extra... Really considering it. But then this is what happens if I changed to a 2004 Volkswagen Passat 1.9 TDI:

Passat 1.9 TDI

Less insurance: €151.38
€1,248.62
Less tax: €190/3=€63.33
€1,185.29
Fuel consumption: 7.1l/100km (average)
At 350kms a week: 24.85 litres
Cost: €32.53
Less fuel per month: €130.12
€1,055.17
Less rent: €400
€655.17
Less Mobile Phone: €63.89
€591.28

600 quid a month... free to spend on whatever.

You should bang all of those figures into excel and make a pie-chart so you can visualise just how much you're spending on that car. You should be able to source something more economical yet still of interest to you?

MetzgerMeister · 09-06-2015 05:12PM

GvidoR wrote: »

That's not what I was going for.

Well that's what you got :P

pred racer · 09-06-2015 06:09PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Who do we have, pred, big N, stheno... sure there's more....

The OAP's of the motors forum.

They should be all made sell up and by micras, which have to be driven at a constant 5000 rpm :pac:

:eek:

Interslice · 09-06-2015 06:51PM

Simona1986 wrote: »

You should bang all of those figures into excel and make a pie-chart so you can visualise just how much you're spending on that car. You should be able to source something more economical yet still of interest to you?

I think the points been made and sobanek is well aware of it

More pics! That stuff's fckin depressing.

mhackett102 · 09-06-2015 06:58PM

It's been months since I cleaned this car last. After 4 hours, it came out good. That's even the bad side of the car

YbFocus · 09-06-2015 07:06PM

Colorado red is a colour that come up fantastic with little work!
Looks great!

Sobanek · 09-06-2015 08:20PM

Simona1986 wrote: »

You should bang all of those figures into excel and make a pie-chart so you can visualise just how much you're spending on that car. You should be able to source something more economical yet still of interest to you?

E46 320d is something like that.

bear1 · 09-06-2015 08:22PM

Let's leave Sobanek alone about his car and finances etc.
He explained it and seems to know already what he is spending and what he could spend his money on.
Cars and finances just don't mix

Gavman84 · 09-06-2015 08:59PM

YbFocus wrote: »

Colorado red is a colour that come up fantastic with little work!
Looks great!

I agree great colour! :pac:

YbFocus · 09-06-2015 09:03PM

Gavman84 wrote: »

I agree great colour! :pac:

Had a focus in that colour too

Bpmull · 09-06-2015 09:09PM

Ye that colour was one of the few good things about my focus and then it started to go all patchy on the bonnet due to a bad paint job.

Noccy_Mondy · 09-06-2015 09:25PM

Bpmull wrote:

Ye that colour was one of the few good things about my focus and then it started to go all patchy on the bonnet due to a bad paint job.

Any pics of your st bp? Forget what it looks like (if I even seen it)

toastedpickles · 09-06-2015 09:29PM

I went on an adventure, ended up at the top of ireland

YbFocus · 09-06-2015 09:30PM

Deadly roads. Love that kind of stuff!

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