LG John

Getting a MY99 scooby soonish and trying to budget for running it. I'm an enthusiastic driver but most miles are motorway, what mpg should I budget for and what about tyres, pads, etc. I understand this is difficult to predict as its driver related but your experiences would be useful.

JKJ2

Loads

NBW

Loads!

Motorway journeys you should get 26-27mpg easy, but think 25mpg overall

Give up food, drink and don't even think of going out, you should just about be able to afford it then

Welcome to Scoobdom!

Cheers
Tim

scooby_si

I'm generous u understand but i allow 20pence a mile which is healthy but then it's so much fun each of those miles But then there's the services & those mods u just must have lol
Si

andy oakes

Im skint!!!!!!!

graham pritchard

20-22mpg max
8k on set of 4 tyres
10k pads
But you'll not stop grinning every time u get in and boot it!

JKJ2

And just wait till you try to sell it, that grin will turn into a grimace as you realise you have poured about £5000, not including the same in running costs, in one year straight down the drain, excellent. Lets see if you are grinning after that.

Craig Mac

Weekdays:
I cycle to work.
I borrow my girlfriends car.
I borrow my parents car.
I walk
I get the bus (sometimes)
I get my mates to give me a lift.

Weekend:
I have a huge grin when I throw open the garage door and
fire the scooby up and annoy the neighbours puulling out the drive with the Blitz system grumbling away!!

I love weekends!

As I keep telling people, I'd rather use my scoob at the weekend and do without during the week than have a crap car to use all the time......................

Craig
MY99

[Edited by Craig Mac - 3/16/2002 1:41:21 AM]

Terzo 333

If you are getting a Scoob I'd change your user name

bumcrack

I echo your comments Craig.
It does cost a wedge of cash to run, but it is great.

Jza

Shed Loads.

Dont forget that everyone forgets to budget for one very important thing when the cost up ownership......

MODS

Cost me £7k so far.

Kinda makes the MPG and servicing seem a bit irrelevant

Make sure you like the car 100% if your on a budget - otherwise you'll be spending and spending on it!!!!!!



Jza

Robertio

iTrader: (1)

In 1 year mine cost me £8,500 for 11,500 miles, and nothing went wrong with the car - 16.5mpg & 5k miles to a set of tyres, £2k depreciation...

carl

I have calculated 21p per mile excluding depreciation, 29p per mile including (but mine's a Euro import). That's over 60k miles, excluding anything going wrong.

neveryoumind

Had the MY99 nearly a year now. Taken it from 57k to 73k
Services reckon on 150 small 400 large and the one in between, in between. I do mainly motorway miles and get 25 to and from work in rush hour traffic (25-70mph) but on a full 300 mile steady cruise you can see 30mpg (yes I was driving like a fairy)
Had to fit new front disks and pads £400 and just coming up to first set of tyres (they were new @57k)
I'm reckoning on keeping the car for four years, and as I'm about to get a company van, I reckon the mileage will calm down a LOT now.
All in all, just get one and get the missus to sleep with the bailiff

cletterridge

Breakdown of possible costs of running an Impreza (vs some other cars):

http://www.benerridge.freeserve.co.uk/costs.htm

A previous thread not shy with the numbers!

http://www.scoobynet.co.uk/bbs/threa...threadid=64356

tntsystems

ure having a laff!! i return between 15-28mpg, and i usually find the economy is better when driving harder. pads every 6k, tyres around 10k, track days usually 2 tanks of avgas, 1 set of import v rated tyres (£100 quid with 15" wheels
I run a uk97, 2000 turbo, oscar turbo - back exhaust, boost (slightly) uprated, done 120k miles, only mashing a gearbox, new one cost me £500 quid (recon)..... On the other side, bought car with 60k, now 120k, bought 12 grand, now 5 (if lucky) draw your own conclusions...... )

chrisp

I reckon WITHOUT depreciation but including, servicing, a few mods (wheels, exhaust, brakes), fuel, insurance and tax mine has cost me about £1 a mile. Okay I dotn do a huge mileage (about 5K a year) but then agian the fuel bill, parts and servicing bills would go up as well .

If you try and run one on a budget then the best of luck.

cheers

chrisp

scooby_si

Jesus a £1 a mile r u alergic 2 drivin there's gota b sumin rong 2 do that badly?
Si

chrisp

LOL Like I say I dont do a huge mileage done about 5000 miles

Okay forget the extra which can be taken off like wheels and exhausts.

Insurance and tax for 16 months comes to 1800 quid alone
Security and incar stuff 800
3 Services and various bits, including better brake pads,discs ,braided hoses, better lights 1400
Fuel 20mpg for 5000 miles 250 gallons @ 340p a gallon £850 quid

So total 1800+800+1400+850 = 4850

Soon adds up but okay some stuff you only pay out once but it still adds up.



cheers


oh forgot the octane booster @ 2.50 a tankful as well

[Edited by chrisp - 3/16/2002 7:32:15 PM]

matrix

lurk




[Edited by matrix - 3/16/2002 10:48:28 PM]

scoobypig

Costs are HUGE.
If running it doesn't brake you, you'll spend the rest on mods.
Still, like the 911 'everyone deserves a scooby at some time'
Also you'll end up spending too much time on this site!