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Driving in to city centres MPG really does dive to 5 or 6 mpg. I have driven a variety of roads over 14000 miles and longer distances definitely make a huge difference. A normal drive for me in the V12V is at least an hour, usually longer, and I am returning around 17 mpg over the lifetime of the vehicle. Motorways make up for the mad cross country dashes that this car excels in. The balance of the two driving styles I adopt means that I can drive the car as intended across the cotswolds and yet still get a decent overall return. I only use cruise control in average speed motorway sections, the manual is meant to be enjoyed.
MichaelV8V said:
Just wondering why you would care, at 5,000 miles per year, the car depreciates by £100 per day and you're interested in whether it uses £4 or £6 a day in petrol, it really doesn't seem relevant
That's a very good point. It's taken me quite a few cars to finally realise that it's the depreciation (not the fuel, finance, tax or anything else) that really hurts you. Btw, I was getting 9 mpg out of the V12V.With that in mind, I've promIsed myself my next motor will be an appreciating asset. Enter: Vanquish S, Ford GT, Alfa 8C, BMW Z8 etc
MichaelV8V said:
Just wondering why you would care, at 5,000 miles per year, the car depreciates by £100 per day and you're interested in whether it uses £4 or £6 a day in petrol, it really doesn't seem relevant
Fair point but these cars dont loose £36,500 per year mate - you are off by about a factor of 100%, but thats still a lot of money and does indeed make the fuel economy largely irrelevant.
Adam2S said:
Fair point but these cars dont loose £36,500 per year mate - you are off by about a factor of 100%, but thats still a lot of money and does indeed make the fuel economy largely irrelevant.
Yes indeed. £36.5k pa would make the car worthless after 3 years!!But, fuel costs aren't irrelevant as together with servicing costs, RFL, insurance are annual costs and come out of daily cashflow of an individual.
The fall in value is only incurred upon selling the car.
Some may think all Aston (or other premium cars) owners are 'rich'. However, I'm paying for mine over a number of years and running costs of my Aston are particularly important to me as these come out of current earnings.
gaters said:
I have an S65 AMG V12 and on a long run at a sensible 80mph I will get just over 20 mpg. On days to work - city traffic and a short stint on motorway - in total 42 miles I get 18 mpg. Bad but not as bad as some V12's on this tread!!
I'll bet any money that (assuming yu live in London) just driving to and from the office in London, you'd get between 6 and 9 mpg.If I take into consideration Petrol, Tyres, Servicing, Insurance and Depreciation then my V8V has cost me approximately £5.31 per mile thus far....!! So, assuming my office is 11 miles away from my house, if I get to work to find that I've left my packed-lunch on the worktop, I am cheaper getting a taxi to the most expensive restaurant in town, having a slap up meal and getting a taxi back than I am driving home to pick up my sandwiches...
oceantools said:
If I take into consideration Petrol, Tyres, Servicing, Insurance and Depreciation then my V8V has cost me approximately £5.31 per mile thus far....!! So, assuming my office is 11 miles away from my house, if I get to work to find that I've left my packed-lunch on the worktop, I am cheaper getting a taxi to the most expensive restaurant in town, having a slap up meal and getting a taxi back than I am driving home to pick up my sandwiches...
Yeah, the maths can get really hard when you add up everything.On Monday my cost per mile for mine jumps from £x to £x + £1.50 - winter wheels + tyres + 2nd year service.
But look at the other side of the equation. How much fun do you get for the money....
Zod said:
I'll bet any money that (assuming yu live in London) just driving to and from the office in London, you'd get between 6 and 9 mpg.
If it was a flat in London, to work in London, then I'm not sure I'd bother taking the Aston. Surely 6mpg in London isn't achieved by 'having fun' but rather quite the opposite sitting in traffic?Steve*B said:
If it was a flat in London, to work in London, then I'm not sure I'd bother taking the Aston. Surely 6mpg in London isn't achieved by 'having fun' but rather quite the opposite sitting in traffic?
I used to drive to work at 6am. So not much traffic.You can generally drive in bus lanes before 7am.Lots of stop and start and pulling away from the lights, so lots of first and second gear action. Great fun but you have to be so aware of your surroundings....
JohnG1 said:
Steve*B said:
If it was a flat in London, to work in London, then I'm not sure I'd bother taking the Aston. Surely 6mpg in London isn't achieved by 'having fun' but rather quite the opposite sitting in traffic?
I used to drive to work at 6am. So not much traffic.You can generally drive in bus lanes before 7am.Lots of stop and start and pulling away from the lights, so lots of first and second gear action. Great fun but you have to be so aware of your surroundings....
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