Very Hypothetical Question - Running Costs
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Hi all, this is purely speculative at this stage and is more something to work towards than anything happening in the near future. Should one have £85k to purchase a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder or equivalent vehicle what sort of running costs would we be looking at in a year excluding insurance? I suspect the main cost would be depreciation with fuel and contingency for something going wrong coming up shortly behind. Would £15k be a realistic figure for a years worth of ownership?
Doubt much has changed recently http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
well, as others have said, depends on what needs doing......
it is actually quite reliable.....so assume it needs the usual...
new tyres max 1200
clutch max 3200
major service max 3500
then its depreciation....god knows.... i budgeted a yearly cost of 10k... only spent on fuel and a code reader so far, the detail was unnecessary but i did it anyway!
it is actually quite reliable.....so assume it needs the usual...
new tyres max 1200
clutch max 3200
major service max 3500
then its depreciation....god knows.... i budgeted a yearly cost of 10k... only spent on fuel and a code reader so far, the detail was unnecessary but i did it anyway!
oh, and if you are going to buy a spider, now is definately the time to do it... cars that were on sale in the summer are up to 10k lower in price at the moment, but the white one at lreding has just gone up 3k this week so i assume spider prices are due to go back up..... interestingly the 04 cars have bottomed out at 65-69 and haven;t gone down....
getting less than 9mpg is that normal? 
Tyrion said:
I use it to commute to work 20km each way (work as a volunteer so don't go in every day). God knows where the rest of it went 
My commute is a similar distance and I just couldn't do it to the car... Felt cruel parking up just as it was warmed up, and the temptation to go for a detour! Once drove half way back home once I got to work 
I've had mine for 18 months,bought with 24 k on clock,cost has been 1 new tyre(puncture) £300,new rear pads and handbrake cable £700, 1 service £1800. Car now has 28.5k on clock,hard to say what exact depreciation is ,advertised prices and what you get offered if trying to sell are so far apart .fuel consumption.....not the sort of car to buy if that I a concern.
Next service is about £2500 and it will need new front pads within next 12 months.total running cost much less than any new supercar I have bought due to lower depreciation.
Next service is about £2500 and it will need new front pads within next 12 months.total running cost much less than any new supercar I have bought due to lower depreciation.
franki68 said:
I've had mine for 18 months,bought with 24 k on clock,cost has been 1 new tyre(puncture) £300,new rear pads and handbrake cable £700, 1 service £1800. Car now has 28.5k on clock,hard to say what exact depreciation is ,advertised prices and what you get offered if trying to sell are so far apart .fuel consumption.....not the sort of car to buy if that I a concern.
Next service is about £2500 and it will need new front pads within next 12 months.total running cost much less than any new supercar I have bought due to lower depreciation.
Where do you get your car serviced? Lamborghini by chance?Next service is about £2500 and it will need new front pads within next 12 months.total running cost much less than any new supercar I have bought due to lower depreciation.
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