MK5 Golf GTI
General => Random Chat => Topic started by: garrardrj on January 15, 2013, 11:49:04 am
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So the initial purchase price might be high say £50k for a secondhand Ferrari , Aston , Lamborghini but what would be actual running costs and issues and problems that one might encounter after purchase ?
We all know about the fuel costs of running one say 10-15mpg . Is there such a thing as an economical supercar ?
Saw an article in the Times in last week (I think) quoted 46.3mpg for a Ferrari 458 ! A mistake i'm sure :innocent:
Anyone got one on here to pass on their first hand experience ?
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Budget £2000 quid for a service every 5000 miles.
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There are loads of threads on Pistonheads about running costs of exotica.
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brake pads: http://www.part-box.com/product_info.php?products_id=81221
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brake pads: http://www.part-box.com/product_info.php?products_id=81221
Yeah but those are endless which are 5 times more expensive than normal fast road pads.
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Budget £2000 quid for a service every 5000 miles.
Presumably servicing every year rather than on mileage too ??
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The 458 is a really interesting one - http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=302158
Sounds like it needs very little attention!
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R8 has to be one of the most cost efficient supercars?
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Whether you class it as a supercar is open to debate, but I ran a couple of Lotus Esprits back when I was young a single, for most of the time as my only vehicle. I did about 50k miles in my V8-GT over 5 years.
A lot of people had told me that it would be financial suicide to do such a thing. To prove them wrong (?! or not!) I captured every cost I incurred on my blog on pistonheads. Take a look here if you're interested: http://www.pistonheads.com/members/showcar.asp?carId=161 (http://www.pistonheads.com/members/showcar.asp?carId=161)
Although on the face of it, it's a lot of money, I don't regret any of it and i doubt that it is any more (in fact probably less) than I would have spent had i gone for another marque that has less of a reputation for unreliability! Ie it's not just a lotus thing..
The old adage is true: "if you couldn't afford it new, you won't be able to afford it used" :)
Believe me, your mpg is the last thing you need to worry about.. :signLOL:
Can't post this without a pic obviously.. :
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm2.staticflickr.com%2F1271%2F5186089597_9cb152877c.jpg&hash=a269baba759c8088715cf1f1cbb4769cb225856e)
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Noble M12.
cheap to buy and maintain, mostly Ford parts for service. Tyres and brakes are not cheap but by no means expensive in comparison to some other cars.
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My super car is cheaper to run than your golf. :pomppomp:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8173%2F8071279034_df12b2d841_o.jpg&hash=6e078701d58c5099df93ba424639daed602f5801) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56007093@N08/8071279034/)
IMG_5577 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56007093@N08/8071279034/) by T0P cat (http://www.flickr.com/people/56007093@N08/), on Flickr
On a serious note, you cant really call a Noble a Super car, yes it has great performance but so does A Eddie. Really, out of all the newer cars the R8 will have the cheapest but it will still set you back. Any that you buy out of warranty will be a big risk and fixing them will be eye watering. Plus you don't even drive your Eddie much, it will feel painful when annual service costs come in and you have not used it.
You really need to have a whack of money to run and enjoy a Super car. :happy2:
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911 turbo and r8 dont cost the earth to run. Gallardos not all that bad either if u use a indie.
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My super car is cheaper to run than your golf. :pomppomp:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8173%2F8071279034_df12b2d841_o.jpg&hash=6e078701d58c5099df93ba424639daed602f5801) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56007093@N08/8071279034/)
IMG_5577 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56007093@N08/8071279034/) by T0P cat (http://www.flickr.com/people/56007093@N08/), on Flickr
On a serious note, you cant really call a Noble a Super car, yes it has great performance but so does A Eddie. Really, out of all the newer cars the R8 will have the cheapest but it will still set you back. Any that you buy out of warranty will be a big risk and fixing them will be eye watering. Plus you don't even drive your Eddie much, it will feel painful when annual service costs come in and you have not used it.
You really need to have a whack of money to run and enjoy a Super car. :happy2:
That's the case on any car hardly driven in a nice warm heated garage though.. :innocent:
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There's a website here that allows you to calculate the cost of running a supercar (with examples)... http://car-costs.com/#/examples (http://car-costs.com/#/examples)
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My super car is cheaper to run than your golf. :pomppomp:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8173%2F8071279034_df12b2d841_o.jpg&hash=6e078701d58c5099df93ba424639daed602f5801) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56007093@N08/8071279034/)
IMG_5577 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56007093@N08/8071279034/) by T0P cat (http://www.flickr.com/people/56007093@N08/), on Flickr
On a serious note, you cant really call a Noble a Super car, yes it has great performance but so does A Eddie. Really, out of all the newer cars the R8 will have the cheapest but it will still set you back. Any that you buy out of warranty will be a big risk and fixing them will be eye watering. Plus you don't even drive your Eddie much, it will feel painful when annual service costs come in and you have not used it.
You really need to have a whack of money to run and enjoy a Super car. :happy2:
That's the case on any car hardly driven in a nice warm heated garage though.. :innocent:
Or that sit on the drive not being driven... :happy2:
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Well unless its 300bhp.... It's hardly a supercar :popcornsoda:
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My super car is cheaper to run than your golf. :pomppomp:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8173%2F8071279034_df12b2d841_o.jpg&hash=6e078701d58c5099df93ba424639daed602f5801) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56007093@N08/8071279034/)
IMG_5577 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56007093@N08/8071279034/) by T0P cat (http://www.flickr.com/people/56007093@N08/), on Flickr
On a serious note, you cant really call a Noble a Super car, yes it has great performance but so does A Eddie. Really, out of all the newer cars the R8 will have the cheapest but it will still set you back. Any that you buy out of warranty will be a big risk and fixing them will be eye watering. Plus you don't even drive your Eddie much, it will feel painful when annual service costs come in and you have not used it.
You really need to have a whack of money to run and enjoy a Super car. :happy2:
That's the case on any car hardly driven in a nice warm heated garage though.. :innocent:
Or that sit on the drive not being driven... :happy2:
It's having an old change at Vw today?? Really don't follow what you mean bud :signLOL:
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if i were ever going to get a supercar on a budget it would always be a Porsche. servicing isn't going to cost you both your kidneys and they seem pretty bulletproof. probably not as much soul as some italian exotica, but then not as high maintenance either.
the thing is, more and more recently i've been questioning whether there is even any point in having a supercar in this country.
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My super car is cheaper to run than your golf. :pomppomp:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8173%2F8071279034_df12b2d841_o.jpg&hash=6e078701d58c5099df93ba424639daed602f5801) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56007093@N08/8071279034/)
IMG_5577 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56007093@N08/8071279034/) by T0P cat (http://www.flickr.com/people/56007093@N08/), on Flickr
On a serious note, you cant really call a Noble a Super car, yes it has great performance but so does A Eddie. Really, out of all the newer cars the R8 will have the cheapest but it will still set you back. Any that you buy out of warranty will be a big risk and fixing them will be eye watering. Plus you don't even drive your Eddie much, it will feel painful when annual service costs come in and you have not used it.
You really need to have a whack of money to run and enjoy a Super car. :happy2:
That's the case on any car hardly driven in a nice warm heated garage though.. :innocent:
Or that sit on the drive not being driven... :happy2:
It's having an old change at Vw today?? Really don't follow what you mean bud :signLOL:
How come your changing the oil, is it past it's use by date? :happy2:
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Who uses VW for servicing??? :surprised:
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My mate's 997.2 costs little more to run than a hot hatch, sure the initial purchase cost is higher, but they depreciate at the same rate.
I think something like a Vantage S has enough of a balance between supercar and every day usability, without going down the obvious R8/911 route.
A 360 is a nice proposition, not a great deal of money and they're still pretty raw. Very little in the way of fancy stuff to go wrong and has the charm of an era when they were still raiding the Fiat Tipo parts bin.
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Who uses VW for servicing??? :surprised:
Can't be asked to dispose of engine oil, and for the sake of £60 and my service logged stamped ,it's not worth disputing.
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I do the same thing take my own oil and filters and get them to service it
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Who uses VW for servicing??? :surprised:
Can't be asked to dispose of engine oil, and for the sake of £60 and my service logged stamped ,it's not worth disputing.
No me too.... hence me using alex, whos cheaper than VW and uses better oil (and hes got a stamp) :happy2: