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Post by crankcase on Jul 28, 2017 8:25:34 GMT
Won't be mulch of a deal.
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Post by Alanović on Jul 28, 2017 8:26:19 GMT
If the Merc can do 40mpg.... what does the monthly fuel spending say? You said £308 but I assume some of that is for the Mazda petrol. Around here, 40mpg and diesel would mean at £1.109 per litre and £308pm on average would mean £3700pa in fuel so would mean I could do around 29k miles pa. So what's the problem with mpg.... you seem to do closer to 20mpg from your figures. Some of it is for Mazda petrol, yes. But the Mazda will go (seriously, I only get 20-25 mpg in that, it's incredibly thirsty), and be replaced by the Merc for occasional and long distance stuff, hence skewing the calculations and making a difference to the average mpg I get from the Merc. Currently I drive the Merc mostly around town and get around 25-30mpg roughly. Now that sounds terrible for a diesel, but town driving round here is terrible on economy. I've never had a car which breaches 30mpg in these conditions, including the old Golf TDi 1.9, which could crack 50mpg on a run, the only one which probably managed was the Laguna but I didn't have that very long and can't remember the details. it did used to crack 70mpg on the motorway though, I remember that as I was so impressed with it. If I only used the Merc as a long distance car, it averages about 40mpg on motorways. Hence the difference and why I spend so much on fuel currently. I spend loads of time in queues in central Reading and very little on the open road getting decent fuel economy.
And for the benefit of Humph, again, I can't consider a bleeding Aygo because IT AIN'T BIG ENOUGH. Find me a proper sized family car with a proper boot for up to 6x school bags, inc things like cricket bags, other sports bags like hockey stuff, me and wife's work stuff etc etc, which does 60mpg and can be purchased for around 3-4k or leased for about £100 a month and we'll talk. Besides, 60mpg is still nowhere near as fuel efficient as a Leaf.
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Post by Alanović on Jul 28, 2017 8:31:21 GMT
>> And finally, have you looked at year old Leafs to purchase? I'll have a rummage around in my compost bin, I'm sure I can do him a good deal Financing a second hand Leaf seems to come out at about £200 a month over a few years so as a monthly cost it's about the same as leasing. No point not leasing a brand new one. As Avant says, and as I pointed out before, a part of the decision is the peace-of-mind bit (also the benefits to the Merc in terms of extending its useful life by cutting down on its mileage), and that's where a brand new car, particularly an electric one, scores heavily. But, of course, I can't quantify that in £££, other than maintenance costs.
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Post by Humph on Jul 28, 2017 8:38:34 GMT
How many miles are on the Merc now? They are good for huge mileages, and if you like it, there's no reason why it'd not go on for years.
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Post by Alanović on Jul 28, 2017 8:43:47 GMT
Yeah, but don't forget I've got a potential torque converter and turbo replacement looming. £3k of work. 121k miles at the moment.
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Post by Humph on Jul 28, 2017 8:50:39 GMT
It's just a teenager then, in terms of miles. 😉
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Post by Alanović on Jul 28, 2017 9:09:19 GMT
Hopefully with the suspension sorted I won't get any more surprise bills. Aside from the TC and turbo though, there is the SBC brake pump as the other big item likely to go ker-poof on this model. Again, a £1.5k job. Seems a standard price for most work on these.
Other tiny points on the snagging list: parking sensors are bust (probably just one of them gone, but I've pulled the fuse so they've stopped false alarming, and whaddaya know, the secondary driver hasn't inflicted any bodywork damage since), rear wiper motor rattles, driver's window regulator on its way out (sometimes fails to wind the window up fully, stopping suddenly half way, necessitating a further yank on the button). Had loose handles on the front centre armrest bin, have fixed those with super glue. What else, what else............I think that's it other than minor bodywork dings and scratches which I couldn't care much less about. Tailgate hasn't tried to eat me yet of course.
It's old (2005) and not getting any younger. Mileage is one thing, ageing is another. But I can't afford better right now.
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Post by Humph on Jul 28, 2017 9:15:20 GMT
Good tunes can be had on old fiddles.
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Post by Alanović on Jul 28, 2017 9:24:46 GMT
I know. And I'm not thinking about getting rid. Just using it less. Which one has to do the older one gets, so I hear. I expect quite a few regular contributors here could substantiate that.
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Post by Humph on Jul 28, 2017 9:43:53 GMT
Some might, but I decided to not have any more birthdays about 20 years ago. If you avoid looking in mirrors it sort of works ! ( cue mirror jokes no doubt ! )
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Post by Alanović on Jul 28, 2017 10:00:12 GMT
Just realised I've forgotten to go to the Leaf test drive this morning. When I booked it before going on holiday I set it on my mobile phone calendar to give me an alert as I drove to work this morning, but I've left the phone at home and so didn't get the alert. Bugger.
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Post by Alanović on Jul 28, 2017 10:07:05 GMT
Another thing, imagine I was already leasing/PCPing a car at £200 a month. Lots of people do this in order to drive new, reliable, warrantied motors with easily budgeted costs, it's how there are so many new cars sold every year, as we know. Most of those people change the car every 2/3 years for new. If that was me, my calculations would swing wildly in favour of the EV option. I'd be nearer £300 a month up, rather than £100. Much more compelling.
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Post by Hofmeister on Jul 28, 2017 10:17:25 GMT
Won't be mulch of a deal. But it comes with a deposit.
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Post by tyrednexited on Jul 28, 2017 10:51:59 GMT
Won't be mulch of a deal. But it comes with a deposit. I shouldn't worry, it'll probably wash off........
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Post by Avant on Jul 28, 2017 17:15:17 GMT
Some mouldy old jokes going on here....
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