Calm Chris Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 The car was sold this morning, it was a Black R32 and was one of the very 1st in to the UK. Just done some maths and it's looking pretty damn good. Cost New..£24,700 Sold for... £16,000 Loss.........£8,700 Now the car was 42 months old, so lost 35.22% of its value over the ownership period. Yearly deprication amounts to 9.73% per year Who says owning a decent car costs alot of money Now there is always 2 ways to look at figures, the above makes me smile . Here's some more figures based on total ownership costs 3.5 years of insurance..£2000 Deprication..................£8700 Tyres..........................£450 Headlamp......................£500 Servicing.......................£800 Fuel.............................£3300 Road Tax......................£580 Total......................£16300 Divided by 17500 miles used = £0.93 per mile, doesn't sound nearly as good as 10% deprication per year, does it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupramax Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 [ QUOTE ] deprication [/ QUOTE ] And todays word from the dictionary is depreciation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermanUK Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Don't forget "cost of money"! On your £24k it's cost you an additional £4300 based on 5%/year for 3 1/2 years.That's what you lost in interest if you'd left the cash in the bank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] deprication [/ QUOTE ] And todays word from the dictionary is depreciation... [/ QUOTE ] And "today's" is today's grammar lesson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixthecat1 Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] deprication [/ QUOTE ] And todays word from the dictionary is depreciation... [/ QUOTE ] And "today's" is today's grammar lesson [/ QUOTE ] And "today's" is today's grammar lesson<font color="red"> . </font> And what about punctuation? And on, and on, and on. Who cares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Don't you know you're not meant to start a sentence with "And" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted June 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 can't smell, nevver coud, tits a blindnes ting (or more I get away with main posts because I spell check them- but I can't spell check titles and post content). Soory abut fhat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupramax Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 [ QUOTE ] And "today's" is today's grammar lesson [/ QUOTE ] Milo, I dont know where you were taught English but you are soooooo wrong... That would only be correct if I'd have meant "today is" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 What does tought mean? You edited that pretty quickly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupramax Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 It means don't pick others up if you don't know what you're talking about yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulboy Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 I'll tell you what Chri5. Those figures show why its worth buying the right car as opposed to PCP etc. It only cost you just over £200 per month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] And "today's" is today's grammar lesson [/ QUOTE ] Milo, I dont know where you were taught English but you are soooooo wrong... That would only be correct if I'd have meant "today is" [/ QUOTE ] Eh? 'Apostrophe s' can indicate possession i.e. Milo's car but not on personal pronouns i.e. yours. Edit: [ QUOTE ] It means don't pick others up if you don't know what you're talking about yourself [/ QUOTE ] Says the man who can't spell 'taught' but felt it necessary to pull someone else up on their spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 You is all wrong ain't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Well I'll tell you what, I am right! "Today's grammar lesson" is correct. "Todays grammar lesson" is incorrect. I was beginning to doubt myself for a moment (God forbid) but a quick Google plus some spell checks revealed I was right all along However, I refuse to gloat Anyway, what about Chri5's (did you see what I did there?) £1/mile R32? Edit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted June 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 The near £1 cost, was worth every penny . Especially the night I did London to Edin????? in 4 hours and 20 odd minutes. That one journey return cost a rather scary £800, could hire something much more special for that sort of dosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cw955 Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Don't you know you're not meant to start a sentence with "And" ? [/ QUOTE ] Never end a sentence with a preposition. Never split an infinitive. Do not start a sentence with and or but... Many of us were told at school that they were rules. A few are useful guides — it is usually better not to split an infinitive or end a sentence with a preposition. Winston Churchill said of the latter, "That is a rule up with which I will not put." The former would require "To boldly go where no one has gone before" to be "To go boldly where no one has gone before." And starting a question with 'and'? - well when we were very little it was used to prevent us writing short and unstructured senteces as in'Ihave a dog.And a cat. And a hamster". Once we get used to the fact that the most likely genesis of the stricture against beginning a sentence with and (or but) is that it might not be a complete sentence we can, where appropriate ignore it. Indeed, in Fowlers Modern English Usage, Gower himself rails against the pedant who says not to use 'and' at the beginnig of the sentence. Now where did I put my latin grammer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Gower himself rails against the pedant who says not to use 'and' at the beginnig of the sentence. [/ QUOTE ] What does beginnig mean? I'll get me coat PS - a for the rest of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cw955 Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Divided by 17500 miles used = £0.93 per mile, doesn't sound nearly as good as 10% deprication per year, does it? [/ QUOTE ] Curses I only get 42p per mile for using my car at work Now it may be my memory failing me, but isn't there site somewhere that has done some of these calculations - AA? RAC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 I think Chri5's figure are very good indeed. Exceptional in fact. I've had the 6 for 10 months, done 7,000 miles and I'll have lost around £9,500. Based on the price I paid (just over £55k, as opposed to list £62k), that means I've lost 17% of it's value in year 1. Or, to put it into perspective, just under a grand a month or £1.36 for every mile driven. That's to be expected on the size and type of car it is, and I'm quite happy with that. It was bought for the pure joy of what I wanted rather than anything else being considered. However, over 4 years it'd drop to around £27,500. So that'd mean 50% over 4, which is actually very good indeed. It's just people like me who buy them new that take the big hit. There'll be people out there, most of them in fact, who paid £60k for the car though, so they'll have lost almost £15k. Still, as a percentage it's nothing out of the ordinary. In 4 years time it'll be stunning value for money for someone. Mind you, the way it is delighting me at the moment I might still have it by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilB Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 The problem is though, people buy cars that depreciate very heavily thinking they are a bargain, until the bills start to flood in that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 [ QUOTE ] The problem is though, people buy cars that depreciate very heavily thinking they are a bargain, until the bills start to flood in that is. [/ QUOTE ] Very true indeed. I'm not sure I'd want my car in 4 years, without a warranty, if the engine was to go pop. It'd be a brave man who'd ask a dealership for a quote for a replacement engine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossG Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 [ QUOTE ] It'd be a brave man who'd ask a dealership for a quote for a replacement engine... [/ QUOTE ] Some of us have had closer shaves with that than we care to think about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterb Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Hmm... my RS6 is out of warranty now! I just can't persuade myself that the extended warranty, promoted by Audi, at over £1500/annum, makes a good buy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotdog Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 £1500 Have you looked at any aftermarket warranties. Mine runs out in September Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterb Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Yep, there are some aftermarket warranties, but they tend to have restrictions (like a maximum sum per claim of £5000). If the engine goes bang, the bill is going to be in the order of £15,000. One dealer quoted £1100 just to change the cam belt (due every 3 years)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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