Running costs 2.5 v6 auto.

[pinebob]

hi all,can you tell me what the running cost would be for a 2.5 v6 auto,ie,road tax, MPG,thinking of buying a one owner car with FSH cam belt done 5.000mls ago in lovely well kept condition.

[19nath91]

Originally Posted by pinebob

hi all,can you tell me what the running cost would be for a 2.5 v6 auto,ie,road tax, MPG,thinking of buying a one owner car with FSH cam belt done 5.000mls ago in lovely well kept condition.

I dont know if this will help, because mines a manual 2.5 v6 but its £285.00 a year tax and i get 30-33mpg

[trikey]

Originally Posted by 19nath91

I dont know if this will help, because mines a manual 2.5 v6 but its £285.00 a year tax and i get 30-33mpg

Probably about 28 - 30 on the auto Bob.

[FezzyFox]

Originally Posted by trikey

Probably about 28 - 30 on the auto Bob.

I have a 180 Auto, on my stop/start commute i average about 26-27 MPG, however on a steady 70mph long journey, it averages at about 33-34 mpg.

You get many more Smiles per Gallon though

[milleplod]

My 75 auto does around 25/27 on the daily runs I do (12 miles in the am, same again pm), driving it 'normally'. I've seen it drop to 20/22 on the odd days when I've booted it a bit. And on an mainly motorway run down to Hendon and back recently, I saw 39, which was nice.

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Pete

[pinebob]

thanks guys for replies up to now,this is just an idea for now,i only do about 3,000mls a year in my diesel at an average of 40mpg,so was trying to work out the difference between the two,road tax on mine is £180 and on the v6 £280,my insurance for the diesel is £180 what would it be roughly on the v6.

[milleplod]

I'm 55 (quite young really....), full NCB, and its around £180 from memory, after £20-odd quid cashback via the Quidco website.

Pete

[sjc]

Originally Posted by FezzyFox

I have a 180 Auto, on my stop/start commute i average about 26-27 MPG, however on a steady 70mph long journey, it averages at about 33-34 mpg.

You get many more Smiles per Gallon though

Exactly my experience.

[alanjay]

Originally Posted by pinebob

hi all,can you tell me what the running cost would be for a 2.5 v6 auto,ie,road tax, MPG,thinking of buying a one owner car with FSH cam belt done 5.000mls ago in lovely well kept condition.

Drove a Diesel automatic 456 miles to Scotland and only got 3 mpg more than my 2.5 auto on similar journey. Around town the diesel far beats the mpg of the 2.5 but on the other hand, the serenity of the 2.5 is worth every penny.
With regard to road tax, given the Government's about face on diesels, it won't be long before diesels cost more to tax.
Finally, you can drive a KV6 at the same pace as a diesel and get very similar mpg but what you can't do with a diesel is get the same exhilaration as a KV6 when you floor it.
Saving money or having fun, the choice is yours.