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13th May 2019, 15:25 | #21 |
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13th May 2019, 23:33 | #22 |
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Scary to think, - that is around £40,000 worth of fuel!
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13th May 2019, 23:36 | #23 |
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From new I've always filled up with the cheapest Derv I can find.
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14th May 2019, 00:14 | #24 | |
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Are you sitting down? £32873 over the space of ten years of service, however by the same token, as I was charging my business mileage out at 40 pence per mile................... The total gross income over ten years of that particular vehicle............... £1484084 So I think it's fair to say, the car paid for itself quite well don't you agree? Brian |
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14th May 2019, 02:47 | #25 |
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Coincidently I was looking at some stats for a 747 recently and regards fuel consumption over the life of one with 100,000 hours on its airframe you'd be looking ~ 1 million.
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14th May 2019, 05:44 | #26 | |
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Surely, the Yaris is only reliable because it has very little that is new, leading edge or desirable from an enthusist's viewpoint. It really is basic. In fact, it is not all that reliable in relative terms. The Japanese started to lose their way on dependability/reliability about 10 years ago. Toyota more than most. I believe their CEO actually said so when he publicly apologised a few years ago for some serious issues with one of their cars. Take a look at the latest JD Power survery - the results will surprise most people. https://www.express.co.uk/life-style...-Skoda-Hyundai https://www.express.co.uk/life-style...-Mercedes-Ford |
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14th May 2019, 05:53 | #27 |
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morning, just having breakfast then outside to change fuel filter on my wifes diesel kia ceed sw. its a sept 2013 car, now with 173k miles. its a very reliable car, theres a lot to be said about kia/Hyundai, not perfect just strong vehicles where it matters. I hear some horror stories about other popular makes and wonder why buy. Our next vehicle will be a skoda estate.
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14th May 2019, 08:11 | #28 | |
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Its the same reason to why so many here say they would never own a 'eurobox', many reasons are given and this will always continue until the perception has changed. You certainly don't see many of the older French cars about these days, they seem to be the first to leave the UK roads after 8+ years, the quality and value just isn't there. |
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14th May 2019, 08:55 | #29 |
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Which leads us on to our own cars, they can't depreciate much now. This is probably why we have them, not many rusty ones about. The 75/ZT is cheaper long term than most shall we say 'modern' cars.
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14th May 2019, 10:00 | #30 | |
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Only because it has already suffered heavy depreciation! This is not so for those the owners who bought their 75/ZT cars new or almost new. The 75/ZT is no different to any other car in this sense. |
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