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Rider on the storm
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 317
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Hey guys,
How much a week do you usually spend on your car; fuel, maintainence, go-faster bits, etc? My EA seems to use $50 or so a week in fuel, put in a new clutch last week, and bought a caliper kit for the seizing handbrake. I didn't worry too much before, but vehicle costs are becoming silly, just wondering how much everyone else forks out. |
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Social Disaster
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Brisbane Southside
Posts: 728
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Fuel costs has blown my 'typical' weekly spending big time. I reckon I go through $50 - $60 of fuel a week :(
Apart from fuel, there's always something that needs work/replacing on the car... gotta love the e-series :P
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owning V8=having no $$$
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Brisbane...
Posts: 1,717
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My Mazda costs me about $40 a week to run...never misses a beat, as for the XP....well it does'nt ever end $$$$$!!!!
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,705
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i spend $75 on fuel,mods and other bits(i only get $80 a week from Centerlink)
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not here much anymore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sthn NSW
Posts: 22,918
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Ah who knows. I dont worry about it, ive gotta have the car and to be honest Id rather spend the money on it and get some enjoyment out of it than anything else.
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,705
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couldn't of said it better my self,i think that goes for every one here,thats why were all on Ford Forums,we all love our fords Werther it be a BA Falcon to a late model Focus
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Bad Music and Litre Bikes
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Westmeadows
Posts: 2,446
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Atleast $90 per week on Fuel, $300pw off my loan, $100pw towards the wagon fund, as for mods probably $20 - 30. Not many mods happening at the moment, as i need to eat and stuff
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White Lightning
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,870
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hrm lets see, 100 a week towards the loan for the thing, about 60-70 bucks on ultimate and usually another 50-100 on maintenance and mods. leaves me with about 30-40 bucks spare after the regular bugdet items. but hey the car is my entertainment so i dont really care.
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Just slidin'
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Brisvegas
Posts: 7,791
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50 for fuel, 100 for loan 80 for rego, insurance, mods, etc.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,042
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i go through about 80 for fuel (go vortex!) about 20 for car cleaning like rim spray, tyre blackener, leather protectant n other fiddly bits, bout 150 for the loan on it and miscellaeneous other car godies :P
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Redhead extraordinaire...
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Blue Mountains, NSW
Posts: 2,049
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![]() We spend around $50 on LPG and petrol for both cars atm. Since June/July we have spent over $3000 on the EA (just spent another $120 getting an engine mount welded and replaced)... the rolla costs are mainly rego and a few small things here and there. She isn't like the Ford.
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: wantirna
Posts: 401
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$15 a week in juice and nothing else exept rego and a litre of oil every 3 months. the old xc 250 6 cost me $1500 rwc reg 3 years ago... washed twice. changed oil, plugs once (cant do the oil again as the sump plug is stripped
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Location: Sunny Downtown Wagga Wagga. NSW.
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Driving my Tickford T3 Wagon in Sydney
Posts: 3,132
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What ever it is I will pay it. My car gives me enjoyment and I put the "bills" from my car in the entertainment column along with Bourbon not in the bills column with the phone bill. But regularly will use $80 fuel a week and insurance $160 a month. Everything else comes in at random times.
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