Weekly costs

Biggoggs · 24-09-2005, 01:43 AM

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.

MrQuan · 24-09-2005, 01:46 AM

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

vino3o2 · 24-09-2005, 10:52 AM

My Mazda costs me about $40 a week to run...never misses a beat, as for the XP....well it does'nt ever end $$$$$!!!!

CruizinEB · 24-09-2005, 11:22 AM

i spend $75 on fuel,mods and other bits(i only get $80 a week from Centerlink)

b2tf · 24-09-2005, 12:02 PM

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.

CruizinEB · 24-09-2005, 12:17 PM

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

klawsterfobik · 24-09-2005, 12:21 PM

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

Simmo · 24-09-2005, 12:24 PM

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.

The Monty · 24-09-2005, 12:39 PM

50 for fuel, 100 for loan 80 for rego, insurance, mods, etc.

clontarf_x · 24-09-2005, 01:06 PM

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

so yeah

I dont care I love my baby hehe

bindi · 24-09-2005, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by CRUIZIN EB

i spend $75 on fuel,mods and other bits(i only get $80 a week from Centerlink)

Now THAT'S dedication.

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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.

RACINGdork · 24-09-2005, 09:38 PM

$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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my last daily was a 13b bridgeport powered rx7 that used $160 a week at 80c a litre .ran 14.4 @95mph so was a good fun daily.

**GasoLane** · 24-09-2005, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by back2thefutura

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.

HAH! wait 'till the your girlfriend finds out about this statement!

chief · 25-09-2005, 09:31 PM

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.