16-09-2015, 07:32 PM
Happy Anniversary to the Focus and I...1 year today! Don't know how she's put up with me for so long... 
As it was our anniversary I decided to treat her and get her wet.
Don't be disgusting, torrential rain caused floods we had to drive through. 
But hopefully I haven't done a Dum Dum, dreading tomorrows start haha. 
So, some stats -
I've covered 10,422 miles.
Put 790.88 litres of diesel into the tank costing £862.63. The years actual MPG average is 56.7. The years trip computer average is 57.4, surprisingly accurate.
Costs over the year:
Mods - £48.37
Cleaning products - £49.11
Servicing (one major, one minor) - £130.94
4 Tyres - £237.75
Tracking (x2
) - £71.99
Cruise Control Retrofit (new wheel and airbag cover) - £147.01 minus old wheel sale £15 - £132.01
Aftermarket DPF - £199.98
Front pad and disc change - £91.85
New Alloy - £50
Tax - £30
Insurance - £372.06
RAC - £56.88
Reverse Light Switch - £8.34
So with the fuel as well, that totals as = £2341.91
Or £195.96 a month. Guess I over estimated costs then, even a pov spec Peugeot on just add fuel would cost more per month lol.
Or 22 pence per mile, Not bad considering just under half of that is fuel tbh!
Must admit, I thought it was going to be worse than that, and most of those costs would've been similar with most cars, DPF and cruise wheel are the only specific costs really, I couldn't be without the cruise control so that was worth it for me. The DPF not so much, in hindsight I wish I'd spent the money on a removal remap as I doubt I'll have that sort of money 'spare' again for a while.
So yeah, we've lasted a year out of the expected two...hopefully the next year will be cheaper...though the fuel bill be higher.
No pics because despite her looking lovely atm with tonnes of wax and beading it was just too wet for me to get out and take pics lol.
As it was our anniversary I decided to treat her and get her wet.
Don't be disgusting, torrential rain caused floods we had to drive through. But hopefully I haven't done a Dum Dum, dreading tomorrows start haha. So, some stats -
I've covered 10,422 miles.
Put 790.88 litres of diesel into the tank costing £862.63. The years actual MPG average is 56.7. The years trip computer average is 57.4, surprisingly accurate.
Costs over the year:
Mods - £48.37
Cleaning products - £49.11
Servicing (one major, one minor) - £130.94
4 Tyres - £237.75
Tracking (x2
) - £71.99Cruise Control Retrofit (new wheel and airbag cover) - £147.01 minus old wheel sale £15 - £132.01
Aftermarket DPF - £199.98
Front pad and disc change - £91.85
New Alloy - £50
Tax - £30
Insurance - £372.06
RAC - £56.88
Reverse Light Switch - £8.34
So with the fuel as well, that totals as = £2341.91
Or £195.96 a month. Guess I over estimated costs then, even a pov spec Peugeot on just add fuel would cost more per month lol.
Or 22 pence per mile, Not bad considering just under half of that is fuel tbh!
Must admit, I thought it was going to be worse than that, and most of those costs would've been similar with most cars, DPF and cruise wheel are the only specific costs really, I couldn't be without the cruise control so that was worth it for me. The DPF not so much, in hindsight I wish I'd spent the money on a removal remap as I doubt I'll have that sort of money 'spare' again for a while.
So yeah, we've lasted a year out of the expected two...hopefully the next year will be cheaper...though the fuel bill be higher.
No pics because despite her looking lovely atm with tonnes of wax and beading it was just too wet for me to get out and take pics lol.