Cars are expensive. 
China GTi6 (last years one) - 3 months - ~500miles
Parts - £280
Mods - £115
Wheel alignment - £30
Petrol - £75
Tax - £20
Insurance - £80
£1.20 per mile
Nile GTi6 (this years) - 6 weeks - ~300 miles
Parts - £220
Petrol - £50
Tax - £40
Insurance - £40
£1.16 per mile
Fiesta - 2 months (but paid fuel and tax for 3) - ~850 miles
£170 replacing broken parts
£110 Mods/interior plastics
£40 wheel alignment
£140 petrol (avg 33mpg)
£60 tax
£60 insurance
£0.68 per mile
Focus - 23 months - ~19000 miles
Mods - £200
DPF/EGR/Remap (inc insurance premium increase) (stupid DV6) - £340
Actual broken parts replacement (reverse light switch, engine mount, front pads and discs, glow plugs) - £200
Brand new alloy (cheaper than refurbing the kerbed one) - £50
Servicing (6k oil changes, stupid DV6) - £230
4x Dunlop tyres - £240
2x Wheel alignment - £70
2x MOT - £80
2x Tax - £60
2x Insurance (huge jump second year due to remap, stupid DV6) - £840
Windscreen replacement (totally my fault, stupid Tom) - £70
RAC cover - £130
Fuel (avg 55mpg) - £1586
That's £4k in 2 years!!
But only £0.21 per mile which is far better than I was expecting lol.
I never kept spreadsheets of the HDi's unfortunately, would've been interesting now.
China GTi6 (last years one) - 3 months - ~500miles
Parts - £280
Mods - £115
Wheel alignment - £30
Petrol - £75
Tax - £20
Insurance - £80
£1.20 per mile
Nile GTi6 (this years) - 6 weeks - ~300 miles
Parts - £220
Petrol - £50
Tax - £40
Insurance - £40
£1.16 per mile
Fiesta - 2 months (but paid fuel and tax for 3) - ~850 miles
£170 replacing broken parts
£110 Mods/interior plastics
£40 wheel alignment
£140 petrol (avg 33mpg)
£60 tax
£60 insurance
£0.68 per mile
Focus - 23 months - ~19000 miles
Mods - £200
DPF/EGR/Remap (inc insurance premium increase) (stupid DV6) - £340
Actual broken parts replacement (reverse light switch, engine mount, front pads and discs, glow plugs) - £200
Brand new alloy (cheaper than refurbing the kerbed one) - £50
Servicing (6k oil changes, stupid DV6) - £230
4x Dunlop tyres - £240
2x Wheel alignment - £70
2x MOT - £80
2x Tax - £60
2x Insurance (huge jump second year due to remap, stupid DV6) - £840
Windscreen replacement (totally my fault, stupid Tom) - £70
RAC cover - £130
Fuel (avg 55mpg) - £1586
That's £4k in 2 years!!
But only £0.21 per mile which is far better than I was expecting lol.I never kept spreadsheets of the HDi's unfortunately, would've been interesting now.