Evenin'

I'm trying to get a rough idea of running/maintenance costs per annum for the RRS, so a few questions if I may, if you could also state what model of RRS you own it would be most helpful.

So, If I could ask you please, how much do you spend on the following per annum:

1. Fuel (Based on what mileage)
2. Insurance
3. Tax
4. Maintenance I.E Servicing
5. Repairs
6. Upgrades.

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1. Fuel (Based on what mileage) - About a tank a week (£85) - 17,000 a year
2. Insurance - Difficult to say (part of a fleet)
3. Tax - Road tax - £400 a year?, company car tax - £700 a month roughly
4. Maintenance I.E Servicing - £1,000 a year
5. Repairs - £500 a year
6. Upgrades. - nothing now, I have done everything I wanted, spent so far - £4,000

Mine is a funny situation though, as I run mine as a company car but own the company I incur the car tax and all the company costs, although the money used to pay for the car,fuel,road tax, repairs and servicing is not income taxed. I'm sure a lot of people are in a similar situation.

I run my TDv8 privately, I don't worry about the costs as it gives me a lot of pleasure and I don't drink, smoke or gamble so it is my vice. I do about 10000 miles a year, it gets serviced at the local dealer or LPR for about £500 a year, fuel is about £2000 pa, modifications -nil, VED £400, Club fees for offroad days - £100 pa. Insurance 2010/2011 has rocketed up from £200pa to £400 this year but that is still competitive as it includes offroad use and recovery! Last year it also had a £250 "detail" which I repeat this year. There was a one off addition cost this year as well when I bought a set of 4 x 19" D3 wheels with hardly used Goodyear MTR's for £750 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Hi Tim,

I've been lurking around for a while and this is my first post. I noticed that you have a TDV8 but only cover around 10k a year. I don't have an RRS yet but am considering both the deisel and V8 petrol models as I only drive 8-10k a year.

My question is, given the nominal miles that I drive, would I be better off saving the money on a second hand car and going for the petrol version? I drive a Lex RX300 at the moment, which returns 16-18mpg around town and maximum 28mpg on motorways, so the shock of the RRS economy won't give me a heart attack.

Cheers, Stu

TDV8 costs me about 8k a year...excluding repayments...which add another 12k... so about 20k a year

acucobol wrote:

TDV8 costs me about 8k a year...excluding repayments...which add another 12k... so about 20k a year

Tim in Scotland wrote:

I run my TDv8 privately, I don't worry about the costs as it gives me a lot of pleasure and I don't drink, smoke or gamble so it is my vice.

Dont gamble? You bought an RRS  Now - MY11 RRS Autobiography TDV6, Orkney gray, tints, steps, daylight running lamps and allllll the toys!!!
Ex- RRS HSE TDV6 07 Java Black, bi xenon, corner lights, side steps, tints, cool box, smoke side repeats, chrome "sport" boot sill
Ex - Audi A4 Cab 3.0TDi Quattro
Ex - Freelander2 SE TD4
Ex - CRV Auto

I run mine as a 100% work car so I can deduct some depreciation at 22.5% per year on a reducing balance, interest, fuel and other expenses against my taxes. I travel quite a lot internationally so I don't do huge mileage (km here)

I don't have a pounds key on my computer but converting from local currency the figures are as below:

Payments: 750 pounds per month (9000 PA)
Fuel: 100 pounds per month (1200 PA)
Service: Free for 3 years
Insurance: 40 pounds per month (480 PA)
Registration (like road tax) 32 pounds per month (384 PA)

TOTAL: 11064 Pounds per year

Tax and depreciation refund in 2008-09 FY = 8970 pounds

Cost to me personally = 2094 pounds per year.

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Gone RRS MY06 2.7TDV6 HSE Rimini Red
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1. Fuel (Based on what mileage) 20.000 km / year round 3600,- EUR
2. Insurance Full insurance 800,- EUR / Year
3. Tax 600,- EUR / Year
4. Maintenance I.E Servicing 0,- (Royal Service)
5. Repairs 0,- EUR (Royal Service)
6. Upgrades. .. would spend 100.000 a year but last year i just spent 700 for a kahn grille (350 grille, 350 paintjob) and the same for the hst spoiler. round 2000,- EUR

583 Eur / month. But i pay plus 550 every month for the bank ... its ok for this car. RRS TDV8 Modelyear 2009 with some modifications.