Hi,

Our 2016 L494 3.0 HSE dynamic has now gone

and here is a breakdown of the cost, (some ManMaths inc )
it was not hard to work out as we have spent very little on it, (£72)
if only it had not depreciated

Depreciation £19300
Services x2 -£1500 (as we had a service pack)
warranty work -£800 (ish?) (covered by manufacturers warranty, never broke down and jobs fitted in with service time )
MOT £54
Wiper blades £18

and thats it total of £17072 for 27 months so £633/month

not sure if its good or bad but it is the cost of having one

 Porsche Cayenne 2022
gone Porsche Cayenne 2020
gone Corris Grey HSE Dynamic 2016
gone Ipanema HSE lux 2010
gone Rimini HSE 2005
!!

Last edited by riverblanche on Thu Dec 19 2019 7:30pm. Edited 3 times in total

For comparison, I have kept a record of costs in the 45 months I've had mine. So all costs except fuel, and including road tax and insurance works out at £481 per month. There were lots of repairs and replacements in the early months - some covered under warranty.

Initial Purchase Price £18,000
Maintenance, Repairs, Servicing, Tyres etc £9,391.53
Tax, Insurance, Warranty £3,481.21
Warranty repayments -£2,318.67
Total £28,554.07

Current Value (CarBuyer.com) £6,900
Net Total £21,654
Number of Months owned 45

Cost per Month £481.20

Touch wood, its been relatively repair free over the past 12 months or so, so the cost per month continues to fall. However, I am expecting that sooner or later I will need new turbos ( cos they just go wrong don't they?) , maybe ARB system repair (cos there is a slight leak)..... Robin
2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8
Gone:
Jaguar S-Type V8 4.2 Sport
MGZTT 190 2.5

Wow when you count the beans like this, it’s a little disconcerting to see those figures. In this instance I’ll choose to keep my head buried in the ground  2006 2.7 TDV6 HSE in Cairns Blue.

Probably best

Perhaps we ought to start up a new club for RRS owners "The Ostrich Club" Robin
2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8
Gone:
Jaguar S-Type V8 4.2 Sport
MGZTT 190 2.5

And none of those include car insurance, vehicle excise licence, breakdown recovery and warranty costs......

Fortunately (perhaps ) my figures do.

And just for completeness (cos I'm anal about understanding costs) since I've had the RRS I've done 46,299 miles, used 8,333 litres of diesel at a cost of £10,019.97!!! So that's another £222.67 per month. WOW!

My RRS is my toy and my hobby. I could never justify it if I used my head. Its a heart thing

And in spite of all that, I still get a buzz when I climb aboard and still look for excuses to go out in it. Must go now; got to get the pet bunny some hay  Robin
2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8
Gone:
Jaguar S-Type V8 4.2 Sport
MGZTT 190 2.5

This will bring you back down to Earth. How much of that £10k is tax......

I’ll get my coat  2006 2.7 TDV6 HSE in Cairns Blue.

Good point.

Just think how much we are helping the country by driving gas-guzzling 4x4s. All that tax going into the exchequer.

Everyone needs to get out on the road now to help boost the country's coffers. Robin
2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8
Gone:
Jaguar S-Type V8 4.2 Sport
MGZTT 190 2.5

I've just done a rough and ready calculation. I've done about 180,000 miles in two different RRS (I did 90k+ in three years in one of them). At an average of, say, 23mpg that's about 7,800 gallons or roughly 35,500 litres.

I reckon that's about £46,000 in diesel in nine (?) years. £5k a year doesn't sound quite so scary but even so.



Luckily I've done a reasonable percentage of those miles for work so a good lump was claimed for, but not all of them by a long way.

A thought that made me chuckle - I've used about the same amount of fuel as fits in one of the tankers that delivers to garage forecourts. So when you buy a RRS, you really do need a fuel tanker!  2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Perhaps we should all just tow one around behind us... Robin
2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8
Gone:
Jaguar S-Type V8 4.2 Sport
MGZTT 190 2.5

Farmer Chalk wrote:

And none of those include car insurance, vehicle excise licence, breakdown recovery and warranty costs......

I dont count insurance, fuel or VED as got to pay no matter which car I have
but the VED was £260
does include warranty and breakdown cover as balance of 2 year l/r approved after the 3y manufacturers expired
more Manmaths required if I can deduct that
rear light £250? extra oil change £150 and pair rear tailgate strutts to re-align boot £400?

I will update my original it makes it look better value

 Porsche Cayenne 2022
gone Porsche Cayenne 2020
gone Corris Grey HSE Dynamic 2016
gone Ipanema HSE lux 2010
gone Rimini HSE 2005
!!