Guest msjeal Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Not got bags of money in the reserve......but to give you an idea over the last 18 months ive spent on my mr2........£700 new brakes and calipers all round, £200 on a stater motor, £400 new alloys, £400 on new tyres all round, £600 quid on servicing and various parts for mot, and prob some other stuff that i can't think of. I'm well aware that these tyes of cars have high upkeep costs, but im not after a boring A-B car like a focus, need something to brighten upm my commute!! Im not tight either when it comes to paying for petrol.......the mr2 isnt exactly economical, but just trying to gauge roughly how much it would be to run. If your using a car like this everyday theres no way you wouldnt try and work that out first before buying one. If it was just a weekend toy i wouldnt give a monkeys!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Id just have a bit put in reserve just in case, if you find you cant afford petrol you can always sell it on as many do, if something goes wrong and you cant afford to fix it thats when your stuffed. On the whole they are reliable cars although most are 10yrs old now so part do need renewing. Its the modding bug that gets you for money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico2006 Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 a bmw 328 supposidly averages around 28-30mpg and its roughly the same cc and power( I never got that sort of MPG from mine, nearer to 23 with aircon on, 24 with it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markssupra Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 I'm really uncertain about some of the advice in this thread. If you drive like a saint then you might get high 20's, but day to day I cannot see how it's possible. I once got 30mpg out of my TT cut that was driving off boost for 400 miles and not seeing more than 60mph, it was in a 6spd too. If fuel economy is a concern then a Supra is not the car for you. What do you have in reserve to run the car - they are not cheap when things go wrong! Never had more than 30mpg out of mine and as homer said that was driving off boost and under 60. You cant have a Supra and be concerned with fuel ecomomy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonW Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 I drive a well maintained N/A as a daily driver. My mileage is virtually all around town. I get around 22mpg. I don't drive Miss Daisy all the time but my foot isn't that heavy either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-macca Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Well I can get 30mpg out of my 6-speed TT, and that's not driving like a fairy but driving pretty sensibly. You can cruise in the TT off boost at about 100-120 leptons on a fairly flat bit of dual carriageway. The rest of the time I get 12-15mpg though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOGS Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 It depends how you drive. I filled my NA up, drove 40mls and the neddle never moved. I thought great its not too bad until i put the foot down and thats obviously when you see the difference but then i was booting her. If you drive reasonable then you'll get not to bad mpg. not great but not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris burford Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Well I can get 30mpg out of my 6-speed TT, and that's not driving like a fairy but driving pretty sensibly. You can cruise in the TT off boost at about 100-120 leptons on a fairly flat bit of dual carriageway. The rest of the time I get 12-15mpg though Same here i travel most weekends from plymouth to aylesbury in buckinghamshire (240 miles in each direction) and sat at 75-80 mine returns 25-28 mpg mines a bpu+ uk tt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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