Re: Polo..

Zimmy <x@xxx> wrote:

> "SteveH" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > Zimmy <x@xxx> wrote:
> >
> >> Somehow I suspect a Polo is much cheaper to run than a Passat? Lets
> >> think,
> >> mpg?, insurance?, tax? tyres? exhaust?...
> >
> > Taking each one in turn:
> >
> > mpg - Driven with a little care, you'll see 35mpg from a 1.8T. Driven
> > enthusiastically, around 30mpg. Driven like an idiot, low 20s. Probably
> > not *too* far off what a Polo with a reasonable sized engine will do
> > (think minimum 1.4 16v).
> >
> > Insurance - depends on age. At 30, with 6 years NCB, 3 points and doing
> > 30k miles / year, I paid £380FC.
> >
> > Tax - when I worry about 50 quid or so extra on road tax over 12 months,
> > I'll give up driving.
> >
> > Tyres - 20 or 30 quid extra per 10k miles. Not worth worrying about.
> >
> > Exhuast - not checked, but I suspect there will be no difference at all.
>
> I get mid 40's mpg on a 1L and thats thrashing it.

Noisy, slow and uncomfortable. Whereas a Passat or similar is incredibly
comfortable, loaded with kit, quite fast if you pick the right one,
doesn't need to be thrashed and is barely above tickover at 50mph.

> My insurance (in my 30s) is £125 FC with NO NCB
> I suspect the exhaust is cheaper too.

It's only a 1lt, though. If you go for a sensible sized engine in a Polo
- like the 1.4 16v, then the insurance will rocket significantly. Hard
to compare mine with yours, as you haven't disclosed points mileage or
business cover....

> So everything is cheaper, even by your underestimation.

But that's comparing a mid-spec barge with a poverty spec supermini. If
you went for a loaded supermini and re-costed things, you'd be
surprised...... I'd never go back to driving poverty spec small cars.

> Multiply that by many years of ownership and I'm quids in.

Apart from your sanity.

> There wouldn't be much of a market for small cars if they cost the same to
> run as big ones. I rest my case :-)

As per the other response.

Total cost of ownership comparing large to small cars, taking into
account what you get for your money on initial purchase cost, is very
little indeed on a per mile basis.
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