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Steven4018

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 Andover, Hampshire
Hi everyone,

I'm trying to work out running costs on a 2006 3.0 litre roadster that I'm viewing on Sunday.

The tax on the car is due end of July, any ideas how much this is for 6 and 12 months?

Also, how many miles per gallon am I realistically likely to get out of it? I appreciate this is dependant on how heavy my right foot is! And how much is a full tank of fuel? I'm guessing I'll get around 300 miles out of a tank?

Regards,

Steve.
 
I've just taxed mine at £285 for 12 months.

On a stead long a road route I'll get 35-36 mpg. Around town and/or with a heavy foot 23-24mpg. I previously owned a 1.8 turbo previously which was a lot lighter but the fuel costs aren't massively different. Very economical car for a 3l.

The tank holds around £70 in fuel but I only tend to half fill mine as I like to put fresh fuel in as regular as possible and I get shell points/bonus
 
Cheers guys. It's actually cheaper to tax than I thought. I had visions of £350+!

Is 300 miles to a tank realistic?

Regards,
 
I used to get 320 miles out a tank in my 3.0. That's a 50:50 mix of motorway and town driving. I think it's probably the most economical "large" engine of its time. Better than Audi's 3.2 V6 efforts for sure :thumbsup:
Hope this helps :driving:
 
I think 6 months was about 150. I get about 32 ish at the mo running shell fuel save normal petrol doing a journey that is 16 miles each way and is a combo of inner city 40mph many tragic light dual carriage going into 70 mph bit a 10/15min stap start crawl over the Runcorn bridge and some 60.

I'm not particularly light footed and don't go all that slow. I have had it up to 40 ish mpg when cruising on mostly motorway
 
I've clearly got the wrong car. I get around 250 miles on a tank and it rarely does more than 25 mpg and that's with me being cautious! :(
 
Steven4018 said:
Hi everyone,

The tax on the car is due end of July, any ideas how much this is for 6 and 12 months?

Regards,

Steve.
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Cheers guys, this has been really helpful. :D trying to work out how much the running cost are going to be has always been a worry!

I'm having an AA inspection carried out on the car as well just for peace of mind. Anyone have any experience of these?

Steve.
 
Wyldie85 said:
I've clearly got the wrong car. I get around 250 miles on a tank and it rarely does more than 25 mpg and that's with me being cautious! :(
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That is way too low. IAt worst on my old 2.5si I got 27-28. Being good 32+ (That's A & B roads for both)
 
Wyldie85 said:
I've clearly got the wrong car. I get around 250 miles on a tank and it rarely does more than 25 mpg and that's with me being cautious! :(
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Will depend on the driving style, and driving conditions.

On my regular commute between Liverpool & London in the Z4MC I can get 24-32mpg depending on traffic. Driving around city centres sees me down to below 20mpg.

If it's busy and stop-start I get 24mpg. If it's empty and I'm tempted to stay at a 'high cruising speed' the I get 28mpg. If it's free flowing but limited to 50-70mph then I get 31-32mpg.

I fill up at each end of my commute (about 210 miles) and then put 7-9 gallons in.
 
Car tax/VED really is very silly in this country.

My daily commute may be changing soon to involve many more miles and so I have started to look at suitable cars. I sort of fancy a Lexus IS250 for a change and have been looking at second-hand models.

I would normally go for a Manual gearbox every time, but there is an anomaly (to my mind, at least) whereby the IS250 Automatic has a slightly lower CO2 emission than the Manual, which means that the (post-2006) Manual car is taxed at £485 a year, whereas the Automatic version of the exact same car is only £285. So effectively an extra £4 a week tax for having a Manual gearbox!

(Even more anomalously, the VED on my 2001 M5 - 5 litre, 400bhp - is only £285 a year, whereas the March 2006 Z4M - 3.2 litre, 343bhp - is £500 per year. And a Porsche 996 Turbo S - on my shopping list as a potential weekend car - is also only £285 a year).
 
At 65 on the motorway I get 40-42 MPG. 36-38 MPG at 70 and about 32 MPG at 80.
Round town about 25 MPG, the worst I've had is 20 MPG which is about 30p/mile. On a journey 15p/mile.
 
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