Like Brian, we haven't updated our 2 cars for a long time due to other expenses (building a house without loaning to much, kids in private school, wife working part time to try to be a semi stay at home mum......, kids playing sport,sport and more blooody sport.....).
Pajero ('94 model) bought in 2000 with 200000km on the clock for $18000. Now at over 450000km and still reliable enough to (over)load it up and do a 10000km round trip across the country twice in the last 3 years
. Just normal (self) maintenance, plus a clutch and the odd set of tyres, brakes etc. Estimate probably spent about $7000 in maintenance/repair running costs. So assuming it's worth $0 today it has cost about $2000/year, plus rego, insurance, fuel. Or $40/week.
Laser ('94) bought in about 2006 with about 100000km on the clock for $3000. Now at about 280000km and still going strong. It just keeps going as well (even the battery had it's 8th birthday this month
). Estimate has cost about $4000 in maintenance over these 8 years. Again assume it is worth $0 today it has cost us less than $1000/year, or $20/week, plus rego, insurance, fuel.
Off course the downside is we have 2 shyty old cars worth nothing
that have no safety features except the the steering wheel is connected to the front wheels and the brakes work, but what could we replace them with that would cost less than $60/week
Peter
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