Servicing, the big p3 is between £300-£370,Tyres between £120-£200 for branded ones,falken are popular on here and they are about £120,conti's&mich are the around the £200,decent brake pads are £80-£120,you can get cheap one's for around £40-£50 but i would not recc them,mpg i get about 22-26 av,ins the right age with no points is between £500-£700,like most jap engines they are pretty bullit proof but ide rec keeping the service history up to date,main reason is keeping up re-sale value,car tax is an issue pre 06 will save you £200 a year.good luck finding one,there will be some good on the forum as people on here take care of them there like a member of the family,there imo the best all round value for money car about,you can get a lot of car for 10k.ive got a uk car but imo a top specced import are the best value.