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Cost of Running a Z over 100,000 miles


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Post data collated and written by 350doc

 

 

350Z Valve Caps, Car Cover (18/12/03)

£292.49

 

Nissan mats, trunk net (20/12/03)

£100.17

Subtotal: £28,953.66

 

 

Servicing

Nissan High Mileage Service Plan:

£1031.19

 

FP1 (8/3/2004 @ 9,059 miles)

Included in Service agreement

 

FP2 (10/7/2004 @ 18,838 miles)

Included in service agreement

 

P1 (2/12/2004 @ 27,010 miles)

Included in Service agreement

 

FP3 (30/4/05 @ 37,362 miles)

Included in service agreement

 

FP1 46,621 miles (and brake fluid change) (31/8/2005)

Included in service agreement

Rear Brake pads replaced (£234.41)

 

FP2 (23/1/2006 @ 53, 775 miles)

Platinum spark plugs replaced.

Included in service agreement

 

FP1 (16/6/2006 @ 62,182 miles) (oil supplied)

customer supplied clutch fluid changed, replacement of auxillary drive belts

£284.45

 

FP3 (14/9/2006 @ 71,042 miles)

Flwheel + Nissan Clutch + Windscreen wiper arms + replacing customer supplied brake fluid

£1615.47

 

FP1 (24/2/2007 @ 78,039 miles)

£87.94

 

 

FP2 (3/8/2007 @ 88,796 miles) (own engine oil and gearbox oil)

+ change gearbox oil

£231.69

 

FP1 (5/12/07 @ 99,448 miles) (own oil supplied)

£76.96

(+£15.39 to replace customer supplied differential oil)

 

 

Subtotal: £3579.50

 

 

Consumables and Non-warranty/non-scheduled maintainence

 

Nissan Clutch, cover, clutch release bearing and fitting (15/10/04 @ 23,388 miles)

£543.32

 

 

Fitting of tyres *2 rear (Hi-Q Motorway) (22/1/05)

£35.25

 

Supply and fitting of front brake pads, supply and fitting of rear parking sensors (painted at body shop), loan car (14/2/2005@ 32,055 miles)

£670.42

 

 

2* Pirelli P Zero Rosso (225/45 R18) (Hi-Q Motorway) (4/3/2005)

£313.21

 

Nismo clutch, Nismo Clutch Cover, Clutch Release bearing (Ordered from Performance Nissan, USA) (30/4/2005 @ 33,222 miles)

US$ 693.15 + Tax/Duty

£305.50 (fitting)

 

 

Fitting of 2 tyres (Bower Lane Tyres) (31/8/05)

£28.20

 

Nissan Clutch, Nissan Flywheel, windscreen wiper arms (15/9/2006 @ 71,042 miles) (own oil supplied)

see servicing FP3 for costs

 

Passenger window regulator, passenger door trim, driver's seat belt and fitting (28/9/2006 @ 71,843 miles)

£1606.99

 

FP1 (24/2/07 @ 80,359 miles) (own oil supplied)

£87.94

 

Coolant (31/5/2007)

£9.98

 

Subtotal £4100.81

 

 

Insurance

Estimated at £700*4

£2800

 

Petrol

100,000 miles at estimated 22 mpg at estimated £1.00 per litre:

17901 litres

£17,901

 

 

Special note regarding clutches:

My last clutch (an OEM Nissan clutch, flywheel and cover) is the first clutch which has felt normal in my car; it has lasted considerably longer than the initial Nissan OEM ones, and interestingly, is the only clutch I have used on a driver training day, or at the Nordschleife.

 

 

GRAND TOTAL (not yet complete, some items, e.g. tyres, brake pads and one set of brake discs missing):

£57,334.97

 

Current value of car (Parkers: private sale: (100,000 miles) Good Condition: excluding satnav)

£11,195

 

Cost over 4 years= £46,139.97

Cost per mile= 46 pence

Driving experience: Priceless

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