Running costs

[mileshardy2000]

Hi all, this is my first post on this forum so be gentle. I'm about to make the move from civic type r ( don't worry i'm not a dirty chav ) to a 350Z and was hoping you guys could shed some light on the running costs. I know it'll be more the than the civic but is it stupid money or not too bad for a 3.5 V6. It won't put me off but.....

 

Cheers

[neo]

around town you'll get about 17ish MPG on a good run you'll see low 30's easily

 

servicing isn't too bad, around £150-200 for most of them, rising to around £300 for a p3 service, well that's what it is roughly where i live

[cgomez1978]

Hi mate welcome to the forum. I live in cardiff and work in bristol and use my 350 to travel back and for it does 300-350 miles to a full tank which is about £80 to fill up thats using on the motorway around the city its even less. but its worth the money

[Stew]

In mixed driving you can average 22-26. Thats what I get if i'm pootling about and winding it up a fair bit.

 

I thought it was going to be much worse when I bought it but I was pleasantly surprised.

[Z Boy]

I average around 20-25mpg, I think it's pretty good for such a big engine! My friend had an EP3 Type-R and his rinses petrol due to having no torque and constantly having to rev the absolute balls off it at 9k rpm everywhere. He recently got an S15 Spec-R and gets better MPG from it due to not having to have such a vicious driving style.

[GIXXERUK]

btm line - its not as bad as you would think for a 3.5 v6

[mileshardy2000]

Cheers guys that makes me feel better. Tis true in the type r you go everywhere at 9000 rpm. Also insurance seems to be cheaper in the 350 which seems odd.

[martinmac]

I have a 350 mile commute and get 32mpg as an average.

 

Welcome to the forum by the way

[RobD7]

I moved from a Civic Type-R (well one car in between) and as per the comments above, driving high revs in the R meant my mpg was low so doubt you'll notice the difference!

 

And welcome to the site

[p1tse]

Hi mate welcome to the forum. I live in cardiff and work in bristol and use my 350 to travel back and for it does 300-350 miles to a full tank which is about £80 to fill up thats using on the motorway around the city its even less. but its worth the money

 

out of interest how many miles is cardiff to bristol and back?

 

how many times do you fill up a week for work?

[cgomez1978]

its 50 miles i fill up twice a week, its costs me about £160 a week depending where i fill up i work just outside bristol at keynsham. i had the 225 TT but sold it for the 350Z

[p1tse]

its 50 miles i fill up twice a week, its costs me about £160 a week depending where i fill up i work just outside bristol at keynsham. i had the 225 TT but sold it for the 350Z

 

 

hi

thanks

were you on the tt-forum?

 

you must do some distance each year. how long does it take for you to do this journey?

 

i live north bristol and work at whitchurch and at times go via keynsham, and can take almost 30 mins to keynsham.

[cgomez1978]

i wasnt on the forum. i leave cardif at 0630 because of the traffic on the ring road at bristol at that time it takes me about 45-50 mins if i leave it any later it will take me at least 1hr 30 with the traffic its a nightmare

[p1tse]

i wasnt on the forum. i leave cardif at 0630 because of the traffic on the ring road at bristol at that time it takes me about 45-50 mins if i leave it any later it will take me at least 1hr 30 with the traffic its a nightmare

 

that's cool. so you get to work before 7.30! what time do you finish?

 

yeah ring road can be an utter nightmare.

 

i bet you like some of the traffic light starts and roundabouts, especially the little one past emerson green ;-)

[cgomez1978]

im back in cardiff by 1615 i finish at 1530. i finish an hour early because i start an hour early. the ring road is good even more so when i take the bike to work ive got a Gsxr as well. when do you plan on getting a 350Z

[p1tse]

depends on circumstances with the TT.

 

i wouldn't mind those working times, are they recruiting ;-)

[cgomez1978]

Its the Army mate so they will give you a job

[p1tse]

Its the Army mate so they will give you a job

 

thanks, but no thanks.

 

back to the grind then ;-)

[Pimm]

Hi mate welcome to the forum. I live in cardiff and work in bristol and use my 350 to travel back and for it does 300-350 miles to a full tank which is about £80 to fill up thats using on the motorway around the city its even less. but its worth the money

 

 

Funny because when my petrol light comes on i fill up with V Power and still the most cash i have ever put in is £68. I know it is a 80 litre tank but when the lights comes on i wonder how many more miles you can go ??

[GIXXERUK]

Hi mate welcome to the forum. I live in cardiff and work in bristol and use my 350 to travel back and for it does 300-350 miles to a full tank which is about £80 to fill up thats using on the motorway around the city its even less. but its worth the money

 

 

Funny because when my petrol light comes on i fill up with V Power and still the most cash i have ever put in is £68. I know it is a 80 litre tank but when the lights comes on i wonder how many more miles you can go ??

 

that depends on how fast your going

[Sarnie]

Hi mate welcome to the forum. I live in cardiff and work in bristol and use my 350 to travel back and for it does 300-350 miles to a full tank which is about £80 to fill up thats using on the motorway around the city its even less. but its worth the money

 

 

Funny because when my petrol light comes on i fill up with V Power and still the most cash i have ever put in is £68. I know it is a 80 litre tank but when the lights comes on i wonder how many more miles you can go ??

 

At least 100.

 

I did 70 miles on the ------------