Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 16:47:08 GMT From: - Bob - <uctraingnospamanet.com> Subject: Re: Maintenance Cost Per Mile
On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 13:16:38 +0100, "DervMan" <thedervmannospaml.com> wrote: >Hmm. Not really. If the car is now worth say $4,000 you've "paid" (lost) >$24,000 on it, twice the service costs. And true of all cars - that is, depreciation is a daily cost. >> I noticed a trend where the car seems to need about $1000 of service >> every 30,000 miles (approximately). > >What are your other costs? Fuel? Depreciation? Finance, if applicable? >Road duty / plates / tags? These should put the service costs into >perspective. You also have to compare it to other cars along with initial investment, opportunity cost, etc. Otherwise it is meaningless.
