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Hardcore running costs
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:29 am
by Stuart
We all lick our wounds from time to time, mulling over the pain of running our cars properly. Ben and I did a comparison not so long ago about our GTR's and that was a humbling experience (If Tanya and Jo ever get hold of that thread, we are doomed)
Anyway, my point~ I picked up an issue of Octane magazine when at the Autosport show, therein was a buyers guide on a Lamborghini Diablo.
Those of a financially fragile disposition may want to make up a cup of tea and sit down.
Major service (every 6k) can cost around
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:04 am
by duncan
and we moan about our costs

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:08 am
by mike-payne
dynamix wrote:and we moan about our costs

Ahh... but if you add in all the money we spend modding our cars so that they perfom like these, then the difference is not so much!
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:44 am
by Ben
Blimey - they are quite pricey - makes the GTR sound like a runaround.
Joking apart I guess if you are in the financial ball park of being able to buy one, I would expect you have the pennies to maintain it ....
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:59 pm
by sdminus
murano3 wrote:Blimey - they are quite pricey - makes the GTR sound like a runaround.
Your GTR is a runaround LOL LOL
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:52 pm
by Stuart
The Diablo is a lot of money, but no more than you would pay for a good GT3 Porsche.
So. Any more titanic running costs (don't include girlfriends

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Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:44 pm
by Bladerider
The Bomber cost me an average of
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 4:25 pm
by trackday addict
Bloody hell
But then again dont we all spend too much on what we've got

Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 9:11 pm
by MichaelH
I daredn't work out what mines cost me over the years!

Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:02 pm
by Muffleman
MichaelH wrote:I daredn't work out what mines cost me over the years!

Good idea
I remember seeing an advert for a Ferrari 328, it was sensibly priced and it got me thinking. Then in the advert is said, just had