People seem to forget the single biggest cost of owning a car is depreciation. Many cars depreciate by over £200 a month, so the increase in fuel cost almost seems insignificant...

Have to say its getting tempting to sell up, cut my losses, and roll round in a grands worth of Mondeo or something.

In the next 6-9months we're planning on upsizing Nicci's clio to account for a baby next year which will also mean we'll need a bigger boot.

Mk1 Octy vRS it is. Insurance isnt really that much different but tax is :(

Have to say its getting tempting to sell up, cut my losses, and roll round in a grands worth of Mondeo or something.

Knew it wouldn't be long before you wanted to change your car again.

As for the depreciation - yes , that is about the same as my car is costing me in fuel.

It's something that was covered by my car allowance from work , but as the fuel bills are rising I'll need to "spend" less on depreciation to keep the total cost at about the same level.

That's why I'll be going for a cheaper option next time.

A Fiat Bravo with 5 year warranty is looking very promising as I can effectively fix much of the costs overy a longer period and have a lower overall monthly depreciation.

Plus it's a bloody good looking car

Knew it wouldn't be long before you wanted to change your car again

:rofl: Me? :confused: :P

I could save about £5k a year by just keeping the same car for more than 12 months!!!

In the next 6-9months we're planning on upsizing Nicci's clio to account for a baby next year which will also mean we'll need a bigger boot.

The other option would be to spend more on the baby accessories so you get things which fold to a very compact size. Chances are they'll depreciate less than a larger car too...

Rob.

People seem to forget the single biggest cost of owning a car is depreciation. Many cars depreciate by over £200 a month, so the increase in fuel cost almost seems insignificant...

Have to say its getting tempting to sell up, cut my losses, and roll round in a grands worth of Mondeo or something.

FFS Tom, you just ditched the passat!

Seriously though, there is no point selling your car inside of a year from new unless you got an amazingly good deal on it and can sell it for more than you paid or virtually the same.

Agreed Rob, I once had a good experience with a hired LT35 Long Wheel Base, High Top Van and a house full of stuff to be moved.

i wanted originally a car between the fabia and octy in size as i found the octy to big and the fabia too small. ended up going for the octy as i dont feel safe in small cars and wanted a car that would give us a bit more protection and also big enough to carry all the stuff i would need to carry on holiday.

oh and the fuel economy on the octy is much better than my old 1.6 astra gave.