350doc Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Total Costs over 100,000 miles: Hardware 350Z GT with RAYS alloys, Alezan Leather, Supaguard and Phone Kit (18/12/2003) £28,561 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Nice little write-up, Doc! What's the plan then? Keep it for another 100k??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350doc Posted December 24, 2007 Author Share Posted December 24, 2007 Yes; no point in selling it now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Superb post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomoto Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Very interesting write up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanta350 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 4 clutches during ownership!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest prescience Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Excellent post for owners Any lessons learned in terms of servicing plan adopted etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 How come you got through 4 clutches? Excellent post, by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev-the-Rev Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 You say that the last clutch to be fitted is the only one to feel normal. What was wrong with the others then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 An interesting read but unless I have missed something you seem to have got through more clutches than tyres That aside your last line sums up what the ZED is all about - sod the cost, eh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Also, how come you only did 652 miles between aug 07 and dec 07? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 i would never ever do that add up the cost i prefer to plunder blindly otherwise i would never buy anything ! GRAND TOTAL (not yet complete, some items, e.g. tyres, brake pads and one set of brake discs missing): £57,334.97 thats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350doc Posted December 24, 2007 Author Share Posted December 24, 2007 Also, how come you only did 652 miles between aug 07 and dec 07? Error on the mileage; now corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350doc Posted December 24, 2007 Author Share Posted December 24, 2007 An interesting read but unless I have missed something you seem to have got through more clutches than tyres That aside your last line sums up what the ZED is all about - sod the cost, eh I haven't found the costs of most of my tyres, a set of brake discs, and a few other things yet (see grand total). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350doc Posted December 24, 2007 Author Share Posted December 24, 2007 How come you got through 4 clutches? Excellent post, by the way. My personal belief is that there was something wrong with the setup on clutches 1 and 2 (used mainly for motorway driving only; absolutely no track use). The clutch pedal had an abnormal feeling (as it did with the Nismo, but that was to be expected). I complained, but to no avail. Clutch 4 feels completely normal, and has been used on a driver training day and the Nordschleife; it's still going strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350doc Posted December 24, 2007 Author Share Posted December 24, 2007 Excellent post for owners Any lessons learned in terms of servicing plan adopted etc? The service plan was worthwhile (interest free and covered expensive platinum spark plugs and labour for replacement). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xStric9x Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 One of the best posts in a while bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Brilliant post will add the post to the FAQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Brilliant post will add the post to the FAQ +1 Read it last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanski Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Yikes!!! Excellent post - but erm erm now I am wondering if I should stick with my Pathfinder after all? £17,000 on petrol alone - ooer I feel a bit dizzy. Costs me about £4.5K on diesel a year which is bad enough I suppose?(34K miles on average - even though I am no 54K next week) Oh stuff it if I can just scrape the cash together and keep it - think its gonna have to be my lst car ever - just sell the house and live in the car! I hope you keep it after all those bills ? Enjoy it...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Yikes!!! Excellent post - but erm erm now I am wondering if I should stick with my Pathfinder after all? £17,000 on petrol alone - ooer I feel a bit dizzy. The s s s s s fully justify the £s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam's Z Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 I can't even find todays receipt for the petrol I bought Defo a top 10 post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Top post. Here's to another 100k!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350doc Posted January 1, 2008 Author Share Posted January 1, 2008 Just go back from taking it to Riga. Still going strong, although the suspension is getting a little squeaky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenG Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Great post! Sorry I got here so late... Petrol is approx 30% of your expenditure, ouch! However that's excellent value for 4 years, it really is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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