My 1994 318iS was bought at the end of January 2011 with 113472 Miles on it.
this post presents a rundown of what it's cost me over the last 12 months
The car has served as a
daily driver for my Girlfriend,
a weekend commuter for me to go to my unit.
a TRACKDAY Car (1 at Knockhill, and some laps of the nurburgring)
a Grand Tourer (completing a weeklong 2600 mile trip round Switzerland)
it has completed
16979 miles in my ownership, at an average of
39.69 mpg (imp)
being a bit of a sad person, I've kept track of the car using spritmonitor.de (
Details: BMW - 3er - 318iS - Spritmonitor.de)
I thought I'd list my costs here- so far hypermiling has saved me
£280.19($439.80) this year... meaning that the Tax and Major service this year have been "for free"
The car has worked out at approx
£0.24/mile($0.377) Including 100% depreciation of the purchase price. This means that over the 12 months the car has cost
£3970.30($6232.49) or
£330.86($519.38)per month
thsi works out around about the same as the monthly repayments on a similarly specced 2008 318i- BEFORE it turns a wheel
Tech specs
m42 1800cc 4cyl
5speed manual
3.45 Diff
Fuel consumption (urban) 26.2 mpg
Fuel consumption (extra urban) 45.6 mpg
Fuel consumption (combined) 35.8 mpg
0 - 62 mph 11.3 seconds
Top speed 125 mph
Cylinders 4
Valves 16 v
Engine power 140 bhp
Cd 0.30
Purchase Price
£513 ($805) total car was £450 + auction fees.
this works out at £0.03/mile ($0.047/mile)
Repairs and Servicing
130.058 2x 205/60/15 91H tyres fitted
£94,00
129.782 5L 10w40 Castrol GTX- Bargain at £10 for 4 L
£12,50 ($19.60)
129.215 2 new 20"wipers
£6,00 ($9.42)
127.619 MOT £50 New Brake Backing Plate/Handbrake mech £30 Fitting, horn repair/new brakelines £150
£230,00 ($361)
122.038 2x Engine Mounts replaced. Both original ones Sheared off
£40,00 (($62.80)
121.900 £80 Exhaust Rear Section £40 Track Control Arm Bushes £42 Front Balljoints £70 Fitting
£232,00 ($364.29)
119.150 Oil Filter Air Filte Sparkplugs 5L 10w40 Semi Synth
£40,00($62.80)
Total cost £654.50($1027.49)
this works out at £0.04/mile ($0.063/mile)
Tax
£230.75 ($362.25)
This would have been lower if I'd purchased it as 1x 12 month, rather than 2x 6 months
this works out at £0.01/mile ($0.016/mile)
Fuel Costs
£2572 ($4037.16) at an average of 39.69mpg(imp)
this works out at £0.1514/mile ($0.2377/mile)
If I had only managed to do the combined MPG (imp) of 35,8, it’d have cost me an additional £280.19($439.80) (an additional £0.0165/mile($0.025/mile)