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Post by Big Blue on May 6, 2020 10:18:16 GMT
As I wasn't interested in a strange gap in my MoT history the Gorilla was MoT'd today. Unsurprisingly it passed, given that according to my records I have spent £2k more in servicing it over 4 years than I have in petrol (no mean feat!)
Currently running at £1.22 per mile excluding depreciation. That's the trouble with data: as shown by the Coronavirus daily updates and subsequent social media hand-wringing it tells you shit you could do without knowing.
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Post by Martin on May 6, 2020 10:29:06 GMT
There's a simple solution. Use it more!!
I assume it would be difficult to work out depreciation, as you won't know how much it's worth until you try to sell it?
edit: I've had mine 2 years in 2 weeks time. If I exclude depreciation from mine, but include tax, servicing and tyres (inc the 4 x winters I had to get due to a puncture) it has cost 26.7p a mile. That will increase now the service pack has run out, but I've also made profit on the business mileage claims as that's averaged 21p/mile vs 18.5p/mile actual plus the tax back, so that drops it to 22.4p.
Adding in depreciation pushes that up to around 80p a mile.
So data can be used to make you feel better, it sounds so much more palatable than £38k in 2 years.
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Post by Big Blue on May 6, 2020 11:14:18 GMT
There's a simple solution. Use it more!! If there's one thing I might take as a positive from this Covid-19 stuff it's that W2.1 may have no choice other than using the Gorilla to make the family summer visitations. I've already start doing routes..... |
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Post by Martin on May 6, 2020 11:15:44 GMT
There's a simple solution. Use it more!! If there's one thing I might take as a positive from this Covid-19 stuff it's that W2.1 may have no choice other than using the Gorilla to make the family summer visitations. I've already start doing routes..... Excellent news! That was always the plan wasn't it and one of the reasons why going LHD made sense? |
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Post by Big Blue on May 6, 2020 11:26:44 GMT
If there's one thing I might take as a positive from this Covid-19 stuff it's that W2.1 may have no choice other than using the Gorilla to make the family summer visitations. I've already start doing routes..... Excellent news! That was always the plan wasn't it and one of the reasons why going LHD made sense? Indeed. |
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Post by Tim on May 6, 2020 14:09:59 GMT
Is the Gorilla de-limited or do Alpina stick with that?
Martin, is the £38k the cost of fuel, tyres, etc or the depreciation?
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Post by Martin on May 6, 2020 14:22:47 GMT
Is the Gorilla de-limited or do Alpina stick with that? Martin, is the £38k the cost of fuel, tyres, etc or the depreciation? It's everything, including depreciation. Could be more if the value drops after we come out of lockdown. Alpina don't put limiters on. |
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Post by Big Blue on May 6, 2020 14:42:19 GMT
No limiters on Alpinas. The Gorilla's listed top speed is 303kph; I've seen 275 on the Autobahn.
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Post by Martin on May 6, 2020 15:04:55 GMT
We need John to find out what he can get his car up to! (Not in Scotland....!)
The theoretical max is 195mph, so 314kph.
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Post by Tim on May 6, 2020 15:14:02 GMT
Those maxes (?) are quite disappointing given the power.
I believe that a de-limited E39 M5 with a puny 400BHP is good for 300km/h.
I suspect that would take a fairly long run though.
Martin, that figure is pretty good including depreciation.
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Post by Martin on May 6, 2020 15:21:49 GMT
Those maxes (?) are quite disappointing given the power. I believe that a de-limited E39 M5 with a puny 400BHP is good for 300km/h. I suspect that would take a fairly long run though. Martin, that figure is pretty good including depreciation. The latest Alpina B5 & B7 both crack the 200mph mark (205mph) The complementary 50k mile service pack has helped with the running costs, something else they dropped with the facelift |
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Post by racingteatray on May 6, 2020 15:49:49 GMT
There's a simple solution. Use it more!! If there's one thing I might take as a positive from this Covid-19 stuff it's that W2.1 may have no choice other than using the Gorilla to make the family summer visitations. I've already start doing routes..... Hmm. I made this point to Mrs Racing. She pointed out that this requires France to ease its current restrictions on who they are letting cross the Channel into France. |
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on May 6, 2020 18:14:28 GMT
If there's one thing I might take as a positive from this Covid-19 stuff it's that W2.1 may have no choice other than using the Gorilla to make the family summer visitations. I've already start doing routes..... Hmm. I made this point to Mrs Racing. She pointed out that this requires France to ease its current restrictions on who they are letting cross the Channel into France. They don’t seem to impose many restrictions on who crosses from France to England... Got a phone call from Nissan today to say the Cumquat is due its first service and they are reopening for bookings from 18th May. |
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Post by racingteatray on May 6, 2020 18:22:00 GMT
Interesting. I should check with Park Lane whether I could bring the wheel change forward from 29 June...
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Post by Roadsterstu on May 6, 2020 20:17:33 GMT
Excellent news! That was always the plan wasn't it and one of the reasons why going LHD made sense? Indeed. You factored in a worldwide pandemic to achieve your plan? Incredible foresight. I am impressed. |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2020 21:29:41 GMT
Amazing, put that man in a government role, hang on he's just escaped servitude so perhaps he's done his time at mill.
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Post by Tim on May 7, 2020 8:58:58 GMT
I've got to take the Micra in for an airbag recall but got the letter after lockdown started.
Haven't heard that the dealership is open though.
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Post by johnc on May 7, 2020 9:30:41 GMT
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Post by Blarno on May 7, 2020 12:31:45 GMT
My MOT is due in 2 weeks. I'm hanging on to see if lockdown has been lifted and if I need to bother finding an open station to get it done. I have no fear of it failing, seeing as it has brand new brakes and bulbs on it and there are no worrying noises.
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Post by Tim on May 7, 2020 12:55:43 GMT
My MOT is due in 2 weeks. I'm hanging on to see if lockdown has been lifted and if I need to bother finding an open station to get it done. I have no fear of it failing, seeing as it has brand new brakes and bulbs on it and there are no worrying noises. Does the handbrake work? My E46 failed on that a couple of times, they seem to be crap. |
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Post by Blarno on May 7, 2020 14:30:10 GMT
It's a bit crap, but I don't rely on it too much being an automatic. I've been meaning to get under it for a while and have a tinker, see if there's any adjustment.
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Post by Tim on May 7, 2020 14:41:46 GMT
You might want to check the backing plates, they rot but I think they also brace the cable so you can't cut them off as you do with the front dust shields
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Post by Blarno on May 7, 2020 15:07:35 GMT
I had the rears off recently to fit new discs and pads, and everything seemed to move ok. Which is unusual for small internal drum setups. I was shocked at how easy it was to do.
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Post by Tim on May 7, 2020 15:29:40 GMT
Mine snapped one of the cables at some point. I'm sure I also had to replace both rear and one front spring as well. Otherwise it was pretty decent (apart from being an ES in white with a pensioner grey interior  ). |
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Post by racingteatray on May 21, 2020 13:16:58 GMT
Interesting. I should check with Park Lane whether I could bring the wheel change forward from 29 June... Finally got through to them and managed to get the wheel change brought forward to 5 June. Slightly better. |
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