The petrol consumption figures for the A8 and the Lexus (from the '95 era anyway) are 29mpg on a run, which isn't really that different to the current car I'm running. I realise the other expenses will bump it up somewhat; I can't really justify it but I can afford it, so I'm tempted to do it and get it out of my system before I get priced out of it by rising oil prices.
Like I said, if I do it for a year (considering my low mileage nowadays) I could probably avoid most expenses if I'm careful.
I have my bike as my big extravagant thing; I only really need a small efficient runaround car that can take the kids at a push. I'm only really considering it at all for two reasons: V8, plus being 'the family car' for a year. kissycat1000 has realised she could do the same with a smaller sporty car for a year too if she wished, but I think she's against changing her car more often than she needs to.
I have to admit it's daft for me as I hate buying/selling anyway. Still not decided one way or another at the moment. Looking on Autotrader the A8's are generally about 1/3 more expensive which I can't really afford :/
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Date: 2006-08-23 08:28 am (UTC)Like I said, if I do it for a year (considering my low mileage nowadays) I could probably avoid most expenses if I'm careful.
I have my bike as my big extravagant thing; I only really need a small efficient runaround car that can take the kids at a push. I'm only really considering it at all for two reasons: V8, plus being 'the family car' for a year.
I have to admit it's daft for me as I hate buying/selling anyway. Still not decided one way or another at the moment. Looking on Autotrader the A8's are generally about 1/3 more expensive which I can't really afford :/