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good advise

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dont add up what you`ve spent on your syncro :shock:

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+1

I stopped after a year as it was starting to get disturbing!
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Very good advice and if it makes anybody feel better I worked out my syncro is costing me about $3 per km so far. I've done 10,000km in my syncro since ownership. Zero has been spent fixing up my house. This is only possible as a bachelor by the way

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I have an app on my iPhone which records my fill ups and service items. Since the April 09 Fuel, repairs and improvements £5325. Eeeeek
That includes a gearbox rebuild £1200 (so far), new wheels and tyres £810. So hopefully the next year and a bit shouldn't be so expensive.

Maybe I should LPG it. :?: 2011 litres of fuel at a cost of £2171.74.
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Just did an LPG savings calculation. Would save me about £600 a year so would take about 2 years to pay off the conversion.
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It could be worse!
You could have a regular car.
BMW 330d M-series. Fun ride, fast & 45mpg. Lost 5 grand in one year! :roll:

See, told you the syncro makes sense!! :lol:

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slobbo wrote:I have an app on my iPhone which records my fill ups and service items.

How can you afford an iPhone AND a Syncro? :D
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Business expense :wink: Shame I can't disguise the Syncro as one as well. Would save me a wodge of cash.
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I have receipts and everything for my Syncro. I started to add it all up a while back and I started with the shipping costs. That was enough to scare me so I stopped the exercise
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slobbo wrote:I have an app on my iPhone which records my fill ups and service items.

Which app?
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Gas Cubby
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Ah - this one

Thanks :ok

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