General Daughter’s 2011 TwinAir Lounge..problems..problems..

[varesecrazy]

"£1000 a year to keep it on the road"
(Seems a lot..)

A TA 500 is £0 VED, @£50 mot
circa £300 in parts at OP's current level..

My punto TA is the same but on 74,000 miles,

Just 2 road spring failures and service items.
Tyres, oil and Filters
Brakes still from 2012 as is Battery and Exhaust

Insurance will vary massively..
but 875cc motor helps there

 

[Twotone2]

"£1000 a year to keep it on the road"
(Seems a lot..)

A TA 500 is £0 VED, @£50 mot
circa £300 in parts at OP's current level..

My punto TA is the same but on 74,000 miles,

Just 2 road spring failures and service items.
Tyres, oil and Filters
Brakes still from 2012 as is Battery and Exhaust

Insurance will vary massively..
but 875cc motor helps there

Aye it's expensive per mile that's for sure but it's a 'company' vehicle so there's tax relief.

I can see that the RFT will end up making me change it though, £320 currently so it will probably be up this year I suspect.

That cost doesn't include diesel btw.

Just had a look for last year it cost me £1,727 but that includes diesel @ £376 for the year plus, RFT @ £320 and insurance @£264

Service, mot & repairs were £572 that includes £150 for two tyres and another £95 for a B&M repair so £667 in total for running repair costs.

Nearly 57p a mile I make it but punters are paying that.

 

[vexorg]

Just had a look for last year it cost me £1,727 but that includes diesel @ £376 for the year plus, RFT @ £320 and insurance @£264

Service, mot & repairs were £572 that includes £150 for two tyres and another £95 for a B&M repair so £667 in total for running repair costs.

You need to average the cost of some items, like tyres, as they should last a few years.
Insurance is very person/location dependent, and as such not a good indicator of cost in general.

In the last year, our 500 was about £180? Road tax + MOT + a bulb + service items.
Year before an extra £250, but that was timing belt, sump, and front brake discs and pads.
Quoting a single year with your personal insurance circumstance is a bit pointless.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

It’s been serviced properly for a couple of years but before that, she was at university and I doubt if it’s been serviced regularly during those years, despite me telling her that I’d pay for the servicing..
Is there something I could ask a garage to check to try and guage future problems?

Ask her and look at the Service Book to see what the position is. A garage isn't going to be able to do much if anything by way of checks, unless it is throwing fault codes, which I assume it isn't. Others are more experienced with TAs and will have a view, but they certainly don't like neglect.

 

[John202020]

Is there something I could ask a garage to check to try and guage future problems?

Not check but the exact correct spec oil is vital, not just one that's the "correct grade"