Run A £44,000 Prestige Car For Less Than £50 A Week

A £44,000 Jaguar bought three years would have cost the owner £33,200 to run over it’s first three years - and that does not include any fuel, car tax, Insurance or financing costs - that is just depreciation and servicing costs. Its value would now be around £13,800.

Buy this Jaguar now and run it for a further three years, carry out your own basic DIY maintenance and it can cost you less than £50 a week to run - including all maintenance and depreciation. The research found that by selecting a quality second hand prestige vehicle it is likely to be more reliable, require less maintenance and will retain more of its value at the time of resale. The same principle would apply to other prestige cars like Audi, BMW, Mercedes as well as the Jaguar.

A franchised dealer will charge around £465 for a Service on a Jaguar, the same service carried out by a do-it-yourself motorists will cost around £90.

Mike Webb of Haynes Car Manuals said ”Some motorists believe modern vehicles are more difficult to work on; It’s just not true. Modern vehicles need less maintenance. Our manuals show the owner how to service and repair their vehicle in easy step-by-step instructions. We even include a check list to pass the MOT. Motorists that carry out their own work can save a small fortune”

Mark Cornwall of mail order specialist Carparts-direct.co.uk said, “Most of our customers will carry out the basic service themselves and for the more difficult jobs they may buy their parts, take them to a local garage to have them fitted or have a friend or relative help with the repair. They save on both the parts and Dealers high labour costs. Car parts can be bought at a fraction of the price compared to the dealers. For example, it’s around twice the price for a set of brake discs and pads, a catalytic converter will be up-to three times the price - motorists really can run a prestige vehicle for very little cost if they organise themselves. ”

The research carried out by Car Parts Direct concluded that the average motorist sourcing their own parts and carrying out their own maintenance saved 73% against a franchised dealer doing the job. A Haynes car service and repair manual costs £15.95 from Car Parts Direct, that’s less than the cost of fifteen minutes labour time in most franchised car dealerships.

The full range of Haynes repair manuals are available and are supplied carriage free when ordered with any other car parts from www.carparts-direct.co.uk