Is200 Sportcross : Just To Keep A Running Total

[Stuart Aspey]

is200 SportCross = £2195.00

Tax = £270

Insurance with GroupAMA = £371.00

New Key + code = £166.30

5 Hankook tyres = £439.20

New front windscreen = £90.00

New 17" alloys = £95.00

Refurb of new alloys = £325.00

Rear pads and discs = £188.40

New cambelt, auxiliary belts and water pump = £628.60

New wheel nuts = £96.96

Replacement stereo = £95.00

Sevice plan at Lexus = £950.00.

Petrol costs are noted on my fuelly, I don't want to depress myself any further. Lol

[Stuart Aspey]

Grom Audio device = £116.55

WIM alignment = £114.00

Rear Parking Sensors from Lexus = £367.47

wiper blades = £20.00

Locking Wheel Nuts = £15.00

Locking wheel caps = £7.99

Replacement tool kit = £26.00

Lexus is200/is300 brochure = £8.50

[IHgs300]

The locking wheel nuts are on their way Stuart. Posted today

[Stuart Aspey]

Cheers Ian. I'm hoping not to have any more work done to the car. The springs and roll bars may be put on the back burner for a year. Is it just me, or does that list total £6500?

Oh ****.

We'll call this the don't tell the wife thread . . . .

[Stuart Aspey]

Total expenditure, including purchase, since 05/01/2013 is £6585.97. While some items are essential tax insurance etc, that is still a lot. . . . . . .

Petrol costs are about £1200, already, too!

[petayV8]

Very pleased to see your looking after her regardless of expense. Well done :) Luckily for me the previous owner spent a good grand on mine before i bought it on tyres, servicing and such

Have to say though, some things seem a bit much. Alloy refurbs £300 odd? 4x alloys in the same colour shouldnt cost more than £200? £150 even....

Cambelt, WP and Aux belts £600+? Parts are £150 - £250 and labour shouldnt be more than £100?

So you go to Lexus i take it

After seeing your insurance makes me realise im doing alright! I pay £431 and am 25 so thats not bad

So whats Lexus service plan btw? looks like something special at that price! :o

[Stuart Aspey]

Hi Petay. The alloys were £65 per wheel for refurb and I had a bad set (5) of 17" alloys. I have seen people saying there's a place in Cardiff that will do them for £50 per wheel, but I'd heard good things about The Wheel Specialist, so I was happy to pay and I'm happy with the results.

Yeah, I've had the cambelt WP auxiliary belts etc, rear parking sensors done by Lexus Cardiff. I'm in a good place at the moment amd don't mind paying.

The Service Plan, quite simply is a paymemt plan. My 130000, 140000 & 150000 mile services are paid via direct debit so I don't have to pay a lump sum at the time. So the final price will be what I have paid by the time the last direct debit goes out in October.