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So, I'm coming up to a year of ownership of my Focus on Wednesday and am interested to work out how much it's cost me in that time.

I have kept receipts and records of everything spent, inc fuel, servicing, repairs, mods etc for the Focus...

But before I work it out, want something to compare to! So how much has your Focus cost per year or per month (pointless comparison if its just random lengths of time lol). Any Focus, any year, any engine... But not including purchase price or estimated deprecation.

Think we may be surprised lol...

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Tom

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had mine 12 months on 1st oct , 10k,

£900 fuel approx

£144 insurance

£20 car tax

£28 servicing(air, oil filter, 3 spark plugs)

£300 bluefin

£35 retrofit cruise/speed limiter

£65 retrofit autolights/wipers

£0 retrofit hill launch assist/ tyre delation detection

£1492 this year

next year

fuel and 4 tyres

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£2580 as a rough ballpark figure. Fuel cost roughly £1650 a year.

Plus £275 on my diagnostics equipment so that is effectively a cost too.

That is also doing all the work myself.

So I am really hoping the cost this next year will be better.

Includes MOT and tyres, Lower control arms, turbo cartridge then complete turbo, intercooler hose, egr cooler and egr valve from memory.

That does not include the cost of the glow plugs being replaced as they were done under warranty.

Plus £260 for insurance, £110 for tax as well plus some odd amounts for little bits and bobs, £25 for a window when I had to break it due to some pillock locking my keys in the boot for me, £11 for door trim replacement plus probably about £50 on other bits and bobs like new bolts exhaust band clamp and jubilee clips etc.

So all in all I reckon £3311 this last year.

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In past 12 months 🏁

Fuel: 2,700 ⛽

Insurance: 725 🚦

Road Tax: 200 🚜🚜🚗🚗🚚🚗🚗🚛🚙🚕

Modification's: 4,750 🚀

Servicing: 515🔧 (2 Avon ZV5 18" @125 each)

Total: 8,890💶 = £6,531.51 💷

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Since March the cost of road tax (£180), insurance, new windscreen excess (£75), fuel plus two differential oil seals and the gearbox selector oil seal (£140 done by garage) oh and two Bridgestone tyres on special offer at £90 a pair.

Edited to add, also bought a modified ELM cable £15 ish

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In past 12 months

Fuel: 2,700 ⛽

Insurance: 725

Road Tax: 200

Modification's: 4,750

Servicing: 515 (2 Avon ZV5 18" @125 each)

Total: 8,890 = £6,531.51

Ouch!
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Nowt apart from fuel & Heko deflectors @ £30 iirc

1st service next March though

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Ouch!

Not all bad mate,

For that I got a full ice install

I've created guides for everything here:

http://www.fordownersclub.com/forums/topic/68214-full-list-lennys-guides/

10" HD roof monitor

7" HD touch screen headunit

CarPlay technology

Reverse Camera

TV tuner with live pause/record

Front & Rear HD stealth DVR dash cam

in car WiFi

PlayStation 2

Front & Rear JL Audo C3 650 Speakers

10" custom sub enclosure JL sub

Mono amp

1 fared capacitor

4 channel stereo amp (removable)

Heated emergency blanket

oil breather catch tank

Braided brake lines

Cross drilled grooved brake discs

EBC Green Stuff Pads

Heko Wind Reflectors

short stem aerial

De-wiper kit

Tow strap boot handle

Angry bird air freshener

K&N57s induction

Five years build thread here:

http://www.fordownersclub.com/forums/topic/41443-taking-oval-to-blue-horizon-lennys-build-thread-2010-2013/

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Poke that man in the eye lol

IDE get killed spending that much small mods for me

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Poke that man in the eye lol

IDE get killed spending that much small mods for me

ah she gets to drive it and is a lady of lesiure

I support herself and three kids aswell this is how I chill

I work overtime Friday night shifts or Saturday days funds the mods

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Angry bird air freshner would have been all I would be allowed if I told my mrs what id spent. Lol

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I must admit she didn't argue with upgrading the Visteon stereo to the Sony unit since the kids like a boogie in the back lol or with the speaker upgrade and nearly being wiped out by a transit overtaking 6 cars on a bend justified the dash cam some other mods were really cheap.....or at least that's what she believes lol

Credit where its due its a heck of a list Lenny and looks stunning if my car was newer IDE be copying many of those mods but now its going to the new car fund for next year

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I must admit she didn't argue with upgrading the Visteon stereo to the Sony unit since the kids like a boogie in the back lol or with the speaker upgrade and nearly being wiped out by a transit overtaking 6 cars on a bend justified the dash cam some other mods were really cheap.....or at least that's what she believes lol

Credit where its due its a heck of a list Lenny and looks stunning if my car was newer IDE be copying many of those mods but now its going to the new car fund for next year

Thanks Arthur mate,

Recent months have been expensive for me with kids returning to school aswell as not being able to do overtime due to pelvic fracture last May.

but I'm hoping to return to full duties next month and begin saving for a year to purchase a new well new to me project leaving the wife with focus everyday.

price of school bags has sky rocketed 52 and 55 euro for two kids school bags had to be done but wow for a school bag each ain't cheap 🐤

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Interesting range of costs here so far! After seeing yours Lenny, feel a bit better about mine! :lol: Though your mods list is awesome!! Reckon I'll be at a similar cost to Simcor's tbh...

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Thanks Arthur mate,

Recent months have been expensive for me with kids returning to school aswell as not being able to do overtime due to pelvic fracture last May.

but I'm hoping to return to full duties next month and begin saving for a year to purchase a new well new to me project leaving the wife with focus everyday.

price of school bags has sky rocketed 52 and 55 euro for two kids school bags had to be done but wow for a school bag each ain't cheap

What's the new project likely to be Lenny?

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going back to how much to run is how much you use it the more you use it the more it will be the only thing the some will be road tax

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What's the new project likely to be Lenny?

At present looking to save up 7000 maybe pick up a 2006 3.2 flat six Porsche Boxter S

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At present looking to save up 7000 maybe pick up a 2006 3.2 flat six Porsche Boxter S

Very nice mate

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Very nice mate

Upgrade headunit and Decat exhaust

maybe fit some Deep Dish 20's 😂

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Well, I've owned the Focus a year today! (That's quite an achievement for me ha!).

So, some stats -

I've covered 10,422 miles.

Put 790.88 litres of diesel into the tank costing £862.63. The years actual MPG average is 56.7. The years trip computer average is 57.4, surprisingly accurate.

Costs over the year:

Mods - £48.37

Cleaning products - £49.11

Servicing (one major, one minor) - £130.94

4 Tyres - £237.75

Tracking (x2) - £71.99

Cruise Control Retrofit (new wheel and airbag cover) - £147.01 minus old wheel sale £15 - £132.01

Aftermarket DPF - £199.98

Front pad and disc change - £91.85

New Alloy - £50

Tax - £30

Insurance - £372.06

RAC - £56.88

Reverse Light Switch - £8.34

So with the fuel as well, that totals as = £2341.91

Or £195.96 a month.

Or 22 pence per mile, Not bad considering just under half of that is fuel tbh!

Must admit, I thought it was going to be worse than that, and most of those costs would've been similar with most cars, DPF and cruise wheel are the only specific costs really, I couldn't be without the cruise control so that was worth it for me. The DPF not so much, in hindsight I wish I'd spent the money on a removal remap as I doubt I'll have that sort of money 'spare' again for a while.

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If you gutted the dpf would get 68.2Mpg

that's my figure at present and only difference between cars I can see is that you have dpf

just saying 👐

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