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Khoa Nguyen
Newbie
WA
V8
Posts: 1
Reg: 12-2006
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im wanting to majorly get a soarer however have a few queries on insurance and petrol use.
i know it depends on individual elements however how much do you guys with v8 soarers, and twin turbo soarers generally spend on petrol each week if you were to travel at least around 500kms
how about insurance?,
-dude from western australia |
Steve Trace
TryHard
Vic
uzz31
Posts: 105
Reg: 07-2005
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How old are you, do you have a rating, are you going to get a v8 or TT, I have a v8, spend a fairly large amount on fuel but i'm a lead foot a bit, at no rating and age 35 i was paying $1400 a year, but im down to about a rating 2 now and paying about $1100 ish. It's gonna go up now i had a bloody accident but what the hell. |
Khoa Nguyen
Newbie
WA
V8
Posts: 2
Reg: 12-2006
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im 21, never owned my own car, just drive the family car, never crashed or anything.........
donow between v8 ant TT, but i know its gonna hurt my pockets, dude im a student. but a soarer is hot man, gotta get one
so petrols gona be at least $70ish plus for either v8 or TT u recn for one week?(thats is for around 450km driving a week) |
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31
Posts: 1809
Reg: 10-2005
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I spend about $70 per week on petrol and do about 25,000km per year, this is in my current 3 litre. My V8 used to use about $90 per week for the same milage.
I think if you have to worry about petrol cost, you probably should get a Corolla. |
Darryn Dewar
TryHard
Gisborne
UZZ30 Soarer
Posts: 454
Reg: 09-2005
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Generally if you have to ask, the answer is no....
Especially if you don't pick up a decent condition Soarer, you'll be paying a fair bit on repair & maintenance during the first year or so. |
Daniel Czechowski
Goo Roo
Western Australia
Soarer GT-T
Posts: 2102
Reg: 07-2005
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Darryn Dewar wrote on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 08:02 am:Generally if you have to ask, the answer is no....
Hehe, spot on!  |
Alan Chow
Tinkerer
Vic
GTT-L
Posts: 99
Reg: 12-2006
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mine just got tuned so i'm doing $85-$90 a tank and that gets me 500km's. I used to do 400km's a tank. I drive a TT with a cold air intake only. |
Joel Moore
Tinkerer
SA
91 Soarer TT
Posts: 73
Reg: 10-2006
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i earn $400 a week. i spend $40 a week on insurance ($2200 a year) $30 to save for maintainance, $80 for petrol which i have been getting 600kms/tank. i drive fairly mild but will go full throttle a fair bit on a safe high speed road.
you cant beat a soarer on luxury and power. you will easily beat most commodores and falcons v8 or whatever, and keep up with most other performance cars as well too.
Have found that the soarer isnt as much of a crowd pleaser as my mates supra but i would prefer to be a passenger in the soarer. they are much nicer inside i reckon.
If you can do it buy a soarer. Best car i have owned by far. Be prepared to scarifice a bit though. Get it looked over extensively. Dont want to buy a pig. I bought a car with high kms (150k) but it was driven by a 45 year old italian woman that serviced it maintained it and cleaned it religiously.
Take it for a few test drives as well and make sure its for you. They arent really a purebreed sports car in my opinion just a luxo with a lot of balls.
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Daniel Czechowski
Goo Roo
Western Australia
Soarer GT-T
Posts: 2103
Reg: 07-2005
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Just if I may add to this, if anything goes wrong with the car, you'll really need the $$$ to fix it. With TTs, their most vulnerable parts are the stock turbos. If you are buying a TT, try to get one with rebuilt steel wheeled turbos already fitted, as that alone is a 2.5-4K fix job, depending on whether you get second hand turbos or newly rebuilt and whether you do the labour yourself or not. When mine blew, I was lucky to find $1700 second hand pair of steel wheeled turbos, and I'm fitting that myself, but it's rare to find them this cheap.
Oh, other that that, they are very reliable bulletproof cars if maintained properly, so get a car that's been looked after well in the past, look after it yourself, and it will look after you  |
Kim Nguyen
TryHard
WA
Soarer TT
Posts: 257
Reg: 03-2006
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I also bought a Hi KM soarer much like you Joel. Though mine was almost at 200 thou.
It is still the first year I have owned her and I have spent some coin fixing her up, but there is still a long way to go.
Car was sold to me with bald tyres basically so had to get new tyres, both engine mounts were broken (now replaced), needed a new cd deck and rear speakers. Interior needs to be fixed (passenger and driver side pockets, both door window trims, centre vent). She needs a new paint job also and needs much love and attention.
But I will agree with everyone here and make sure you get it looked over before buying (something I do regret) and you won't be disapointed!
Good Luck with it all |
Ben Daniel
DieHard
WA
Twin Turbo
Posts: 783
Reg: 03-2006
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Im 23 and pay $1700 a year for insurance through Just cars, I've had 2 accidents but only 1 claim. |
Vinh Bui
Goo Roo
NSW
94 UZZ31 (V8) / 96 JZZ30 (TT)
Posts: 1480
Reg: 07-2005
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You'll find that 500KM is about the average for a full tank of petrol. So petrol alone would cost you about $80 or so per week if you were to stick to this schedule. Problem being a daily driver and all, you'll be constantly doing oil changes every one and a half months. |
Ben Daniel
DieHard
WA
Twin Turbo
Posts: 785
Reg: 03-2006
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have money put aside for when you first get it too for transfere etc and the fact that when you get it you wont stop driving it for a week or 2 like myself... The very first soarer I got, I went through 3 tanks of fuel in the first week. hehehehe.... |
Phil Gibson
DieHard
WA
'94 black/black UZZ31
Posts: 859
Reg: 07-2005
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Should be getting a bit more than 500km a tank Vinh!
I did a mix of leadfoot city and leadfoot country driving and still got almost 750km out of a tank...
Unless of course youre talking about dem turbo soarers, 'orrible cars those :p |
Kim Nguyen
TryHard
WA
Soarer TT
Posts: 259
Reg: 03-2006
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I can get 600+ out of a tank if I go to empty... but that isn't too good for the car I have been told so I fill up when its 1/4 full and I would have over 500km's |
Samuel Lantiainen
Tinkerer
Qld
V8
Posts: 75
Reg: 09-2006
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i got about 560km out of $80(full tank) on that v-power crap |
Daniel Lee
DieHard
Victoria
Soarer GT Limited UZZ31 V8
Posts: 928
Reg: 07-2005
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I got around the same as Samuel too.
I do around 560km a week and usually cost me around $90 to fill up and been using shell V-Power. |
Vinh Bui
Goo Roo
NSW
94 UZZ31 (V8) / 96 JZZ30 (TT)
Posts: 1482
Reg: 07-2005
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I only get 450-500KM's per tank these days. Oh well. It's rarely driven anyway  |
Ben Socratous
Goo Roo
SA
I am the fibreglass/kevlar/carbonfibre king!
Posts: 1199
Reg: 07-2005
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OK fellas, lets get onto the topic of how many km you get to a tank AGAIN!!! Every second thread goes that way, we get it! |
Paul Fitzsimmons
Tinkerer
nsw
'97 soarer
Posts: 84
Reg: 08-2005
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And I'm lucky to get close to 400km's. It's a late model with vvti, totally stock. This talk of
500 - 600k's is starting to •••• me. |
Alan Chow
Tinkerer
Vic
GTT-L
Posts: 100
Reg: 12-2006
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It also depends on the way you drive. I'm a hoon hence the poor milage. I have trouble staying off boost. |
Hugh Jorgan
Tinkerer
Vic
Soarer TT
Posts: 39
Reg: 10-2006
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I drive my 91TT like i stole it and use anywhere between 10-15L per 100. For the performance, a v8 commo or falcon will use more fuel, and be a fair slice slower. |
Damian Ware
TryHard
Victoria
UZZ32
Posts: 379
Reg: 10-2005
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My best effort was 330km and she was bone dry. On the fwy there is no reason why I wouldn't get 750 out of a tank but I do a lot of traffic driving as well. |
Ben Socratous
Goo Roo
SA
I am the fibreglass/kevlar/carbonfibre king!
Posts: 1204
Reg: 07-2005
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Eh, you guys couldn't stay on topic if your lives depended on it  |
Mike Triggs
DieHard
Norfolk Island
3.0GT G-Pack
Posts: 830
Reg: 07-2005
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If you want the Soarer image without the high insurance costs (relatively speaking) and reasonable fuel economy look at the 3 litre, Khoa. |
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