How much do you have to spend on your car?

[Desmo85]

BMW Z4 sdrive23i

Buy Price: 51 000€ = 68 256 US$
Yearly Insurance and Tax : 2400€ = 3212 US$
Yearly Gasoline expenses: 1700€ = 2275 US$

I still love it and would buy it over and over again. I´d love to have the 35is though, but these are 70k € = 94 000 US$.

[Conflagrare]

2009 sDrive30i used with 9000km on it.

$36000 US + $10,000 to import to Canada = $46,000.

Yearly insurance: $1,800.

[VailM3]

2011 35iS
54,900 -22k km
2300 -insurance
1700 - road tax
2500 - gas

61400 CHF . 65800 USD (swiss is a bit pricey)

[Fripp64]

2011 Z4 sdrive3.0 (with 17k miles on the car when I bought it CPO in March)

Price: $37,500 US$ = 28,407€
Yearly Insurance and Tax : 1080 US$=818€
Yearly Gasoline expenses:2000 US$= 1515€

[CedarZ4]

That is a low premium for insurance!

Is that because you are insuring other cars with the same company, or is automotive insurance just cheaper in general in Alabama?

[Fripp64]

I'm late 40's and have a small fleet with the same company

'11 BMW Z4
'10 Mercedes C300
'07 Mustang GT
'03 VW Jetta
'02 Nissan Pathfinder

J.

[BMWZ4]

Original cost: $55,000 (with a trade-in, which I think was around $12,000 or thereabouts). Purchased new, delivered April 15th, 2010 although it is a 2011MY.
Insurance = $550 (6 months, stored the other six months and is covered under home insurance for fire, theft etc).
Gas = roughly $900 for the six months, but depends whether I take the car up to the cottage (roughly 1,200km round trip)
Plates etc = $175 for 2 years
Maintenance = still free, although my 4 year warranty expires April 15th, 2014. I'm not too worried about anything happening after the warranty expires though.

Dave

[keepittrill]

Holy CRAP. That is EXPENSIVE for an Sdrive23i. Yeah, I don't have to pay a cent for my car(;

[nicknaz]

My 3 year rental for the 35i is going to cost

$21k rent (aka lease payments including tax)
$1.2k insurance
$7.5k fuel (20mpg, 10k mi/yr, $5/gallon)
~$2k tires

~$881/mo

I drive a decent amount for work and get the ~$0.56/mi reimbursement, which I didn't factor into the above since we are just talking about cost

EDIT: added in tires

[jparnes1]

Originally Posted by nicknaz

My 3 year rental for the 35i is going to cost

$21k rent (aka lease payments including tax)
$1.2k insurance
$7.5k fuel (20mpg, 10k mi/yr, $5/gallon)
~$2k tires

~$881/mo

I drive a decent amount for work and get the ~$0.56/mi reimbursement, which I didn't factor into the above since we are just talking about cost

EDIT: added in tires

$400/year for insurance? Who do you know?

[CedarZ4]

Doesn't really answer your question, but, I was getting my other car fixed at a shop after I got rear ended , and the owner was telling me how in New Jersey, if you own a business you qualify for a, wait for it.... $150 auto insurance.

Maybe Nick participates in a similar program, or he's been sleeping around a lot

[nicknaz]

No at fault accidents or tickets, max possible discounts in CA for auto plus multi line discounts from having my home and umbrella policy all at geico.

EDIT: to be more clear, I reduced my increased liability limits on auto and used those dollars to get the broader umbrella policy. The premium for my auto policy went down (as a result of the decrease in limits) but the total insurance dollars I spend are unchanged. I bet if I added in my umbrella my insurance would be in line with expectations. Also, we all probably have differing deductibles and limits so insurance cost is a tough one to compare anyway

[BMWZ4RIDER]

I feel extremely lucky on the costs of my Zed. I searched for over 18 months before purchasing my 09 35i fully loaded with 26K on the clock. All costs are US.
Purchase price $35,430
Insurance - $563 annually, year round, BUT based upon 4000 miles annually. 10% premium ($56 annually) bump for 10,000 miles annually and I have a 18 year perfect driving record.
Fuel-$4.10 per gallon when used for what ever miles I drive.
Maintenance- $0 to date as the car in under the OEM warranty until 6-30-13, just a few precious days away.
Car included brand new tires, 2 brand new BMW 296 rear wheels, full BMW inspection and all needed services up to now.

[diddlkiss]

2009 Z4 SDirve 35i
Buy Price: 880,000yuan = 143,616.00 US$
Yearly Insurance and Tax : 2,1000yuan=3,427 USD
Yearly Gasoline expenses: 30,000yuan = 4,896 US$

[jparnes1]

I think people in China are making some serious green (or whatever color their money is)

[nicknaz]

communist capitalism FTW

[army_men]

man im paying some stupid amount of money for my 35i in Toronto. reading this thread might give me cancer.

[AdamGarciaTX]

Originally Posted by ChRR1000S

BMW Z4 sdrive23i

Buy Price: 51 000€ = 68 256 US$
Yearly Insurance and Tax : 2400€ = 3212 US$
Yearly Gasoline expenses: 1700€ = 2275 US$

I still love it and would buy it over and over again. I´d love to have the 35is though, but these are 70k € = 94 000 US$.

In the US a fully loaded 35IS is 73K custom ordered and fresh from the dealer. I got my 2011 35IS for 48k. Insurance on the other hand is high due to the coverage at 3600 a year.

[vasmir]

Originally Posted by CedarZ4

... in New Jersey, if you own a business you qualify for a, wait for it.... $150 auto insurance.

Mafia deal. Same reason the state charges for easy-pass.

For insurance,
The 1998 Z3 in FL was about $400 /year, and about $300 /year in Hawaii.
The 2012 Z4 in Cali is closer to $1300 /year...

[z4z4z4]

New 2011 35i in July 2010; $63,180 out the door.

Financed $60,000 for 60 months at 1.9% = $1050/ month.
Insurance is $1250/ year with the M3.
Gas is $1600/year for 8000 miles/yr. $10/gal race fuel at the pump. occasionally.
Annual registration $560 last year.
$8000 in mods (wheels/tires/exhaust/CF bits,tune stuff/lamps)

[diddlkiss]

Originally Posted by nicknaz

communist capitalism FTW

Socialism with Chinese Characteristics
In fact ~capitalism~
State-owned monopoly
Most of profit and more industries are state monopoly~
petroleum,Electricity,water,Salt,Smoke,wine ETC...

[diddlkiss]

Originally Posted by jparnes1

I think people in China are making some serious green (or whatever color their money is)

In China
No people starved to death because the food is not expensive
Many people died because the doctor is very expensive.
Many people have no house~
Because prices ridiculously expensive~
In Beijing area~
1 Square meter 50,000yuan=8,150 USD
1 Square meter=10.71Sauare feet
A year's wages of workers is about 36,000 yuan =5,868 USD