S60 Last 5 Years Servicing/Repair, Keep going with it?

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Originally Posted by Oil Burner

Morning all,

Just been doing some maths that I wish I had not started regarding what my 2006MY S60 2.4D SE 163 Geartronic E3 has cost me in servicing and repairs.

Here are the figures;

2015 - £1281.06
2015 - £168.84
2015 - £63.36
2016 - £325.92
2017 - £854.04
2018 - £288.64
2018 - £1595.44
2019 - £716.50

Now this is purely annual service, MOT and related repairs at the Main Dealer, the big one was having the turbo changed.

Road Tax as you all know is £305 / year for all those years.

Fuel I have not listed, but do 6000 miles/year and average 38/40 mpg

This year in August as well as normal service am going to need 2 front tyres, Some front suspension work clunk yet to be diagnosed and probably a steering angle sensor.

Whats the consensus? keep going with the car or time to move it along for something more modern, economical, cheaper to tax and NOT diesel.

Thanks.

I purchased my 2007 S60 T5 SE Sport in 2011 and I have spent whatever it needed to keep it reliable.

Perhaps I am lucky in the fact that I am a vehicle tech by trade and can keep some costs down.

These cars were never designed to be cheap to maintain, but the build quality is excellent when compared to even more modern cars.

I always get a feel of luxury and quality whenever I drive mine.

Anyway mine has now covered over 216000 miles and still going strong probably because I look after it.

I think if you really like the car then age and mileage are not relevent as mechanical items can always be repaired/replaced, and once the value is so low ask yourself how much a newer lower mileage car would cost?

Then ask yourself another question how reliable will it be?

I've got my 2001 S40 T4 and my 2007 S60 T5 neither of which I will ever sell.