Originally Posted by
BlackPeter
OK - lets calculate that through. If we take the absolute basic plan for A$115 per week ($6000 per year), then this gives you 1,200 km per month (14,400 km per year). Insurance and on road cost included, I recon petrol is extra. Say the car consumes 8 l / 100 km and you use the 1200 km per month, than you need to buy close to 96 l per month - say $230 pm or roughly $2,800 per year (ignoring the A$).
Make that (including subscription) $9000 per year for 14,400 km. OK - not absolutely unrealistic, but not cheap either ... and given that hardly anybody will manage to exactly drive the km paid for it will be more expensive.
Our (well maintained, but not very new) cars do cost us significantly less to keep on the road (including fuel, RuC, licence, insurance, maintenance, repairs and a sensible devaluation) - make that $5k to $6k per year and car - and we used to drive for this money between 20 and 25 k km per year and car (will be less now, but I don't have yet new numbers).
Not quite sure whether people will queue up to line Turners pockets ...