Midas on the road running costs

[manifold]

Just wondered if any body had actually compared the on the road running costs of a midas, compared to more modern cars. Is it a big secret that we keep to our selves or should we not be pushing this?

If I take away the cost of the 'mods' I have done to my cars they cost peanuts to run quite honestly. Cheap tax, cheap insurance, cheap parts, easy to maintain (generally), little rust, currently low purchase price.

Cheers,

David

[M.Ouvinen]

On monday when I was finally registering my car to Finnish plates, I called round a few insurance companies for the mandatory (minimum) road insurance. They ranged from 550 € to 283 € per year.

I'd say the midas has a healthy appetite for petrol and oil, compared to my previous car. The Visa never needed any oil added during the 10 000 kilometers I drove and had a fuel consumption of 7l/100km. I must admit one does drive a bit more aggressively in a Midas compared to a Visa. Oil consumption is, as I've heard, nothing alarming in a BMC A-series engine.

[Stuart]

If you get a good 1275, oil consumption is next to zero.

and if you get a bad 1380 it can be a pint every 250 miles!

[Geoff Butcher]

On my 150,000 mile 1389 I recently changed my oil from 10W 40 to 20W 50 and the consumption has dropped from about 450 to 700 miles per pint

[Geoff Butcher]

That should be 1380, of course. The 9 and the 0 are too close together on my keyboard

Is there any way of editing posts on this forum?

[Stuart]

click the edit box on the post you want to edit

[Geoff Butcher]

OK I've just put my glasses on