They didn't make a 4L X-Type, and the X-Type wasn't out in 1999 so I imagine it is very cheap to run, what with it not existing.
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Originally posted by Dylan View PostThey didn't make a 4L X-Type, and the X-Type wasn't out in 1999 so I imagine it is very cheap to run, what with it not existing.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Originally posted by malvolio View PostErm... The average car costs around 60p a mile to own and run...
I broke even on a bought V8 petrol Range Rover. Lost money on a leased E-Class. And am making money on a bought diesel Discovery.
A sensible car like a £3,000 diesel Japanese car will make plenty.
I'm not sure what you class as an average car though. A 4 year old Japanese hatchback (that I'd call average) is way less then 60p per mile to run, unless you do really low mileage.See You Next TuesdayComment
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Originally posted by Dylan View PostThey didn't make a 4L X-Type, and the X-Type wasn't out in 1999 so I imagine it is very cheap to run, what with it not existing.
But not 4l so almost certainly an XJ.See You Next TuesdayComment
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Originally posted by Donvigeo View PostAll,
Can you please provide more insight into what the maximum allowable expense one can claim if working away from permanent place of residence
Contract is not IR35. I read online I can claim £5 subsistence per day does that indicate any food taking as dinner for e.g over this limit is not allowable ?
You can also claim £5/night for incidental expenses when staying away from home overnight.
Do I require a receipt to support the £5 as well. I ask as I buy from chicken and chips food stores and this guys don't provide receipt and don't accept cards so there's no way I can evidence this.
Secondly I keep mileage log but hardly keep fuel receipts, do I have to keep receipts of every fuel bought as well? I'll love to hear from veterans please.Comment
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Originally posted by Dylan View PostThey didn't make a 4L X-Type, and the X-Type wasn't out in 1999 so I imagine it is very cheap to run, what with it not existing.
Yup. S type. Not even near the X key.... S type 4.0. X type was 2001, and I still have a 3 litre ex demo one. S type cost me the grand sum of £511.00. So no real depreciation. X type was about £1200 when I bought it in 2012 so no real depreciation there either, it's worth a pile of old Beano's and a balloon on a stick in real terms but as long as I can use it to earn money?
As I've said, running a bike 780 miles a week soon kills any chance of profit, even if it does manage 55mpg.Comment
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Originally posted by Lance View Postit sort of was. But called a Mondeo
But not 4l so almost certainly an XJ.
Xtype has different suspension, engines, transmissions (except for some of the early 5 speed manuals) the 3.0 makes 20 bhp more than the Mondeo 220 because it has superior heads and variable valves, and it has AWD to boot.
So when people say it's a Mondeo in drag, they are only slightly accurate. And to be fair I had a Mk3 Mondeo for 4 years, ran like clockwork but it was grey... Wasn't a bad car to have a Jaguar model loosely based on in real terms.
Erm. I have two XJ's, a 3.2 LWB and an aluminium bodied one with the 3.0 engine in it.Comment
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Originally posted by malvolio View PostIn which case you aren't taking into account all the on-cost associated with the car, such as lost interest on capital (minimal these days but still a factor), depreciation (especially on unfancied things like X-types) replacements and so on. Yes an older car is cheaper than a new one - but not a one-year old one when the first depreciation hit and VAT has gone away - but its more than people think.Comment
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Originally posted by Lance View PostExcept mileage. You can make a personal gain on the 45p per mile HMRC allow with no BIK.Comment
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Originally posted by SlipTheJab View PostOr on trains by claiming for delays when they occurSee You Next TuesdayComment
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