Monthly costs for your bimmer....

[dutchbmw]

I was wondering what your monthly costs are for driving your BMW. I know this also depends on the distances you drive, but I think it's interesting when we should compare!

Mine costs are (monthly);

Insurance: €55 = $66
Gas: €110 = $132
Tax: €41 = $49
Maintenance (changing oil, tyres, repairs): €50 = $60

My monthly total costs are about $307
Location: Limburg, The Netherlands (South East Netherlands)

[Kevin325i]

Midwest USA

Gas- $100
Insurance- $55
Random parts- $100
Autocross- $20
Total- $275/ month

[DeefNDorf]

Hmm..96 238is...
note...244
insurabce....150
gas....50
etc...

= a freaken lot...

but worth every dime....

[DeefNDorf]

Hmm Oh yea..southern USA

[Silver4evr]

Note: all number are USD in So. Calif.
Gas=$47/mo. (It's been at the dealer's more than my house).
Insurance=$122/mo
Reg Maint=0 (paid by BMW)
Car Wash=0 (no one touches my car but me, not even the dealer)
Car Wash supplies=about $10/mo.
One good shop vac that's great for vacuuming and also drying the car=$70 (see my post here for details.)
One freakin' run flat tire=$460
Tire warranty=$532 (didn't know it was available)
Fixin' a major curb rash on my right front lower valance=$250 (boo hoo)
Installin' clear bra w/custom work=way too much to even mention

Spending way too much time at the dealer as they fix minor new car gliches= ghead

Spending even way more time at the dealer while the fix small dings/damage that they caused while my car was at the dealer= ghead ghead ghead

Looking forward to going back to the dealer to have them check the car for another tapping noise in the front of the engine compartment=

Driving a great handling =

I'll think of something else...just give me time....that's it for now.

[heifetz17]

Northwestern USA. So far:

gas-$50
insurance-$135
maintenance-$4,183

Total-$4,368/month

My Bimmer is kicking me in the ass!

[jrhaile]

gas - 200
maintance - 100
insurance - 130
misc - 200-400

driving the ultimate driving machine, priceless

[nicksbmr|E36]

Gas-----------$250
Insurance----$165 n
Maintance----$150
Other---------$300

Worth the Pleasure!!!! :P

[mikester328]

Hrm,
Gas - $ 75
Insurance - $ 85 or so
Maintenance - $50 a month (oil changes mainly for the past year... nothing else yet...)
Upgrades - $50 (just bought a K&N Filter)

Monthly - $260 or so...

[El Presidente]

Regular month:

Gas=$48-60
Insurance=$189 (full coverage, also covers the alero [ick])
Repairs=$0. I take care of my own shit.
Washes=$10-15 at DIY washes.
Various project of the month=$4-400

Total Cost: $251-664

So far this month:

Gas=$38.10
Insurance=$189
Repairs=$148.14 (fog lights, roundel, oil and filter)
Washes=$8.75
VPOTM=$762.01 (I paid for the ellipsoids and HID in december and january, but just now installed them. Also bought XM tuner).

Total cost: $1146.00

[007ben]

gas... varys. it's a for fun car so depends on how far and fast and much i feel like driving. I filled up like 2 weekends ago and still have a little more than half a tank...

insurance 169.32 a month (painful)
payment 158.ish a month but i pay $200
oil changes are free...

maint. nothin' yet but I'm lookin into a few things like raditor and waterpump...

In Eugene Oregon USA

[enemigo]

Gas : ~90Eur (damn growing fuel prices , 0.8eur for litre is not normal !)
Maintenance : ~150Eur
Country : Lithuania

[brosnan6]

Damn you guys have got it good...

In Seattle area-

Gas- $140/month
Insurance- $191/month (I dont even have any tickets...teen profiling is all it is!)
Oil Changes- $16 month (cost ($50) divided by 3 months)
Washes- take care of it myself, like $5 a month
Other Shit- $50-100/month

Upcoming shit-
New clutch-800
Clutch Bearing-300, total 1100
Damn clutch bearing had to shatter inside the clutch so it makes this grinding noie everytime i push the clutch in, literally my car sounds like its a truck coming down the street. Stuck driving my dads 2nd car (chevy tahoe) until next week. I absolutely hate taking my car into dealer b/c you have to wait 2-3 weeks for an appointment, EVERY FUCKING TIME! THere is never an open spot in a few days...bastards.

[dutchbmw]

Thanks for your inputs so far! Here's a summary until now:

Mid-W. USA: $275 / month
S. USA: $444 / month
SW. USA: ~$449 / month
NW. USA: ~$534 / month and $427 / month
SE. USA: $260 / month
S. USA: $255 / month
W. USA: ~$300 / month
Lithuania: $288 / month
Netherlands: $307 / month

The montly costs are w/o mods etc. I had figured out only insurance, gas, maintenance and monthly governmental taxes.

I didn't see any Canadians yet, come on guys.....!!?
Most of you don't like the costs, but it's worth it!

[bentlink]

K, in Canada (Alberta) I reckon its as follows (Canadian $):
$112.50 insurance
$100.00 GAS: $50/tank
$150.00 misc
$362.50 total/month
or
$4,350.00 total/year

However, in CAA (auto assoc) says average running costs for cars here is $7000 per year (all included).

So, I recalculated the misc number and its as follows:
$112.50 insurance
$100.00 GAS: $50/tank
$375.00 misc
$587.50 total/month
or
$7,050.00 total/year

In US $ that's:
$80.72 insurance
$71.75 GAS: $50/tank
$269.06 misc
$421.53 total/month

$5,058.38 /year