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Im thinking of buying a Nissan Elgrand 2007, 3.5 automatic and was wondering about road tax, fuel and insurance. Please help

clare said:
Are they really thirsty on fuel
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Fuel Economy

Expect poor economy. Really. I'm not gonna lie to you. They are a 2 tonne bus with pretty appalling aerodynamics and large engines. They are designed for comfort and luxury, not for cheap motoring. As a brief run down: E50 QD32 3.2 Diesel - 26mpg average. 18mpg around the doors. 36mpg on long...
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I don't own on yet, but even I can remark on this one:

1) Fuel will cost a lot due to 20 ish mpg.
2) Tax will cost a lot (£325)
3) Unless you're very lucky, insurance will cost a lot.
 
clare said:
I'm thinking of buying a Nissan Elgrand automatic 3.5. Was wondering how much, fuel, road tax and insurance might cost
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Hello Clare, we’ve got an E51 3.5 but it’s a camper conversion, road tax was £325 insurance £366 and yeah it’s crap on fuel but worth every penny IMO
 
WhatsThisFor said:

Fuel Economy

Expect poor economy. Really. I'm not gonna lie to you. They are a 2 tonne bus with pretty appalling aerodynamics and large engines. They are designed for comfort and luxury, not for cheap motoring. As a brief run down: E50 QD32 3.2 Diesel - 26mpg average. 18mpg around the doors. 36mpg on long...
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Thank you 🙂
 

A novices guide to Elgrand acquisition

Here’s my Elgrand buying experience in case it helps anyone else in the buying process. After deciding that I really wanted an Elgrand, I found a dealer quite near to me. I had already decided I didn’t want to spend time and expense trawling up and down the country looking for my new car, so...
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clare said:
I'm thinking of buying a Nissan Elgrand automatic 3.5. Was wondering how much, fuel, road tax and insurance might cost
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I Have just got a E51 3.5 l.It costs 30 pence per mile in fuel at current prices (8km / litre), but its worth it ! amazing to drive, Insurance about £400 / year (but i'm old), don't buy one as an everyday car unless your loaded.
 
Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
Yeah he might be a brill actor but wasn't he a well known alcoholic 🤔
 
clare said:
Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
Yeah he might be a brill actor but wasn't he a well known alcoholic 🤔
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I call my van "Oli" on account of how thirsty he is. 😬
(Not wanting to make light of the disease. I guess humour can be a coping mechanism though) 🤔
 
One thing to bear in mind is depreciation (£1k/year for the Elgrand itself ?) and cost of purchase compared to something equivalent like a newish VW camper which might depreciate more every year(?) and cost quite a lot more in the first place while the purchase money saved could be earning interest in a bank account (even if not keeping pace with inflation).
 
Cato Fong said:
One thing to bear in mind is depreciation (£1k/year for the Elgrand itself ?) and cost of purchase compared to something equivalent like a newish VW camper which might depreciate more every year(?) and cost quite a lot more in the first place while the purchase money saved could be earning interest in a bank account (even if not keeping pace with inflation).
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Depends greatly on purchase price ,we only paid 4.5k for ours I doubt in will lose much value at all maybe 1k in around 5 years
 
clare said:
I'm thinking of buying a Nissan Elgrand automatic 3.5. Was wondering how much, fuel, road tax and insurance might cost
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What's your current car?
If it's a direct replacement I can confirm the Elgrand will be double the fuel of your old car and likely double in insurance and tax being more....
BUT...
The Elgrand will be a dream to drive.
 
clare said:
Are they really thirsty on fuel
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My Elgrands cost around the same to run in fuel costs as a 1.2 Corsa... Because I convert them to run on LPG. I have converted more than 700 Elgrands to run on LPG, mostly for members of this forum.
 
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