It costs (big) to maintain a car !

I gave my car today for a service as the breaks started making strange noises and the effeciency had come down. Alarmed that most important breaks would give way, I rushed my vehicle to the service center. Fortunately for me it turned out to be an issue with dust accumulation and nothing serious. The service advisor indicated that there was no need for a break overhaul either. I must really appreciate Varun Motors for their sheer professionalism, which is terribly lacking with another Maruti biggie - Gem Motors. I had nightmarish experiences with those folks on an earlier occasion.

Well, not digressing much, I skimmed through my well maintained car documents from the earlier trips to Maruti Service Center. To my sheer surprise, I found out the following:




Excuse the small image above, but I hope all can read it.

Most of the expenditure has come from the new pair of tyres that I got recently - Yokohama A-Series 185/70 R14. Also the fuel efficiency in not that great (compare with Indica et al)

So, the conclusion from the above table is that to keep a Maruti Swift car for at least 5 years, you need to be committed to spending at least Rs. 6.25 / kilometer - of course this includes all the necessary maintenance and accessories. So a drive to office and back has officially claimed 24 * 6.25 = 150/-. Assuming I come to office for 22 days in a month, then we have ~ 3,300/- spent a month on travel to office by my car.