My ST used to do around 16mpg around town and I was doing around 20-25k a year kept it a year and got rid just too much which Is why I now have the diesel golf...
I'm only on a lowly £25k-£28k pa but my car is paid for and my mortgage is only about £320 pm I don't have child care cos my wife is at home, the joys of a partner who is a child minder
Still wouldn't buy a R but i'm at present saving to buy a bigger house or move to Oz and also planning on 1 more little terror cos Liah is feeling lonely.
Once every thing has calmed down I would like really goto town on my golf a rip it to a bare shell and start from scratch with an S3 engine and work round that, better than spending on a new motor any day.
Darren