New car day... the end of the Saga...

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Felix wrote: Thu Aug 25, 2022 10:52 pm Very Economical :shock:
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Yesterday I looked at a car that's £651 a year road tax
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 7:04 am Yesterday I looked at a car that's £651 a year road tax
Think ours is £560 - that's bad enough
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v8-powered wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 7:40 am
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 7:04 am Yesterday I looked at a car that's £651 a year road tax
Think ours is £560 - that's bad enough
My current car is £320 (I think), £651 for an extra 100 bhp and 4wd does feel like a waste of money, plus it'll cost more to insure and be thirstier, so I think I'll stick with what I've got, here it is for anyone interested

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354229797092 ... R660pZTbYA
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 9:29 am
v8-powered wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 7:40 am
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 7:04 am Yesterday I looked at a car that's £651 a year road tax
Think ours is £560 - that's bad enough
My current car is £320 (I think), £651 for an extra 100 bhp and 4wd does feel like a waste of money, plus it'll cost more to insure and be thirstier, so I think I'll stick with what I've got, here it is for anyone interested

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354229797092 ... R660pZTbYA
That does seem like a lot of tax for not a lot of performance, for me the choice would be between evo or standard and not that in-between version.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 7:04 am Yesterday I looked at a car that's £651 a year road tax
Loads of cars from 2017- on have reasonable VED but they also have a luxury tax of £350 on too for five years if they cost more than £40k new. Stupid rule especially when you can spend £40k on many ‘normal’ cars especially now.
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My car is fast and cool as fuck and I only pay £260 tax.
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KungFooBob wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 5:05 pm My car is fast and cool as fuck and I only pay £260 tax.
My car climbs volcanoes and only 30€ a year :)

Bikes are all under 10€
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Yorick wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 5:11 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 5:05 pm My car is fast and cool as fuck and I only pay £260 tax.
My car climbs volcanoes and only 30€ a year :)

Bikes are all under 10€
My car isn't made in Romania from recycled beer cans tho'
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KungFooBob wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 5:13 pm
Yorick wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 5:11 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 5:05 pm My car is fast and cool as fuck and I only pay £260 tax.
My car climbs volcanoes and only 30€ a year :)

Bikes are all under 10€
My car isn't made in Romania from recycled beer cans tho'
I'm drinking extra beer cans to make my next one out of :D
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I can't help being a gay icon... with cheap car tax.
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KungFooBob wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 5:05 pm My car is fast and cool as fuck and I only pay £260 tax.
I thought you had the V6?
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sat Aug 27, 2022 9:54 am
KungFooBob wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 5:05 pm My car is fast and cool as fuck and I only pay £260 tax.
I thought you had the V6?
Yeah, but a previous owner debadged it :)
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KungFooBob wrote: Sat Aug 27, 2022 9:58 am
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sat Aug 27, 2022 9:54 am
KungFooBob wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 5:05 pm My car is fast and cool as fuck and I only pay £260 tax.
I thought you had the V6?
Yeah, but a previous owner debadged it :)
Mines a weedy 2.1diesel but its debadged and has a Panamericana grill! 8-) :lol:
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KungFooBob wrote: Sat Aug 27, 2022 9:58 am
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sat Aug 27, 2022 9:54 am
KungFooBob wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 5:05 pm My car is fast and cool as fuck and I only pay £260 tax.
I thought you had the V6?
Yeah, but a previous owner debagged it :)
Corrected that for you.
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https://www.coastalcarsales.co.uk/used/ ... set/183665

2010 (10) Mercedes-benz Vito
2.1 115CDI Traveliner Long Bus 5dr (8 Seats)
£10,950 No VAT
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Potter wrote: Mon Aug 29, 2022 4:10 pm
weeksy wrote: Mon Aug 29, 2022 3:40 pm https://www.coastalcarsales.co.uk/used/ ... set/183665

2010 (10) Mercedes-benz Vito
2.1 115CDI Traveliner Long Bus 5dr (8 Seats)
£10,950 No VAT
Is that yours readvertised?
Yups, after 3 days and £1000 more.

Fixed, mmmm I dunno
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Potter wrote: Mon Aug 29, 2022 4:22 pm Offer to buy it and see what he says.

My guess is he's done nothing and the grand is his contingency if the new owner has the same issues within the warranty period.
Nah, I'm happy, wife happy, just thought it was amusing
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Potter wrote: Mon Aug 29, 2022 4:22 pm Offer to buy it and see what he says.

My guess is he's done nothing and the grand is his contingency if the new owner has the same issues within the warranty period.
Agreed. Probably ran it himself for a few days and no battery flattening happening with regular use, so will punt it out and take a chance its the same for the next owner...
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lol they've left the RTTL sticker on :)

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