Help cyrus buy a new car!

TempestSabre

unkel wrote:

Good luck with your new car

Road tax on a 2.5 liter car is €821, so just over €300 more than the 1.8 Golf. This difference is negligible compared to the depreciation on either car though...

€300 - negligible...

I need a new job....:D

unkel

TempestSabre wrote:

€300 - negligible...

I need a new job....:D

LOL, I meant compared to the depreciation which on either car will be about €3000 in the first year. You need 10 new jobs

TempestSabre

unkel wrote:

LOL, I meant compared to the depreciation which on either car will be about €3000 in the first year. You need 10 new jobs

Deprecation on a '01 (4 years old) is 3k per year?

The tax will be the same every year regardless.

Cyrus

is road tax not over 900 on a 2.5l?

TempestSabre

Depends on the exact cc

http://oasis.gov.ie/transport/motoring/motor_tax_rates.html#id3146880

neacy69

Cyrus wrote:

sorry to disappoint everyone just bought a 01 golf gti with black leather recaros only 30,000 miles, will be going for the 200bhp remap treatment in a few weeks, cheers for all the help

thought about that beemer but 1k on road tax is just too much

hey cyrus
do ya mind me asking how much you paid for your golf? just cos im looking for one for my self....

Cyrus

I paid €14k for a 01 gti with black leather recaro interior and 31500 miles full service history, to be serviced before i pick her up and 1 yrs gearbox and engine warranty

bmoferrall

Sounds like a good deal. Best of luck with it.
Kind of suspected you had your heart set on a gti, so didn't bothering chipping in with further suggestions.
Let us know what you make of it as time progresses...and don't forget to post some pics!
Just think of the gti as another stepping stone and I'm sure you won't be disappointed

neacy69

bmoferrall wrote:

Sounds like a good deal. Best of luck with it.
Kind of suspected you had your heart set on a gti, so didn't bothering chipping in with further suggestions.
Let us know what you make of it as time progresses...and don't forget to post some pics!
Just think of the gti as another stepping stone and I'm sure you won't be disappointed

yeah i second the posting pics thing i like to see the GTI with the leather seats and all sounds real nice
(i hope you have an alarm?? )

Cyrus

pics will follow prob post chrimbo ive a few bits and pieces i want to do

@BMoferral, ill keep her 18months or so then maybe an alfa gt or a bmw 330 or something

onwards and up!

TempestSabre

At this rate of change in 6 yrs you'll have a ferrari

ratminer

Nobody know how to negotiate ?

You have a €300 pa differential on the tax between the golf and the bmw - IF you had asked I 'might' have pushed in two years tax differential off the price to make it work for you, so you would have a golf @ 30Kmiles vs a bmw 323 @ 42K miles for cheaper....

anyway, enjoy the golf - they are easier to park anyway

Cyrus

sorry rathminer my insurance will now stay put aswell and this golf will be 200bhp is a few weeks and has the spec i required whereas if i bought ur beemer id have wanted new alloys etc, its a lovely car but id have needed 16k to have it the way i wanted

good luck sellin

fletch

Cyrus wrote:

sorry rathminer my insurance will now stay put aswell and this golf will be 200bhp is a few weeks and has the spec i required whereas if i bought ur beemer id have wanted new alloys etc, its a lovely car but id have needed 16k to have it the way i wanted

good luck sellin

Any pics for us Cyrus?

Cyrus

Cyrus wrote:

pics will follow prob post chrimbo ive a few bits and pieces i want to do

@BMoferral, ill keep her 18months or so then maybe an alfa gt or a bmw 330 or something

onwards and up!

anywho only paid deposit picking up thursday!