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Can teh Irish Car Trade save itself?

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    #32
    kmick
    Registered Users Posts: 3,375 ✭✭✭kmick


    neuromancer wrote: »
    Do you work for Fianna Fail?
    Yes, this is a good idea with regards to getting the motoring industry out of a tough spot, but does nothing for the consumer trying to shop around. More expensive imports slaps in the face of someone trying to save a few quid.

    Yeah it sounds like a plan a civil servant would come up with. More tax.Similar to Brian Cowens plan to tax his way out of recession.

    Why not do away with a number of taxes on cars making it CHEAPER to buy a car here than in the UK. That way all of a sudden 200,000 UK people are looking to buy a car in Ireland and ship it to the UK instead of vice versa. The current government dont seem to have any plan - its getting scary.


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    #33
    Tipsy Mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,559 ✭✭✭Tipsy Mac


    VRT has resulted in a full doomsday scenario to the car industry. The only savior I see is to sell new cars at attractive prices to buyers in the UK, this could prove difficult with the currency difference. The used car business is dead and as a result of cars not moving down the food chain new car sales are dead too so new cars need to sell with no trade in getting taken in.


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    #34
    mickdw
    Registered Users Posts: 23,367 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    neuromancer wrote: »
    Do you work for Fianna Fail?

    Yes, this is a good idea with regards to getting the motoring industry out of a tough spot, but does nothing for the consumer trying to shop around. More expensive imports slaps in the face of someone trying to save a few quid.

    I dont work for FF but I reckon I could hold down a 200k/year job with them no prob:D plus bonuses of course.


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