If the price of petrol and road tax wasn't an issue..

djimi

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Id go for a Skyline GTR R34, dreamt of that since I was in school. Would be slightly impractical to own with the cost of petrol.

Pretty much my dream car!

kaimera

amg merc
or the bmws or mustang

ARGINITE

Mazda RX8

useless

Jaguar XKR

Dord

AMG 500 SEC without a doubt. Might as well do it in style. 5L V8! :cool:

dar83

H3llR4iser

So, to make a long story short:

Because of motor tax and fuel costs, everybody and their neighbors in Ireland drives a BMW.

If there was no motor tax and fuel was free, everybody would drive a BMW.

Hooray for personality and originality :P:confused::P:confused:

So let's see:

Scenario 1
Motor tax and fuel still cost as they do for everyone, but let's say I win some lottery giving me free lifetime motor tax and fuel.
I'd get some of these:




(This last one being a childhood favourite due to "Dukes of Hazzard"!)

Case 2

Motor tax and fuel are free for everybody - in this case, big engined/performance cars would not depreciate as dramatically as they do and we'd all be back driving Fiestas (although they'd probably be ultra-inefficient, 90bhp 3.0L )

ShadowHearth

Is this a Dream car thread or a real world option if tax or petrol would not be crippling?

AllthingsCP

I drive a 1.6 petrol Passat, Honestly would not change i love it best car i ever had.

MetzgerMeister

H3llR4iser wrote: »

So, to make a long story short:

Because of motor tax and fuel costs, everybody and their neighbors in Ireland drives a BMW.

Yeah I drive a BMW so that I can get c. 25mpg and spend €1500 a year on tax :pac:

Scortho

If insurance wasn't an issue a 166 v6 please! God I hate being young!:(

ShadowHearth

If there would be no stupid tax, then 100% I would be now driving something like this:

Idbatterim

the thing is, if tax and fuel werent so expensive, these cars wouldnt be going for the pocket change that they are...

jca

Lucena wrote: »

If petrol was free I'd still drive my current car, a Dacia Logan MCV. 4.5l/100km. Leave as much fuel for the future generations as possible!

Yawn!!
Its supposed to be a bit of fun...

jca

Ronnie Beck wrote: »

Exactly... Try a bit of imagination laaads...
Like this http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C223805

Dord

jca wrote: »

Exactly... Try a bit of imagination laaads...
Like this http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C223805

Fair 'nuff on the petrol front but you'd get classic tax on that.

wexie

Woodie.....

mb1725

The 2014 Pullman concept looks the business:

dgt

Petrol and tax not an issue? I think I'd still drive me 406.... Maybe a V6 one for the shneer

An 037 or Delta S4 would be a must though!

cabledude

If money was not an issue I'd have my ass in one of these.

Chris_Heilong

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Is this a Dream car thread or a real world option if tax or petrol would not be crippling?

At least I picked two cars that are affordable at the moment but the high tax pervents me from buying

Curran

For putting the miles on!
760i



The weekend car!
E39 M5 - change the wooden interior trim to the brushed titanium thats in most M5s

RandomAccess

Curran wrote: »

...

The weekend car!
E39 M5 - change the wooden interior trim to the brushed titanium thats in most M5s

Clicked onto the website,

They have some fantastic cars,
and one thats a mad price -
http://www.4starclassics.com/Honda-Z-Micro-For-Sale/
:eek:

shankespony

Just like Dubai then no tax and cheap petrol, lots of mustangs, land cruisers, porsche cayennes, big dodge and lincoln 4x4's a car nuts paradise.

shankespony

Check out dubizzle.ae for the cars they have there in the UAE

ShadowHearth

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

At least I picked two cars that are affordable at the moment but the high tax pervents me from buying

That's what I was aiming at too. I did linked alpina picture, but I was more aiming at 740. 4 door gtt is not very exotic and expensive too. Some people really got wild here, or people earn a lot more then I think lol.

jca

Dord wrote: »

Fair 'nuff on the petrol front but you'd get classic tax on that.

Still a lot more character than a BM double you E....whatever.....

gowley

for under 5k what about this http://www.carzone.ie/search/Audi/A8/3.7-AUTO/34413651670974540/advert?channel=CARS

Big Nasty

I came close enough with the 735 I sold in December and the Trans Am I currently have for sale. Ideally I would go for an M5 or RS6 and a Mustang Boss 429.

cabledude

gowley wrote: »

for under 5k what about this http://www.carzone.ie/search/Audi/A8/3.7-AUTO/34413651670974540/advert?channel=CARS

A fine machine. €1683 in tax is just a joke for a 10 year old car. Surely the state has made enough money off this vehicle after VAT VRT Road Tax in its 10 years of motoring to reduce the tax liability. What would be wrong with, say classing it as a 2.0L anc charging €800 odd for it.

Now folks there's my rant. Sorry for going slightly off topic but the tax system in Ireland is a joke.

jca

gowley wrote: »

for under 5k what about this http://www.carzone.ie/search/Audi/A8/3.7-AUTO/34413651670974540/advert?channel=CARS

Now that's what I call a nice car. A good candidate for an LPG conversion..Tax would be hard to stomach though...

gowley

jca wrote: »

Now that's what I call a nice car. A good candidate for an LPG conversion..Tax would be hard to stomach though...

that was the point of the thread. if petrol and tax wasnt an issue

sogood

I get 28mpg and pay 2k per annum road tax, bummer! At least with the petrol I get something for it, don't start me on the tax. But hey, it's my choice. Not everyones cup of tea, but 4litres, lots of toys, super comfortable and still current IMHO.

Supergurrier

Fuel isn't an issue for me as i do feck all milage maybe 8000 a year and i am currently paying 2.6 tax so i am kinda in pretty deep as it is, settled on my car because i didn't want to go back too far in years and i wanted something affordable to fix in terms of parts or i would have went older luxobarge.

Classic Insurance/tax 300zx would be nice mind

But if we are just talking lala land then.

gowley

sogood wrote: »

I get 28mpg and pay 2k per annum road tax, bummer! At least with the petrol I get something for it, don't start me on the tax. But hey, it's my choice. Not everyones cup of tea, but 4litres, lots of toys, super comfortable and still current IMHO.

lol. at least its very comfortable

jca

gowley wrote: »

that was the point of the thread. if petrol and tax wasnt an issue

Sorry I was starting to dream about actually owning it, :cool::cool:. You poured cold water on my dream..

Sobanek

E36 M3.

jca

Sobanek wrote: »

E36 M3.

Not another B bloody M bloody W

Sobanek

jca wrote: »

Not another B bloody M bloody W

Sorry, it's only the price of petrol and tax - not the price of the car itself

rocky

DAZP93 wrote: »

Just thought it would be interesting to see what people are currently driving, and what they would be driving if petrol and tax wasn't an issue..

Yet another bmw thread :rolleyes::cool:

I drive an E60 530i.
Tax and petrol are not an issue, I'd drive a 550i - lack of em on the market is more the issue, plus getting insured with only 3 years NCB

An E60 M5, if the tank wasn't so small

An F10 M5, when they get to acceptable price levels... apparently they can do 22 mpg around town (I'm averaging 18 atm) - petrol prices not an issue, tank size is...

Sobanek

rocky wrote: »

Yet another bmw thread :rolleyes::cool:

I drive an E60 530i.
Tax and petrol are not an issue, I'd drive a 550i - lack of em on the market is more the issue, plus getting insured with only 3 years NCB

An E60 M5, if the tank wasn't so small

An F10 M5, when they get to acceptable price levels... apparently they can do 22 mpg around town (I'm averaging 18 atm) - petrol prices not an issue, tank size is...

What do you do for a living? Because you're either a pimp or a politician

misses with rifles

4 door 67 chevy impala

MetzgerMeister

Sobanek wrote: »

What do you do for a living? Because you're either a pimp or a politician

I'm going to go with pimp since the 530i has 4 doors :pac:

jca

Sobanek wrote: »

Sorry, it's only the price of petrol and tax - not the price of the car itself

Ha Ha good one:pac::pac:

L-M

E55 AMG W211...

That or a V8 diesel Range Rover Sport.

Or both, I'll have both.

rocky

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Never go full retract :P

OP, I think you can add huge import tax to your list!

For me:

Shure if you remap your one it'll have more usable power than the M3

Ronnie Beck wrote: »

Are you bored or drooling at all the BMWs? :pac:

AllthingsCP wrote: »

I drive a 1.6 petrol Passat, Honestly would not change i love it best car i ever had.

You should get out more... buy a BMW

rocky

cabledude wrote: »

A fine machine. €1683 in tax is just a joke for a 10 year old car. Surely the state has made enough money off this vehicle after VAT VRT Road Tax in its 10 years of motoring to reduce the tax liability. What would be wrong with, say classing it as a 2.0L anc charging €800 odd for it.

Now folks there's my rant. Sorry for going slightly off topic but the tax system in Ireland is a joke.

1809 actually

rocky

Sobanek wrote: »

What do you do for a living? Because you're either a pimp or a politician

both... I hire Enda out for big money

Nah, I don't drink or smoke... may as well enjoy myself

Plus the 530i TCO is less than a new golf probably...

Supergurrier

Can't help but notice what an interesting journey to work it would be every day if out tax system wasn't so draconian.

Small country surrounded by water crap transport system, the goverment really is taking the piss with 60% fuel tax and an ancient taxation system, wouldn't mind but the whole "Administrative costs" arguement is moot as we now get automatic emails telling us when tax is up for renewal.

Some day we will all look back and laugh at what mugs we all were.

jca

rocky wrote: »

Shure if you remap your one it'll have more usable power than the M3



Are you bored or drooling at all the BMWs? :pac:



You should get out more... buy a BMW

1.6 Passat...Jesus you'd be quicker walking, one of the most gutless cars I've ever driven, I got a pain in my ankle keeping the accelerator pressed to the floor. Happily I only had it as a loaner:mad: Horrid yoke.. Now the 1.8T...Thats a different story.