Post a picture of your car here Part 4 (quote a picture, get a 24h ban!!)

Hachiko

well its march/april 2008 i think when first registered.

We have crap roads here too I can assure you.

Dia1988

Top Dog wrote: »

Depends really. If it was first registered before 1st July 2008 then it could be taxed on capacity which is just under €1100. If it was after 1st July 2008 then its emmissions and €2350.

All imported cars registered in 2008 overseas fall into the Co2 based tax system regardless of which month they were registered in an overseas country in 2008.

In this case, this Lexus IS250 was registered in the UK in March 2008, however if one were to import it into Ireland now it would be based on the C02 based tax rate system, a staggering 2,350 euro a year!

However, if a Lexus is250 was registered in Ireland in March 2008, it would be based on the CC based tax rate system, at 1080 euro a year.

Hachiko

*scratches head.

Is that the upper tax band in Ireland...?!, I think 500GBP is the limit in the uk., so this weedy 2.5 is almost at the upper end itself.

wonski

Dia1988 wrote: »

All imported cars registered in 2008 overseas fall into the Co2 based tax system regardless of which month they were registered in an overseas country in 2008.

In this case, this Lexus IS250 was registered in the UK in March 2008, however if one were to import it into Ireland now it would be based on the C02 based tax rate system, a staggering 2,350 euro a year!

However, if a Lexus is250 was registered in Ireland in March 2008, it would be based on the CC based tax rate system, at 1080 euro a year.

This is crazy:eek:

Is this Lexus less environment-friendly than the other one

I do understand there always has to be a deadline / point in the law but this one is just

On the other hand all those diesels that are not so clean anymore. They were so clean and green not so long ago....Now they are not?

Let's just charge every household €2000 per year for having a car - that would make sense. Or even better - €10000 per year.

sk8board

I have one of those exact cars:

I drive an '08 520d which was registered in the UK in March '08, driven as a demo and imported/registered in Ireland in December '08 with 4000 km on the clock. It was one of what BMW called the Sterling Collection.

I pay the low emissions based tax.

ba_barabus

Wouldn't I be correct in saying that 2008 cars go on whichever motor tax system is cheaper or has that changed? It used to be the case anyway

Old diesel

wonski wrote: »

This is crazy:eek:

Is this Lexus less environment-friendly than the other one

I do understand there always has to be a deadline / point in the law but this one is just

On the other hand all those diesels that are not so clean anymore. They were so clean and green not so long ago....Now they are not?

Let's just charge every household €2000 per year for having a car - that would make sense. Or even better - €10000 per year.

I think the issue is more the frankly REDICULOUS jump to the top rate from the 2nd highest on the c02 system.

I THINK you've got a rate of around 1200 on c02 - and then you jump to the massive nightmare 2 k plus top rate.

Theres actually no need for a 2 k plus top rate - as we have seen how Irish people are happy to spend to go from a car on 700/800 euro tax on old system to 200 euros or less on the new tax system.

I think 1200 should be the TOP rate - no need for a higher one

Duke O Smiley

Looking poorly. In dire need of a valet.

davycc

Ex lord mayors car? Looks class either way

Duke O Smiley

davycc wrote: »

Ex lord mayors car? Looks class either way

Mayoral car of Limerick would be 97-L-1, for Limerick City. LK is county.

....I think.

jprboy

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Mayoral car of Limerick would be 97-L-1, for Limerick City. LK is county.

....I think.

Correct.

The two administrative areas were unified last year so all vehicles first registered after 01.01.2014 in the city or county are "L" only.

Saab's were the car of choice for Limerick mayors back in the mid to late 90's I think. My mother's cousin was mayor in 96 and I think he had a 900

Edit: Never mind what I said there. He had a Carina as mayor according to my brother and his wife drove a Saab for years. Motor check tells me most mayoral cars in the late 90's were rovers and early 00s were Saab's. I knew there was a few of the same cars in the running for a while

Duke O Smiley

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Saab's were the car of choice for Limerick mayors back in the mid to late 90's I think. My mother's cousin was mayor in 96 and I think he had a 900

Edit: Never mind what I said there. He had a Carina as mayor according to my brother and his wife drove a Saab for years. Motor check tells me most mayoral cars in the late 90's were rovers and early 00s were Saab's. I knew there was a few of the same cars in the running for a while

I know 98 LK 1 and it's also a Jag, or a Daimler 4 litre supercharged LWB. I don't know who the previous owner was but it's quite a coincidence the two regs are attached to Jags.

My guess would be they were just pre-orders from some big shot in Limerick in 1997 and 1998.

Noccy_Mondy

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Looking poorly. In dire need of a valet.

Kaiser D? :eek:

Noccy_Mondy

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Kaiser D? :eek:

Was thinking the same! If so, welcome back sir

goz83

Dia1988 wrote: »

It's actually 2350 euro

And for an 08 car I was making a comparison with other 08 cars in Ireland, not a particular model.

I wouldn't call it "a steal" unless you're happy with the entire Irish road network!!

motor tax being spent on the roads? :pac:

Fey!

Alanstrainor

Fey! wrote: »

You'll have to upload that image on the likes of imgur.com for us plebs to see it!

nd

Gave her her first proper polish up since late summer. Yeah tis a standard 1.4 corolla.

toastedpickles

Jaysis, lookin well!

Bpmull

nd wrote: »

Gave her her first proper polish up since late summer. Yeah tis a standard 1.4 corolla.

Looks very well when polished up like that. Might do my one tomorrow I'm gone terrible bad in terms of cleaning it the last few months maybe it's just down to the weather leaving the roads in a crap condition. It hasn't seen polish since last summer.

carzony

Those corollas are still a very fresh looking car. is that 13 years old? :O

Ded_Zebra

Said it before and I'll say it again but those wheels look great on that corolla!:cool:

Make it look very modern IMO. The condition of the rest of the car is class too:)

I really like to see just "ordinary" cars that are really clean and well looked after. Makes me warm and fuzzy inside :P

Tragedy

Military Road yesterday around 5ish. Fierce amount of fog and only over the featherbeds.


Yeats country New Years Eve

toastedpickles

This ones's gona be fun to keep clean only washed it a week ago

Bpmull

Gave the golf it's first proper clean since last summer. Still very basic compared to the way some on here clean their cars, but anyway gave it a wash two bucket method and dry. Then used autoglym srp and then autoglym egp. Happy enough with how it came out not perfect but respectable looking again nice feeling to drive a car when it's clean.

wotzgoingon

toastedpickles wrote: »

This ones's gona be fun to keep clean only washed it a week ago

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Those alloys are nicer than the ones you got with it.

toastedpickles

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Those alloys are nicer than the ones you got with it.

I actually really like the other ones!they make the car look even lower, but they're buckled so I'm gona get them repaired

wotzgoingon

toastedpickles wrote: »

I actually really like the other ones!they make the car look even lower, but they're buckled so I'm gona get them repaired

Are they different size alloys and different profile tyres?

toastedpickles

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Are they different size alloys and different profile tyres?

Nope! exact same