BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day

unkel

Agreed of course, Colm. Provided a commercially taxed car is used commercially. And not at all for private use / going to the shop / driving to footy training / bringing the kids to school etc. Isn't there a form you have to sign now for commercial motor tax that you officially state you will never use the car for anything other than commercial use?

colm_mcm

Think thats crew cab.
Obv you could use a crewcab as a normal car. A 2 seat commercial with blanked out windows isn't as practical or desirable for family use.
You'd have to go a long way to find someone who's never used a van for going to the shop.

unkel

colm_mcm wrote: »

Think thats crew cab.

Nah, don't think so. Commercial motor tax is commercial motor tax. No matter what form the car is

colm_mcm wrote: »

You'd have to go a long way to find someone who's never used a van for going to the shop.

You're probably right there. Seems a bit harsh for your local tradesman not to be allowed to go to the shop in his van on his commercial motor tax. Maybe someone in here can dig up the commercial tax declaration form or link to it so we can see exactly what it says?

colm_mcm

No, for the declaration I mean. There's a specific crewcab declaration form you need to sign.


Here's the Sligo version, I believe they vary
http://www.sligococo.ie/media/CouncilDownloads/MotorTax/CrewCabDeclarationForm.pdf

You have the likes of Discoverys, land cruisers etc now being registered new as crewcabs. Have back seats, windows etc.

unkel

Thanks for the link Colm!

It sickens me to see so many new 5/6/7* seaters like Discos and Landcruisers taxed commercially when clearly they are family cars :mad:

*from the form: "with seating for a driver and a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 6 other persons"

millington

unkel wrote: »

That's saying it gently. 290BHP. Commercial. Cheap tax. M-spec. Yeah, right. The nice honest gentleman selling that car is the reason we all pay more than we have to for our tax and insurance. Scumbag.

It's definitely not 290bhp nor is it an M-sport but it is a legitimate commercial vehicle. How it's used, is up to the owner and far from strictly enforced. I don't think there are any commercial vehicles on the road that aren't used for some personal use. Most commercial insurance policies cover this aswell.

CheezePleeze

unkel wrote: »

It sickens me to see so many new 5/6/7* seaters like Discos and Landcruisers taxed commercially when clearly they are family cars

What's your problem with that. I paid €1430 or whatever for about 6 years. Now I pay 330 a year. Paid my dues. I use the car on a commercial basis four weekends a year.

The state can bite me.:eek:

colm_mcm

colm_mcm wrote: »

........

drivetrain alone is surely worth more than that? Tax worth around €240

A 170k mile 1.5 Renault diesel engine & gearbox might be worth €600 ish on a pallet ready to go.

unkel wrote: »

.......... Isn't there a form you have to sign now for commercial motor tax that you officially state you will never use the car for anything other than commercial use?

Yep, at time of first taxing in one's ownership.

alias no.9

unkel wrote: »

Terrible. AVOID, AVOID, AVOID!

That Mazda diesel engine is probably the single worst engine in a mass produced car in decades. Yes, seriously.

The Subaru Boxer Diesel is making a strong challenge based on recent reports

randy hickey

Selling this for my brother:

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volkswagen-passat-1-9-tdi-highline/12368783

26000 Elephants

Looks tidy, not too common and should continue performing without drama for the foreseeable future. €750 (NCT for a year)

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-a6-1-9tdi-110bhp-new-nct-6-17/12464734



A full years test (6/17) on this old TDI for a grand. No mileage listed but on the NCT cert the first digit looks like a 2!

Cortina_MK_IV

To me looks like 294922?

punisher5112

Correct near 300k miles

ligertigon

randy hickey wrote: »

Selling this for my brother:

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volkswagen-passat-1-9-tdi-highline/12368783

Would he take a px + cash?

randy hickey

ligertigon wrote: »

Would he take a px + cash?

Sorry, no - the reason he's selling is because he got a new job a few weeks ago that comes with a company car.
Thanks anyway.

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-ls430-tax-amp-long-nct/12468984



Nice looking LS430 with test to 3/17 and a bit of tax. Asking €1750...I wonder if €1500 would be a bit too cheeky..

bear1

I'd have said not cheeky at all if there wasn't tax worth for another 2 months.
You could give it a go but even at 1750e that's a bargain. G'wan and buy it!

Jayop

That's almost one to buy, drive for a year then put into storage. Would make some classic and probably be worth a lot more in a few years.

Jimmy Garlic

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-ls430-tax-amp-long-nct/12468984



Nice looking LS430 with test to 3/17 and a bit of tax. Asking €1750...I wonder if €1500 would be a bit too cheeky..

Nobody wants a 4.3L car with the bones of two grand annual tax bill, and that is before you put a drop of petrol in it, and you would be doing that a lot. I bet a grand would be accepted for it. There is absolutely no demand whatsoever for petrol cars with enormous engines.

frozenfrozen

No demand whatsoever, except for the 15 or so posters here who have a barge currently, and all the 1809 tax cars you see on the road every single day

Red Kev

E220 Estate, NCT done 5 weeks ago, valid till mid-September, so you could buy it, and put it through again in a fortnights time. Seems to be an honest ad. Is it a bit low at the back or is it just my imagination?

€1550


https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/mercedes-220te-w124-7-seat-estate-fresh-nct-/12198169

GvidoR

Anyone for a 2003 Citroen Xsara 3 door coupe? 1.4 VTR - good bit of power for the size.

NCT passed only 3 months ago as you can see on the disc.
4 Hankook tyres with decent amount of tread
Leather seats
Electric windows
Remote central locking
Extra key
Fog lights
€800

crazyjim

frozenfrozen wrote: »

No demand whatsoever, except for the 15 or so posters here who have a barge currently, and all the 1809 tax cars you see on the road every single day

I think a year or two ago a marked 2001 Lexus with 150k miles would have been cheaper than 1750.

The LS430 can look quite bloated and hasn't aged well. Although it must be dependent on colour - I saw a facelifted wine coloured one yesterday and it looked classy as hell

cadaliac

crazyjim wrote: »

I think a year or two ago a marked 2001 Lexus with 150k miles would have been cheaper than 1750.

The LS430 can look quite bloated and hasn't aged well. Although it must be dependent on colour - I saw a facelifted wine coloured one yesterday and it looked classy as hell

The fact that people aren't playing tax roulette with cops anymore is more of a factor. ANPR has a lot to answer for. If someone though they could get away with 6 months tax on a car like that rather than the full 12 months, it becomes palatable. Now, you can't declare your car off the road, after you get stopped. This stopped a load of people dodging tax.
It also made that lexus near sale proof.
When you add up the tax per year coupled with running costs, it's actually not a cheap car at all.

Jimmy Garlic

frozenfrozen wrote: »

No demand whatsoever, except for the 15 or so posters here who have a barge currently, and all the 1809 tax cars you see on the road every single day

Might suit someone with more money than sense, because it is sillyness to be driving a 20mpg barge with a 4.3L engine, and a tax bill that exceeds the value of the car.

Arthur Daley

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

Might suit someone with more money than sense, because it is sillyness to be driving a 20mpg barge with a 4.3L engine, and a tax bill that exceeds the value of the car.

Each to their own. But I can justify overpaying tax by €1,300 a year for 12 years and do 10,000 miles a year in sumptuous luxury vs. Buying a korean ****box for 25 grand and scrapping it in 2028. But each to their own as I say, there are advantages to all approaches.

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/saab-95-estate-new-nct-05-17-1250/12479689



Nice looking '04 automatic estate with NCT 5/17 for €1250

And if a Saab isn't for you -

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/04-volvo-v70-estate-2ltr-t-auto-/12433243

Esel

^ Would that year Saab have the oil strainer blockage issue?

colm_mcm

GvidoR wrote: »

Anyone for a 2003 Citroen Xsara 3 door coupe? 1.4 VTR - good bit of power for the size.

NCT passed only 3 months ago as you can see on the disc.
4 Hankook tyres with decent amount of tread
Leather seats
Electric windows
Remote central locking
Extra key
Fog lights
€800

75bhp. I had one. they're slow.