Jolfa Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Happy days!Time to leave the country before it gets even worse methinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Von das Vater-Land werden wir wie' gehen!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that NBR dude Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 I love the comment "The Prime Minister told MPs in June that 'the majority of drivers will benefit"What drivers exactly was he referring to? The ones that dont drive a car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskimo Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Good, i'm happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 (edited) What drivers exactly was he referring to? The ones that dont drive a car?That's me!- I have my full license but don't own a car, lol. Edited August 21, 2008 by Revolver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzo Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 (edited) f Edited August 21, 2008 by anzo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 (edited) "Many vehicles are expected to become virtually worthless and unsaleable. 'Hardest hit of all will be drivers of the automatic variants of larger- engine cars up to seven years old who will be hit by a double whammy of huge increases in vehicle excise duty and more rapid depreciation which could severely affect values,' said CAP. "Anybody want my BMW ? I'll even give you a full tank of fuel ! Just take it away....No.But on the plus side, for those that can afford Insurance theres going to loads of cheap bahn stormers out there. V12 XJS springs to mind Also, does this mean that if you taxed your car the month before the tax laws came out you could then cash in your tax and make £180 ? I hope so. Edited August 21, 2008 by ✠Pashley26✠ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 automatic variants of larger- engine cars up to seven years oldI'm not sure but the wording of that makes me think your BMW might actualy be safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 wow the government is getting desperate now... Nice 205 gti infront of that golf (?) in the pic btw but what if my car is only worth say £400? lol doubt this is going to affect me at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzo Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 (edited) Nice 205 gti infront of that golf (?) in the pic btw They could have used a better picture of a car without the reflection of a cop in the window; ironically, probably getting fined for not paying road tax!This is turning out like the TV licence situation when it first came about...You could get away with not paying it for years because the fine would be cheaper then the length of time you got away without paying - but then they made it a criminal offence to get around that one.It pisses me off when I watch Road Wars or anything similar, people driving around with no licence or insurance and they get a fine of about £150 - makes me wonder why I f**king bother. Edited August 21, 2008 by anzo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 yeah, its like the people they do for not having a licence, so they ban them from driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 yay so i will have to pay someone to take my car away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 I'm not sure but the wording of that makes me think your BMW might actualy be safe.Phewww.Now might be a bad time for me to be getting out of the classic car trade ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Yippee, my van is going to be virtually worthless. f**k me I hate this government. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Buy an economical car = job sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Am I the only one who thinks that the government tax us so much because its their only source of income?We don't have raw materials to export - well we do, but it's more expensive than elsewhere -, we don't manufacture shit - well, we do but it costs a bomb compared to labour in a Less Economically Developed Country -, Perhaps the only thing we can do is sell buildings for businesses to use, but who the f**k wants a place in England when you can have it in your company's home country?Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Let's not get too worked up about this, it's in the Daily Fail after all...Bra's give you cancer, Emo is a cult that's wiping out young children...Srsly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_travis Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Buy an economical car = job sorted.credit crunch eliminates the majority of peoples chances of getting the credit to purchase a new car though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 (edited) credit crunch eliminates the majority of peoples chances of getting the credit to purchase a new car though?So new automatically means economical ?Some of the most economical cars around are old.I used to have a Diesel Citroen AX. It would regularly put back 100mpg and i sold it for £200 7 months ago.If you want my advise buy a mid 80's diesel. Then you get Cheap Tax, Cheap Insurance and Cheap Motoring!Edit- After a small bit of Research. - "In 1989 a naturally aspirated diesel AX, using the 1360 cc all aluminium alloy TUD engine, managed a figure of 2.7 L/100 km (87 mpg–U.S. / 105 mpg–imp), totalling over 1,000 miles (1,609 km) from Dover to Barcelona. This was the longest ever distance travelled on 10 imp gal (45.5 L/12.0 US gal) of fuel and earned it a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the most economical production car."Another edit after a bit of maths !SHIT...Just realised thats 1000miles on £54.60 ,if you put diesel at £1.20 a litre as it is at my local Sainsbury's ! Edited August 21, 2008 by ✠Pashley26✠ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 It pisses me off when I watch Road Wars or anything similar, people driving around with no licence or insurance and they get a fine of about £150 - makes me wonder why I f**king bother.In case you hit somebody or something and have to pay out your own pocket rather than letting them claim on your insurance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzo Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Yea, I understand the law regarding having insurance, although the punishment should match the crime.I currently pay around £900 on a 1.1 at 20. Someone could be driving around with no licence, not MOT, tax or insurance and yet they'd receive a fine roughly the same as what I pay in road tax for a year. Sure they get banned, but they never had a licence in the first place... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 So new automatically means economical ?Some of the most economical cars around are old.I used to have a Diesel Citroen AX. It would regularly put back 100mpg and i sold it for £200 7 months ago.If you want my advise buy a mid 80's diesel. Then you get Cheap Tax, Cheap Insurance and Cheap Motoring!Edit- After a small bit of Research. - "In 1989 a naturally aspirated diesel AX, using the 1360 cc all aluminium alloy TUD engine, managed a figure of 2.7 L/100 km (87 mpg–U.S. / 105 mpg–imp), totalling over 1,000 miles (1,609 km) from Dover to Barcelona. This was the longest ever distance travelled on 10 imp gal (45.5 L/12.0 US gal) of fuel and earned it a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the most economical production car."Another edit after a bit of maths !SHIT...Just realised thats 1000miles on £54.60 ,if you put diesel at £1.20 a litre as it is at my local Sainsbury's !thats possibly the most eco around. TU engines are pretty simple to maintain too, and I doubt it had an ecu and stuff to fiddle with too. the 205 1.8D gives back about 55-60mpg, similar age to the AX youre talking about too. to be honest 70mpg is bloody amazing Im tempted to try and find one now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 (edited) Do it ! I thaught that would be noticed by some of the more sensible members Mine was a "Cascade" model so it had 5 doors and elec windows in the front Edited August 21, 2008 by ✠Pashley26✠ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Arnold Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 yeah i had a 1.8 d 205 pug and it was ace. it was a real challenge to get the fuel gauge to move haha. light cars are the way forward, theyre soo much better than a modern heavy car with all these gadgets and crap weighing them down!1.8 d - 1.5 d pug or citreon from 1985 - 1998 ! they're soo good oh and pash, 100mpg, thats overexaggerating a bit thats like putting 5 quid in and getting 100 miles. so you were getting 1000 miles to a tank? pah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 yeah i had a 1.8 d 205 pug and it was ace. it was a real challenge to get the fuel gauge to move haha. light cars are the way forward, theyre soo much better than a modern heavy car with all these gadgets and crap weighing them down!1.8 d - 1.5 d pug or citreon from 1985 - 1998 ! they're soo good oh and pash, 100mpg, thats overexaggerating a bit thats like putting 5 quid in and getting 100 miles. so you were getting 1000 miles to a tank? pahYeah it was more like 70-80 but it made people remember what cheap motoring really is though The world record thing is pretty good though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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