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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 08 August 2014, 16:26:44
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I have just taxed the family Corsa online.
Surely with a small economical car such as this the road tax should be £0.
Bastards. >:(
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You need to get a
life Leaf.
£0 VED
£0 congestion charge
4 hours free parking in London
free charging in London too!
The girl pays for herself 8)
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Or for £30 VED you can have a car that can do more than 50 miles between coffee breaks :P
*ducks*
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;D ;D ;D ;D
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Or for £30 VED you can have a car that can do more than 50 miles between coffee breaks :P
*ducks*
Exactly....and a car where I could actually complete my daily commute without worrying when sat in a traffic jam :y
My father always advised looking at a car and working out what the single most expensive but to replace/repair is when buying it. When that item is actually a consumable, ouch! ;D ;) :y
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I hear you all on that. I have it well managed now with contingencies. I did manage a 48 hour round trip to sheffield a few weeks ago without incident. Took an hour longer than with a petrol car doing the same-ish speed on which half was spent in the bogs/eating dinner, etc.
Cant wait for the Tesla Model E, 3 or III..... :-\ which comes out in 2017. Now that will be a market changer :y
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You know I'm only mildly taking the urine really .. I did look at the Leaf recently (it felt bigger inside than it did when looking at yours) :)
There's a fella at head office in the US with a Tesla Model S - he swears by it.. I'm guessing he also earns quite a bit more than me! ;D
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The model S is something else! I still have the whiplash from flooring it on the H1 in Hawaii!
But at the price it is out of most people's budget. I have seen a couple in the UK but not many but that is because we do not have the same tax breaks you do in the US for such things. If I recall the model S our friend bought would only cost about $30k because of various tax breaks on the purchase of the car, additional solar panels and income tax breaks which in total knocked more than $40k off the price!
If only our Chancellor would do the same!
This is why I can't wait for the model III, same battery tech and thus up to 200 miles autonomy....... :o (admittedly 160 miles in real life, but still!)
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Accoding to the log book the 1.2 Corsa throws out a miserly 146 G/KM. That won't pollute Mother Earth much.....it won't even give her a sniffle..... ;D ;D
What does your G/Km level have to drop below to become tax exempt?
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Accoding to the log book the 1.2 Corsa throws out a miserly 146 G/KM. That won't pollute Mother Earth much.....it won't even give her a sniffle..... ;D ;D
What does your G/Km level have to drop below to become tax exempt?
99G/km I think ???
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Surely hydrogen fuel cell cars are the future. The time to 'refuel' being similar to petrol. :y :y
I could be tempted by one of these. :y
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There's a date element to car tax as well, to ensure that only the newest, meanest cars get zero rated >:(
Onan would be proud ;D
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I have just taxed the family Corsa online.
Surely with a small economical car such as this the road tax should be £0.
Bastards. >:(
The 700cc Smart's road tax isn't as low as you'd expect. I thinks it's a gram or so into the next band which makes it about £110/£120 per year. I can't wait for next May when they're all due again ??? ??? £875 IIRC :'( :'(
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I have just taxed the family Corsa online.
Surely with a small economical car such as this the road tax should be £0.
Bastards. >:(
The 700cc Smart's road tax isn't as low as you'd expect. I thinks it's a gram or so into the next band which makes it about £110/£120 per year. I can't wait for next May when they're all due again ??? ??? £875 IIRC :'( :'(
That would be my monthly fuel bill in the 3.0 , but i only use it to go to the shops twice a week :)
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I have just taxed the family Corsa online.
Surely with a small economical car such as this the road tax should be £0.
Bastards. >:(
The 700cc Smart's road tax isn't as low as you'd expect. I thinks it's a gram or so into the next band which makes it about £110/£120 per year. I can't wait for next May when they're all due again ??? ??? £875 IIRC :'( :'(
A drop in the ocean for a wealthy man such as yourself, Andy. :)
Little more than loose change..... ;)
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A drop in the ocean for a wealthy man such as yourself, Andy. :)
Little more than loose change..... ;)
I wish ....... and the Smart decided today that it didn't want to play ......... I'm sure that'll cost me too :(
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A drop in the ocean for a wealthy man such as yourself, Andy. :)
Little more than loose change..... ;)
I wish ....... and the Smart decided today that it didn't want to play ......... I'm sure that'll cost me too :(
The Smart is a small car therefore any repair bills will also be small.......... ::) ::) ::) ;)
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A drop in the ocean for a wealthy man such as yourself, Andy. :)
Little more than loose change..... ;)
I wish ....... and the Smart decided today that it didn't want to play ......... I'm sure that'll cost me too :(
The Smart is a small car therefore any repair bills will also be small.......... ::) ::) ::) ;)
Hold that thought 8) ............ I'll let you know next week :y :y
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A drop in the ocean for a wealthy man such as yourself, Andy. :)
Little more than loose change..... ;)
I wish ....... and the Smart decided today that it didn't want to play ......... I'm sure that'll cost me too :(
The Smart is a small car therefore any repair bills will also be small.......... ::) ::) ::) ;)
Hold that thought 8) ............ I'll let you know next week :y :y
Shall we say Less than a tenner all in. :y :y Positive thinking costs nothing, Andy. ;)
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Shall we say Less than a tenner all in. :y :y Positive thinking costs nothing, Andy. ;)
I'm suspecting crank sensor (even though the Snap on diagnostic kit the tyre garage had didn't show anything :-\ ) and they're around £100 ;)