http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/589165.htm
gotta be a bargain for someone :P
thought theres no such thing as tax exempt anymore.. only vehicles before 1973 can be tax exempt.
Im probably wrong, its been a while since i was up on all this sh*t :P
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/road-tax/?deriv=807
£120.00 for 12 months going on rates upto April 2010, its just mad that.
could easily be 126k, only 5 digits on the mileometer
Jaimz :rock:
Could be 1 million million and 26k :P still looks like a shopping cart bargain :P
But £120 for tax !! WTF. It should be cheap imo :P
our electric van is tax exempt
So cars dont go tax exempt now after so many years?
Quote from: BaconSo cars dont go tax exempt now after so many years?
no the date doesnt roll over anymore, labour froze it to 1973.
Quote from: DEViANCEQuote from: BaconSo cars dont go tax exempt now after so many years?
no the date doesnt roll over anymore, labour froze it to 1973.
Labour are Bastards.
I think that car is a low miler, its got good paint work.
Quote from: Markour electric van is tax exempt
key word being electric
Brand new Toyota Prius things = £15 for 12month road tax
Quote from: Markour electric van is tax exempt
And yeh i was referring to tax exempt by age :D
Its a shame its been stopped at pre 1973 only tbh
Quote from: Markour electric van is tax exempt
ohhhhh....what kind is it? how many miles does it do and how much weight does it carry ?
Ive often thought about buying a stolen/recovered van and converting it to electric.... only i cant imagine Id get many miles out of it with a full load on...
(would need to be a medium sized transit minimum)
Quote from: BaconCould be 1 million million and 26k :P still looks like a shopping cart bargain :P
But £120 for tax !! WTF. It should be cheap imo :P
its all based on emissions, and i dont imagine a fiat lump of that age is gonna be particularly eco-friendly..
Jaimz :rock:
on cars before made 2001 its just done on engine size and there is only 2 bands.
under 1549cc which is £120 for 12months
over 1549cc which is £185 for 12 months
Quote from: DEViANCEon cars before made 2001 its just done on engine size and there is only 2 bands.
under 1549cc which is £120 for 12months
over 1549cc which is £185 for 12 months
On a Ford Escort i am looking at the moment its got a 1.6 petrol engine and its 1597cc, only 40cc over the £120 band and so it will be £185 its a piss take.
Liam
The last thing that should concern you is its tax bracket - the escort is a woeful, sh*tty, terrible piece of crap. avoid. That engine is also a piece of crap.
i had a scrote, paid £200 for it and then had to pay another £200 to get it thru MOT, f**ked clutch, rust everywhere and knackered CV boots and wheel bearings
AVOID
Doesnt FIAT stand for Fix It Again Tomorrow -)
tbh, unless youre going for real bargain bucket type stuff... road tax shouldnt be an important factor when youre deciding which car to get !
£60 is less than 1 tank of a fuel !
I was reading about electric cars lastnight, apparently some place in canada is doing full kits but they are pricy, but some blokes have made their own at home, transplanting in mark 1 golfs etc.
Looks quite fun :P
But doubtful its a cheap solution :P
Quote from: MarkThe last thing that should concern you is its tax bracket - the escort is a woeful, sh*tty, terrible piece of crap. avoid. That engine is also a piece of crap.
Actually the LX ones have sh*t engines, not the Finesse ones.
Liam
they use the same engines. LX and finesse is a trim level
Ford engines from that generation are woeful.
I would go out on a limb and say that the diesel was possibly the worst small capacity diesel in the world at the time
They were still (And may still be!) using the rattly old pushrod piece of dung as well
Quote from: LiamQuote from: MarkThe last thing that should concern you is its tax bracket - the escort is a woeful, sh*tty, terrible piece of crap. avoid. That engine is also a piece of crap.
Actually the LX ones have sh*t engines, not the Finesse ones.
Liam
IIRC Pretty much all of them are effectively the old rattly CVH engine, but in the case of some updated with Zetec stuff. Still a crappy underpowered POS.
gotta love the spare wheel under the bonnet