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fudge:
This is double edged for me, you see I sell smart cars as a specialist and interest has increased since the budget, but again people miss the best cars and head straight for the Prius..... a smart diesel is 800cc turbo charged, I run one as my daily driver, it does about 380 miles per tank, oh a tank is 20 litres, thats 380 miles driven as you would normally drive, to work I can if luck hit 65 mph before the traffic stops again!

Oh did I mention that the Road Fund is FREE..... Zero...... Nil.... Nada

We have signed up for a Daihatsu franchise too...... Daihatsu is now 51% Toyota and the products are built side by side in Japan by Toyota, the new Charade is rumoured to fall into the Zero RFL Bracket too and costs just £6490 New with 3 years warranty (unlimited miles) for that money you get AIR CON, electric mirrors, electric windows and power steering..... the MPG figures are late 50's.

Who is shouting about these cars (apartg from me?)

Don't get me wrong, see the sig, I am not a greeny, I have a Fourtrack for playing, a Zuke for the same, a Passat for towing the caravan and overall my road tax liability has risen £25 this year.

I have a Passat TDi Sport Estate, Its Automatic and the RFL for 2007/8 will cost me £ 205.00

At work I have for sale a Passat TDi Sport Estate, Manual, Its RFL For 2007/8 Will Cost Someone £ 140.00

THATS £65 A YEAR BECAUSE THE ECU CHANGES MY GEARS [Edited]!!!
Same Car, Same Engine, Same Size, Same, Same, Same..... Just Auto Vs Manual..... How Is That A GREEN Tax.....

sleeplessparadise:

--- Quote from: "fudge" ---This is double edged for me, you see I sell smart cars as a specialist and interest has increased since the budget, but again people miss the best cars and head straight for the Prius..... a smart diesel is 800cc turbo charged, I run one as my daily driver, it does about 380 miles per tank, oh a tank is 20 litres, thats 380 miles driven as you would normally drive, to work I can if luck hit 65 mph before the traffic stops again!

Oh did I mention that the Road Fund is FREE..... Zero...... Nil.... Nada


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I went into a Mercedes dealer last year to enquire about the Smart diesel and was told they are not made for or sold in this country???? Is this no longer the case?

Jim-Willy:

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--- Quote from: "Jim-Willy" ---I know it is really really bad but i can't afford a newish motor and know nobody that can so i'm unnafected......
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I could have sworn we had met on several occasions :?
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Sorry H i thought your motor wasn't affected :oops:

sleeplessparadise:

--- Quote from: "Jim-Willy" ---
--- Quote from: "sleeplessparadise" ---
--- Quote from: "Jim-Willy" ---I know it is really really bad but i can't afford a newish motor and know nobody that can so i'm unnafected......
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I could have sworn we had met on several occasions :?
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Sorry H i thought your motor wasn't affected :oops:
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It isnt Jim, well not too badly, but only cos its a hard top. Was registered may 2001 so if it was a county I would be paying a bit more I think........ currently £180  :wink:

C C:
It’s quite astonishing the number of people that have said to me “suppose you’ll be selling your motor then. With the tax going up to £400”

Bearing in mind it’s a 99 Disco.

There is no wonder that the masses have been convinced of all the negative thing said about 4x4s in recent years.

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