Title: Rx-8 Road Tax ?
Post by: gsb876 on January 15, 2009, 04:04:23 PM
Post by: gsb876 on January 15, 2009, 04:04:23 PM
Guys,
What is the actual rate at the mo and do you know if it will increase in the next few yrs ??
thanks :Thumbs-up
What is the actual rate at the mo and do you know if it will increase in the next few yrs ??
thanks :Thumbs-up
Title: Rx-8 Road Tax ?
Post by: RX8Head on January 15, 2009, 06:30:55 PM
Post by: RX8Head on January 15, 2009, 06:30:55 PM
This all depends on if it\'s a pre March 06 or post March 06:2Confused.
If it\'s pre March then it\'s 210 quid.
If it\'s post March 06 then it\'s 400 quid.
It\'s all to do with pre March cars falling in band F and not G even though they kick out the same CO2.
At the moment they have held off on the retrospect tax for cars registered before March 06.
Hope that makes some sense:confused:.
If it\'s pre March then it\'s 210 quid.
If it\'s post March 06 then it\'s 400 quid.
It\'s all to do with pre March cars falling in band F and not G even though they kick out the same CO2.
At the moment they have held off on the retrospect tax for cars registered before March 06.
Hope that makes some sense:confused:.
Title: Rx-8 Road Tax ?
Post by: gsb876 on January 15, 2009, 06:32:42 PM
Post by: gsb876 on January 15, 2009, 06:32:42 PM
So as an example a 04 plate would be £210 yes ? :Thumbs-up
Title: Rx-8 Road Tax ?
Post by: Will66 on January 16, 2009, 12:57:29 PM
Post by: Will66 on January 16, 2009, 12:57:29 PM
Yep! That\'s what my 04 plate costs. Although it could change in 2010.
Title: Rx-8 Road Tax ?
Post by: clive on January 17, 2009, 10:15:28 AM
Post by: clive on January 17, 2009, 10:15:28 AM
They get you in lots of ways with tax on cars these days,
Our car is a 2004 however we are paying 400 per year tax because it was imported in 2007 and is therefore classed as a new car,
Lisa went and checked twice before we paid, this must affect many cars this way
Our car is a 2004 however we are paying 400 per year tax because it was imported in 2007 and is therefore classed as a new car,
Lisa went and checked twice before we paid, this must affect many cars this way
Title: Rx-8 Road Tax ?
Post by: L18M on January 17, 2009, 02:40:15 PM
Post by: L18M on January 17, 2009, 02:40:15 PM
OMG!! how r ppl with cars in the 400 quid tax band gonna be able to sell their cars if they decide to sell?
esp for an RX8
esp for an RX8
Title: Rx-8 Road Tax ?
Post by: Will66 on January 17, 2009, 02:54:25 PM
Post by: Will66 on January 17, 2009, 02:54:25 PM
We aren\'t, that\'s why the RX8 is so damn cheap at the moment. No one wants a sports car that costs £400 to tax and doesn\'t do much better than 26mpg. Even if it can match pace with a 350z and laps the TG track in the same time as a 6 cylinder BMW M3.
Title: Rx-8 Road Tax ?
Post by: AMH on January 17, 2009, 03:10:56 PM
Post by: AMH on January 17, 2009, 03:10:56 PM
To be honest the tax issue is the least of our worries - as Will said RX-8 just aren\'t selling (well not for sensible money anyway).
I couldn\'t aford to have mine as a daily runner but fortunately I don\'t need to use it that much. Shame I can\'t afford an R3 though.
I couldn\'t aford to have mine as a daily runner but fortunately I don\'t need to use it that much. Shame I can\'t afford an R3 though.
Title: Rx-8 Road Tax ?
Post by: gsb876 on January 17, 2009, 03:13:04 PM
Post by: gsb876 on January 17, 2009, 03:13:04 PM
You can buy a 2004 rx8 with 30k for like £6000 now !!! :o
Title: Rx-8 Road Tax ?
Post by: Will66 on January 17, 2009, 11:06:46 PM
Post by: Will66 on January 17, 2009, 11:06:46 PM
For £6k you\'d want one in tip top shape too!
Title: Rx-8 Road Tax ?
Post by: Spectre26 on January 20, 2009, 03:49:26 PM
Post by: Spectre26 on January 20, 2009, 03:49:26 PM
Wow. is it me or is the price of a RX8 comparable to the price of an FD... except the Fd is cheaper to run on a daily basis?
Keeping my 8 for the moment as I still need a car when I do pop back to the UK to visit but a lil worried what I\'ll get when I eventually decide to sell it. Shame as its probably the best car I\'ve owned.
Keeping my 8 for the moment as I still need a car when I do pop back to the UK to visit but a lil worried what I\'ll get when I eventually decide to sell it. Shame as its probably the best car I\'ve owned.
Title: Rx-8 Road Tax ?
Post by: RX8Head on January 20, 2009, 04:53:29 PM
Post by: RX8Head on January 20, 2009, 04:53:29 PM
Yep prices of the 8 has fallen big time it\'s not good my advise would be to keep it and enjoy it :yes.
Title: Rx-8 Road Tax ?
Post by: clive on January 20, 2009, 05:45:32 PM
Post by: clive on January 20, 2009, 05:45:32 PM
Quote from: RX8Head;576817Yep prices of the 8 has fallen big time it\'s not good my advise would be to keep it and enjoy it :yes.
Got to agree,
In theory we have lost a lot of money however you only lose the money if your selling and as we have no intention of selling we have lost nothing
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Title: Rx-8 Road Tax ?
Post by: Spectre26 on January 21, 2009, 11:18:56 PM
Post by: Spectre26 on January 21, 2009, 11:18:56 PM
Quote from: clive;576827In theory we have lost a lot of money however you only lose the money if your selling and as we have no intention of selling we have lost nothingThats the kinda thinking we need. All too easy to focus on the what ifs and forget what we really do have.
Title: Rx-8 Road Tax ?
Post by: seanp on January 26, 2009, 09:30:12 AM
Post by: seanp on January 26, 2009, 09:30:12 AM
Quote from: clive;576827Got to agree,OK, I\'ll just carry on driving with thought that I\'m in a \'£25K\' not a \'£7K\' car, then, and stiffle the nausating sickness every time I pass a Mazda garage... ;)
In theory we have lost a lot of money however you only lose the money if your selling and as we have no intention of selling we have lost nothing
Title: Rx-8 Road Tax ?
Post by: dthebuk on January 31, 2009, 08:52:00 PM
Post by: dthebuk on January 31, 2009, 08:52:00 PM
Quote from: Spectre26;576804except the Fd is cheaper to run on a daily basis?
don\'t think thats true, the fd does about 17 mpg