when i get my car mot\'d i will need to register the car. Can anyone tell me what size engine should be put on the documents. Should i use 1.3 or 2.6. Cheers
adam
p.s. by the way my car is a 1992 FD3S
Depends what you can away with i guess !
1308cc =cheaper car tax and will help
you sell the car one day!
Adam, I beleive that you can put 1308cc on the document.
You can quote from a Mazda Manual if you like as the engine is 1308cc as printed in the manuals. (take a copy of the page from a manual). iluvmyrx7.com (http://www.iluvmyrx7.com) has a number of online documents you could use.
I have just received my documents back from the DVLA after trying to re-register my FD as a 1.3ltr.
They have told me to go away. Until I can get a letter from Mazda, they will class it as a 2.6ltr. :(
Not a happy boy as I have to pay £160 road tax tomorrow.
Dan
It tells you the correct engine size in the sales leaflets ... is that good enough for the DVLA ?
Can anyone shed any light on this? I spoke to Mazda UK, and although they said it is technically a 1.3, the DVLA have said it has to be a 2.6 because its a rotary engine?
The Engine displaces 1.3 litres but unlike a piston engine it fires both chambers every revolution of the ecentric shaft (crank) this means a 1.3 litre rotary is comparable to a 2.6 litre 4 stroke piston engine as said piston engine will only fire 1/2 its cylinders in 1 revolution of the crank (due to the 4 stroke principal)
Mike
P.S
There was also a post a while back with a quote from the DVLA saying that anyone caught trying to bypass the system by registering a car as 1308cc\'s will be made to pay tax retrospectively (spelling?)
I have registered loads of 3rd gens, all as 1.3s.
Sorry, i meant that I know how different people class it as a 1.3 or 2.6, but how could the DVLA justify calling it a 2.6 when mazda have said its a 1.3. Ah well, never mind
hmmmmmmmm
makes interesting reading
seeing as ive just forked out £160 for mine aswell
Nick