The crusher awaits RX7\'s?

[BlitzBoy]

very true some people will be taking out loans to buy a new car regardless of the discount given.

Really the Government should be capping the amount credit card companies can charge on interest. This will be of more benefit to people

[Ada7]

The car has to have an MOT and you have to of owned it for a year to get the £2k

Adam

[gmogle]

I thought it said somewhere it has to be a UK spec car, therefore no imports are allowed in this offer ?

[antnicuk]

if its only on until march next year and you have to have owned it for a year then you cant really scam it unless you genuinely own the car so no point buying up old cars.

This is bound to benefit german and france as they actually have a car making industry... we dont unless people go out and buy a noble which is unlikely!

[BlitzBoy]

well we have a Honda and Peugeot factory here, so lets all buy Type Rs lol

[jinx]

German recycling companies apparently hate the rules as much as the car dealers love them. Recycling depots have no capacity left. Their stores are reportedly racked with spares they cannot sell and, according to a recent radio feature, they are crushing 20,000km cars because they\'ve been traded in and there\'s nowhere to put the parts if they break them.

Germany doesn\'t have a company car culture so they tend to keep their cars longer anyway and the second hand market is not full of late models like the UK\'s. Even so some Germans are complaining that the, mostly smaller, cars the subsidy encourages people to buy aren\'t made there so it does not help jobs in manufacturing, only retail and service.

Chevrolet (aka Daewoo) are doing quite well out of it it seems, which has to be good news.... :2Confused

[jinx]

"we" also make Nissans and Mini\'s. doesn\'t a mini have a Peugeot engine in now? Are they worth double the patriotic points?  I\'d like to do my bit and there\'s a 92 Nissan still technically registered in my name - the continued existence of which is being imperilled now that I\'ve remembered it\'s there.

[mpk490p]

seriously though if you carn\'t walk into a main delaer and get 2k off a new car just by haggaling you not doing it right, then you will lose 2k when you drive it away....
long live the old SKool:god:god
Mark

[Test Drives Unlimited]

Also something else to think about,is European Cars have less spec that UK Cars,so are cheaper to buy in the first place!!
 
We get the Electric Windows,Remote centre Locking,Air Con or Sunroof etc.... but alot of European Car Owners have to choose from a long list of Extras to get these etc....:2Rolleyes

[Skifledanabit]

I dread to think how many beautiful modern classics will die due to this "scrappage" Bo**ocks, My car isn\'t worth £1k, let alone £2K but would I scrap her? Hell No!!! its just an excuse to steer the dumb public into doing what is obviously a stupid decision... ugh, rant over, I know it didn\'t make much sense

[syebba]

The Gov is probably licking its lips at the prospect of creaming off the 15% vat on extra new cars sold & all the other taxes it piles on!:2Rolleyes

[Skifledanabit]

The Gov is probably licking its lips at the prospect of creaming off the 15% vat on extra new cars sold & all the other taxes it piles on!:2Rolleyes

As well as their new £47k a year salary (i think)... and duty free fags and booze within the house of commons, and however much they get for their second homes and expenses AND £200 A DAY JUST TO GO TO BLOODY WORK!!!! :Grrr

[ghostjd]

it really is a load of rubbish this new scheme, it\'s been talked about for several months and what a coincidence the price of new cars have risen by a minimum of £1k since the recession started and I saw the new VW Gulf is now £21k for the basic model?? know one will be saving anything on buying a new car.

[pdtaylor18]

keep your cars as they will be worth a small fortune in a few years time. I dread to think just how many rotaries prior to the FD are actually left in the UK or even Europe !!
I have seen a massive amount of scrapping of rotaries at present and the FD has suffered massively and their prices have plummetted.  FC\'s and cars prior have faired better because they are cheaper to buy and cheaper to run and maintain but even so they are constantly being scrapped as they are worth more to do so for spares.
Me personally I would much rather pump a few more HC\'s in the air and keep my rotary regardless of what the government might offer or indeed any car dealer. What we have are classic cars and one day people will be kicking themselves for getting rid of them so cheaply.

[RotorHeid]

What we have are classic cars and one day people will be kicking themselves for getting rid of them so cheaply.

Well said,
 it\'s like the Spitfires in the 50\'s

and good for some folks like me to raiding few RE engines from the scrapper. Heee heee