rx7 tax??

[cookiemonster1979]

hey guys, not sure if ive posted this in the right place or not, but here goes.

im thinkin of buyin a rx7 as a second car, for summer and weekends maybe, but was wondering how much they are to tax, is it the £35 ive been told, or because off the co2 emissions its closer to £200 odd??

[David Nock (RIP)]

Pre 2001 cars above about 1600cc, or thereabouts, are taxed here at £190, (and the RX7 is rated at 2300cc for 1st generation, 2600cc for later generations).
So yes, closer to £200.

Some people have declared the displacement rather than power to DVLA when they\'ve swopped engines. The displacement on a rotary is only half the power rating used by DVLA when the cars were new. People have therefore got away with 1150cc or 1300cc, which is where your different advice is coming from. I would say don\'t bank on it working for you and assume £190. Unless you feel lucky that is.

I assume Northern Ireland is similar.
Hope that helps.

[mike_106gti]

mine is registered on the v5 as a 1300 cc and i get cheap tax is like 68 quid for 6 months

[Looksamc]

Yep mine to 1300 cc £120 for 1 year....sweet!

[jackaleks]

there are so many threads on this, i think the outcome of all of them is that Mazda have agreed with the DVLA that the 13b is 2600cc for tax purposes, despite the fact that the actual swept volume is only 1396cc (something like that anyway).
 
to be honest, £200 is still cheap for a car that puts out more CO2 than 90% of everything else on the road.

[trotter]

there are so many threads on this, i think the outcome of all of them is that Mazda have agreed with the DVLA that the 13b is 2600cc for tax purposes, despite the fact that the actual swept volume is only 1396cc (something like that anyway).
 
to be honest, £200 is still cheap for a car that puts out more CO2 than 90% of everything else on the road.

combined!!

The government closed the loophole for imported rotaries in 2001, so if you import after that you WILL be registered as a 2616cc and pay higher tax. If you were imported before and you were lucky enough to get it - you will be registered as a 1300cc and get cheap tax!

Warning though - some people have had letters randomly from the DVLA saying that they are changing theirs without warning. I changed my logbook last year and somehow got away with it!

[peterwolds]

on my 2nd RX7 & both taxed at 1300cc even when i transferred personal plates over :Thumbsup!

[Sicknote]

My 20b is registered as a 1.3 !!!    hehe

At my garage they are about 50/50 1.3\'s to 2.6\'s,but there is one out there,
(and you know who you are), that is registered on ONE rota, 658cc, mega
cheap TAX.  :Giggle

Dave

[1990_fc3s_t2]

My car is a 90t2 1308 in the v5 (I want cheap tax?):Giggle:Giggle:Giggle:Giggle:Giggle

Should i ring the dvla and say there is a mistake on my v5 will they change it??
Something tells me im not going to get anywhere!
:3Confused:3Confused

[1990_fc3s_t2]

Peterwolds you only live up the road from me!:cheers

Do you know any decent local garages that know about fc\'s?

Who do you use?:3Confused

 :WaveBye

[peterwolds]

Peterwolds you only live up the road from me!:cheers

Do you know any decent local garages that know about fc\'s?

Who do you use?:3Confused

 :WaveBye

best is steve from hayward rotary north just near doncaster - knows his rotary engines but doesnt know how to make coffee :rollin:rollin - seriously trust him with my car & i am fussy only ever used pip @ wgt before but a long haul trip
withernsea is only just up the road if i come in our boat,takes forever by road

[1990_fc3s_t2]

I delivered concrete to hornsea boat club a few years ago!

Yeah its good news about hayward north il be going when my car comes out of hibernation!

Need some welding doing first because ive got a pretty big hole in the passenger footwell right along the seam? im sure you know which bit i mean!

Id rather pay and get it done well as the previous owner has welded quite thick plates badly underneath.
Looks a mess after i ripped all that crap metal and filler off the floor!!:2eek

[peterwolds]

I delivered concrete to hornsea boat club a few years ago!

Yeah its good news about hayward north il be going when my car comes out of hibernation!

Need some welding doing first because ive got a pretty big hole in the passenger footwell right along the seam? im sure you know which bit i mean!

Id rather pay and get it done well as the previous owner has welded quite thick plates badly underneath.
Looks a mess after i ripped all that crap metal and filler off the floor!!:2eek

fortunately mine has had only 2 minor welding bits she is mint,standard  & solid as a rock

[James H]

peterwolds how did you go about changing the engine capacity down to the 1.3l when you put personal plates on your fc, very interested as thinking of doing the same but wanna know before I go buying some personal plates, thanks James?

[peterwolds]

peterwolds how did you go about changing the engine capacity down to the 1.3l when you put personal plates on your fc, very interested as thinking of doing the same but wanna know before I go buying some personal plates, thanks James?

James didnt change anything took fd\'s log book in registered as 1.3 & fc\'s in also registred as 1.3,paid my pennies & stayed as 1.3 for both cars