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g-mac · 22nd February 2011, 09:48

think of all those lovely range rovers within grasp now! purely decoration only of course

geofftl1000r · 22nd February 2011, 22:07

Our insurance last year was £305 and the renewal just arrived asking for £666 (lucky number that!!), internet was £576.... so far.
We only bought the car as we thought it would be cheaper then hiring a car every term to drop our daughter off at Uni. Now with tax and insurance the hire car route is sounding better and better.....

Shame I have grown quite attached to the old girl

Just have to drive more to reduce the cost per mile!

Robson Rover Repair · 22nd February 2011, 22:46

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Originally Posted by g-mac

think of all those lovely range rovers within grasp now! purely decoration only of course

Couldnt agree more mate.

Big powerful engined car prices will crash. Time for a V12 jag me thinks.

Zeb · 22nd February 2011, 22:57

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Originally Posted by rovexCDTi

Yes it will mean bigger more expensive to run cars get cheaper and cheaper, which is great if you can afford to run one. Its mainly why a ZT CDTI costs twice as much as a ZT 190 around here. For me the final nail in the coffin of a 190 was the cost of road tax, not fuel. I just cant stomach handing over that much cash to the government for absolutely no reason whatsoever.

I also had a barney with swiftcover over the insurance cost. It was £335, but i moved 2 weeks later and they charged me £85 extra, i wouldnt mind so much but its a better area and it has secure parking! I told them to drop it or i would cancel and switch, luckily because i was still in the 14day cooling of period they did, after much complaining.

Cost of road tax on a 190? How much extra do you think you'd be paying?

Jules · 22nd February 2011, 23:07

I heard the opposite today!
New Car sales are slumping but used are soaring and prices holding

10coupe · 23rd February 2011, 08:22

The tax bands for brand new high performance / large cars looks frightening £900+ for a New Range Rover - so I guess in this respect good secondhand motors will hold value?

nick nick · 23rd February 2011, 08:31

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Originally Posted by 10coupe

The tax bands for brand new high performance / large cars looks frightening £900+ for a New Range Rover - so I guess in this respect good secondhand motors will hold value?

I got a quote a couple of weeks ago for 2.5 ltr Range Rover DHSE £400
which is nothing when you look at what some are paying for a R75

rovexCDTi · 23rd February 2011, 08:33

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Originally Posted by Zeb

Cost of road tax on a 190? How much extra do you think you'd be paying?

Its an extra £90 over the CDTi, road tax is an especially big bugbear for me, so the extra adds insult to injury. Its a silly cost and the roads are terrible.

BarryH · 23rd February 2011, 10:08

I have always said that road tax should be abolished and an appropriate amount added to fuel prices.Then if you use more,you pay more.

CoOkIeMoNsTeR · 23rd February 2011, 10:28

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Originally Posted by g-mac

think of all those lovely range rovers within grasp now! purely decoration only of course

Hey, my Dads Supercharged Sport on LPG does the equivalent of 25mpg if driven carefully. But of course, you don't buy a 460bhp Overfinch tuned rocket ship to drive carefully

Mind you, it does have to carry full off road kit plus 20 inch all terrains

At £300 a corner,it's a good thing they last long

I don't think people will stop driving, because no one wants to use public transport, as it's so badly maintained, old, slow and just so inconveinient after a car/motorbike. And it's sooooooo expensive anyway it's just daylight robbery! (Or at least, it is in N. Wales, dunno about the rest of you) Mr Osbourne could make fuel £20 a gallon, there would still be people driving, less people, but there would still be a lot. Most of us want the cars that much, we'd find a way to finance them. Even if you think you wouldn't, you probably would.

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Originally Posted by 10 coupe

The tax bands for brand new high performance / large cars looks frightening £900+ for a New Range Rover - so I guess in this respect good secondhand motors will hold value?

I got a quote a couple of weeks ago for 2.5 ltr Range Rover DHSE £400
which is nothing when you look at what some are paying for a R75

Range Rovers will always be expensive, I've got one, my Dads got one and has had 5, and my Mum has one too. I've got a P38 4.0 HSE a 2001 model registered 2 days after to govts. cut off date for the new road tax increase plans. Grrrrrrr! So if I keep mine, I too will be paying £455 a year like my parents in thier Supercharged/TDV8 ones!!!! Nuts!!!

22nd February 2011, 22:07	#12
geofftl1000r Gets stuck in Rover 75 Saloon in Moonstone Green Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Salfords, Redhill Posts: 525 Thanks: 17 Thanked 16 Times in 14 Posts	Our insurance last year was £305 and the renewal just arrived asking for £666 (lucky number that!!), internet was £576.... so far. We only bought the car as we thought it would be cheaper then hiring a car every term to drop our daughter off at Uni. Now with tax and insurance the hire car route is sounding better and better..... Shame I have grown quite attached to the old girl Just have to drive more to reduce the cost per mile! __________________ Rover 75 2.0L V6 Auto Connie in Moonstone "I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left"

22nd February 2011, 23:07	#15
Jules This is my second home ZT 260 SE Twilight and 10 other 75 ZT's :O Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Conwy NORTH WALES Posts: 11,094 Thanks: 512 Thanked 1,116 Times in 763 Posts	I heard the opposite today! New Car sales are slumping but used are soaring and prices holding __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Newbies do now!! 1. Plenum drains..all 3 or 4 year dependent 2. Cooling fan..All speeds functioning 3. Bonnet cable divider block

22nd February 2011, 09:48	#11
g-mac Gets stuck in ZT 190+ Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ballymena, Northern Ireland Posts: 851 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	think of all those lovely range rovers within grasp now! purely decoration only of course

23rd February 2011, 08:22	#16
10coupe Avid contributor ex Rover Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: London Posts: 173 Thanks: 10 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	The tax bands for brand new high performance / large cars looks frightening £900+ for a New Range Rover - so I guess in this respect good secondhand motors will hold value?

23rd February 2011, 10:08	#19
BarryH Passed Away Rover 75 CDT Saloon Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Nr.Torpoint. Cornwall Posts: 427 Thanks: 86 Thanked 21 Times in 19 Posts	I have always said that road tax should be abolished and an appropriate amount added to fuel prices.Then if you use more,you pay more.