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  • #52
    djimi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,237 ✭✭✭✭djimi


    dgt wrote: »
    Fair enough, not a lot of 90s cars left on the roads. To me, 20+ years is getting long on the tooth. 15 years, still plenty serviceable, spare parts are still being manufactured etc.

    It depends on the car. Japanese cars seem to last to that age better than European cars; there are still plenty of mid to late 90s Hondas, Toyotas, Nissans etc floating around in decent nick, but a lot of the same era Fiats, Renaults, Peugeots etc seem to be fit only for the scrap heap by the time they reach 15 years of age. VW seem to be the exception.

    This is just purely an observation based on my experience of being around and viewing cars; Im not trying to start some kind of a Jap vs European car war, Im not looking to insult anyone and if Im wrong Im very sorry!!!


  • #53
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,688 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    djimi wrote: »
    It depends on the car. Japanese cars seem to last to that age better than European cars; there are still plenty of mid to late 90s Hondas, Toyotas, Nissans etc floating around in decent nick, but a lot of the same era Fiats, Renaults, Peugeots etc seem to be fit only for the scrap heap by the time they reach 15 years of age. VW seem to be the exception.

    This is just purely an observation based on my experience of being around and viewing cars; Im not trying to start some kind of a Jap vs European car war, Im not looking to insult anyone and if Im wrong Im very sorry!!!

    My alfa is 13 :D

    Was reading a budget article today which stated that something like 90% of cars here are over 08 and on the lowest tax band.

    WIll have a root to find it.


  • #54
    djimi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,237 ✭✭✭✭djimi


    90% sounds high, but I can well believe that the majority of cars are 08 or younger. A lot of people were duped into spending thousands to change to a post-08 car in an effort to save a few hundred quid a year on tax...


  • #55
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    djimi wrote: »
    It depends on the car. Japanese cars seem to last to that age better than European cars; there are still plenty of mid to late 90s Hondas, Toyotas, Nissans etc floating around in decent nick, but a lot of the same era Fiats, Renaults, Peugeots etc seem to be fit only for the scrap heap by the time they reach 15 years of age. VW seem to be the exception.

    This is just purely an observation based on my experience of being around and viewing cars; Im not trying to start some kind of a Jap vs European car war, Im not looking to insult anyone and if Im wrong Im very sorry!!!

    I can ask where all the Toyota starlets, carina e's, avensii, mk2 Nissan primeras, eg civic etc all the common jap cars from the 90s went to, why most have disappeared etc. But I'm sure I'll be told to shut up by the fanbois who can't come up with a good reason :rolleyes:

    Rusty mistreated Fiat? Not at this household :)

    Let's not start this discussion, especially when I'm in this mood ;)


  • #56
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Stheno wrote: »
    My alfa is 13 :D

    Was reading a budget article today which stated that something like 90% of cars here are over 08 and on the lowest tax band.

    WIll have a root to find it.

    Something tells me its 08 onwards CO2 cars, 90% are on the lowest tax band :)


  • #57
    djimi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,237 ✭✭✭✭djimi


    dgt wrote: »
    I can ask where all the Toyota starlets, carina e's, avensii, mk2 Nissan primeras, eg civic etc all the common jap cars from the 90s went to, why most have disappeared etc. But I'm sure I'll be told to shut up by the fanbois who can't come up with a good reason :rolleyes:

    Rusty mistreated Fiat? Not at this household :)

    Let's not start this discussion, especially when I'm in this mood ;)

    A lot of mid 90s cars died with the scrappage scheme; thats true of most makes and models. €1000 off a new car; yes please! Never mind that my car is still in perfect nick and most likely worth more than that :rolleyes:

    Im not trying to start a fanboy war; it was simply an observation that from my experience Japanese cars seem to last the distance better than their European counterparts. Of course its not true for every make/model and for every car.


  • #58
    PaulKK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,279 ✭✭✭PaulKK


    CiniO wrote: »
    If car is in good order, I can't see a difference between doing 100MPH in 15 year old corsa comaring to brand new BMW.

    Have you even driven a modern car? You wouldn't even feel doing 100 mph in a new bmw or any decent sized saloon.


    A 15 year old 1.2 hatch back would feel like its about to explode at that speed.


  • #59
    djimi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,237 ✭✭✭✭djimi


    PaulKK wrote: »
    Have you even driven a modern car? You wouldn't even feel doing 100 mph in a new bmw or any decent sized saloon.


    A 15 year old 1.2 hatch back would feel like its about to explode at that speed.

    There was a world of difference between doing high speeds in my 98 Civic and 99 Accord, let alone anything newer...


  • #60
    Stheno
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    djimi wrote: »
    90% sounds high, but I can well believe that the majority of cars are 08 or younger. A lot of people were duped into spending thousands to change to a post-08 car in an effort to save a few hundred quid a year on tax...
    dgt wrote: »
    Something tells me its 08 onwards CO2 cars, 90% are on the lowest tax band :)

    You might well be right dg, can't find the bloody article and I only read the flippin thing this morning :rolleyes:


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  • #61
    PaulKK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,279 ✭✭✭PaulKK


    djimi wrote: »

    There was a world of difference between doing high speeds in my 98 Civic and 99 Accord, let alone anything newer...
    Yea I'd agree with that, my 98 passat was solid as a rock at those speeds too.


  • #62
    Mech1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,116 ✭✭✭Mech1


    Its called "pushing the envelope", the 98 corsa envelope is already well dog ear'd, a couple of small tears at the corners maybe, possibly dropped a couple of times before.

    A 08 /09 version would give you a much bigger stronger "envelope" to play with and then a well designed, modern sports hot hatch gives you whole big box to play in.


  • #63
    awec
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  • #64
    djimi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,237 ✭✭✭✭djimi


    Quite a lot of newer cars fall into the lowest CO2 tax band dont they?


  • #65
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Article

    90% of new cars registered in 2011 were in the lowest band :)


  • #66
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,688 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    dgt wrote: »
    Article

    90% of new cars registered in 2011 were in the lowest band :)

    That was the article I read, brain was mush after getting up at 7 am :)

    Thanks dg :)


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