What will you import before 01/07/2008?

unkel

Second hand cars only in this thread

I'm seriously considering bringing in an early W126 500SEL from the UK. My favourite saloon ever. An '80 one will cost maybe a grand in VRT and a couple of years of €1491 in tax, after which it will go down to the classic €46 tax

peasant

shouldn't the heading read before July 2008?

unkel

Oops

Edited the title...

Cyrus

hopefully a porsche boxster s, an e46 m3 or a nissan 350z

peasant

I always wanted another Saab 900 turbo (a well sorted one, this time)

Maybe I should start looking in earnest now ...

Anan1

unkel wrote: »

Second hand cars only in this thread

I'm seriously considering bringing in an early W126 500SEL from the UK. My favourite saloon ever. An '80 one will cost maybe a grand in VRT and a couple of years of €1491 in tax, after which it will go down to the classic €46 tax

I love them too. For me though, it'd have to be a 500SE. If you really want a LWB, then why not the 300bhp 560SEL?:)

C_Breeze

I was actually seriosuly planing to import an RX8 231 from the UK in autumn/winter 08 ...

thats a good period to buy because usually its hard for the sellers to shift at that time of year so it leaves a lot of room for haggling.

... Unfortunately due to other financial commitments at present I cant afford to import it before July 08 (and prices are usually strong in summer)

Im very dissapointed as it will be a "No-Go Car" after july as the Tax will jump from 1800cc to €2,000/yr Co2 .. and i cant imagine that the Co2 VRT will be nice either


i'm VERY dissapointed :(

unkel

Anan1 wrote: »

I love them too. For me though, it'd have to be a 500SE. If you really want a LWB, then why not the 300bhp 560SEL?:)

A 500SE would probably do me

The only reason I wouldn't go for a 560 is that it was introduced in '86, so it would mean another 6 years of €1491 (9 grand :eek:) before it would qualify for classic tax compared to a '80 500SE(L)

ncc98071

if Ic an get my 01 celica sold will buy a 03 or a 04 model celica again
Fingers crossed

drdre

ncc98071 wrote: »

if Ic an get my 01 celica sold will buy a 03 or a 04 model celica again
Fingers crossed

My friend has a 99 celica and he has been trying to sell it for the last 6 months with no luck.Whats the story with cleica's why dont they sell?

3ps

Mercedes W124 250TD estate

C_Breeze

drdre wrote: »

My friend has a 99 celica and he has been trying to sell it for the last 6 months with no luck.Whats the story with cleica's why dont they sell?

probably because its a girly 140 version

ncc98071

dunno dr dre
mine for sale long time as well,cheapest of its model on carzone but no joy
still like another one though!

unkel

3ps wrote: »

Mercedes W124 250TD estate

Veggie oil project?

ncc98071

mine is the 190 version though ...........

C_Breeze

ncc98071 wrote: »

mine is the 190 version though ...........

Is it UK or Jap ?

Jap is lower value (especially if coupled with an auto transmission)

How much is your asking price?

anthony4335

just decided to look into what it would cost to import and run an IS200 ,which is what I currently own. and nearly sh*t myself. 36% VRT and the most disturbing part is the 2000 euro tax bill every year. Thank god that it will not come into effect for mine, would not bring anything else.

ncc98071

Is a uk import,thunder grey colour, 94000 miles on the clock, looking for around 12500 now

E92

C_Breeze wrote: »

Is it UK or Jap ?

Jap is lower value (especially if coupled with an auto transmission)

How much is your asking price?

And 180 bhp instead of 189 too IIRC.

the drifter

bmw e30 m3 or e34 m5.....
or a 4x4 sierra cossie..

3ps

unkel wrote: »

Veggie oil project?

yes, as will my Xantia be.

I would love it if I could produce a cert showing that I have a veggie conversion in it by a sactioned supplier (e.g. ecocar.ie ) ... and I'm buying sanctioned SVO (e.g. eilishoils.ie)... and then get placed in the lowest new tax band as all emissions are carbon neutral.

But that would be asking too much.

unkel

3ps wrote: »

But that would be asking too much.

The Green party minister of the environment doesn't even understand "the polluter pays" principle

Fozzie Bear

I had planned on going to the UK for my next A4 diesel in January. I have a 2001 facelift model at the moment but its just turned over 123,000 miles so i'm looking at getting a 2005 140bph model next year. Will definitely being holding off now until the summer.

Still going to get rid of my current A4 though in the new year and buy a Fiesta/Corolla or some other smaller car/puddle hopper until July.

Gatster

E30 M3 or 325i Sport, 944 S2, maybe a 968

Oh, and a 318ci for Mrs. Gatster.

Toon--soldier

Subaru legacy b4

DundalkDuffman

Hopefully a Ford Cougar. Not very exciting I know but I just fancy one plus it has bloody high emissions, top band so gotta hope a suitable one comes up pre June.

bucks

the drifter wrote: »

bmw e30 m3 or e34 m5.....
or a 4x4 sierra cossie..

Yawn... where have i heard that before

galwaytt

Gatster wrote: »

E30 M3 or 325i Sport, 944 S2, maybe a 968

Oh, and a 318ci for Mrs. Gatster.

wise choice sir !! My 968 is going on the block in Feb/Mar...........PM me then !

da7a

Toon--soldier wrote: »

Subaru legacy b4

Go for it man, they're a great car! Goes around corners like they're not there...

Im considering shipping my B4 rsk home from New Zealand in time to miss the new taxes... Its a great fun to drive, but I dont know if ill be able to afford to run it in Ireland. I only get about 16mpg if I drive it hard. You pay road tax at the pump here (80cent a litre for 98ron) and insurance is stupidly cheap and not even compulsary. 600euro fully comp for a year! Id say it would cost me more like 2000 a year to insure it at home. Getting parts could be a nightmare aswell. No vrt for me though so its very tempting....

decisions, decisions...

pics:
http://www.daraburke.com/scooby/index.php?dir=./B4%20RSK

Traumadoc

You should not have to pay any taxes if you have been abroad for over a year andyou own the vehicle for over 6 months

da7a

oops, shows how much attention I've been paying to the irish media... I thought it was motor tax they were changing...:o

unkel

da7a wrote: »

oops, shows how much attention I've been paying to the irish media... I thought it was motor tax they were changing...:o

No you were right. You don't have to pay VRT if you bring it home, but if you do so after 01/07/2008, you'd have to pay €2,000 in motor tax every year for your Legacy because it is in the worst band for CO2 output. Import it before that date and the road tax is only €588

I expect a lot of fast Japanese metal coming into the country. The difference in the tax / vrt regime is bigger for a Subaru 2l turbo (and similar) than for any other car

Gatster

No you were right. You don't have to pay VRT if you bring it home, but if you do so after 01/07/2008, you'd have to pay €2,000 in motor tax every year for your Legacy because it is in the worst band for CO2 output. Import it before that date and the road tax is only €588

I'm probably missing something here as I was out of the country for budget week, but if you buy (not import) a car in Ireland in the worst CO2 band after 1/7/2008, that was registered in Ireland prior to that date, how much road tax will you pay?

S.I.R

planning on importing a vw bus , ex army for under 1000.... if i get enough money , classic insurance , though petrol is a issue cuse of there 1.8l engines.


hope vrt isn't too heavy.

Biro

C_Breeze wrote: »

I was actually seriosuly planing to import an RX8 231 from the UK in autumn/winter 08 ...

thats a good period to buy because usually its hard for the sellers to shift at that time of year so it leaves a lot of room for haggling.

... Unfortunately due to other financial commitments at present I cant afford to import it before July 08 (and prices are usually strong in summer)

Im very dissapointed as it will be a "No-Go Car" after july as the Tax will jump from 1800cc to €2,000/yr Co2 .. and i cant imagine that the Co2 VRT will be nice either


i'm VERY dissapointed :(

I wouldn't dismay if I were you. I considered buying one last March. There was a lovely black 04 231 one traded into a dealer by a company that I had my eye on. I could have gotten it for €24k, it was still under warranty. I searched at the time, and an equivalent one from UK in good condition with similar mileage would have cost around the same with VRT, not including the cost and hassle of getting one back. So you should get almost as good a deal if you haggle hard in this country.

hottstuff

I have my deposit on an Evo X.

Biro

drdre wrote: »

My friend has a 99 celica and he has been trying to sell it for the last 6 months with no luck.Whats the story with cleica's why dont they sell?

Mine sold in 3 weeks of me advertising it.

unkel

Gatster wrote: »

I'm probably missing something here as I was out of the country for budget week

See the new sticky for all the details

Gatster wrote: »

if you buy (not import) a car in Ireland in the worst CO2 band after 1/7/2008, that was registered in Ireland prior to that date, how much road tax will you pay?

Cars registered in Ireland before 01/07/2008 will be taxed based on the old system of engine capacity (not based on CO2). The old rates will go up by 9% for engines under 2.5l and by 11% for engines over 2.5l per 01/02/2008

The highest amount of motor tax is for cars over 3l, and it goes up from €1,343 to €1,491

the drifter

bucks wrote: »

Yawn... where have i heard that before

jeese you get around...now quit giving out or ill but a twin cam...

Vikings

S.I.R wrote: »

planning on importing a vw bus , ex army for under 1000.... if i get enough money , classic insurance , though petrol is a issue cuse of there 1.8l engines.


hope vrt isn't too heavy.

I hate to break it to ya pal but for classic insurance you need to be over 25 and have another car as a daily driver... I had wanted a classic to start driving as well, doesn't always work out that way though!

The only car that I have even half seriously looked into importing is a classic so i'm hoping that these new changes won't majorly affect me, certainly not going to rush out and import cars to take advantage of the delay in the changeover.

projectgtr

ill proberbly be bringing over another 3 cars before july
Glanza for the brother
Pajero Junior for the girlfriend
And for me either a spotless AE86 or an R32, i wanted an S2000 but i doubt ill have enough money come D day

unkel

An Irish reg S2000 might very well go up in value after 01/07/2008. You could call it an investment

3ps

Vikings wrote: »

I hate to break it to ya pal but for classic insurance you need to be over 25 and have another car as a daily driver... I had wanted a classic to start driving as well, doesn't always work out that way though!

The only car that I have even half seriously looked into importing is a classic so i'm hoping that these new changes won't majorly affect me, certainly not going to rush out and import cars to take advantage of the delay in the changeover.

I have insured a classic car on a full policy with no other car. They just treat it as a normal car and charge you accordingly.