RX7 emissions

2cv

A mate of mine bought a September 1981 Mazda RX7 a few weeks, UK import. He was quoted €1,200 VRT, does this sound about right?
It appears that the car is placed in the highest emissions bracket, even though it has catalytic converters (or so i've been told).
Any ideas on this?

unkel

He'd better take the VRO up on their offer - officially it is a lot more expensive:

MAKE: MAZDA
MODEL: RX-7 ALL VERSIONS - STANDARD
VERSION: FC 02DR / SPORTS COUPE (NON-CONVERTIBLE) / MANUAL / PETROL ONLY /
CO2 EMISSIONS: 267
MILEAGE: 50000 MILES
DATE OF FIRST REGISTRATION: JANUARY 1981

OPEN MARKET SELLING PRICE: €4672
RATE OF TAX: 36%
VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAX:
(payable on enquiry date) €1681

BTW any older car which uses a fair bit of petrol is automatically classed at the highest CO2 rating for VRT - 36%. You can see from the CO2 figure for the RX-7 that fighting this decision is not going to work

2cv

Isn't that OMSP a bit steep?

Dades

€1,200 VRT is based on an OMV of €3,333.

What does an RX7 go for these days? 1981 is a bit of a bum year (as far as the Irish system is concerned)!

Regarding the emissions, in the absence of any official figures you'd be lucky to get any 80's car in for less than the 36%.

Silvera

Tell you friend to buy it and put it in a garage until 2011...when it will qualify for the €50 VRT rate (plus €48 road tax p.a).

2cv

Silvera wrote: »

Tell you friend to buy it and put it in a garage until 2011...when it will qualify for the €50 VRT rate (plus €48 road tax p.a).

Not as simple as that :-) he's just finished restoring it and wants to put it on the road now :-)

macplaxton

2cv wrote: »

Not as simple as that :-) he's just finished restoring it and wants to put it on the road now :-)

Should've worked slower then, or bought one a year older.

Ah well, a least it isn't tested for emissions.:D

Max Headroom

2cv wrote: »

Not as simple as that :-) he's just finished restoring it and wants to put it on the road now :-)

Just drive it on the english plates for the year...worst that can happen is he'll get stopped and have to pay the vrt........:o

Just read the op again....he's restored it in a FEW WEEKS..:eek:..does he want to do mine....:p

unkel

Max Headroom wrote: »

Just drive it on the english plates for the year...worst that can happen is he'll get stopped and have to pay the vrt........:o

The worst that can happen is a lot worse than that :rolleyes:

For starters, you won't be insured...

Max Headroom

unkel wrote: »

The worst that can happen is a lot worse than that :rolleyes:

For starters, you won't be insured...

He will if he has insurance on the car....;)

unkel

That loophole (that insurance companies can insure Irish residents on foreign registered cars with no time limit) has been closed...

si_guru

If his has an RX7 then the VRt will seem tiny compared to his fuel bills!

Max Headroom

unkel wrote: »

That loophole (that insurance companies can insure Irish residents on foreign registered cars with no time limit) has been closed...

unkel

And for those of you that are not afraid or don't believe me:

See what was just posted here

unkel

si_guru wrote: »

If his has an RX7 then the VRt will seem tiny compared to his fuel bills!

To put things into perspective: if you have it as a classic car on a second policy and you drive it for only a couple of thousand miles per year, the difference in fuel costs between say a 15MPG gaz guzzler and a frugal 35MPG car is only €8 per week.

unkel

I knew I saw the finance act changes somewhere:

SECTION 106 - RETURN OF MOTOR INSURANCE PARTICULARS

Section 106 inserts a new section 142A into the Finance Act 1992 which provides for the introduction

of a requirement for a return of information to the Revenue Commissioners by a vehicle insurer who

issues a policy in relation to a foreign registered vehicle for a period in excess of 42 days.

New finance act came into force at the start of last month...

Redrocket

what if you have a garage policy where you dont specify the car used?
Just curious!

spooky donkey

I doubt a garrage policy can cover foregin reg cars.

On another note the VRT peeps are charging penalties for cars that do not get VRTed right away. they assume you were driving it, unless you can prove other wise.

In my brothers case his 450 quid car cost him 740 in VRT and they wanted 600 penelty off him as he had it in the country for 2 years. He eventually got them to wave it, saying he had the car in a garrage for 2 years while he restored it. He showed them before and after pics of the car.

Silvera

spooky donkey wrote: »

I doubt a garrage policy can cover foregin reg cars.

Of course it can...otherwise half the car dealers around the country would be driving around uninsured.

Having said that..car dealers need a TAN (Traders Authorisation Number) from Revenue to hold foreign reg cars on their premises...if not Customs can call to the premises and seize the cars (they have better powers than gardai in this regard).

Silvera

Here is another reason why foreign-reg cars owned by Irish residents need to be clamped down on (i.e. harder to trace if involved with criminal offences)...

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055866741