Confirm motor tax on a 2008 Mazda 3 MPS

monkeypants

Morning all,
Was considering buying a 2008 Mazda 3 MPS later this month and I wanted to confirm the tax cost. On one website, it was reported as having emissions of 224g/km, which sets the tax at €1200. That's bad enough, but another website reported 245g/km, which puts it in the €2,350 bracket, which is a step too far.

The rates themselves I got from here.

If anyone out there owns one or has owned one, can you please confirm the motor tax rate for me?

galwaytt

monkeypants wrote: »

Morning all,
Was considering buying a 2008 Mazda 3 MPS later this month and I wanted to confirm the tax cost. On one website, it was reported as having emissions of 224g/km, which sets the tax at €1200. That's bad enough, but another website reported 245g/km, which puts it in the €2,350 bracket, which is a step too far.

The rates themselves I got from here.

If anyone out there owns one or has owned one, can you please confirm the motor tax rate for me?

Irrespective of what any site says, you will be VRT'd on the emissions as stated on the VLC/V5C with the actual car - what does that say it is ? - anything else is irrelevant tbh..

coolisin

Depends on the model you are looking at.
It maybe a 08 car but registered on the older system, which was 900 odd.

The new mk2 3MPS comes in just under the highest bracket which is 224g/km the mk1 is just above it.

But as ive already said most of the 3MPS's registered in ireland in 08 stayed on the cheaper older system as they were registered before july.

Cannot understand why the motortax.ie have removed the feature of checking the rates by reg number.

EDIT: Im assuming you are looking at an already reg'd car.

advertsfox

You could always buy a 2007 MPS where the tax will be either €994 or €1034 and save yourself a possible few grand for the same car.

Here's one on Carzone - http://www.carzone.ie/search/Mazda/Mazda6/2.3-MPS-/32013548812773180/advert?channel=CARS

colm_mcm

advertsfox wrote: »

You could always buy a 2007 MPS where the tax will be either €994 or €1034 and save yourself a possible few grand for the same car.

Is the car on Irish plates?

dar83

It's coming up as 231g/km for me...

http://www.buyyourcar.co.uk/car-data/mazda/3/2008/hatchback/roadtax

And from the horses mouth, if you will...

"CO 2 emissions: 231g/km, meeting Euro Stage IV regulations"

http://mazda-3-mps.sgpetch.co.uk/admin/content/vehicle_media/Mazda/3_MPS_pdf_brochure.pdf

StupidLikeAFox

If you know the reg you could try here?

https://www.motortax.ie/OMT/motortaxinforeg.do

yop

Mine was just over 900 euro, it was the 2006 so as the lads said early 2008 is the circa 900 euro.
2300 euro though!!!!! wow.

monkeypants

ColHol wrote: »

If you know the reg you could try here?

https://www.motortax.ie/OMT/motortaxinforeg.do

That's what I couldn't find before. It's already on Irish plates, so according to this is €994 for the year. Steep, but less a kick in the knackers than I was looking at (€2.3k).

Thanks everyone for the responses. I'll give the dealer a shout next week and confirm the tax rate. There's one showing online, but it has no number plate in the picture. Wonder if it's even been registered. Also showing at a crazy price (€15,950).

coolisin

Walk Away, jap import bog spec, and red?
Being up on carzone for years!
They should be around the 8000 mark.

monkeypants

coolisin wrote: »

Walk Away, jap import bog spec, and red?
Being up on carzone for years!
They should be around the 8000 mark.

Aye, the interior appears to be missing a few buttons all right. There's another one for just under €10k at Sarsfield Motors, 40k on the clock. Might take a look at that one.

monkeypants

advertsfox wrote: »

You could always buy a 2007 MPS where the tax will be either €994 or €1034 and save yourself a possible few grand for the same car.

That's plan B...

colm_mcm

Isn't that jap one non turbo too?