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If the price of petrol and road tax wasn't an issue..

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    #122
    galwaytt
    Registered Users Posts: 12,761 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    ....sorry for being the 'anti' here, but................why do we torture ourselves with questions like this ? In fairness, your chances of getting to Space .........(even if it's via the Lynx competition) are better than getting our 'shower' to resolve the tax system fairly............

    ...and I'm supposed to be a petrol head !

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



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    #123
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    .... The penny has finally dropped.


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    #124
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    galwaytt wrote: »
    ....sorry for being the 'anti' here, but................why do we torture ourselves with questions like this ? In fairness, your chances of getting to Space .........(even if it's via the Lynx competition) are better than getting our 'shower' to resolve the tax system fairly............

    ...and I'm supposed to be a petrol head !

    It's a bit of fun, that's all. Is fun not allowed anymore?


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    #125
    galwaytt
    Registered Users Posts: 12,761 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    RoverJames wrote: »
    .... The penny has finally dropped.

    ...a week in Germany last week including a BMW factory tour as well as other automotive recreation has served to illuminate the depth of our.....futility..... :(

    ....And I come back to find that we have to work into our 70s and today they pay that winker €800k + ????

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



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    #126
    The prowler
    Registered Users Posts: 75 ✭✭The prowler


    Evo 5 or 6 and/or a toyota chaser for weekend and general hooing,toyota landcruiser for weekdays,all pretty affordable right now for me to buy but as the thread title says its the tax and fuel prices that totally put it off for me :-(


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    #127
    cabledude
    Registered Users Posts: 842 ✭✭✭cabledude


    rocky wrote: »
    1809 actually :(
    I used the figure from the tax disk in the windscreen of the car in the link. But lets nof fall out over a couple hundred euro.It's still a rob for a 10 year old car.


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    #128
    Stealthirl
    Registered Users Posts: 1,589 ✭✭✭Stealthirl


    C5 RS6+
    C6 S6 or even just the 4.2FSI both in Avant

    but anything that dose the 1/4 mile in under 13.5,handles well and has a few toys and is auto would interest me.

    Next car is likely a facelift C6 A6 2L TDi S Line or Le Mans Avant


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    #129
    Bandara
    Registered Users Posts: 3,282 ✭✭✭Bandara


    If the price of fuel wasnt an issue.....


    I'd be fecking loaded !!!

    :)


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    #130
    Cantona's Collars
    Registered Users Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭Cantona's Collars


    Found this an Adverts just now.
    3L V6:cool:

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    #131
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    Something I could afford in the future....evo 7/8 or e46 M3.


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    #132
    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime
    Registered Users Posts: 3,964 ✭✭✭Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime


    if tax and petrol wasn't an issue..


    same car volvo s80 2.5turbo or 2.9.. whichever is more powerful and faster.


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    #133
    the culture of deference
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,196 ✭✭✭the culture of deference


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    #134
    lomb
    Registered Users Posts: 6,031 ✭✭✭lomb


    sogood wrote: »
    "Give me the ability to change the things I can, and to accept the things I cannot"

    Get a limo licence and tax , 80E a year, drive as many luxobarges as you like:cool:


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    #135
    gizabeer
    Registered Users Posts: 471 ✭✭gizabeer


    650i Vert :cool:


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    #136
    sogood
    Registered Users Posts: 1,258 ✭✭✭sogood


    lomb wrote: »
    Get a limo licence and tax , 80E a year, drive as many luxobarges as you like:cool:
    Yes, if it were only that simple. Factor in the insurance costs, plus the accountancy fees for when revenue send you a tax bill of their choice and a whole lot of small print to be dealt with. Like I said, it's not so much an issue, it's my choice, but I'd love to save a few more luxobarges if I could.


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    #137
    coolisin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,792 ✭✭✭coolisin


    VRT, petrol and well not so much tax.
    Over the two cars at the moment tax is around €1800 a year!

    But I'd love to have a Chevy camero or a dodge challenger.

    And not forgetting a Maserati Quattroporte


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    #138
    Chuck Stone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,030 ✭✭✭✭Chuck Stone


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    #139
    Popoutman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭Popoutman


    The weekend vehicle would be a Ford F450 diesel, with a lot of tuning work done to the engine and gearbox, with all the comfort pack items and the toys. It's got enough room for the bikes and kayaks, and enough grunt to have a decent level of fun getting to the top of whatever I would be going down.

    The holiday/roadtrip car would be something like a HSV Clubsport R8 Tourer, with a ll the TSW toys onboard. A little bit different, and definitely standing out from the crowd in a good way :)

    The daily driver would have to be something like a W124 E500. Quite like those cars..


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    #140
    Autosport
    Registered Users Posts: 22,247 ✭✭✭✭Autosport


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    That makes me

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    #141
    Andrewf20
    Registered Users Posts: 3,187 ✭✭✭Andrewf20


    Gives me the giddies each time I see one, i.e. rarely.

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    #142
    pjmn
    Registered Users Posts: 1,061 ✭✭✭pjmn


    520d
    > M5


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    #143
    Layinghen
    Registered Users Posts: 1,552 ✭✭✭Layinghen


    Jaguar XKR convertible. Second hand (or should I say pre-owned :)) naturally as I believe in letting someone else take the hit and seeing as I won't have to worry about the tax or petrol I will be able to own my dream car at last. Oh how I wish this thread was true.


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    #144
    ugglasdav
    Registered Users Posts: 563 ✭✭✭ugglasdav


    i think this thread should be renamed 'if the price of petrol and tax wasn't an issue what BMW would you buy'


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