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SIMI not-a-scrappage-scheme

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,396 ✭✭✭Frosty McSnowballs


    SIMI should fcuk off.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 199 ✭✭chuckyarelaw


    MadsL wrote: »
    http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/motoring/motor-industry-calls-for-2k-vrt-cut-to-help-buyers-29571555.html

    SIMI wants €2K VRT cut when trading in a six year old car.

    Is there no end to SIMI's 'scrappage' handouts? What the hell is wrong with a six year old car? As far as CO2 emissions are concerned, as many emission are caused by building the car as driving it.

    SIMI should get a grip.

    What's wrong with ya?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 795 ✭✭✭padraig.od


    SIMI should fcuk off!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    What's wrong with ya?

    Are you supporting such a scheme?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,204 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    SIMI should fcuk off.

    ^^^
    What him say.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,359 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    If I got my hands on SIMI I'd strangle SIMI.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,822 ✭✭✭Mickey H


    SIMI are full of shyte. There's nothing wrong with a 6 year old car.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,204 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    kneemos wrote: »
    If I got my hands on SIMI I'd strangle SIMI.

    I'd never get tired a' batin' SIMI. He's a pup, his father was a pup, all belonging to him was pups going back to shortly after the Famine.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    The other two articles I read about this calls it a swappage scheme, giving the same incentive if the buyer wants to buy second hand.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,204 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    Mint Sauce wrote: »
    The other two articles I read about this calls it a swappage scheme, giving the same incentive if the buyer wants to buy second hand.

    Brilliant idea. Thus second-hand car prices shoot up and various dealers gouge the thick end of two grand per-car from Captain Gob****e taxpayer. I'm going to ram a poker up SIMI's hole.


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  • Posts: 31,828 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    SIMI are clearly desperate to find ways to fund the repayments on all those expensive car showrooms that they build during the CT days, that they'll do almost anything to "move the metal".


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,166 ✭✭✭Fr_Dougal


    jimgoose wrote: »
    I'd never get tired a' batin' SIMI. He's a pup, his father was a pup, all belonging to him was pups going back to shortly after the Famine.

    His great grandfather was a decent man, god be good to him.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,204 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    Fr_Dougal wrote: »
    His great grandfather was a decent man, god be good to him.

    It all went to hell after the old-style caravans disappeared.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    SIMI are clearly desperate to find ways to fund the repayments on all those expensive car showrooms that they build during the CT days, that they'll do almost anything to "move the metal".

    "Pushing tin", I believe is the parlance.
    Fr_Dougal wrote: »
    His great grandfather was a decent man, god be good to him.

    Did he know Bill?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 199 ✭✭chuckyarelaw


    MadsL wrote: »
    Are you supporting such a scheme?

    Yes why not?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    Yes why not?

    Because SIMI have, like a fat kid asking for more donuts, had far too much already.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 199 ✭✭chuckyarelaw


    MadsL wrote: »
    Because SIMI have, like a fat kid asking for more donuts, had far too much already.

    I don't agree. This is a good idea and I think you're wrong


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    I don't agree. This is a good idea and I think you're wrong

    What do you think it will achieve.

    I say it is a bad idea because it just inflates 2nd hand car prices to put the money in car dealers pockets at a cost to the taxpayer and that more new cars just increases emissions. Any incentives should be for electric vehicles.

    Do you have a reason to support it?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 24,612 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    If we're going to incentivise the purchase of any goods, can we at the very least ensure they're goods made in this country rather than imports that support only a small number of sales jobs?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,916 ✭✭✭shopaholic01


    A pathetic attempt to encourage car sales.

    Applying it to second hand cars might help the sale of repos too.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    Sleepy wrote: »
    If we're going to incentivise the purchase of any goods, can we at the very least ensure they're goods made in this country rather than imports that support only a small number of sales jobs?

    What goods do you suggest? Wouldn't that breach EU competition rules?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 24,612 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    None at all. I'd much rather we left the market alone.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,952 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    MadsL wrote: »
    What do you think it will achieve.

    I say it is a bad idea because it just inflates 2nd hand car prices to put the money in car dealers pockets at a cost to the taxpayer and that more new cars just increases emissions. Any incentives should be for electric vehicles.

    Do you have a reason to support it?

    yep and if it's applied to petrol cars only the ones that have the lowest emissions. Say the bottom 10% of emission producers. Of course that would annoy SIMI since they couldn't flog petrol guzzling monster SUV's.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,669 ✭✭✭SCOOP 64


    No, €2000 not enough ,i still cant afford a new car!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,335 ✭✭✭wendell borton


    A scrappage scam is pointless in this country, we don't have an auto industry. the majority of the cost of a car leaves the country while the rest goes on vrt, which shouldn't be there anyway under EU law.
    The environmental arguments in favour of it is also nonsense as a lot more resources are used to produce a new car rather than keep an old one going.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    A scrappage scam

    Bravo


  • Posts: 31,828 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    This is nearly as daft as splitting the yearly number plate into six month periods just so the "more money than sense" people feel obliged to change the car more often.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    This is nearly as daft as splitting the yearly number plate into six month periods just so the "more money than sense" people feel obliged to change the car more often.

    Perhaps we should just reserve a seat in a Govt committee so that SIMI can more easily direct the Govt of the day into doing it's bidding. Would be more transparent at least.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,363 ✭✭✭✭cantdecide


    Just to point out to everyone, they are looking for €2k DISCOUNT on the VRT, not to mention the remainder of the VRT, VAT on buying the car, VAT on fuel, duty on fuel, motor tax, etc etc

    As a mate of mine once said, the only one making money out of motoring these days is the govt


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,219 ✭✭✭woodoo


    Sales are down because people have got over the boom time Dallas-eske desire to out do the Jones's next door. The majority can't afford a new car anyway.


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