Post a picture of your car here Part 4 (quote a picture, get a 24h ban!!)

Moneymaker · 29-01-2015 12:10PM

New family wagon. Gone from a D5 to a D4. Very impressed with the D4, it's every bit as quick as the D5, and much more refined.

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joujoujou · 29-01-2015 02:14PM

joujoujou wrote: »

We will have snow again, sooner rather than later.

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Told ya so! :P :P

Back from work this morning:

...and 20 minutes later, after a blizzard:

GvidoR · 29-01-2015 02:26PM

Plenty of snow over here too. Already posted a snowy Bora last time, so wont bother now... it'll look pretty much identical. :pac:

R.O.R · 29-01-2015 02:36PM

Moneymaker wrote: »

New family wagon. Gone from a D5 to a D4. Very impressed with the D4, it's every bit as quick as the D5, and much more refined.

Top speed and 0-60 times are the same for the current D4 & D5 manuals, with the D4 Auto being a bit quicker to 60 than the D5 Auto.

Current D4/D5 is half a second quicker to 60mph (6.9 seconds currently!) than the 2012 MY D5 (7.4 seconds, Manual & Auto).

Ded_Zebra · 29-01-2015 07:00PM

Probably has more complex electronics than most electric cars :P

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Old diesel · 29-01-2015 10:17PM

That S60 is stunning Moneymaker

Captain Havoc · 30-01-2015 12:49AM

I never post here but I also just bought a Mini Cooper S a couple of weeks ago. Only 50k kms on the clock and mint condition.

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Special Circumstances · 30-01-2015 08:11AM

Nice! The blue goes well with the black but I don't see that combo too often.

pedatron · 30-01-2015 11:41AM

Captain Havoc wrote: »

I never post here but I also just bought a Mini Cooper S a couple of weeks ago. Only 50k kms on the clock and mint condition.

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Very nice! I'd love to blacken my hood scoop eventually and remove some of the chrome bits at the front of the car to give it more of a matt look. Some great examples online

Duke O Smiley · 01-02-2015 11:39AM

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Morn' frost hath taken over the 'rolla.

Hachiko · 01-02-2015 04:30PM

so £160 later and a painted back door and a coating of nano lack its back to its best, I can use the date stamps on these photos to see when it will get damaged next, such is the way of people damaging others cars. My boss had his relatively new Octavia keyed all along the back door, front door and fuel cap, some people are morons.

The parking lot, its not a public place in case anyone thinks my parking is awesome.

Foxhole Norman · 01-02-2015 05:12PM

My shed at the BMWHaus Cork mini meet this morning.

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Dia1988 · 01-02-2015 05:24PM

Hachiko wrote: »

so £160 later and a painted back door and a coating of nano lack its back to its best, I can use the date stamps on these photos to see when it will get damaged next, such is the way of people damaging others cars. My boss had his relatively new Octavia keyed all along the back door, front door and fuel cap,

Beautiful Car, but 485 Sterling Pounds is a lot of money to tax a car for the year!
Even for Ireland!

Hachiko · 01-02-2015 05:50PM

yep, funny thing is i did not know the tax rate when i got it, I assumed it would be the same as the auto, < 300gbp a year, (200 and something). When I went to the post office to get tax i was like, errrrrrrr.

This has higher emissions than the auto which is weird, usually its the other way around. Its still lively to drive.

Top Dog · 01-02-2015 05:52PM

Dia1988 wrote: »

Beautiful Car, but 485 Sterling Pounds is a lot of money to tax a car for the year!
Even for Ireland!

Eh - not really. The same car would cost the bones of €1100 over here so £485 sounds like a steal in comparison!

Hachiko · 01-02-2015 05:55PM

tax in Ireland is nuts, that's something we can all agree on. !

Dia1988 · 01-02-2015 05:58PM

Hachiko wrote: »

yep, funny thing is i did not know the tax rate when i got it, I assumed it would be the same as the auto, < 300gbp a year, (200 and something). When I went to the post office to get tax i was like, errrrrrrr.

This has higher emissions than the auto which is weird, usually its the other way around. Its still lively to drive.

231g/km?

Was the private plate expensive may I ask?

Would it annoy you to think that the non car enthusiast person would think you're driving an 05 car and not an 08?

Dia1988 · 01-02-2015 06:03PM

Top Dog wrote: »

Eh - not really. The same car would cost the bones of €1100 over here so £485 sounds like a steal in comparison!

It's actually 2350 euro

And for an 08 car I was making a comparison with other 08 cars in Ireland, not a particular model.

I wouldn't call it "a steal" unless you're happy with the entire Irish road network!!

Hachiko · 01-02-2015 06:06PM

Dia1988 wrote: »

231g/km?

Was the private plate expensive may I ask?

Would it annoy you to think that the non car enthusiast person would think you're driving an 05 car and not an 08?

I don't care what other people think really, if someone thinks its a 05 that's fine by me. It does look a bit new-ish for a 05 but maybe that's just me.

if I could get an is350 I would, these are seriously reliable motors. The economy difference between a 250 and 350 is marginal also, even the 5.0 IS-F can get over 30mpg on long runs, that too is bomb proof in terms of reliability.

Hachiko · 01-02-2015 06:07PM

Dia1988 wrote: »

It's actually 2350 euro

And for an 08 car I was making a comparison with other 08 cars in Ireland, not a particular model.

I wouldn't call it "a steal" unless you're happy with the entire Irish road network!!

2,350 euro...seriously

Top Dog · 01-02-2015 06:15PM

Dia1988 wrote: »

It's actually 2350 euro

And for an 08 car I was making a comparison with other 08 cars in Ireland, not a particular model.

I wouldn't call it "a steal" unless you're happy with the entire Irish road network!!

Now we're getting pedantic - if it was first registered before 01 July '08 then my post stands.

Considering I'm paying over €700 for a 2.0 then yeah, I'd consider the £485 for a 2.5 a steal in comparison regardless of the state of the road network (I'm sure there's some crap roads in the UK too). Maybe others wouldn't - tis only my opinion.

Though I will admit I didn't realise it was an '08 - I just quickly glanced at the plate.

Top Dog · 01-02-2015 06:17PM

Hachiko wrote: »

2,350 euro...seriously

Depends really. If it was first registered before 1st July 2008 then it could be taxed on capacity which is just under €1100. If it was after 1st July 2008 then its emmissions and €2350.

Hachiko · 01-02-2015 06:35PM

well its march/april 2008 i think when first registered.

We have crap roads here too I can assure you.

Dia1988 · 01-02-2015 06:43PM

Top Dog wrote: »

Depends really. If it was first registered before 1st July 2008 then it could be taxed on capacity which is just under €1100. If it was after 1st July 2008 then its emmissions and €2350.

All imported cars registered in 2008 overseas fall into the Co2 based tax system regardless of which month they were registered in an overseas country in 2008.

In this case, this Lexus IS250 was registered in the UK in March 2008, however if one were to import it into Ireland now it would be based on the C02 based tax rate system, a staggering 2,350 euro a year!

However, if a Lexus is250 was registered in Ireland in March 2008, it would be based on the CC based tax rate system, at 1080 euro a year.

Hachiko · 01-02-2015 06:45PM

*scratches head.

Is that the upper tax band in Ireland...?!, I think 500GBP is the limit in the uk., so this weedy 2.5 is almost at the upper end itself.

wonski · 02-02-2015 01:27AM

Dia1988 wrote: »

All imported cars registered in 2008 overseas fall into the Co2 based tax system regardless of which month they were registered in an overseas country in 2008.

In this case, this Lexus IS250 was registered in the UK in March 2008, however if one were to import it into Ireland now it would be based on the C02 based tax rate system, a staggering 2,350 euro a year!

However, if a Lexus is250 was registered in Ireland in March 2008, it would be based on the CC based tax rate system, at 1080 euro a year.

This is crazy:eek:

Is this Lexus less environment-friendly than the other one

I do understand there always has to be a deadline / point in the law but this one is just

On the other hand all those diesels that are not so clean anymore. They were so clean and green not so long ago....Now they are not?

Let's just charge every household €2000 per year for having a car - that would make sense. Or even better - €10000 per year.

sk8board · 02-02-2015 09:47AM

I have one of those exact cars:

I drive an '08 520d which was registered in the UK in March '08, driven as a demo and imported/registered in Ireland in December '08 with 4000 km on the clock. It was one of what BMW called the Sterling Collection.

I pay the low emissions based tax.

ba_barabus · 02-02-2015 09:49AM

Wouldn't I be correct in saying that 2008 cars go on whichever motor tax system is cheaper or has that changed? It used to be the case anyway

Old diesel · 02-02-2015 10:36AM

wonski wrote: »

This is crazy:eek:

Is this Lexus less environment-friendly than the other one

I do understand there always has to be a deadline / point in the law but this one is just

On the other hand all those diesels that are not so clean anymore. They were so clean and green not so long ago....Now they are not?

Let's just charge every household €2000 per year for having a car - that would make sense. Or even better - €10000 per year.

I think the issue is more the frankly REDICULOUS jump to the top rate from the 2nd highest on the c02 system.

I THINK you've got a rate of around 1200 on c02 - and then you jump to the massive nightmare 2 k plus top rate.

Theres actually no need for a 2 k plus top rate - as we have seen how Irish people are happy to spend to go from a car on 700/800 euro tax on old system to 200 euros or less on the new tax system.

I think 1200 should be the TOP rate - no need for a higher one

Duke O Smiley · 02-02-2015 04:19PM

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Looking poorly. In dire need of a valet.

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