Used cars with £30 road tax - upto 6 yrs old

rexmedorum

It seemsto me that in the grand scheme of things (insurance, fuel, maintanance) road tax on anything sensible is not the most important?
For example if you got a band D £95/year car instead you'd spend £65/year more, if the car was sat £650 less expensive to buy or insure you'd already break even!

And that's coming form somebody with a tax excampt car (fuel cost & relative green-ness were more of a consideration than road tax)

grizzly1911

We have a Corsa 1.3cddti ecoflex five door. Nice little car for what it is. As a previous poster has said you 3 across the back is limited but OK for shorter journeys.

Chose it over a VAG variant didn't fancy the 3 cylinders reportedly a bit harsh.

The Clio was a strong contender, good price new and probably not the strongest residuals. Good engine (1.5d) but I have a relative and friends who have suffered because of the gizzmos and electronics on their megane scenics.

Guess it also depends on whether you are passionate about petrol or diesel as that will limit/expand choice.

Also as a previous poster has said need to consider the TCO in that you may get a cheaper car but with a higher VED. I guess the only issue here is whether HMRC decide to rachet up VED disproportionately on "dirtier" cars.

Arg

dannymccann wrote: »

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=cars+in+tax+band+c

You're welcome

As if no one's heard of google.

bodgerx

Honda Civic IMA. Economy of a very small car, drive of a luxury car.

grizzly1911

Aren't you buying a bit of legacy minefield with the IMA?

Maintenance and depreciation wise?

bodgerx

Depreciation wise it holds its value better than a petrol Civic.

The IMA system has a 80,000 mile 8 year warranty. In the time I had mine I never had a single problem. Honda's are generally pretty reliable.

grizzly1911

bodgerx wrote: »

Depreciation wise it holds its value better than a petrol Civic.

The IMA system has a 80,000 mile 8 year warranty. In the time I had mine I never had a single problem. Honda's are generally pretty reliable.

Fair play.

I guess it is what happens when the batteries start to fade

Not knocking either this or the Prius they are steps forward and by reputable manufacturers no doubt working on a replacement.

In general terms the cost,pollution and use of precious metals (no doubt part recoverable for a price) making the battery packs doesn't really help, in the long term, for mass replacement of what we have today.

We just seem to be woefully behind where we should be in developing scalable alternatives.

no1catman

I've got a Citroen C3 1.4 TD on an 03 plate = £30 road tax.
I bought it last November - in exch for a Rover 2.0 TD 'T' at £185 road tax.

Superbiatch

I've got a '57 Fiesta 1.6 tdci which fits into this tax bracket. Nippy enough for town and motorway travel and I get about 450 miles on a full tank of diesel which is about £53

greenman7

My 03 Citroen 1.4 TD is £20 road tax per year.I am happy with the 64.4mpg average - I have been keeping track over the last 3 years using the brimming method. You can see my car here and compare with other models mpg in the 'real' world.
http://www.fuelly.com/driver/greenfuel7/c3