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Mark S · 18-06-13, 12:00 PM

the boardroom status symbol built from 56/2006 onwards is what is in question here.
Big gas-guzzlers like the 760bmw, s500 merc etc etc driven by people who earn the yearly cost of road tax in a day.

Then mid sized units such as volvo c70 2.4, audi 1.8t - well they had ages to sort out the emissions, many of these types of engines were filthy polluting and dated.

The positive that came from this was smaller high output engines, such as the new gen 1.6T's that appear in many hot hatches such as clio cup, alfa's great 1750tbi, the vw tsfi turbo and supercharged.

I met a chap 10 years ago who was high up and consulted with many top name manufacturers, he said way back then that the future was smaller charged units and development of large nasp units was becoming very limited, those who overheard the conversation I had with him laughed and made comment after he had gone, but he was right in all that he said and the positives it would produce.

Cars now are far more economical than before, my heavyweight alfa does 46mpg as an average and is faster than a ZS, it also handles very well thanks to its double wishbone suspension (similar to MG) all round and crashes less over pot holes than an MG even with 19" rims! yet the engine is old hat and the newer versions are now more economical and more powerful.

We now have performance diesels such as the 335, 535 and alpina D3 which make great alternatives, these are economical and missiles that would outrun many old big engined gasguzzlers.

Yes, road tax can be an expensive evil, as can the forever rising cost of fuel, but out of the hell the government has created for us with these taxes have emerged some great engines that perhaps would not have been developed if road tax was still £95 per year regardless of emissions and fuel 33p a litre.

It is sad to see cars being scrapped just for road tax, but I am really struggling to think of a car built since 56/2006 that is so worthless that the owner would scrap it whilst at the same time something that one would mourn the loss of?
The only things I can think of are cr@p like kia sedona's and equivalent hyundai's or sangyong's - but these are cars that I would not miss and in 10 years time will be the butt of every top gear joke in the same way the old all'agro is today.

So which 'good' car(s) is this tax destroying?

18-06-13, 12:00 PM	#6
Mark S Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,284	the boardroom status symbol built from 56/2006 onwards is what is in question here. Big gas-guzzlers like the 760bmw, s500 merc etc etc driven by people who earn the yearly cost of road tax in a day. Then mid sized units such as volvo c70 2.4, audi 1.8t - well they had ages to sort out the emissions, many of these types of engines were filthy polluting and dated. The positive that came from this was smaller high output engines, such as the new gen 1.6T's that appear in many hot hatches such as clio cup, alfa's great 1750tbi, the vw tsfi turbo and supercharged. I met a chap 10 years ago who was high up and consulted with many top name manufacturers, he said way back then that the future was smaller charged units and development of large nasp units was becoming very limited, those who overheard the conversation I had with him laughed and made comment after he had gone, but he was right in all that he said and the positives it would produce. Cars now are far more economical than before, my heavyweight alfa does 46mpg as an average and is faster than a ZS, it also handles very well thanks to its double wishbone suspension (similar to MG) all round and crashes less over pot holes than an MG even with 19" rims! yet the engine is old hat and the newer versions are now more economical and more powerful. We now have performance diesels such as the 335, 535 and alpina D3 which make great alternatives, these are economical and missiles that would outrun many old big engined gasguzzlers. Yes, road tax can be an expensive evil, as can the forever rising cost of fuel, but out of the hell the government has created for us with these taxes have emerged some great engines that perhaps would not have been developed if road tax was still £95 per year regardless of emissions and fuel 33p a litre. It is sad to see cars being scrapped just for road tax, but I am really struggling to think of a car built since 56/2006 that is so worthless that the owner would scrap it whilst at the same time something that one would mourn the loss of? The only things I can think of are cr@p like kia sedona's and equivalent hyundai's or sangyong's - but these are cars that I would not miss and in 10 years time will be the butt of every top gear joke in the same way the old all'agro is today. So which 'good' car(s) is this tax destroying? Last edited by Mark S; 18-06-13 at 12:02 PM.