Which Double cab 4x4 would you buy?

Unless you have 3 people working for u or a farm with herd number u would be unable to get commercial tax
A parting present from John gormley to make life harder and more expensive for people Like your self
No wonder the country is bandjaxed
 
had my ranger replaced about 6 months ago with a toyota invincible i liked my rangers but they are nothing compared to the invincible:thumb
 
Obduran550 said:
What about your neighbour who just got the VW Toerag - commercial n'est-ce pas?
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I know he has got commercial tax, put it on his business name, the business employs nobody and makes very little profit, just like mine.....


Off to Belgium in two weeks until somewhere between mid Feb and the end March so will sort out after....
 
Ritchie, there is a man in ctb went to buy a van and asked too many questions, end result couldnt tax the hiace van he bought as he had no vat number, on the other hand his friend also in ctb around the same time bought a hiace asked no questions and got tax no problem, so it must be the luck of the draw, if you have a vat number you prob be ok but dont ask questions, i will tell you the names of the two when we meet, you know them well, clue : bicycle.
 
if you have a vat number or a herd number and a tax clearance cert you will have no problem getting commerical tax on a VAN a crew cab with 5 or more seats is different and a lot harder to get commerical on
because the last goverment wanted to stop people using them as cars instead of work vehicles
 
New Ford Ranger out soon so I hear, more power (thank God!) and plated to tow 3250t. so you are nearly in Landrover/Toyota Landcruiser territory there:thumb
 
if have the dosh, hilux all the way.

after that a low mile one from any other manufacturer.

the mitsi 3.0l and 2.8l are ebst best from the mitsi range as the 2.5l is not great engine and can give lot trouble. i have blow an l200 engine and seen many pajero go aswell. but the larger 2.8l and 3.0l never seem give trouble

the hilux try get a 3.0l these are hard get and hold value. they are better on fuel, more power and dont give trouble.

hilux 2.4l is good eng but can have trouble witht he head, but easy sort as uk company make an upgraded head that simply bolts in with all the internals pre fitted.

hey every terrorist in africa drives a hilux, these cant be far off the mark so.

as for tax, commercial is fine, lad has one and no issues as he has commercial insurance. if have private insurance then you cant get comm tax.

so get comm insurance and then tax office will give you comm tax.

otherwise get a herd number or vat number.

i change to private tax in my ford van as i am on the road all day everyday and its always main road and motorway. if i was only travelling local and no doing lot miles i would have stuck with comm tax.
 
Volvo 70 is the dogs. Have it nearly 10 years, no problems at all.
 
I've yet to hear a bad word about an Octivia. Keep in mind that it's not that big as it's based on a VW Golf. Still big enough though!
 
I wanted a crew cab as I often carry four or five dive tanks and fukll sets of gear, or building tools.

But I do not intend to get shafted with the very fuzzy rules about tax in this country. A 1.9 or 2.o litre diesel is good enough and the Octavia seems big enough to me.

Getting one with less than 80000 miles seems to be fairly difficult so I might get one "over" and go through the VRT process.
 
Beware of the VRT process also. I know of people that have had nightmares with the VRT crowd. All run by the NCT test centres now. Know of one chap that had the price go up each time he rang to get a price.

He rang to check the price from the bank when he was withdrawing the money and by the time he got to the NCT office it had gone up by €50. They literally pluck numbers from thin air.

Does it have to be the "Scout" model for the extra ground clearance? I had an CRV a few years ago. Great and loads of room in the back. 4 wheel drive kicked in as and when you needed it.
 
essjay said:
Beware of the VRT process also. I know of people that have had nightmares with the VRT crowd. All run by the NCT test centres now. Know of one chap that had the price go up each time he rang to get a price.

He rang to check the price from the bank when he was withdrawing the money and by the time he got to the NCT office it had gone up by €50. They literally pluck numbers from thin air.

Does it have to be the "Scout" model for the extra ground clearance? I had an CRV a few years ago. Great and loads of room in the back. 4 wheel drive kicked in as and when you needed it.
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No it does not need to be a scout, I have got used to driving my disco over here and the added safety in being able to see over the ditches is a bonus. That is all...

I used to like the CRV too but really want diesel me thinks... Unless I pick up a subaru forester for a couple of years....:D
 
richie said:
I wanted a crew cab as I often carry four or five dive tanks and fukll sets of gear, or building tools.

But I do not intend to get shafted with the very fuzzy rules about tax in this country. A 1.9 or 2.o litre diesel is good enough and the Octavia seems big enough to me.

Getting one with less than 80000 miles seems to be fairly difficult so I might get one "over" and go through the VRT process.
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richie said:
I wanted a crew cab as I often carry four or five dive tanks and fukll sets of gear, or building tools.

But I do not intend to get shafted with the very fuzzy rules about tax in this country. A 1.9 or 2.o litre diesel is good enough and the Octavia seems big enough to me.

Getting one with less than 80000 miles seems to be fairly difficult so I might get one "over" and go through the VRT process.
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ford focus estate are a decent wagon and not the most expensive as there a common car
 
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