VRT. What cars lose most vrt next july?

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Come july 1st what cars will have the biggest falls in vrt. I expect a huge surge in importing cars from UK in this category To counteract this expect a rowing back on the new green car taxes.
 
Low emissions vehicles will suffer much lower VRT post 1st July. Primarily diesels.
 
Thanks but I am looking for specific examples such as the 1.8
Mondeo tdci will go from 25% to 16%? Will it? The BMW 320d drops quite a lot?
 
This is a list of the emissions of the best 10 cars in each group

Family Cars Petrol
Rank Make Model Edition CO2 (g/km)
1 MERCEDES-BENZ B-Class (T245) B150 M Petrol 158
2 MAZDA Mazda6 (2008 MY) 1.8 4/5 Door 161
3 MERCEDES-BENZ B-Class (T245) B170 M Petrol 163
4 MAZDA Mazda6 (2008 MY) 2.0 4/5 Door M 166
5 TOYOTA Avensis 1.8 VVT-I M Petrol 171
6 FORD New Mondeo, 2007 1.6 Duratec (110PS)M Petrol 172
7 FORD Mondeo, February 2004--- 1.8 M Petrol 173
7 VAUXHALL Vectra, MY2007 1.8i 16v VV M Petrol 173
7 VAUXHALL Vectra, MY2008 4 D1.8i 16v V M Petrol 173
7 VAUXHALL Vectra, MY2008 5 D 1.8i 1M Petrol 173
7 MERCEDES-BENZ B-Class (T245) B200 M Petrol 173

Small Family cars Petrol
1 HONDA Civic 06 1.4 i-DSI 139
1 BMW 1 Series E81/E82/E87/E88 116i 139
2 BMW 1 Series E81/E82/E87/E88 118i 3-door 140
3 KIA cee'd 1.4 M 145
4 VAUXHALL Astra, MY2007 1.4i 16v 3 Door 146
4 VAUXHALL Astra, MY2008 5 Door Hatchback 1.4i 146
4 VAUXHALL Astra, MY2008 3 Door Hatchback 1.4i 16 146
5 MERCEDES-BENZ A-Class (W169) 5 Door A150 185 148
5 MERCEDES-BENZ A-Class (C169) 3 Door A150 185 148
6 KIA cee'd 1.6 M Petrol D/ 152
6 HONDA Civic 06 1.8 i-VTEC ES M Petrol 152
6 HONDA Civic Type S 1.8 i-VTEC S M 152

Small Diesel
1 RENAULT Mégane Hatchback 1.5 dCi 117
2 AUDI A3 (from NOV 06 Wk 45>) 1.9 e TDI 119
2 AUDI A3 Sportback (from NOV 06 Wk 45>) 1.9 e TDI 119
2 BMW 1 Series E81/E82/E87/E88 118d 3-door - 119
3 PEUGEOT 308 1.6 HDi (90 bhp) 120
4 RENAULT Mégane Sport Saloon 1.5 dCi 106 124
4 FORD New Focus 1.6 Duratorq TDCi (90PS) 5 Door 124
5 KIA cee'd 1.6 CRDi GS 125
5 MAZDA Mazda3 (2006 MY) 1.6 TD 5 Door 90 PS 125
5 CITROEN C4 1.6HDi 16v 92hp Coupé & 5 door 125

Family Diesel
1 RENAULT New Laguna Hatch dCi 110 130
2 CITROEN C5 1.6HDi 16v M Diesel C/ £115 139
3 PEUGEOT 407 Saloon 1.6 HDi FAP (110 bhp) 140
4 HONDA Accord 06 Saloon 2.2 i-CTDi 145
5 SEAT Toledo (from NOV 06 Wk 45> ) 1.9 TDI (105 146
5 TOYOTA Avensis 2.0 D-4D Saloon/Hatchback 146
5 MERCEDES-BENZ B-Class (T245) B180CDi 146
6 VOLKSWAGEN Passat Saloon (from NOV 06 148
7 FORD New Mondeo, May 2007 1.8 Duratorq TDCi (100) 149
7 MAZDA Mazda6 (2008 MY) 2.0 4/5 Door M Diesel 149
 
Maybe I am being cynical but is it possible that the car dealer uses VRT as a means for inflating the price of a car. How many of us would ever check the amount of VRT being paid on the car that the dealer is registering on our behalf?.

dave
 
I too have failed to get a straight answer from a number of Ford dealers. Car distributors have long claimed that base prices here (before VRT) are low when compared to other EU countries. No doubt this VRT reduction (on relevant models) will be used to 'review pricing'.
 
I presume Minister Gormley will ensure that the consumer is not conned in the changeover to new VRT rates. The money we earn is as a result of work. Work = energy. The greens want us to conserve energy so their policy must be to ensure we do not have to put in extra work = energy to pay the new rates of VRT?
 
maso82 said:
I too have failed to get a straight answer from a number of Ford dealers. Car distributors have long claimed that base prices here (before VRT) are low when compared to other EU countries. No doubt this VRT reduction (on relevant models) will be used to 'review pricing'.
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My wife's Mondeo is due a replacement, obviously in light of the ineptly thought out impact of the VRT/Motor- Tax changes by John Gormless we are considering a diesel or bio-fuel compatible car (not that it will make a whit of difference to climate change anyway!)

We also contacted a number of Ford dealers without a straight answer either, are we surprised? No!

Remember this?
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Lexus have already jacked up the price of the IS220d. Fair play to them :D
 
I got a straight answer from a salesman! He says the manufacturers/distributors are putting up the price pre VRT to absorb a significant portion of the reduction that would be expected. The market will stabilise itself I guess!

Slim
 
My guess is that in July the www.ros.ie website will be updated with the latest VRT rates,compare the market price found there against the dealer price. If there is a big difference and if the dealer will not come down on price them import from the UK.
 
Slim said:
I got a straight answer from a salesman! He says the manufacturers/distributors are putting up the price pre VRT to absorb a significant portion of the reduction that would be expected. The market will stabilise itself I guess!

Slim
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A salesman might have an idea for 1 brand but not the entire market. It's not as if the distributors were running a charity up to now either.

There will be uproar if the full VRT reductions are not passed on.
 
RS2K said:
There will be uproar if the full VRT reductions are not passed on.
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There probably will but surely it's no surprise the dealers are tight lipped about this. For one who'd buy a car now if the dealers advertised a lower price from July 2008 in January. Also it's a free market the distributors/delaers aren't obliged to pass on the VRT reduction. The market will determie that and as a previous poster said, if there's a significant saving to be be made by going abroad then customers will vote with their feet.
 
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