19-08-2021, 05:25 PM
Also interesting to this thread is the headscratching that I've been doing over why non-new fuel efficient cars are really holding value presently. As Hedd has intimated, its no point buying diesels any more now that diesel particulate filtration (2009) has added to Exhaust gas recycling (2004ish?) on top on dual mass flywheels on the higher bhp units. My 2006 90bhp with solid flywheel, for these glitches, is returning 63mpg and it can take a pallet in the back when the kids aren't in there.
But small 20 and 30 quid roadtax petrol cars... 2004-2016... I was head-scratching working out why a VW Up! we sold was still valued at the same figure, 30 months later. I now realise that after the second half of 2016, all these cars with same engines/carbon outputs are all up to £160 tax from 2017. I'm going to find another non-aircon, wind-up-windowed Up! basic model and cherish it.
p.s. my hairdryer on the Comms unit seems to have worked, as the glitches are reducing and its getting back to normal. I'm not spraying silicone spray there again!
But small 20 and 30 quid roadtax petrol cars... 2004-2016... I was head-scratching working out why a VW Up! we sold was still valued at the same figure, 30 months later. I now realise that after the second half of 2016, all these cars with same engines/carbon outputs are all up to £160 tax from 2017. I'm going to find another non-aircon, wind-up-windowed Up! basic model and cherish it.
p.s. my hairdryer on the Comms unit seems to have worked, as the glitches are reducing and its getting back to normal. I'm not spraying silicone spray there again!