Showroom tax comes into effect 1st April.

Cars with high co2 emission will suffer a price hike, whereas low emitters (below 130g/km) should, in theory be cheaper by up to £100.

What is the CO2 of the new Fabia vRS then? be interesting to see the tax on that.

I would have thought up near the 160 - 170 bracket.....£250???

Ben

Edited 11 March, 201016 yr by Conshine

What is the CO2 of the new Fabia vRS then? be interesting to see the tax on that.

I would have thought up near the 160 - 170 bracket.....£250???

Ben

148g/km

Good job Skoda have just released the facelift which happens to have savage cuts in CO2 accross the whole range with the new engines

Most of them will avoid the showroom tax altogether.

Think the 1.6 diesels are both 109g/km 1.2 tdi is 99g/km. 1.2 6v 132g/km, 12v 128g/km, 1.2 tsi 121 and 124g/km. So looks like the 1.2 6v will attract £110 tax and the Vrs £125 not too bad all in all.

When we all drive low co2 motah's they WILL find another way to hit us in the pockets... co2 is just a red herring. It is a trace gas, much less harmfull than methane, which the average diesel coughs out in abundance, as do cows, landfill sites, industrial chimney's, etc.

I bet in a few decades, the so called experts will say we need a bit more co2, to combat some other gas/pollutant. The same way hey told us butter was bad for us, even though we have been eating it for centuries, urging us to use margarine. Bet half of you out there didn't know marg is now unobtainable and banned, both here and in the states... what we now use is low fat spread, based on veg oils. Kept a bit quiet about that one, didn't they? Now though, the spread of preference is, up, you guessed, butter! Keep itto a low volume, though!

The experts "Tell " us to use what suits their situation, ducking and diving to prove their theories, then years later, a "New" school of thought takes us back to the begining.

When we all drive low co2 motah's they WILL find another way to hit us in the pockets... co2 is just a red herring. It is a trace gas, much less harmfull than methane, which the average diesel coughs out in abundance, as do cows, landfill sites, industrial chimney's, etc.

Indeed - like the scrappage scheme.

There is research out there which indicates that only 50% of the pollution caused by a car comes out of its exhaust. the other 50% being produced as part of the extraction of raw materials to build it, the maunfacturing process, shipping it to the customer and disposing of it at the end of life. This was based on a car doing about 28mpg average over a 10 year period, covering 12,000 miles per year.

In essence, running an older car that is well maintained is probably no worse for the environment than scrapping it for something that uses less fuel. However, causing new cars to be built is better for the global economy...

Regardless of what you thinking of the environmental connotations though the recent drive to more efficient cars will save us money on fuel bills in the long run.

Regardless of what you thinking of the environmental connotations though the recent drive to more efficient cars will save us money on fuel bills in the long run.

Ermm not really....

It will cost everyone a lot more money on fuel bills (mainly through tax), those who dont downsize to the new eco models even more so.

Look out for November 2010 pre budget ....the new government then installed will not only hike fuel costs, but pull away the road tax incentive, probably by shifting the bands down two notches.

"Desperate times call for desperate measures" and "technology has moved on" will be the reasons given.

When we all drive low co2 motah's they WILL find another way to hit us in the pockets... co2 is just a red herring. It is a trace gas, much less harmfull than methane, which the average diesel coughs out in abundance, as do cows, landfill sites, industrial chimney's, etc.

I never knew that a Diesel produced methane gas in that amounts? they do produce more Carbon Monoxide than a petrol?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_exhaust_air_contaminants

http://www.hse.gov.u...bns/indg286.htm

Ben

Edited 14 March, 201016 yr by Conshine

put it this way, would you rather stand behind a running bus or a mini?

not sure how it CAN save us money, with an outlay of many thousands of pounds just to save a few hundred, here and there! Plus, when we all drive cars that do 250 miles to a litre of fresh air, THEY will find a way of charging us for that!!!!!! (Total Recall springs to mind)! :wonder:

THEY will find a way of charging us for that!!!!!! (Total Recall springs to mind)! :wonder:

Spaceballs....

put it this way, would you rather stand behind a running bus or a mini?

I'm addicted to FUMES!