For those who pay £35 for a years Tax - What do you drive ?

[Simon]

The Co2 emissions are based on the emissions during the European drive cycle. Co2 is pretty much directly related to fuel consumption on this test

Unfortunately perfect combustion never happens so you don't get only water and co2, if it did there would be no need for catalytic convertors. The purpose of catalytic convertors is to convert these nasty emissions into Co2, the more efficient the cat the more co2 is produced.

Then there are lean nox traps that are designed to reduce Nox emissions.

 

[Boomstick]

Becuase 2 hours ago, saitrix posted a link to a table listing EVERY car with a C02 output of less than 120g/km. That was your original question answered completely and entirely. You've not even bothered to thank him - you are far too engrossed in mauling me for posting my thoughts on the subject of low tax cars

Fox, I asked you very early on not to take the thread off topic but you carried on.

I didnt thank saitrix personally because if you look a few posts up Muban offered a very similar link with the same tables on it in a searchable from. saitrix was thanked along with everyone else later on when the thread had run its course.

 

[[TW]Fox]

Fox, I asked you very early on not to take the thread off topic but you carried on

I pointed out every time you asked that opinions on the subject of £35 tax cars in a thread about £35 tax cars are offtopic.

Had I been discussing the pros and cons of buying a Dyson vacuum cleaner in your thread, then your criticism of me being offtopic would have been entirely justified.

Unfortunately, chastising me for discussing the merits of £35 car tax in a thread about.. £35 car tax is slightly less justifiable.

Muban offered a very similar link with the same tables on it in a searchable from

So why does any of what happened next matter? You got your answer in 100% complete form. We could have then decided to discuss holidaying in Alaska and you'd still have had your question answered.

 

["andy"]

fiat panda all the way

 

[Boomstick]

So why does any of what happened next matter? You got your answer in 100% complete form. We could have then decided to discuss holidaying in Alaska and you'd still have had your question answered.

Because I dont like you and I wont let you win - joke

Seriously Fox Ive had enough, thank you for your opinions on the following, I will bear it in mind when compiling a list of cars that I could get in the £35 tax bracket:

How much I am going to spend on a car
How im missing out on other cars with higher running costs
How a less economical car is more fun to drive
Your info on cars that are not in the tax bracket I was interested in
The emissions of BMW's and Mondeos


Really.. thanks

 

[PMKeates]

No effect at all.

There are lots of other things in petrol apart from the simple hydrocarbon - but yeah, I do think hydrocarbon combustion in the engine pretty much follows that formula. Okay a small amount of fuel might remain unburt but it'll be a trivial amount.

So a 30mpg car built in 2007 emits the same amount of CO2 as a 30mpg car built in 1957?

 

[Simon]

So a 30mpg car built in 2007 emits the same amount of CO2 as a 30mpg car built in 1957?

No less as there were no catalytic convertors

 

[cheets64]

This is so anal.

 

[scratch]

Time to return this thread to back to it's original topic:

Firstly thanks to the OP for highlighting the reduction in tax I'll be paying next month..didn't realise it had gone down again! £35 is soooo cheap!

I drive an '03 Yaris D4D which I've had from new and am still very happy with. It's not missed a beat so far. General running costs are very low...£200 fully comp insurance, cheap tax, cheap servicing, £35 to fill the tank which returns ~500miles with a mixture of city and motorway driving (bear in mind I drive it like I don't own it and it's been chipped..it's capable of 65mpg).

I keep on considering selling up and getting a £100 banger because it gets damaged quite frequently around here (only this morning woke up to find someone had tried to rip off my rear wiper ) but it's so cheap to run and fun to drive that I can't bring myself to do it

Andy

 

[PMKeates]

No less as there were no catalytic convertors

Regardless of fuel type, transmission and economy cycle measured?

The government approved CO2 measure is not blanket directly proportional to the government approved fuel econcomy measures.