Hooray for another spec me thread!

[iaind]

an ST-3 doesnt even have climate control?!

Yes, it does

JEEEZ Thats a bargain!!

The price is clearly a mistake

 

[[TW]Fox]

is £400 a lot?

Comparatively speaking, yes.

seriously though, £400 isn't really a lot. what will cars with lower CO2 cost, £200? £200 isn't a lot in the grand scheme of things is it?

It's double what other cars are.

 

[mjt]

It's double what other cars are.

but if you're spending £6k on a car, and tyres for it will cost ~£200 a set, an extra £200 on road tax isn't exactly going to burn a hole in your pocket..

 

[[TW]Fox]

but if you're spending £6k on a car, and tyres for it will cost ~£200 a set, an extra £200 on road tax isn't exactly going to burn a hole in your pocket..

No but I'd rather not pay it than pay it

 

[mjt]

No but I'd rather not pay it than pay it

not if you're getting a better/faster car

would paying £200 pa more tax make you turn away from an otherwise good car?

 

[linktoinsanity]

I just got a focus. I would recommend it.

 

[[TW]Fox]

would paying £200 pa more tax make you turn away from an otherwise good car?

It would put me off a Mazda6

 

[Kappa]

Yes, it does

No, digital climate control is a £400 option, available only on titanium and ST. Unless you just mean bog standard A/C?

 

[Kappa]

the road tax on that Mazda 6 is huge its £400 a year

Isn't there a cutoff date for that? I thought it was May 31st 2006, so if it was registered before that, which is could have, it would still be about £230 and not on the new £400 tax?

 

[Tute]

No way is that ST gonna sell for 6K unless it's a complete wreck. Personally I smell a typo or a scam.

Oh, and my recommendation would be a nice 2.0 Titanium Focus at around 05/06 plate.

 

[BD10NNF]

i was gonna get 1 or the Mazda 3 Turbo and its the same price for tax so theres no way im gettin 1. Pay enough tax on things and dont fancy paying all that as well

 

[jamoor]

With the lexus you can cancel any sort of breakdown cover you may have, I would probbably go for an ST220

 

[miniyazz]

Isn't there a cutoff date for that? I thought it was May 31st 2006, so if it was registered before that, which is could have, it would still be about £230 and not on the new £400 tax?

The cut-off was 2001 time, unless there's a second cut-off I don't know about.

 

[Ev0]

The IS200 is one of those cars I sooo want to love, I love the looks, the interior, but then there's the engine

Even the RS200 imports aren't supposed to be loads better, although garage near me has a toms 280 version for sale which could be fun

 

[MarkDavis]

The IS200 is one of those cars I sooo want to love, I love the looks

The front two thirds is alright, but the rear is a real mess. Those psuedo rear lights are particularly hideous.

The car's looks also have dated quite badly, particularly when the rather handsome current shape IS250 was released.

Bullet proof build and reliability though. If I was in the market for a £2-3k small saloon and didn't care about economy, I'd consider one. Wouldn't pay £6k for one though - that's well into E46 territory

 

[Kappa]

The cut-off was 2001 time, unless there's a second cut-off I don't know about.

Ah, the date is 23rd March 2006.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_10012524

55 plate all the way if you dont like tax

 

[miniyazz]

Ah, the date is 23rd March 2006.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_10012524

55 plate all the way if you dont like tax

Ahah I see. The main cutoff, which I was thinking of, is March 2001 - cars before then are done on engine size only. Didn't realise there was an extra cut-off for the most-polluting vehicles

 

[Gerard]

St advert didnt last long, got pulled.