Yet another car question

Hmm. A little.

Ooh, go on then.

Ah. Could be. I don't mind it being thirsty when I boot it, as long
as it's not too bad when motorway cruising.

 

Yeah - like I'm going to get anything out of HR the week before
Christmas.

Sensible advice. Which I'm fairly sure I'm going to completely
ignore.

Sure. Thing is, I don't do much business mileage nowadays (the tax
system changed in my favour at exactly the right time), so it won't
make a huge difference.

 

I think he interpreted your original post as saying you paid
3K per year in tax, rather than being taxed on 3k per year.

 

Champ says...

The Octavia VRS is a very very fast car.

Based on the Bora, and I don't give a **** what SteveH says about the
Golf and Bora being the same car, they aren't. From the B post back, the
Golf and Bora have different bodies.

 

Got any numbers? (i.e. pounds shillings and pence).

No. I tried to wangle a service on it last month, and the wouldn't
wear it. And, despite my best efforts, the current set of tyres are
only half worn.

Which PCP company/deal do you use?

 

Erk. My £300ish/month lease allowance can just about scrape 17K's worth
of vehicle on a 4 year deal if I go for one of the mainstream brand
fleetmobiles. Even the 2.2 Astra cost 15.5K almost 4 years ago.

Sounds like you've been screwed.

 

I hadn't engaged brain fully so when you said you were taxed 3k on the saab
I assumed that was how much tax you were paying , and not the taxable value.
Plainly ridiculous unless Saabs were bloody expensive.

Sounds about right.

Indeed.
It's generous enough to entirely pay for the loan for my Octy , plus the
insurance and servicing without having to take into account the amount of
tax I'd be paying on a company car.
Plus the 11p a mile fuel allowance means that I make about 25 quid profit on
a full tank of diesel used for business miles.
--
Alex

YZF 600

"I laugh in the face of danger"

"Then I hide until it goes away"

www.upce.org.uk
www.drzoidberg.co.uk

 

I like the way you think 'cept the classic cars bit. I like old
bikes (a bit), but I haven't the faintest interest in old cars.

Ugh. I don't want anything that I even have to *think* spending time
and money on. I simply cannot abide working on cars (one of the
reasons I've had company motors for the last 14 years).

 

1.8 Turbo engine making 180 bhp as standard instead of the 150 that the Golf
GTI gets.
Add a 400 quid remap to get 235 bhp.

Also the 4wd system in the scooby saps a fair bit of power

--
Alex

YZF 600

"I laugh in the face of danger"

"Then I hide until it goes away"

www.upce.org.uk
www.drzoidberg.co.uk

 

Anyone got any figures for this vehicle?

 

0-60 in 8 seconds as standard.
143 top speed.

A supposedly standard one was timed at 6.7 seconds to 60 buy Autocar
magazine , but it had probably been remapped.

--
Alex

YZF 600

"I laugh in the face of danger"

"Then I hide until it goes away"

www.upce.org.uk
www.drzoidberg.co.uk

 

You're not *that* much younger than me

 

Er, no. Don't be so suspcious. Our contracts are worded such that
those eligible for a car have the value of the car defined. If you
choose to take an allowance instead, it's simple 1/3rd of the stated
car value.

 

That sounds like the ultimate Q-car IMHO, especially if debadged.

 

It's all in the floorpan, you numpty.

In the same way a MkI A4, MkII A6 and previous shape Passat all share
the same platform.

HTH.

 

Ah! That's the significant bit

Yeah, I knew that, but didn't know how much,

 

Don't you have to be a bit careful with this - the 150 and 180bhp cars
share the same internals, so no issue chipping a Golf / Passat to
180bhp, however, the 225(?) bhp version in the TT had modified internals
to cope with the extra power.

 

You want a nice Multipla, you do.

*BWAHAHAHA! CRAWL, WORM!*