New car prices

Guest. · Post by **Guest.** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 8:15 pm

Car tax here is governed by engine size not value.€8.50 per cc then subtract €8,500 to get the final amount. Add€200 ish for other bits of paper, plates etc and €4 or 500 to pay someone to do it for you if you don't like queues. You must pay VAT too; better to do so in the UK as it is lower. Car tax is supposed to be phased out from 2007 but I think the EEC has granted a period of 5 or more years to allow this to happen

Sea Breeze · Post by **Sea Breeze** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 6:37 pm

Hire car companies sell their ex hire cars. You just ask them for a list of what they've got. They are usually a reasonable price.

Guest2 · Post by **Guest2** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 6:59 pm

The major companies such as Europcar and Budget all have deals with the manufacturers and return their cars to them after about 6 months for onward sales (The manufacturers having boosted their sales figures, saved tax and improved the bottom line) but the smaller firms sell direct to the public, usually at the end of the summer season.

Sea Breeze · Post by **Sea Breeze** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 7:02 pm

I have been in both and asked to see their list of ex-hire cars that they have had for sale and both had some. Maybe they return some but not all.