Choosing a car
Jul 12th 2012, 8:29 am
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Choosing a car
I got 'bitten' a couple of years ago when I changed the second hand car which I keep in UK for when we come back for holidays. I had a '98 Honda Civic 1.5 hatchback which I changed for a '99 Honda Civic 1.6 Estate. The Tax was doubled on the new one and the insurance went up by around £100.
I was gobsmacked that such a small difference in cars resulted in such a large difference in costs, particularly road tax.
We want to get a newer car (less than 5 years old) ready for when we come back to UK, hopefully next year.
I want to make sure that, when we get our next one, we are a little more informed.
Does anybody know of a website which gives a comprehensive comparative picture of cars which are available in UK.
I am thinking particularly of being able to look at running costs - road tax, insurance, fuel consumption, cost of spare parts.
Thanks in advance
I was gobsmacked that such a small difference in cars resulted in such a large difference in costs, particularly road tax.
We want to get a newer car (less than 5 years old) ready for when we come back to UK, hopefully next year.
I want to make sure that, when we get our next one, we are a little more informed.
Does anybody know of a website which gives a comprehensive comparative picture of cars which are available in UK.
I am thinking particularly of being able to look at running costs - road tax, insurance, fuel consumption, cost of spare parts.
Thanks in advance
Jul 12th 2012, 9:16 am
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Re: Choosing a car
I got 'bitten' a couple of years ago when I changed the second hand car which I keep in UK for when we come back for holidays. I had a '98 Honda Civic 1.5 hatchback which I changed for a '99 Honda Civic 1.6 Estate. The Tax was doubled on the new one and the insurance went up by around £100.
I was gobsmacked that such a small difference in cars resulted in such a large difference in costs, particularly road tax.
We want to get a newer car (less than 5 years old) ready for when we come back to UK, hopefully next year.
I want to make sure that, when we get our next one, we are a little more informed.
Does anybody know of a website which gives a comprehensive comparative picture of cars which are available in UK.
I am thinking particularly of being able to look at running costs - road tax, insurance, fuel consumption, cost of spare parts.
Thanks in advance
I was gobsmacked that such a small difference in cars resulted in such a large difference in costs, particularly road tax.
We want to get a newer car (less than 5 years old) ready for when we come back to UK, hopefully next year.
I want to make sure that, when we get our next one, we are a little more informed.
Does anybody know of a website which gives a comprehensive comparative picture of cars which are available in UK.
I am thinking particularly of being able to look at running costs - road tax, insurance, fuel consumption, cost of spare parts.
Thanks in advance
http://carfueldata.direct.gov.uk/
Jul 12th 2012, 12:59 pm
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Re: Choosing a car
We bought a Toyota Prius when we arrived, £20 a year road tax, £221 a year insurance and a minimum of 55 MPG. It has Toyota reliability and is nice and big inside.
