Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 00:16:11 +0000 (UTC) From: Craig's Saab C900 Site <c900nospam.apana.org.au> Subject: Re: UK Saabers only
Colum Mylod <cmylodnospamoot.comREMOVE> writes: >On 23 Mar 2006 02:32:52 -0800, "Al" <alistairdorenospamo.com> wrote: >>Our beloved chancellor has anounced an increase in Vehicle Excise Duty >>(tax disc to most!) for cars in bands F and G. >> >>Does my beloved C900 and/or my beloved's 9000 Anni' fall fould of the >>225g/km rule? As I really think another £40 per vehicle is going to >>break the bank......;-) >My beloved 9-5 coughs 245g/Km which means a rise from 165 quid to 190. >Well it would have cost so if I had not run out yesterday to pay the >165 on the spot. The tosspot primed the media with lots of anti-4x4 >propaganda but basically stiffed any decent-sized motah with a tax >rise while the meeja did their job by repeating the "gas guzzling" >mantra. Estate agents, journalists, politicians - do you wonder why >they live under rocks in dark damp places? >Driving a Smart is not much cheaper (not as comfortable or safe). >There's mileage in dressing theft with environmental concerns. And the Smart 'City' car (we've got them here in Sydney too) are so small that the only thing that would save you in an accident is the airbag cocooning you, and the small weight of the car which would mean it's more likely to bounce than collapse. But they're still incredible death-traps! How good would it have been though for Saab to produce those cars - it's a perfect market for Saab to get into, but of course GM won't have it because it'll compete with their highly-subsidised domestic US car brands. 8-) Something we don't get here is any regular Saab advertising on TV. There are ads in the papers for Saab's whenever there is a major motoring feature (each of the big newpapers has a regular one), but that's about it in terms of mass-media advertising. Craig. -- Craig's Saab C900 Page at | Craig's Classic Saab Workshop - Sydney .au http://lios.apana.org.au/~c900 | http://www.classicsaab.net and other URL's Email: c900nospam.apana.org.au | For Saab 99/C900/9000 Enthusiasts World-Wide! Alternate: saabonautnospaml.com | Web-forums, galleries, library, links, etc.
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