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General Discussion Area / 3% Inflation my A**e

« on: 15 June 2008, 19:21:29 »

The government tell us inflation was 3% last month. Presumably this is to give us a feeling of well being and to keep wage claims low.

But how is this 3% figure possible. We all know that food, council tax, heating, petrol have gone up by 20% or more in the last year.

I've looked into this and inflation is calculated by a "shopping basket" of approximately 650 supposedly everyday items each month.

It includes the aforementioned heating petrol etc. but also includes many items that we buy infrequently and which are DEFLATING.

Eg - Digital cameras, Sat Navs, MP3 players, LCD TV, Broadband, Clothes, Fridges.

These items and many others should not be included in the inflation statistics, afterall you buy bread and milk everyday, a TV once every few years. They bring inflation down to give an unrealistic figure in the real world.

As the saying goes "There's lies , damn lies, and statistics."

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General Discussion Area / Road Tax a Fairer Way

« on: 13 June 2008, 17:32:33 »

If the Governments pricing for Road tax is to be based purely on CO2 output, then surely the question they should be asking is not what type of car do you own, but how much do you drive the car you own.

Presumably a V6 Omega putting out roughly 250grms CO2 driven 6000 miles a year, would give out no more CO2 than say super mini giving out a much smaller 125grms Co2 driven 12000 miles a year.

I therefore think that road tax should be banned completely and tax put directly onto the cost of petrol (yeah, yeah, I know we are already taxed 60% on every litre we buy)

Obviously you cannot please everybody, and people who do very high mileages would probably be better off under the old tax sytem, but by and large I think it is a much fairer way than what the Governement is planning for 2009.

It also means you will not pay the same road tax for a £1000 Vauxhall Omega as you would for  Bugatti Veyron or Zonda, and it would also encourage you to think more about using the car for unnecessary trips

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General Discussion Area / Sale of 3.2 V6 Estate

« on: 12 June 2008, 19:42:04 »

Need to sell 3.2 (ex plod estate) on this site, but told I need to be Junior member.

How many posts do I need to get rid of my OOF Virgin Tag :-?

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General Discussion Area / Trip Computer

« on: 05 June 2008, 19:51:47 »

Took my new 2.6 V6 manual on a long run to Wales (400 miles). Tried to drive economically most of the time - 5th gear wherever possible, little overtaking, although was over 100mph several times on the motorway, 115mph at one point.

Check the trip on the way back, it said 32.6 (is that good?)

Anyone know how accurate the trip computer figures are?

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General Discussion Area / Omega Rear Wiper Where Is It?

« on: 01 June 2008, 16:05:02 »

Have always owned in the past Omega Estates. This 2.6cd is the first saloon I have bought.

May sound crazy but I've just realised that it has no rear wiper. When the car is standing still the water just sits on the back screen, making reversing difficult.

What was Vauxhall thinking of omitting a rear wiper off a £20,000 car when new.  Seems crazy to me.

Anyone else noticed this problem?

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General Discussion Area / Road Tax Rip Off

« on: 27 May 2008, 19:33:54 »

I've been thinking. If you own a £150,000 Lamborghini, Ferrari etc, then £440 road tax seems OK to me. But if you're paying £440 road tax on a £1000 (2001) Omega it would make these cars a very awkward second hand buy.

I think the second hand price will plummet overnight.

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General Discussion Area / White Police Omega

« on: 26 May 2008, 16:14:31 »

Considering  buying a late model 2.6 Omega which would mean replacing my 2001 on a Y plate 3.2 white plod estate. Tax and MOT till February 2009. 122,000 miles, good alround condition but no CD player and only cloth seats. Auto of course.

Care to hazard a guess as to what it would be worth Gents, and Ladies (if there is any in the OOF)

Anyone interested

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General Discussion Area / Road Tax for 2.6 V6 Omega

« on: 24 May 2008, 19:00:41 »

Hello

Thinking about buying the wife a 2.6 V6 Omega Registered November 2001 on a 51 plate.

Anyone know what the CO2 emmissions are and therefore how much roadtax I will pay, when the new stealth road tax comes in 2008?

The owner says its exempt, but I know my own 3.2 estate registered July 2001 (Y) with according to the Log Book CO2 286g/km is in the highest band, so I'll pay over £400 next year (theft)

Any help much appreciated

Thanks