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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: John-R on 28 October 2012, 15:58:16

Title: Just Curious . . .
Post by: John-R on 28 October 2012, 15:58:16
A question for anyone with a 2.2 diesel . . .
How much do you pay for annual car tax ?
Title: Re: Just Curious . . .
Post by: RobG on 28 October 2012, 16:01:13
Band "J" so should be £250
Title: Re: Just Curious . . .
Post by: John-R on 28 October 2012, 17:04:24
Hmmm. Thought it might have been cheaper than that. Not much different to the 2.6 then ?
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Post by: twiglet on 28 October 2012, 18:07:39
Never understood this...

Omega 2.2 dti manual... 192g/km band j... £250 a year
Vectra C 2.2 dti manual... 161g/km... band h... £195 a year

same engine, same power, same egr setup...  :-\
Title: Re: Just Curious . . .
Post by: 05omegav6 on 28 October 2012, 18:14:34
Vectra is a fair bit lighter, and allegedly more aerodynamic. Skinny tyres probably also work in its favour :'( iirc most Vec Cs run 205 or 215 tyre widths, even with the larger diameters :y
Title: Re: Just Curious . . .
Post by: twiglet on 28 October 2012, 18:21:10
Quote from: ex taxi al on 28 October 2012, 18:14:34
Vectra is a fair bit lighter, and allegedly more aerodynamic. Skinny tyres probably also work in its favour :'( iirc most Vec Cs run 205 or 215 tyre widths, even with the larger diameters :y

Definately lighter, although I suspect the Vectra estate and Omega saloon aren't much different...

Allegedly more aerodynamic, but again, I can't see there being much in it...

I agree that skinnier tyres would make a slight difference, but my the stated g/km figures seem to be the same for a model, whatever tyres it's fitted with... eg, Omega 2.2 dti CD with 225 section tyres V Omega 2.2 dti elite with 235 section tyres... same g/km figure... :-\

At the end of the day, 31 g/km seems a big difference... maybe different cats...  :-\
Title: Re: Just Curious . . .
Post by: henryd on 28 October 2012, 18:23:15
Or just that the Omega is heavier ???
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Post by: twiglet on 28 October 2012, 19:41:48
Quote from: henryd on 28 October 2012, 18:23:15
Or just that the Omega is heavier ???

Gross vehicle weight...

Omega saloon... 2145kgs
Vectra estate... 2155kgs

 ??? :-\
Title: Re: Just Curious . . .
Post by: 05omegav6 on 28 October 2012, 19:45:05
Gearing is the other obvious variable :-\

Omega emissions are probably speculative Euro 3.

Vectra emissions probably tested a bit more carefully, for tax purposes and Euro 4.
Title: Re: Just Curious . . .
Post by: twiglet on 28 October 2012, 20:19:50
Just been checking the details for the Vectra B 2.2 dti... saloon 170g/km, estate 173g/km...

The 2.2dti was put in the Vectra B the same year as the Omega (2001 I think), but is obviously alot lighter, so this is probably a fairer comparison...

The Vectra C is bigger and heavier than it's predecessor, and yet has better emissions, so I guess this confirms that something was done like you suggest Al.  :y
Title: Re: Just Curious . . .
Post by: zirk on 30 October 2012, 18:05:34
Doesn't the Vectra 2.2 Dti come with different BHP Flavors??
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Post by: twiglet on 30 October 2012, 18:09:21
Quote from: zirk on 30 October 2012, 18:05:34
Doesn't the Vectra 2.2 Dti come with different BHP Flavors??

Not to my Knowledge Chris...  :-\
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Post by: John-R on 30 October 2012, 18:18:17
Quote from: zirk on 30 October 2012, 18:05:34
Doesn't the Vectra 2.2 Dti come with different BHP Flavors??

Not sure the 2.2 Dti did.
The 1.9 CDti came in 120 & 150 BHP flavours I think.
Title: Re: Just Curious . . .
Post by: 05omegav6 on 30 October 2012, 18:23:09
Vectra Bs had a choice of outputs for the SRis based one engine size, 1.8 was 120, 2.0 was 130, 2.2 was 150 and 2.5/2.6 was 170, (more with a 3.0 accidently fitted) ::)

Believe the diseasel power choices were with the 1.7 lumps, possibly 85 or 100 :-\ maybe even the 2.0 dti :-\
Title: Re: Just Curious . . .
Post by: omegod on 30 October 2012, 20:42:03
You still thinking of swapping to the dark side cousin??
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Post by: John-R on 01 November 2012, 07:32:55
Quote from: omegod on 30 October 2012, 20:42:03
You still thinking of swapping to the dark side cousin??

Just keeping my options open . . . Seems a shame to see it sitting unused and waiting for the weekend