wrxcraig

Ford : ST220 Mondeo

Been offered a straight swap, Whats your thoughts on these and would this be effected by the new tax law.
Any bad/common problems i should be aware of.

Tidgy

tbh in the current market prob about right, but i'd want more for it if it was mine. althought he st220's are rarer than DB9's

al02uk

iTrader: (1)

Because the car is registered after 2001 it would fall into a certain Tax band which related to the cars CO2 emissions.

The bands are

A
Up to 100 g/km = £0.00

B
101-120 g/km = £35 per year

C
121-150 g/km = £120 per year

D
151-165 g/km = £145 per year

E
166-185 g/km = £170 per year

F
Over 185 g/km = £210 per year

G
Over 225 g/kmfor cars registered on or after 23/03/06
£400.00 per year!!!!!!!!!!!

I know this is a bit geeky but hope it helps

Eddie1980

Moved on my fathers ST220 recently

https://www.scoobynet.com/other-marq...e-up-sale.html

Shout if you want to know anything specific, Personally I could not fault the engine.

Jamescsti

They are very nice car's to be in and drive, you will find it a very different driving experience to the Subaru though. Doesn't have the same kick, just smooth power, much more of a stealth car than the subaru too

billyray911

iTrader: (4)

We've got one at work.Nice car-sonds fantastic with good handling but the fuel economy was worse than my modded scooby.Only does about 230 miles per tank

Oh and looking at your car(nice!),i think you would get bored of it quite quickly

Scott W

230 miles per tank! I drive mine hard and I still get about 280-330 miles (obviously 330 is on the motorway for the vast majority of time) out of mine.

It is indeed a nice car and the toys it offers are good as well. Mine has done nearly 70k and I've owned it since new. Mine chews front tyres and they last about 8-10k so be aware of this. Servicing is done every 12.5k miles.

The new VED is a major downside to it but other than that it's not a bad car. However, you will find that it's not as quick as you think but it's still not too bad. There aren't too many things you can do to increase the bhp either apart from the normal induction kits, BlueFin, etc... but then you are only talking minimal improvements and hence why I've never bothered with it all.

logiclee

These all change in March if things stay as they are.

Cheers
Lee

wrxcraig

230 per tank, that would be an improvment to mine, ive had it over 2 yrs and only seen 180 once, average 140 miles per tank.
But did some research about this st220 and a m8 did a hpi for me and its had 5 owners, basically works out 1 owner every year nearly, its had finance out but has been swapped over to an audi but reckommened to search further into it and a plate change, to me something doesnt add up, plus i didnt want a ford and would of sold straight on but have since been made a cash deal from another person for the subaru, which means i can get the bmw i,ve been after and will holds it value more than the mondeo.

wrxcraig

Trust me im already regretting it, it took me over a year to find one that i thought " thats the one for me". The car has been so well looked after and the condition of the car then the power and handling makes it lot harder to find a replacement, but i like the drive of the bmw, but i can see myself back with a classic one day for sure.

scoobynutta555

Average 140 per tank! Mine's on 300 and a quarter left.

wrxcraig

it does get driven properly but most of the time just normal driving but 90% of the time is short distances taking the misses to work or shopping so car normally is driven for about 10mins at the most.

The Trooper 1815

iTrader: (31)

DVLA Vehicle Licensing Online | Vehicle Enquiry

Enter the reg and you'll get the rate.

My MY 04 JDM STi Forester 2.5l 298 g/km is £210 a year. Don't believe the doomsters!

VEHICLE ENQUIRY Services Provided By DVLA: The enquiry is complete
The vehicle details for EJ52 XVD are:
Date of Liability 01 02 2009 Date of First Registration 29 11 2002 Year of Manufacture 2002 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2967CC CO2 Emissions 245g/Km Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Licence Not Due Vehicle Colour SILVER Vehicle Type Approval M1 The information contained on this page is correct at the time of enquiry. Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle 6 Months Rate £115.50 12 Months Rate £210.00

al02uk

iTrader: (1)

Yeah, I wouldn't like to pay band G then it looks like it will end up being £500 a year

logiclee

Yep but in March it will be £440 for the Forester and £455 the year after.

The Forester falls in Group M come March, the same as my Jeep.

Cheers
Lee

scoobynutta555

Yep it is true. Many don't realise the shock they're in for. Sometimes the Doomsayers are correct

Car Buyers Guide - Advice : car tax bands - road tax bands based on CO2 emissions - The AA

MrNoisy

iTrader: (28)

Yep, incredible how people don't read up on it properly, but that's what Brown and his lot want - for us not to realize until it's too late

scoobynutta555

I see more and more tv car adverts these days showing mpg figs and ved bands as the sole selling point in the advert. I believe these new bands won't be reversed and high co2 cars will be taxed more and more, they're even upping pre 2001 cars over 1.6 litres to £200 2009-2010.

Nothing at all has been mentioned about these rates due to the economy at the moment so a lot of people will wake up one morning with a bill for tax at twice the previous rate.

skinters

yes - I'm sitting with a 400bhp 2.3 from 1996 and paying £180 per year tax.

I don't expect this to last but it's nice just now....