The 2008 on co2 tax rules have fucked over every car enthusiast in the country. When was the last time you saw a post July 2008 Impreza STi or an Evo 10+ for example ? I drove a relatives VXR Insignia recently up north and it's a very quick car in a straight line and not a total basket case in the corners in fairness. They're not a bad car to have given the relatively low used prices, but when I looked at the tax rate - €2,350 per annum - go way to fuck.....

The only people paying that (reluctantly willing to) are those buying new €100,000+ cars - the new M5's, the GTR's, AMG's, RS6's, anything performance oriented with a V8 petrol really etc.

I'll stick to the bikes for the speed fixes thanks....