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@Colm89
The €1,200 a year on motor tax was punchy enough, and when petrol crept above €2 a litre, with the car averaging 27mpg, it pushed me over the edge and it was time to say goodbye. I’ve lost the love for driving lately, and there are more affordable ways to not enjoy driving, so we’re trading my wife’s corsa in against a 4 year old approved used 1.6d vw touran (because something deep down inside me won’t agree with buying a soft roader).
It’s all the things I thought I’d never drive, but at €200 a year to tax, a 1.6d that does a claimed 64mpg, and enough room to get changed in after a bike/swimming race, I’m looking forward to the change. It’ll make life a lot easier getting the car seat and buggy in, and plenty of room for two greyhounds!
So anti it’s actually cool?
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