Spotted by a member of my family, at Modified Live at Mondello a couple of weeks ago, a very very nice SWB silver with a lovely tan leather interior, Are you on here, Could it be Roy from cork? Not familiar with this car at all

There was a silver one at the car show last year, can't be too many left now?

There was a silver one at the car show last year, can't be too many left now?

 

no not that one, it belonged to a guy called Marco, but he has sold it and it was a 2+2,

Found it!

 

 

Owner's son (I presume) had it at Mondello. It has a club sticker although he's not a member.

He also mentioned he might sell it - SWB TT, automatic I think it was.

That's a nice looking car.:thumbup1:

That's a nice looking car.:thumbup1:

 

The tan leather interior really is lovely! Commercial conversion on it - doesn't seem like any real sacrifice for a SWB!

Yeah, i've heard of lads taxing zx's, 350z's, GTO's etc. as commercials. I also heard that the Guards/Customs were pulling on the M7/M9 motorways a couple of weeks ago checking commercially taxed vehicles were being used in the correct manner:thumbdown::scared::thumbdown:

Yeah, i've heard of lads taxing zx's, 350z's, GTO's etc. as commercials. I also heard that the Guards/Customs were pulling on the M7/M9 motorways a couple of weeks ago checking commercially taxed vehicles were being used in the correct manner:thumbdown::scared::thumbdown:

 

Yeah I've heard they are cracking down on it, and also they're refusing to renew tax on RX7s that are [legitimately] registered as 1300cc now too! ****ers

Wouldn't want to do that to my Z though anyway, even if it is ripping me off

This country really is a rip off!! They are always out to screw us!

What is commercial tax if you dont mind me asking?

What is commercial tax if you dont mind me asking?

 

You get your car registered as a van, then can pay cheaper tax (around €333 PA I think). It's commonly been done with cars like 300ZX, Supra and 350Z, which seem to somewhat satisfy the criteria. It's becoming a bit dodgy though, legally.

 

Also means a different form of vehicle testing, and insurance works differently. In the case of a 2+2 you'll need to have your rear seats removed and carpet over it.

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Ah interesting idea! I assume though that if you get caught, theres quite a fine? I dont think it would work in the UK now as i think vans pay higher tax. I know commercial (van) insurance is higher than car insurance now...

Ah interesting idea! I assume though that if you get caught, theres quite a fine? I dont think it would work in the UK now as i think vans pay higher tax. I know commercial (van) insurance is higher than car insurance now...

 

I haven't heard of any major repercussions. I don't think there's much they can do once it's insured correctly.

They'll seize the car if you're not VAT registered, I've heard of people like jewellers etc. buying a 350z and registering it as a commercial as the goods they'd be carrying (diamonds, watches etc.) fit in a briefcase, Road tax would be €333 per annum in comparison to €1800-€2000 per annum as a private car.

They'll seize the car if you're not VAT registered, I've heard of people like jewellers etc. buying a 350z and registering it as a commercial as the goods they'd be carrying (diamonds, watches etc.) fit in a briefcase, Road tax would be €333 per annum in comparison to €1800-€2000 per annum as a private car.

 

How often does that really happen though? There seems to be a lot of supras registered as 1.6L or 2.0L, that sounds a lot riskier to me!