Member vehicle thread

14049752 said:
Not realated to taxes or anything, but I have a Mini Cooper S.
I love it! Awesome gas mileage, just sporty enough for me, and I really like having a hatchback.
The very first day I had it, I had to haul three towers, three monitors and two high-end scanners...it was a tight fit and I thought it was the sign of things to come, but really it's been a great car for my purposes.
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Love the Mini, used to have one of the first ones, built March 1960
 
I have a Chevy Trailblazer LT edition and love it. I have hauled tons of crap, computers, monitors, 3 office moves, etc.

I am not sure how I will deduct this year, probably miles over gas because I traveled each week 300 miles to my 2nd office and back. Better deduction.
 
I just started so I don't have many customers yet, but most of them are within 5 miles of my house so I take the trendy electric car. Urr I mean Golf Cart. :p

Other than that it is the 1990 Honda civic. Blue like all the other ones, still very good on gas, reliable, but the AC broke down and I hope to get a new car before the Summer starts.

I'm leaning towards a Ford Fiesta, but considering a VW Golf TDI, or Hyundai Elantra.

I don't think I would need anything larger than a compact Hatchback, What do you guys think?
 
I just picked up a 1999 Isuzu VehiCROSS Ironman Edition, I'm super happy with it I get about 20mpg. I dont care much for the price of gas, but dam its a nice car. I will post pictures in a bit, went offroading and I havent cleaned it up yet.
 
1987 Ford Mustang LX Notch

  • Ford 460
  • Edlebrock Performer heads
  • 5 Lug Swap
  • Enkei RPF1s - 17x8.5 Fronts (245/45-17); 18x10s Rears (275/35-18)
  • BFGoodrich g-Force KDW 2s all around
  • KW Suspension Coilovers all around
  • BBK Headers and X Pipe
  • SLP Loudmouth 2s with Electric Cutouts
 
I use the wifes Pug 307 Estate Diesel. She drives close to 250 miles a week, back and forth to work. I know a full tank used to cost £53 4 years ago when we bought the car, now its over £70. We get around 600 miles out of the tank.

I only do my call outs on mon and fri. So dont do too many miles. For tax purposes, I claim for mileage.
 
My Panda I've had since new

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Costs £128 a month for the loan but it is insurance group 1 and the insurance is far cheaper than any banger would be to insure.

It is great for traveling around Manchester but with a 1.1 54bhp engine it is not the fastest thing in the world!

For you Americans it is what the FIAT 500 and Ford Ka (new shape) is based on and I believe you're getting a new Chevvy based on the Panda platform too. James May also has one.

I do about 3500-4000 miles a year in it, nearly all business use.
 
Is it really more expensive in the UK for gas?

In the U.S.A. we are paying under $4 per gallon of gas.

How many quid are you blokes paying per litre of petrol?


I wonder if you convert liters to gallons, USD to GBP, petrol to gas:D, and kilometers to miles... who is really getting the better deal in distance traveled per unit of money?
 
NETWizz said:
Is it really more expensive in the UK for gas?

In the U.S.A. we are paying under $4 per gallon of gas.

How many quid are you blokes paying per litre of petrol?


I wonder if you convert liters to gallons, USD to GBP, petrol to gas:D, and kilometers to miles... who is really getting the better deal in distance traveled per unit of money?
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The US is getting a better deal. There's no shortage of information about it. (And, granted...most of the cost difference is in taxes...but it still factors into it.)
 
Cadishead Computers said:
I use the wifes Pug 307 Estate Diesel. She drives close to 250 miles a week, back and forth to work. I know a full tank used to cost £53 4 years ago when we bought the car, now its over £70. We get around 600 miles out of the tank.

I only do my call outs on mon and fri. So dont do too many miles. For tax purposes, I claim for mileage.
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I get 600 miles to the tank in my VW Transporter, but it costs over £100 to fill at today's prices. But I can use it for camping, taking the bike to ride in new and interesting places, and on occasion taking cable installation gear to site. Once did a computer move for a customer, but it was a bit dodgy getting insurance for their kit, so I don't think I'll do it again.

Magnetic signs are fine on the back, not too sure they'll stay on the front on the motorway though.
 
Cambridge PC Support said:
so is anyone in the UK paying for their car thru their business, or is it best just to claim the mileage against tax?
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I just started up my business 8 months ago and my accountant said to claim for the whole vehicle on the business and he will work out the private mileage use payment. I initially said to him do I claim 40p a mile and he said no as I wouldn't make much on it.
 
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