The straw that broke the camels back

[NMB]

Originally Posted by xco

Yes I can relate to your thinking pattern m8 but enough was enough time for a fresh start.....
17k all but £5.00. but the new car has done only 56k... 2K TI for my XC90....£500 deposit given ....
£14.495 handed over on collecting last week and I haven't looked back.
New road tax on jag £240 so already saved £400 on that this year....Using cruise sensibly have already achieved 55mpg(not seen that since I owned my V70)
Don't need a 7 seater anymore so time to go...I'm 😊

And how much devaluation over the next 3 years ?

If you want a new car then go get one - chuffed for you, really. BUT please dont state that its just because you save £300 a year in road tax, probably £300 a year in insurance + what ever mileage you are saving on (suggest you probably are not doing that many miles)...

Most peoiple on here are intelligent and to pitch this argument for trading in is a bit lame in my book.

Sorry, I honestly mean no offence, just be honest please.

[xco]

Knowing that if I had kept my XC90 I would this year on a 16 year old car be asked to pay £710 for my VED I am extremely glad I made the move.
By the way my Jag is not a new car it is 10 years old quite young in miles so worth a lot more than others but at the moment is holding its value quite well because it is quite rare which is why I bought it.

As to any other reasons well I have merely made comparisons as to why after 17 years with only D5's of varying models I chose to move on so I HAVE been honest with my reasons and am offended that you would think otherwise so I respectfully suggest you read all the posts and digest the facts properly before you post.

I see you have only been on here for 4 years whereas I have been posting since 2009 many people know my style of posting and accept it for what it is.... personal views being shared with other like minded forum members.
Last year by swapping from my XC90 (£675 new VED)to my Jag (£240 newVED) I saved £435 on my VED alone not £300 as you have stated.
My insurance went from £360 fully comp protected on the XC90 to £420 fully comp protected on the Jag so a slight increase due to it being classed a high performance car but bearable.

This year with the XC90 the VED being £710 but on the Jag although it has gone up to £255 this year I have still saved £455 on VED alone this year.

I have yet to learn how much my insurance will be as that's not due until August.
The only thing I miss from my XC90 is the elevated driving position.

I have looked into moving to a 3ltr V6 D F Pace to get my elevated view back and was pleasantly surprised to find the VED to be the same at £255 this year and the same mpg return but that's a later on decision at the moment.
I stated in a past post in this thread that I don't like any Volvo's post P2 and I still don't but I am pleased you like your XC90 but you don't say whether you have MK1 or MK2.

.By the way I've just seen on Google news that if you're car is 5 mtr's or over the car parks are starting to introduce a £70.00 fine for vehicle overhang in a parking plot.
I am pleased for you that your car length sits just inside the 5 mtr length as does mine.

[john langrick]

Hi, unfortunate re this recent 'tiff'. I for one appreciate you posts over the few years I have been posting.

My xc90 is my '03' but after having Volvo cars for the last 30 or more years thought it a useful car for me in my retirement. A d it has been.

My car is running fine at the moment, but I realize that it is now very long in the tooth and feel guilty that, as a diesel, it is a huge pollution risk and my next car will certainly be hibrid.

But this is a huge leap ( for me ). I have vida and code readers for my old girl,

I really want to stay with the Volvo marque but my move has to be to the xc90 t8 if I want hibrid. No doubt my diagnostic technologies well need to change and my local volvo garage 40 mins (at least) away.

Not that anyone will be caught, but there is an eBay ad for an xc90 t8 < £10k on the 'bay' that is most definitely a scam, (ask me how I know)..they pretend to be a haulage company but just ask to see the car before buying.

So I keep looking as my old girl gets older. I know this is the wrong forum for later Volvo cars, but I do understand the dilemma for those who want to stay with the. Volvo marque but remain I will!

So thanks for past posts and good luck with your jag, looks a nice spec but not for me.

John l

[Kev0607]

Originally Posted by NMB

And how much devaluation over the next 3 years ?

If you want a new car then go get one - chuffed for you, really. BUT please dont state that its just because you save £300 a year in road tax, probably £300 a year in insurance + what ever mileage you are saving on (suggest you probably are not doing that many miles)...

Most peoiple on here are intelligent and to pitch this argument for trading in is a bit lame in my book.

Sorry, I honestly mean no offence, just be honest please.

I don't believe "xco" was "pitching" anything. Its the decision that he made for himself... what anyone else does is their decision. What suits him might not suit you...

You may be unaware, but this is happening up and down the country as we speak and has been for a long time. Perfectly good cars are being traded in because they're not ULEZ compliant, but people need transport, so they have to buy something that meets emissions criteria. Or, the road tax is going through the roof and you can saves hundreds on road tax per year alone by swapping to something newer. £435 a year is a lot to save on road tax per year, then there's insurance etc etc.

It doesn't take long before that starts adding up to thousands if someone was to keep an older car on the road. Then at that stage, it doesn't normally make sense to keep it. Not everyone drives old cars, or wants to. Sometimes its other factors that make driving an older vehicle no longer viable (running costs, road tax, fuel, insurance, ULEZ). As the car "xco" purchased is 10 years old, its lost the bulk of its value long before now anyway.

Originally Posted by xco

Knowing that if I had kept my XC90 I would this year on a 16 year old car be asked to pay £710 for my VED I am extremely glad I made the move.
By the way my Jag is not a new car it is 10 years old quite young in miles so worth a lot more than others but at the moment is holding its value quite well because it is quite rare which is why I bought it.

As to any other reasons well I have merely made comparisons as to why after 17 years with only D5's of varying models I chose to move on so I HAVE been honest with my reasons and am offended that you would think otherwise so I respectfully suggest you read all the posts and digest the facts properly before you post.

I see you have only been on here for 4 years whereas I have been posting since 2009 many people know my style of posting and accept it for what it is.... personal views being shared with other like minded forum members.
Last year by swapping from my XC90 (£675 new VED)to my Jag (£240 newVED) I saved £435 on my VED alone not £300 as you have stated.
My insurance went from £360 fully comp protected on the XC90 to £420 fully comp protected on the Jag so a slight increase due to it being classed a high performance car but bearable.

This year with the XC90 the VED being £710 but on the Jag although it has gone up to £255 this year I have still saved £455 on VED alone this year.

I have yet to learn how much my insurance will be as that's not due until August.
The only thing I miss from my XC90 is the elevated driving position.

I have looked into moving to a 3ltr V6 D F Pace to get my elevated view back and was pleasantly surprised to find the VED to be the same at £255 this year and the same mpg return but that's a later on decision at the moment.
I stated in a past post in this thread that I don't like any Volvo's post P2 and I still don't but I am pleased you like your XC90 but you don't say whether you have MK1 or MK2.

.By the way I've just seen on Google news that if you're car is 5 mtr's or over the car parks are starting to introduce a £70.00 fine for vehicle overhang in a parking plot.
I am pleased for you that your car length sits just inside the 5 mtr length as does mine.

Best of luck with your purchase. I see the reasons why you made the change. I don't blame you one bit... it makes sense. As hard a pill as it may be to swallow (getting rid of a car that you love because the running costs are too much through no fault of your own).

[xco]

Thank you chaps.....I am glad it was read and understood fully by at least 2 people in the context it was presented.