2003 Sportwagon query

In my ongoing search for a new ( to me ) Sportwagon - I've come across a few 2003 models that do not have facelifted interior ( ie they had the old style surround in the stereo area NOT the newer silver trim ).

Is this right, or is something dodgy going on?

cheers


J-Man

Might be some old imports or some old style cars which were registered late. The silver dashboard facelift was mid-2002.

could just be late registered models?
I was looking for a mazda 323 ages ago and wanted an end of line model - the curvy shape, was around R/S plates.
I found 2 T plates and even a W plate which might have been 2 years late?

so not dodgy at all - I hope!

Watch out for the jump in road tax rates for post 2001 cars (assuming you're in the uk).

When ( to what year model ) - does that apply?

I thought t was for 2001 onward non-diesel cars over 2 litres -

Any car registered pre 2001 will be charged road tax at a fixed rate.
Anything newer is subject to the new tax bands....

march 2001 is the cutoff (51plate)

Originally Posted by jug

march 2001 is the cutoff (51plate)

Isn't March to September a 'Y' plate? I bought a Nov 2000 'X' plate to avoid the tax.
The wife drives an April 2001 'Y' plate BMW which we reckon will be hit by the tax-muppets should leave existing vehicles alone

March 2001 is the start of the Y plate. I had a brand new Ford Mondeo (co. car) mid August 2001 and that was Y registered (Y94 VGV) then my ex had a brand new Merc A class (motability car) early Sept 2001 that was 51 reg.

Am I the only one that thinks the start of the new registrations would be a logical / sensible / easy to understand date for the tax changes?

Oh yeah - civil servants don't do logical / sensible!

Are they changing the tax system retrospectively over there? We have a new CO2 tax on cars in Ireland, but it only applies to new cars & imports.

Older cars remain on the existing system based on engine size... Its not very fair to penalise those who haven't bought new cars.

Got it in one bluefoam!

Parkers have a useful calculator to predict the damage:

Road tax - Parker's