Why can’t we have nice things in this country? A Toyota GR Yaris here is almost 90k. In the UK it’s 54k. WTF.

by Bob-Harris

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  3. Nothing in Ireland will ever change, if the car thing bothers you that much, you can always move to the UK without a visa thanks to the common travel area. This country doesn’t want you to drive.

  8. Golf R is the same.

    46 grand in America. Starts a 77 grand here.

    Buying a new sports car of any type save for like an MX5 or GT86 will ruin you financially here.

    I’m always trawling done deal for something 20+ years old that can be registered as a classic.

  9. In Donegal in every housing estate there is a guaranteed house with northern BMW or Audi.

  10. GR was from €48k here three years ago.

    What had changed it so much?

  11. New land-cruiser is from 140 000 here , everywhere else in europe is 80 000.

  12. If we spent the tax they charge on cars on other public transport and infrastructure, there would be a system that could actually cope and traffic would be much less to none. Instead we’re just a ‘rich country’. Ya sure… Where do I see that?

  13. Even cars like the RAV4 hybrid and Corolla hybrid are 10 – 15k cheaper in the USA. So it seems it’s not solely emissions related.

  14. Tell you what. Let’s all mail, or post – whatever you want to call it, or email our local TDs. As I see it we are traveling towards an era of a two class type of car ownership. Those who can afford a new car and those who can’t. With the loss of the supply of secondhand cars from the UK after Brexit we have no other options. We are a closed market and open to rampant gouging. There’s loads of mechanics leaving the trade, it’s getting harder and harder to find a guy to work on your car and pretty soon you’ll be forced into buying new, or very nearly new because you’ll just can’t get yours fixed.
    Some would argue that it’s the market finding its own level but I’d argue that our market is twisted because of VRT. I’m old enough to remember Bertie standing up in the Dail announcing the end to vehicle excise duty to the applause of TDs only to follow it with the introduction of Vehicle Registration Tax. Fecker. It’s too costly and born in an era before our economic growth. It badly needs restructuring. We, as consumers, are entitled to a choice that suits our own individual economic circumstances and not have that priced away from us.
    Just to note this too. The value of VRT is based on the value provided to the Revenue by the main importer to Ireland of the brand you’re importing. It is what they believe the market value is of that car. It’s not some boffin in Revenue completing surveys on DoneDeal or Car Zone. So it’s in the interim the Importer to provide the high range value of those vehicles.

  15. Could be worse

    €105k in Denmark

    €94k in Nederlands

    €109k in France.

  17. Merc GLS450 premium plus is £112,270 (136k euro on todays exchange rate) and same car on Irish Mercedes website is €214,006 and €80,764.13 is VRT😂😂

  18. A solution to this would be driving on the right believe it or not.

  19. Car market is in a lot of trouble. New car sales are well down and this is because prices went up considerably because of inflation, new regulations for safety, meaning smaller cars don’t make profit and companies trying to cover EV development costs.

    There is no reason people should be buying new cars in this market.

  20. Another reason as to why the wealthier people purchase a property in the north for cheap, register it there and actually live down here most of the time to avoid paying VRT. Look at the amount of Ferraris and Porsche’s here with English reg plates. It’s doable and cheaper in the long run to do that. (not financial advice obviously)

  22. And in Ireland healthcare is relatively free and in America it cost an arm and a leg. Things costs different amounts in different countries based on how a government best decodes to recoup tax

  23. I bought a new car here recently and it was a few grand less than in the UK. Unusual but pleasing!

  24. Nice cars destroy the world according to the greens. New NOX tax is going to fix it so it’s fine.

  26. There’s a tax on cunts here. 90k for a Yaris. Anyone who wants that is better off living in the UK.

  27. You can’t get it in the UK, it was available on waiting list only and all sold. Most sold again for an inflated price.
    The old version was under 40k, I’m still tempted to find a good used version for 30k

  29. Look at the price difference on a Honda Civic in Japan versus here. Someone seriously needs to challenge VRT again

  30. and the real kicker is that if you went and bought in UK VRT is based not on what you paid in UK but by book price here so you’d end up paying tax based off the 90K…🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤬

  31. What I find difficult here is when you want a particular car but there is none for sale here. When you check in the UK there’s tons. I’ve been interested in getting an i30n facelift i.e one after 2021. There’s none available on Donedeal. Only 2020 or older, all looking for €36,000~. In the UK there’s over 30 all younger and for cheaper or similar price. To import one, the VRT would make something you pay €35,000 for into a €50,000 purchase.

    Same with the likes of a GR86. Here there’s literally one listed for over €56,000. There’s a 2024 model in the UK for €34,000. If you go older they’re even cheaper. But again, VRT would fuck you, same with the insurance and tax. Basically if you want a fun car that isn’t a Tucson or an EV you need to be rich.

  32. Tax on cars is too low. Should be more expensive for some antisocial dickheadmobile

  34. We should vote to change driving on the left to driving on the right, then we would have no problems getting great cars in Europe & the states.

  36. Because we’re rich here in Ireland. Anyone working a skilled job likely makes more money than someone doing a similar job in the UK. Still horrible but this is the case.

  37. Y are these posts coming up every 2nd day ???
    The likes of them cars are and have always been dear , my dad use to say the exact same thing 20/30 yrs ago

    If ye want them bad enough you d buy it simple as that ,
    I’d sell the 4 cars I have if I knew I’d get close to the price of a Gr Yaris 🤷‍♂️

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