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Pity. I live in a remote part of France, shaped by hills, forests, and very devoid of public services. Most people don't have too much money, yet every third ca
by Karto 7y ago
Pity. I live in a remote part of France, shaped by hills, forests, and very devoid of public services. Most people don't have too much money, yet every third car you see is an SUV or 4WD, because they actually are quite useful in daily life. My neighbour drives a tiny but nimble Suzuki Vitara with which he does just everything, much of which no regular city car could do. Was he to buy that same car in two years, it'd cost almost twice as much because of those taxes. (damn even the baker drives his deliveries with a Vitara).
I see all the excesses around the SUVs, I agree there's a nuisance to be dealt with. But again the government rules with a large and blind PR hammer, and we'll quietly sit under the blow once more.
- pjc50 7y agoSuzuki Vitara is an 8"CV" car: https://www.neowebcar.com/puissance-fiscale/suzuki/vitara/1-9-d https://www.neowebcar.com/puissance-fiscale/suzuki/vitara/1-... which would incur €6250 tax. (It's amazing how well Bloomberg's propaganda has worked here, hasn't it?)
- Karto 7y ago6000 Euro tax for a 15000 euro car. I'd call it significant enough and ridiculous enough to be more than mere propaganda. But you're right, the figures I had in the mind were for the Jimny, not the Vitara. Over 10000 tax for a car that's less than 20000 euro.
- frede 7y agoYour neighbor will be fine. The taxes start at 160 g CO2/km. The Vitara has between 121 and 172 g/km.
- adrianN 7y agoMeanwhile people in urban areas pay a lot more for rent so that they don't need large cars. Seems fair to me.
- Karto 7y agoReduce a complex equation to only two variables ? But that's no the point : expecting fairness isn't practical anyway. :) I'd bet the practical response will be people stretching their car's lifespans way beyond reasonable, pushing them to new extremes of decrepitude and unsafety. There's also no police anyway to keep that in check.