ER-3682 Twincharged March 1, 2024 Share March 1, 2024 On 3/1/2024 at 6:30 AM, Carbon82 said: It is not about how cheap petrol price was, but the road tax for diesel car used to be 6 times that of a car running on petrol! Using the W126 S Class for example, the road tax for 300SEL was about $5.25K/yr, for diesel 300SDL, it would be ~$31. 5K/yr!! Iirc, population of diesel driven passenger car was <20 in total, before the road tax structure was revised to make it more diesel "friendly". Road tax for diesel taxi was $7,700/year regardless of engine capacity. Expand You really a CarGod...LTA should Employ you or you become Transport Minister. ↡ Advertisement 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOBIEMKZ Turbocharged March 1, 2024 Share March 1, 2024 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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107fan 5th Gear March 1, 2024 Share March 1, 2024 On 3/1/2024 at 6:30 AM, Carbon82 said: It is not about how cheap petrol price was, but the road tax for diesel car used to be 6 times that of a car running on petrol! Using the W126 S Class for example, the road tax for 300SEL was about $5.25K/yr, for diesel 300SDL, it would be ~$31. 5K/yr!! Iirc, population of diesel driven passenger car was <20 in total, before the road tax structure was revised to make it more diesel "friendly". Road tax for diesel taxi was $7,700/year regardless of engine capacity. Expand What is the reason behind this madness! 6 times! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ER-3682 Twincharged March 1, 2024 Share March 1, 2024 (edited) On 3/1/2024 at 5:38 PM, 107fan said: What is the reason behind this madness! 6 times! Expand Maybe last time,Diesel no Tax.? @Carbon82might have the Answer.! Edited March 1, 2024 by ER-3682 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Carbon82 Moderator March 2, 2024 Author Share March 2, 2024 On 3/1/2024 at 11:06 PM, ER-3682 said: Maybe last time,Diesel no Tax.? @Carbon82might have the Answer.! Expand Wah piang since when I have become spoke person for LTA?! In the past (pre- Y2K), diesel engine was deemed as very pollutive (compared to petrol engine), mainly because of the thick black soot often seen from the tailpipe of diesel powered vehicles. During that era, vehicle emission was based on much lesser parameters (mainly carbon monoxide and particulate matters) so benefits of diesel engine such as better fuel efficiency and lower carbon dioxide emission was conveniently ignored. In local context, in the drive towards a green city (which dated back to the 80s), exorbitant level of road tax was levied on diesel powered vehicle to curb its population. Why 6 times? That I don't know as I am neither a member of the cabinet nor someone with LTA. But I do remember during the same era, company car (those starting with 'Q' in the VRN, e.g. QC, QEN, QBA) has to pay 2 times the road tax of a private passenger car, so I am just wondering if anyone would be insane enough to register a diesel vehicle under the company car scheme... 12 times the the road tax, LTA bee tang liao!! 3 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
107fan 5th Gear March 2, 2024 Share March 2, 2024 On 3/2/2024 at 7:38 AM, Carbon82 said: Wah piang since when I have become spoke person for LTA?! In the past (pre- Y2K), diesel engine was deemed as very pollutive (compared to petrol engine), mainly because of the thick black soot often seen from the tailpipe of diesel powered vehicles. During that era, vehicle emission was based on much lesser parameters (mainly carbon monoxide and particulate matters) so benefits of diesel engine such as better fuel efficiency and lower carbon dioxide emission was conveniently ignored. In local context, in the drive towards a green city (which dated back to the 80s), exorbitant level of road tax was levied on diesel powered vehicle to curb its population. Why 6 times? That I don't know as I am neither a member of the cabinet nor someone with LTA. But I do remember during the same era, company car (those starting with 'Q' in the VRN, e.g. QC, QEN, QBA) has to pay 2 times the road tax of a private passenger car, so I am just wondering if anyone would be insane enough to register a diesel vehicle under the company car scheme... 12 times the the road tax, LTA bee tang liao!! Expand Well, if you decided to drive a Q plate diesel, I wonder if it is a big angbao or a big F***Y*** to the government 😆 depends on how you look at it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohto Hypersonic March 2, 2024 Share March 2, 2024 On 2/28/2024 at 1:56 PM, Carbon82 said: These are not original 3rd gen Accord wheel cover, but from EG Civic LSi (if my memory don't fails me). Expand Wah lao... even wheels cover also can differential. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnahp Turbocharged March 3, 2024 Share March 3, 2024 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cook123 Supercharged March 5, 2024 Share March 5, 2024 Not sure if anyone post this previously i think this vehicle is unique 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beehive3783 Turbocharged March 5, 2024 Share March 5, 2024 On 3/5/2024 at 5:43 AM, Cook123 said: Not sure if anyone post this previously i think this vehicle is unique Expand Looks like Nissan Patrol. Infiniti QX70's relative? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confusedboi Supercharged March 7, 2024 Share March 7, 2024 Rs6 and Ferrari at 6th Avenue 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arogab Turbocharged March 8, 2024 Share March 8, 2024 Is this considered rare. RX500H woh 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arogab Turbocharged March 8, 2024 Share March 8, 2024 This one not so rare but he buy 991 number 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atachi 6th Gear March 9, 2024 Share March 9, 2024 Cool bike zip by before I could take a better photo. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnahp Turbocharged March 9, 2024 Share March 9, 2024 On 3/9/2024 at 3:00 AM, Atachi said: Cool bike zip by before I could take a better photo. Expand this is rare 👍 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atachi 6th Gear March 9, 2024 Share March 9, 2024 (edited) On 3/9/2024 at 3:48 AM, Gnahp said: this is rare 👍 Expand Not a bike person but this piqued my interest. 👍🏻 Edited March 9, 2024 by Atachi ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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