MX5Ireland

Can someone tell me the difference between a NA8C model and a NB8C model -

the NA8C model shows up as €500 more to clear when VRT'ing the car than the NB8C.

I'm curious?

AFAIK the NA is a Mk1 and the NB is a Mk2

Thanks Ferg,

ok, did'nt know that, but how come my NA8C Mk1 is costing €500 more to clear than a NB8C which would be younger, fresher and would therefore be worth more on the open market?

Ollie Brady wrote:Thanks Ferg,

ok, did'nt know that, but how come my NA8C Mk1 is costing €500 more to clear than a NB8C which would be younger, fresher and would therefore be worth more on the open market?

you would think that but this is the tax office.
An mx5 will cost more than a jap import
and i have discovered an older car with the same milage
as a year newer car will cost more in vrt also.

better off not trying to understand it

its total bollix tho' - total bollix.

Ollie Brady wrote:its total bollix tho' - total bollix.

thats unfair Ollie, VRT is a fair and evenhanded way to maintain competitiveness of the Ireland market and perfectly legal......erm?!!?



Actually thinking about it, i would go with your original comment.....

When I was clearing my last car, a BMW 325i Sport, they wanted
the guts of €2000 for the VRT. And that was a 1987 car with 106,000
miles on the clock ! Talk about a rip off.......
Apparently they watch the VRT website and they increase the VRT
for cars that get a lot of enquiries. By all accounts they monitor the
online classifieds to see what cars are making what prices. There was
an article in the Examiner not too long back about it and how they
operate.
Isn't VRT supposed to be abolished according to EU law ?

93 Mk1 wrote:......
Isn't VRT supposed to be abolished according to EU law ?

Yup, as far as i am aware, technically its illegal under EU law BUT Ireland get a dispensation

The government make too much money from it so I guess they were
never going to abolish without some sort of struggle. That's one of the
advantages of importing something vintage....free VRT !