Rx300 And The Budget

[wruds]

I am considering buying a used RX300 on an 03/04 plate. I would like to find out what real life fuel economy is like (mainly motorway driving)!

Also since the budget I have been looking to see how much Tax I will have to pay, however when I go to direct.gov website all of the listings are for the newer RX350

Can anyone clarify?

[Boxbrownie]

Yesterday.....M11....pouring rain.......the whole journey was A roads/70% Motorway @70mph on the button (indicated 75mph!) about 80 miles in total.....consumption was 26.1mpg, thats starting from cold.

Mk1 RX300 '03

Usual to and from work mostly B roads driven steady/occasionally brisk/sometimes b*lls out! Averages around 22.5

Luckily I my tax is due March so I missed the increase.... :winky:

Best regards David

PS , I should add that if your on the motorway all the time the indiccated mpg hovers around 38mpg instant.....I would think that equates to around 30mpg average......BUT ALL MOTORWAY

[steve p]

WELL here goes, if you buy an rx300 registered between 01/03/2001 and 23/03/2006 2008/2009 road tax will be £210 for 12months, from 01/03/2009 it will be £400 for 12months, from 01/03/2010 it will be £950 for 12months, then from 01/03/2011 it will be £440 for 12months, SHOCKING , they haven't got a clue, the uk is the ONLY country in the world applying this stupid tax, I have a 2004 RX300 Se-l with lexus rear entertainment system in it for sale, 41k miles, mail me if interested, lol, steve

[Parthiban]

WELL here goes, if you buy an rx300 registered between 01/03/2001 and 23/03/2006 2008/2009 road tax will be £210 for 12months, from 01/03/2009 it will be £400 for 12months, from 01/03/2010 it will be £950 for 12months, then from 01/03/2011 it will be £440 for 12months, SHOCKING , they haven't got a clue, the uk is the ONLY country in the world applying this stupid tax, I have a 2004 RX300 Se-l with lexus rear entertainment system in it for sale, 41k miles, mail me if interested, lol, steve

Sorry if I've got this wrong, but the way I understood it is that it's not £950 if you already own the car, it's £950 for the first year of ownership of a band M car.

Therefore you won't have to pay £950 (unless you buy another one), but if someone else buys an RX300 (or any other band M) after that date, it will be £950 for the first year.

Try this site for CO2 emissions of older cars.......CO2 emissions

Or else go to the Parkers website as they've got a useful calculator too :)

[MAT_8N]

the £950 is the first time the car is taxed....its another new car tax.

after the first 12 months of tax its back to £440/£450 or whatever they feel like robbing us of

[steve p]

Hi guys, I have spoken to dvla/dvlc?, anyway, they confirmed that the £950 only applies to new cars registered in that year so you are correct, 2009 will be £400, 2010 will £455, either way it looks like legalised robbery to me considering they're not even spending the money on our roads