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Could someone please explain what are the speed tones (not speed dial) in the phone settings? The manual says that up to 6 speed tones can be stored but it does not explain what is their function. Thank you

Well but in UK you have much more choice of MK3 GS450H and other models, in Ireland they are a rarity especially in the top specs as I wanted it. I have started to get interested and collect info last January and from February I have been constantly looking for adverts on dedicated websites. I was not under pressure as my Prius still drives very well. My long patient research has been awarded finally.

If you can afford over 40k£ for a car, you can certainly afford 30£ more a month. It is a lot cheaper than paying 1,809 euros per year for a car which costs 3,700 euros and those who would like to buy it can't certainly afford to pay such a high tax. For the GS I just bought, I will pay 790 euros until I keep the car even though the car is worth only 8,250 euros now and the price will of course decrease in the next years but the tax will stay the same.

Thank you Bart! I think the mirror switch was on the left one selected, but I will check it better tomorrow.

I think it is fair when the motor tax is calculated according to the emissions and value of the car.

Thank you Vlad after waiting nearly one year I have finally found the one with the spec I wanted.

I have collected it today and I am happy like a child with the present he so much wanted. The only issues I am experiencing are that after pairing my phone, the car seems unable to transfer the phone book from the phone into the car and the other issue is that the side mirrors do not seem to tilt down when I put the reverse. The manual says that they should. I will check again tomorrow.

Well it makes sense unlike the motor tax in Ireland where you can buy a 2019 RX450H for 72,000 euros and pay only 280 euros in tax or buy a 2007 GS450H for 3,700 euros and pay 1,809 euros in tax. Absurdity!!! For the 2008 GS450H which I just bought I will pay 790 euros which I think it is a lot compared to the value of the car.

And how much is the fixed rate please?

Just for curiosity how much would the tax be over £40k and under 40k? just to have an idea. Thank you

Is it much more complicated on a GS450H?

Here some pictures from the advert.

Thank you Bart, yes sure. I remember when you bought yours, I think was last February, and I told you that I had seen the one you bought on sale at Airside Motor Centre in Dublin as I was already looking for a mk3 then.

Thank you. I will of course. I have been waiting and looking for nearly one year but finally I found the one with the spec I wanted. Fingers crossed until Sunday.

Excuse-me Phil what this has to do with belonging to the EU? Every member state has different motor tax system. This is only to do with Ireland but I can see you are proudly out of the EU 🙄

Deposit paid, I will collect it next Sunday. 😍

For the same illogical reasons in Ireland you can buy a 2006/07 GS450H for 2,500/3,700 euros and pay 1,809 euros in motor tax while the same car MY 2008/11 pays "only" 750 euros and costs 8,000/10,000 euros. I would like to understand why somebody who can afford to buy a brand new RX450H for 93,000 euros can pay only 280 euros in motor tax and somebody who spends 2,500 euros for a 15 year-old GS should pay such a high amount. I wonder if someone in the tax office has some brain. Anyway after all for Bill the most important thing is that he did not spend his money on a car he would be unhappy with and he can still look for something suitable, but I understand the disappointment.

Dilemma solved: the seller just send me the pictures of the previous NCT reports from 2015 until now with all the mileages. So I think it was just a mistake in the reading. I am much relieved now. The car looked too good to have done even 487,000 kms.

I don't understand what you mean. I don't see gaps in the motor tax schedule. Until 2017 it was paid annually and after every 3 months and 6 months (once) The actual seller paid it again annually last September. The motor tax was paid on 30/06/2021 and the car sold on 01/07/31 so probably the seller paid the motor tax just before selling it. They may have agreed this.

I will try to find out about previous NCT reports for the mileage. My doubt is that they might be 487,044 kms and the odometer has been clocked. They may have made a mistake between miles and kms but it is more likely to be 487,044 kms than miles if the odometer was clocked.

Yes and a garage had it for 5 months before selling it. I do not know what to think. Doing such a high mileage considering that 2 owners had it only for 5 months in total...I have checked the service book and the mileage seems genuine according to the stamps and date but you will never know. Moreover the odometer is in kms while the first reading is in miles.

There is something dodgy about it anyway as the report that I got (attached), shows an odometer reading on March 2020 of 487,044 miles (while the odometer is in kms) and on July 2021 it shows a reading of 180,000 kms. Unless it is a genuine mistake... report-793295852.pdf

After months waiting and looking consistently at adverts of GS450H on sale, maybe I have found the good one: https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/absolutely-stunning-gs450h/29968661?campaign=3 I am going to see it tomorrow. Even though I don't particularly like the black interior, I must say it is top spec with Mark Levinson system, radar adaptive cruise control and part wood steering wheel and gear knob. The seller said the price is negotiable but I don't know how much. Any suggestions and thoughts are welcome.

I think if you buy them online you may also choose to have them delivered to the garage/dealer without the hassle of bringing them.

They may be cheaper online https://www.tyres.ie/tyres/bridgestone-235-40-19/108+200+201+202?text=bridgestone+potenza&sort=relevance