The CycleChat Large SUV Owners Club thread

[CXRAndy]

New Range Rover P510e​

Not having paid much attention to hybrids since moving to BEVs 5 years ago.

This has a ridiculous claimed mpg of 350 miles. It comes with a 38kW battery, good for 56 miles in winter (decent battery range). The reality is though, once beyond that type of range 31mpg is the mpg of this hybrid.

Now if you only do short journeys and want and £112k SUV then excellent clean driving is available

 

[Slick]

There was a case Coca Cola V HMRC with regards to certain two row seater vans. Coca Cola ultimately lost re benefit in kind. These vans were declared as cars for tax purposes.

This has led to HMRC now classifying pickups with two rows of seats which many are as cars. This has knock on for BIK taxation levels (massive leap in running one of these), then there is VAT implications for commercial vehicles.

My wife retired Chartered accountant, says if you can demonstrate your pickup is exempt and used solely for commercial work, you could still claim VAT and reduced BIK.

She expects the overall pickup market sales will collapse, because most use their vehicles multi purpose, private and commercial.

Ah, I've run vehicles like that for years and I've had the current one for just over 4 years so I reckon I should be good.

Obviously I would need to check future purchases so thanks for the heads up.

 

[Slick]

There was a case Coca Cola V HMRC with regards to certain two row seater vans. Coca Cola ultimately lost re benefit in kind. These vans were declared as company cars for tax purposes.

This has led to HMRC now classifying pickups with two rows of seats which many are, as cars. This has knock on for BIK taxation levels (massive leap in running one of these), then there is VAT implications for commercial vehicles.

My wife retired Chartered accountant, says if you can demonstrate your pickup is exempt and used solely for commercial work, you could still claim VAT and reduced BIK.

She expects the overall pickup market sales will collapse, because most use their vehicles multi purpose, private and commercial.

I've asked around a bit, and apparently July before the changes come in and as I have had mine for a few years, will unlikely be affected by the changes. It will be interesting to see if the manufacturers make any changes to get round the new regulations.

 

[rogerzilla]

It is very hard to reclaim VAT on a car, as opposed to a commercial vehicle. A car has to be used ONLY for the business to qualify. Apart from hire cars and some driving school cars, that is unlikely.

I don't think we'll see many new 2-row pickups in the UK.

 

[rogerzilla]

And...HMRC has done a U-turn. Obviously the Cons decided the dodgy builder vote was worth having.

 

[Slick]

And...HMRC has done a U-turn. Obviously the Cons decided the dodgy builder vote was worth having.

Sake, I can't keep up.

 

[CXRAndy]

And...HMRC has done a U-turn. Obviously the Cons decided the dodgy builder vote was worth having.

Sake, I can't keep up.

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/...s that would have,of Appeal judgement in 2020.

Also the farming fraternity

 

[Slick]

Shambles.

What about the court case that kicked all this off?

 

[fossyant]

Ban em all !

 

[Jody]

Ban em all !

Don't you start!

7 pages of diversion by the disgruntled already without adding any more encouragement

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tuesday 19th
1.

Whilst out with daughter, this afternoon, we called at the 'Land-Rover Centre', at Huddersfield (once the long-time home of Range-Rover #001)
This lovely little 86" was inside

https://www.landrovercentre.com/product/xtd-941-1956-land-rover-series-1-86-inch/

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tuesday 19th
2.

A glorious 'Stage 1', looking all the better on (Defender 130) 6.5" rims

https://www.landrovercentre.com/product/clo589y/

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tuesday 19th
3.

Yes!!, a Cuthbertson Conversion

I knew they'd had one/rebuilt it, but never seen this particular model
I remember the rebuild being featured in the specialist 'LR' magazines (might still have them somewhere?)

I've seen the one that used to be in the Museum Of Army Transport, at Beverley (East Riding of Yorkshire) before it closed & the collection spread far & wide

SOLD!

They stand tall, due to the subframe & track assemblies
The bumper is higher than the wing-tops of the One-Ten alongside

https://www.adrianflux.co.uk/blog/2...-2-cuthbertson-whole-new-off-road-experience/

This is the featured vehicle;
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oItLqSSnxsw




View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4HtbKiqQes

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tuesday 19th
4.

Whilst at the Land-Rover Centre, they had a few FreeLander 2's in stock
Given that SWMBO is still wanting me to get an automatic, I had a look at one!
Oddly, on the FreeLander 2 forum, they didn't try to sing their praises, & even suggested that I'd be far better off with an automatic Kodiaq, than a FL2 (telling me I'd find it old-fashioned & small, after the Kodiaq)

Plus the economy will be nowhere near the 50+ MPG averages from my Kodiaq

https://www.landrovercentre.com/product/x2-jss-2013-land-rover-freelander-2-2-2-td4-automatic/

 

[Drago]

A hand grenade with the pin pulled would be be more reliable.