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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
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Interesting...
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 30th Jan 2007 9:52 am |
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Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
Posts: 15496
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That didn't last long  DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
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| 30th Jan 2007 10:00 am |
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CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Posts: 6100
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About to smash my record for keeping a car
My company have not been happy since finding out that I am using a 4.4 Petrol car for work duties and have made it pretty clear that they don't want to pay my fuel bills. Apparantly car policy dictates that we must drive a diesel of no more then 2200cc but as I take the allowance rather then a company car I didn't think it applied to me! I could opt out and pay for my own fuel but at 16mpg 
Ideally I would buy a little Golf TDi or similar for work and keep the G4 for private stuff but finances won't stretch that far and SWMBO won't go near the G4 so it looks as though I have no choice. 2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
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| 30th Jan 2007 10:15 am |
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oliver77
Member Since: 23 Jun 2006
Location: Mid Wales
Posts: 398
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So when the G4 goes are you leaving D3 ownership altogether?
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| 30th Jan 2007 10:23 am |
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CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Posts: 6100
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I have no idea what to do next to be honest. 2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
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| 30th Jan 2007 10:27 am |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18296
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Does the opt out policy state what car you can and cannot use for business use ? The point of the opt out is that you will be using your own personal vehicle for work duties and that they pay you just a mileage rate that would be the same be it petrol V8 or Smart car.
This takes the financial burden off them for running, insuring, taxing, servicing etc a company car.
Your choice and you lose out if you buy an uneconomical vehicle.
Are they that draconian ?
Most would just say... 'up to you if you want to subsidise the company'
Shame on them eh 
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| 30th Jan 2007 10:35 am |
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CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Posts: 6100
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The problem is 2 fold, firstly the mileage rate for Diesel is 10p for 2000cc or less (90% of the work force) and 14p for 2000cc+ whereas it is 18p for my G4, not a big difference but enough to make the boss take notice.
Second issue is that the CEO and other directors decided at the board meeting last Friday that they wanted to look at the company environmental policy  and the suggestion was that everyone should switch to clean green cars. The CEO is swapping his Audi A6 3.7 for a Prius for gods sake, so what chance have I got! 2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
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| 30th Jan 2007 10:40 am |
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Very Annoyed
Member Since: 19 Nov 2005
Location: Up there, past the strange people and the sheep.
Posts: 3698
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Surely you could do a deal where by they paid as if your car did 30mpg and you pay the rest? Loving the power of the TDV8!
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| 30th Jan 2007 10:42 am |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18296
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mmm bad news mate.
At least you can say you owned a piece of classic D3 hardware. Something 99% of us will never do.
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| 30th Jan 2007 10:46 am |
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freebie2disco
Member Since: 01 Jan 2007
Location: wantage
Posts: 334
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Freelander 2 maybe. 
Ducks head fast.
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| 30th Jan 2007 10:48 am |
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CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Posts: 6100
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Have thought about a Freelander 2 as I do like them a lot. But two problems, first is the off-road ability which will be OK but a long way short of the D3 and secondly the £28500 price tag for a reasonable spec 2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
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| 30th Jan 2007 1:20 pm |
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DG
Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 50978
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cotefarmboy wrote:Second issue is that the CEO and other directors decided at the board meeting last Friday that they wanted to look at the company environmental policy and the suggestion was that everyone should switch to clean green cars. The CEO is swapping his Audi A6 3.7 for a Prius for gods sake, so what chance have I got!
Time to dust off the Uzi 9 millimeter  21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 30th Jan 2007 1:31 pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18296
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or to go self employed / find a new job with a CEO that likes cars
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| 30th Jan 2007 1:33 pm |
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D'arkuk
Member Since: 15 Aug 2006
Location: M/C
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Tell him he’s just been Tango’d, after you park the D3 on his head.  Brute force and ignorance, the D3 does the rest.
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| 30th Jan 2007 1:47 pm |
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