Misleading Advertising, False Representation?

[Bandit 194]

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/m3/listing/3494320902?bof=G0LyVyh0

 

To my knowledge the "clean car tax" never got past go. Like this car the scheme never got off the lot 😁

Happy to be corrected.

 

[BMWTouring 20]

It’s certainly a happening thing

 

https://www.autocar.co.nz/clean-car-bill-passes-third-and-final-reading-will-be-passed-into-law/

[topnotchrally 106]

Ok, but in my reading, the tax is on newly imported vehicles.  This car is already here and registered so I would think the tax will not apply to it's resale. Am I wrong?

[Eagle 1662]

Not wrong

[KwS 2425]

Its not really misleading advertising either; they arent specifically saying this car meets the clean car tax criteria, thats a generic blurb on their profile.

But car dealers will do and say almost anything to make a sale. Almost as greasy as estate agents. Almost.

[topnotchrally 106]

This car is, to me a joke, or perhaps the dealer is. It's been as low as $45k on 'special' and is now $60k.  It's a 'polluted' Evo.  IF it was ALL original it would justify a premium price. This is a collector car, not a track car, for max value it needs to be all original (with Bilsteins, of course). 

[E30 325i Rag-Top 2959]

1 hour ago, topnotchrally said:

Ok, but in my reading, the tax is on newly imported vehicles.  This car is already here and registered so I would think the tax will not apply to it's resale. Am I wrong?

Not wrong, payment of the “tax” has to be made before car is first registered. This already has plates on, so no payment to be made.

Very disingenuous of the dealer to word it like that, or quite possible they don’t actually understand the new rules as it’s been implemented pretty slap dash.

[Bandit 194]

17 hours ago, E30 325i Rag-Top said:

Not wrong, payment of the “tax” has to be made before car is first registered. This already has plates on, so no payment to be made.

Very disingenuous of the dealer to word it like that, or quite possible they don’t actually understand the new rules as it’s been implemented pretty slap dash.

Sums up the present government perfectly. And the seller of the M3. It has had several birthdays on the market.

Edited March 2, 2022 by Bandit
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[topnotchrally 106]

On 3/2/2022 at 4:36 PM, Bandit said:

Sums up the present government perfectly. And the seller of the M3. It has had several birthdays on the market.

As you have observed, this car has been for sale for at least 2 years.  Interestingly, according to carjam, it was only registered in May 2021. But it IS registered so presumably the tax does not apply.

[E30 325i Rag-Top 2959]

3 hours ago, topnotchrally said:

But it IS registered so presumably the tax does not apply.

No need to presume, read the official info on  the NZTA web-site if you don’t believe the info posted above. Details have just been changed again, with less than four weeks to implementation, gee thanks ministers.

Apparently it’s not a tax it’s a “feebate” according to the legislation. But yeah, most people would call that a tax!

[Driftit 2079]

Great.
This should ramp up the dumping ground for half dead Leaf's.

[E30 325i Rag-Top 2959]

All it’s done is push up the wholesale price of half dead Leafs (Leaves?) at the auctions in Japan. So the consumer gets zero benefit..

And dickheads get to ask if they can buy a $115k BMW EV for $80k so they can get the rebate…