Rust
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Hello Folks!
The time is 10:40 in the morning here in Norway. Winter has come, and my beloved 2003 Expy EB 4X4 just waiting for quantities of snow, so it can show what it is good for.
I have owned these car for 9 of the 10 years, and it has only covered 83885 miles.
Here in Norway we have unfortunately a sick tax policy when it comes to cars. When my car was new, it would with 7 seats cost me approx. U.S. $ 200,000 (!). By building the car for 2 seats with a wall behind the front seats, the price drops to U.S. $ 72,000. When the car was registered as a truck with the limitations that entails. Here are some of them: The car cannot run faster than 50 m/h. In the winter, you have to bring 3 complete set with snow chains, pay the toll roads with the same price as a large truck and many more restrictions.
The Norwegian government has set minimum requirements for compartment behind the seats. If you change or move the wall behind the seats, so you get a fine equivalent to the difference in the price of a similar car with 7 seats. In my case this would cost me U.S. $ 128,000 in those cases people have moved wall as much as 1 cm, then you have to pay. You cannot drive with passengers in the cargo hold.
After 10 years, I can finally install the seats without paying the fee. This applies to all vehicles that have been a passenger car, and have being converted into a truck. I have had my seats vacuum packed in the attic for 9 years, and has just wrapped them up. Now I will install these seats in the car as soon as possible.
Cars are generally expensive in Norway compared to the rest of Europe and the United States. The only cars that have nice prices are electric cars. In October, the way Tesla S the best-selling car in Norway, along with the Nissan Leaf. Currently, electric vehicles have many advantages. Low fees, free charging stations at parking places, can run in special lanes into the capital. In these days goes all Norway waiting for the best-selling car in the last 25-30 years to come in electric versions. The name is VW E - Golf.
With gasoline, prices are also high, despite the fact that we are one of the richest oil-producing countries; we shall pay the blood price of U.S. $ 10.60 per. Gallon. With expensive taxes on cars and expensive gasoline, it is not surprising that Norway is the country in the world that already has the most electric cars in terms of population. Norway is the largest importer of Tesla S.
I will upload some pictures of my car before I remove the wall so you can see how sick laws we have here. With a 5.4 L, engine that drinking quantities of expensive gasoline, so I converted my Expy to LPG gas. I have removed the spare wheel and installed a tank of 90 liters. With a price of U.S. $ 4.70 per. gallon of LPG gas, so I can allow myself to get into a little extra hard on the gas pedal in a while.
Well, that was not so much about me, but Norwegian car taxes. I come back with a little info about myself, but many of my interests is in my profile.
Sorry for my bad US/English grammar.
Have a nice day all my friends in The United States.
Regards Paal
The time is 10:40 in the morning here in Norway. Winter has come, and my beloved 2003 Expy EB 4X4 just waiting for quantities of snow, so it can show what it is good for.
I have owned these car for 9 of the 10 years, and it has only covered 83885 miles.
Here in Norway we have unfortunately a sick tax policy when it comes to cars. When my car was new, it would with 7 seats cost me approx. U.S. $ 200,000 (!). By building the car for 2 seats with a wall behind the front seats, the price drops to U.S. $ 72,000. When the car was registered as a truck with the limitations that entails. Here are some of them: The car cannot run faster than 50 m/h. In the winter, you have to bring 3 complete set with snow chains, pay the toll roads with the same price as a large truck and many more restrictions.
The Norwegian government has set minimum requirements for compartment behind the seats. If you change or move the wall behind the seats, so you get a fine equivalent to the difference in the price of a similar car with 7 seats. In my case this would cost me U.S. $ 128,000 in those cases people have moved wall as much as 1 cm, then you have to pay. You cannot drive with passengers in the cargo hold.
After 10 years, I can finally install the seats without paying the fee. This applies to all vehicles that have been a passenger car, and have being converted into a truck. I have had my seats vacuum packed in the attic for 9 years, and has just wrapped them up. Now I will install these seats in the car as soon as possible.
Cars are generally expensive in Norway compared to the rest of Europe and the United States. The only cars that have nice prices are electric cars. In October, the way Tesla S the best-selling car in Norway, along with the Nissan Leaf. Currently, electric vehicles have many advantages. Low fees, free charging stations at parking places, can run in special lanes into the capital. In these days goes all Norway waiting for the best-selling car in the last 25-30 years to come in electric versions. The name is VW E - Golf.
With gasoline, prices are also high, despite the fact that we are one of the richest oil-producing countries; we shall pay the blood price of U.S. $ 10.60 per. Gallon. With expensive taxes on cars and expensive gasoline, it is not surprising that Norway is the country in the world that already has the most electric cars in terms of population. Norway is the largest importer of Tesla S.
I will upload some pictures of my car before I remove the wall so you can see how sick laws we have here. With a 5.4 L, engine that drinking quantities of expensive gasoline, so I converted my Expy to LPG gas. I have removed the spare wheel and installed a tank of 90 liters. With a price of U.S. $ 4.70 per. gallon of LPG gas, so I can allow myself to get into a little extra hard on the gas pedal in a while.
Well, that was not so much about me, but Norwegian car taxes. I come back with a little info about myself, but many of my interests is in my profile.
Sorry for my bad US/English grammar.
Have a nice day all my friends in The United States.
Regards Paal
