Monday 18th March 2002

Holden Cross8

V8 Power, 5 seats and a pickup bed. It sounds like a yank tank, but it's a little sleeker...

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[Guy Humpage]

Another answer to a question that no-one asked Although it is a much more usable 'lifestyle vehicle' than the vast majority of the soft-roaders on the market, but is it any more practical than the saloon or estate versions of the same car?

[Roadrunner]

Audi's RS4 and forthcoming RS6 will offer huge performance with better european styling taste, inside and out. You wouldn't buy this, would you....?

[mel]

Good for company car tax dodging !!

It is a van as far as the tax man in concerned and therefore taxed as a flat rate £500/year benefit for a 24% tax payer thats about £10 a month in tax. I can see it selling to the flash plumber brigade who currently all buy the King Cab type things. Also I bet it will be a hell of a lot cheaper than a £50K RS4 !!!
But no I won't be, bit too pikey for my tastes

[Umar B]

quote:
bit too pikey for my tastes

[hertsbiker]

heh! like it enough to read up more about it. That'll do me !

[philshort]

5.7 litre V8? In a truck? G'day cobber! Where's me cork hat?

[apguy]

>Good for company car tax dodging !!
>It is a van as far as the tax man in concerned

Good idea but you need to know the gross payload. The VAT man only considers a dual-cab to be a van if the gross payload is 1 ton. Otherwise its still a car.

I only know of 2 dual-cabs that fit this requirement: Landrover 130 crewcab and some Japanese thingy.

Andrew
Landrover Defender 90 HardTop (van!)