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Hi folks, just checking in from The Netherlands. I run a business in gardening and my daily workhorse is a 2012 Mercedes Sprinter 316CDI. I also own a 2006 Volkswagen T5 dual cab 130 ps. As a weekendcar I have a old 95'er BMW M3 saloon.
In my country vans have special conditions which give them a big discount on roadtaxes but you need to have it registered with a company. They call it a 'grey license'. Privately owned vans pay the normal fee which, for a Multivan, costs you 3.700 AUD a year. A grey license car is just one fifth of that and it doesn't matter what fuel is used.
If you want to have some space for occupants you can buy yourself a dual cab instead of a panelvan. This adds one seatingrow behind the driver's seat. The boot has to be a minimum size of 125 x 125 x 98 cm. So if you want a 7 or 9 seater you can't make use of the grey license.
So because of that 99,9% of all vans are diesel. American pickups are converted to run LPG. Normal gasoline is just not common.
And that's why I'm here
. I see some TSI powered T5 GP's have made it to Australia and I'm just wondering how owners feel about them. I can't testdrive one so I'm going blind on purchasing one. If anyone likes to share their experiences so far, be my guest.
In my country vans have special conditions which give them a big discount on roadtaxes but you need to have it registered with a company. They call it a 'grey license'. Privately owned vans pay the normal fee which, for a Multivan, costs you 3.700 AUD a year. A grey license car is just one fifth of that and it doesn't matter what fuel is used.
If you want to have some space for occupants you can buy yourself a dual cab instead of a panelvan. This adds one seatingrow behind the driver's seat. The boot has to be a minimum size of 125 x 125 x 98 cm. So if you want a 7 or 9 seater you can't make use of the grey license.
So because of that 99,9% of all vans are diesel. American pickups are converted to run LPG. Normal gasoline is just not common.
And that's why I'm here
. I see some TSI powered T5 GP's have made it to Australia and I'm just wondering how owners feel about them. I can't testdrive one so I'm going blind on purchasing one. If anyone likes to share their experiences so far, be my guest.