BarryH
Well-known member
I am trying to understand the reported TARE weight of the car (Road Tax) and based on my initial registration form, there does appear to be a typo - which had pushed the car significantly into the next tax bracket.
Based on the Manual the unladen weight of the car = 1493 Kgs
As such I was looking at the difference between TARE weight and KERB Weight and came up with the following definition (at least here in Oz)
TARE Weight = Unladen Weight + 10 Litres of Fuel
KERB Weight - Unladen Weight + a full tank of Fuel
Given (at least care of Google) a Litre of petrol weigh approx 702gm this would equate to
TARE Weight = 1493 + 7.02 = 1500.02 Kg
KERB Weight = 1493 + 43.5 = 1536.50 Kg
The Road Tax has a listed TARE Weight of 1586 Kg which does not seem correct, but before escalating I'd like to get a feel for what is reported elsewhere (especially those in Oz).
Perhaps this is not a typo, if so it would make my light weight sports car upwards of 330Kg over the family station wagon and 300kg more than it's German predecessor
Based on the Manual the unladen weight of the car = 1493 Kgs
As such I was looking at the difference between TARE weight and KERB Weight and came up with the following definition (at least here in Oz)
TARE Weight = Unladen Weight + 10 Litres of Fuel
KERB Weight - Unladen Weight + a full tank of Fuel
Given (at least care of Google) a Litre of petrol weigh approx 702gm this would equate to
TARE Weight = 1493 + 7.02 = 1500.02 Kg
KERB Weight = 1493 + 43.5 = 1536.50 Kg
The Road Tax has a listed TARE Weight of 1586 Kg which does not seem correct, but before escalating I'd like to get a feel for what is reported elsewhere (especially those in Oz).
Perhaps this is not a typo, if so it would make my light weight sports car upwards of 330Kg over the family station wagon and 300kg more than it's German predecessor
