Rarest car you seen - on Irish roads.

Litcagral

JohnBoy wrote:

VW Passat W8 estate.

mighn't be a supercar/exotic, but there can't be too many of em about..

Is that the "4 motion" one?

el tel

JohnBoy wrote:

VW Passat W8 estate.

mighn't be a supercar/exotic, but there can't be too many of em about..

The PSNI have a Passat W8 which they use as an unmarked car. It has the blue lights fitted behind the grille.

BTW Charles Hurst in Belfast have a new Ferrari 575 Superamerica in the showroom going for €297,000

molloy86

As for nowadays, most likely a Skoda Estelle or a Yugo!

impr0v

PowerHouseDan wrote:

Forgot Actually saw a DB9 about 2 months back. almost crashed looking at it...

There was a 05 D black one parked in the car park of my apartment building 5 days ago. went to get my camera and the inconsiderate bugger fecked off in the meantime.

Have seen another silver one about the m50, they aren't all that rare. Des Cullen has three for sale.

AJ!

DB9s are gettin to be like Bentley GTs. They aren't rare any more. If a 360 or a 911 Turbo isn't considered rare anymore what does that make the Aston?

Mr. Presentable

Got to be the Shamrock I saw coming out of the Terenure College show a couple of years ago.

Max_Damage

The Rover SD1, I've only seen three of them in the flesh ever, and only one of them was a 3500 V8.

Joe Gt

DB9 covertable a few weeks before xmas in waterford

FuzzyWuzzyWazza

The rarest cars I have seen where a Delorian, passed me outside the garda station in Tallaght, and the origional Aston Martin Vanquish, once on the Tallaght bypass and also in the workshop of the owner.

Inspector Gadget

Hmm...

@netwhizkid: There's a guy in Shantalla in Galway who has a Lotus Cortina, along with a couple of Anglias (think Harry Potter).

There's a brown/maroon (can't remember which, plus I often only see it under sodium lights) Rover 110 in Nun's Island, that's got to be rarer than the SD1 that someone mentioned. Admittedly, the SD1's were almost as bad as Lancias of similar vintage as rust magnets, but still...

Digging into my own past, I accidentally released the handbrake on a Bentley S3 that my Dad had in for a service when I was a nosy seven or eight year old (a long time ago now!) - naturally, it was at the top of a hill, though thankfully not a steep one - nearly ploughed into the back of a Renault 18 but I managed to stop it just in time! (phew!) - the wonder of repressed memories, eh?

Gadget

eljono

I saw an Aston Martin DB6 in Tipperary, a Lambo Countach and a DB9 in Limerick and a Lamborghini Miura on the N7.

eljono

JohnBoy wrote:

VW Passat W8 estate.

mighn't be a supercar/exotic, but there can't be too many of em about..

I've seen a German regged one in Limerick.

Joeyjoejoe Jnr

A friend of mine has just bought a brand new Shelby. He says its the only one in Europe! only 300 produced

rabbitinlights

is that the actual car?

Joeyjoejoe Jnr

thats the actual car. It has been sitting in his garage for the past few months because he bought a special 06 reg, not sure what the reg is tho

eljono

Joeyjoejoe Jnr wrote:

A friend of mine has just bought a brand new Shelby. He says its the only one in Europe! only 300 produced

That is class. Do you know what model it is or what engine it has?

Tobias Greeshman

1. Porsche 911 GT3 in Naas
2. Ferrari 575 Maranello in Ballymore Eustace
3. Ferrari 612 Scaglietti can't remember where I seen one though
4. Couple of Ferrari 360's and Porsche 911s
5. Bently Continental near St. Stephens Green about 2 yrs ago

junkyard

I've seen a Mercedes 500E around Limerick on French plates. I think they're hand built by Porsche.

qz

silas wrote:

1. Porsche 911 GT3 in Naas
2. Ferrari 575 Maranello in Ballymore Eustace
3. Ferrari 612 Scaglietti can't remember where I seen one though
4. Couple of Ferrari 360's and Porsche 911s
5. Bently Continental near St. Stephens Green about 2 yrs ago

Ferrari's and Porsche aren't rare. And as for the Bentley Continental GTs, I can bet you'll see one a day around Stephen's green these days!

Max_Damage

I saw a silver Ferrari F355 (I think that is what it was) yesterday. Yep, Ferrari's are coming quite 'common' nowadays.

Another car I have only seen once ever was a mid-1980's Opel Monza. Maybe they were more common back in the day, but not now. I recently saw one for sale in the Auto Trader for less than €1,000. Not bad for such a rare car.

jozi

junkyard wrote:

I've seen a Mercedes 500E around Limerick on French plates. I think they're hand built by Porsche.

You mean a "E500" or "500E"?

Seen a E500 just yesterday in Cavan, no doubt not very rare thou?

EDIT: quick Google, 500 meant 500E i guess from here

Max_Damage

jozi wrote:

You mean a "E500" or "500E"?

Seen a E500 just yesterday in Cavan, no doubt not very rare thou?

EDIT: quick Google, 500 meant 500E i guess from here

In 1994, Mercedes changed the format of their model names, before '94, the engine size came before the chassis letter(s), now it is the other away around. (According to Wikipedia).

Thumper Long

Lincoln Navigator today in Castleknock, on trade plates though, you'd have to be able to write off the cost of fuel that a baby like that would burn.

Litcagral

qz wrote:

Ferrari's and Porsche aren't rare. And as for the Bentley Continental GTs, I can bet you'll see one a day around Stephen's green these days!

Read the post again. It made no mention of a 'GT'.

Vmaxer

I seen the first 64 Impala in coolock the other Day, a convertible too.....Maybe some Day :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

qz

Litcagral wrote:

Read the post again. It made no mention of a 'GT'.

Apologies, thought you meant the GT. I don't know my classics that well

xanthor

612 Scaglietti. Blue on late 05 D plates. I know Ferraris are common enough now, but i don't there are too many of these around Ireland..........

Joeyjoejoe Jnr

eljono wrote:

That is class. Do you know what model it is or what engine it has?

I think its called a Series 1. It has a 4 litre V8. 0 - 60 in 4.4 seconds Here is another pic from the rear.


His everyday car is the Cadillac Escalade

michaelanthony

The Phaeton. I saw a german registered one in kilmainham 1 year ago. I've never seen one since - in Ireland or abroad.

bop1977

rarest car has to be a cop car on a back road. in 2 years driving on country roads i have still to meet 1!!!