Toyota - I'm not selling it

sgthighway

I put his here on purpose and not in the Car for Sale section.

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=432825

jayok

Must be blind I cannot see anything special.

maidhc

I think the OP means he isnt't selling the car, but for some reason wants us to see the Galanza.

Not sure why though.

deRanged

jayok wrote:

am I missing something?

You are - have a closer look at the ad.

jayok

Silly me, spent too much time on the specs of the car.

Wonder does the seller actually know! Probably a way to dodge the speed cameras!

sgthighway

It has to be done on purpose. It can't be a mistake. Nobody is that Stupid ???

bazz26

Or advertising it for someone else.

jayok

Actually thinking about it some more.

Gardai will normally check the reg plate from the front of the car (i.e. tax + insurance, etc). Good luck to him though if he's pulled by an unmarked car (which will park behind him). May be you could plead dyslexia?

deRanged

sgthighway wrote:

It has to be done on purpose. It can't be a mistake. Nobody is that Stupid ???

Neighbours of mine had a car like that for years. They only found out when they were scrapping it!

maidhc

Ahh yes.

Brings personalised plates to a new level!

jayok

sgthighway wrote:

It has to be done on purpose. It can't be a mistake. Nobody is that Stupid ???

Maybe, but then it amazes me the amount of people who cannot even put up 'L' plates the correct way they are 'L' plates not '7' plates!

maidhc

jayok wrote:

Maybe, but then it amazes me the amount of people who cannot even put up 'L' plates the correct way they are 'L' plates not '7' plates!

At least the people who put them back to front have some excuse. They looked right from inside the car.

Your dyslexia theory is pretty good, by the look of the turbo timer thingee the seller wasn't much into reading the speedo either.

Seanie M

How can a 1.3 produce 190bhp?

bazz26

Seanie M wrote:

How can a 1.3 produce 190bhp?

ECU remap, dump valve, turbo, etc...

Seanie M

bazz26 wrote:

ECU remap, dump valve, turbo, etc...

Right. Still a sh1tty looking car in my opinion. Shame too many boyracers make it appear sh1tty too...

ninty9er

what an idiot, that would goive the impression of a "nice" bit of damage in the past as one has been redone

Spit62500

bazz26 wrote:

ECU remap, dump valve, turbo, etc...

Otherwise known as grenade tuning:D (with an engine of that size and output....)

junkyard

According to Cartell.ie 98D37514 is the reg. number of a Ford Escort while 98D75314 is off a Starlet alright. I've nothing better to do so I though I'd check it.:D

bspoke

Seanie M wrote:

How can a 1.3 produce 190bhp?

Its a 1.3 turbo which as standard produces 140bhp. Im not sure about the Glanza but In know the Starlet Turbo can get in excess of 200bhp with the right tuning and im not just talking about whacking up the boost and blowing the engine withinh two weeks.

smarty

Seanie M wrote:

How can a 1.3 produce 190bhp?

My 698cc car produces 101bhp out of the factory. I know of people who have had similar cars remapped to over 125bhp. I think the turbo plays a big part.

colm_mcm

maidhc wrote:

Your dyslexia theory is pretty good, by the look of the turbo timer thingee the seller wasn't much into reading the speedo either.

It also has a digital speedo

smash

peice of sh1t glanza, they should all be scrapped! knacker boy racer cars, suped up to the sky and dangerous on the roads!

I think this should be reported, there's probably 20+ penalty points owed to him!

bspoke

Thats a very big paintbrush you have there Steve

smash

bspoke wrote:

Thats a very big paintbrush you have there Steve

Ye I do, because I think that these kind of cars with aftermarked turbos etc are dangerous, half the modifications are never even classified to the insurance companies, or the VRT office when the arrive in the country, then you have kids buying them and rallying them to bits, they're a menace on the roads because boy racers are pushing them to the limits.

I drive a fast car but I don't rally it around and I constantly get kids in glanzas or civics or micras trying to look for a race - they need to grow up and quit it, they're the reason insurance is so high. They should not be sold these cars!

And if you disagree that this is the case with boy racers, then why would this guy have done this to the plates?

Stephen

Starlet/Glanza turbos aren't aftermarket.

smash

Stephen wrote:

Starlet/Glanza turbos aren't aftermarket.

No, but they have a lot of aftermarket chipping etc, and I'm not only talking about glanzas when I say about aftermarket extras.

zilog_jones

junkyard wrote:

According to Cartell.ie 98D37514 is the reg. number of a Ford Escort while 98D75314 is off a Starlet alright.

That sounds right - the former number is too low for an import like that, as it would have been registered after the actual year.

Kermitt

That car looks like a rolling advert for Blitz accessories! Why spend so much on that stuff.. at the end of the day you still drive a Toyota Starlet - My granny drove a Toyota Starlet - Come to think of it so do other people's grannies.....

Kimbot

steve06 wrote:

Ye I do, because I think that these kind of cars with aftermarked turbos etc are dangerous, half the modifications are never even classified to the insurance companies, or the VRT office when the arrive in the country, then you have kids buying them and rallying them to bits, they're a menace on the roads because boy racers are pushing them to the limits.

I drive a fast car but I don't rally it around and I constantly get kids in glanzas or civics or micras trying to look for a race - they need to grow up and quit it, they're the reason insurance is so high. They should not be sold these cars!

And if you disagree that this is the case with boy racers, then why would this guy have done this to the plates?

Well Steve, the VRT office don't need to know about aftermarket bits for a car only your insurance company do.
"Boy Racers" push them to the limits but what if this was actually owned by a person who was not a "Boy Racer" but a car modifier and really respected their car??

The plates could still be a simple mistake then again it could be deliberate but either way thats one person (the seller) and you are tarring the name of all Glanza/Micra/Civic drivers with your rant!!

Henry Ford III

What about the Glanza's for sale described as "1.3 on the log book"?

The whole car modifying scene stinks imho.

The insurance co's will eventually get angry and effectively close it down, by levying high premiums.

Kermitt

I have no experience with it, but I'm sure real car modifiers are respectable individuals, and drive better cars than glanza. Its the 'Fast and Furious' baby's that saw too many max power magazines that stink.