This weeks Classic Irish bargains that i'm not buying

galwaytt

Bigus wrote: »

Yes a Bargain @ 50,000 sterling if you're into this sort of thing

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C283452

Better than money in the Bank, if you did have the €€.....and it won't depreciate, either.....

carchaeologist

Nice Irish and original 1300. Its genuine too and in very original condition, must be one of the few remaining.


http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3025734

carchaeologist

Cheap Beetle....

Wonder is the mileage genuine..
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3026894

Esel

si_guru wrote: »

101? FD? FE?

My Dad had an FD.

Don't know, tbh. Mate used to have a '70s ex-Garda one, fitted with a Ford 2 litre engine. Nearly bought it from him in 1983.

pappyodaniel

Seller says it's only €250 to clear. Is this true? If so that's a good price. Pity the pics aren't larger but I can make out that the reg is LLA 497V

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3026769

puzzle factory

it must be the only model of car worthless in four door in Eire

macplaxton

pappyodaniel wrote: »

Seller says it's only €250 to clear. Is this true?

€200 to clear, €52 p.a. tax.

So the seller is not right, but in the right ball park.

kev1.3s

pappyodaniel wrote: »

Seller says it's only €250 to clear. Is this true? If so that's a good price. Pity the pics aren't larger but I can make out that the reg is LLA 497V

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3026769

I think it's overpriced any way, the bubble has well and truley burst on escorts and its a 4 door.

carchaeologist

kev1.3s wrote: »

....and its a 4 door.

Not only that, it's a slush box too...

500man

Nice to see the Irish car turning up

Capri

Never seen so many photos describing a car - http://www.themotoringenthusiast.com/cars/6point3

Capri

Esel wrote: »

Don't know, tbh. Mate used to have a '70s ex-Garda one, fitted with a Ford 2 litre engine. Nearly bought it from him in 1983.

FE Sold until recently in India as a Hindustan Contessa

-
http://www.google.co.nz/search?q=hindustan+contessa&hl=en&qscrl=1&nord=1&rlz=1T4ADRA_enIE451IE451&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=TTJBT9mOG5KxhAfP_8C2BQ&sqi=2&ved=0CDwQsAQ&biw=1141&bih=653

Capri

carchaeologist wrote: »

Cheap Beetle....

Wonder is the mileage genuine..
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3026894

Even cheaper 1300S (1.6L) http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3024361 always liked the 'sports' Beetle

kev1.3s

carchaeologist wrote: »

Not only that, it's a slush box too...

well then it's drastically overpriced.

mk1esc

macplaxton wrote: »

€200 to clear, €52 p.a. tax.

So the seller is not right, but in the right ball park.

your gonna argue over €2.....:eek:

carchaeologist

mk1esc wrote: »

your gonna argue over €2.....:eek:

macplaxton does not get his figures wrong!!;)

MercMad

Vauxhalls were officially sold in Ireland until 1982.

Whilst I would be interested in a 4 door Escort, the auto does have the advantage of having a wider transmission tunnel so easier to convert to the larger engined versions.

Those Rekords were a very durable cars and a lot of them survived well into the 90's and beyond. Their weak point was the top of the inner wings, same on Senators & Monzas and moreso on their UK counterparts. They were basic cars though, with a horribly long gearchange and odd ratios.

ianobrien

kev1.3s wrote: »

well then it's drastically overpriced.

If it's an auto, it's got a bogger gearbox tunnel so Type 9 gearboxes will fit easy and probably T5 'boxes as well.

Given the price of 2-door Escorts, a sound 4-door with a big transmission tunnel is ripe for a YB conversion. It's the latest fad in the world of modified classic Fords, the "more door"......

Anan1

carchaeologist wrote: »

Cheap Beetle....
Wonder is the mileage genuine..

Going by the seats and engine bay, i'd say no.

ahal

I know the classic car market is a bit challenged, but have prices have dropped to 1.5k. for an XR3i? :eek:



http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3023368

hi5

Even though they were rare enough here,they were everywhere in the UK.
and depreciated like normal.
A friend of mine recently bought a cabriolet for €900 here,immaculate condition,1.4 with manual steering.

kev1.3s

hi5 wrote: »

Even though they were rare enough here,they were everywhere in the UK.
and depreciated like normal.
A friend of mine recently bought a cabriolet for €900 here,immaculate condition,1.4 with manual steering.

I'm not a Ford fan at all but that's a super looking car.

RobAMerc

pity it's not the RS Turbo - they were silly fast with shocking torque steer and a very hard ride, but fun !

Gary ITR

kev1.3s wrote: »

I'm not a Ford fan at all but that's a super looking car.

I never liked that generation Escort, much prefered the Mk3 XR3i

Like rocking horse ****e now though

carchaeologist

I hate all those Escorts. No charm or character at all in my eyes.

johnos1984

Holy smokes.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3040878

Neilw

Not really a bargain but a rare sight. VW SP2.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3041241

squonk

^ ^ ^
That's a VW I never even knew existed! Wow! Pricey but if it's rare... it mightnt' be the worst.

Paparazzo

Lot of car for the money. Looks like decent condition and not a bad price.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3039891

Anan1

Didn't LJK Setright like these? And this one has the old wooden type logbook.:) :

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3038380

Dades

Neilw wrote: »

Not really a bargain but a rare sight. VW SP2.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3041241

1.7 litre engine - I'd say this thing sounds great but isn't exactly speedy.

Really looks fab though. You'd be tempted to pull the VW logo off and pass it off as some boutique Italian foray.

Paparazzo

Dades wrote: »

1.7 litre engine - I'd say this thing sounds great but isn't exactly speedy.

Really looks fab though. You'd be tempted to pull the VW logo off and pass it off as some boutique Italian foray.

Looks good, but for that money there's far nicer cars out there with a lot more power. From wiki:

A car named SP1 was also built, but due to its very poor performance (only 65 hp (48 kW) with a 1600 cc engine), it was soon discontinued. The same problem plagued the SP2. In fact, a malicious joke at that time was to relate the "SP2" name with "Sem Potência" ("Without Power", in Portuguese).

davoxx

Paparazzo wrote: »

Lot of car for the money. Looks like decent condition and not a bad price.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3039891

shame it is not manual or an m635

but still a lot of car (if you can pay the tax) ...

carchaeologist

Anan1 wrote: »

Didn't LJK Setright like these? And this one has the old wooden type logbook.:) :

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3038380

Like the car with the wooden wheels and wooden engine..it wooden go...

bijapos

Paparazzo wrote: »

Lot of car for the money. Looks like decent condition and not a bad price.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3039891

Nice car by the looks of it, Alpine alloys and the Highline spec to boot, but the fact that the NCT is out at the end of the month and there seems to be no NCT report doesn't bode well for it IMO.

Still a true 80's classic, although being built since 76-77 there are a few around that are entitled to a ZV number and subsequent cheap tax.

The reg is 89-W-1994, that would annoy me just a tiny bit that its not 89-W-1989 .

RobAMerc

the guy who is selling that 635 is a bit of a classics nut by the looks of it. look at the other stuff in the drive !

MercMad

That 635 was for sale last year, or so, same picture.

Anyway it had 2264 hits in 20 hours and was sold. I have to say I certainly would have looked at it at that price !

Gary ITR

Anan1 wrote: »

Didn't LJK Setright like these? And this one has the old wooden type logbook.:) :

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3038380

If anybody here is thinking of buying it I have an ECU that will run that car that can be borrowed to see if that cures the non start issue

hi5

RobAMerc wrote: »

the guy who is selling that 635 is a bit of a classics nut by the looks of it. look at the other stuff in the drive !

He might even frequent this very board.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055180482

Sold now anyway

unkel

I knew I recognised the picture, just couldn't place it!

It looks in good condition. 5 years ago these were going for several times that. Sign of the times - the classic car market is very poor these days...

Hifive

hi5 wrote: »

He might even frequent this very board.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055180482

Sold now anyway

Indeed I do:D
As the man said, sold now and the phone hasn't stopped ringing since the ad went up. She's off to Derry on a trailer with her new owner who will pay just £220 (sterling) to tax her.
I had loads of enquiries from the UK and now I see why!

It is a lovely car and I had some great years with it, but the 928 is a real hoot to drive and I'm very priveleged to also have the stag for the fine weather, so that and the extortionate road tax led me to move her on.

I probably priced it a bit low judging by the phone calls, but after five years the car owes me nothing and it's gone to a very good home so well wear Kevin.

Mark.

RobAMerc

I need my eyes tested, ony having glanced at it I thought the Stag was actually a W107 SL ! and was going to comment on the vendor liking German metal !

macplaxton

Hifive wrote: »

who will pay just £220 (sterling) to tax her.

Seen as I've quibbled over a mere €2 before, I'll quibble over £5, it's only £215 (for a large engined car in TC11)

Dades

RobAMerc wrote: »

I need my eyes tested, ony having glanced at it I thought the Stag was actually a W107 SL ! and was going to comment on the vendor liking German metal !

That's what I thought at first glance - but then I saw the metal rollbar. Thought I was oh-so clever figuring out it was a Stag of another Boardsie... but then I see the rest of the comments outing all the details!

I remembered someone here loved RED cars, Hifive!

Hifive

I remembered someone here loved RED cars, Hifive!

Who me?:D

Top Dog

Wow! Even in this day & age the 928 still looks fresh & modern

kev1.3s

squonk wrote: »

^ ^ ^
That's a VW I never even knew existed! Wow! Pricey but if it's rare... it mightnt' be the worst.

Rare beast this side of the pond alright not sure about the 10,000 ever made claim tho.

kev1.3s

kev1.3s wrote: »

squonk wrote: »

^ ^ ^
That's a VW I never even knew existed! Wow! Pricey but if it's rare... it mightnt' be the worst.

Rare beast this side of the pond alright not sure about the 10,000 ever made claim tho.

Just googled it and seems its true.

homer90

'79 civic

Dades

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Mercedes-Benz/450/201206206896870/advert?channel=CARS

This looks like a beauty for the cash.



I wonder if the missis would mind if I traded in the family Passat Estate for this?