And the winner of dreamer of the year is...

Toyotafanboi · 10-02-2013 12:12am

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4285304

a third of that price, if he's lucky.

TrailerBob · 10-02-2013 1:41am

^^^^ A bit saucy, but a cracking car.. And unmolested... OH had one a few years back.. best handler I've driven.

JohnBoy26 · 10-02-2013 1:58am

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4285304

a third of that price, if he's lucky.

A crazy price alright and it's a dealer too I reckon.

Toyotafanboi · 10-02-2013 3:10am

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

A crazy price alright and it's a dealer too I reckon.

yup, John Gale car sales. you'd wonder how a professional salesman could be so wrong with a price. its clearly not being sold as a "dealer car" aka, warranty, NCT etc and even if it was it'd still be expensive. kind of annoying.

3k for an 11 year old 1.6 tarty fiesta with no tax or test.

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johndaman66 · 10-02-2013 11:40am

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4517672

Although its not terribly clear I am assuming from his comment "NEW OR 2ND HAND RAD for nct" that the car is without a NCT. Hence if that is the case I believe a 2001 Mondeo with 168,000 miles on the clock deserves a place here, diesel or not.

What I think is really silly though is that he mentions its priced at €1,050 for weekend only and then will be going back up to €1,200. Then he has a price of €1,000 in the ad. Thats just being a silly begger if you ask me. I can't see him getting a grand for it without NCT (it would probably be a push with a NCT)

Top Dog · 10-02-2013 1:47pm

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4285304

a third of that price, if he's lucky.

Whats the point of showing a photo of an expired NCT disc? Hardly going to encourage people to enquire about it

dgt · 11-02-2013 2:16pm

1 grand

PauloMN · 11-02-2013 2:23pm

dgt wrote: »

1 grand

the car needs pant job only

Think I need some new pants after seeing that ad lol!!!

dgt · 11-02-2013 2:27pm

For a 21 year old dayyysel hape, if it were a complete car itself with paint... It'd be only worth half that as a standard car!

Top Dog · 11-02-2013 2:49pm

Some light assembly required :pac:

166man · 11-02-2013 3:15pm

dgt wrote: »

1 grand

The worrying thing is is that someone will probably pay that or close to it for a Jetta TDI that can be felted to the max.

dgt · 11-02-2013 3:20pm

166man wrote: »

The worrying thing is is that someone will probably pay that or close to it for a Jetta TDI that can be felted to the max.

Nope! Ripe for dubbing, stancing or ratting

I hope it does fall into the right hands and another old car back on the road

As is, it's an overpriced hape...

Toyotafanboi · 11-02-2013 3:22pm

how do you wash rust? what if he was behind a bin lorry on the m50 in january for half an hour and he gets his rust covered in muck?

dgt · 11-02-2013 3:26pm

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

how do you wash rust? what if he was behind a bin lorry on the m50 in january for half an hour and he gets his rust covered in muck?

Some laquer the rust....

JohnBoy26 · 11-02-2013 3:46pm

166man wrote: »

The worrying thing is is that someone will probably pay that or close to it for a Jetta TDI that can be felted to the max.

That car is not a TDI though.

Toyotafanboi · 11-02-2013 5:04pm

http://www.adverts.ie/other-cars-motorbikes-boats/starlet-for-swap/1754255

lol offered a swap for a broken computer and a buggy frame :pac:

Eric Cartman · 11-02-2013 5:22pm

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

http://www.adverts.ie/other-cars-motorbikes-boats/starlet-for-swap/1754255

lol offered a swap for a broken computer and a buggy frame :pac:

1.3 , 1 litre on the log book - just like every other boxy starlet in this country, a poorly modified death trap only fit for the scrappers.

Toyotafanboi · 11-02-2013 5:47pm

Eric Cartman wrote: »

1.3 , 1 litre on the log book - just like every other boxy starlet in this country, a poorly modified death trap only fit for the scrappers.

im not suggesting the car isn't shagged by any means

, its been badly abused. calling it a death trap may be a bit naive though, i mean it was no NCAP 5 star winner even when it was new a quarter of a century ago.

JohnBoy26 · 11-02-2013 7:14pm

Eric Cartman wrote: »

1.3 , 1 litre on the log book - just like every other boxy starlet in this country, a poorly modified death trap only fit for the scrappers.

The mods on it are distasteful but aren't dangerous imo, The non declared engine conversion though is insurance fraud and tax evasion.

road_high · 11-02-2013 7:17pm

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

im not suggesting the car isn't shagged by any means , its been badly abused. calling it a death trap may be a bit naive though, i mean it was no NCAP 5 star winner even when it was new a quarter of a century ago.

I'd have serious safety concerns myself. Fine as a classic runabout but as an everyday car I'd feel so vulnerable in something like that. You would be made bits of in a collision with even modern superminis.
Big part of why road deaths and injuries have dropped too, cars are infinitely safer...sorry for derailing the thread by the way!!

Toyotafanboi · 11-02-2013 7:29pm

road_high wrote: »

I'd have serious safety concerns myself. Fine as a classic runabout but as an everyday car I'd feel so vulnerable in something like that. You would be made bits of in a collision with even modern superminis.
Big part of why road deaths and injuries have dropped too, cars are infinitely safer...sorry for derailing the thread by the way!!

i wonder did not many people buy them new because of "safety concerns". its very unfair to diss a 1988 car over its lack of security. i mean wasnt the whole world driving cars like that 20 years ago and getting along fine? i know by todays standards its a wet paper bag in comparison but anybody considering a "vintage" car has clearly already thought of this.

JohnBoy26 · 11-02-2013 7:33pm

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

i wonder did not many people buy them new because of "safety concerns". its very unfair to diss a 1988 car over its lack of security. i mean wasnt the whole world driving cars like that 20 years ago and getting along fine? i know by todays standards its a wet paper bag in comparison but anybody considering a "vintage" car has clearly already thought of this.

They were a lot safer than many of the competition at the time. The nissan micra of the time for example had sheetmetal so thin it was nearly transparent.