Here's what I saw today - Part II (Please read the rules before posting)

Brian

CianRyan wrote: »

Beautiful.
That Tallaght?

Yep, spot on. Do they have a valet service or something?

sblythe wrote: »

No pic of the 'B a few cars down?

I'm sorry, the only British roadster I'm interested in is the first generation MX-5 :pac:

*Kol*

Brockster wrote: »

As a long time lurker here I don't want to come across as a whinger but this thread is just turning into bickering over pointless things like reg's and diesels. I know Ireland doesn't exactly have an abundance of rare or exciting cars, but seeing an old Toyota saloon or a Dacia isn't exactly something most people would consider interesting. Sorry for the rant but just my two cents!

This is one of the threads I look at every day and contribute to from time to time. i don't want to see the bickering either but it hasn't taken over the thread so far.

Odyssey 2005

Nice camper van in cork there .

zom

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Back end looks like a veyron
Front end looks like the aston/ford front ends

Audi R8 - it looks even more deadly with black/dark panel beside the door
http://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/news/gallery/spyshots-2013-audi-r8-facelift_16.jpg

itsjaybud

I hit the HDR on the iphone taking the pic of the Range Rover Sport and it messed it up altogether, the matte green is much nicer and darker in the flesh, way too light looking in the pic, alot of power parked up above it, the new M5 & S63 AMG.
Missed a great snap of a new E63 AMG, lovely charcoal color with a slightly different tone grey on the very bottom of the front and back bumpers, savage sound from it also.

itsjaybud

Really nice color on this GTR!

Skylinehead

itsjaybud wrote: »

Really nice color on this GTR!

Sex wee incoming.

davycc

Seen this rare trd Celica today...
Not a disk in the window I like his style lol

R.O.R

Quadrifoglio Verde









Won't see many of these around - it's Alfa's equivalent to the GTD, and this one has their DSG alternative.

Cleveland Hot Pocket

R.O.R wrote: »

Quadrifoglio Verde









Won't see many of these around - it's Alfa's equivalent to the GTD, and this one has their DSG alternative.

Have you driven it, how does it compare to the almighty DSG (or the selespeed :P )

R.O.R

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Have you driven it, how does it compare to the almighty DSG (or the selespeed :P )

Haven't driven it - too scared the box will poop itself before the driver comes to collect :pac:

I'm told it's quite rapid.....

Ded_Zebra

Saw a genuine 1993 Ford Escort Cosworth in Ashford village today. No pictures but a really class car. Just my sort of thing :cool:

toastedpickles

Seen one of these on capel street yesterday! An aston martin cygnet

smash

toastedpickles wrote: »

Seen one of these on capel street yesterday! An aston martin cygnet

Buy an Aygo, get some vents and an Aston badge on e-bay for a tenner... same thing! :pac:

Dia1988

smash wrote: »

Buy an Aygo, get some vents and an Aston badge on e-bay for a tenner... same thing! :pac:

Do you mean to say a Toyota iQ?

Odyssey 2005

toastedpickles wrote: »

Seen one of these on capel street yesterday! An aston martin cygnet

Looks like the key ring you get when you buy a real Aston Martin

smash

Dia1988 wrote: »

Do you mean to say a Toyota iQ?

yep thats it. real world micro machine!

GavMan

Audi RS6 AV 4.0fsi

Lower Grand Canal Street. A bloody beauty

https://www.motorcheck.ie/free-car-check/141d1000/

Thargor

Not very micro though:



Theres an iQ in my industrial estate, love seeing it tearing around the little mini roundabouts, probably just because I associate it with getting to go home though.

Dia1988

Seen in Foxrock

BMW i3, they are a little ugly but they save the trees! ��

muckwarrior

Dia1988 wrote: »

Seen in Foxrock

BMW i3, they are a little ugly but they save the trees! ��

I dunno. I wouldn't be surprised to see some trees wither and die at the sight of that thing.

jimgoose

Dia1988 wrote: »

Seen in Foxrock

BMW i3, they are a little ugly but they save the trees!...

Oh my good God. It looks like one of those disgusting little handbag dogs with the "mushed-up" faces. :pac:

Alanstrainor

It's like they purposely made the i3 pug fugly. They're supposed to be quite fun, and quick too!

smash

Dia1988 wrote: »

BMW i3, they are a little ugly but they save the trees!

Not so sure about that. I'd say the manufacturing process kills more trees than a Ferrari 360 would from it's production to it's end of life.

Dia1988

smash wrote: »

Not so sure about that. I'd say the manufacturing process kills more trees than a Ferrari 360 would from it's production to it's end of life.

Ehm.....the Ferrari 360 must also be manufactured!

In the case if you were scrapping your old combustion powered car for an i3 I understand your logic.

smash

Dia1988 wrote: »

Ehm.....the Ferrari 360 must also be manufactured!

In the case if you were scrapping your old combustion powered car for an i3 I understand your logic.

I'm talking about from start to finish including manufacture. Unless the manufacturing processes and materials used for these eco cars has changed dramatically then they're not at all eco friendly until they're actually put on the road.

Remember the articles done by TopGear and Evo a few years back about the Prius? The environmental damage done during the manufacturing process of a single Prius was well above the environmental damage done by most high powered cars throughout their whole life, from manufacturing through to the petrol they'd burn over a certain amount of years.

Special Circumstances

jimgoose wrote: »

Oh my good God. It looks like one of those disgusting little handbag dogs with the "mushed-up" faces. :pac:

Multipla + roomster + the feltiest wheels never to be fitted to a Passat.:eek:

They really don't want people driving them do they? If they did they would have used the same team that did the I8. Jesus, even the X6 and 5GT lads would have managed better.

Atlantic Dawn

Dia1988 wrote: »

Seen in Foxrock

BMW i3, they are a little ugly but they save the trees! ��

Reminds me of this...

Odyssey 2005

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Reminds me of this...

Id rather drive the green Roller lookalike. At least it has a bit of character. Cool pod on the back for the wife also.:)

RichyX

smash wrote: »

I'm talking about from start to finish including manufacture. Unless the manufacturing processes and materials used for these eco cars has changed dramatically then they're not at all eco friendly until they're actually put on the road.

Remember the articles done by TopGear and Evo a few years back about the Prius? The environmental damage done during the manufacturing process of a single Prius was well above the environmental damage done by most high powered cars throughout their whole life, from manufacturing through to the petrol they'd burn over a certain amount of years.

Disproven.

The Argonne National Laboratory ran a side-by-side comparison of hybrid and conventional vehicles over their entire life cycle, which includes vehicle production, vehicle operation and the energy required to produce fuel for both cars. If you assume that both vehicles travel 160,000 miles (257,495 kilometers) over their lifetime, the conventional vehicle requires 6,500 Btu of energy per mile compared to 4,200 Btu per mile for a hybrid. That higher energy input results in far greater lifetime greenhouse gas emissions for conventional vehicles compared to hybrids

http://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/everyday-myths/does-hybrid-car-production-waste-offset-hybrid-benefits2.htm