The elephant in the room thread.

Seweryn

Yeah, must have been that one.

quattro777

1978?

3.6 didn't come out until 1983.......

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1978-jaguar-xjs-low-mileage/16061017

duskyjoe

Ah FFS, there I go and pay my 800€ plus on 6 months of tax on my 3.0 1993 Mercedes jeep and these fughs going around taking the utter piddle out of the system as in you and me. Totally unfair and unregulated.

ba_barabus

quattro777 wrote: »

1978?

3.6 didn't come out until 1983.......

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1978-jaguar-xjs-low-mileage/16061017

That ad would suck an unsupecting buyer in to be honest.

ba_barabus

Seller denies knowledge and says he bought it from a dealer in wexford 2 years ago and that the logbook says 1978. A lot of the details on the bodywork suggest otherwise

Gravelly

ba_barabus wrote: »

Seller denies knowledge and says he bought it from a dealer in wexford 2 years ago and that the logbook says 1978. A lot of the details on the bodywork suggest otherwise

Looks to me like it has the post '81 bumpers.

ba_barabus

Gravelly wrote: »

Looks to me like it has the post '81 bumpers.

Federalised bumpers. A few details like the cruise control light and the wheels suggest it's a late 80s car.

ba_barabus

Well what do you know. I've heard back from the guy with the jag. It seems that the DoT messed up the import documents when a previous owner imported the car and it seems they put 1978 down instead of 1987.

Jag Heritage confirmed it's pedigree using chassis numbers and engine numbers and have issued supporting documentation.

In this case a genuine mistake not of the current owners making who really appreciated it being highlighted.

Silvera

ba_barabus wrote: »

Well what do you know. I've heard back from the guy with the jag. It seems that the DoT messed up the import documents when a previous owner imported the car and it seems they put 1978 down instead of 1987.

Jag Heritage confirmed it's pedigree using chassis numbers and engine numbers and have issued supporting documentation.

In this case a genuine mistake not of the current owners making who really appreciated it being highlighted.

Wonder will he be contacting the DoT to 'rectify the situation'?

mattroche

I wonder what the Insurance Co. would say in the event of an Accident? Would it be a opt out for them?

Isambard

mattroche wrote: »

I wonder what the Insurance Co. would say in the event of an Accident? Would it be a opt out for them?

basically yes, if it's not the vehicle it claims to be , any insurance would apply to the vehicle the id came from, not the cloned one.

kadman

Would it then fall into the " uninsured vehicle" on the road classification,

and as such then be insured as per your , mine, and everybody elses government levy that we

are forced to pay to the uninsured drivers fund??

Kamili

I see the add for the Jag is gone. Poor seller must have got a right fright

Isambard

kadman wrote: »

Would it then fall into the " uninsured vehicle" on the road classification,

and as such then be insured as per your , mine, and everybody elses government levy that we

are forced to pay to the uninsured drivers fund??

maybe so but it would be an illegal vehicle to drive and it would be only third party cover no doubt, not much good to an owner of an expensive classic.

kadman

Isambard wrote: »

maybe so but it would be an illegal vehicle to drive and it would be only third party cover no doubt, not much good to an owner of an expensive classic.

True enough.

Silvera

Kamili wrote: »

I see the add for the Jag is gone. Poor seller must have got a right fright

Its baaaccck!

Now its a '1987'?!
...original ad ('1978') must have been a typo?!:rolleyes:

Kamili

Silvera wrote: »

Its baaaccck!

Now its a '1987'?!
...original ad ('1978') must have been a typo?!:rolleyes:

I really think you need to read back through the last few posts. Carefully.

Seweryn

Careful now...

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/w124/17978150

Frankie Lee

It must have been a concept model used by Mercedes while the car was in development.

tuborg_man

Nice 1986 amg here
[img][/img]https://flic.kr/p/26Q4kNv[img/]

Isambard

ho hum..

fivesixtwo

Hope this can be reunited with its owner

https://m.facebook.com/groups/342377522550334?view=permalink&id=2444745638980168



70s tax book and number plates. But an 81 onwards car ???

Sam Russell

fivesixtwo wrote: »

Hope this can be reunited with its owner

https://m.facebook.com/groups/342377522550334?view=permalink&id=2444745638980168



70s tax book and number plates. But an 81 onwards car ???

Link gone.

fivesixtwo

https://m.facebook.com/groups/342377522550334?view=permalink&id=2444745638980168