What's the oldest car you saw on the road today?

Duke O Smiley

That green Citroen DS is an incredible spot.

Can't imagine there were too many sold here new.

crosstownk

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

That green Citroen DS is an incredible spot.

Can't imagine there were too many sold here new.

Amazing to see one that looks 100% original. Although it needs a bulb or two - makes it so much more authentic!

Vittu

Could only get 1 picture unfortunately. 1989 Gti Corolla

johndaman66

It ain't a GTI though. Motorcheck have it as a 1.8D 3 door although I think it looks like a van with a GTI bodykit.

Vittu

johndaman66 wrote: »

It ain't a GTI though. Motorcheck have it as a 1.8D 3 door although I think it looks like a van with a GTI bodykit.

It even has a GTI badge on the back, the cheek.

johndaman66

Vittu wrote: »

It even has a GTI badge on the back, the cheek.

If you tolerate this your children will be next.

Vittu

johndaman66 wrote: »

If you tolerate this your children will be next.

It's a slippery slope

Nekarsulm

Not very old, but some brave soul in Cavan is getting their Micra ready for some essential travel!

Nekarsulm

Another spot today, poor littleVanette awaits its faith in a Cavan scrap yard.
Hand book, bundle of CVRT docs etc. in the glovebox still.

BonnieSituation

God I'd love that.

Delete some PMs Nekarsulm!

Duke O Smiley

Felix Gormley’s place?

I’m nearly certain that van was in north Dublin about 5 or 6 years ago

Nekarsulm

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Felix Gormley’s place?

I’m nearly certain that van was in north Dublin about 5 or 6 years ago

A motorbike fan, a dozen Classic Bike magazines in the back, and the contents of someone's garden shed including a selection of 1990's phone books.
The CvRT carts are in the name of a man living in Mohill, Co. Leitrim.

Nekarsulm

All the alloy parts are ripped out of the cars, gearboxes, suspension, heads and blocks etc, and loaded into the furnace.
Alloy flows into 4 feet square ingots and allowed to cool.
Gears, cranks etc are riddled out with the ashes and end up in India eventually.

selectamatic

Nekarsulm wrote: »

A motorbike fan, a dozen Classic Bike magazines in the back, and the contents of someone's garden shed including a selection of 1990's phone books.
The CvRT carts are in the name of a man living in Mohill, Co. Leitrim.

Standard affair.

Elderly owner probably had it for years and wouldn't sell because of his attachment to it or thought a family member would enjoy it.

The rural equivalent of Cash for cars probably pulled up with him numerous times in their own vans and he sent them packing. A few other prospective buyers were then viewed through the same light and as such were sent packing too no matter how noble or genuine their interest was.

Now the aul boy has died and the family don't give a bollox about the van and won't go through the "hassle" of selling it, so off to the scrap yard it goes. The one place the original owner had hoped it wouldn't end up.

Duke O Smiley

I see now that Vanette has had the same owner since 1997, so it won't be the one I was thinking of.

I'd say selectamatic is spot on. A terrible pity

dvcireland

VW Golf 2005

colm_mcm

dvcireland wrote: »

VW Golf 2005

It’s not 2015 or 2005

I’ve started to do that too..

AMKC

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Another spot today, poor littleVanette awaits its faith in a Cavan scrap yard.
Hand book, bundle of CVRT docs etc. in the glovebox still.

You would not be saying poor little Vanette if you were ever in one or drove one. Your arse would be in fire from the heat of the engine and they were very basic and easy to spin too. The Dad had two. The first one was the better one even do U do not remember that one only the second one which was a 92 one. The suspension failed in it while he was driving it. He spun it a few times too once when I was in it with him. Good look to it, bad rubbish I say. The 99 Astra and 2004 Fiesta been crushed is sadder.

colm_mcm

Is that a Carina E Liftback under the Astra?

I Was VB

colm_mcm wrote: »

Is that a Carina E Liftback under the Astra?

Bless your eyesight, yeah it looks to be a early enough example

Nekarsulm

colm_mcm wrote: »

Is that a Carina E Liftback under the Astra?

Looks a bit like one, all right.
Lots of newer cars than that 2004 Fiesta get scrapped, I'd be afraid to park my 2008 Avensis too far from the office block, in case some lad on the forklift or the Sennebogen thought it was in for the chop!

tc20

January sightings around north Wicklow

AMKC

Someone likes there old Nissans anyway. Is that a 1.4 Primera? Surprised such a big car back then had such a small engine. I thought 1.6 might be the smallest.

mayota

AMKC wrote: »

Someone likes there old Nissans anyway. Is that a 1.4 Primera? Surprised such a big car back then had such a small engine. I thought 1.6 might be the smallest.

Sunny

mayota

Nekarsulm wrote: »

A motorbike fan, a dozen Classic Bike magazines in the back, and the contents of someone's garden shed including a selection of 1990's phone books.
The CvRT carts are in the name of a man living in Mohill, Co. Leitrim.

Recalled seeing it somewhere alright, it was Mohill.

Vittu

mayota wrote: »

Sunny

What a great name for a car model

freshpopcorn

Vittu wrote: »

What a great name for a car model

I am a fan of the couple for some reason!

Nekarsulm

97 BMW in Cavan town tonight.
No badges, so probably a 316.

Vestiapx

Nekarsulm wrote: »

97 BMW in Cavan town tonight.
No badges, so probably a 316.

318

Bus Boy

Nekarsulm wrote: »

97 BMW in Cavan town tonight.
No badges, so probably a 316.

I must look back on some old pics but it looks like the same car. Bought by a pal new in Joe Duffy's and sold on to another pal. He sold it back in 2014 to a dealer to be scrapped. It was a 318is when he bought it.