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

gammygils

Recent spots around Tuam. Still a load of these Corollas around. Daily drivers

Duke O Smiley

That color on the corolla is unusual

toyotafan

I saw a 90 Polo. Looks great!

gammygils

toyotafan wrote: »

I saw a 90 Polo. Looks great!

I posted that Polo around 2 months ago. Spotted in Galway. My photo wasn't great though. Didn't do it justice

tc20

nice MB coupe in Bray earlier

BonnieSituation

Was running past it to catch the bus but saw a lovely clean Nissan Sunny, 87D12050.

Would love one. Will keep an eye out again for a pic.

EDIT: Seemed to have missed the last digits. That's a Passat above.

80sDiesel

Spotted these in South Tipp

Duke O Smiley

Class!

EIREDriver

1980 Golf MK1 spotted in Carlow at weekend.

Sam Quentin

Nice..
Spotted in Dundalk.
1989 BMW I'm nearly sure it's a 325i?

elperello

This check says it's a 318 but it could be uprated.

https://www.myvehicle.ie/report/free?reg=89D44465&submit=Get+Free+Report

Sam Quentin

elperello wrote: »

This check says it's a 318 but it could be uprated.

https://www.myvehicle.ie/report/free?reg=89D44465&submit=Get+Free+Report

Agreed, I compared with google pic..
Hope it runs well, looks great.

Means Of Escape

An oldie but a goldie

Bizarre sight in Cork today

Isambard

https://www.facebook.com/groups/167166233972757/ new page with a few nice spots

SmartinMartin

Cardiff yesterday........

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....and Laois today;

beertons

Never noticed the bird poo till I stuck the photo up. Typical.

beertons

beertons

Zoom in job.

jca

beertons wrote: »

Nice car, early one with the 3 stud wheel it looks to be in great nick.

Duke O Smiley

Yes, nice finds beertons. Especially the Renault

joujoujou

Friday morning in rural Mayo. :cool:





Sadly cannot check reg no. against any online checking tool - gets "no such number" or the likes.

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Sorry for quality, stills extracted from dashcam footage.

Duke O Smiley

Its a Ford Popular e93a wearing an old Cavan reg.

Excellent shots by the way, a proper rural scene

Nekarsulm

Joujoujou, have you a separate dash can for the back window?

joujoujou

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Joujoujou, have you a separate dash can for the back window?

I have indeed. Xiaomi YI bought recently thanks to Boards' bargain alert.

Surreptitious

It looks like a scene from a film.

hi5

Means Of Escape wrote: »

An oldie but a goldie

Bizarre sight in Cork today

What country was the '60 Caddy from?
I'd love to tour continental Europe in a set up like that:).

tc20

Wicklow over the weekend...

tc20

and...(I've posted these in the classics section too, but thought they deserved to be seen here too)

SmartinMartin

Cork;

elperello

Nice spots.
I don't think I've seen roof bars on an E21 since the eighties!

beertons

m17

She's in great Nick for a 24 year old

vintagevrs

I wonder how many 181 cars will be on the road in 25 years time. I would guess a lot less than the few 25 year old cars on the roads today.

JohnBoy26

vintagevrs wrote: »

I wonder how many 181 cars will be on the road in 25 years time. I would guess a lot less than the few 25 year old cars on the roads today.

Those corollas were built to last. They can do mega miles and still drive like day one with no looseness or rattles. Everything in them is hard wearing and lasts a long time. Things like door hinges and wiper linkages can still be good at 200k miles for example which can't be said for many cars, even from that era.


Newer cars aren't built like that and are also a lot more complex.

BonnieSituation

vintagevrs wrote: »

I wonder how many 181 cars will be on the road in 25 years time. I would guess a lot less than the few 25 year old cars on the roads today.

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

Those corollas were built to last. They can do mega miles and still drive like day one with no looseness or rattles. Everything in them is hard wearing and lasts a long time. Things like door hinges and wiper linkages can still be good at 200k miles for example which can't be said for many cars, even from that era.


Newer cars aren't built like that and are also a lot more complex.

Johnboy beat me to it. Those Corollas are a special beast.

I have a 97 one and given some of the antics she has gotten up to without a moan that would have levelled almost anything else...

I'm gonna be buying another soon enough.

Ubbquittious

I think they could be saying in 25 years about Tuscon Curdies what we're saying about corollas now.

Esel

Ubbquittious wrote: »

I think they could be saying in 25 years about Tuscon Curdies what we're saying about corollas now.

Tuscon Curdies?

JohnBoy26

Ubbquittious wrote: »

I think they could be saying in 25 years about Tuscon Curdies what we're saying about corollas now.

Doubtful.

newmember2

A spotless 21 year old Micra...

Ubbquittious

Esel wrote: »

Tuscon Curdies?

Hyundai Tucson CRDi

You'll have fellas saying jaysis me boyo them Tuscons keep going forever, none of the complicated modern sh1te inside in them at all and loads of cheap aftermarket parts available

Mean Laqueefa

Last weekend in broadstairs kent, right down the street from each other. Met the owner in the pub and the celica is a daily and the talbot a weekend warrior.

SmartinMartin

Cabra, 100 m apart;

SmartinMartin

This unusual motor on theM50 today. 98 Omega 2.5 bearing CD plates.

Duke O Smiley

Very unusual alright

Esel

I'd say those plates come off for the NCT...

Duke O Smiley

Its tax exempt so I'd imagine they're genuine

gammygils

A tasty MR2 in Tuam recently

Means Of Escape

The great Lean Burn filling up today image.jpg

Emmersonn

Mardyke on Saturday

Mean Laqueefa

Outside the gaff, never met the owner but see the same lady driving the audi in the background everyday and are kinda polite to each other, she must have thought i was mental



Spotted up the road at a collage festival dealy for familys, got a good few admirers