This weeks Classic Irish bargains that I'm not buying

swarlb

welder wrote: »

Imports pre'87 got whatever reg was current at the time of import. FZX is a mid seventies Kerry number so it obviously originated in a LHD country rather than being first registered here.

I know how the system works. My question would be why would you import a new LHD car in the mid 1970's to Kerry, when you could have bought a new RHD one instead. If the car is one owner, then it follows he's the person who imported it to Kerry.
It just seems a bit odd. Maybe he lived in the country of origin, bought the car there, and moved over here with it.
Pity that the original number plates didn't survive as well...

SmartinMartin

This is gorgeous ;

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/hillman-minx-1956/24124222

Duke O Smiley

SmartinMartin wrote: »

This is gorgeous ;

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/hillman-minx-1956/24124222

Jaysus, the priests hat and crucifix and all! :P

Lovely car that. Looks a great example

SmartinMartin

Wonder how many altar boys he'd fit in the boot:pac:

Duke O Smiley

Interestingly enough there is a GAA grounds named after the cars first owner

http://www.kildalkey.gaa.ie/pages/pcnewspapernotes.aspx

elperello

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Interestingly enough there is a GAA grounds named after the cars first owner

http://www.kildalkey.gaa.ie/pages/pcnewspapernotes.aspx

He must have been a good man and well thought of.
Lovely car.

BonnieSituation

Massive price drop since November anyway. NCT due last Nov too.

I would love this:

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/nissan-maxima-1990/23454731

acmatman

https://www.brightwells.com/lot-details/100012137
R4 for sale at Brightwells in the UK
Irish Car

RobAMerc

acmatman wrote: »

https://www.brightwells.com/lot-details/100012137
R4 for sale at Brightwells in the UK
Irish Car

love it, but quilted headliner and leather on an 4L !

unkel

Did that car use to live in the Dun Laoghaire / Sandycove area? If so it is in top condition. Got talking to the owner at one point, relatively young fella, lovely chap. He was jump starting another car from his R4 at the time

I'm not surprised he had to take it to the UK to get the kind of money for it that he (rightfully) thinks it is worth...

Edit: NCT until well into 2021. That doesn't surprise me. It's an insult to a good car if it doesn't have an NCT.

Duke O Smiley

You’ll always get folks banging on about how it’s such a shame to lose an original Irish car to the UK etc, but the majority of punters here would seemingly rather buy a wreck of a car that has never been tested instead of the premium a good car deserves. Good on the seller.

That looks a cracking example too. A nice colour to suit the car, and the chrome bumpers set it off lovely.

Harcrid

Did you sell your car Unkel?

unkel

No still have it. Funny you mention it, I spotted just 5 minutes ago that my DoneDeal ad has expired. Still on adverts.ie though:

Linky


How's the MGB?

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/bsa-10hp-saloon/24148887



I really want this.

Original Irish BSA 10hp saloon

kaizersoze

RobAMerc wrote: »

love it, but quilted headliner and leather on an 4L !

Ad our Lady of Knock on the dash.....:D:D

RobAMerc

love this proper rangy

drunkmonkey

Clio Williams https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/renault-clio-williams-2/24148471

Seems priced ok...

RobAMerc

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Clio Williams https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/renault-clio-williams-2/24148471

Seems priced ok...

there was a very nice one on Facebook sold in November for 4k !

Only spotted the add recently - owner told me it was gone.

Duke O Smiley

RobAMerc wrote: »

love this proper rangy

That seems very well priced

RobAMerc

this could be a candidate for shared ownership ?
Roller

Working class heroes

RobAMerc wrote: »

love this proper rangy

Anyone know what these are like to work on, maintain etc.
what kind of reputation does this generation of Range Rover have?
Thanks.

26000 Elephants

Working class heroes wrote: »

Anyone know what these are like to work on, maintain etc.
what kind of reputation does this generation of Range Rover have?
Thanks.

If you are reasonably skilled then they are surprisingly easy. Literally everything unbolts to get access. The 3.5 v8 is a venerable old thing that's easy to work on if you have experience, but cheap enough to get done professionally. Parts from speciallists bearmach are quite cheap and nearly always available.

They are prone to rust in out of the way places, but if you want to perfect your mig welding skills, theres no better way!

That rangey has no NCT since june, and I'll bet it's due to rust. Probably not fatal yet.

They will crucify you on fuel though: Expect 15mpg average if you take it easy.

Working class heroes

26000 Elephants wrote: »

If you are reasonably skilled then they are surprisingly easy. Literally everything unbolts to get access. The 3.5 v8 is a venerable old thing that's easy to work on if you have experience, but cheap enough to get done professionally. Parts from speciallists bearmach are quite cheap and nearly always available.

They are prone to rust in out of the way places, but if you want to perfect your mig welding skills, theres no better way!

That rangey has no NCT since june, and I'll bet it's due to rust. Probably not fatal yet.

They will crucify you on fuel though: Expect 15mpg average if you take it easy.

Never noticed the lack of test.
Good info, thanks.

KevRossi

RobAMerc wrote: »

this could be a candidate for shared ownership ?
Roller

No NCT since 2017, dirty interior and starting to sag at the back. That's for the scrap heap I'm afraid. I've stripped a couple of them, there's a point when they're gone that it makes far more sense to get one from the UK for good money.

Anything under €10K has warning bells attached. Good, trouble free ones are £15K and up.

Bigus

As they’d say on bring a trailer , see where Range Rovers rust below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRs-4AXb9_U

RobAMerc wrote: »

love this proper rangy

Working class heroes

Bigus wrote: »

As they’d say on bring a trailer , see where Range Rovers rust below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRs-4AXb9_U

Defender it is so....oh wait......:D

RobAMerc

Bigus wrote: »

As they’d say on bring a trailer , see where Range Rovers rust below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRs-4AXb9_U

Jesus - thats incredible ! That car is like Triggers brush - is it even a Range Rover anymore ?
I mean they weren't that well put together coming out of the factory in 91 !

Well done that man !

kev1.3s

RobAMerc wrote: »

love this proper rangy

Looks to me like this one has already got a replacement wheel arch in pic 9.
George's videos showed exactly the kind of rust they can hide.

kaizersoze

RobAMerc wrote: »

there was a very nice one on Facebook sold in November for 4k !

Only spotted the add recently - owner told me it was gone.

Spotted that too. Absolute steal at that money......although I'm always wary of FB sellers.

RobAMerc

RobAMerc wrote: »

this could be a candidate for shared ownership ?
Roller

Actually, I made a mistake, it was this one I'd meant to link to