This weeks Classic Irish bargains that I'm not buying

Dades

How has that Jag got an NCT until June 2021? NCT'd early?

Much prefer the older shape too.

macplaxton

Dades wrote: »

How has that Jag got an NCT until June 2021? NCT'd early?

NCTs are every two years between 30 and 40 years old.

Dades

macplaxton wrote: »

NCTs are every two years between 30 and 40 years old.

Jeez, 4 months without a classic and my brain falls out. Completely forgot that!

kev1.3s

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1993-toyota-corolla-1-lady-owner-only-44k-miles/24428948 is this for real? He didnt even bother hovering out the boot.

chillyspoon

kev1.3s wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1993-toyota-corolla-1-lady-owner-only-44k-miles/24428948 is this for real? He didnt even bother hovering out the boot.

I agree - doesn't show much respect for the elderly owner does it?

Makes the whole ad a little melancholy/sad for me - cake candle holders n'all in the boot.

The type of damage and description might mean that joy riders got it.

w124man

chillyspoon wrote: »

I agree - doesn't show much respect for the elderly owner does it?

Makes the whole ad a little melancholy/sad for me - cake candle holders n'all in the boot.

The type of damage and description might mean that joy riders got it.

In fairness if you read the advert it clearly states that he is selling for an elderly owner and this is most likely how the elderly owner gave the car up for sale and at the asking price it certainly wouldn't pay to clean it up. I fail to see where you get the idea that joy riders might have got it.

SmartinMartin

Joyriders makes perfect sense. Replacement ignition and body damage. They didn't have immobilisers. Once you break the steering lock and pull the back off the ignition unit you're good to go with a screwdriver.

Duke O Smiley

w124man wrote: »

In fairness if you read the advert it clearly states that he is selling for an elderly owner and this is most likely how the elderly owner gave the car up for sale and at the asking price it certainly wouldn't pay to clean it up. I fail to see where you get the idea that joy riders might have got it.

Cowling broken in the photos, and it’s had a new ignition, it’s definitely been tampered with by some ne'er-do-wells.

I’m probably the biggest Corolla licker round these parts, and even I don’t see the appeal of it at that money. From the photos it looks like every panel has a mark on it. It’s missing a radio, it needs work inside etc and that’s before you even get near an NCT centre. 3 or 400 would be closer to its worth IMO.

In fact if it drops to around that figure I’ll probably go and buy it. I guarantee that it drives as nice as the day it was new. I could say the same about another one that has done 200k, they’re amazing like that.

kadman

Either way, its a cheap motor

kev1.3s

It has no test whic8seems to be a particular bug bear around hear lately. Only worth 3 or 400 quid if you ask me.
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-corolla-just-passed-test/24123983
This one way better value.

BonnieSituation

kev1.3s wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1993-toyota-corolla-1-lady-owner-only-44k-miles/24428948 is this for real? He didnt even bother hovering out the boot.

I've a 97 saloon XLi with no body marks and if I was getting 950 for it I'd bite your hand off.

That engine though...

Harry Palmr

Alas it's a 5 door model but otherwise very cute.

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/citroen-ax-gt-rare-5-door/24416712

Harry Palmr

and here's how to sell a car :rolleyes:

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/peugeot-306-s16-phase-1/21405678

Please no more lads that had a diesel turbo as their first car and they would love it. If you had a diesel turbo you couldn’t afford this. !!!!

26000 Elephants

Harry Palmr wrote: »

and here's how to sell a car :rolleyes:

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/peugeot-306-s16-phase-1/21405678

Someone should ring him and tell him how much better the GTI-6 is than that yoke.

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/opel-senator-2-5e-6cyl-automatic-1983/24449827



I am properly tempted to bite the bullet on this

Very good MOT history

JabbaTheHut

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/opel-senator-2-5e-6cyl-automatic-1983/24449827



I am properly tempted to bite the bullet on this

Very good MOT history

That is nice. Very nice. And for 3 grand cleared, I can see why you'd be tempted.

Duke O Smiley

I'm still keen very keen on part owning a Rolls though!

kaizersoze

That senator has been up a few times. I remember the pictures. Same location.

Looks lovely though.

pablo128

The senator could be originally Irish. Wouldn't a UK car be a Vauxhall?

kaizersoze

pablo128 wrote: »

The senator could be originally Irish. Wouldn't a UK car be a Vauxhall?

No. They used the Opel brand up until 83 or 4 then switched exclusivly to Vauxhall.

KevRossi

That Senator is a beauty. Had a B Senator, fabulous car, better driver over long distances than the equivalent W124 and E34's.

kaizersoze wrote: »

That senator has been up a few times. I remember the pictures. Same location.

Looks lovely though.

Being sold by a dealer or someone who deals on the side, plenty of photos of cars taken right there.

kaizersoze wrote: »

No. They used the Opel brand up until 83 or 4 then switched exclusivly to Vauxhall.

But only for the high end stuff like Manta's and Senator's IIRC?

kaizersoze

KevRossi wrote: »

That Senator is a beauty. Had a B Senator, fabulous car, better driver over long distances than the equivalent W124 and E34's.



Being sold by a dealer or someone who deals on the side, plenty of photos of cars taken right there.



But only for the high end stuff like Manta's and Senator's IIRC?

I remember that Senator though. Not too many come up for sale.
Yeah. Just used Opel on the higher end stuff, Manto, Senator, Monza etc. but then stopped using completely.

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/vw-passat-b1/24279866?campaign=3



Decent looking Mk1 RHD Passat for €2700. I'd lose the roof rack, but looks a nice old thing

This was on cut springs until fairly recently, nice to see it fixed. I think it needs to be a bit cheaper, but still!

RobAMerc

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/opel-senator-2-5e-6cyl-automatic-1983/24449827



I am properly tempted to bite the bullet on this

Very good MOT history

That is lovely.

BonnieSituation

KevRossi wrote: »

That Senator is a beauty. Had a B Senator, fabulous car, better driver over long distances than the equivalent W124 and E34's.



Being sold by a dealer or someone who deals on the side, plenty of photos of cars taken right there.



But only for the high end stuff like Manta's and Senator's IIRC?

That white Mondeo from a few months back was taken there if I'm not mistaken.

RobAMerc

BonnieSituation wrote: »

That white Mondeo from a few months back was taken there if I'm not mistaken.

Thats a lad in Clondalkin that sells a few classics - He told me he sold Mercs only but had a clean Carina 2, and an Audi 90 coupe recently
Few W124 coupes too.

KevRossi

LIGHTNING wrote: »

With the way things are going at the moment it may be a decent time to pick up a classic.

Am waiting to put a few bob into BMW shares, down to €38 as I write this. I made a faor few quid on them about 10 years ago. Their real company value is at €65-70 per share, so if you wait a few weeks till it looks like they'll bottom out and then purchase with the intention of holding on to them for 2 years, you can't go too wrong IMO.

Classic prices in the UK will slowly drop over the next 2-3 years due to Brexit. Prices for highly speculative classics like rare Ferraris etc. will fall a certain way, but will be saved a bit by the international market.

It's a the lower end, especially 70's, 80's and 90's daily classics where the big bargains will be had.

JabbaTheHut

KevRossi wrote: »

Am waiting to put a few bob into BMW shares, down to €38 as I write this. I made a faor few quid on them about 10 years ago. Their real company value is at €65-70 per share, so if you wait a few weeks till it looks like they'll bottom out and then purchase with the intention of holding on to them for 2 years, you can't go too wrong IMO.

Classic prices in the UK will slowly drop over the next 2-3 years due to Brexit. Prices for highly speculative classics like rare Ferraris etc. will fall a certain way, but will be saved a bit by the international market.

It's a the lower end, especially 70's, 80's and 90's daily classics where the big bargains will be had.

I saw an 89 BMW sold on ebay 3 weeks ago or so for £1250. No reserve. However, the seller relisted it last week as the buyer never turned up, it seems. It went yesterday for £740. Maybe it's just the way that auction went.

RobAMerc

KevRossi wrote: »

Classic prices in the UK will slowly drop over the next 2-3 years due to Brexit. Prices for highly speculative classics like rare Ferraris etc. will fall a certain way, but will be saved a bit by the international market.

Any price drops in lower end stuff will be wiped out by the fact the UK is outside the EU and the taxes our cronies will level upon them - lets not ignore the opportunity our government will take to help out our "car industry" by making UK imports unattractive for us

KevRossi

RobAMerc wrote: »

Any price drops in lower end stuff will be wiped out by the fact the UK is outside the EU and the taxes our cronies will level upon them - lets not ignore the opportunity our government will take to help out our "car industry" by making UK imports unattractive for us

I'm not so sure about that. Since EU taxes have already been paid once, they cannot charge the same tax again.

Of course, there's nothing stopping the government adjusting VRT, but I think any car registered in the UK pre-31/01/2020 would not be subject to it. May take a court case to decide it.