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This weeks Classic Irish bargains that I'm not buying

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    #6572
    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 65,382 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    That's horrible. And I don't think I've ever used that word for a W116. What was the owner thinking spraying a colour like that. MOT also out nearly a decade, what idiot owned this car in the mean time? No surprise the current owner is looking to sell, chrome wheel arches and all. Bloody rotten looking car.


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    #6573
    JabbaTheHut
    Registered Users Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭JabbaTheHut


    unkel wrote: »
    That's horrible. And I don't think I've ever used that word for a W116. What was the owner thinking spraying a colour like that. MOT also out nearly a decade, what idiot owned this car in the mean time? No surprise the current owner is looking to sell, chrome wheel arches and all. Bloody rotten looking car.

    No. Get off the fence. Tell us how you really feel :)


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    #6574
    kadman
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 5,094 Mod ✭✭✭✭kadman


    The location pics seem familiar.
    Was that car up before?


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    #6575
    26000 Elephants
    Registered Users Posts: 3,152 ✭✭✭26000 Elephants


    That merc doesnt look a million miles from the OEM greens of the time.


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    #6576
    KevRossi
    Registered Users Posts: 4,471 ✭✭✭KevRossi


    26000 Elephants wrote: »
    That merc doesnt look a million miles from the OEM greens of the time.

    874 Citrusgreen I think.

    70's had some wild colours alright, better than the shaeds of silver and grey that we have today.

    I thought it looked OK in the photos, at that price it probably needs something doing, but it's worth a look.


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    #6577
    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 65,382 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    KevRossi wrote: »
    I thought it looked OK in the photos, at that price it probably needs something doing, but it's worth a look.

    Bring very dark sunglasses and be prepared to wear them any time you go near that car :pac:

    Bloody awful. And I'm quite tolerant when it comes to colours of cars. Except white. And my last Mercedes was white, so I'm not even that strict :p


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    #6578
    KevRossi
    Registered Users Posts: 4,471 ✭✭✭KevRossi


    I actually like the colour. Fits well in with the era. I had a 350 in Navy and I'd prefer the green tbh.

    Easy to find in a car park too. :)


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    #6579
    LollipopJimmy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,442 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    I like it


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    #6580
    Seweryn
    Registered Users Posts: 4,487 ✭✭✭Seweryn


    oceanman wrote: »
    https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1979-mercedes-280se-s-class-92k/26336026
    one for the merc guys.
    Nice one. The colour is factory original and good looking. From the era when cars were actually painted after being primed (unlike today).


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    #6581
    outfox
    Registered Users Posts: 942 ✭✭✭outfox


    I was horrified initially, but it's grown on me, especially if it's from the Mercedes palette. Might actually be alright in the flesh.


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    #6582
    Andrew33
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,857 ✭✭✭Andrew33


    RobAMerc wrote: »
    love that SD1 - a poor mans Daytona !

    There seems to be a lot of stuff for sale in Donegal lately no ?
    Yep, the cants are going back and forward over the border and bringing the virus with them!


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    #6583
    80sDiesel
    Registered Users Posts: 1,344 ✭✭✭80sDiesel


    I love the colour too. Period correct and no mention of any spray job.

    A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.



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    #6584
    McCrack
    Registered Users Posts: 2,972 ✭✭✭McCrack


    I'd rather it a racing green but it's still nice


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    #6585
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users Posts: 12,079 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


    https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1992-honda-legend-jap-import/26299401

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    This will be nice when its on classic tax

    Seller will be a while waiting for €5k though I think


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    #6586
    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 65,382 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    Dreamer. Car was last tested 14 years ago. Probably never ever taxed :p

    Legend is a pretty meh car anyway, aimed at overweight Americans who don't mind / don't even know it's FWD and a lame V6 engine. I do like the velours seats though. You can do so much better for your 5 grand. If I wanted a Japanese saloon for that sort of budget, I would get a Lexus LS400 V8. A pretty mint one at that price.


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    #6587
    galwaytt
    Registered Users Posts: 12,776 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    26000 Elephants wrote: »
    That merc doesnt look a million miles from the OEM greens of the time.

    correct: my uncle has one in that shade (or very close to), for 20+ years....

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



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    #6588
    Casati
    Registered Users Posts: 3,034 ✭✭✭Casati


    galwaytt wrote: »
    correct: my uncle has one in that shade (or very close to), for 20+ years....

    I think it’s a class colour and really suits the car/ era.

    Even if I had a spare 150k I don’t think I’d buy a new S class in the colour mind you


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    #6589
    Andrew33
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,857 ✭✭✭Andrew33


    Casati wrote: »
    I think it’s a class colour and really suits the car/ era.

    Even if I had a spare 150k I don’t think I’d buy a new S class in the colour mind you
    Very much of its day, simpler times and simpler tastes.


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    #6590
    KevRossi
    Registered Users Posts: 4,471 ✭✭✭KevRossi


    unkel wrote: »
    That's horrible. And I don't think I've ever used that word for a W116.
    KevRossi wrote: »
    I actually like the colour.
    LollipopJimmy wrote: »
    I like it
    Seweryn wrote: »
    Nice one. The colour is factory original and good looking.
    outfox wrote: »
    I was horrified initially, but it's grown on me.
    80sDiesel wrote: »
    I love the colour too.
    McCrack wrote: »
    I'd rather it a racing green but it's still nice
    Casati wrote: »
    I think it’s a class colour and really suits the car/ era.
    Andrew33 wrote: »
    Very much of its day, simpler times and simpler tastes.

    4k6rtz.jpg


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    #6591
    Andrew33
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,857 ✭✭✭Andrew33


    McCrack wrote: »
    I'd rather it a racing green but it's still nice
    As in “BRITISH Racing Green”????
    Like putting swastikas on a Spitfire except the other way round.
    Wrong on so many levels.


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    #6592
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users Posts: 12,079 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


    https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/porsche-912-912-5speed-swb/26356094

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    How nice is this? €Poa of course


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    #6593
    RobAMerc
    Registered Users Posts: 5,863 ✭✭✭RobAMerc


    lovely but the 912 seems to miss the point of owning a Porsche (911) no ?


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    #6594
    Paganism
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭Paganism


    KevRossi wrote: »

    Love it ..... first time virgin poster car but hi to all


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    #6595
    Andrew33
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,857 ✭✭✭Andrew33


    Duke O Smiley wrote: »
    https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/porsche-912-912-5speed-swb/26356094

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    How nice is this? €Poa of course
    only one word. Pure.


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    #6596
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users Posts: 12,079 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


    RobAMerc wrote: »
    lovely but the 912 seems to miss the point of owning a Porsche (911) no ?

    I guess they’re best understood along the same lines as a Cayman....a car for those who can’t afford a 911 :P


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    #6597
    con747
    Registered Users Posts: 6,404 ✭✭✭con747


    Vauxhall Viva HC 1973 fully restored €7950 https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/vauxhall-viva-hc-1973-fully-restored/26358894

    Don't expect anything from life, just be grateful to be alive.



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    #6598
    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 65,382 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    Haha @KevRossi :D

    I actually love green on a classic Mercedes but my idea of classy is thistle green metallic (881) a fairly common colour of the early 80s. People in the 70s just used far too many drugs so it seems. The fashion was brutal too :p
    RobAMerc wrote: »
    lovely but the 912 seems to miss the point of owning a Porsche (911) no ?

    Oh no. You need to do a lot more reading up! It's not for nothing that the 912 has gone up far more in value relative to the 911 of the same era over the last 10-20 years. And that's coming from me, I usually turn up my nose at 4 pot engines when instead you could have a 6, 8, 10 or 12 :D


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    #6599
    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 65,382 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    con747 wrote: »
    Vauxhall Viva HC 1973 fully restored €7950 https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/vauxhall-viva-hc-1973-fully-restored/26358894

    I guess I will be the only one who hates the look of that too? And you all love it? I mustn't have any class or sense of style :p


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    #6600
    con747
    Registered Users Posts: 6,404 ✭✭✭con747


    unkel wrote: »
    I guess I will be the only one who hates the look of that too? And you all love it? I mustn't have any class or sense of style :p

    In fairness i'm not in fan of it either!

    Don't expect anything from life, just be grateful to be alive.



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    #6601
    RobAMerc
    Registered Users Posts: 5,863 ✭✭✭RobAMerc


    unkel wrote: »

    Oh no. You need to do a lot more reading up! It's not for nothing that the 912 has gone up far more in value relative to the 911 of the same era over the last 10-20 years. And that's coming from me, I usually turn up my nose at 4 pot engines when instead you could have a 6, 8, 10 or 12 :D

    Oh, I know exactly what it is - but I still see it closer related to the Beetle than the 911 :P Its just the sound of the air cooled 6 pot is so distinctive its an intrinsic part of the car.

    I could only own one of these if I already had a 911 I think is what I am saying.


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