This weeks Classic Irish bargains that I'm not buying

welder

Ok I know its not a 500 but I know the seller of this one and it really has been well looked after:

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mercedes-benz-cl420-new-nct/19372852

RobAMerc

I think that car has been on for an age in a different ad. Anyway, if the ad had 2000 views, 1500 of them were mine !

fantastic yoke - but you'd need to be able to store it for the 8 years ! ( or pay near 16k in road tax )

unkel

Looks great I love it, but it would be an incredibly hard sell in Ireland.

Duke O Smiley

Both of those coupes are lovely, and I would imagine they would be a much safer than the later CL in many regards.

elperello

Tale of two MK1 Jettas.

The red one is exceptional, the green one more run of the mill. Which if either is a bargain?

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/vw-jetta-mk1/25462672

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/vw-jetta-cl-mk1/26500401

unkel

Would you really spend 5 grand on a Jetta diesel? My mother in law had one, same colour, they're dire. And boring. Robust and spartan, sure. If you are a monk wearing a hair shirt it will be your thing

elperello

unkel wrote: »

Would you really spend 5 grand on a Jetta diesel? My mother in law had one, same colour, they're dire. And boring. Robust and spartan, sure. If you are a monk wearing a hair shirt it will be your thing

All the monks I know drive Corollas

kaizersoze

elperello wrote: »

Tale of two MK1 Jettas.

The red one is exceptional, the green one more run of the mill. Which if either is a bargain?

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/vw-jetta-mk1/25462672

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/vw-jetta-cl-mk1/26500401

Red one is exceptional alright but €5K exceptional? I'd maybe chance it at half that.

The green one you're just buying the log book really......
Out of curiosity, what's the button to the right of the steering wheel on the green one? Glow plug solenoid?

unkel

elperello wrote: »

All the monks I know drive Corollas

Yeah I'm not surprised. I would class a Corolla in the same category as a Jetta. Perhaps a slightly less rough hair shirt, but a hair shirt all the same

JabbaTheHut

kaizersoze wrote: »

Red one is exceptional alright but €5K exceptional? I'd maybe chance it at half that.

The green one you're just buying the log book really......
Out of curiosity, what's the button to the right of the steering wheel on the green one? Glow plug solenoid?

I reckon you're right. The brother had a 1988 (I think) Nissan Cabstar that had the glow plug button fitted. Someone tried, and failed, to steal it one night because they couldn't start it, because they didn't know about the button. Proper old skool anti-theft stuff. Wasn't designed to be anti-theft, but worked that way if you didn't know about it.

kaizersoze

JabbaTheHut wrote: »

I reckon you're right. The brother had a 1988 (I think) Nissan Cabstar that had the glow plug button fitted. Someone tried, and failed, to steal it one night because they couldn't start it, because they didn't know about the button. Proper old skool anti-theft stuff. Wasn't designed to be anti-theft, but worked that way if you didn't know about it.

:D

CoBo55

JabbaTheHut wrote: »

I reckon you're right. The brother had a 1988 (I think) Nissan Cabstar that had the glow plug button fitted. Someone tried, and failed, to steal it one night because they couldn't start it, because they didn't know about the button. Proper old skool anti-theft stuff. Wasn't designed to be anti-theft, but worked that way if you didn't know about it.

It wasn't "old skool" (I hate that spelling) anti theft. The button was put there because the owner didn't have the bobs to replace the timer relay/ ignition switch.

welder

kaizersoze wrote: »

Out of curiosity, what's the button to the right of the steering wheel on the green one? Glow plug solenoid?

Hardly that because it seems to be a petrol

KevRossi

Worth a mention here, I'd buy them, but I already have plenty of them, some very good reading in them. €175 the lot.

Over 200 editions of Classic and Sports Car magazine, spanning the last number of years.

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/classic-and-sports-car-magazines/26507507

kaizersoze

welder wrote: »

Hardly that because it seems to be a petrol

:o
Correct. Read Diesel on the first one.

CoBo55

KevRossi wrote: »

Worth a mention here, I'd buy them, but I already have plenty of them, some very good reading in them. €175 the lot.



https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/classic-and-sports-car-magazines/26507507

Great magazine that. I've just dumped about 100 car mechanics binders and all, nobody wants magazines anymore.

JabbaTheHut

CoBo55 wrote: »

It wasn't "old skool" (I hate that spelling) anti theft. The button was put there because the owner didn't have the bobs to replace the timer relay/ ignition switch.

Oh I know why it was fitted. My father fitted it, but as I said it wasn't designed as an anti theft, it just worked that way when the boyos came to steal it.

JabbaTheHut

welder wrote: »

Hardly that because it seems to be a petrol

Lol. Well, that blows my theory out of the water.

Duke O Smiley

https://www.adverts.ie/vehicles/lancia-thema-2-0/22129128

Project here for someone, Irish reg Lancia Thema. Looks nice under the grime

Andrew33

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.adverts.ie/vehicles/lancia-thema-2-0/22129128

Project here for someone, Irish reg Lancia Thema. Looks nice under the grime

Co developed with Saab (the 9000) and FIAT (the Croma). Was there a 4th player in that collaboration?

Duke O Smiley

Andrew33 wrote: »

Co developed with Saab (the 9000) and FIAT (the Croma). Was there a 4th player in that collaboration?

Alfa with the 164 was number 4

Andrew33

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Alfa with the 164 was number 4

Ah. Knew I’d missed one.

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/lada-4x4/26516146



88 Lada Niva "on the button", €600

This could be a potentially decent old yoke for not a lot of money

w124man

elperello wrote: »

Tale of two MK1 Jettas.

The red one is exceptional

Do you think?

w124man

unkel wrote: »

Would you really spend 5 grand on a Jetta diesel? My mother in law had one, same colour, they're dire. And boring. Robust and spartan, sure. If you are a monk wearing a hair shirt it will be your thing

I had one in 1982. Mars Red 4 speed diesel. 160,000 miles in just over three years. I couldn't break it, totally reliable. That started my love affair with VW diesels. Still driving them over 2 million miles later and never broke one!

ba_barabus

w124man wrote: »

I had one in 1982. Mars Red 4 speed diesel. 160,000 miles in just over three years. I couldn't break it, totally reliable. That started my love affair with VW diesels. Still driving them over 2 million miles later and never broke one!

I wish I could say the same, they've all fallen apart on me

elperello

w124man wrote: »

Do you think?

Yes.

Am I missing something?

What do you think yourself?

unkel

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/lada-4x4/26516146



88 Lada Niva "on the button", €600

This could be a potentially decent old yoke for not a lot of money

Always loved them, far more desirable to me than any land rover.

Silly cheap. Story? Anyone go see it or talk to the seller?

con747

unkel wrote: »

Always loved them, far more desirable to me than any land rover.

Silly cheap. Story? Anyone go see it or talk to the seller?

Has this for sale as well https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/bond-875/26515984?campaign=3
Not very informative about his cars!

alias no.9

unkel wrote: »

Always loved them, far more desirable to me than any land rover.

Silly cheap. Story? Anyone go see it or talk to the seller?

I agree with you, a well sorted Niva has a lot of presence but I fear that the button may be his pet name for the trailer. You can't expect much at the price.