This weeks Classic Irish bargains that I'm not buying

supervento

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/stunning-mercedes-e280-2-8-auto-petrol-new-nct/18081620



Very tidy looking E280 with nice spec and a 2019 NCT, €1950

i was considering viewing this earlier on this year when it was advertised on donedeal for €400 in cork. Looks lovely alright...

w124man

I wonder if the loom has been done on that 280 W124?

80sDiesel

80sDiesel wrote: »

Very nice. Converted it to Auto. Dont think the swb ever came in automatic.

And sold already!

unkel

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1982-mercedes-240d-diesel/18593534

Looks very nice. I'd like this.
The 240 is a nippy little diesel, for the year.

Nobody posting in this forum can be that ignorant, so I just presume you are trolling

I'm replying anyway just in case. A very reliable car, possibly the most reliable car ever made. And no, with just 60BHP it ain't nippy. 0-60 in about half a minute

JabbaTheHut

This looks like a case of get rid of that crap, or here are the divorce papers.

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/vw-beetle-parts/18589209

Gravelly

JabbaTheHut wrote: »

This looks like a case of get rid of that crap, or here are the divorce papers.

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/vw-beetle-parts/18589209

By the look of them, they've been pretty well picked over - not much left to salvage I'd imagine.

kadman

Gravelly wrote: »

By the look of them, they've been pretty well picked over - not much left to salvage I'd imagine.

You'd be surprised what small parts can be seen there, that are hard to get, and expensive.

Greybottle

unkel wrote: »

Nobody posting in this forum can be that ignorant, so I just presume you are trolling

I'm replying anyway just in case. A very reliable car, possibly the most reliable car ever made. And no, with just 60BHP it ain't nippy. 0-60 in about half a minute

The 240 has 65bhp and then 72 bhp, the 200D had 60 bhp. I think the one advertised has 72.

For a diesel back then they would actually be one of the "faster" ones around, the E28 turbo diesel would eat it for breakfast, but it didn't come out until 1983 IIRC.

They were fine for what they were and had decent mid range acceleration, though of course compared to today they are snails. I had a few 207d vans with both engines which were slow, but I also has a 407d "Düsseldorfer"van. Now that wasn't just slow, it drank plenty, but never even hinted that it would break down.

unkel

From my youth, IIRC I think only a Citroen 2CV was slower to 100km/h than a Mercedes 200D

BorneTobyWilde

unkel wrote: »

Nobody posting in this forum can be that ignorant, so I just presume you are trolling

I'm replying anyway just in case. A very reliable car, possibly the most reliable car ever made. And no, with just 60BHP it ain't nippy. 0-60 in about half a minute

0-60 in 17-20 seconds usually.
Which is nippy, for the year in a diesel.
I know it's not quick, but it's useable even today.

Seweryn

If you want to race it or bring it to a track, then it is not very useful. For anything else it is just fine as it was years ago.

Dades

Seweryn wrote: »

If you want to race it or bring it to a track, then it is not very useful. For anything else it is just fine as it was years ago.

Unless you ever intend safely overtaking a tractor.

But for urban driving, acceleration opportunities are indeed limited.

Greybottle

Seweryn wrote: »

If you want to race it or bring it to a track, then it is not very useful. For anything else it is just fine as it was years ago.

Depends how you "set it up" for the track of course.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24afjVqm2Uw

unkel

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

0-60 in 17-20 seconds usually.

I looked it up for ya. The 240d is not as bad as I thought, 0-100km/h in 22s. The 200d is as bad as I thought, well over 27s to 100km/h

2CV from same year with all of its 29BHP takes 35s

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1974-escort-1300e/18615964



I'm not usually one for Escorts (:pac:) but this is lovely. I remember not too long ago that €10k didn't seem all too unreasonable for a clean Mk1, but are they making that kind of money these days?

kev1.3s

I'm not into escorts either but that car looks to be worth every penny of 10k. Can you imagine how much it would cost to bring a ropey one to that condition?

Greybottle

I love the reg plates on it. really set it off.

11wingnut

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-280-SE-1977/173282475097?hash=item285870bc59:g:mT0AAOSwqoZa3IBp

flatty

Be like driving a golf shoe with that interior though.

BorneTobyWilde

https://www.donedeal.ie/campers-for-sale/1988-diesel-talbot-express-campervanpilot/18655366

Would that be considered a classic

Duke O Smiley

It'll qualify for classic tax anyway!

I've had a few - Talbot, Fiat and Citroen. They like to rust! Believe me. And the diesel is very very noisy. And slow. But is any of that really a surprise. IMO they are a good van. Anyone buying their first camper and not spending €10k+ will most likely be buying one of them.

I recently had one with an almost identical interior layout to the above - only difference being the rear bench wasn't L-shaped like the above. That van also, interestingly, has its habitation door on the wrong side for a RHD example.

_Brian

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/campers-for-sale/1988-diesel-talbot-express-campervanpilot/18655366

Would that be considered a classic

My dad had a 14 seater talbot minibus many many years ago.
Was THE most awful thing to drive, I would do releif driving for him and it really did steer like it had castors at the back.. the vagueness of steering was frightening !

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1982-ford-cortina-63k-miles-nct-10-18-tax-08-18/18670092



This looks like a very well sorted Cortina

Bigus

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1982-ford-cortina-63k-miles-nct-10-18-tax-08-18/18670092



This looks like a very well sorted Cortina

Well sorted is right ,Gas monkey would only be trotting after him.

Greybottle

The extra work that he did hiding the modern stereo and getting period correct plates are some of the very little touches that would give me a lot of confidence in that car.

Gravelly

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1982-ford-cortina-63k-miles-nct-10-18-tax-08-18/18670092



This looks like a very well sorted Cortina

Gorgeous. I'd be changing the garish blue silicon hoses back to black ones though - surprised with that considering all the other little touches, numberlates, hidden radio etc.

flatty

Genuine question, does that kind of rust in the engine bay bother anyone? I'm looking at something similar.

Gravelly

flatty wrote: »

Genuine question, does that kind of rust in the engine bay bother anyone? I'm looking at something similar.

In a car that clean, it would bother me - I'd be looking to sort it. Another little touch missed!

kadman

Gravelly wrote: »

In a car that clean, it would bother me - I'd be looking to sort it. Another little touch missed!

Agree, rust you can see always means there is rust you cant see, and thats the worry.

80sDiesel

Greybottle wrote: »

The extra work that he did hiding the modern stereo and getting period correct plates are some of the very little touches that would give me a lot of confidence in that car.

Agreed until i saw the rear plate.