Here's what I saw today, mark 3 (don't quote pictures, 24h ban!)

Four Phucs Ache

That green Audi above, just wow.

Atlantic Dawn

Parapara2017 wrote: »

Traffic island of dual carriageway...

Yes that is a jack stand at the front and back and yes there is a driver underneath it at the back trying to fix it so he can get going... Of course didn't want the guards coming around...

Not even the great BA Baracus could get that back on the road

elperello

Four Phucs Ache wrote: »

That green Audi above, just wow.

Should stick it over on the 191 thread.
A nice way to finish it.

Ubbquittious

inforfun wrote: »

It is just what you are used to.
Growing up in The Netherlands the plates first were black then went blue and since 1978 they were yellow.
Now taxis since a few year have these plat

Is it still the case that the Geert Wilders party's abbreviation is banned from appearing on reg plates but the other party's abbreviations arent?

jozi

Greg81 wrote: »

Conor Pass

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Is that the same one that was at Terenure last summer?

Parapara2017

Cars and coffee and another spot.

Thought there'd be more pics here of cars and coffee in Bray, few nice machines. Big Belgian lux limo from the 1920s or so Minerva something, focus rs few Audi RS etc

jozi

Parapara2017 wrote: »

Thought there'd be more pics here of cars and coffee in Bray, few nice machines. Big Belgian lux limo from the 1920s or so Minerva something, focus rs few Audi RS etc

The Minerva belonged to my friends dad. It's some beast of a car! I believe it was owned by a New York boxer, lived in New Zealand, Germany and the Uk before finding it's way here.

Parapara2017

Left this out

Dero

Seen in Tesco Kildare today.

MuddyDog

Could've parked it a bit better!! I wouldn't be leaving it like that. Some idiot would try and squeeze in between it and the black people carrier yoke beside it!

Dero

MuddyDog wrote: »

Could've parked it a bit better!! I wouldn't be leaving it like that. Some idiot would try and squeeze in between it and the black people carrier yoke beside it!

I did notice the parking. It's as much a contender for a bad parking thread as this one. I was going to mention it in my post, but deferred for fear of derailing the thread.

jozi

Cause we'd all park neatly between the lines if we one :rolleyes:

Not saying it's right but I'd probably do it myself, aren't the like something like 250k new?

Oral Surgeon

Dero wrote: »

I did notice the parking. It's as much a contender for a bad parking thread as this one. I was going to mention it in my post, but deferred for fear of derailing the thread.

If I had that car- I'd take up 4 spaces, not 2...

Movie Maestro

Purple seems to be a popular colour right now:D

Oral Surgeon

Movie Maestro wrote: »

Purple seems to be a popular colour right now:D

Each to your own but for me that's an awful load of loud mods to put on a 520d.... "Carbon" splitter, skirts, roof(wrap), wing mirrors, grille, those headlight things... paint or wrap....!!

lassykk

Love the colour... Would have gone for it on mine were it a standard option

rex-x

Oral Surgeon wrote: »

Each to your own but for me that's an awful load of loud mods to put on a 520d.... "Carbon" splitter, skirts, roof(wrap), wing mirrors, grille, those headlight things... paint or wrap....!!

I agree, chavtastic

lassykk

rex-x wrote: »

I agree, chavtastic

If the number plate was where it should be and the roof the same colour as the rest of the car I think it would look well.

I think the M Performance Kit is really nice myself.

I can imagine the colour is not to everyone's taste but I genuinely think it's brilliant on it

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Best mod he (assuming a he) could have spent money on was a better engine. Colour would be very nice on a M5.

inforfun

Ubbquittious wrote: »

Is it still the case that the Geert Wilders party's abbreviation is banned from appearing on reg plates but the other party's abbreviations arent?

Had to look that up but yep, you are right.
Together with some others: NSB (Dutch naziparty in the 40's), GVD (abbreviation of a swear), KKK (obvious), PSV (football club), PKK (Kurds in turkey).

More to do with damage prevention.
People that are "triggered" by a license plate with above on it are usually not the ones that are game for a constructive discussion.

opus

Spotted this nice German machine in Cork today.

Four Phucs Ache

^^^^^

Wow, that's immaculate, shutlines are perfect and that colour !!!!

Do-more

opus

Four Phucs Ache wrote: »

^^^^^

Wow, that's immaculate, shutlines are perfect and that colour !!!!

Mind you not quite what it seems:

Registration ZV17268
Make VOLKSWAGEN
Model BEETLE
Description SUPER 2DR
Engine Capacity 1584

Looked fantastic though!

Wibbs

opus wrote: »

Mind you not quite what it seems:



Looked fantastic though!

Yeah, what gives it away is the slope of the front around the headlights/wing. Too steep.

tc20

opus wrote: »

Mind you not quite what it seems:



Looked fantastic though!

I thought it might be a Chesil Speedster - I think they use a Porsche 356 engine in a VW shell? Gorgeous looking nonetheless

meanwhile, in Greystones over the weekend, a pair of R's and a Lotus

rex-x

lassykk wrote: »

If the number plate was where it should be and the roof the same colour as the rest of the car I think it would look well.

I think the M Performance Kit is really nice myself.

I can imagine the colour is not to everyone's taste but I genuinely think it's brilliant on it

The colour is not the issue, as said it could be good on an m5. The problem is a 520d hasn't got the kudos to pull it off. You can get away with it on a RS6, M5, AMG etc because they aren't compensating for anything

bazz26

I'm sure Barney the Dinosaur likes the colour too. Colour certainly wouldn't be my bag no matter what is under the bonnet but each to their own I guess.

lassykk

rex-x wrote: »

The colour is not the issue, as said it could be good on an m5. The problem is a 520d hasn't got the kudos to pull it off. You can get away with it on a RS6, M5, AMG etc because they aren't compensating for anything

Ah yeah I understand what you mean but if you can't afford an M5 then I think elements of that styling is nice. There's elements I wouldn't like too but I love flamboyant colours on cars regardless of engine size.

humberklog

i was reading this thread about the provenance of that lovely VW (posted earlier) this morning and then this drove past my job...