171 reg cars.

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bs2014 wrote: »

Somebodys been busy, new car and drove to dublin all in one day....nice motor

You do know that you can buy in Dublin and have it registered elsewhere?

Autosport

I like the Tiguan but the boot is so small for a vehicle of that size.

bs2014

Rachel Acidic Merry-go-round wrote: »

You do know that you can buy in Dublin and have it registered elsewhere?

I'm aware of that but I spotted the Audi Athlone plate surrounds;)

vectra

Autosport wrote: »

I like the Tiguan but the boot is so small for a vehicle of that size.

The new 7 seated might be more suitable for you.
I am anxious to see / price one if they arrive on time for me.

Armchair Andy

Isn't there a new Q5 due soon? I think the Tiguan looks a bit too Sportagey.

Atlantic Dawn

Quick question, when does registration open where dealers submit cars for registration? Is there a start time like say midnight 30th December that you can submit cars to be registered on and then a plate is assigned numerically based on how fast the request came in?

Dia1988

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Quick question, when does registration open where dealers submit cars for registration? Is there a start time like say midnight 30th December that you can submit cars to be registered on and then a plate is assigned numerically based on how fast the request came in?

Normally dealers produce a Birth cert for the car in December. Then if the ROS website doesn't crash it can be registered at the stroke of midnight on January 1st.

However, if the car is being financed it may take an extra number of days to release the car as the registration number is required for the finance company.

Atlantic Dawn

Dia1988 wrote: »

Normally dealers produce a Birth cert for the car in December. Then if the ROS website doesn't crash it can be registered at the stroke of midnight on January 1st.

However, if the car is being financed it may take an extra number of days to release the car as the registration number is required for the finance company.

So if you were trying to get 171D2, when would you need to have submitted it?

Avatar MIA

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

So if you were trying to get 171D2, when would you need to have submitted it?

The dealer would most likely have needed to submit close after midnight to get the first generally Dublin available number. How well are you in with them

Oafley Jones

Autosport wrote: »

I like the Tiguan but the boot is so small for a vehicle of that size.

People always seem to over estimate the size of these vehicles. They're fairly compact SUVs for the most part. You're talking about cars that are about the size of your regular saloon megane, i30 etc. just jacked up. The Tiguan's foortprint would be a good be smaller than a passat/superb for example.

BunkMoreland

Someone got a 171 - xx - 13 and refused it. Dealer has to try re-register it now.

lookinghere

Jomcc wrote: »

January 1st. Some things never change... Well not much. It's blue this year.

Happy New year.

The boom is back lol

mickdw

Oafley Jones wrote: »

People always seem to over estimate the size of these vehicles. They're fairly compact SUVs for the most part. You're talking about cars that are about the size of your regular saloon megane, i30 etc. just jacked up. The Tiguan's foortprint would be a good be smaller than a passat/superb for example.

yep. I always see them as an overpriced golf.

Avatar MIA

lookinghere wrote: »

The boom is back lol

The purchase of a Ford Focus is the barometer as to whether the boom is back? Jog Drive on.

ohnonotgmail

Avatar MIA wrote: »

The purchase of a Ford Focus is the barometer as to whether the boom is back? Jog Drive on.

and a basic spec one at that.

bazz26

Went out for a lunch time walk and spotted 3 171 L xxx cars.

Hyundai Tucson and Toyota Yaris hybrid unsurprisingly but surprisingly a Mitsubishi Pajaro lwb passenger version of all things too. Didn't think anyone bought these anymore.

Noccy_Mondy

bazz26 wrote:

Hyundai Tucson and Toyota Yaris hybrid unsurprisingly but surprisingly a Mitsubishi Pajaro lwb passenger version of all things too. Didn't think anyone bought these anymore.

There's a mitsubishi dealer near me, so naturally enough there's an increase of mitsubishi vehicles, there's 4 or 5 people around with 161 lwb pajero passenger jeeps. Can't imagine them be easy run!

bs2014

Did some number totting there, I know its early days but passenger car new regs are as follows:

PC up to yesterday were 4131

For the first 2 days of last year were 4973.

This shows a 16.9% drop, early days but the signs are that a small fall off is on the cards potentially.

veetwin

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

There's a mitsubishi dealer near me, so naturally enough there's an increase of mitsubishi vehicles, there's 4 or 5 people around with 161 lwb pajero passenger jeeps. Can't imagine them be easy run!

Almost certainly 5 seat commercials with low road tax. I had a look at them last year but couldn't warm to the ancient interior and even more ancient 3.2 litre engine that had no go.

Spotted two in a row this morning, firstly a white Range Rover Evoque immediately followed by a Beige Golf, both North Co Dub

boardsuser1

Both seen with 10 minutes of each other, apologies for the poor quality of the fiat 500

Fred Swanson

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yannakis

I'd never expect a Sprinter to run for this kind of plate, but hey...

twin_beacon

dfeo wrote: »

We seriously need to remove the year from the plate. People are flocking in their droves to get their brand bastarding new fūĉkïñĝ car of cereal box spec for chape road tax and so the neighbours can see.

I can imagine anybody would buy a brand new car to get cheaper tax, considering you can get a 9 year old car on the lower tax band.

ofcork

2 Toyota's today 171 L landcrusier lwb passenger and a corolla which is a only a facelift oh and an Auris last night with a number plate very hard to read done in italics.

Nonoperational

OSI wrote: »

Personally every time a tax disc come's in the post I get an A0 sized copy made to drape over the front of my house so the neighbours can see how cheap it is. Much easier than having to buy a new Focus every year.

Very good idea. I might borrow that idea and add a big TDI to it to promote how much of a weapon my VAG diesel is. Seriously fast.......seriously clean.

galwaytt

John_Rambo wrote: »

This comes up every year!

I see where, you're coming from, but I see where dfeo is coming from if he's a car enthusiast. I think people just think he's nuts buying a brand new low spec car every year purely for the reg rather than a high spec same model every three or four years. This is a motoring forum after all!

Happy new year Bazz!

No, you're missing a few things:

1. Never has a car out of warranty
2. Never has to pay for a service
3. Never has to buy tyres
4. Possibly never has to pay car tax.....(gets it thrown in...)
5. Probably gets a great deal based on his history, so paying less than A.N. Other would...

Dia1988

YanisK wrote: »

I'd never expect a Sprinter to run for this kind of plate, but hey...

That Sprinter will be probably converted to a Mini Bus for a Tour Company so the reg will make peoplelook twice at the reg and also the tour company. It most likely won't be used by a white van man!

Jomcc

YanisK wrote: »

I'd never expect a Sprinter to run for this kind of plate, but hey...

Funny how this came up in this post. A Sprinter beat our man in the Focus to 141-LS-1

colm_mcm

Dia1988 wrote: »

That Sprinter will be probably converted to a Mini Bus for a Tour Company so the reg will make peoplelook twice at the reg and also the tour company. It most likely won't be used by a white van man!

It's taxed as private cc by the looks of it.

AMKC

Seen my first brand new car of the year today. A brand new 171-OY-88 Mitsubishi Outlander in red looks lovely and seems to very well speced too along with some extra,s.

Duke O Smiley

First 171 I've noticed anyway

AMKC

bs2014 wrote: »

Somebodys been busy, new car and drove to dublin all in one day....nice motor

Really I think its a terribly dull looking car. Would it hurt Audi and VW to go hire some designers.

Eric Cartman

BunkMoreland wrote: »

Someone got a 171 - xx - 13 and refused it. Dealer has to try re-register it now.

somebody who believes in that kind of crap doesn't deserve to be in charge of a car.

colm_mcm

Eric Cartman wrote: »

somebody who believes in that kind of crap doesn't deserve to be in charge of a car.

If it were me, I'd genuinely be concerned that it would affect the resale down the road. I'm not superstitious but other people are, especially when they can benefit from it.

ba_barabus

colm_mcm wrote: »

If it were me, I'd genuinely be concerned that it would affect the resale down the road. I'm not superstitious but other people are, especially when they can benefit from it.

It really does affect the price. I remember my sister getting a bargain at the time on a Micra due to the reg plates being 92-TN-13. Nobody would touch it.

Duke O Smiley

ba_barabus wrote: »

It really does affect the price. I remember my sister getting a bargain at the time on a Micra due to the reg plates being 92-TN-13. Nobody would touch it.

Thats mad, 92-TN-13 comes up on motorcheck as a 1991 Micra

Dia1988

ba_barabus wrote: »

It really does affect the price. I remember my sister getting a bargain at the time on a Micra due to the reg plates being 92-TN-13. Nobody would touch it.

My neighbour has an Audi Q3 with the reg 131RN13....and I'm always like what a pity!

Not sure what's worse the Rn part or the 13 part, lol

ba_barabus

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Thats mad, 92-TN-13 comes up on motorcheck as a 1991 Micra

You're right. Errrrrr how's that then? Bought originally in 91 and not registered until 92. Was that still going on then?

I saw is twin before which was 92TN14 which also shows up as a 91. Can someone old like Colm MCM help us out on this one?

Dia1988

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Thats mad, 92-TN-13 comes up on motorcheck as a 1991 Micra

No it doesn't!

You put in 91tn13 which is also a Micra 1.0. dX

colm_mcm

ba_barabus wrote: »

I saw is twin before which was 92TN14 which also shows up as a 91. Can someone old like Colm MCM help us out on this one?

I know the answer but I'm not telling you now.

Duke O Smiley

Dia1988 wrote: »

No it doesn't!

You put in 91tn13 which is also a Micra 1.0. dX

No I put 92 TN

& Wtf 91 TN 13 comes up as a 1990 Micra

ba_barabus

colm_mcm wrote: »

I know the answer but I'm not telling you now.

Fred Swanson

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colm_mcm

See also 91L12, 91L11, 91L10 etc etc. It's for the reason above.

Autosport

I'm getting the change car itch Someone help me

JoeA3

Fred Swanson wrote: »

Prior to 93, registrations were handled by the local tax offices. It was common enough for end of year cars to be sold to people with "for reg" on them. They would wait until January to register them so they had a 91 car with a 92 plate for less money.

Not even end of year... it was common practice among my neighbour's back then to buy a car in August / September and spin around for 4 months with "For Reg"!

I can't remember the how's and whys of how they got away with it or how exactly it changed. I do remember in 1993 my Dad getting a new Escort and it had to be registered before leaving the garage.

AMGer

171 KK reg Civic Type R in Waterford city this evening. White, parked under lights, looked very nice indeed. First of the new Type R I've seen in the flesh aswell.

Dia1988

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

No I put 92 TN

& Wtf 91 TN 13 comes up as a 1990 Micra

Oh that's odd.

On carsireland it comes up with no irregularities

JohnBoy26

AMGer wrote: »

171 KK reg Civic Type R in Waterford city this evening. White, parked under lights, looked very nice indeed. First of the new Type R I've seen in the flesh aswell.

I thought the new one wasn't out yet?

ba_barabus

Enough of this talk. Has anyone been lucky enough to see a 171 Duster ?