And the winner of dreamer of the year is...

Brief_Lives · 18-08-2014 11:06am

djimi wrote: »

In what way are they are cool car? Are they quick or something? Its a hideously ugly monstrosity of a yolk to look at...

I agree... if there was an Ugly car thread, this would be first in line....

Toyotafanboi · 20-08-2014 4:48pm

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ae86-corolla-gt-coupe-wanted/7376174

€4k "cash waiting today" for a non rotten ae86... dreamer. he'd struggle with double that budget.

TrailerBob · 23-08-2014 1:00am

10 year old Lupo... How much!!!!????

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/5767141 Volkswagen Lupo 1.0 Base

toastedpickles · 23-08-2014 1:01am

It's so expensive even the server deemed it to be unsearchable because no one could afford it :P

JohnBoy26 · 23-08-2014 2:02am

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ae86-corolla-gt-coupe-wanted/7376174

€4k "cash waiting today" for a non rotten ae86... dreamer. he'd struggle with double that budget.

TrailerBob · 23-08-2014 10:44am

toastedpickles wrote: »

It's so expensive even the server deemed it to be unsearchable because no one could afford it :P

Awww crap!......... It was 4 grand...

(Hangs head in shame)

Moneymaker · 26-08-2014 3:53pm

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/vw-golf-mk5-1-4-gt-tsi-170bhp/7546077

14k :pac:

Doesn't even bother to take decent photos.

Killinator · 26-08-2014 3:57pm

Moneymaker wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/vw-golf-mk5-1-4-gt-tsi-170bhp/7546077

14k :pac:

Doesn't even bother to take decent photos.

F*ck me, you get an actual dsg GTI or even an R32 for that price, insanity!

Stallingrad · 26-08-2014 4:03pm

Killinator wrote: »

F*ck me, you get an actual dsg GTI or even an R32 for that price, insanity!

"First to sell will buy." :pac:

Odyssey 2005 · 26-08-2014 5:30pm

Moneymaker wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/vw-golf-mk5-1-4-gt-tsi-170bhp/7546077

14k :pac:

Doesn't even bother to take decent photos.

Now..,where did I put my cheque book.?:p

dr.fuzzenstein · 27-08-2014 11:47am

Moneymaker wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/vw-golf-mk5-1-4-gt-tsi-170bhp/7546077

14k :pac:

Doesn't even bother to take decent photos.

Serious power? Those only accelerate if dropped off a cliff.

George Dalton · 27-08-2014 11:53am

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

Serious power? Those only accelerate if dropped off a cliff.

Are you sure you are not thinking of the n/a 1.4 80bhp?

wendell borton · 27-08-2014 12:41pm

It doesn't look good for VW golf reliability, if all does things had to be replaced in a well looked after car with low mileage.

dr.fuzzenstein · 27-08-2014 12:48pm

George Dalton wrote: »

Are you sure you are not thinking of the n/a 1.4 80bhp?

Could possibly be. But still sceptical on "serious" power. Serious is putting the foot down and accidentally going past 200 km/h.

djimi · 27-08-2014 12:49pm

wendell borton wrote: »

It doesn't look good for VW golf reliability, if all does things had to be replaced in a well looked after car with low mileage.

Thats what I was thinking! If he has spent €4k on servicing and maintenance this year alone then thats a car I would be steering well clear of...

Kamili · 27-08-2014 1:38pm

No close up photos either!

PrettyBoy · 27-08-2014 2:14pm

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

Could possibly be. But still sceptical on "serious" power. Serious is putting the foot down and accidentally going past 200 km/h.

They're quick-ish..not like a GTI but a lot more poke than a base 1.4. Serious power isn't an accurate description nonetheless

Bpmull · 27-08-2014 7:06pm

wendell borton wrote: »

It doesn't look good for VW golf reliability, if all does things had to be replaced in a well looked after car with low mileage.

Sure chances are the car spent most of its time being driven to within an inch of its life. If the chain has been replaced at such low mileage surly that would suggest it was driven hard a lot when the engine was cold and the oil wasn't viscous enough to lubricate the chain correctly as it was not up to temperature or maybe it just wasn't serviced on time or with the correct grade oil. Even if it was priced right I'd say it would be a car to avoid.

coolbeans · 27-08-2014 11:14pm

Bpmull wrote: »

Sure chances are the car spent most of its time being driven to within an inch of its life. If the chain has been replaced at such low mileage surly that would suggest it was driven hard a lot when the engine was cold and the oil wasn't viscous enough to lubricate the chain correctly as it was not up to temperature or maybe it just wasn't serviced on time or with the correct grade oil. Even if it was priced right I'd say it would be a car to avoid.

I see what you're saying but, on the other hand, it could just be a really troublesome Golf MarkV variant.

JohnBoy26 · 27-08-2014 11:17pm

coolbeans wrote: »

I see what you're saying but, on the other hand, it could just be a really troublesome Golf MarkV variant.

Id go with this too tbh

Pelvis Parsley · 27-08-2014 11:52pm

UK Ebay, but this has got to be delusional.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321497375644

JohnBoy26 · 27-08-2014 11:55pm

Pelvis Parsley wrote: »

UK Ebay, but this has got to be delusional.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321497375644

A typo surely.

Hachiko · 27-08-2014 11:57pm

1 offer......

unbelievable jeff

Pelvis Parsley · 28-08-2014 12:01am

A guy on a FB group I use has offered him £25

tom_tarbucket · 28-08-2014 2:26pm

http://www.driving.ie/used-cars/BMW/5-Series/523-523I/62814066483999950/

This crowd always have ridiculously priced cars. Who in their right mind would pay this !

wotzgoingon · 28-08-2014 5:35pm

OSI wrote: »

Don't be too quick to slag the guy for poor maintenance. The twincharged 1.4 TSI is well known for causing a butt load of issues including throwing a rod and stretching the timing chain. They only made the twincharge for 3 years for good reason.

I thought they were still selling TSI's?

MuppetCheck · 28-08-2014 5:42pm

wotzgoingon wrote: »

I thought they were still selling TSI's?

Not twin charged like that anymore. That particular version was discontinued and replaced with turbocharged only ones.

toastedpickles · 28-08-2014 5:45pm

This has to be a dreamer

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-a4-fully-kitted/7566716

h3000 · 28-08-2014 5:49pm

toastedpickles wrote: »

This has to be a dreamer nearly 5k for it

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-a4-fully-kitted/7566716

Did you not see that it was ***kitted*** and ***slammed*** and let's not forget ***TDI***. A bargain I'd say

toastedpickles · 28-08-2014 5:51pm

h3000 wrote: »

Did you not see that it was ***kitted*** and ***slammed*** and let's not forget ***TDI***. A bargain I'd say

How foolish of me! I hadn't got my idiot glasses on, a fine bargain indeed good sir!

Toyotafanboi · 28-08-2014 5:56pm

99% of kitted a4's and pisshats are so gaudy. i wouldn't be seen dead in that.

toastedpickles · 28-08-2014 5:57pm

You an me both, it's a local yoke so it is

cson · 28-08-2014 7:07pm

"Lady owner" :pac:

When did VAG cars become the marque of choice to skangerise amongst the particular demographic that's partial to that nonsense? It was always 306s and the like back when I was in school iirc.

toastedpickles · 28-08-2014 7:15pm

cson wrote: »

"Lady owner" :pac:

When did VAG cars become the marque of choice to skangerise amongst the particular demographic that's partial to that nonsense? It was always 306s and the like back when I was in school iirc.

Oh no a girl does drive it! :pac:

Keep_Her_Lit · 28-08-2014 7:18pm

toastedpickles wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-a4-fully-kitted/7566716

Nct till 2015!!!!

So the NCT doesn't expire within the next 4 months. This amazing, incredible fact is apparently worth no fewer than 4 exclamation marks, one per month perhaps?

quadrifoglio verde · 28-08-2014 7:33pm

Seeing lady owner automatically springs the following to mind....
It's never/rarely been checked for oil
The alloys will be badly Kerbed
There'll literally be a years supply of bobby clips lying in the most random places

Autosport · 28-08-2014 7:52pm

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Seeing lady owner automatically springs the following to mind....
It's never/rarely been checked for oil
The alloys will be badly Kerbed
There'll literally be a years supply of bobby clips lying in the most random places

As a lady driver I do check the oil, don't use bobby pins, alloys are perfect as some of us females can actually park :P
Generalisation much :P

Autosport · 28-08-2014 7:53pm

cson wrote: »

"Lady owner" :pac:

When did VAG cars become the marque of choice to skangerise amongst the particular demographic that's partial to that nonsense? It was always 306s and the like back when I was in school iirc.

Been awhile since you and I were in school so it's all Audi's and BMW's now

cson · 28-08-2014 8:26pm

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Seeing lady owner automatically springs the following to mind....
It's never/rarely been checked for oil
The alloys will be badly Kerbed
There'll literally be a years supply of bobby clips lying in the most random places

Yeah based on my experiences in cars with members of the fairer sex, I'd probably consider "Lady Owner" to be a negative tbh! :pac:

Autosport · 28-08-2014 9:38pm

cson wrote: »

Yeah based on my experiences in cars with members of the fairer sex, I'd probably consider "Lady Owner" to be a negative tbh! :pac:

quadrifoglio verde · 28-08-2014 9:44pm

Autosport wrote: »

As a lady driver I do check the oil, don't use bobby pins, alloys are perfect as some of us females can actually park :P
Generalisation much :P

I knew I'd upset you (and stheno of she sees it!)
From experience, that's what I've always come across.
The few women that do all the above....don't tick the stereotypical advantages of a typical lady owner because they know what the accelerator is for!

Autosport · 28-08-2014 9:54pm

Well if I was to call all young male drivers (Boy Racers) I'd be lynched

it works both ways!! :P

ol84 · 28-08-2014 10:48pm

PrettyBoy wrote: »

€90k for a '96 Ferrari 355!? An acquaintance bought an immaculate 360 with similar mileage for €65k last year..your man in Cafco needs his bloody head examined.

Cafco have sold this F355, and it made close to the asking price!

Bpmull · 28-08-2014 10:54pm

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Seeing lady owner automatically springs the following to mind....
It's never/rarely been checked for oil
The alloys will be badly Kerbed
There'll literally be a years supply of bobby clips lying in the most random places

Checking it for oil my mother won't even put diesel in here car :pac: either me or my dad have to do it. So as for her going to check the oil or anything mechanical not a hope. All that really happens is any mark or scratch that appears on her car is everyone else's fault and If you even try to accuse her good luck.

Noccy_Mondy · 28-08-2014 11:53pm

toastedpickles wrote: »

This has to be a dreamer

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-a4-fully-kitted/7566716

What comfort would one have with "slamming" a car so excessively. Any little bump and it would catch the arch, no? Had the pleasure of seeing a lad with a car the same if not even more lowered, trying to manoeuvre his way over a big enough ramp the other day. He had to go over it at an angle of about 45 degrees, crossing over to the other side of the road in the meantime!

djimi · 29-08-2014 9:47am

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

What comfort would one have with "slamming" a car so excessively. Any little bump and it would catch the arch, no? Had the pleasure of seeing a lad with a car the same if not even more lowered, trying to manoeuvre his way over a big enough ramp the other day. He had to go over it at an angle of about 45 degrees, crossing over to the other side of the road in the meantime!

Its one of those fads that I really dont get. Its not comfortable, practical and it doesnt even make the car look better (quite the opposite in fact). Each to their own but while its fine on a show car that will most likely be trailered all over the place, for a road going car its just pointless.

dr.fuzzenstein · 29-08-2014 12:02pm

djimi wrote: »

Its one of those fads that I really dont get. Its not comfortable, practical and it doesnt even make the car look better (quite the opposite in fact). Each to their own but while its fine on a show car that will most likely be trailered all over the place, for a road going car its just pointless.

Forget slammed to the deck, that is sooo 90's. Extreme camber is where it's at these days:

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