131 Reg Cars

coolisin · 06-01-2013 1:39pm

gerrowadat wrote: »

It looks like they've stopped doing the manual V6, so it's probably the 2.0 -- it'll probably be guards driving them so automatics would only confuse the poor fellas.

Surely these would fall into Garda requirements of driving around ministers of min 3L.

opinion guy · 06-01-2013 2:20pm

I wonder what happens to them when the 6 months is up ?

Cionád · 06-01-2013 2:23pm

opinion guy wrote: »

I wonder what happens to them when the 6 months is up ?

Sure they'll be worthless once the 132 registrations are out.

:pac:

Inbox · 06-01-2013 3:16pm

My dad buys a car every couple of years I just asked him if he's getting one this year. His reply was "that crowd have made a bags of it, why would I buy a new car now, sure it'll be only new for 6 months" :pac:

copacetic · 06-01-2013 4:01pm

Inbox wrote: »

My dad buys a car every couple of years I just asked him if he's getting one this year. His reply was "that crowd have made a bags of it, why would I buy a new car now, sure it'll be only new for 6 months" :pac:

I don't really understand that, but I wonder if a few have that feeling. Possibly the motor industry hasn't helped themselves at all demanding this change.

I guess it's possible it makes people less likely to change to have a 'brand new' car, as opposed to making people just as likely to buy in July as in Jan. In theory there is less value in it for people like your dad.

Interesting one, if that's they way it works out the motor industry will have no-one to blame but themselves and their amateur psychology...

Atlantic Dawn · 06-01-2013 4:07pm

Last time we had the presidency the cars were mostly exported to the UK and other EU countries, some were left hand drive for this reason. My guess is a stroke of a pen exempted them from VRT unlike what the rest of us pay, brand new cars can't have been owned by foreign residents for 6 months and I can't find a "sure we are sponsoring the EU Presidency" exemption anywhere in the VRT wording.

Guy:Incognito · 06-01-2013 6:18pm

Did they even sell 50 a6's last year?

PaulKK · 06-01-2013 6:23pm

EM87 wrote: »

That's my Daddy's car!!! Did you see it in Kilkenny?

Saw one the I other day,silver and number in the 80s?

RedorDead · 06-01-2013 6:50pm

CoDy1 wrote: »

They are TDI's, not sure of the engine size though.

All Black 2.0TDI 177 SE Multitronics. Identical spec. As Audi Ireland are paying for them it needs to find the car with the highest resale value in Ireland to minimise losses and the 2.0TDI Multi is that car. The losses on 80 x V6s would be eye watering!

@ Guy Incognito - almost 1,000 A6's in 2012.

Please Kill Me · 06-01-2013 7:29pm

Saw my first one this morning, BMW 520i, 131-D-105. Well for him! Recession me arse! :rolleyes: LOL

veetwin · 06-01-2013 7:31pm

Please Kill Me wrote: »

Saw my first one this morning, BMW 520i, 131-D-105. Well for him! Recession me arse! :rolleyes: LOL

520d surely?

Only seen one 131 reg so far - on a 520d as it happens

Please Kill Me · 06-01-2013 7:33pm

veetwin wrote: »

520d surely?

Only seen one 131 reg so far - on a 520d as it happens

Possibly. Just remember seeing the 520, not sure what was after that. Could have been a "d".

Seweryn · 06-01-2013 7:37pm

veetwin wrote: »

520d surely?

Only seen one 131 reg so far - on a 520d as it happens

I do not believe there would be a single 5-series sold that wasn't a 520d.

Bigcheeze · 06-01-2013 8:03pm

Seweryn wrote: »

I do not believe there would be a single 5-series sold that wasn't a 520d.

Surprised more of them aren't de-badged. Is that an extra?

CrowdedHouse · 06-01-2013 8:10pm

Bigcheeze wrote: »

Surprised more of them aren't de-badged. Is that an extra?

One of the few - if not the only - no cost option on a BMW

satnavadays · 06-01-2013 8:23pm

Saw 3 today, first was a Skoda Octavia, Mazda 3 and a VW Tiguan.

greendragon3 · 06-01-2013 10:01pm

looks like someone isn't too afraid of the " 13 " reg ,

sorry bout the bad quality pic , damn camera phone !!!!!

promethius · 06-01-2013 10:04pm

saw a black 520d 131-so yesterday

Silvera · 06-01-2013 10:31pm

Spotted so far -
131-MO-4 (Artic Truck in Galway)
131-KE-70
131-D-61 (Jetta)
131-KE-4 (Citroen)

Lutecia · 07-01-2013 2:36pm

Good news !
Looks like the Dacia Sandero has arrived in Cork
9990€ they say

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Sofiztikated · 07-01-2013 2:59pm

Saw my first.

131-CN-23 A silver Transit. HSE branded.

cocobear · 07-01-2013 3:08pm

Inbox wrote: »

My dad buys a car every couple of years I just asked him if he's getting one this year. His reply was "that crowd have made a bags of it, why would I buy a new car now, sure it'll be only new for 6 months" :pac:

Well under the old system a vehicle registered in any particular year had only one value, it didn't matter or effect the value when during the year it was registered. Under the new system a vehicle will have two values depending on it be being the first or second registration in a particular year. The motor trade will be quick to point this out when people are trading in vehicles with the new regs in years to come!

JustAddWater · 07-01-2013 4:05pm

cocobear wrote: »

Well under the old system a vehicle registered in any particular year had only one value, it didn't matter or effect the value when during the year it was registered. Under the new system a vehicle will have two values depending on it be being the first or second registration in a particular year. The motor trade will be quick to point this out when people are trading in vehicles with the new regs in years to come!

<sarcasm> Yes! very quick. Very quick indeed </sarcasm>

cul-2008 · 07-01-2013 6:49pm

Only spotted two so far myself, 131 L Skoda Octavia and 131 D Range Rover Evoque white..both about Limerick.

ABajaninCork · 07-01-2013 6:51pm

I've seen my first one! A Bimma 5 series speeding down Cathedral Rd...

GavRedKing · 07-01-2013 7:36pm

Seen a kind of gold BMW 5 series today in Cork, 520d I'm nearly 100%.

Unregistered. · 07-01-2013 7:52pm

Unregistered. wrote: »

Will the Lord Mayor of Dublin have two new cars each year now? i.e. 131-D-1 and 132-D-2?

Anyone?

RidleyRider · 07-01-2013 8:51pm

Seen two 131 cars so far, a yaris and a corolla. Nothing fancy

07-01-2013 9:01pm

Unregistered. wrote: »

Anyone?

Obviously not. They will probably remove the 132-D-1 reg so nobody else can have it if he has the 131-D-1

Seweryn · 07-01-2013 9:32pm

RidleyRider wrote: »

Seen two 131 cars so far, a yaris and a corolla. Nothing fancy

Very, very few fancy new cars are purchased these days.

RidleyRider · 07-01-2013 9:44pm

Seweryn wrote: »

Very, very few fancy new cars are purchased these days.

Look above and you'll see people have spotted a few BMW's about. People are buying new cars and fancy ones too.

Colonel Sanders · 07-01-2013 9:48pm

Saw my first one today on the M50, sitting in the middle lane with no one else around needless to say

Hyundai i40, was some kind of curtesy car. It was the format of the reg that made me notice, looks very weird with the hyphen in between Year, County & number

beazee · 07-01-2013 9:49pm

131-W-15 or -16, a Mazda 6

Autosport · 07-01-2013 10:22pm

131 KK 14 a silver Hyundai I20

Seweryn · 07-01-2013 10:24pm

RidleyRider wrote: »

Look above and you'll see people have spotted a few BMW's about. People are buying new cars and fancy ones too.

Sure, a 520d is an expensive car, but fancy? I am not sure.

ABajaninCork · 07-01-2013 10:27pm

The cost of a Bimma would make it fancy. Especially with a Paddy spec!

RidleyRider · 07-01-2013 10:28pm

Seweryn wrote: »

Sure, a 520d is an expensive car, but fancy? I am not sure.

Compared to your average yaris? Yes it is fancy.

Unregistered. · 07-01-2013 10:59pm

Otis Shaggy Apricot wrote: »

Obviously not. They will probably remove the 132-D-1 reg so nobody else can have it if he has the 131-D-1

Why is it obvious?

07-01-2013 11:10pm

Unregistered. wrote: »

Why is it obvious?

The country is in economic hardship, so I don't think it would go down well with the taxpayers for him to get two new cars a year.

colm_mcm · 07-01-2013 11:15pm

Otis Shaggy Apricot wrote: »

The country is in economic hardship, so I don't think it would go down well with the taxpayers for him to get two new cars a year.

He only got a 1.6 daysul last year to be fair

Unregistered. · 08-01-2013 12:09am

Otis Shaggy Apricot wrote: »

The country is in economic hardship, so I don't think it would go down well with the taxpayers for him to get two new cars a year.

Isn't it sponsored by the motor company though?

08-01-2013 12:44am

Unregistered. wrote: »

Isn't it sponsored by the motor company though?

Don't think so. Maybe one of the other guys knows for sure?

colm_mcm · 08-01-2013 1:10am

Sponsored

http://www.volvocars.com/ie/top/about/news/pages/default.aspx?itemid=31

galwaytt · 08-01-2013 3:56pm

RedorDead wrote: »

All Black 2.0TDI 177 SE Multitronics. Identical spec. As Audi Ireland are paying for them it needs to find the car with the highest resale value in Ireland to minimise losses and the 2.0TDI Multi is that car. The losses on 80 x V6s would be eye watering!

@ Guy Incognito - almost 1,000 A6's in 2012.

LOL - 'resale value' and 'multitronic' do not belong in the same sentence. GLWS as they say !!

Deisedarren · 15-01-2013 9:04pm

Does anyone knows are they a way to find out how many has been registered

colm_mcm · 15-01-2013 9:27pm

10 day figures here

http://www.autotrade.ie/index.php/new-car-sales-ahead-of-2011-but-down-21-7pc-on-last-year/5248

ofcork · 15-01-2013 9:35pm

Amazing that hyundai are 2nd in top selling brands but only 1 car in the top 10,the ix how come?

barneygumble99 · 15-01-2013 9:52pm

131d132 land rover discovery

Colonel Sanders · 15-01-2013 10:20pm

I've still only seen around half a dozen and 2 were Hyundai courtesy cars (both being driven appallingly on the M50) and 3 others were seen during a single trip to work

RedorDead · 16-01-2013 3:27am

ofcork wrote: »

Amazing that hyundai are 2nd in top selling brands but only 1 car in the top 10,the ix how come?

Hyundai are flooding the market with demos and courtesy cars early in January. Each of their dealers doing upto 10 cars each which equates to over 300 cars. They are on a roll retail wise too but those figures are inflated.

Probably have the above program spread across models thus the non appearance in the top 10

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