Spare an engine for this unfortunate car? :)

gurramok

Spotted an abandoned car which looked it was raided for parts in the streets of D4 this afternoon and decided to take a pic

bazz26

gurramok wrote:

Spotted an abandoned car which looked it was raided for parts in the streets of D4 this afternoon and decided to take a pic

Looks like it was a Renault 21 at some stage. Maybe the owner of the Laguna Diesel which imploded in the other thread took it.

maidhc

bazz26 wrote:

Looks like it was a Renault 21 at some stage. Maybe the owner of the Laguna Diesel which imploded in the other thread took it.

I thought it was a Vectra.

Max_Damage

It's definetly a Vectra/Cavalier.

Was the engine removed before it was abandoned or after!? I could just picture someone with an engine crane pulling out the engine on the side of the road!

BreadBoard

Yeah I think it's a Vectra too.

Esel

Car looks like it was abandoned as is, to avoid disposal costs. No reg plate, tax, NCT or insurance discs. Engine was probably removed before car was dumped. Council are obliged to dispose of it.

fletch

Max_Damage wrote:

Was the engine removed before it was abandoned or after!? I could just picture someone with an engine crane pulling out the engine on the side of the road!

lol the thoughts of it!

franksm

Wonder would a 2.0 litre V6 fit ?

Spotted this near Clonsilla - it was there for a few days and has since gone - was kinda surprised, as it's not the usual "crap" that gets abandoned.



http://mx5ireland.com/members/frank/spotted/2006Oct

KeRbDoG

franksm wrote:

Wonder would a 2.0 litre V6 fit ?

Spotted this near Clonsilla - it was there for a few days and has since gone - was kinda surprised, as it's not the usual "crap" that gets abandoned.



http://mx5ireland.com/members/frank/spotted/2006Oct

Looks more like a stolen car that had it wheels nicked after it was left.

btw, whos this in your members dir? spotted eh?
http://mx5ireland.com/members/frank/spotted/DSC03917a.JPG

Esel

Dodgy-looking damage to the screen and bonnet? Maybe someone dropped in.

franksm wrote:

Wonder would a 2.0 litre V6 fit ?

Spotted this near Clonsilla - it was there for a few days and has since gone - was kinda surprised, as it's not the usual "crap" that gets abandoned.

http://mx5ireland.com/members/frank/spotted/2006Oct/DSC07819sm.JPG

http://mx5ireland.com/members/frank/spotted/2006Oct

bazz26

Sorry my bad, it is indeed a Vectra.

Guy:Incognito

Whos responsibility is it to remove abandonded cars from the side of the road? The gards or the council?

For 2 weeks I passed a car abandoned outside the cement factory on the tallaght bypass (on the m50 roundabout) and watched it gradually get worse. For the first few days it was a relativly intact car ( think it was an escort, wasnt really paying attention) then each day it started getting worse, till after about a week it had its windows put in, bonnet open etc. It was in bits till it eventually dissapeared.

I've seen this happen a good few times over the years. Why is it that the powers that be leave them for ages till eventually they get vandalised, and suddenly become a problem?

KeRbDoG

Stekelly wrote:

Whos responsibility is it to remove abandonded cars from the side of the road? The gards or the council?

For 2 weeks I passed a car abandoned outside the cement factory on the tallaght bypass (on the m50 roundabout) and watched it gradually get worse. For the first few days it was a relativly intact car ( think it was an escort, wasnt really paying attention) then each day it started getting worse, till after about a week it had its windows put in, bonnet open etc. It was in bits till it eventually dissapeared.

I've seen this happen a good few times over the years. Why is it that the powers that be leave them for ages till eventually they get vandalised, and suddenly become a problem?

The council is meant to get it shifted. Give them a call