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This weeks Classic Irish bargains that i'm not buying

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    #4892
    galwaytt
    Registered Users Posts: 12,761 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    aujopimur wrote: »
    Vauxhalls were assembled by McCains in Dublin and sold through Vauxhall dealers nationwide, Opels had a seperate dealer network as they arrived in Ireland much later.

    Indeed: my first car was a 2-door Viva HC, when I was in school, and I remember buying a replacement diaphragm for the fuel pump from McCains in College Road, Galway...........I can still picture the place..............jeez, I'm showing my age, now........:o

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



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    #4893
    aujopimur
    Registered Users Posts: 3,953 ✭✭✭aujopimur


    That should read McCairns.


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    #4894
    Hearse 1
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭Hearse 1


    aujopimur wrote: »
    Vauxhalls were assembled by McCains in Dublin and sold through Vauxhall dealers nationwide, Opels had a seperate dealer network as they arrived in Ireland much later.

    Vauxhalls then must have been cheap as chips.............:rolleyes:


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    #4895
    MrFoxman360
    Registered Users Posts: 576 ✭✭✭MrFoxman360


    Not sure whether this camper is a bargain or not at €560, as the details are sketchy and it looks a little rusty, but just look at the the roof :eek: Better than any poptop! Very unique :)

    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3020940

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    #4896
    Esel
    Registered Users Posts: 22,002 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    ^ Marc Bolan would still be alive if ....... :eek: :D

    Not your ornery onager



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    #4897
    Gene Hunt
    Registered Users Posts: 69 ✭✭Gene Hunt


    carchaeologist wrote: »
    It may have been an import when fairly new thus getting the next available registration in whichever county it would have been registered in.
    Though I think you could buy new Vauxhalls here through an Opel dealer, would that be right? There were many Chevettes around.

    Yes correct ,early Vauxhall's were sold through Opel GM dealers .
    Vivas,Magnums,Firenzas,Royales,Chevettes even early mk1 Astras.


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    #4898
    Esel
    Registered Users Posts: 22,002 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    Gene Hunt wrote: »
    Yes correct ,early Vauxhall's were sold through Opel GM dealers .
    Vivas,Magnums,Firenzas,Royales,Chevettes even early mk1 Astras.
    VX4/90 anyone? :D

    Not your ornery onager



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    #4899
    si_guru
    Registered Users Posts: 2,347 ✭✭✭si_guru


    Esel wrote: »
    VX4/90 anyone? :D

    101? FD? FE?

    My Dad had an FD.


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    #4900
    Blue850
    Registered Users Posts: 2,558 ✭✭✭Blue850


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    Heres one on DD


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    #4901
    Bigus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,939 ✭✭✭Bigus


    Yes a Bargain @ 50,000 sterling if you're into this sort of thing

    http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C283452
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    #4902
    galwaytt
    Registered Users Posts: 12,761 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    Bigus wrote: »
    Yes a Bargain @ 50,000 sterling if you're into this sort of thing

    http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C283452
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    Better than money in the Bank, if you did have the €€.....and it won't depreciate, either.....

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



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    #4903
    carchaeologist
    Registered Users Posts: 11,318 ✭✭✭✭carchaeologist


    Nice Irish and original 1300. Its genuine too and in very original condition, must be one of the few remaining.
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    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3025734


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    #4904
    carchaeologist
    Registered Users Posts: 11,318 ✭✭✭✭carchaeologist


    Cheap Beetle....
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    Wonder is the mileage genuine..:confused:
    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3026894


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    #4905
    Esel
    Registered Users Posts: 22,002 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    si_guru wrote: »
    101? FD? FE?

    My Dad had an FD.
    Don't know, tbh. Mate used to have a '70s ex-Garda one, fitted with a Ford 2 litre engine. Nearly bought it from him in 1983.

    Not your ornery onager



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    #4906
    pappyodaniel
    Registered Users Posts: 5,717 ✭✭✭pappyodaniel


    Seller says it's only €250 to clear. Is this true? If so that's a good price. Pity the pics aren't larger but I can make out that the reg is LLA 497V

    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3026769

    View2?id=10071246


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    #4907
    puzzle factory
    Registered Users Posts: 567 ✭✭✭puzzle factory


    it must be the only model of car worthless in four door in Eire


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    #4908
    macplaxton
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 2,957 Mod ✭✭✭✭macplaxton


    pappyodaniel wrote: »
    Seller says it's only €250 to clear. Is this true?

    €200 to clear, €52 p.a. tax.

    So the seller is not right, but in the right ball park.


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    #4909
    kev1.3s
    Registered Users Posts: 4,358 ✭✭✭kev1.3s


    pappyodaniel wrote: »
    Seller says it's only €250 to clear. Is this true? If so that's a good price. Pity the pics aren't larger but I can make out that the reg is LLA 497V

    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3026769

    View2?id=10071246

    I think it's overpriced any way, the bubble has well and truley burst on escorts and its a 4 door.


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    #4910
    carchaeologist
    Registered Users Posts: 11,318 ✭✭✭✭carchaeologist


    kev1.3s wrote: »
    ....and its a 4 door.

    Not only that, it's a slush box too...


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    #4911
    500man
    Registered Users Posts: 117 ✭✭500man


    Nice to see the Irish car turning up


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    #4912
    Capri
    Registered Users Posts: 4,499 ✭✭✭Capri


    Never seen so many photos describing a car - :Dhttp://www.themotoringenthusiast.com/cars/6point3


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    #4913
    Capri
    Registered Users Posts: 4,499 ✭✭✭Capri


    Esel wrote: »
    Don't know, tbh. Mate used to have a '70s ex-Garda one, fitted with a Ford 2 litre engine. Nearly bought it from him in 1983.



    FE Sold until recently in India as a Hindustan Contessa

    -
    http://www.google.co.nz/search?q=hindustan+contessa&hl=en&qscrl=1&nord=1&rlz=1T4ADRA_enIE451IE451&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=TTJBT9mOG5KxhAfP_8C2BQ&sqi=2&ved=0CDwQsAQ&biw=1141&bih=653


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    #4914
    Capri
    Registered Users Posts: 4,499 ✭✭✭Capri


    carchaeologist wrote: »
    Cheap Beetle....
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    Wonder is the mileage genuine..:confused:
    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3026894

    Even cheaper 1300S (1.6L) http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3024361 always liked the 'sports' Beetle


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    #4915
    kev1.3s
    Registered Users Posts: 4,358 ✭✭✭kev1.3s


    carchaeologist wrote: »
    Not only that, it's a slush box too...
    well then it's drastically overpriced.


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    #4916
    mk1esc
    Registered Users Posts: 149 ✭✭mk1esc


    macplaxton wrote: »
    €200 to clear, €52 p.a. tax.

    So the seller is not right, but in the right ball park.

    your gonna argue over €2.....:eek:


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    #4917
    carchaeologist
    Registered Users Posts: 11,318 ✭✭✭✭carchaeologist


    mk1esc wrote: »
    your gonna argue over €2.....:eek:


    macplaxton does not get his figures wrong!!;)


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    #4918
    MercMad
    Registered Users Posts: 4,269 ✭✭✭MercMad


    Vauxhalls were officially sold in Ireland until 1982.

    Whilst I would be interested in a 4 door Escort, the auto does have the advantage of having a wider transmission tunnel so easier to convert to the larger engined versions.

    Those Rekords were a very durable cars and a lot of them survived well into the 90's and beyond. Their weak point was the top of the inner wings, same on Senators & Monzas and moreso on their UK counterparts. They were basic cars though, with a horribly long gearchange and odd ratios.


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    #4919
    ianobrien
    Registered Users Posts: 2,756 ✭✭✭ianobrien


    kev1.3s wrote: »
    well then it's drastically overpriced.

    If it's an auto, it's got a bogger gearbox tunnel so Type 9 gearboxes will fit easy and probably T5 'boxes as well.

    Given the price of 2-door Escorts, a sound 4-door with a big transmission tunnel is ripe for a YB conversion. It's the latest fad in the world of modified classic Fords, the "more door"......


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    #4920
    Anan1
    Registered Users Posts: 22,818 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    carchaeologist wrote: »
    Cheap Beetle....
    Wonder is the mileage genuine..:confused:
    Going by the seats and engine bay, i'd say no.


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    #4921
    ahal
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 536 ✭✭✭ahal


    I know the classic car market is a bit challenged, but have prices have dropped to 1.5k. for an XR3i? :eek:

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    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3023368


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