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This weeks Classic Irish bargains that i'm not buying

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    #4952
    SilverBell
    Registered Users Posts: 431 ✭✭SilverBell


    Dades wrote: »
    I wonder if the missis would mind if I traded in the family Passat Estate for this?
    What mpg does the Passat do? Then I'll tell you what one of them does!!:D

    You used to have something similar I remember, a 70s SL? What donkey was in it? MPG would be similar I reckon!


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    #4953
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Dades wrote: »
    http://www.carzone.ie/search/Mercedes-Benz/450/201206206896870/advert?channel=CARS

    This looks like a beauty for the cash.

    no-image-large.gif&width=400&height=300

    I wonder if the missis would mind if I traded in the family Passat Estate for this?

    Grrrr! Why are so many adverts false - this car does not have air con.

    What a w116 aircon dash looks like

    P1134532.JPG


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    #4954
    SilverBell
    Registered Users Posts: 431 ✭✭SilverBell


    mike65 wrote: »
    Grrrr! Why are so many adverts false - this car does not have air con.

    What a w116 aircon dash looks like

    P1134532.JPG

    Yeah, he shouts a lot about the condition of the car too, no rust, best in Ireland and all that lark. Its been on Carzone steady since last June at least. I didn't view the car, but the lad who bought my 450SEL last year did.;)


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    #4955
    hi5
    Registered Users Posts: 3,105 ✭✭✭hi5


    I had a 350sl,I was getting about 20-22/gal so I suppose the 450 would do 18/19 ??


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    #4956
    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 64,777 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    That Hondamatic box has...


    ...2 speeds :p

    Will probably do about 25MPG average :D


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    #4957
    galwaytt
    Registered Users Posts: 12,761 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    unkel wrote: »
    Sign of the times - the classic car market is very poor these days...

    You can sing that. Tax regime has an awful lot to answer for......got an enquiry for mine from UK today. From a breakers.......

    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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    #4958
    Esel
    Registered Users Posts: 22,002 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    Dades wrote: »
    http://www.carzone.ie/search/Mercedes-Benz/450/201206206896870/advert?channel=CARS

    This looks like a beauty for the cash.

    no-image-large.gif&width=400&height=300

    I wonder if the missis would mind if I traded in the family Passat Estate for this?
    :D Ad says:
    There is a large electric sun room in the car.

    Not your ornery onager



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    #4959
    galwaytt
    Registered Users Posts: 12,761 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    Dades wrote: »
    http://www.carzone.ie/search/Mercedes-Benz/450/201206206896870/advert?channel=CARS

    This looks like a beauty for the cash.

    no-image-large.gif&width=400&height=300

    I wonder if the missis would mind if I traded in the family Passat Estate for this?


    Nice car: interesting reverse-pshchology for any would-be dithering purchaser...........'buy it now or I won't sell it'.....!!:rolleyes:

    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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    #4960
    hi5
    Registered Users Posts: 3,105 ✭✭✭hi5


    galwaytt wrote: »
    Nice car: interesting reverse-pshchology for any would-be dithering purchaser...........'buy it now or I won't sell it'.....!!:rolleyes:

    Thats ok..... I'll buy this one instead:)

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1978-Mercedes-Benz-450-sel-Rare-Classsic-/150629085972?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2312317314


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    #4961
    Anan1
    Registered Users Posts: 22,818 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    hi5 wrote: »
    Thats ok..... I'll buy this one instead:)

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1978-Mercedes-Benz-450-sel-Rare-Classsic-/150629085972?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2312317314
    There's something wrong with the seats on that one. They're either seat covers or a very poor retrim.


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    #4962
    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    SilverBell wrote: »
    What mpg does the Passat do? Then I'll tell you what one of them does!!:D
    Not enough for the price of diesel!
    SilverBell wrote: »
    You used to have something similar I remember, a 70s SL? What donkey was in it? MPG would be similar I reckon!
    Interestingly - my old '72 SL actually had the 4.5 liter engine from the SEL under the hood! So I can confidently suggest you'd get MPG in the late teens when driving around suburbia and might get low 20's on long trips!


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    #4963
    Capri
    Registered Users Posts: 4,499 ✭✭✭Capri


    90 450SEL for sale in rust free VietNam - US$4,400 (€3,200)

    http://www.bonbanh.com/Xe-Mercedes_Benz-Khác-450-SEL-1990-45391.html

    then use Google translate.

    Only thing that needs to work over there is the a/c - 33c all year, and a black car


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    #4964
    WDB123
    Registered Users Posts: 169 ✭✭WDB123


    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3041993


    w123

    Absolute Sh1t seen it today and he is looking for a fortune for everything,
    doesnt speak english has translater


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    #4965
    Anan1
    Registered Users Posts: 22,818 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    Capri wrote: »
    90 450SEL for sale in rust free VietNam - US$4,400 (€3,200)

    http://www.bonbanh.com/Xe-Mercedes_Benz-Khác-450-SEL-1990-45391.html

    then use Google translate.

    Only thing that needs to work over there is the a/c - 33c all year, and a black car
    That has to be a lot older than 1990 - the W126 came out in 1979!


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    #4966
    Tzar Chasm
    Registered Users Posts: 2,069 ✭✭✭Tzar Chasm


    heres a nice project for someone with a bit of space
    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3050536

    1983 Granada, so thats a whole year to get it up and running,then you benefit from the Cassic Tax
    View2-10181760.jpeg


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    #4967
    Saab Ed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,374 ✭✭✭Saab Ed


    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3057104

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    Nice modern.


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    #4968
    kyote00
    Registered Users Posts: 1,562 ✭✭✭kyote00


    Price 'droop' sounds painful....

    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3056396


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    #4969
    SilverBell
    Registered Users Posts: 431 ✭✭SilverBell


    Dades wrote: »
    Not enough for the price of diesel!

    Interestingly - my old '72 SL actually had the 4.5 liter engine from the SEL under the hood! So I can confidently suggest you'd get MPG in the late teens when driving around suburbia and might get low 20's on long trips!
    Yep, on long trips I got 20-22 in the 450SEL, and around town, I never really worked it out that well, prob about 15 ish.:D


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    #4970
    SilverBell
    Registered Users Posts: 431 ✭✭SilverBell


    Anan1 wrote: »
    There's something wrong with the seats on that one. They're either seat covers or a very poor retrim.

    Yep, the seats looked messed with. That car is being discussed on another UK forum I'm in, apparently it looks fine in the photos but needs a a lot of work.


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    #4971
    bijapos
    Registered Users Posts: 3,003 ✭✭✭bijapos


    Anan1 wrote: »
    That has to be a lot older than 1990 - the W126 came out in 1979!

    looks like the Vietnamese are using the Irish system of car registrations, just put anything on it with no sense of system.
    Tzar Chasm wrote: »
    heres a nice project for someone with a bit of space

    1983 Granada, so thats a whole year to get it up and running,then you benefit from the Cassic Tax

    Interesting. Fair price either way which is rare enough.
    Saab Ed wrote: »
    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3057104

    View2-10215020.jpeg

    Nice modern.

    Sold! Feck it, I would have gone for that at that price, its probably the most underrated Gti of the 80's-early 90's heyday.

    Probably a UK import but it looks like its been looked after. The good thing about the BX is that the Celtic Tiger boy racer generation have no interest in them and they tend to stay very original.


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    #4972
    Tzar Chasm
    Registered Users Posts: 2,069 ✭✭✭Tzar Chasm


    Interesting. Fair price either way which is rare enough.

    yeah, I wouldnt be surprised to see it with the old wings back on it for a photo, bit of a spitshine and a Grand on the price next week


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    #4973
    DonegalMick
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭DonegalMick


    Dades wrote: »
    http://www.carzone.ie/search/Mercedes-Benz/450/201206206896870/advert?channel=CARS

    This looks like a beauty for the cash.

    no-image-large.gif&width=400&height=300

    I wonder if the missis would mind if I traded in the family Passat Estate for this?

    Whats this bad boy worth and what problems might it have. Cheers:)


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    #4974
    SilverBell
    Registered Users Posts: 431 ✭✭SilverBell


    DonegalMick wrote: »
    Whats this bad boy worth and what problems might it have. Cheers:)

    W116s typically suffer from rust, hence a good one is hard to find.

    Sills, front suspension turrets, firewall, front cross member, boot areas, and then perhaps a few panels might go too!!

    This can all be repaired, just a lot of work in most cases.


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    #4975
    DonegalMick
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭DonegalMick


    Thanks SilverBell,
    I would love to buy a good w116 but the price of the cars appear to be from one extreme to the other. You can see w116s in the uk from as little as 1000 to 10,000.


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    #4976
    Diegodelizia
    Registered Users Posts: 38 ✭Diegodelizia


    What do youse think of this one?


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    #4977
    johnos1984
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭johnos1984


    Diegodelizia wrote: »
    What do youse think of this one?
    Watch for rust.

    Even looking at the mismatched panels on that one would lead me to believe it's hiding some nasty surprises.


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    #4978
    Diegodelizia
    Registered Users Posts: 38 ✭Diegodelizia


    And this one - money and time to spend but a piece of history


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    #4979
    Blue850
    Registered Users Posts: 2,558 ✭✭✭Blue850


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    R129 for 3 grand


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    #4980
    squonk
    Registered Users Posts: 8,453 ✭✭✭squonk


    Diegodelizia wrote: »
    What do youse think of this one?

    I think he could have dragged it out of the undergound park before taking some pictures. They're not great photos and one poster has spotted dodgy body panels already. Who knows what else the darkness is hiding? Also, being in the carpark would make the car harder to examine under artificial light I think.


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    #4981
    ahal
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 536 ✭✭✭ahal


    You've really got to ask yourself where you're going with these cars. If you want a couple of years of fun, then fine, buy one and do 'holding jobs' / go to the quick 'n' dirty place for your exhaust etc. If you want a 70 grand car long term, forget it. Buy a Kia instead.

    That is, of course, unless you want to engage in a long and expensive (and often frustrating) process of undoing the damage done by previous owners who had the above outlook. These cars seem to end up needing something expensive done and once the minimum is done it's sold on when the next sign of trouble shows.

    Having said all that, if you've got the money and facilities you're still going to end up with a car costing a fraction of what the modern day version would cost, and you'll be driving something much rarer. Just make sure you have the enthusiasm, money and facilities.

    I didn't :pac:


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