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

twin_beacon

colm_mcm wrote: »

Off his game

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/read-carefully-first/13982650?campaign=8

"Was parked up since last nct. I bought this car 5weeks ago and it started first time"

How does he know it was parked up since the last NCT, if it was bought 5 weeks ago.

Special Circumstances

Tzardine wrote: »

I love how the ad says, "I bought this car 5weeks ago and it started first time "

Lol. How is that a positive piece of information. I imagine a potential sale could go like this.

Potential Buyer: How does she run ?
Seller: The engine is b0lloxed, but dont worry it started for me one time about 5 weeks ago. Its grand. "

haha new version of the "was mint before crash" sales pitch that somehow adds magic value to a turd.

porsche boy

twin_beacon wrote:

"Was parked up since last nct. I bought this car 5weeks ago and it started first time"

* However every subsequent time in tried to start it, it won't.

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/rare-mazda-az3-1-owner-low-khm/14110289



€2500..

It was €950 last week.

New owner could at least take some photos of his own..

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mazda-mx-3-tax-nct-58k-miles/14078992



Nice! NCT & tax till 5/17, low miles €950

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Not a hope of that shìtbox selling for 2500.

Golfgorfield

These guys see low mileage and quadruple the value, laughable

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/toyota-carina-automatic/13740461

CianRyan

Hugh Mungus wrote: »

Not a hope of that shìtbox selling for 2500.

I agree it won't sell but it is anything but a ****box.
They re really cool little cars and a good one is getting very rare.

GustavoGaviria

Golfgorfield wrote: »

These guys see low mileage and quadruple the value, laughable

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/toyota-carina-automatic/13740461

How many '85 Carina's you think are left in Ireland? There is 19 registered in all of the UK. Man has something rare and is entitled to name his price. That Carina has more street cred than most the VW/Audi rep mobiles many on here fawn over.

sjb25

porsche boy wrote: »

* However every subsequent time in tried to start it, it won't.

Minor details come view as first to view will buy

Golfgorfield

GustavoGaviria wrote: »

How many '85 Carina's you think are left in Ireland? There is 19 registered in all of the UK. Man has something rare and is entitled to name his price. That Carina has more street cred than most the VW/Audi rep mobiles many on here fawn over.

6




THOUSAND



EUROS.......

GustavoGaviria

Golfgorfield wrote: »

6

THOUSAND

EUROS.......

Oh better hit the Caps Lock somebody disagreed with you :rolleyes:

millington

GustavoGaviria wrote: »

How many '85 Carina's you think are left in Ireland? There is 19 registered in all of the UK. Man has something rare and is entitled to name his price. That Carina has more street cred than most the VW/Audi rep mobiles many on here fawn over.

There could be none left and I still don't think it would be worth 6k

bear1

GustavoGaviria wrote: »

How many '85 Carina's you think are left in Ireland? There is 19 registered in all of the UK. Man has something rare and is entitled to name his price. That Carina has more street cred than most the VW/Audi rep mobiles many on here fawn over.

Do you think it's worth 6k?

WestWing

GustavoGaviria wrote: »

How many '85 Carina's you think are left in Ireland? There is 19 registered in all of the UK. Man has something rare and is entitled to name his price. That Carina has more street cred than most the VW/Audi rep mobiles many on here fawn over.

:rolleyes: Words fail me.

GustavoGaviria

bear1 wrote: »

Do you think it's worth 6k?

I said the seller is entitled to name his price on what is a rare car. I don't feel it it is such an obscene price that it qualified posting here and labeled laughable.

WestWing wrote: »

:rolleyes: Words fail me.

Words don't fail me, I'm a car fanatic, the effort and care required for that car after all these years to be in that condition is commendable. It is a cool car.

twin_beacon

GustavoGaviria wrote: »

That Carina has more street cred than most the VW/Audi rep mobiles many on here fawn over.

Because its an '85 reg?
The Carina was (just as the Avensis that replaced it) just a regular family car, it wasn't a head turner in 1985.
I don't think a golf gti or 205 gti of that era in that condition would even make 6k!

bear1

I'd much rather this and I'd say it's just as rare as the Carina.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volkswagen-golf-cabriolet-1-8-gti-2dr-nct-sep-17/13895049

tossy

twin_beacon wrote: »

Because its an '85 reg?
The Carina was (just as the Avensis that replaced it) just a regular family car, it wasn't a head turner in 1985.
I don't think a golf gti or 205 gti of that era in that condition would even make 6k!

This ^

The amount of insecurity about VW around this place is gas everything has to be about how something compares to VW lol.

Vw bland/rep mobiles and this carina are not even in the same ball park, Which one would i like to drive 400 miles a week in or hit a wall in ? or which one would you like to drive to a car show once or twice a summer....

Street cred is for teenagers.

The Carina is a cool car, it's up to seller what price they name, don't make everything about VW and also don't refer to other peoples cars as ****e boxes (jut a general thing i've seen creeping in here again)

ohnonotgmail

twin_beacon wrote: »

Because its an '85 reg?
The Carina was (just as the Avensis that replaced it) just a regular family car, it wasn't a head turner in 1985.
I don't think a golf gti or 205 gti of that era in that condition would even make 6k!

Not seeing the attraction of what was a fairly normal car for time. Each to their own though. I'd much rather a 205 gti though i would settle for the golf cabriolet below.

bear1 wrote: »

I'd much rather this and I'd say it's just as rare as the Carina.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volkswagen-golf-cabriolet-1-8-gti-2dr-nct-sep-17/13895049

GustavoGaviria

twin_beacon wrote: »

Because its an '85 reg?
The Carina was (just as the Avensis that replaced it) just a regular family car, it wasn't a head turner in 1985.
I don't think a golf gti or 205 gti of that era in that condition would even make 6k!

Such is the life cycle of cars if they last long enough they can become cool with age. Cortina's, Granada's, Ascona's, Sierra's etc when in mint condition are cool in my eyes. Of course the two GTi's will trump it, seen a lovely Renault 5 Turbo on DD there today as well.

tossy wrote: »

This ^

The amount of insecurity about VW around this place is gas everything has to be about how something compares to VW lol.

Vw bland/rep mobiles and this carina are not even in the same ball park, Which one would i like to drive 400 miles a week in or hit a wall in ? or which one would you like to drive to a car show once or twice a summer....

Street cred is for teenagers.

The Carina is a cool car, it's up to seller what price they name, don't make everything about VW and also don't refer to other peoples cars as ****e boxes (jut a general thing i've seen creeping in here again)

I'd agree with most of that. I've no insecurity about VAG cars, just VW/Audi would best describe the most commonly sought after models in Ireland at the moment. 10 years ago maybe I would have said Toyota/Fords. Neither did I call anything a s****box.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

I'm of an age where I should think that 85 Carina is cool...but it's not. It's as ugly today as it was the day it left the factory. If it was the RWD one before it...yes, yes that would be very cool.

This one;

Old school Toyotas are awesome, that one on donedeal...well it's just not.

Disclaimer: Not an Audi/VW fanboy.

wotzgoingon

For lazy people. Link from above.

DakarVert

What about a Felicia?

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/skoda-1-6/14053353

James Bond Junior

DakarVert wrote: »

What about a Felicia?

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/skoda-1-6/14053353

Surely we have a winner! Just showed herself the pics and asked how much she thought it was worth. €100 was her reply! Haha!

wotzgoingon

DakarVert wrote: »

What about a Felicia?

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/skoda-1-6/14053353

3 grand for that madness. Paint in bits parked up a few years, outside obviously. Brakes probably seized.

Top Dog

Surely the seller isn't that insane and it's actually a typo which should be €300?

jacksie66

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Top Dog

jacksie66 wrote: »

I thought that also but they have 3000 twice in the ad. Insanity..

Jaysus. I only had a quick glance where it said paint is blistering and needs doing.

Maybe the seller really is loolah

twin_beacon

tossy wrote: »

This ^

The amount of insecurity about VW around this place is gas everything has to be about how something compares to VW lol.

well, I also compared it to a Peugeot
The manufacturers I mentioned are irrelevant.
If the in demand cars of that era (i just gave an example of two), in the same condition are making less money, then price tag doesn't seem realistic.

In 30 years from now, would you pay more for a 171 mint ford mustang, or a 171 mint ford mondeo!

coolbeans

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/rare-mazda-az3-1-owner-low-khm/14110289



€2500..

It was €950 last week.

New owner could at least take some photos of his own..

It's not even the mildly desirable 1.8 V6. The car's OK, but it's worth sod all, maybe a grand to somebody who wants one. It's not even an original Irish car which affects the owner's classic car delusions.