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

Noveight

Cheensbo wrote: »

Admittedly the car is priced high, but then again if you wanted one of these, could you find a cheaper one? Or even another of same spec?

But the quoted text really grinds my gears. You base the dreamer-ness solely on the year of first registration. Cos that's all that there is to it, its a 10 year old corolla :rolleyes:

Admittedly, you'd probably have to go to the North/UK if you wanted another Compressor. Similar spec/age/miles can be bought in the UK for around €4000. Of course there's the cost of importing etc, but surely there's not a hope that Rolla is worth €8.5k?

And yeah, it's a ten year old Corolla. It's a Compressor and it's got savage spec, but it's still a Corolla. If I'd 8.5k and wanted something quick/sporty/whatever I'd be hoping to do better If it's anything like an Altezza then silver doesn't work in its favour either.

Noveight

colm_mcm wrote: »

Those supercharged ones are rare as fook in a 3 door. (If I remember right? Or else they're all 3 door!)

They only come in 3 door afaik, 02-04 T-Sports were available in 4 door or so I'm told

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mint-honda-civic-ek4/13614589



Call me out on this if I'm wrong...but is €1600 for a 1.4 Civic needing a new engine not a bit much? It has a few nice bits on it granted..but still

wotzgoingon

I was just saying to myself how could it be a ek4 if it was a 1.4 engine then read the full description. Who would convert a 1.6 vtec to a 1.4i, madness.

Duke O Smiley

Wasn't that icetronix place converting Integras and stuff to 1.4s in the past?

omb0wyn5ehpij9

wotzgoingon wrote: »

I was just saying to myself how could it be a ek4 if it was a 1.4 engine then read the full description. Who would convert a 1.6 vtec to a 1.4i, madness.

For insurance reasons. I know a girl who had a red Integra Type R with a 1.4 (or possibly a standard 1.6) engine it and it came from Icetronix originally

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Wasn't that icetronix place converting Integras and stuff to 1.4s in the past?

Yep

SnakePlissken

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/damagedcars-for-sale/skoda-octavia-vrs-tdi/13803356

The front half of that car is a completely different shade than the rear.

jelutong

Needs painting according to the ad.

colm_mcm

90bhp

selectamatic

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mint-honda-civic-ek4/13614589

Call me out on this if I'm wrong...but is €1600 for a 1.4 Civic needing a new engine not a bit much? It has a few nice bits on it granted..but still

It's far from worthless tbf but he's going about it the completely wrong way if he's looking to make back any sorta reasonable sum of money.

It needs to be either:
broke

have some sort of a properly running d-series thrown into it or somehow get it through the test with the smokey one (few decades of the Rosary be grand).

or
convert it back to a b-series.

Wibbs

BDJW wrote: »

For insurance reasons. I know a girl who had a red Integra Type R with a 1.4 (or possibly a standard 1.6) engine it and it came from Icetronix originally

Ded_Zebra

Noveight wrote: »

Admittedly, you'd probably have to go to the North/UK if you wanted another Compressor. Similar spec/age/miles can be bought in the UK for around €4000. Of course there's the cost of importing etc, but surely there's not a hope that Rolla is worth €8.5k?

And yeah, it's a ten year old Corolla. It's a Compressor and it's got savage spec, but it's still a Corolla. If I'd 8.5k and wanted something quick/sporty/whatever I'd be hoping to do better If it's anything like an Altezza then silver doesn't work in its favour either.

If you can fond me one currently for sale anywhere in the world for less than 8.5k I will honestly be very very impressed.

colm_mcm

There's one in the uk for £3700 AFAIK. I checked at lunchtime!


Few here
(Not all compressors)
http://www.newsnow.co.uk/classifieds/cars-vans-for-sale/toyota-corolla-compressor.html

Stick on VRT and exchange rate on a £5k uk one and you won't be far off.

Edit, one for £3400 there too in a better colour.

That one in limerick had been on sale for ages.

elperello

SnakePlissken wrote: »

The front half of that car is a completely different shade than the rear.

The front door and wing are from a car of a different colour.

Noveight

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

If you can fond me one currently for sale anywhere in the world for less than 8.5k I will honestly be very very impressed.

€5300 in the UK

€4300 in the UK

Not a current figure, but it's also worth mentioning there were two for sale on the CCUK Facebook page advertised at €4400/4500 last year.

Of course you'd have to add extra charges on to importing those, but he's dreaming if he thinks someone will pay €8.5k for it.

Cheensbo

You wouldn't be too far off 8.5k on those once you got them here though - pre purchase inspection, vrt, nct, ferry/transport/temporary tax, fuel, food & your own time etc.

Not to mention it's a dealer selling it, bit of dealer price loading & possibly some warranty there too I guess.

It's not cheap, but it's not winner of dreamer of the year either, not by a longshot.

wyliecoyote1

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/volkswagen/golf-gti-mk1-mk2/volkswagen-golf-1-gti/6625283

25k for a mk1 gti, LHD with 112 miles!!!!

Wibbs

A low milage minter at that money wouldn't shock me, not with some recent results for low milage minter examples of the original species hot hatches. But that one isn't a minter.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

wyliecoyote1 wrote: »

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/volkswagen/golf-gti-mk1-mk2/volkswagen-golf-1-gti/6625283

25k for a mk1 gti, LHD with 112 miles!!!!

112,000 miles.

colm_mcm

Km actually.

Top Dog

The price is probably about right, but this part made me laugh.

"Small mark on side" ...



https://www.donedeal.ie/commercials-for-sale/opel-vivaro-1-9cdti/14612237

CalamariFritti

Cheensbo wrote: »

You wouldn't be too far off 8.5k on those once you got them here though - pre purchase inspection, vrt, nct, ferry/transport/temporary tax, fuel, food & your own time etc.

Not to mention it's a dealer selling it, bit of dealer price loading & possibly some warranty there too I guess.

It's not cheap, but it's not winner of dreamer of the year either, not by a longshot.

But its still a Corolla :pac:

Cheensbo

CalamariFritti wrote: »

But its still a Corolla :pac:

You're a corolla :P

Titzon Toast

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-is200-2002/14615036

Cloth interior, 15 years old, 150k miles on the clock, English reg.

Wake this poor chap up!

punisher5112

Titzon Toast wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-is200-2002/14615036

Cloth interior, 15 years old, 150k miles on the clock, English reg.

Wake this poor chap up!

Love it very clean before accident.

Car is cut in half but was perfect before that little tiny issue.

Also looks like photos were taken off a computer screen.

Dia1988

Same guy as above but this time with a Sierra Cosworth Shell, engine and bits for 4k.........oh and it's a Cosworth REPLICA!!

Apparently it "was running and driving before dismantling"

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/ford-sierra-2-door-cosworth-replica-1984/14585361

CharlieCroker

Dia1988 wrote: »

Same guy as above but this time with a Sierra Cosworth Shell, engine and bits for 4k.........oh and it's a Cosworth REPLICA!!

Apparently it "was running and driving before dismantling"

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/ford-sierra-2-door-cosworth-replica-1984/14585361

May part ex for something similar!!!! Hold on there while I go ****e in a bucket!!!

Top Dog

Titzon Toast wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-is200-2002/14615036

Cloth interior, 15 years old, 150k miles on the clock, English reg.

Wake this poor chap up!

Sounded bad enough just reading your snippet - then click the link to find out its been crashed too!

Definite dreamer

brembo26

Titzon Toast wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-is200-2002/14615036

Cloth interior, 15 years old, 150k miles on the clock, English reg.

Wake this poor chap up!

A friend bought a 05 one with test, not crashed and on Irish plates for €1900 only 2 weeks ago

ScrubsfanChris

Not even the ST :pac:

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-fiesta-zetec-1-0-65ps-m5-4dr-mca/14553671