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

Taylor365

grogi wrote: »

Maybe it smells like mint tea?

Must Intentionally Not Tell Condition.

Cheensbo

Mint has lost all meaning, mint means "cool" in old money.

A lad I work with has a passat that's rough as a badgers hole but it has 19" shiny wheels and all the tintZ, it's regularly described as mint, well, one fella here says: "jasus she's rough as fook but my god that's a mint yoke"

Tropheus

http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/alfa-romeo/spider/used-2008-alfa-romeo-spider-brera-dublin-fpa-7709459591012523474

Nice car, but will someone really pay close to the asking price for a 9 year old Alfa?

colm_mcm

They're around £10k in the uk, but 36% VRT on a probably €20k OMSP would mean it wouldn't be too far off.

Tropheus

There's a Brera Coupe on Carzone of similar age and mileage for €7.5k. I know this is rarer and the coupe is diesel, but more than twice the price seems high.

http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/alfa-romeo/brera/used-2008-alfa-romeo-brera-dublin-fpa-4980497065291532023

166man

colm_mcm wrote: »

They're around £10k in the uk, but 36% VRT on a probably €20k OMSP would mean it wouldn't be too far off.

The mother bought her 2008 Spider 2.2JTS in 2012 with 18k miles on it and paid €15k I believe, could have been slightly less.

I'd say that will be sitting for a while @ €16k...

colm_mcm

166man wrote: »

The mother bought her 2008 Spider 2.2JTS in 2012 with 18k miles on it and paid €15k I believe, could have been slightly less.

I'd say that will be sitting for a while @ €16k...

Yikes!

Cars were cheap for a while 5 years ago though.
There's a lot better ways to spend €16k, but what you'd get one for in the uk is usually a good yardstick.

kyote00

Sweet jesus. This is my daily for the last 9 months.

2.2JTS. 67k miles. Just sailed thro' its NCT....

I got it for €3.5k

colm_mcm wrote: »

Yikes!

Cars were cheap for a while 5 years ago though.
There's a lot better ways to spend €16k, but what you'd get one for in the uk is usually a good yardstick.

colm_mcm

It's not a spider though!

I have a serious want for a Brera though.

kyote00

well spotted, Sherlock !

Beautiful to look at but the 2.2 is underpowered IMHO. The petrols also have horrendously soft timing chain/tensioners - leading to stretching and then wierd timing issues, horrible lumpy drives.
I don't 'do diesels' so might opt for the 3.2 in a few years when this one wears out.....:P

colm_mcm wrote: »

It's not a spider though!

I have a serious want for a Brera though.

Tropheus

I have a soft spot for them myself hence me browsing Carzone. The 3.2 would be nice, but prices in the UK are high and the motor tax here would be a killer. It's mad that we're incentivised to purchase toxic diesels when cleaner petrol cars are taxed off the road.

colm_mcm

kyote00 wrote: »

well spotted, Sherlock !

Beautiful to look at but the 2.2 is underpowered IMHO. The petrols also have horrendously soft timing chain/tensioners - leading to stretching and then wierd timing issues, horrible lumpy drives.
I don't 'do diesels' so might opt for the 3.2 in a few years when this one wears out.....:P

It was the 2.4 JTD I was eyeing up on autotrader.
Also thinking Laguna Coupe but the Brera is obviously better looking.

James Bond Junior

colm_mcm wrote: »

It was the 2.4 JTD I was eyeing up on autotrader.
Also thinking Laguna Coupe but the Brera is obviously better looking.

I was thinking about one too but the 2.4 jdtm is very heavy on diesel according to the alfa forums and it very much writes cheques it can't deliver. All show, but very poor to drive. I'd love a 2.4 jdtm Q4 if I was going down that route, I reckon it would be lovely little sleeper.

wyliecoyote1

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/1991-bmw-e30-318-is-blue/14775331

e30 prices are shooting out of control. I think people are starting to think they're sitting on goldmines even if the car is a piece of ****. Fair enough 5-6 grand for a mint one but people are trying to get that for ones in need of complete restoration! :mad::mad::mad:

mloc123

wyliecoyote1 wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/1991-bmw-e30-318-is-blue/14775331

e30 prices are shooting out of control. I think people are starting to think they're sitting on goldmines even if the car is a piece of ****. Fair enough 5-6 grand for a mint one but people are trying to get that for ones in need of complete restoration! :mad::mad::mad:

e30 prices are crazy going back 10 years or more...

wyliecoyote1

mloc123 wrote: »

e30 prices are crazy going back 10 years or more...

Ive been following these prices for the past 6 years anyway, its my favourite car of all time. i had a very good condition 318is, bbs wheels, respray, mtec 2 kit, all original etc etc that i bought for 2400 in 2011. prices have since doubled!

James Bond Junior

wyliecoyote1 wrote: »

Ive been following these prices for the past 6 years anyway, its my favourite car of all time. i had a very good condition 318is, bbs wheels, respray, mtec 2 kit, all original etc etc that i bought for 2400 in 2011. prices have since doubled!

You didn't happen to buy that car in Limerick did you?

Wibbs

kyote00 wrote: »

Sweet jesus. This is my daily for the last 9 months.

2.2JTS. 67k miles. Just sailed thro' its NCT....

I got it for €3.5k

OK dynamically they may not be up to much, but IMH that's a gorgeous car and very good value.

NIMAN

That car is 11 yr old and is still better looking than 95% of the cars on the road now.

If the Irish Gov ever comes to its senses and lowers the crazy tax on these types of cars, I'b be in the market for a weekend runaround.

James Bond Junior

NIMAN wrote: »

That car is 11 yr old and is still better looking than 95% of the cars on the road now.

If the Irish Gov ever comes to its senses and lowers the crazy tax on these types of cars, I'b be in the market for a weekend runaround.

Would you come to YOUR senses!!! Irish government will never do that!

166man

NIMAN wrote: »

That car is 11 yr old and is still better looking than 95% of the cars on the road now.

If the Irish Gov ever comes to its senses and lowers the crazy tax on these types of cars, I'b be in the market for a weekend runaround.

I'm sure if you could work it out that the multiplier effect of the reduction in tax would ensure that the Government would generate higher indirect returns.

That will never happen though. I want to see post 2008's tax rates rise though.

colm_mcm

NIMAN wrote: »

That car is 11 yr old and is still better looking than 95% of the cars on the road now.

If the Irish Gov ever comes to its senses and lowers the crazy tax on these types of cars, I'b be in the market for a weekend runaround.

If that ever happens, you'll have to raise your budget considerably.

bear1

The fronts of the 159/brera are beyond sex.

Wibbs

bear1 wrote: »

The fronts of the 159/brera are beyond sex.

+1. IMHO if you had a shed and a few extra quid, either of them will be "investments" down the line, particularly, again IMH the Brera.

quadrifoglio verde

Wibbs wrote: »

+1. IMHO if you had a shed and a few extra quid, either of them will be "investments" down the line, particularly, again IMH the Brera.

I find it difficult to see that happening as they drive ****e though.
The 156 is much funner to drive in comparison, so nimble. The 159 is boring.

Don't get me wrong it's comfy, looks well, can carry friends easily, but I don't get the urge to just go out and head up the mountains like I do with my gtv

If you've an empty shed get a 156. Ideally a busso

Titzon Toast

I like this car, it's cool, it's had tons done it, but that price is surly a mistake?!

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volkswagen-beetle-california-style-hot-rod-cars/10978843

blackbox

Titzon Toast wrote: »

I like this car, it's cool, it's had tons done it, but that price is surly a mistake?!

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volkswagen-beetle-california-style-hot-rod-cars/10978843

I wouldn't give €74 for it (each to his own!).

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jelutong

Horrible looking yoke.

Duke O Smiley

Titzon Toast wrote: »

I like this car, it's cool, it's had tons done it, but that price is surly a mistake?!

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volkswagen-beetle-california-style-hot-rod-cars/10978843

Lol last week (and last month, last year...) that was €75,000

Nice to see the steady drop in price

wyliecoyote1

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Lol last week (and last month, last year...) that was €75,000

Nice to see the steady drop in price

that will never ever sell!