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

Toyotafanboi

Let's not forget the inflatable tyres and illuminating headlights.

Toyotafanboi

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-3-series-325ci-m-sport-auto/14970883

€5950. You'd get into an e90 325i for that!

Toyotafanboi

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/alfa-147-1-9-jtdm-130ps-left-hand-drive-6-speed/16041988

Clean and a nice spec but it's not worth that, particularly being wrong hand drive.

bear1

Good luck registering an italian reg car here.
The amount of crap you need to do in Italy to actually de register it for export is horrible.

grogi

bear1 wrote: »

Good luck registering an italian reg car here.
The amount of crap you need to do in Italy to actually de register it for export is horrible.

Registering here is easy - have proof of ownership, book VRT and voila. It is just Italian bureaucracy that needs to be fought to unregistered it there.

166man

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/alfa-147-1-9-jtdm-130ps-left-hand-drive-6-speed/16041988

Clean and a nice spec but it's not worth that, particularly being wrong hand drive.

The seller picked that up for no more than €600 - probably less. I know this because I was offered (perhaps somewhat unsurprisingly ) that very car for that amount.

I wouldn't begrudge someone trying to make a few bob at all though tbh, just thought I'd mention that in the unlikely event someone was considering it.

bear1

grogi wrote: »

Registering here is easy - have proof of ownership, book VRT and voila. It is just Italian bureaucracy that needs to be fought to unregistered it there.

That was my point.
And strictly speaking you'd have to first do a transfer of ownership in Italy which isn't free, then advise that the car is being exported so the plates are then removed from the car for destruction which means it can't be driven.
I mean you could say screw that and register it in ireland but the seller would be in a spot of bother with the Italians.

grogi

bear1 wrote: »

I mean you could say screw that and register it in ireland but the seller would be in a spot of bother with the Italians.

You're a nice person - but why should you care?

bear1

grogi wrote: »

You're a nice person - but why should you care?

It happened once to me.
Bought a car off an italian without fully knowing the rules.
I then resold it after a few months.
A while later the seller contacted me in a panic as he received reminders of the annual tax payment which he had been ignoring until the department increased the fine for lack of payment.
I tried to help him but couldn't as it was simply a case of look this is the new reg number and that's all I can do.
Felt very bad though as i was partly at fault.

Cheensbo

Same lad selling that Alfa that had the 17k mazda up a few weeks ago.

And the beautiful red 159 wagon - which was also in dreamland.

mloc123

Cheensbo wrote: »

Same lad selling that Alfa that had the 17k mazda up a few weeks ago.

And the beautiful red 159 wagon - which was also in dreamland.

Same guy bought a 535d e60 from somebody on briskoda a few months back and had it listed +2k a day later..

Toyotafanboi

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/08-vw-passat-1-9-tdi-van-1000/16054733

I already though it was expensive before I read the bottom line of the ad and found out the engine didn't work.

colm_mcm

You thought €1000 was expensive?

Toyotafanboi

Forr a ten year old Passat "van conversion" in rag order with no tax or test and a quarter of a million miles on the clock, do you not :pac:

Edit: I suppose I didn't think it was expensive as such, but I thought it was a hard sell.

Gravelly

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/08-vw-passat-1-9-tdi-van-1000/16054733

I already though it was expensive before I read the bottom line of the ad and found out the engine didn't work.

It's basically a €1000 henhouse.

wotswattage

Ah lads. A clean car for sure but seriously...

€8000
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/vw-golf-anniversary-16v/15541316

Top Dog

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Forr a ten year old Passat "van conversion" in rag order with no tax or test and a quarter of a million miles on the clock, do you not :pac:

Edit: I suppose I didn't think it was expensive as such, but I thought it was a hard sell.

Maybe my eyes aren't what they used to be, but doesn't it have valid DOE till the 1st of August, and another 4 months tax too? Not that they're much use on a non-runner, but they're valid none the less.

Top Dog

wotswattage wrote: »

Ah lads. A clean car for sure but seriously...

€8000
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/vw-golf-anniversary-16v/15541316

1 of only 150? Seriously? Can someone familiar with VW's confirm or contradict this claim please?

Gravelly

Top Dog wrote: »

1 of only 150? Seriously? Can someone familiar with VW's confirm or contradict this claim please?

According to a friend, who is a VW mechanic and an expert in the brand, there were 1,000 of them made for the European market, though everyone that has one claims there was anything from 21 to 300 made!

JohnBoy26

wotswattage wrote: »

Ah lads. A clean car for sure but seriously...

€8000
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/vw-golf-anniversary-16v/15541316

From the ad it looks like that car had a nice bit of tin worm.

wotswattage

Top Dog wrote: »

1 of only 150? Seriously? Can someone familiar with VW's confirm or contradict this claim please?

I think that's actually true.

To the best of my knowledge there were 1000 right hand drive 'anniversary' models made in 1996 with 850 being 8v and 150 being 16v. Not sure about the numbers for the European market..

I used own a 16v anniversary myself and I miss it dearly (rotten sills and all)

Titzon Toast

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Forr a ten year old Passat "van conversion" in rag order with no tax or test and a quarter of a million miles on the clock, do you not :pac:

Edit: I suppose I didn't think it was expensive as such, but I thought it was a hard sell.

You left out the part about the dead engine too!

Gravelly

wotswattage wrote: »

Top Dog wrote: »

1 of only 150? Seriously? Can someone familiar with VW's confirm or contradict this claim please?

I think that's actually true.

To the best of my knowledge there were 1000 right hand drive 'anniversary' models made in 1996 with 850 being 8v and 150 being 16v. Not sure about the numbers for the European market..

I used own a 16v anniversary myself and I miss it dearly (rotten sills and all)

Reminds me of a car show I was at about 2 years ago. A lad there had an S4 and he was telling everyone how it was one of only 50 made. I was a bit surprised as I used to own the exact same model - after a few questions I discovered he meant one of only 50 right hand drive models in that exact spec and colour!

johndaman66

Gravelly wrote: »

Reminds me of a car show I was at about 2 years ago. A lad there had an S4 and he was telling everyone how it was one of only 50 made. I was a bit surprised as I used to own the exact same model - after a few questions I discovered he meant one of only 50 right hand drive models in that exact spec and colour!

That whole thing bemuses me.


Add to that comments like the only one in Ireland, the cleanest one in the country, blah blah blah etc etc

James Bond Junior

johndaman66 wrote: »

That whole thing bemuses me.


Add to that comments like the only one in Ireland, the cleanest one in the country, blah blah blah etc etc

My car is one of a kind, it's the only one with that number plate in the country. Super rare!

davycc

Get her quick lads only 16500 for a yellow 5dr escort ghia 1984 , you can buy 2 ae86s for that money!

I messaged the mental seller asking if it has any nct or tax.

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/ford-escort-1-6-gl-xr3-type/15935150

colm_mcm

Already a former star of this thread

davycc

colm_mcm wrote: »

Already a former star of this thread

Holy sheet I thought I would have remembered such a worthy entrant ! Seller message me back saying it will be Nctd on Wednesday , no doubt the price will reach 30k by then lol

bear1

Offer him 45k if he agrees pay you 50k first.

Lockheed

http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/mercedes-benz/e-class/used-2008-mercedes-benz-e-class-a-dublin-fpa-3882587574862926699