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

YBTurbo

Hal1 wrote: »

Check out the asking price :rolleyes:.

If I had the money, I wouldn't think twice.

Some people would spend a lot more on Ferraris and stuff, which draw unwanted attention if you just want to go shopping and not spend the day telling people about it.

The Fiesta offers, lots more ****s and giggles, and just looks like a Fiesta to everyone.


Mmmmm needs a TDi badge and then we can go boy racer hunting

VTEC yooooooooooooooooooooo....... Holy ****... She must be chipped layyyyyyyyyyyd, or else a TDi

Tragedy

Hmm, modified 550bhp 2.0l Fiesta or a 2008 Aston Martin DB9


I could go on, but why bother. It's a mad price for a track day Fiesta, no matter how powerful/well tuned. An Ultima GTR or Ariel Atom 300 would come in well under that price, and eat the Fiesta alive on a track - if that's what floats your boat.

YBTurbo

Tragedy wrote: »

Hmm, modified 550bhp 2.0l Fiesta or a 2008 Aston Martin DB9


I could go on, but why bother. It's a mad price for a track day Fiesta, no matter how powerful/well tuned. An Ultima GTR or Ariel Atom 300 would come in well under that price, and eat the Fiesta alive on a track - if that's what floats your boat.

Yes but you'd expect the Atom or Ultima to be fast, but would you expect the Fiesta to be quick?

Its more a Q car really.

Tragedy

I'm guessing you don't know what a Q-Car is.

Daycent examples of a q-car:
Saab Aero's(or turbos in general)
Volvo T5's
Jag S-Type R
Audi S8
C32 AMG
BMW 550i

A tarted up Fiesta with an FMIC, RS paint, rollcage and a bodywork is neither a Q-Car, nor a car for driving to the shops anonymously in - the first speed bump or pothole you encounter will destroy your back with the trackday suspension.

YBTurbo

Tragedy wrote: »

I'm guessing you don't know what a Q-Car is.

Daycent examples of a q-car:
Saab Aero's(or turbos in general)
Volvo T5's
Jag S-Type R
Audi S8
C32 AMG
BMW 550i

A tarted up Fiesta with an FMIC, RS paint, rollcage and a bodywork is neither a Q-Car, nor a car for driving to the shops anonymously in - the first speed bump or pothole you encounter will destroy your back with the trackday suspension.

A Q car is something that looks standard/ slow but it isn't.....


An AMG is not a Q car, people expect them to be quick *General Public I mean. Oh look a big German Merc, must be quick.

The Fiesta looks like a tarted up trolley to the General Public, slow/boring but it would literally knock their socks off.

Tragedy

YBTurbo wrote: »

A Q car is something that looks standard/ slow but it isn't.....


An AMG is not a Q car, people expect them to be quick *General Public I mean. Oh look a big German Merc, must be quick.

The Fiesta looks like a tarted up trolley to the General Public, slow/boring but it would literally knock their socks off.

:rolleyes:

One of these goes from 0-60 in just under ten seconds, and one goes from 0-60 in 4.6s, and there's only a handful of people in Ireland who could tell which was which with a cursory glance.
#1
#2

That's what makes it a q-car, it looks like a normal standard boring saloon car and instead goes like the clappers....

SV

Tragedy wrote: »

:rolleyes:

One of these goes from 0-60 in just under ten seconds, and one goes from 0-60 in 4.6s, and there's only a handful of people in Ireland who could tell which was which with a cursory glance.
#1
#2

That's what makes it a q-car, it looks like a normal standard boring saloon car and instead goes like the clappers....

but the point is most of the general public think that all Mercs are fast, even those that barely get to 60 in 10 seconds.



I'd gladly pay that for the fiesta btw. Animal of a car

Hal1

How about this? Koenigsegg Granada :pac:. 2100bhp.




Story here:
http://blogs.popularhotrodding.com/6634997/project-cars/koenigsegg-granada/index.html

Build thread on passionford.
http://passionford.com/forum/restorations-rebuilds-and-projects/231097-zzz-zzz-sleeper-granada-1st-road-test-completed.html

copeyhagen

1. the twin cam, while not my cup of tea, is one of the best handling rwd cars for its age. I do think that irish owners are retarded with their prices, when the same car could be brought in from japan even now for cheaper. owners still think 2008 prices are fair.

2. the fiesta for 55k sterling could be built for a fraction of the cost, wouldnt need to be registered as it would never see the road, couldnt be nct'd due to a number of factors. dreamer is an understatement.

oh wait, maybe ken block will buy it seeing as though it looks kinda like his gymkhana one...

Marlow

Hal1 wrote: »

How about this? Koenigsegg Granada :pac:. 2100bhp.

That one is an absolute Q-car. I've seen it in the flesh. Definatly one of the best sleepers around.

/M

YBTurbo

Marlow wrote: »

That one is an absolute Q-car. I've seen it in the flesh. Definatly one of the best sleepers around.

/M

Point proven, That Granada is a Q car... AMG is not.

Tragedy

SV wrote: »

but the point is most of the general public think that all Mercs are fast, even those that barely get to 60 in 10 seconds.

They do? Since when? E classes are associated with taxi drivers and retired men, c classes driven by business women, A class driven by mums and no-one ever bought a B class so no-one thinks they're fast either. The only merc that people I know associate with being a fast car is the CLS, and that's because it looks fast

If a c-class overtook me effortlessly and powered off into the distance, I'd be as surprised as the first time I encountered an s60 t5 on the old n7 and it overtaking cars with such ridiculous ease.

BMW m-cars used to be qcars too, quite a few people lamented how with every generation they became increasingly visibly different from the standard cars.

Regardless, off topic and I think most people agree the fiesta belongs here

SV

Tragedy wrote: »

Regardless, off topic and I think most people agree the fiesta belongs here

I don't think you know a lot of people aren't petrol heads but I don't think I've met anyone(who wasn't a petrol head) who doesn't think that all Mercs/BMWs are fast.
for gods sake I had someone tell me before their 316ti compact was definitely quicker than my old Clio. jesus.



I don't think that the fiesta deserves to be here seeing as you'd easily find people who'd pay that if they had it..hence yer man isn't dreaming

Damokc

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Talk about off-topic! You can start a new thread in Classic Cars if you wish...

AFAIK they cant!! vintage/classic discussions are banned as it's stickied.

MrFoxman360

I thought this person was chancing their arm when this ad went up over a month ago,

But its renewed again at the same price? Mint or not, older cars as common as the starlet are not necessarily worth a lot of money, even if they are getting more popular now.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/2301341

MetzgerMeister

Re: That starlet:

The car is like the day it rolled of the production line.

this car is better than the day it left the toyota production line

copeyhagen

i love boxy starlets (kp60/61 more so) but that lad is away with the fairies.

seems the cars value has actually gone up since rolling off the production line

Tragedy

SV wrote: »

I don't think you know a lot of people aren't petrol heads but I don't think I've met anyone(who wasn't a petrol head) who doesn't think that all Mercs/BMWs are fast.
for gods sake I had someone tell me before their 316ti compact was definitely quicker than my old Clio. jesus.

Of all my friends, there's only two who drive(well, one drives a moped but that hardly counts ) and no-one in my family has any interest in cars whatsoever, hence driving fords, kias and hyundais

Damokc

12K! for a borderline "felt" A4
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2577646

Top Dog

Damokc wrote: »

12K! for a borderline "felt" A4
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2577646

Tis a rare one! No RS4 badge and has left the TDi in-situ! :eek:

si_guru

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2579805

VolvoMan

2.0 V6 150PH BMW engine

You'd nearly feel like e-mailing him.

Damokc

looks spotless n all but a 02 with 140000 miles? €5,999?
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2581745


on a side note...how do I post a picture with the link embedded in it so that I dont have to post the link and the picture separate

Hal1

Select the picture and click the url icon, then paste url.

Woofstuff

Damokc wrote: »

looks spotless n all but a 02 with 140000 miles?

That wouldnt be alot of miles really... about 15500 a year

similiar one for a grand more... alot less miles though http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2554905

similiar one from a dealer,.. 30k less miles http://www.carzone.ie/search/Audi/A4/TDI-SPOR/201138204525970/advert?channel=CARS

Howabout a 2003 passanger landcruiser with 170k for €10950

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Toyota/Landcruiser/LWB/201113201783906/advert?channel=CARS

Damokc

Rare..yes very..so rare it doesn't even exist.
this dope also blocked off the plates....but yep...took pictures of the tax and nct disc with the number on it!
http://mywheels.ie/VehiclePreview.aspx
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2320539

dr.fuzzenstein

Damokc wrote: »

Rare..yes very..so rare it doesn't even exist.
this dope also blocked off the plates....but yep...took pictures of the tax and nct disc with the number on it!
http://mywheels.ie/VehiclePreview.aspx
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2320539

But it's got neon headlights!:D

x in the city

Ireland full of Audi idiots.

Saw a RS4 estate today in my area, savage yoke. tail pipes size of dinner plates.
..

was genuine too.. :rolleyes:

si_guru

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2593508

Where to start..

L-M

si_guru wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2593508

Where to start..

More like €700, and at that.