VRT Free in 2010

bijapos

3 cars here, all launched in 1980 which makes them classic in 2010 so €50 VRT and bugger all road tax.



I've always liked the Quattro, but they were always a bit expensive. Nearest I ever got was a 200 Avant Quattro, which in fairness was good enough.



Mondial not the prettiest Ferrari ever built but still.




And a mate of mine had one of these when I lived in Germany, great memories but not the most reliable. Seemingly some parts like the door handles and some of the interiort were off a Peugeot 505, they shouldn't have stopped there.












Anything else?

KrodMandoon

The Cortina 80



We could all look like Father Ted

Anan1

W126 Mercedes, some of them were registered in 1979 but the choice should be a lot larger now. More 450SEL 6.9s, too.:)

peasant

The early aircolds are in that bracket now too

macplaxton

Citroen GSAs: more coming into the zone too.

Ah there some good stuff coming on tap later in the year: Ford Escort MkIII, Austin miniMetro and Fiat Panda......... :pac: :rolleyes:

unkel

W123 300TD estate - the worlds first turbo diesel. Convert it to veggie oil.

manta mad

one of mine is 30 on the 5 march 2010

this one




although it looks like this now as im in the middle of a complete rebuild

bijapos

W123 estate came on the market before 1980, my first car was a 1979 300TD, rust bucket, but great days. Looking for a 6 series CSI myself, was thinking of the UK but I think big yokes like them look better in their original LHD. Has to be fully loaded though. So it looks like a trip to Germany sometime next year.

unkel

bijapos wrote: »

W123 estate came on the market before 1980, my first car was a 1979 300T.

The turbodiesel wasn't out till '80 I think?

kasper

was the golf gti 1980 or 1981 ?

Seweryn

unkel wrote: »

The turbodiesel wasn't out till '80 I think?

Yep, the 300TDT was marketed in 1980, only available as LHD and only with the automatic transmission. It was the most expensive version of the 123 series.

Seweryn

unkel wrote: »

W123 300TD estate - the worlds first turbo diesel. Convert it to veggie oil.

The W116 300SD was in fact the first Turbodiesel engined car, introduced in 1977.
The OM617 does not really need to be converted to run on plant oil. My one runs on it OK, however it is better if you mix it with regular Diesel - depending on the outside temperature - say between 30 and 70 %.

Anan1

kasper wrote: »

was the golf gti 1980 or 1981 ?

AFAIK it was released in Europe in 1976 but we only got it in 1979/80.

unkel

Seweryn wrote: »

The W116 300SD was in fact the first Turbodiesel engined car, introduced in 1977.

Didn't know that. Just googled a minute and the 300SD was only available in the US and Canada. Never knew the diesel was derived from the diesel engine used in the C111 either. Never mind Ferraris, that car (or should I say those cars) were legend when I was a boy :cool:

hsrchevette

My vauxhall chevette shall be 30 in sept although i have it registered it already i will defo be taxin it more then

--amadeus--

The legend that is the Lotus Esprit Turbo

--amadeus--

Sorry - photo is huge and it's timing out when I try to edit it.... I've PMd the mod to remove

manta mad

oh god no !!!!
dont remove the pic ! its grand

unkel

manta mad wrote: »

oh god no !!!!
dont remove the pic ! its grand

+1

It's fine

Dades

unkel wrote: »

W123 300TD estate - the worlds first turbo diesel. Convert it to veggie oil.

The bird in that picture looks like she could use a rub of veggie oil or something... or at least good scrub! :eek:

Renault Fuego?

--amadeus--

Dades wrote: »

The bird in that picture looks like she could use a rub of veggie oil or something... or at least good scrub! :eek:

think what 30 years of wear and tear does to a cars bodywork.

Now imagine how that girl looks with all that extra mileage and how many not so careful "owners" :eek:

macplaxton

--amadeus-- wrote: »

The legend that is the Lotus Esprit Turbo

The pic fits fine on a 1650x1080 monitor, but that not a turbo model....it's a 1976 S1....so it should get the axe!

--amadeus--

I couldn't find a Turbo pic that included a pretty girl in a bikini :P

bijapos

Looking at the people in the background twas a chilly enough day for a photo shoot.

bijapos

New Bentley and RR introduced in 1980 too

--amadeus--

bijapos wrote: »

New Bentley and RR introduced in 1980 too

Hmmm, always had a hankering for a Bentley and teh Mulsanne is one of teh 1980 models...

a_v525

Porsche 924?

Dades

^^ There's people been driving 924's VRT free since 2006!

Mind you, they were first built in 1976 though I doubt there's many of that vintage surviving on Irish roads... :pac:

HiKite

Anan1 wrote: »

W126 Mercedes, some of them were registered in 1979 but the choice should be a lot larger now. More 450SEL 6.9s, too.:)

I'd love one of these, but the petrol versions are thirsty puppies, and the diesel is US/Canada only, for a few years yet?

carchaeologist

Also coming into the 30 year bracket next year,well,i suppose not untill the later part of the year,but still 1980...

unkel

carchaeologist wrote: »

Also coming into the 30 year bracket next year,well,i suppose not untill the later part of the year,but still 1980...

Oh yeah. Fantastic car. Really revolutionary. The effort and budget in developing that car with the prime interest in safety is just amazing. Best small car in the world in the last 30 years.

macplaxton

carchaeologist wrote: »

Also coming into the 30 year bracket next year,well,i suppose not untill the later part of the year,but still 1980...

Keep up carchaelogist! I mentioned that tat in post 5 over three weeks ago, it's even on the same page

carchaeologist

macplaxton wrote: »

Keep up carchaelogist! I mentioned that tat in post 5 over three weeks ago, it's even on the same page

Haha..i see that now..i didnt see it yesterday when i read over the thread though!:o

CamperMan

unkel wrote: »

W123 300TD estate - the worlds first turbo diesel. Convert it to veggie oil.

looks like she got caught ready to take a dump

CamperMan

unkel wrote: »

Oh yeah. Fantastic car. Really revolutionary. The effort and budget in developing that car with the prime interest in safety is just amazing. Best small car in the world in the last 30 years.

be sensible

Seweryn

CamperMan wrote: »

looks like she got caught ready to take a dump

Yeah, but some pleasure to do it behind that lovely car, isn't it?