NCT required for (almost) classic ?

bmoregan

Hi Folks,
I should know/be able to find this but not getting expected answer on various webpages.

I'm thinking of bringing in a 1982 3.5 Lt Rover and taking the hit for 2 years on the Tax. I figure I'll also get hit for about 1000-ish VRT.

What I cant get clear is whats going to get tested in the NCT. So, fair enough, its not exempt. But several years ago I had to NCT a '70s Jag and was told that cars pre-1984 (or 87 ?) were exempt for emissions. I can't find a reference to that on NCT.ie.

This particular car will pass the UK NCT. How much more difficult is the Irish NCT ?

Any experienced/expert opinion ?

ikillcopiers

I have a 1987 944 Turbo, no cat.

Your car would be going on the same criteria as mine I reckon.

There is an emissions standard you have to meet,
but it's far more tolerant than for modern cars.

Sorry I don't remember the specifics, my local indie had
to fiddle with the air flow meter (it's old and crap!) in order to
get her pass.

Download the NCT Manual from the site, it has all the details.

All the emissions data is on page 15 of the PDF

The NCT is only €50, and it's a cheap inspection if you want to go
about it that way.

You'll spend multiples of that doing a "Pre NCT" in a garage,
and you may end up spending money fixing things that don't need
fixing to get the test.

A friend of my Dad's used to deal cars in the UK.
He'd always send a car for an MOT before buying it,
and then he'd have a list of stuff to fix in order to get it before selling it on.

Worked well for him.....

unkel

The car will have to go through the full NCT, but the emissions tolerances are much bigger for older cars. My '86 Porsche 928 (like your Range Rover, a V8 petrol without a catalytic converter) passed well within the tolerances.

Edit - beaten to it

Hifive

like your Range Rover

For some reason I assumed this was an SD1.

unkel

Hifive wrote: »

For some reason I assumed this was an SD1.

You probably assumed right, and I probably assumed wrong

He never mentioned "Range" anywhere, did he?

kona

Its a rover P5 I presume. They are commonly called rover 3.5l

unkel

kona wrote: »

Its a rover P5 I presume. They are commonly called rover 3.5l

We're all guilty of presuming / assuming here

The car's an '82 so it ain't a P5 or even a P6. OP, please help us out of our misery here!

kona

unkel wrote: »

We're all guilty of presuming / assuming here

The car's an '82 so it ain't a P5 or even a P6. OP, please help us out of our misery here!

Right you are.:)

so whats left? SD1?? Very late triumph? and range rovers?

gfwd

Has to be an SD1 with an engine that size.

bmoregan

Sorry. Keyboard activation error dropped the "Range" from "Rover".

Thanks for the replies.
Now all I need to do is find the money !

unkel

twas my 6th sense

Dades

My 1983 '924 passed it's NCT a few weeks ago and they gave it a serious going over.

Though to be fair to the chap who passed the car, he allowed some stuff on the visual inspection on the basis that the car was a weekend only, rather than a daily driver. Might be an idea to let the tester know it's a "hobby" car rather than one for driving kids to school.