Max Damage.

David09

Unfortunately, this post is not motoring related. In fact, I wish it was.

I can confirm that a long term member on here and a friend, Richard Molloy aka Maxdamage is no longer with us.

He was a really sound, genuine man who had a passion for classic motors.

R.I.P. man.

May our thoughts be with his family and those closest.

Collibosher

Rest in peace Richard.

rebel.ranter

RIP

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Rest in peace

That's awful to hear
He must have been young ish, iirc he mentioned recently a car his Mum has.

mondeo

Very sorry indeed to hear that. I found him very informative on here.

unkel

Terrible loss of a young life

See the thread in Classic Cars, his favourite forum on boards.ie.

RoverJames wrote: »

He must have been young ish, iirc he mentioned recently a car his Mum has.

He was only 24.

It's very shocking. Without ever meeting the chap you'd get very accustomed to them and their humour etc on her. I'll really miss his posts and views.

jaffa20

Very sorry to hear this, especially at such a young age. Saw him post regularly on here. RIP

colm_mcm

He'll be missed around here.

Gary ITR

I meant to PM him last week, he had been asking about getting a key cut for a Ford Escort, I checked in the place next to where I work and found somewhere that does it.

Really sad to see somebody so young go.

RIP

David09

I got to know him through the car forums he was on. I was only speaking to him on the phone a week ago. He seemed in good form and didn't appear down or anything.
He drove down to my house here in Carlow a couple of times to collect parts for his cars. It always ended up us forgetting about time and chatting for ages over tea.

He was such an honest, decent lad.

Very, very sad.

-Chris-

Very sad. RIP

Reloc8

My condolences to his family and friends.

That is a terrible loss to them.

His posts on here made clear his intelligence, friendliness and excellent sense of humour.

Gary ITR

Reloc8 wrote: »

excellent sense of humour.

He really did, I actually had to ban him from here a few times, he certainly didn't hold back but there was never any malice in him and he always made me laugh. A good user who will be missed from these parts

johnos1984

Sad to hear of this

RIP

bazz26

R.I.P. Will not be the same around here without him.

Absurdum

R.I.P.

techie

R.I.P. :eek: (Too young to die)

Owen

RIP. 24 is so so young. Going to miss him around here, was a great contributor.

Voodoomelon

Thats shockin, I recognised his name immediately. Very sad, RIP.

B00MSTICK

R.I.P from a fellow K10 lover.

Same age as me, my heart goes out to family and friends.

bijapos

Only the good die young. God Speed Richard.

Magnum

RIP Max_Damage....

alo1587

Very sad,very young.May he RIP.

kerash

RIP Max Damage

Compton

R.I.P Max Damage

Alanstrainor

He'll be missed. I never met the guy, but at the same time i felt i knew him.

RIP man.

Nissan doctor

Always very sad to hear.

R.I.P

I Was VB

Holy jaysus, i've always had a natter with him on PM about old jap cars always sound. I'm honestly shocked and very sad with this news.

Richard may you rest in peace i never knew ya in real life but i hope your at peace now man.

L-M

Such an awful thing to happen, may he rest in peace... He'll be missed around these parts.

corktina

what a shock to wake up to. RIP Max

W.Shakes-Beer

Thats terrible.

Condolences to his family and friends.

RIP

biko

RIP

Big Nasty

Very sad news - especially for one so young!

R.I.P. Max.

Atomic Pineapple

R.I.P

Condolences to his friends and family.

CarMuppet

A very young lad.... My thoughts and well wishes are with his family and close friends. Absolute tragic.

As others have said, have to admit never met or knew him personally, but just read his posts here on boards.ie... It's a strange thing how you imagine you 'know' people behind the anonymous users names.


To Richard: it seems a lot of people here regard you very highly; may you rest in peace.

robtri

RIP

a sad loss...

-Corkie-

RIP Richard. I cannot believe this and the poor man was so young. Condolonces to his family and friends.

_Conrad_

It's a terrible loss for his friends and family, and also a loss for boards.ie's motoring sections, and for Everyfordireland where he was also a huge contributor, and to other sites he used, and clubs, organisations etc, he was always very active in things he got involved with. Had strong views and opinions but it made things interesting.
I didn't kwon him very well in person, but he'd been down to limerick to me before to get parts and we had good old chat. knew his personality and interests well on this and other forums

andyseadog

Terrible news .

R.I.P. pal.

Vertakill

That's very sad. Recognised his name straight away.

Incredible how, even though I've never met the lad, it feels like you know the person based solely on their posts and this has genuinely had an effect on me, especially considering I'm around the same age.

He came off as quite a happy and witty character on these forums so I can only imagine he was a nice guy in person.

RIP Max_Damage, I'm sure you'll be missed by many.

Basq

Terrible to hear this..

Don't think I ever had any interactions with the guy, but very sad to hear nonetheless!

RIP Max Damage!

bryaner

Life can be very cruel, R.I.P..

johndaman66

RIP Max Damage. Came across as a likeable and endearing character.

Leonard Hofstadter

To think only the other week I was browsing through his thousands of photos on Flickr.

If you like old or unusual/interesting cars, have a look on his Flickr site, you'd be lost for hours! It's a treasure trove of good stuff!

I loved the way he had scanned up brochures of the Ford Escort Mk3 and of course the K10 Micra.

Among the "extras" a 1981 Mk3 Escort L (which of course Max_Damage acquired not too long ago) had over the basic "Escort" model were
- a five speed gearbox
- front headrests
- a heated rear window (yes, seriously)
- carpet on the doors
- a centre console (yes, seriously)
and my favourite:
- "additional sound insulation"


The GL model contained the following over the L:
- additional warning lights
- upgraded upholstry, including fabric headrests
- four spoke (instead of two spoke) steering wheel
- "styled" wheels

Lastly the Ghias had
- a sunroof
- rev counter
- fake wood
- digital clock

If you bought a 1.3 (or a 1.6) Mk3 Escort over the 1.1 you got electronic (i.e. distributorless, remember this was back in the days when fuel injection was virtually non existant and of course the Escort had carbs) ignition and anti roll bars:eek:!

The brochures of the K10 Micra were equally intersting - a quartz clock and a trip meter counted as extras once upon a time believe it or not!

Like most people here, I never knew the guy, but I certainly enjoyed browsing through his flickr collection and his posts on here. You mightn't agree with everything he said but there was no denying he loved cars, and in an age where cars are becoming more and more similar, it is great that people are still able to think for themselves and not follow the sheep.

For that, Motors, and especially Classic Cars part, is poorer without him.

RIP and sympathies to all who knew him/his family.

homer90

^^ nice piece of writing.

Thanks.

davoxx

A great loss for car genuine car enthusiasts.
Condolences to family and friends.

Dublin_Andy

i'm still shocked! only found out last night. was in college with him in DIT. he was a kind and genuine fella, great craic and always had a great sense of humour..had some great college nights out with him.

hadnt seen him in over a year...just cant believe it..one of the lads was sayin he was only on MSN last wednesday!

he will be sadly missed...my condolences to his family, god help them.

x in the city

David09 wrote: »

Unfortunately, this post is not motoring related. In fact, I wish it was.

I can confirm that a long term member on here and a friend, Richard Molloy aka Maxdamage is no longer with us.

He was a really sound, genuine man who had a passion for classic motors.

R.I.P. man.

May our thoughts be with his family and those closest.

remember the name well.

RIP

David09

Copied his picture here which was posted on efi (everyfordireland.com)