Ferrari gathering

privateBeavis

Passing through the Phoenix Park about an hour ago saw about 15 Ferraris of various models/years parked beside the main Áras gates. Couldn't take any pictures cos my phone battery was gone but if anyone is passing through keep an eye out, was a pretty sight!

gizabeer

think that might have been the ferrari kit car club

unkel

LOL, lots of 1.8l Toyotas then?

Ardennes1944

and peugoet coupes

L-M

gizabeer wrote: »

think that might have been the ferrari kit car club

LOL

How embarrassing

amacca

not to derail thread but..............are there many/any proper ferrari mechanics/garages that do official servicing in ireland............or any good trustworthy independent garages that will take it on?

unkel

amacca wrote: »

are there many/any proper ferrari mechanics/garages that do official servicing in ireland

There have never been any exotic car dealers in this country. There was an official Porsche $tealership in Tallaght, but they went out of business a long time ago. I'm not aware of any independent Ferrari mechanic here, but maybe there is one up north, otherwise there are several over in the UK

mickdw

Doesnt joe Duffy have an official porsche service centre now?

-Chris-

Yep, on Rochestown Ave in Dun Laoghaire

Tropheus

unkel wrote: »

There have never been any exotic car dealers in this country. There was an official Porsche $tealership in Tallaght, but they went out of business a long time ago. I'm not aware of any independent Ferrari mechanic here, but maybe there is one up north, otherwise there are several over in the UK

Charles Hurst in Belfast are the official Ferrari/Maserati/Bentley/Aston Martin dealers for the island of Ireland. The provide sales and service.

neilthefunkeone

Saw an English reg 348 heading north bound on the M50 yesterday afternoon.. wonder was it out that way.. And defiantly not an MR2 by the sound and the way it disappeared into the distance!!:cool:

dharn

fake ferraris are no worse than fake boobs they perform most of the functions that real ones do

TestTransmission

dharn wrote: »

fake ferraris are no worse than fake boobs they perform most of the functions that real ones do

A fake Ferrari is a sin against mankind

dharn

what do you think of the other items i mentioned

Mr Benevolent

I'm not sure which is worse, the MR2 or 406 Coupe. Most of the thrill of a Ferrari comes from the noise and performance, not the looks.

amacca

unkel wrote: »

There have never been any exotic car dealers in this country. There was an official Porsche $tealership in Tallaght, but they went out of business a long time ago. I'm not aware of any independent Ferrari mechanic here, but maybe there is one up north, otherwise there are several over in the UK

so if you don't want to go to Hursts you are pretty much resigned to taking a ferry trip every time you need a major service...I like to have at least one alternative so you are not completely screwed.

Was considering something along the lines of a 355/348/328 etc...toying with the idea...always wanted a Ferrari but its a bit of a pain no one here offers service for them

out of curiosity I see a lot more Porsches around so presumably garages down south will service a Porsche despite there being no main dealer?

SV

dharn wrote: »

fake ferraris are no worse than fake boobs they perform most of the functions that real ones do

Except for the fact that fake ferraris look like shít. Perform like shít and in general just are shít.

Same doesn't apply to fake boobs.

amacca

LIGHTNING wrote: »

Thats what my mate had to do with his Vanquish every time it broke down (which was every month, hence why he bought a AMG next).

:eek:....that adds some unexpected costs but mostly hassle to the dream

I wanted to drive a Ferrari around Ireland..not England ffs:(

You see few enough of them around here as it is without the bulk of the annual mileage I was going to put on it being on English soil

Don't want a Porsche at all but certain models do have more of a reputation for reliability...................looks like I'll have to educate myself and see what I can do maintenance wise myself.

unkel

amacca wrote: »

out of curiosity I see a lot more Porsches around so presumably garages down south will service a Porsche despite there being no main dealer?

Porsches have always been more common here. Until a few years ago there was a Porsche main dealer (as I mentioned) and since recently Joe Duffy has an official Porsche repair centre as mickdw mentioned

On top of that there are several indy Porsche specialists in the country

Heroditas

Unkel - have you seen the Ferrari in Lucan? It's usually in the Willsbrook area.
Think it's 2006.

Tropheus

I too considered an F355 a few years back. However, the lack of service options put me off. I always wanted to own one, but it just wasn't practical. Getting it up to Belfast wasn't too big a deal, but paying main dealer service costs was the killer.

It's much more doable in the UK where there are many Ferrari Indy specialists around. There wouldn't be much scope for one in Ireland as there are too few cars to justify it.

I eventually went for a 993 which was more affordable in terms of service as there are a few Indys around the country.

At one stage, I believe Hursts were seriously considering opening a service/sales dealership for Ferrari, Maserati and Bentley in Donnybrook as the bulk of their business was from the South. However, the death of the Celtic Tiger, put an end to that.

bonzos

Hard to believe that a Ferrari didnt open during the boom years

Kersh

A guy called Ken Plant in Kiltipper is very good with Ferraris and other exotica, esp older ones.

Paparazzo

dharn wrote: »

fake ferraris are no worse than fake boobs they perform most of the functions that real ones do

A better analogy: a fake ferrari is like shagging a woman with a strap on.

x in the city

Too small a nation for ferraris.

take out the million people or so in dublin and no one would buy one.

and of the million in dublin only a miniscule would own one. , and thats when we were buying X5s en masse for a 5 mile trip to school for the kids.

amacca

x in the city wrote: »

Too small a nation for ferraris.

take out the million people or so in dublin and no one would buy one.

and of the million in dublin only a miniscule would own one. , and thats when we were buying X5s en masse for a 5 mile trip to school for the kids.

I was intending (well sort of) to buy one and I'm not from Dublin

that Porsche gayman is looking more enticing and road tax costs be damned:(

dharn

in the city.............. take out the million people or so in dublin and no one would buy one........
the Bugatti veryon was not bought in dublin it was bought in galway ireland does not end at lucan

unkel

Heroditas wrote: »

Unkel - have you seen the Ferrari in Lucan? It's usually in the Willsbrook area.
Think it's 2006.

I'm off to Willsbrook first thing in the morning so

dharn wrote: »

the Bugatti veryon was not bought in dublin it was bought in galway ireland does not end at lucan

There's no Veyron in Galway. The buyer could not afford the VRT

Heroditas

unkel wrote: »

Heroditas wrote: »

Unkel - have you seen the Ferrari in Lucan? It's usually in the Willsbrook area.
Think it's 2006.

I'm off to Willsbrook first thing in the morning so

Check the wee stretch where Esker Lane meets Esker Park. It's on Esker Lane across the road from the park.
Just seems so out of place there! Beautiful car though

dharn

unkel wrote: »

I'm off to Willsbrook first thing in the morning so




There's no Veyron in Galway. The buyer could not afford the VRT

galway man bought and owns the buggati lives in galway keeps it in spain some of the time

Hogzy

Heroditas wrote: »

Check the wee stretch where Esker Lane meets Esker Park. It's on Esker Lane across the road from the park.
Just seems so out of place there! Beautiful car though

Is it on streetview

unkel

dharn wrote: »

galway man bought and owns the buggati lives in galway keeps it in spain some of the time

It was reported the car was driven on the public roads in Galway when it was new alright. There's evidence online that shows the car was driven on the public roads in Dublin. The car was never registered in Ireland though...

I wonder was the car driven without tax and / or insurance? I wonder what plates were on the car when it was driven here. If the car was driven by an Irish resident on Irish roads, it would have been illegal if the car was on foreign plates...

amacca

unkel wrote: »

It was reported the car was driven on the public roads in Galway when it was new alright. There's evidence online that shows the car was driven on the public roads in Dublin. The car was never registered in Ireland though...

I wonder was the car driven without tax and / or insurance? I wonder what plates were on the car when it was driven here. If the car was driven by an Irish resident on Irish roads, it would have been illegal if the car was on foreign plates...

In fairness, its a Veyron.....If I was a gard I'd be afraid of that W16 engine note alone

not to mention the fact I wouldn't like to block any air getting into its radiators by standing too close to it.....I'd be afraid the thing would melt

bijapos

amacca wrote: »

Was considering something along the lines of a 355/348/328 etc...toying with the idea...always wanted a Ferrari but its a bit of a pain no one here offers service for them

Ferraris and Porsches are like any other car, once the warranty expires you have no real reason to bring it to a main dealer and a good independent specialist is more often than not better then a main dealer. I was looking at buying a 308/328 or Mondial last year as I almost got one about 12 years ago and always regretted not getting it. I was living in Germany at the time and although there were two Ferrari dealerships in the area I lived most people with older Ferraris took their cars to another independent mechanic who was not attached to either dealer.

I eventually ended out buying a 12 year old Porsche 911 and a much older 912, it was the same story, cars were serviced with an independent Porsche specialist and not with a main dealer. There is someone south of Dublin who does the older Ferraris and possibly Lambos, Maseratis and so on. I'm not that sure who he is but his name should be easy to find out from any Ferrari owner.

Kersh wrote: »

A guy called Ken Plant in Kiltipper is very good with Ferraris and other exotica, esp older ones.

^ I'm very sure this is the guy I heard about at the time. btw if you are thinking about buying the 308/328 series the engines are surprisingly robust.

Hogzy

unkel wrote: »

If the car was driven by an Irish resident on Irish roads, it would have been illegal if the car was on foreign plates...

Not if the individual was domiciled outside of the state and resided within that domicile for a set period per year.

megamonsterboy

privateBeavis wrote: »

Passing through the Phoenix Park about an hour ago saw about 15 Ferraris of various models/years parked beside the main Áras gates. Couldn't take any pictures cos my phone battery was gone but if anyone is passing through keep an eye out, was a pretty sight!

Ferrari owners club, all real

See attached picture from last year

Owners Club.JPG