E Class

selfobsessed

No he still has a 2007 E class Mercedes

jimmynokia

selfobsessed wrote: »

Just seen him getting out of it on the news an 11 D model, this must have cost over 100,000! Why wasn't this mentioned in the media, when Brian Cowen got his new S class the media never stopped at him!

so much car pooling and cheaper cars the ginger Sh1te

Guy:Incognito

Did he buy it? Is he not allowed spend his money as he wants?



It was probably a loaner from somewhere though.

mickdw

He is the taoiseach. IMO he should have a car of this standard. Knock the various taxes off the retail price and it will cost the state a reasonable figure over the few years he would have it.
Having said that, I thought he was getting the use of cowans S Class once they took it off him. IMO the 07 E Class he was using was alittle bit ordinary for the leader of the country. Surely he should be on a par with captains of industry?

pateen

a bit much for a mayo man me thinks......

wealthyman

Nice

mickdw

mickdw wrote: »

.................... I thought he was getting the use of cowans S Class once they took it off him.............

'twas a bit ropey suspension wise

mcwhirter

Generally leaders of the country are driven in a car produced in their country. So he should be in this one,from the 50's mind;)

Plug

Its a 1 litre diesel as far as I know.

mcwhirter

wealthyman wrote: »

We seen him getting out of the car pictured at the All Ireland Final on Sunday, it has garda flashers on it's rear front and sides. Thought it was a bit of a laugh considering the way things are but doesn't the Prime Minister in Britain have the very same car? It looked armoured too as the windows were inches thick and very chunky doors.

Jaguar is a british brand, Enda should be in the shamrock car

colm_mcm

The Germans won't like that...

the_syco

mcwhirter wrote: »

Generally leaders of the country are driven in a car produced in their country. So he should be in this one,from the 50's mind;)

The car is in the USA.

=-=

If you want him driving in a well known Irish car, he'd have to drive a DeLorean.

cjmcork

the_syco wrote: »

If you want him driving in a well known Irish car, he'd have to drive a DeLorean.

hhmmmm, interesting concept - that flux capacitor might come in handy if he could go back a few years!

Stinicker

Who cares he's not FF, I think he's entitled to a Jag, he didn't get the country into the mess were in. However the engine should be removed and Bertie Ahern and Biffo yoked and whipped to pull the thing.

mcwhirter

the_syco wrote: »

The car is in the USA.

=-=

If you want him driving in a well known Irish car, he'd have to drive a DeLorean.

It was made in the north though and paid for by the british government

mcwhirter

the_syco wrote: »

The car is in the USA.

=-=

If you want him driving in a well known Irish car, he'd have to drive a DeLorean.

The shamrock car was a copy of an american car

Guy:Incognito

Stinicker wrote: »

Who cares he's not FF, I think he's entitled to a Jag, he didn't get the country into the mess were in. However the engine should be removed and Bertie Ahern and Biffo yoked and whipped to pull the thing.

14 posts. people are getting slower.

mb1725

I wonder what people thought when Dev bought a british car!!

opinion guy

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

14 posts. people are getting slower.

Thats the short term memory of the Irish voter for you. Give it another few months and they'll be demanding FF back in power

Saab Ed

the_syco wrote: »

If you want him driving in a well known Irish car, he'd have to drive a DeLorean.

Thats a British car. For an really Irish car then you need one of these....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TMC_Costin

colm_mcm

the_syco wrote: »

If you want him driving in a well known Irish car, he'd have to drive a DeLorean.

That would make such a great film

Enda kenny has to travel back to paddys day 1959 tullamore macra dinner dance to stop the cowens from conceiving,

Gaybo, meanwhile is on a mission to stop mr kenny doing 88mph.

Voodoomelon

Don't think anyone's gonna be happy until the Taoiseach is driving around in a '01 Punto with the exhaust hanging off.

XJ looks great, a fine choice IMO.

Solnskaya

a diesel carina would be good enough to keep his 4rse from dragging on the tarmac, the feckin ginger two-faced windbag. He could share it with Eamon Getmore. The car they drive should reflect the finances and standing of the state, and as they are buried in debt, a carina running on the green would be appropriate. The rest of the pampered, do nothing wasters should car-pool a micra with a whip-around for a tenner of fuel when it's really needed. Noonan could have his very own Hiace though, a good old battered one, it would allow people to identify him as the

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he is.

-Corkie-

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Don't think anyone's gonna be happy until the Taoiseach is driving around in a '01 Punto with the exhaust hanging off.

XJ looks great, a fine choice IMO.

LOL...

The Jag is a savage car. Coming to Bangeromics thread near you in 20 years time..

Well wear Enda.

alias no.9

mcwhirter wrote: »

Generally leaders of the country are driven in a car produced in their country. So he should be in this one,from the 50's mind;)

The Jag might not be too far off the mark, the richest Irishman (well holder of an Irish passport) is a major shareholder in Tata, current owners of Jaguar.

dev100

Solnskaya wrote: »

a diesel carina would be good enough to keep his 4rse from dragging on the tarmac, the feckin ginger two-faced windbag. He could share it with Eamon Getmore. The car they drive should reflect the finances and standing of the state, and as they are buried in debt, a carina running on the green would be appropriate. The rest of the pampered, do nothing wasters should car-pool a micra with a whip-around for a tenner of fuel when it's really needed. Noonan could have his very own Hiace though, a good old battered one, it would allow people to identify him as the

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he is.

Well said:)

squod

selfobsessed wrote: »

Just seen him getting out of it on the news

Heard he gets into a pink mini on the weekends.

dev100

mickdw wrote: »

He is the taoiseach. IMO he should have a car of this standard. Knock the various taxes off the retail price and it will cost the state a reasonable figure over the few years he would have it.
Having said that, I thought he was getting the use of cowans S Class once they took it off him. IMO the 07 E Class he was using was alittle bit ordinary for the leader of the country. Surely he should be on a par with captains of industry?

Captains of industry if I were to use your reference .... He is a leader of an insolvent company .

MapForJ

mcwhirter wrote: »

Generally leaders of the country are driven in a car produced in their country. So he should be in this one,from the 50's mind;)

this one would be cheaper to run

EPM

If people want to speak about politics instead of the car then they are in the wrong forum.

Atlantic Dawn

Maybe Prince Philip was able to sort him out with a cash discount

Cecil Mor

I wonder what people thought when Dev bought a british car!!

Well surely if Enda was to have gotton the equivalent to Dev's motor he'd be driving round in a Phantom?

Looks like Enda went for the cheaper option.
Fu@kin' FFers were always the same!!

Solnskaya

it's just another case of the haugheys-"we must tighten our belts!!!"(say this in an INda accent), and then go out and get a flashy car-really setting a good example. To all those who say he needs a car to reflect his status, as leader of a TINY, bankrupt state, he should have got a modest family saloon, preferably an ex-demo to save a few bob. Most of the leaders and politicos of the scandinavian countries drive either very modest motors, or drive their own car. Its just more gravy train crap and sends out all the wrong signals at a time when restraint is badly required.

wolfpawnat

Wow, A lot of the FG front bench online tonight condoning the boss' new wheels.

The leader of Ireland is not the same as the leader of Britain, he is at a minimal risk of any harm coming to him from anything other than gout from the fine high living he enjoys, ergo he does not need a top of the range Jag.

We are being told that schools need to get rid of teachers, hospitals have to treat the rising population with less medical staff and that the truly needing in society will be left behind for the sake of the country's financial "rejuvenation" and this all coming from the lips of a man who then is getting a car worth a holy fortune! I know it single handedly will not be the largest cost to the state this year, but it all adds up!

A person on min. wage BEFORE tax is on

€8.65x40 = €346 a week
€346x52 = €17,992 a year

it takes six years pre tax for them to earn what he is getting from the tax Euros of our country!

EPM

EPM wrote: »

If people want to speak about politics instead of the car then they are in the wrong forum.

Ahem. Leave the politics out of it or be infracted.

Solnskaya

EPM wrote: »

If people want to speak about politics instead of the car then they are in the wrong forum.

it's a nice colour. what mpg does it do?. what size are those alloys?. how fast can it go? does it have an ejector seat? ahhh feck it, I'm off to politics.

mickdw

dev100 wrote: »

Captains of industry if I were to use your reference .... He is a leader of an insolvent company .

He is the leader of a country though. Also there is no way that this Jag is bullet proof or anything special as suggested in the thread earlier, its surely a pretty standard showroom model and most likely a diesel too.
If you were the leader of a country, what would you wish to drive?


Car costs are a minor detail. If it costs 100k retail, 35k of that is vrt. 10 to 15k vat meaning that at the end of the day, the car only costs the gov 50k.

Again motor tax is not an issue and the price of fuel really doesnt matter either as its nearly all tax anyway.

skelliser

LINK PLEASE?

galwaytt

mickdw wrote: »

Car costs are a minor detail. If it costs 100k retail, 35k of that is vrt. 10 to 15k vat meaning that at the end of the day, the car only costs the gov 50k..

..wake up and join the rest of us: it didn't cost the govt anything - it cost ME and YOU 50k.

It's disgraceful.

galwaytt

I see OP has edited his announcement.

So, has EK got the Jag, or not ?

Vanderbilt

galwaytt wrote: »

I see OP has edited his announcement.

So, has EK got the Jag, or not ?

Somehow I'd say he still has the same car.

Unlike his two immediate predecessors, Enda Kenny the man runs on common sense, and is unlikely to splash 100k plus on flash motor in this climate.

mickdw

galwaytt wrote: »

..wake up and join the rest of us: it didn't cost the govt anything - it cost ME and YOU 50k.

It's disgraceful.

So it seems he doesnt even have the car. Anyway, 50k on car for the taoiseach which would likely last a number of years and no doubt be sold on for 20k or so in a number of years, you need to get real. these are figures that could be sustained by many households never mind a state. You need to look at the real scandals that are going down, the stuff that IS bankrupting US.

squod

Vanderbilt wrote: »

Unlike his two immediate predecessors, Enda Kenny the man runs on common sense,

Like spending €4bn on a bank worth €28m? Lol. Maybe he's waiting for a fancy plate number to go with the car. Like 12 - D-8055 or something

E39MSport

selfobsessed wrote: »

No he still has a 2007 E class Mercedes

^^ Thats currently post # 1

The rest is therefore utter sh1te

coylemj

selfobsessed wrote: »

No he still has a 2007 E class Mercedes

The above is now the first post in this thread, it clearly has been edited into a zombie state so anyone coming late to the party hasn't a clue what's going on.

Could be time for the humane killer.

-Chris-

Thread is stupid/pointless without the original post.

Thread closed.