132 Reg

joegriffinjnr

Spotted this earlier, forgot all about the new 132 reg system.

Kenny Logins

132-MEH

Toyotafanboi

i seen 132ww2 today... generic golf of some sort. seems as though some people waited.

MuppetCheck

My one...

Marcusm

MuppetCheck wrote: »

My one...

If only you'd bought the appropriate Citroen....:P

Max Power1

Should have bought a citroen c5!

Max Power1

Marcusm wrote: »

If only you'd bought the appropriate Citroen....:P

got there before me...

ShanE90

I thought numbers 1-200 were reserved and you had to pay €1,000 to have one is this still the case?

colm_mcm

ShanE90 wrote: »

I thought numbers 1-200 were reserved and you had to pay €1,000 to have one is this still the case?

Not any more.

colm_mcm

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

i seen 132ww2 today... generic golf of some sort. seems as though some people waited.

Ardennes1944's future car

166man

This 132 thing is such a load of cack.... I'm much happier with my '01 and '96 reg!

I find the whole thing hilarious tbh...:D

Boscoirl

All 132 cars are white


That Astra is gorgeous, well wear, I am so jealous

Max Power1

Max Power1 wrote: »

Should have bought a citroen c5!

Could have put it on one of these...



A Sinclair C5
http://c5alive.co.uk/index.php?com=pages&page=4

About the Sinclair C5
The Sinclair Research C5 is a battery electric vehicle, invented by Sir Clive Sinclair and launched by Sinclair Research in the United Kingdom on 10 January 1985. The vehicle is a battery-assisted tricycle steered by a handlebar beneath the driver's knees. Powered operation is possible making it unnecessary for the driver to pedal. Its top speed of 15 miles per hour (24 km/h), is the fastest allowed in the UK without a driving licence.

It originally sold for £399 plus £29 for delivery. It became an object of media and popular ridicule during 1980s Britain and was a commercial disaster, selling only around 17,000 units, although according to Sinclair, it was "the best selling electric vehicle" until November 2011 when the Nissan Leaf had sold over 20,000 units.

bobin fudge

166man wrote: »

This 132 thing is such a load of cack.... I'm much happier with my '01 and '96 reg!

I find the whole thing hilarious tbh...:D

hilarious?

Autosport

Love the Astra in white

colm_mcm

Chris Goffey from olden day TopGear would have a thing or two to say about the sharp edges on that astra boot door!

Mint Sauce

MuppetCheck wrote: »

My one...

Am slowly coming around to the shape of the Astra J GTC. Could well be on the short list for my next car.

Enjoy her.

CiniO

Sitec wrote: »

Anyone else think the reg looks well? Your Astra is gorgeous by the way, best of luck and happy motoring.

Reg is not meant to look well or bad.
It's just some random numbers and letters to identify a vehicle, and that how it should be treated.

Saying that some car might look better with D reg than KY reg is totally ridiculous.
The same as 132 doesn't make reg look better than 49 or something.
It's all completely irrelevant.

MuppetCheck

Saw a blue fabia earlier 132c231 and 132wd11 but that was it, even on dealer forecourts.

_Kaiser_

CiniO wrote: »

Reg is not meant to look well or bad.
It's just some random numbers and letters to identify a vehicle, and that how it should be treated.

Saying that some car might look better with D reg than KY reg is totally ridiculous.
The same as 132 doesn't make reg look better than 49 or something.
It's all completely irrelevant.

But the reality is that for many people it DOES make a difference!

A D-reg is seen as more desirable and therefore will command a premium over an equivalent non-D. To me a 13x car is a 13x car and a few months makes very little if any REAL difference, but this isn't about what makes sense.. it's about shifting (or trying to shift) public perceptions to thus shift more cars.

But again the reality is most people don't have the money (or available credit) anymore and I don't see this new reg changing that.. those who care more about the car than the plate will buy when they want to, and those who care about such things will still wait for the "new" 1x reg as they always have done.

If anything this system has surely made things worse for those people as now your "new" car is only new for 6 months.. not even the year it was previously!

kooga

saw a few 132 fords outside elmcourt on the boreenmanna road in cork city the focus st estate is the best so far, pity i didnt have my phone do!

mb1725

:rolleyes:

Comhrá

A D-reg is seen as more desirable and therefore will command a premium over an equivalent non-D.

I'm assuming you mean that regarding Dublin only. I mean - what premium would a car with a Dublin reg. carry in Kilkenny or Galway or Co. Tipperary?

Tzardine

Jesus that Fiat is pricey :P

CiniO

Kaiser2000 wrote: »

But the reality is that for many people it DOES make a difference!

A D-reg is seen as more desirable and therefore will command a premium over an equivalent non-D. To me a 13x car is a 13x car and a few months makes very little if any REAL difference, but this isn't about what makes sense.. it's about shifting (or trying to shift) public perceptions to thus shift more cars.

But again the reality is most people don't have the money (or available credit) anymore and I don't see this new reg changing that.. those who care more about the car than the plate will buy when they want to, and those who care about such things will still wait for the "new" 1x reg as they always have done.

If anything this system has surely made things worse for those people as now your "new" car is only new for 6 months.. not even the year it was previously!

Yes I understand that some people want to have the highest year possible on the plate so others can see they could afford new car.
Also some people might prefer D reg so no one thinks they are culchies.
Or maybe someone just prefers to but D reg second hand car as they think those cars are better kept.

But whatever it is, number plate can't really look good or bad esthetically.

JoeA3

Here's mine

colm_mcm

Kinda looks like 132 GTI if you squint...

Well wear

MuppetCheck

Lovely dude, well wear!

JoeA3

colm_mcm wrote: »

Kinda looks like 132 GTI if you squint...

Well wear

Tried to get 71. Missed out!

tippman1

tippman1 wrote: »

I'm assuming you mean that regarding Dublin only. I mean - what premium would a car with a Dublin reg. carry in Kilkenny or Galway or Co. Tipperary?

I know that in Kerry, many of the locals would go for a D reg car as they can be fairly sure that it wouldn't have been trashed on the local roads.

bobin fudge

Karsini wrote: »

I know that in Kerry, many of the locals would go for a D reg car as they can be fairly sure that it wouldn't have been trashed on the local roads.

indeed city driving is excellent for a car too

bobin fudge

bobin fudge wrote: »

indeed city driving is excellent for a car too

Yeah, the condition of the gearbox tends to be ignored.

CiniO

bobin fudge wrote: »

indeed city driving is excellent for a car too

In city driving clutch and gearbox gearbox suffers more.
Also bodywork suffers from parking dents.

On country roads, suspension suffers, and bodywork from stones, bushes, branches, etc...

Engine probably prefers country driving at more constant revs than idling and accelerating at all times.

In general I'd prefer car from country side than city.

Marcusm

CiniO wrote: »

Reg is not meant to look well or bad.
It's just some random numbers and letters to identify a vehicle, and that how it should be treated.

Saying that some car might look better with D reg than KY reg is totally ridiculous.
The same as 132 doesn't make reg look better than 49 or something.
It's all completely irrelevant.

But there's nothing random about any of the 3 components of an Irish reg plate and I cannot think of another system which has the same non random features.

bobin fudge

I was being a little sarcastic in my initial post. To be honest, you could have reason for and not too for each county on this island. Judge a car on its individual merits is the only answer

CiniO

Marcusm wrote: »

But there's nothing random about any of the 3 components of an Irish reg plate and I cannot think of another system which has the same non random features.

OK maybe I worded it wrong.

It looks random for someone who is not familiar with Irish number plates.
It means something for people who know what those numbers and letters mean.

But reg number can't look good or bad. It just is what it is.


Before I was first time in Ireland I didn't read about Irish numberplates, so I had no clue what they meant.
Believe it or not, but it took me over a month to discover that first two number were the year of first reg. I was really surprised when I discovered it as I'd never think that such data would be on number plate.

MuppetCheck

colm_mcm wrote: »

Chris Goffey from olden day TopGear would have a thing or two to say about the sharp edges on that astra boot door!

I watched that video not so long ago on YouTube. How things have changed...

As for the reg plate - I honestly don't care how they look, old or new system. Makes it easier to remember though. I might amuse myself by posting it on Citroëns Facebook all the same:)

Boscoirl

Taken from another site

"Anyone in West Cork expecting a 132 maroon coloured Insignia could be in for an additional delay. The car was catapulted off the top deck [of the transporter] landing on it's nose, with the back end slamming into the truck window before giving the rear suspension a little work over upon landing."

JoeA3

Boscoirl wrote: »

Taken from another site

"Anyone in West Cork expecting a 132 maroon coloured Insignia could be in for an additional delay. The car was catapulted off the top deck [of the transporter] landing on it's nose, with the back end slamming into the truck window before giving the rear suspension a little work over upon landing."

OMG!

Mint Sauce

Boscoirl wrote: »

Taken from another site

"Anyone in West Cork expecting a 132 maroon coloured Insignia could be in for an additional delay. The car was catapulted off the top deck [of the transporter] landing on it's nose, with the back end slamming into the truck window before giving the rear suspension a little work over upon landing."

Pics or gtfo.

Boscoirl

Wish I had

vectra

Is this 131 and 132 going to carry on or is it just for this year?
I personally don't like it.

Kenny Logins

Nobody orders maroon cars, they're just what you buy when there's nothing else in stock.

Mint Sauce

vectra wrote: »

Is this 131 and 132 going to carry on or is it just for this year?
I personally don't like it.

Suppose if they cancel it after this year, it will only prove they did it because of the unlucky 13 thing.

I can see them bring back the old reg system in 2015, siting that it was because it wasn't working, with the real reason being trying to cover up they only brought it in to cover up the unlucky 13.

Tallon

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Saw a blue fabia earlier 132c231 and 132wd11 but that was it, even on dealer forecourts.

A blue Fabia with WD-40 would have been better

Toyotafanboi

Kenny Logins wrote: »

132-MEH

a quick shop for you

JohnBoy26

I heard the new ford ad yesterday on the radio for a new 132 car, I think it was for the Fiesta and the Focus. The ad is cringe worthy to say the least with a Christmas theme with Christmas jingles playing in the background and all :eek:.

vectra

vectra wrote: »

Is this 131 and 132 going to carry on or is it just for this year?
I personally don't like it.

I think that they should just do away with the "Ageing" plates altogether! Many countries simply don't bother displaying the year the car was registered, NI for example and the Netherlands a country with 4 times the population and number plates that only have six characters on them.

coolisin

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

I heard the new ford ad yesterday on the radio for a new 132 car, I think it was for the Fiesta and the Focus. The ad is cringe worthy to say the least with a Christmas theme with Christmas jingles playing in the background and all :eek:.

Was that not Renault?
They don't specify the car you can get but the fact you get a new 1-3-2 plate apparently introduced by Renault this year, for a certain amount of money a week/month.
Very annoying advertisement.

Still have seen my first 132 car a nice A7.

CiniO

Deleted User wrote: »

I think that they should just do away with the "Ageing" plates altogether! Many countries simply don't bother displaying the year the car was registered,

Many?????? Virtually none.

Please show me any country except from Ireland and UK which do show year on numberplate.
I doubt you will find one.

NI for example and the Netherlands a country with 4 times the population and number plates that only have six characters on them.

I mentioned it before.
Ireland as one of the smallest countries in EU, has numberplates with the greatest number of characters.

ION08

Cinio i think that was his point