***** Motors Chat - Round 5*****

Cleveland Hot Pocket

Scortho wrote: »

Not necessarily.
Alfa gta's go for at least half the price of an equivalent in the uk.
Anything with a big petrol engine and low mpg is dirt cheap here as well.

New cars are way more expensive here, but older big engines cars are cheap.

I thought Ireland was cheaper than elsewhere (and it is for the most part) but in terms of oddball US versions, Ireland is a lot dearer than even the UK. And none really sell here either.
I'm looking for a dodge pre '83, or a ford pre '83 pickup. The only ones for sale in Ireland are either 3-4k more than the UK or (once in a while when they are realistically priced) they sell within hours.
What costs $2k in america tends to cost £6-7k GBP here.

pajor

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

I thought Ireland was cheaper than elsewhere (and it is for the most part) but in terms of oddball US versions, Ireland is a lot dearer than even the UK. And none really sell here either.
I'm looking for a dodge pre '83, or a ford pre '83 pickup. The only ones for sale in Ireland are either 3-4k more than the UK or (once in a while when they are realistically priced) they sell within hours.
What costs $2k in america tends to cost £6-7k GBP here.

1981

1983

Ded_Zebra

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

I thought Ireland was cheaper than elsewhere (and it is for the most part) but in terms of oddball US versions, Ireland is a lot dearer than even the UK. And none really sell here either.
I'm looking for a dodge pre '83, or a ford pre '83 pickup. The only ones for sale in Ireland are either 3-4k more than the UK or (once in a while when they are realistically priced) they sell within hours.
What costs $2k in america tends to cost £6-7k GBP here.

It's to do with supply and demand but also rarity. Pickups like that are just everywhere in America and are used for everything, Basically the equivalent of a HiAce or a Transit or a Dyna here. They serve a practical function and nothing else where are here they are rare, interesting and exotic.

It works the other way too, Look at the price of this golf and it even has an ABS light on :eek::eek:

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/4216133223.html

EDIT: Just look what you could get instead of a ****ty golf :cool::cool:

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/4253467564.html

Cleveland Hot Pocket

pajor wrote: »

1981

1983

Thats in holland though.
Never heard of the site, will give it a browse later -ta!

pajor

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Thats in holland though.
Never heard of the site, will give it a browse later -ta!

It's a great site. Especially for looking at stuff in Germany, so so much more of everything.

Supergurrier

Jesus some ninja parking needed here in galway.

Mental

Cleveland Hot Pocket

Supergurrier wrote: »

Jesus some ninja parking needed here in galway.

Mental

Was mental in all the major shopping centers in dublin yesterday (me being male I did all my shopping in about 4-5 hrs :P ).

I've never seen dundrum so busy, all the levels of the carpark were full. Perhaps 1-2 spaces per level.

Kaiser D

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Was mental in all the major shopping centers in dublin yesterday (me being male I did all my shopping in about 4-5 hrs :P ).

I've never seen dundrum so busy, all the levels of the carpark were full. Perhaps 1-2 spaces per level.

That long!!??

:eek:

Cleveland Hot Pocket

Kaiser D wrote: »

That long!!??

:eek:

In fairness, most of it was spent driving.
Did nearly 100 miles yesterday between shopping centers

Gavman84

Today I saw an abomination a 114d dear god why.... Didn't know they were even doing a 1.4d spending good money on a car then get the weedy crap engine I don't get it!

Marcusm

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

I thought Ireland was cheaper than elsewhere (and it is for the most part) but in terms of oddball US versions, Ireland is a lot dearer than even the UK. And none really sell here either.
I'm looking for a dodge pre '83, or a ford pre '83 pickup. The only ones for sale in Ireland are either 3-4k more than the UK or (once in a while when they are realistically priced) they sell within hours.
What costs $2k in america tends to cost £6-7k GBP here.

It's not "vintage" in the UK at that age so there's no attraction over an 85, 95 or 05.

pajor

Gavman84 wrote: »

Today I saw an abomination a 114d dear god why.... Didn't know they were even doing a 1.4d spending good money on a car then get the weedy crap engine I don't get it!

You can expect to see more of them too I'd say.

Does it surprise you though, really? :pac:

Scortho

pajor wrote: »

You can expect to see more of them too I'd say.

Does it surprise you though, really? :pac:

Wait until there's a 514d!:(

MuppetCheck

Scortho wrote: »

Wait until there's a 514d!:(

There won't ever be one. The 514d seems to be this mythical boards car.

Hal1

They are all brainwashed into thinking the daysul is the safe sensible option for the school run.

MuppetCheck

Hal1 wrote: »

They are all brainwashed into thinking the daysul is the safe sensible option for the school run.

And the ones complaining about it are the ones that won't ever buy what they say should be bought new anyway (far too content to bemoan how others spend their money on the interweb) so if the brainwashed are happy then leave them off:D

Stheno

Gave a hitchhiker a lift today ages since I've seen someone hitching

Cleveland Hot Pocket

MuppetCheck wrote: »

There won't ever be one. The 514d seems to be this mythical boards car.

Like the 518d and 316d and 114d before it

MuppetCheck

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Like the 518d and 316d and 114d before it

Can't see them putting a 95 brake engine into a 5 series. The 518 and 316 have been staples of the ranges for many, many years however in various guises so nothing new there.

Cleveland Hot Pocket

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Can't see them putting a 95 brake engine into a 5 series. The 518 and 316 have been staples of the ranges for many, many years however in various guises so nothing new there.

ROTFL

MuppetCheck

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

ROTFL

There wasn't an e39 or e60 518 I think but every other 5 series had one of some description. And they were popular enough too at the time in Ireland and other underdeveloped countries. You can roll on the floor laughing but that's a fact.

MuppetCheck

MuppetCheck wrote: »

There wasn't an e39 or e60 518 I think but every other 5 series had one of some description. And they were popular enough too at the time in Ireland and other underdeveloped countries. You can roll on the floor laughing but that's a fact.

My folks had an E34 518i years ago

power pants

my friend had a 1995, blue bmw 518 e34

my one was 6 years older and superior in spec inside and bigger engine too

MuppetCheck

power pants wrote: »

my friend had a 1995, blue bmw 518 e34

my one was 6 years older and superior in spec inside and bigger engine too

Neighbour imported a 95 e34 from the UK years ago. Looked the business until you peered inside. Nice velour and arm rests but work out windows in keeping with its place on the pecking order.

Our one had electric windows front and back.

Supergurrier

Good call @Yop on Kieran Burke tyres.

Went in there today to get a screw in back left fixed all four wheels rebslanced and alignment retracked for sixty quid.

Very good setup and young fella who did it was second to none but most importantly for the first time in 18 months of ST ownership I have zero steering wheel shake. When I'm reshoeing in Feb they will gety business. Was shown a very good looking Yokohama performance tyre at 160 a corner that looks very good and will last more than the 10 months the Goodyear f1's did

cabb8ge

Supergurrier wrote: »

-- for the first time in 18 months of ST ownership I have zero steering wheel shake.--

:eek:

How did you tolerate for so long

Supergurrier

cabb8ge wrote: »

:eek:

How did you tolerate for so long

High powered fwd cars tend to be this way I got an engineering company to straighten the buckles in the wheels got wheels balanced twice tracking done twice and had given up hope of curing it 100% and put it down to a sporadic brake caliper catching but now its fixed

Tbh was only noticeable above 90kmph so only on motoreays

cabb8ge

Supergurrier wrote: »

High powered fwd cars tend to be this way---

lol, why do you think that?

Supergurrier

cabb8ge wrote: »

lol, why do you think that?

Just a lot more pressure on the front tyres and suspension in general they have to handle traction as well as the physics of cornering.