Bulletproof BMW for sale!!!

Oral Surgeon

http://www.carzone.ie/search/BMW/7-Series/BULLETPR/201403221077554/advert?channel=CARS

Anyone any idea who is selling a bulletproof 7 series in Galway, or who in Ireland would even want one??
It's got flag holders on the front so I'm presuming it is an embassy car.

NIMAN

Drug dealers?

eviltimeban

€400,000 "private sale".

ironclaw

€400k and a Tesco Mobile number? Says it all really.

whomitconcerns

is there not some law on owning a bulletproof car? Or can anyone (with money) have one?

djimi

whomitconcerns wrote: »

is there not some law on owning a bulletproof car? Or can anyone (with money) have one?

Why would there be a law against it?

whomitconcerns

djimi wrote: »

Why would there be a law against it?

i thought i remembered something from Limerick last year where the guards impounded a car from some "citizens" and the reason was to do with the armour plating...maybe I remember wrong..a licence to have it or something maybe?

deandean

I thought if you wanted a bullet-proof car that you bought an older Nissan or Toyota

MarkR

djimi wrote: »

Why would there be a law against it?

I suppose for some it would be assumed you were going equipped for crime, rather than as a security measure.

mathepac

Oral Surgeon wrote: »

... or who in Ireland would even want one?? ...

Lord Mayor of Rathkeale, they seem to have everything else in the line of expensive automobiles down there. What would a couple of weeks on the tarmac in Italy bring in?

mathepac

deandean wrote: »

I thought if you wanted a bullet-proof car that you bought an older Nissan or Toyota

I might resurrect my old W123 :cool: "Vee haff vays off making you a tank."

For Forks Sake

whomitconcerns wrote: »

i thought i remembered something from Limerick last year where the guards impounded a car from some "citizens" and the reason was to do with the armour plating...maybe I remember wrong..a licence to have it or something maybe?

They were seized as proceeds of criminal activity rather than because they were armour plated. http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/gardai-using-armour-plated-cars-seized-from-criminals-479252.html

They got a new paint job and I've seen one of them around Cork fairly regularly.

djimi

MarkR wrote: »

I suppose for some it would be assumed you were going equipped for crime, rather than as a security measure.

Meh, its not like its equiped with gun turrets! I would have thought that if you said that you had a fear of gun crime then its not unreasonable to be allowed to protect yourself!

whomitconcerns wrote: »

i thought i remembered something from Limerick last year where the guards impounded a car from some "citizens" and the reason was to do with the armour plating...maybe I remember wrong..a licence to have it or something maybe?

Yeah maybe actually it might be an issue with licensing or classification of the car or something like that. Is an armoured car technically classified as a tank maybe?

I was going to say Michael D used to practice being presidential in it before he was elected but he was elected in 2011.

stoneill

Looks like it is being sold directly from the crowd that armour cars.

cabb8ge

For Forks Sake wrote: »

They were seized as proceeds of criminal activity rather than because they were armour plated. http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/gardai-using-armour-plated-cars-seized-from-criminals-479252.html

They got a new paint job and I've seen one of them around Cork fairly regularly.

were seized ones not 2008 reg from article?
imported from Germany in 2008.

wonski

ironclaw wrote: »

€400k and a Tesco Mobile number? Says it all really.

Tell me what prefix should be used when selling a car ?

djimi

wonski wrote: »

Tell me what prefix should be used when selling a car ?

I think a €400k private sale to any mobile number is optimistic and honestly looks a little dodgy either way!

If they are a proper garage/company then they should not be using mobile phones to conduct business.

Moomat

Anyone for a game of chicken?



http://www.autoevolution.com/news/dacia-duster-army-is-an-affordable-car-with-a-machine-gun-photo-gallery-72424.html

bmstuff

All that fuss for a bullet proof car, thank god it is not the batmobile they are selling.
Yeah it is 400k though, 100k vrt alone most likely...

Taylor365

xD at the ad description. A regular 9mm would do the job so.

Strange if it's not illegal to own. Like owning bullet-proof vests, anything that makes it harder for the Gardaí to kill you is usually a no-no.

cadaliac

djimi wrote: »

I think a €400k private sale to any mobile number is optimistic and honestly looks a little dodgy either way!

If they are a proper garage/company then they should not be using mobile phones to conduct business.

If its a private sale - they will have a mobile phone, just like pretty much anybody else in Ireland.
If its a sale via a garage for a private sale, ditto.

The Tesco number comment was funny I thought.

Anan1

Taylor365 wrote: »

Strange if it's not illegal to own. Like owning bullet-proof vests, anything that makes it harder for the Gardaí to kill you is usually a no-no.

AFAIK vests are not illegal. And I doubt that being killed by the Gardaí is the main worry of the average gangland player.

gctest50

Moomat wrote: »

Anyone for a game of chicken?



http://www.autoevolution.com/news/dacia-duster-army-is-an-affordable-car-with-a-machine-gun-photo-gallery-72424.html

No self-respecting terrorist would want the shame of dying in some yoke like that

Anyway you get 3 extra virgins for dying in a hilux

Dartz

Those windows are almost as thick as a TD....

Moomat

gctest50 wrote: »

No self-respecting terrorist would want the shame of dying in some yoke like that

Anyway you get 3 extra virgins for dying in a hilux

I suppose the immortality applies to both terrorist and Hilux

kuro2k

gctest50 wrote: »

No self-respecting terrorist would want the shame of dying in some yoke like that

Anyway you get 3 extra virgins for dying in a hilux

They look like Chinese Zhongxing Grand Tiger's to me, apparently they are based on the previous generation Hilux




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dr.fuzzenstein

wonski wrote: »

Tell me what prefix should be used when selling a car ?

Well, would buy it if the number is a potentially non-registered Tesco number and belonged to a bloke called "Anto" who is willing to meet you in the Dunnes car park after hours?
I suppose he will ask to bring the money in cash too...
Needless to say I would prefer to deal with real people in a real garage where I have some kind of comeback and traceability.
It's not like this is an 04 Corolla.

listermint

Im going to go out on a limb here and say that this may have been bought or supplied by BMW Ireland during the Obama Visit. There were various vehicle supplied during this and the queens trip to Ireland. Id imagine they were tough to sell all of them on.

OldGuysRule

There are flag mounting points on the front wings . . . diplomatic car?

listermint

OldGuysRule wrote: »

There are flag mounting points on the front wings . . . diplomatic car?

which ties into what i said.

Anan1

listermint wrote: »

Im going to go out on a limb here and say that this may have been bought or supplied by BMW Ireland during the Obama Visit. There were various vehicle supplied during this and the queens trip to Ireland. Id imagine they were tough to sell all of them on.

It is left hand drive, though. My guess is that the car is on the continent, and doesn't even belong to the people selling it. Kind of like they'll buy it for you when you pay.

On the subject, here's one i'd prefer: http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C451025

mathepac

cadaliac wrote: »

... The Tesco number comment was funny I thought.

Every little helps, as the actress said to archbishop.

georgefalls

I wonder how bulletproof the tyres are

Anan1

georgefalls wrote: »

I wonder how bulletproof the tyres are

I'd say B6 includes run flat tyres.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Anan1 wrote: »

I'd say B6 includes run flat tyres.

Shred the sidewall and it will come off the rim

Anan1

Bristol Powerful Underclass wrote: »

Shred the sidewall and it will come off the rim

Sure if you shoot the glass enough times in the same place it'll give way too - all armouring does is buy you time. Although I would imagine there's a solid rubber support inside the tyre too - again, though, I'm sure it could be shot away.