Oldest model on sale?

colm_mcm

Now that the Aygo/C1/107 is gone, what's the oldest car on sale now?
I reckon its the Zafira or the Punto?


(Please note, not the oldest badge, like the golf from the 70s etc, the model that's been out the longest, I mean the longest running current model)

Is the freelander 2 still being sold? discovery is getting on a bit too.

ba_barabus

Current Discovery is still (just about) on sale since 2005 I think. The badge was changed from Discovery 3 to 4 but it was really just a facelift.

I suppose the Defender actually is but both of these are 4x4's unless you want it limited to cars only?

colm_mcm

Suzuki SX4 (not the s cross) is out since 06, same with the Grand Vitara

JohnBoy26

Mitsubishi's current l200 is out since 2005. Ford's galaxy is out since 2006. VW's transporter is out since 2004, albeit in facelifted form since 2010.

Toyotafanboi

Are you considering facelift adjustments? The original BMW Mini is around since 02 and it still essentially the same with just a few changes to bumpers and lights or is there more to it than that?

mailforkev

Still any mark 1 XC90s in Volvo dealerships?

They're properly ancient.

colm_mcm

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Are you considering facelift adjustments? The original BMW Mini is around since 02 and it still essentially the same with just a few changes to bumpers and lights or is there more to it than that?

Is the current mini not "all new"?

I know its similar, but is it not a new car from the ground up?

toastedpickles

Bmw x5?

BdaraB

The Mitsubishi Pajero has been around since 1999

colm_mcm

toastedpickles wrote: »

Bmw x5?

Kind of a Reskin with new engines and interiors last year, but yeah basically the same as it was!

Could say the same about the 3 series I spose?

Toyotafanboi

colm_mcm wrote: »

Is the current mini not "all new"?

I know its similar, but is it not a new car from the ground up?

the 2014 "update" is a bit more out there. i don't know the real answer but with the 3 door model the doors, rear quarter panels and roof line still look the same. but i guess that's what gives the car its personality so it may not have gotten a heavy overhaul.

continue :P

toastedpickles

colm_mcm wrote: »

Kind of a Reskin with new engines and interiors last year, but yeah basically the same as it was!

Could say the same about the 3 series I spose?

Yeah i suppose you could!

Toyotafanboi

true, the current Punto is out 8 years, and the current Corsa 7 years.

JohnBoy26

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

true, the current Punto is out 8 years, and the current Corsa 7 years.

There's a new corsa out, afaik.

colm_mcm

The G Wagen is out a while

ShaunieVW

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Are you considering facelift adjustments? The original BMW Mini is around since 02 and it still essentially the same with just a few changes to bumpers and lights or is there more to it than that?

Its actually an entire different car the r56 shares no parts with the r50, every panel is different as the r56 was built by just BMW where the r50 started out with a rover/bmw mix.

HandsomeDan

colm_mcm wrote: »

Kind of a Reskin with new engines and interiors last year, but yeah basically the same as it was!

Could say the same about the 3 series I spose?

The F30's an all new 3 series.

colm_mcm

Hilux is out since 05, had a facelift, but still the same.

micks_address

colm_mcm wrote: »

Hilux is out since 05, had a facelift, but still the same.

Honda Accord?

Special Circumstances

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

the 2014 "update" is a bit more out there. i don't know the real answer but with the 3 door model the doors, rear quarter panels and roof line still look the same. but i guess that's what gives the car its personality so it may not have gotten a heavy overhaul.

continue :P

The incoming one is a very bland interpretation imo.
The 07 update (R56) was all new or practically all new but was pretty similar to the first gen R50 in fairness, close enough to pass as a facelift on casual inspection.

colm_mcm

micks_address wrote: »

Honda Accord?

They're still selling them! Thought they'd pulled the Accord last year

Its essentially the same as the 04 model, but its a thorough reskin rather than a facelift. For example the estate is completely different .

Kevin!

colm_mcm wrote: »

Now that the Aygo/C1/107 is gone, what's the oldest car on sale now?
I reckon its the Zafira or the Punto?


(Please note, not the oldest badge, like the golf from the 70s etc, the model that's been out the longest, I mean the longest running current model)

Is the freelander 2 still being sold? discovery is getting on a bit too.

The Zafira had a complete makeover in 2011 (tourer C)

colm_mcm

There's a new model Zafira Tourer but they're still building the old zafira.

There's a 141 reg in the left of this pic

MuppetCheck

colm_mcm wrote: »

They're still selling them! Thought they'd pulled the Accord last year

Passed Honda in Kilkenny the other day and they had one outside for 46k:eek:

colm_mcm

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Passed Honda in Kilkenny the other day and they had one outside for 46k:eek:

Jaysus. They start at €32k

Merrion

It depends how niche manufacturer you'd consider - but probably the Caterhan?

MarkAnthony

Porsche 911? :pac:

DB9 has been around since 2004.

bazz26

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

There's a new corsa out, afaik.

Which is just a heavy facelift of the current one on sale since 2007.

Drummerboy08

Special Circumstances wrote: »

The incoming one is a very bland interpretation imo.
The 07 update (R56) was all new or practically all new but was pretty similar to the first gen R50 in fairness, close enough to pass as a facelift on casual inspection.

The new F56 is all new too, new common BMW chassis and engines.

Bpmull

colm_mcm wrote: »

Jaysus. They start at €32k

Ah kilkenny dealers like to throw an extra few thousand onto the price of all their cars. There are very few dealers that are good to deal with in kilkenny.

colm_mcm

Bpmull wrote: »

Ah kilkenny dealers like to throw an extra few thousand onto the price of all their cars. There are very few dealers that are good to deal with in kilkenny.

Shtop, must show you a lancer I went to see in a certain main dealers in Kilkenny

Noccy_Mondy

The Mercedes Vario van/bus has been on sale since 1988, maybe even before it, and only has received a very minor facelift since then..... both interior and exterior.

bazz26

Mitsubishi Outlander, more facelifts than Cher but still essentially the same yoke since about 2007. Even Peugeot and Citroen killed off their versions a few years back.

Bpmull

Nissan navara is basically unchanged since it came out in 2006 and is still on sale here.

colm_mcm

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

The Mercedes Vario van/bus has been on sale since 1988, maybe even before it, and only has received a very minor facelift since then..... both interior and exterior.

They stopped making them last year. They (the vario was basically a revised t2)!came out in 1967

L-M

The V70 has to take the prize. By any standard it has been the same car since 99! I was shocked to see a 142 in front of me the other day. Still look a fine car though!

PurvesGrundy

Limerick man wrote: »

The V70 has to take the prize. By any standard it has been the same car since 99! I was shocked to see a 142 in front of me the other day. Still look a fine car though!

V70 Mk1 came in '97 (revised 850); V70 Mk2 came in 2000 and the current Ford based model was launched in 2007. To be honest, I wish it was the same car as the 1999 model! That was a much better quality and overall more solid car. It's amazing how you can possibly think it has been the same car all that time.

The current S80 saloon was launched in late 2006, so is one of the oldest cars on sale aside from the likes of a Defender. It's badly in need of a replacement and one will probably come in the next year.

mickdw

Limerick man wrote: »

The V70 has to take the prize. By any standard it has been the same car since 99! I was shocked to see a 142 in front of me the other day. Still look a fine car though!

Its not the same car at all

Sobanek

Isn't the current A3 a facelift of the one available since 2003?

Celly Smunt

Jaysus this thread is making me feel old,mentioning some of these cars as 8 years old makes me feel as if they entered the market last year.

The new punto is 6 years old? that was a very quick 6 years.

PurvesGrundy

Nobody mentioned the VW Touran, which has fundamentally been the same car since 2003!

The Tiguan is also getting on in years, having arrived in 2008.

alias no.9

PurvesGrundy wrote: »

Nobody mentioned the VW Touran, which has fundamentally been the same car since 2003!

The Tiguan is also getting on in years, having arrived in 2008.

I guess it's just so easy to overlook

bazz26

Sobanek wrote: »

Isn't the current A3 a facelift of the one available since 2003?

Nope, the current one is based on the Mk7 Golf and was launched early last year. But the previous A3 (second generation) was on sale for 10 years with two facelifts, one in 2005 and then again in 2009.

L-M

mickdw wrote: »

Its not the same car at all

I meant from a looks perspective rather than the actual mechanicals of it. It is very identifiable with it's previous gens.

PurvesGrundy

Limerick man wrote: »

I meant from a looks perspective rather than the actual mechanicals of it. It is very identifiable with it's previous gens.

....and that makes it the oldest model on sale how?

L-M

I think you can see where I'm coming from. The Discovery 3/4 was already mentioned when in reality they're a completely different jeep inside and out and mechanically.

PurvesGrundy

Limerick man wrote: »

I think you can see where I'm coming from. The Discovery 3/4 was already mentioned when in reality they're a completely different jeep inside and out and mechanically.

I must say, I can't. The Disco 3 and 4 are pretty much the same vehicle with the same T5 ladderframe chassis. The 3.0 litre 'Lion' V6 diesel is also an evolution of the 2.7 litre unit that was in the Disco 3. The only difference is the interior is a little more luxurious and an updated exterior with more colour coding.

It's nothing at all like the generations of V70, which were three distinctly different cars from the ground up. It's a bit like saying the A6 Avant has been the same car since the C5 model of the late 90's.

colm_mcm

Celly Smunt wrote: »

Jaysus this thread is making me feel old,mentioning some of these cars as 8 years old makes me feel as if they entered the market last year.

The new punto is 6 years old? that was a very quick 6 years.

Try 9 years

Markcheese

Is the Citroen xsara Picasso still on the go ?. I know they were still making them not long ago , ancient -

colm_mcm

Markcheese wrote: »

Is the Citroen xsara Picasso still on the go ?. I know they were still making them not long ago , ancient -

Last few (6) were regged by March 2011.

barryoneill50

Smart car?