This weeks Classic Irish bargains that I'm not buying

Dades

NuckChorris1 wrote: »

Followed this advice and am now the very proud owner of a 1970 MG BGT. Chrome bumpers, wired wheels, leather seats. Delighted. Now to read the Haynes manual and start shopping/browsing for little bits and pieces online....

And where are the pics???

BorneTobyWilde

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/1990-citroen-xm-2-1-turbo-diesel/21495235

Low miles nice spec.
A future classic at a decent price



2250 pounds

BonnieSituation

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/1990-citroen-xm-2-1-turbo-diesel/21495235

Low miles nice spec.
A future classic at a decent price



2250 pounds

Lovely.

q85dw7osi4lebg

They don't make seats like that anymore!

kev1.3s

NuckChorris1 wrote: »

Followed this advice and am now the very proud owner of a 1970 MG BGT. Chrome bumpers, wired wheels, leather seats. Delighted. Now to read the Haynes manual and start shopping/browsing for little bits and pieces online....

Excellent choice, I bring the lancia out in almost any weather as long as we are past the salting the road part of the year but I'd doubt I would if it were a convertible.
I do have to say tho I had to bring her out to the garage before work one morning in the winter and it was a pretty miserable experience compared to a modern.

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/peugeot-504-ti/21501922?campaign=3



If I had €6.5k I'd have this tomorrow!

NuckChorris1

Dades wrote: »

And where are the pics???

Took these as I left her last night but will get better ones when it feckin stops raining! Bit late asking now but why do people block out the reg in pics online?

BonnieSituation

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/peugeot-504-ti/21501922?campaign=3



If I had €6.5k I'd have this tomorrow!

She's a beaut

Duke O Smiley

NuckChorris1 wrote: »

Took these as I left her last night but will get better ones when it feckin stops raining! Bit late asking now but why do people block out the reg in pics online?

That looks like a beautiful example, well wear and enjoy. What part of the country are you in? Get along to a few classic shows over the summer, its always great when you have a car of your own to show

If you took those photos on your phone, you should be able to edit them in your photo gallery to hide the reg with a brush tool or similar before uploading here

kev1.3s

Lovely looking mgb, I don't bother blocking the reg tbh.

pablo128

That is a lovely example. I'm not a fan of old British cars by a long shot, but I love the driving position in the MGB, legs stretched out.

Good luck with it.

Dades

NuckChorris1 wrote: »

Took these as I left her last night but will get better ones when it feckin stops raining! Bit late asking now but why do people block out the reg in pics online?

Really nice looking MG. Paintwork looks super, and the chrome instead of rubber bumpers make a *huge* difference. (I'm sure some elbow grease and good advice here can have that overrider coming up better!)

Summer days and mountain roads are calling.

Post outdoor pics when you have 'em.

ohnonotgmail

That MG looks in great nick.

Duke O Smiley

Saw this at the classic show in Swords today. 92 Turbo S, slightly rough around the edges and probably in need of a bit of work for an NCT, but I thought the asking of €1700 was quite reasonable.



(I have contact details for the owner if anyone is interested)

w124man

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/mercedes-260e/21527095


€12000 for a W124 that isn't a V8?

tedpan

Duke O Smiley wrote:

Saw this at the classic show in Swords today. 92 Turbo S, slightly rough around the edges and probably in need of a bit of work for an NCT, but I thought the asking of €1700 was quite reasonable.

Nice car for under 2 grand. I thought classics must be 30 years old, if not, when does the lower tax/insurance kick in?

Duke O Smiley

tedpan wrote: »

Nice car for under 2 grand. I thought classics must be 30 years old, if not, when does the lower tax/insurance kick in?

Classic tax is still 30, classic insurance is generally from around 20 years old

KevRossi

w124man wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/mercedes-260e/21527095


€12000 for a W124 that isn't a V8?

No, it's a straight 6. V8 was in the 400, 420 and 500.

You could get that engine in the S-Class, smallest engine they offered.

unkel

KevRossi wrote: »

No, it's a straight 6.

He knows that. He was just questioning how anyone could ask that sort of money
for that car

KevRossi wrote: »

You could get that engine in the S-Class, smallest engine they offered.

And you could even get that engine in the Baby Merc. Biggest engine they offered

tedpan

unkel wrote:

He knows that. He was just questioning how anyone could ask that sort of money for that car

with a name like W124man of course!

Anyway, I've never seen an old Merc interior in such good shape, the netting behind the seats looks brand new!

I do wonder what happened to the old man though, it was clearly just imported with the stena card in the middle section.

Definitely worth 8k imho

supervento

tedpan wrote: »

with a name like W124man of course!

Anyway, I've never seen an old Merc interior in such good shape, the netting behind the seats looks brand new!

I do wonder what happened to the old man though, it was clearly just imported with the stena card in the middle section.

Definitely worth 8k imho

I think it would want to have a comprehensive full service history to verify mileage and command that asking price... or 8k

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/bentley-8-nct-tax-/19665677



This has been much reduced, now €6500 with classic tax and two years test. Bargain!

unkel

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

This has been much reduced, now €6500 with classic tax and two years test. Bargain!

A year and 4 months. But yeah seems like a good deal. I'm normally not that fussy, but I wouldn't buy one in that colour though

Duke O Smiley

Yeah, the colour is a bit gaudy - but still! I think a proper set of ace plates would set the whole car off lovely. You could buy that for 6 grand and drive around it in the summer with onlookers thinking its a 20 grand car. Winning!

oceanman

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/rolls-royce-silver-spirit/21036649

ELM327

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/bentley-8-nct-tax-/19665677



This has been much reduced, now €6500 with classic tax and two years test. Bargain!

The color is awful
Matte black respray with black and red leather interior needed.

kev1.3s

Matt black has no place on that car.

Dades

kev1.3s wrote: »

Matt black has no place on that car.

Or any car not used by Batman.

ELM327

kev1.3s wrote: »

Matt black has no place on that car.

I remember watching an episode of a US based car show where they did something similar and called it a "Trolls Choice"

pablo128

Shane Lynch from Boyzone had a rolls Royce drift car built and had it painted Matt black, I believe.