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New, unregistered Irish-bought car from 1976 - where do I start?

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  • #632
    kadman
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 5,137 Mod ✭✭✭✭kadman


    Bitten & Hisses wrote: »
    It'll be a dilemma to figure out what to do with it, but you have something extremely special here, even leaving aside the sentimental value to your family. If you're going starting it, you should engage the Peugeot equivalent of Kadman to get her going!

    There is only one kadman....and he is a VW nut:D:D

    I agree entirely, a good Peugeot enthusiast with diesel engine knowledge
    is the guy to get help from right enough. Or an experienced diesel mechanic of that era.

    In other words, another old dude:eek::P


  • #633
    kadman
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 5,137 Mod ✭✭✭✭kadman


    Definitely want a youtube of that firing up:)


  • #634
    PauloMN
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional North East Moderators Posts: 10,886 Mod ✭✭✭✭PauloMN


    ba_barabus wrote: »
    One for Car SOS I think, genuinely I'd give them an email.

    That show would last about 1 minute.... there's nothing for them to do to it!


  • #635
    TheW1zard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,345 ✭✭✭TheW1zard


    I have some chrome vw hubcaps if anyone wants them. Theyre flat though, no raised bit.


  • #636
    Jeff2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,572 ✭✭✭Jeff2


    Love this thread.

    Keep it as others said.

    It's once in a lifetime tthat happens.


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  • #637
    davycha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 75 ✭✭davycha


    Alfa

    That 504 is an absolute beauty , you have to keep it.

    is it the 2.0 or 2.2 litre diesel ?

    what a thread this is , and it has also spun off into Kadmans variant thread ,win win:D:D


  • #638
    alfa beta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 763 ✭✭✭alfa beta


    davycha wrote: »
    is it the 2.0 or 2.2 litre diesel ?


    I actually don't know. I must have a closer look - all I know is it's diesel!!


  • #639
    kadman
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 5,137 Mod ✭✭✭✭kadman


    Diesel at 54p a gallon, how nice :D



  • #640
    Anatom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,165 ✭✭✭Anatom


    0-60 in 22 seconds! Can you imagine trying to sell something like that today??


  • #641
    tedpan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,526 ✭✭✭tedpan


    Anatom wrote:
    0-60 in 22 seconds! Can you imagine trying to sell something like that today??


    Yeah, lovely and relaxing I'd say!


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  • #642
    spaceHopper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,181 ✭✭✭spaceHopper


    Anatom wrote: »
    0-60 in 22 seconds! Can you imagine trying to sell something like that today??

    Sounds like my camper only in KM


  • #643
    CoBo55
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,200 ✭✭✭✭CoBo55


    spaceHopper wrote: »
    Sounds like my camper only in KM

    Transit?


  • #644
    LollipopJimmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,250 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    tedpan wrote: »
    Yeah, lovely and relaxing I'd say!

    I had a 2008 Citroën Berlingo that was around that mark, slower even, tbh it was grand for tipping around.


  • #645
    kadman
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 5,137 Mod ✭✭✭✭kadman


    Does that mean all you speed jockeys would not be interested in this beauty of a car;)


  • #646
    Wheelnut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 976 ✭✭✭Wheelnut


    kadman wrote: »
    There is only one kadman....and he is a VW nut:D:D

    Really? I always assumed that the "Kad" part of the title referred to the Opel Kadett and therefore Kadman is an Opel fan.


  • #647
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,717 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    galwaytt wrote: »
    Gosh OP - sorry for your loss, but your story sounds like a life well lived.

    And got me to thinking about my Dad.....still with us, but Def a man of his own mind. He too is....eccentric. ....and inclined to collect all manner of stuff. Cars, farm machinery, etc. Last time I checked there were.....22 cars at home.....originally a boat builder and carpenter he went through lots of phases. ...and he plays music as well. We, my generation, really haven't a fraction of the talent our parents had: much of theirs learned by economic necessity.

    He lives frugally, has no interest in creature comforts. He buys cars no one wants, cos he likes them. S-Class. 7-Series. LS400. etc etc. He bought an 02 540i a while ago. "Why?" I asked......."because I've always wanted to see the inside of a V8" came the reply....

    He's why I'm a petrol head. And builder. And.....everything else..

    Must pop over again. Mustn't leave things unsaid. Life's too short.

    I'll deal with the collection when the time is right.

    Thanks for the reminder.

    I'm only 50% sure i should post this, but anyhow.....this thread came front & centre today...for the wrong reasons..

    My dad, as mentioned above: i woke up this am to a million missed calls, only to find there was a big fire at my dad's last night, and he lost so many of his prized collection.... the 63 Merc SEb he'd owned since 1969, the Lancia Trevi since 198?, my 1200 Beetle, his Combine harvester (you read that correctly....), and another bunch of unremarkable cars....and the building they were all stored in. And God knows what else. He suffered burns (probably trying to save stuff) and had skin graft surgery today.

    We spent all day picking over embers.....its been such a **** day, sorry..... :(

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



  • #648
    Damien360
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,304 ✭✭✭Damien360


    Wishing you and your dad the very best. At least you didn't loose him.


  • #649
    wildwillow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,311 ✭✭✭wildwillow


    So sorry to read that story. It's sad to see such a collection destroyed.

    No loss of life is a consolation.

    Hope your Father recovers from the burns quickly.


  • #650
    Titzon Toast
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,573 ✭✭✭Titzon Toast


    I'm so sorry to hear this news, I wish a speedy recovery to your father.


  • #651
    zetecescort
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,438 ✭✭✭zetecescort


    A thumbs up and thanks feel all wrong in a situation like that. Best wishes to your father


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  • #652
    noelf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭noelf


    That was hard to read this morning galwaytt sorry for your trouble..


  • #653
    Bif
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 728 ✭✭✭Bif


    Sorry to hear this. Best wishes to your Dad.


  • #654
    Standard Toaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,290 ✭✭✭✭Standard Toaster


    That's terrible galwaytt, just terrible. Any idea of how it started?
    How's your Dad surgery go today?


  • #655
    Isambard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭Isambard


    not a good start to 2021, feeling a little of your pain.


  • #656
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,329 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    That's terrible, best of luck to your dad.


  • #657
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    That'd bring a tear to anyone's eye. Awful stuff. Wishing your father a speedy recovery and best wishes to yourself.


  • #658
    kadman
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 5,137 Mod ✭✭✭✭kadman


    Sad to hear, but the most important treasure survived, Dad.


  • #659
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,717 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    Standard Toaster wrote: »
    That's terrible galwaytt, just terrible. Any idea of how it started?
    How's your Dad surgery go today?

    Skin grafts to both legs, but talking on the phone. Wants to know why he can't go home today.... (he's 78 btw)

    Started accidentally, he thought it was out when he went to bed. Obviously not completely. Took hold while he was asleep.....tried to save a car, hence the burns, but obviously not....

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



  • #660
    kev1.3s
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,358 ✭✭✭kev1.3s


    Wishing him a speedy recovery both physically and mentally.


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  • #661
    meercat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,921 ✭✭✭meercat


    That’s awful news. Wishing your dad a speedy recovery galwaytt.


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