And the winner of dreamer of the year is...

Certainly dreaming but what a lovely car though it is. Love that interior.

Pity it's the 4 cylinder and not the creamy smooth V6.

€2200 for a set of Sierra headlights!

http://touch.adverts.ie/exterior-parts/ford-sierra-headlight-set-genuine-ford-new-old-stock/10957517



Winner of the century I think!

Omg a Dublin reg! I wasn't ready to spend 5k on an 03 focus but when I read about the Dublin reg....

Out of all of the stupid things I see sellers say on their ads that is by far the thing that annoys me the most.

Blazer wrote: »

I reckon this has been on sale since 1999 looking at the price.

Charleville?

There's a few other ****ters there, There's a Fiesta, Escort, Accent, Astra and the Corsa. Dunno the reason behind them but not a serious add.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/05d-a6-3-0tdi-quattro-tip-only-34k-high-spec/12927542



Looks as close to mint as you can get, but @ €11,950 and crazy tax

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Unfortunately D reg cars are generally more sellable.

The Honey Monster wrote: »

Why why why is the fücking Dublin reg advertised as a selling point??? Is it an advantage? Why!?!

To add to that why the hell would you buy a 3.0 litre diesel and only put up circa 3k miles on it per annum?

http://www.carsireland.ie/detail.php?ad_id=1553343&r=s.php%3Fm%5B%5D%3D16%26o%5B%5D%3D1165%26g%3D0

Taken from the luxobarge thread...

johndaman66 wrote: »

I think your missing the point grogi. The over-riding reason of choosing diesel in a passenger car is a financial one to save on running costs. At 3k miles per annum a comparable lower capacity petrol car makes much more sense and would in my opinion be a nicer and more fluid drive and likely a lot less hassle along the way..

Unfortunately it is you who did miss my point... Diesel does not only mean low running costs. If it did we all be driving a mere 1.4...

Yet there are much stronger diesels out there. Why - they are more expensive to buy, more expensive to service and less economical?!

They offer not only improved efficiency over petrol engines (which agreed - does not balance the purchase price), but also the flat torque characteristics is something that many people desire. The petrol V6 3.2 from Audi A6 C6 has comparable max power output, but max torque at 2750 rpm, which is already low. But 3.0TDI has the whooping 500Nm (it means nothing, but it's such a big number) at 2000rpm. Comfort might be something else - motorway driving with a diesel is usually quieter - high available power at low revolutions allows cruising with very low engine noise. FSI engines were something new at the time - the buyer might have opted for a comparable TDI which is a recognized brand? Maybe this was a dealers demo car and was purchased at a very interesting price? I am pretty sure you'll find another reason if you want to

People don't buy or change cars only to cut on running costs. There are millions of motives - and keeping the cost low is just one of them.

Don't forget that there are situations when it is one party that finances the purchase and another party finances the running costs... In that case the purchase price might be completely irrelevant for someone that makes the purchasing decision.

grogi wrote: »

Unfortunately it is you who did miss my point... Diesel does not only mean low running costs. If it did we all be driving a mere 1.4...

Yet there are much stronger diesels out there. Why - they are more expensive to buy, more expensive to service and less economical?!

They offer not only improved efficiency over petrol engines (which agreed - does not balance the purchase price), but also the flat torque characteristics is something that many people desire. The petrol V6 3.2 from Audi A6 C6 has comparable max power output, but max torque at 2750 rpm, which is already low. But 3.0TDI has the whooping 500Nm (it means nothing, but it's such a big number) at 2000rpm. Comfort might be something else - motorway driving with a diesel is usually quieter - high available power at low revolutions allows cruising with very low engine noise. FSI engines were something new at the time - the buyer might have opted for a comparable TDI which is a recognized brand? Maybe this was a dealers demo car and was purchased at a very interesting price? I am pretty sure you'll find another reason if you want to

People don't buy or change cars only to cut on running costs. There are millions of motives - and keeping the cost low is just one of them.

Don't forget that there are situations when it is one party that finances the purchase and another party finances the running costs... In that case the purchase price might be completely irrelevant for someone that makes the purchasing decision.

Are you joking? 90% of people buy diesel to save money

grogi wrote: »

That leaves 10% of people who don't... I rest my point.

Once diesel excise is raised to acknowledge how dirty it is there will be a tiny market for diesels. Would you pay 30 cent a litre more for your diesel once the governments starts to tax it out of existence? It is already proposed to ban all diesels from London and Paris in the next few years.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/environment/11280067/London-will-follow-Paris-and-ban-diesel-cars-campaigners-warn.html

Just to VRT is you are looking at over 8k.
The Irish one is a bargain in that respect.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-aristo-2003-twin-turbo-price-drop/12821690

I wonder how much originally he wanted for it.