What's the oldest car you saw on the road today?

Mean Laqueefa · 09-04-2020 09:23PM

Glasnevin

Duke O Smiley · 09-04-2020 09:25PM

The Carina is SmartinMartin of this parish

SmartinMartin · 10-04-2020 01:29AM

Be the hokey. Was I in lidl??? Feckin perlenbacher, lovely stuff.

m17 · 10-04-2020 10:08AM

Galway

PukkaStukka · 13-04-2020 10:12PM

A general question in relation to older cars: is there any way of finding out if a particular make and model was still registered as in use on Irish roads? Asking the question with a view to purchasing such a car.

BonnieSituation · 13-04-2020 10:17PM

PukkaStukka wrote: »

A general question in relation to older cars: is there any way of finding out if a particular make and model was still registered as in use on Irish roads? Asking the question with a view to purchasing such a car.

For a start stick the reg in www.ncts.ie

https://www.cornmarket.ie/car-insurance-quotes/your-car/ and there to see when it had its last change of ownership.

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Reading that again, are you looking to see if a particular model is road legal in general?

PukkaStukka · 13-04-2020 10:18PM

BonnieSituation wrote: »

For a start stick the reg in www.ncts.ie

https://www.cornmarket.ie/car-insurance-quotes/your-car/ and there to see when it had its last change of ownership.

I don't have a reg no. I just want to see if a particular make and model of car is still in circulation

BonnieSituation · 13-04-2020 10:19PM

PukkaStukka wrote: »

I don't have a reg no. I just want to see if a particular make and model of car is still in circulation

Let us no what it is and we can answer I guess.

PukkaStukka · 13-04-2020 10:22PM

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Let us no what it is and we can answer I guess.

Isuzu Gemini. Looking at one as a runner or restore for my dad who's now retired. He had two and loved them. Brother and I would might be interested if we could get a decent one worth the effort

tc20 · 14-04-2020 02:58PM

recent north Wicklow sightings

IrishPlayer · 14-04-2020 03:15PM

Dublin 15

kdevitt · 14-04-2020 05:25PM

IrishPlayer wrote: »

Dublin 15

Think they've had that car since nearly new.

Duke O Smiley · 14-04-2020 05:41PM

kdevitt wrote: »

Think they've had that car since nearly new.

They have indeed

kdevitt · 15-04-2020 10:13AM

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

They have indeed

You must be one of my neighbours so!

Carson10 · 15-04-2020 02:35PM

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

They have indeed

Nice little Peugeot. Looks fresh. Is it kept garaged? Would love to take that for a good run to Cork and back on the motorway. Probably never done a run like that.

kdevitt · 15-04-2020 02:49PM

Carson10 wrote: »

Nice little Peugeot. Looks fresh. Is it kept garaged? Would love to take that for a good run to Cork and back on the motorway. Probably never done a run like that.

Don't think its garaged. Its his daily driver, think his father owned it originally.

Cuir_Cosc_Orm · 16-04-2020 02:28AM

This was taken before lockdown.

If anyone knows of one for sale I'd love one!

SmartinMartin · 16-04-2020 09:13PM

Cuir_Cosc_Orm · 17-04-2020 05:21PM

May not be the oldest car but how they've disappeared off the road!

Also, no idea why my pictures are being turned side ways.

freshpopcorn · 17-04-2020 06:55PM

Were those Escorts cheap back in 00 and 01 compared to the Focus?

Cuir_Cosc_Orm · 17-04-2020 09:07PM

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Were those Escorts cheap back in 00 and 01 compared to the Focus?

Itd have imagined that the Escorts were heavily discounted by the dealers whereas the Focus moderately discounted.

But I'd like to know the difference in the RRP.

Garzard · 17-04-2020 09:17PM

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Were those Escorts cheap back in 00 and 01 compared to the Focus?

My folks each had one of those Escorts for a few years until the mid 2000's before moving onto the Focus - my dad still has his 00 Focus going strong.

IIRC both Escorts were 1997 regs. and €4-5k (they think) when they were bought. Even today neither of them speak too fondly of it though.

alan partridge aha · 17-04-2020 10:22PM

My father bought the 1st MK3 escort in the country in 1980. 1152MI. It was 1.3L and because it was the 1st it had a back wiper and GL wheels. He paid £5000 for it.

Cuir_Cosc_Orm · 18-04-2020 12:12AM

alan partridge aha wrote: »

My father bought the 1st MK3 escort in the country in 1980. 1152MI. It was 1.3L and because it was the 1st it had a back wiper and GL wheels. He paid £5000 for it.

£5k back in 1980???

Are you sure?

Adjusted for inflation 270.5% and euro exchange. 797864, £5 in 1980 is equivalent to €23,450 today.

Duke O Smiley · 18-04-2020 12:18AM

Cuir_Cosc_Orm wrote: »

£5k back in 1980???

Are you sure?

Adjusted for inflation 270.5% and euro exchange. 797864, £5 in 1980 is equivalent to €23,450 today.

Perfectly normal price for a car of that class back then. A Mk2 1300 GL Escort in 1979 was £4500

BonnieSituation · 18-04-2020 12:24AM

Cuir_Cosc_Orm wrote: »

Itd have imagined that the Escorts were heavily discounted by the dealers whereas the Focus moderately discounted.

But I'd like to know the difference in the RRP.

They obviously had a glut of them to get rid of.

I distinctly remember at the time that Ford were a bit wary of the New Edge design language and the reception of it amongst their core customers and were afraid that the more conservative buyers of their vehicles needed time to adjust, so there was overlap between them.

I had a Green 97 one as my second car. Horrible horrible machine. And given that the MK1 is my singular favourite car of all time it annoys me that the MK4[.5] (or whatever it was at that point) is the only Escort I've owned til now.

PukkaStukka · 18-04-2020 06:24PM

The last iterations of those Escorts drove very well. Ford completely revamped the front suspension around '95 and transformed one of the stogiest handling cars into one of the best. The made an even bigger jump in chassis dynamics with the Focus. Even today an Mk1 Focus that's been looked after will still drive quite well.

alan partridge aha · 19-04-2020 09:10AM

Cuir_Cosc_Orm wrote: »

£5k back in 1980???

Are you sure?

Adjusted for inflation 270.5% and euro exchange. 797864, £5 in 1980 is equivalent to €23,450 today.

Sure am, and when he traded it in 2 years later the price for a 5dr was £6600.

colm_mcm · 19-04-2020 02:21PM

gammygils · 20-04-2020 04:05AM

A selection of late 90's Toyotas spotted around Tuam. A load of them Corollas still around & a good few of them Starlets around too. Daily drivers

What's the oldest car you saw on the road today?

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