Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread! Part 2

26000 Elephants · 04-12-2020 7:24pm

marcos_94 wrote: »

So when I brought my M3 in from the UK a few months ago, I kept the full V5C minus a section which the seller sent off to the DVLA marking it for export. So the V5C I had was in the sellers name. You bring the V5C to the NCT centre during the VRT appointment and then after paying VRT and paying for road tax, you get your Irish logbook.

I just checked the old UK reg numebr and you can see its marked for export in the attached image

LOL, I love the look on some sellers faces when you explain this to them - so many times they thought I was trying to scam them.

"No, really, you give the V5 to me and just send that little scrap to the DVLA"

"Yeah, right, mate, not falling for that one...", etc.

If the export flag has been set, then it only needs to be NOVA'ed if its brought back to the UK.

shineon23 · 04-12-2020 7:51pm

26000 Elephants wrote: »

LOL, I love the look on some sellers faces when you explain this to them - so many times they thought I was trying to scam them.

"No, really, you give the V5 to me and just send that little scrap to the DVLA"

"Yeah, right, mate, not falling for that one...", etc.

If the export flag has been set, then it only needs to be NOVA'ed if its brought back to the UK.

My favourite reaction was buying a car in England a couple of years.
'Oh I that was for if it's exported 'abroad, abroad' out of the UK, not to Ireland'. :mad:

Top Dog · 04-12-2020 10:29pm

Cheensbo wrote: »

wait until the car's next birthday and it'll be €200

Except by the time it turns 30 Brexit may have turned UK imports on their head so it could be a good deal more. Be a brave person buys now hoping to register a vintage in the new year with no real idea what way things are going to be.

Duke O Smiley · 04-12-2020 10:49pm

A few from London this week

Andrew33 · 04-12-2020 10:55pm

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

A few from London this week

My very first car. Death trap, petrol tank leaked directly onto exhaust, doors used to burst open going around corners. But still, rose coloured glasses and all.

kaizersoze · 05-12-2020 1:46am

elperello · 08-12-2020 12:49am

The 1700D badge suggests a diesel.

What engine would that be?

I don't think I ever saw that model before.

kaizersoze · 08-12-2020 2:17am

elperello wrote: »

The 1700D badge suggests a diesel.

What engine would that be?

I don't think I ever saw that model before.

I haven't either....also oddly enough, a reg check shows it as a 1.6 petrol.

unkel · 08-12-2020 10:40am

There was an Opel 1.7l diesel alright at the time, but not available in most jurisdictions. The main diesel was the 2.3l. Remember it was so big they had to use a bulge on the bonnet?

Testacalda · 08-12-2020 12:43pm

elperello wrote: »

The 1700D badge suggests a diesel.

What engine would that be?

I don't think I ever saw that model before.

The D could be an add on maybe?, it's not the same size font and isn't aesthetically spaced,

cml387 · 08-12-2020 1:34pm

When did Vauxhall stop being a make in Ireland? I'm pretty sure it was before 1979.

26000 Elephants · 08-12-2020 2:37pm

cml387 wrote: »

When did Vauxhall stop being a make in Ireland? I'm pretty sure it was before 1979.

I think it was mid '80's -ish? The result of a survey GM did here i think. Seems we preferred the idea of german build quality to british imperialism. lol.

Lurching · 08-12-2020 2:44pm

26000 Elephants wrote: »

I think it was mid '80's -ish? The result of a survey GM did here i think. Seems we preferred the idea of german build quality to british imperialism. lol.

Did a bit of digging on that.
There were two Opel factories in Ireland in the 1960's - which would have sold Opel branded cars. Looks like the Kadett & Rekord would have been Opel from back then, and the Vauxhall (imported) cars were all Opel by the 1980's.

Not sure if there was a period between the 1960's and 1980's where it was 100% Vauxhall.

elperello · 08-12-2020 11:17pm

Testacalda wrote: »

The D could be an add on maybe?, it's not the same size font and isn't aesthetically spaced,

cml387 wrote: »

When did Vauxhall stop being a make in Ireland? I'm pretty sure it was before 1979.

She is an import after 1986.

Maybe someone put an Isuzu diesel in and stuck the badge on.

w124man · 09-12-2020 9:25pm

kaizersoze wrote: »

I haven't either....also oddly enough, a reg check shows it as a 1.6 petrol.

I had one of those in '79. It was a 1600L and as far as I know they never made that car with a diesel engine. Very few cars were diesel back then. Might have a diesel in it now.

Andrew33 · 10-12-2020 9:21pm

elperello wrote: »

She is an import after 1986.

Maybe someone put an Isuzu diesel in and stuck the badge on.

Wasn’t the Isuzu diesel just a GM engine anyway?

elperello · 11-12-2020 12:20am

Andrew33 wrote: »

Wasn’t the Isuzu diesel just a GM engine anyway?

Isuzu built the first 1.7 engine and then joined forces with GM to develop the one that was used in later Cavaliers.

They were well thought of at the time.

SmartinMartin · 11-12-2020 12:28am

Forgot about these, all from the last week or so ;

And this one in Harrods yesterday;

Andrew33 · 11-12-2020 12:30am

elperello wrote: »

Isuzu built the first 1.7 engine and then joined forces with GM to develop the one that was used in later Cavaliers.

They were well thought of at the time.

That makes sense.

m17 · 12-12-2020 5:12pm

Tuam

26000 Elephants · 12-12-2020 5:24pm

Was the lettering on the back supposed to say something more? Did the owner get tired half way through and say "ah, feck it"?

Igotadose · 12-12-2020 5:25pm

That doesn't look like a Mercedes, which is what those plates correspond to. late-60's/early 70's mustang...

26000 Elephants · 12-12-2020 5:37pm

Igotadose wrote: »

That doesn't look like a Mercedes, which is what those plates correspond to. late-60's/early 70's mustang...

comes back correctly on cartell - Ford Mustang 5.0 - "left hand drive"

Igotadose · 12-12-2020 6:35pm

26000 Elephants wrote: »

comes back correctly on cartell - Ford Mustang 5.0 - "left hand drive"

Ahh. I was looking on 'carsireland.' Different databases I guess.

Beltby · 12-12-2020 10:29pm

elperello wrote: »

Isuzu built the first 1.7 engine and then joined forces with GM to develop the one that was used in later Cavaliers.

They were well thought of at the time.

The Isuzu engine wasn't/isn't bad. They were using a version of it up until recently. They might still be using it.

I had a 92 Vectra with the 1.7 non turbo Opel engine. Hands down the slowest car I ever owned. Very good on juice though.