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And the winner of dreamer of the year is... Part 2!

Duke O Smiley

New thread and how better to start it than with a 'Yota.

Old thread here:
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055492730

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-corolla-e37/20501617

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Its lovely, but not €4750 lovely

1.3 Corolla

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French Toast

Christ, €9,500? One third of that would be closer to the mark. Love this line...

This van is in overall good condition, I wont say rust free but all welding and new sills were done

CoBo55

punisher5112 wrote: »

Jaysus them vans were horrible gutless yokes, drove many ex eircon, telecom eireann ones....

Absolute piles of junk, buggers to start too!! Not one of Henry's better creations.

Bob the Seducer

This delightful yellow Volkswagen Polo GTI can be yours for the low low price of only €9,950

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https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/volkswagen-gti-rare-only-70k-kilometres/27730091?campaign=3

Of course, you may prefer this surprisingly similar one for only €1,100 (€2,274 delivered to Dublin port from Japan)

https://www.beforward.jp/volkswagen/polo/bh809419/id/2343975/

Mjolnir

Bob the Seducer wrote: »

This delightful yellow Volkswagen Polo GTI can be yours for the low low price of only €9,950

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/volkswagen-gti-rare-only-70k-kilometres/27730091?campaign=3

Of course, you may prefer this surprisingly similar one for only €1,100 (€2,274 delivered to Dublin port from Japan)

https://www.beforward.jp/volkswagen/polo/bh809419/id/2343975/

After all things considered that would be a tidy profit he's tryna make.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

That polo looks like it's still available to buy on the japanese site? What's stopping someone else slipping in there?

Tzardine

Look at all those blank switches. That would irritate me.

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colm_mcm

Think those button blanks are a hangover from the pre-facelift where they had the locking and window buttons in the centre console. Quick google says heated seat switches are missing.

Bob the Seducer

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 wrote: »

That polo looks like it's still available to buy on the japanese site? What's stopping someone else slipping in there?

If I was to give the seller the benefit of the doubt, the car could have been bought through another website with that listing a hangover that hasn't been taken down yet.

The fact that the photos being used were taken by the Japanese seller doesn't fill me with confidence that the car is currently in the country.

It'd be cheeky enough selling a car that hasn't landed yet, advertising a car you haven't even bought would be, well...

Tzardine

There is something about that Japanese site that does not sit right with me.

Car is reduced from $5,660 to $1,290. Nobody reduces a cars price by 77%.

Also it costs $2,679 to ship to Dublin and $10,481 to Cork.

Alarm bells very much ringing.

colm_mcm

That’s cos to deliver to Cork you’d be sending it in a container.

Tzardine

colm_mcm wrote: »

That’s cos to deliver to Cork you’d be sending it in a container.

Not sure I follow. Wouldnt you be doing the same sending it from Japan to Dublin?

wotzgoingon

Tzardine wrote: »

Not sure I follow. Wouldnt you be doing the same sending it from Japan to Dublin?

No roll on roll off. So it is out in the elements of the salty water splashing up onto it during the trek from Japan to Ireland.

Midnight_EG

wotzgoingon wrote: »

No roll on roll off. So it is out in the elements of the salty water splashing up onto it during the trek from Japan to Ireland.

RORO is usually below deck, mine was anyway

Technique

We don't have any direct shipments from Asia. The cars will be shipped to somewhere like Rotterdam or Southampton and then switched to a feeder vessel to Ireland.

wotzgoingon

Technique wrote: »

We don't have any direct shipments from Asia. The cars will be shipped to somewhere like Rotterdam or Southampton and then switched to a feeder vessel to Ireland.

I knew that same if you are flying to some countries you usually have to get a flight to London and then London to where ever you are going.

Bob the Seducer

Tzardine wrote: »

There is something about that Japanese site that does not sit right with me.

Car is reduced from $5,660 to $1,290. Nobody reduces a cars price by 77%.

Also it costs $2,679 to ship to Dublin and $10,481 to Cork.

Alarm bells very much ringing.

I'll be honest, it's the first time I've come across that particular site. I went searching for the Polo after seeing the price on DoneDeal because I could tell the photos weren't taken in Ireland, I guessed it would either be Japan or New Zealand. Their TrustPilot reviews are a sight to behold! :eek:

I'd assumed the price reduction was just a swizz to gain views, but having used the bing website cache, it appears the car was previously listed for the higher price (at least for a while). I'd fear the automotive equivalent of the Argos catalogue in a PlayStation box based on the current deep discount though.

Also surprised to see what appears to be the full chassis no / VIN listed publicly...

User1998

I’ve bought several cars from that website with no issue.

Looks like the seller has no plans to actually buy the car unless someone gives a deposit first. The car definitely wouldn’t still be showing if he had paid for it through that website

Total price on Irish plates would be around €4k

CoBo55

User1998 wrote: »

I’ve bought several cars from that website with no issue.

Looks like the seller has no plans to actually buy the car unless someone gives a deposit first. The car definitely wouldn’t still be showing if he had paid for it through that website

Total price on Irish plates would be around €4k

About the usual mark up for any auction sourced car so.

bigmac3

User1998 wrote: »

I’ve bought several cars from that website with no issue.

Looks like the seller has no plans to actually buy the car unless someone gives a deposit first. The car definitely wouldn’t still be showing if he had paid for it through that website

Total price on Irish plates would be around €4k

Seems pretty reasonable, are Japanese imports hard to insure?

User1998

Well that Polo would be on a classic policy anyway

Duke O Smiley

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/fiat-cinquecento-sx-900-22k-miles-like-brand-ne/26831241

Were these even seven grand new?

Reduced from €7000 to €2495

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/fiat-cinquecento-sx-900-22k-miles-like-brand-ne/26831241

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wotzgoingon

He must have come down off what ever drug he was on looking for 7 grand.

TrailerBob

Definitely a case of misjudging the market... the Sportings are getting rare, but still have little enough sale value. Its a niche car

CoBo55

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Reduced from €7000 to €2495

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/fiat-cinquecento-sx-900-22k-miles-like-brand-ne/26831241

And he's still way off the mark...

wotzgoingon

This is a mad price considering no NCT and work needed to be done to get it back road worthy. Tbh it's not over the top dreamer since it's a VTi but dear enough.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-civic-coupe-vtec/27782595

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Speedline

wotzgoingon wrote: »

This is a mad price considering no NCT and work needed to be done to get it back road worthy. Tbh it's not over the top dreamer since it's a VTi but dear enough.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-civic-coupe-vtec/27782595

That isn't a vti. It's a 1600 dohc vtec alright, but the 109 bhp version.

Eoinbmw

Speedline wrote: »

That isn't a vti. It's a 1600 dohc vtec alright, but the 109 bhp version.

Im fairly sure thats 160 ish bhp twin cam vtec motor sitting in the engine bay!
Its about the only decent bit left in the car if its not a smoker!!!
But at this stage im sure its an oil burner judging from the rest of the car!

Speedline

Eoinbmw wrote: »

Im fairly sure thats 160 ish bhp twin cam vtec motor sitting in the engine bay!
Its about the only decent bit left in the car if its not a smoker!!!
But at this stage im sure its an oil burner judging from the rest of the car!

It doesn't claim to have a vti engine in the ad, and it's registered as 1.6i sport, UK import. That engine had 109bhp.

Eoinbmw

Speedline wrote: »

It doesn't claim to have a vti engine in the ad, and it's registered as 1.6i sport, UK import. That engine had 109bhp.

Its deffo a b16a in the pic must have been transplanted so you are correct its not a genuine vti!

wotzgoingon

I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure the 1.6 109bhp engine didn't look like a b16 like that engine is.