Dubs only buy D reg cars??

Jack Daniels I · 10-09-2011 11:11AM #1

ive heard this said many times before.are Dublin people that scared of being called a culchie that they would pass up on a better deal just to have the D reg

Honey-ec · 10-09-2011 11:13AM

Jack Daniels I wrote: »

ive heard this said many times before.are Dublin people that scared of been called a culchie that they would pass up on a better deal just to have the D reg

Yes. Every last one of us.

craggles · 10-09-2011 11:14AM

But everything is in Dublin, why would you ever need to go anywhere else in the country?

SteelyDanJalapeno · 10-09-2011 11:14AM

Those silly Dubs

Mint Sauce · 10-09-2011 11:15AM

Same reason why everyone outside of Dublin dont buy D plates.

maxxie · 10-09-2011 11:17AM

absolutely, D reg or nothing!

Ewwww hillbillys

Guill · 10-09-2011 11:19AM

irish-stew wrote: »

Same reason why everyone outside of Dublin dont buy D plates.

Bull****, i'm from Offaly with D reg car. Only time i ever heard of the reg mattering in the sale of a car was from dubs, i've better things to worry about.

FloatingVoter · 10-09-2011 11:21AM

There is an urban myth that Dub car thieves are more likely to rip off a car with country plates. I don't believe it but I've heard it.

goat2 · 10-09-2011 11:22AM

i also know kerry people who would not have any other counties number plate, they also like their own KY number, i always buy second hand, and i dont care what plate is on it, once i get a good car for a good price, i would say cork is also like that,

Quazzie · 10-09-2011 11:23AM

I'd actually avoid D reg cars or cars that are used predominantly in cities as they spend so much time at low speeds, constantly stopping and starting that theyre no Lund to have increased wear and tear that isn't reflected truly in their milage.

DoneDL · 10-09-2011 11:24AM

Guill wrote: »

Bull****, i'm from Offaly with D reg car. Only time i ever heard of the reg mattering in the sale of a car was from dubs, i've better things to worry about.

Guill, are you a guard

smash · 10-09-2011 11:25AM

A D reg is actually worth more. The cars are usually better maintained and the roads are better so the cars aren't as worn. There's also a bigger market for people who want a D reg. In saying this, there's still a lot of crap cars where the owner thinks it's good just because of the D reg. A Kildare, Wicklow, Meath reg wont really devalue but there's counties like Donegal... most dealers wont touch a DL reg car. Still, I currently have 2 C reg cars and a D reg. Couldn't care less where the car is from as long as it's good. I also have less of a chance of getting keyed when I leave Dublin now

cocoshovel · 10-09-2011 11:25AM

Are we REALLY going to have a thread on this? I mean seriously guys....

Guill · 10-09-2011 11:26AM

DoneDL wrote: »

Guill, are you a guard

No, why??

Mr. Rager · 10-09-2011 11:27AM

I bought a D reg car so that I wouldn't look like a potatomuncher

smash · 10-09-2011 11:27AM

Guill wrote: »

No, why??

All Garda cars are D reg.

Kiera · 10-09-2011 11:28AM

I'm from Dublin and have a WH reg. So not all Dubs buy D reg cars. What does it matter where your car was regged?

smash · 10-09-2011 11:30AM

Kiera wrote: »

What does it matter where your car was regged?

Like I said, cars from some counties have a hard life. Same way a lot of people avoid cars that have a tow bar fitted.

goat2 · 10-09-2011 11:31AM

smash wrote: »

A D reg is actually worth more. The cars are usually better maintained and the roads are better so the cars aren't as worn. There's also a bigger market for people who want a D reg. In saying this, there's still a lot of crap cars where the owner thinks it's good just because of the D reg. A Kildare, Wicklow, Meath reg wont really devalue but there's counties like Donegal... most dealers wont touch a DL reg car. Still, I currently have 2 C reg cars and a D reg. Couldn't care less where the car is from as long as it's good. I also have less of a chance of getting keyed when I leave Dublin now

cars that come from inland, is what i would look for, because of the rusting of cars by coast, my cars start to rust within 2 yrs of getting it, no matter what i do because i live close to the cliffs,

10-09-2011 11:31AM

being called a culchie ffs

and i'm a dub with a non-d plate so there you go

Kiera · 10-09-2011 11:34AM

smash wrote: »

Like I said, cars from some counties have a hard life. Same way a lot of people avoid cars that have a tow bar fitted.

Really? Why?

Andrew33 · 10-09-2011 11:41AM

If you gave me a top of the range exec car for free, I wouldn't take it if it had a "C" reg. Nor would I buy a car with DL plates, roads are sh1te up there, drivers are lunatics and most of them use IRA diesel. In fact with the exception of Wicklow (at a push, I'd really really have to want the car badly), I wouldn't buy a car with any reg plate on it except a true blue "D".

Opens up the whole issue actually, why can't I re-reg a car to the county I live in?

Guill · 10-09-2011 11:58AM

Andrew33 wrote: »

If you gave me a top of the range exec car for free, I wouldn't take it if it had a "C" reg. Nor would I buy a car with DL plates, roads are sh1te up there, drivers are lunatics and most of them use IRA diesel. In fact with the exception of Wicklow (at a push, I'd really really have to want the car badly), I wouldn't buy a car with any reg plate on it except a true blue "D".

Opens up the whole issue actually, why can't I re-reg a car to the county I live in?

So many under informed opinions in this post, the last bit made me laugh.

KilOit · 10-09-2011 12:00PM

I'd hate to have a non D reg car, hate to be mistaken for a culchie

spider guardian · 10-09-2011 12:01PM

There was a proposal to allow people to change the local-authority letters on their reg-plates (http://www.independent.ie/national-news/car-industry-says-changing-reg-letters-could-net-euro20m-2297967.html) although you'd wonder how many people would spend good money on this, it hardly matters where strangers think you are from. Although I have heard it said that a D-reg car can usually sell quicker than another, not necessarily for more.

Solair · 10-09-2011 12:03PM

Same thing seems to apply to C regs in Cork. I know someone who found that buying a non-C reg car reduced the resale value in Cork. They got a bargain on a KK car.

mark17j · 10-09-2011 12:09PM

I bought a KE car and I live in Dublin.. I really set out for a D but couldn't pass up a great deal, car was and still is immaculate - but I wanted a D !!!!!!!!!!!!

arybvtcw0eolkf · 10-09-2011 12:09PM

When I see a country reg I make the assumption (usually correct) that the driver can not drive in traffic and will do idiotic things.. Worse if its a country reg with a woman driver.

I've never owned, 'nor will, a country reg car or woman.

Andrew33 · 10-09-2011 12:10PM

Guill wrote: »

So many under informed opinions in this post, the last bit made me laugh.

Would you care to elaborate?

phasers · 10-09-2011 12:17PM

My last car was MH and my Sister drives a WW car...

But we have huge bumper stickers that say "not a culchie, just a woman driver. Stay back."

Guill · 10-09-2011 12:19PM

Andrew33 wrote: »

Would you care to elaborate?

Not really.

Also, tis nice to see mods weighing in with the opinion that geography defines your ability to drive.

Dubs only buy D reg cars??

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