Dubs only buy D reg cars??

zenno · 10-09-2011 12:19PM

well i had no problem with buying a car with DL/ donegal plates. makes no difference where it's from once it is in good nick.

patwicklow · 10-09-2011 12:22PM

craggles wrote: »

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

Maybe some fresh air..

phasers · 10-09-2011 12:23PM

patwicklow wrote: »

Maybe some fresh air..

We have beaches and mountains too. And the Phoenix park.

hondasam · 10-09-2011 12:29PM

Kiera wrote: »

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?

I know it shouldn't but I really like to have my own county reg.

Rockery Woman · 10-09-2011 12:30PM

I drive a D reg car and Im from/living in Co Wexford - I bought it in Carlow - does that mean theres a Dub going around with CW plates:eek::eek::eek:?

I need a cup of coffee now.....:o

Quazzie · 10-09-2011 12:32PM

Fernanda Calm Waistband wrote: »

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.

Such ignorant views. I'd hate to be as bigoted as your posts portray you to be.

Kensington · 10-09-2011 12:33PM

Jesus Christ, it's a bloody numberplate! It's as stupid as getting hung up on your mobile phone network prefix

hondasam · 10-09-2011 12:33PM

irish-stew wrote: »

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

Us culchies would not want to be mistaken for city folk

Fernanda Calm Waistband wrote: »

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.

It's great when we go the the big smoke, ye all make allowances for our driving.
We just play along with that and get places faster.

Savage Tyrant · 10-09-2011 12:39PM

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.

Kiera wrote: »

Really? Why?

A car with a towbar fitted would be assumed to have been under load for at least some portion of it's mileage.
I'd certainly be wary of buying a car that's been pulling trailors or caravans round the country.

As for the Reg of a car affecting my decision? I'd be inclined to stay away from west or south coast Reg cars based just on the quality of the roads. But a D-Reg wouldn't necessarily attract me to a car over a Wicklow or Louth Reg car for example.

Kiera · 10-09-2011 12:40PM

Quazzie wrote: »

Such ignorant views. I'd hate to be as bigoted as your posts portray you to be.

You said it a lot better than i could have.

ricero · 10-09-2011 12:41PM

for me wexford, wicklow and even meath would be an acceptable reg to have for a dub. the rest can **** rite off id rather have a northie reg than a culchie reg

Idbatterim · 10-09-2011 12:44PM

cant see the point in being a reg snob if your ont a badge snob. Higher end cars yes it would put me off, not so much if at all if it were a normal car...

10-09-2011 12:59PM

Jack Daniels I wrote: »

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

People avoid reg's that aren't D because the cars will more likely have been driven on worse roads with potholes etc, be scratched from driving country roads ith brambles etc and the interiors are more likely to be worn.
Dealers also will never pay as much for a non D reg car.

Speaking as a Dub with relations in the country, the cars there seem to generally be wrecked even after a few years of being new.

Obviously you will get people who will keep there cars in great condition but from what i have seen its less common.

Kiera wrote: »

Really? Why?

Pulling a trailer is just putting more wear on the car, I wouldn't touch a car that has a tow bar fitted.

Sunnyisland · 10-09-2011 01:06PM

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?

I just bought a DL car two weeks ago,must check it for semtex and IRA diesel

But its going grand so far them IRA mechanics must be good:p

Son Of A Vidic · 10-09-2011 01:10PM

craggles wrote: »

But everything is in Dublin

Delusional or what? It's not a proper city you know, say like Paris, London, New York ect.

10-09-2011 01:12PM

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Delusional or what? It's not a proper city you know, say like Paris, London, New York ect.

Its the closest thing we have.

senorwipesalot · 10-09-2011 01:14PM

My last 3 cars have been D reg and all bought in Dublin.Not that I gave a sh1t about the reg but all the best deals to be found are in Dublin
I live in Tipp and saved between 500 and 1000 by buying from Dublin dealers on each occasion.
Check out carzone or cbg and compare.Us woolybacks are being ripped off.

problemchimp · 10-09-2011 01:21PM

Many years ago I had a MN reg car and was constantly stopped by the Garda all over the country. I asked a Garda friend to check for me as to why I was constantly stopped and it turned out to be previously an I.R.A. mans car and was on the system. Pain in the hole.

Solair · 10-09-2011 01:22PM

Well, it works both ways, I was speaking to a car dealer about this.

Apparently cars from Dublin and Cork cities in particular are more likely to have clutch and gear damage due to constant changing of gears and holding in traffic. They're also more likely to have minor body damage and scrapes than 'country cars' due to interaction with other cars on the road.

I think the usage pattern of a car has far more to do with the driver than the letter on the plate.

If you consider that a D-reg car could be from North Co. Dublin, which is very rural, or from West Dublin or the mountains and spend its time driving down country lanes and through farm land. It could belong to someone who lives in the outer suburbs and be driven to death on traffic-bound commutes.
Or, it could belong to some little old lady in Blackrock who only uses it to drive to Superquinn.

The same goes for other registrations. A DL car may never have seen much use outside of Letterkenny and its surrounds.

Other counties which contain large cities would also have a lot of cars that have exactly the same usage patterns as Dublin cars. So, I don't really see what the fuss is there.

Basically, you'd want to find out what the person who owns the car does and how they drove it rather than get fixated on the county of the reg plate!

There are times when you'd really have to wonder about the level of inter-county bigotry in this country though.

From what I can see, Ireland's got a large population of people who are fixated on being narrow minded geographic bigots.

I remember when I moved to Cork in my teens. I had grown up in the very far outskirts of the southside of Dublin. There were sheep, cows, and it was a really rural setting. We moved to gritty, urban city centre Cork when I was in my teens.

However, my Dublin ex-neighbours kept asking about how life was 'down the country'.

Dublin people (and some Cork people) please find out about areas beyond your own street!

Sunnyisland · 10-09-2011 01:23PM

Personally the next car i buy if its the right car for me and pushes all the buttons that i like in a car then i could not care what reg be on it.

slimjimmc · 10-09-2011 01:24PM

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

Here's another popular myth to counter to that popular myth:
A D reg is actually worth less. The cars are usually subjected to frequent stop-start driving and frequent short runs which causes excessive wear on engine, brakes and transmission (especially clutches), and some urban streets and rural county Dublin roads (let's not forget D represents all of Co. Dublin) are just as rough as many roads outside D.
There might be a bigger market for D-regs but there is also a bigger supply of D-regs so I doubt that influences value greatly.

few cans? · 10-09-2011 01:44PM

What a load of bollocks. 'if i see a country reg i assume they cant drive' thats genuinely offensive and i live in dublin!
small minded ignorance is killing this country and seems to be out on its droves in the after hours threads lately.
I live in dublin and yes i have heard this 'i would only buy a d reg', yet whenever i visit family down in waterford you wouldnt ever hear of anything as ridiculous as that, except the few messers who wouldnt want to be caught dead in a kk reg car, and even that is only a bit of craic.
Every summer south dubs infiltrate a small fishing village in waterford called dunmore east and they are the absolute plagues of the road so i dont know where people are getting this 'dublin drivers are great everyone else cant drive' philosophy.
I have loads of things i want to say but im not going to bother because the ignorance and idiocy of some people is making my blood boil.

however I do agree with people saying things like i wouldnt buy a car with a tow on it, but thats just logic not pig ignorance.

Wertz · 10-09-2011 02:22PM

Non-Dub, D reg car.
It was the model I wanted, in the colour that I wanted, at the price I was willing to pay.
The D reg comes in handy when I'm in Dublin, since people tend to let you out at junctions, in traffic over non D regs (IME) but otherwise it matters little to nothing...

goat2 · 10-09-2011 02:31PM

Fernanda Calm Waistband wrote: »

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.

i dont know anybody that own women.

goat2 · 10-09-2011 02:35PM

now since the dubs think they are above everyone else, can we get to the bottom of it.
If i were going for a second hand car, what part of the country should i hope the car has spent its life,
Also i agree with the person who said, that dublin cars are always stopping starting in traffic, therefore would have a bit more wear and tear to them.

tolosenc · 10-09-2011 05:34PM

I've a bloody KY reg. People think I'm thick.

goat2 · 10-09-2011 05:44PM

tolosenc wrote: »

I've a bloody KY reg. People think I'm thick.

be proud to own it, mine is also a KY reg, even though i dont care what reg the car i own is, once it is roadworthy, I get it serviced every year and do the nct, then i am happy

Dangerous Man · 10-09-2011 05:45PM

Guys - this is fucking pathetic.

spurious · 10-09-2011 05:53PM

Dangerous Man wrote: »

Guys - this is fucking pathetic.

True.

Buy a WW reg like me and drive it in Dublin - people think you are rich and windswept, not a bogger.

10-09-2011 05:57PM

I'm a dub and I have a KE reg, I will continue to fail at life until I get a D Reg car...

Dubs only buy D reg cars??

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