Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

Type 17 wrote: »

A lot of commuters feel justified in always using their cars because they've paid loads of VRT and motor-tax just to own them - In Ireland, owning a car and using public transport is basically paying twice for the same thing.

If it was cheaper to own a car, (and public transport wasn't so poor,) a lot of people would consider other modes of transport for commuting and other repetitive journeys.

Sure thing. But that's exactly where we're going in circles.

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The problem is just, that the bleedin' muppets that are supposed to get it right don't have a clue, don't do their homework nor try to do some research. Instead of they're listening to their mates who only have their own interests to protect and make their uneducated decisions based on that. Even when objective studies do exist.
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I used to bunk in with a mate of mine in Shankill, when I was freelancing in Dub City-center and take the Dart in to work. So car from Galway to Shankill, stay there for 3 days, Dart in and out every day, 2 minutes walk from the Dart station to and from work, 5 minutes walk from my mates place to the Dart station. No issues.

And when I lived around Dublin, the only useful mode of transport was a motorbike. And that's like 9 years ago. It's not gotten better since then.

Galway city is even worse.

Also the above calculation is nonsense, because a Dart-ticket or a Luas ticket is cheaper than the fuel, that is burned while sitting in traffic around the place. Wear and tear on the car, payment for parking etc. come on top. And parking in the city isn't easy by any means.

Take the case, that most families have 2 or 3 cars, it doesn't make any sense at all. Would public transport be used, a lot could do with 1 car, if cost is an issue, and use that for the occasional shopping or weekend trip. So only 1/3 of tax and VRT paid compared to having 3 cars.

It's a luxury problem. Not a cost problem.

Also, since we're in the classic section, we're talking 200 quid import and 50-60 odd quid annual tax, if the car is over 30 year old

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Know that !!

But WHERE ?

Raglan / Wellington Road ?

Only place in the country that has MONEY ! Mick O'Leary has a gaff near there .

Would that be the 600 that was in Terry Jackson's having a load of (expensive) work done about 11 or 12 years ago? Think it's the same colour anyway.

It was Wellington Road. ZV reg and left hand drive

Esel wrote: »

There was a brown, Dublin reg RHD 600 in the Evening Press for £800 in 1978. I hadn't bought my first car by then, but I did think about buying that.

My first car was a W115.

This was most probably PZ0200, formerly owned by Paddy Gallagher, Thunder Road Cafe.

There was only four of them sold here new.
The first was sold from the Ever Ready Garage in Donnybrook to Tommy McLoughlin, an Accountant as far as I know.
The second belonged to Stephen O'Flaherty, the third GZU150 was sold to Tom Roche, of CRH fame and the fourth 7379ZC to Stephen O'Flaherty.

Don't think you'll ever find Johnny Rohan's Maybach in the same league

600 was a CLASS motor, still is . Maybach - failure from day 1

I worked on PZO 200 over the last few years for its long term owned and then the new owner who unfortunately sold it to the UK.
I then worked on, and still do, GZU150 which had been unfrozen for 15 years having being punted around the trade. It's being restored slowly and is in largely original rust free condition having had only one repaint over the years.
The ZC one is still in Motor Distributors and as mentioned the other Irish one is unrest orange and in Cork
There have been several imports over the years, some have come and gone, but I know of at least another four in the Country including that LHD one belonging to a Merc club member, a rolling resto.

Esel wrote: »

There was a brown, Dublin reg RHD 600 in the Evening Press for £800 in 1978. I hadn't bought my first car by then, but I did think about buying that.

My first car was a W115.

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

This was most probably PZ0200, formerly owned by Paddy Gallagher, Thunder Road Cafe.

There was only four of them sold here new.
The first was sold from the Ever Ready Garage in Donnybrook to Tommy McLoughlin, an Accountant as far as I know.
The second belonged to Stephen O'Flaherty, the third GZU150 was sold to Tom Roche, of CRH fame and the fourth 7379ZC to Stephen O'Flaherty.

Can't be certain, but I'm pretty sure the one I mentioned was xZU (unsure of first letter, possibly SZU?).

Edit: Possibly SZU 600 ???

porsche959 wrote: »

That wasn't my recollection having seen the car on numerous occasions parked outside an office I used to work in late 90s - but given your obvious knowledge well defer to ya just this once.

Regular 600 - http://bringatrailer.com/2011/12/01/1967-mercedes-benz-600-project/

http://www.caranddriver.com/features/ancient-grease-keeping-the-mercedes-benz-600-parade-ready-feature

LWB 600 - http://privilegedclub.com/tag/abramovich-eclipse/

Coupe 600 :eek: - http://bringatrailer.com/2009/06/20/bringatrailer-whatzit-38/