Motors Chat Thread Round 4

Big Nasty · 28-10-2013 01:06PM

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

7k € or $?
If it is €7k that would be the upper limit of what I would be prepared to pay (even resulting in me not driving it for a while) but certainly do-able.

Ill wait till the shipping company come back to me. The taxes are the killer :mad:

Thanks for the feedback btw, interesting to hear from someone who has gone through it before (albeit from the east and not the west :P )

You would get a clean one in the UK for half that.

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 28-10-2013 01:08PM

Big Nasty wrote: »

You would get a clean one in the UK for half that.

Please show me one. Not being obnoxious but I have not seen one.
Would obviously prefer to import from inside the EU as it would make it a hell of a lot easier.
I was looking on Autotrader UK and the likes of carandclassic but couldnt find any F350 that was the IDI diesel. There were other f350s but they were north of 10 grand and ideally I would like the landed cost to be sub 6k.

Big Nasty · 28-10-2013 01:15PM

There is a minter GMC truck on cars and classic for €6k. It's V8 petrol too, none of your diesel crap.

guttenberg · 28-10-2013 01:17PM

Does it have to have a conventional pickup bed? what about this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-FORD-F350-DUALLY-CRATE-SIDE-7-3-DIESEL-IDEAL-CAR-TRANSPORTER-ETC-/281155689064?pt=UK_Commercial_Trucks&hash=item41762f5a68

tossy · 28-10-2013 01:21PM

Driving into work this morning seen two cars belonging to friends of mine parked outside the church (they went out last night on a big one and left the cars there till later this evening) so i couldn't let the chance pass....

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 28-10-2013 01:30PM

Big Nasty wrote: »

There is a minter GMC truck on cars and classic for €6k. It's V8 petrol too, none of your diesel crap.

But it isn't a ford, it isnt a straight idi v8 diesel and it isnt an f350!

So where are the f350s for sub 7k? Or a cummins dodge, or any sort of non turbo v8 diesel truck.

Ill go have a look at the GMC truck now but I don't think it's for me.

Wouldnt mind this one but it is a bit over budget http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C378236

pajor · 28-10-2013 01:54PM

Have been looking at F350s on the continent. Wow.. rare and pricey!

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 28-10-2013 01:59PM

pajor wrote: »

Have been looking at F350s on the continent. Wow.. rare and pricey!

Even that GMC/chevy I linked to above is €10k even before shipping it back. Expensive business this truck buying lark..

If the GMC diesel is still there in a month I will consider it as the budget might be upped a couple of K by then :P

Big Nasty · 28-10-2013 02:07PM

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

But it isn't a ford, it isnt a straight idi v8 diesel

Exactly.

Have a look at the Rams too.

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 28-10-2013 02:22PM

Big Nasty wrote: »

Exactly.

Have a look at the Rams too.

Arah but sure I don't want a petrol. Not for the first truck anyway. It would be an excellent addition to the fleet but for my first truck I want a straight diesel V8 that I can straightpipe.
The chevy silverado that I linked would be perfect but it is about 2k stg too dear atm.

Big Nasty · 28-10-2013 02:28PM

I dunno why you keep insisting on diesel, especially on what's gonna be a weekend motor. Petrol > Diesel in every way bar economy.

Mar4ix · 28-10-2013 02:32PM

Folks, quick question, if car is out of nct, for a good while, now i want to bring it to nct, til wich date will be issued nct cert? Till first date of registration in Ireland? Or til date of first licensing in Ireland? I have a car , which date of first licensing in ireland is 04-may-2001 , and date of registration in ireland is 19-feb-2001. Thanks.

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 28-10-2013 02:33PM

Big Nasty wrote: »

I dunno why you keep insisting on diesel, especially on what's gonna be a weekend motor. Petrol > Diesel in every way bar economy.

Sure I couldnt give a feck about economy. 8mpg versus 10-12mpg isnt exactly a huge difference. If I wanted mpg I would not be buying a truck in the first place!

I want the smoking exhausts, the shaking, the torque, the tractory startup noise, the short rev band etc. I want a diesel as I prefer diesels to petrol every day of the week.

The only petrol truck I would consider atm is a 8.0/8.3 v10 dodge ram.There was one down in wexford (And I went to see it) but it was rusted and rotten to the core.

barura · 28-10-2013 02:37PM

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Sure I couldnt give a feck about economy. 8mpg versus 10-12mpg isnt exactly a huge difference. If I wanted mpg I would not be buying a truck in the first place!

I want the smoking exhausts, the shaking, the torque, the tractory startup noise, the short rev band etc. I want a diesel as I prefer diesels to petrol every day of the week.

The only petrol truck I would consider atm is a 8.0/8.3 v10 dodge ram.There was one down in wexford (And I went to see it) but it was rusted and rotten to the core.

Get a lorry?

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 28-10-2013 02:39PM

barura wrote: »

Get a lorry?

Haha plenty of them on the roads though and also I'm damned if Ill be paying the 4k+ per year motor tax

And also I don't have a C license

Big Nasty · 28-10-2013 02:48PM

Actually you could get a classic rig. They can be driven on a B licence once the fifth wheel is removed. Classic tax too.

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 28-10-2013 02:49PM

Big Nasty wrote: »

Actually you could get a classic rig. They can be driven on a B licence once the fifth wheel is removed. Classic tax too.

Would say they would be well out of my budget and rare as hen's teeth. (the american versions anyway)

Mar4ix · 28-10-2013 02:53PM

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Sure I couldnt give a feck about economy. 8mpg versus 10-12mpg isnt exactly a huge difference. If I wanted mpg I would not be buying a truck in the first place!

I want the smoking exhausts, the shaking, the torque, the tractory startup noise, the short rev band etc. I want a diesel as I prefer diesels to petrol every day of the week.

The only petrol truck I would consider atm is a 8.0/8.3 v10 dodge ram.There was one down in wexford (And I went to see it) but it was rusted and rotten to the core.

Get a Jeep Grand cherokee WJ (from 2001 and up ) with 4.7 , high output , v8 engine. I was driving it , awesome thing. when parked, rev engine, car leans one side, when press accelerator

CianRyan · 28-10-2013 03:06PM

Buy a Kenworth! Jesus do it!

Mar4ix · 28-10-2013 03:10PM

or that one - :pac: Ford F- series

Hal1 · 28-10-2013 03:12PM

Just missing the redneck bullbars and rally lights.

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 28-10-2013 03:32PM

Ok, found the ideal truck
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C396613

sent the guy an email. Only bad part I can see is that it is in Jersey meaning that coming back will be difficult (2 ferries) but other than that...

Perfect. It is the only petrol I would consider.

-in budget
-8.0 V10
-Already LPG'd (not needed, but good to have)
-Body looks immaculate
-lots of history

(Would be tempted to sell the bmw and keep this as a daily....)

Dord · 28-10-2013 03:35PM

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Ok, found the ideal truck
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C396613

sent the guy an email. Only bad part I can see is that it is in Jersey meaning that coming back will be difficult (2 ferries) but other than that...

Perfect. It is the only petrol I would consider.

-in budget
-8.0 V10
-Already LPG'd (not needed, but good to have)
-Body looks immaculate
-lots of history

(Would be tempted to sell the bmw and keep this as a daily....)

Now that's more like it! :cool:

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 28-10-2013 03:51PM

Dord wrote: »

Now that's more like it! :cool:

Yeah, I would not consider a petrol normally (i wanted a diesel truck) but who could possibly say no to an 8.0 v10 :pac:

Dord · 28-10-2013 04:17PM

I'm currently looking at W204 C-class Mercs... I should stop. Just found that they made a proper coupe from about 2 years ago. Of course, they're non-existent here.

Marcusm · 28-10-2013 04:38PM

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Ok, found the ideal truck
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C396613

sent the guy an email. Only bad part I can see is that it is in Jersey meaning that coming back will be difficult (2 ferries) but other than that...

Perfect. It is the only petrol I would consider.

-in budget
-8.0 V10
-Already LPG'd (not needed, but good to have)
-Body looks immaculate
-lots of history

(Would be tempted to sell the bmw and keep this as a daily....)

Thàt's the Viper engine? My local Indy maintains one and told me it has one through a clutch every year as it can't deal with the power. I don't think he's trying it on as he's been fairly hesitant to push extra work on me even when I've wanted it.

dgt · 28-10-2013 04:39PM

That was some crash on the A1 outside Newry earlier.... Artic hit a tractor and trailer :eek:

Couple that with bank holiday eejits meant the entire city was gridlocked..... Thank goodness so few people know the backroads around the city though :pac:

dgt · 28-10-2013 04:45PM

@ Max Cleveland

Ring wilsons auctions in Mallusk. This yoke has been there for a while, you may get it for peanuts. It's a diesel yoke, I think it does about 6 mpg

Scortho · 28-10-2013 04:48PM

That thing is a monster! :eek:

pajor · 28-10-2013 04:50PM

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Yeah, I would not consider a petrol normally (i wanted a diesel truck) but who could possibly say no to an 8.0 v10 :pac:

My motoring dream is to own something.. anything with a V10.

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