191 reg cars...

AMKC · 17-02-2019 3:50pm

Seen a white 191-D-6xxx BMW X5 today.

kuro2k · 17-02-2019 5:22pm

191 D Bentley Continental on Cork link road

appledrop · 17-02-2019 5:44pm

191 removal van- Mercedes. No idea of the model. The removal business must be doing well now the recession is over.

AMKC · 17-02-2019 6:41pm

appledrop wrote: »

191 removal van- Mercedes. No idea of the model. The removal business must be doing well now the recession is over.

Seen a brand new Transit yesterday in black and the DRLs on them are very fancy for a van.

GeneHunt · 17-02-2019 8:20pm

AMKC wrote: »

Seen a brand new Transit yesterday in black and the DRLs on them are very fancy for a van.

Yeah, the Transit got those DRL's lights about mid 2018, they do look nice. I saw a 191 Transit on the N2 a few weeks ago too.

Boscoirl · 17-02-2019 8:27pm

191-T. The wife’s new Q3.

Was in Limerick with it yesterday and was behind a Citroen dispatch that had 191-L but the number matched the wife’s.

GavMan · 18-02-2019 12:48pm

Not quite a 191 but interestingly, I seen an unregged Citroen C5 Aircross heading south on the N7 just before Naas. It was on promo plates (Not even on trade plates like). White. Looked really good in fairness to it.

I'd imagine it was probably headed to Duffy's in Newbridge. But not sure on the legalities. I'm sure it should have been trailer'd down.

GeneHunt · 18-02-2019 11:06pm

Seen a black 191-D-16xxx Jaguar I-PACE today on the M50, no photos as I was driving.

AMKC · 19-02-2019 7:04pm

Seen a lovely 191 black Volvo XC60. It has to be the best looking car in in the Volvo range.
I also seen a lovely 191 blue Ford Kuga, and a 191 grey Kia Ceed.

Reckless Abandonment · 19-02-2019 7:19pm

191 BMW 8 series on the m50 . Not 100% sure I like the back of it. But need to get a better look at one

GeneHunt · 20-02-2019 12:34am

Seen a black or dark grey 191-D- Audi Q8 this evening on the Outer Ring Road near the N7, no photos, I was driving again.

road_high · 20-02-2019 3:25pm

Trebor176 wrote: »

I spotted a new Corolla hatch in Clondalkin today. It looked well in the metal.

They do as long as they’re not poverty spec they are a very appealing looking car. Toyota have really up their game on styling lately- CHR, Aygo, new Corolla all great looking cars

appledrop · 21-02-2019 9:43pm

Saw 3 Skoda Octavia 191 today. Obviously there is still a market for saloons. However driving home on motorway + looking around at all the Mondeo,Passats , Avenis which won't be on the roads in an other few years as no one buying these anymore.

whiterebel · 21-02-2019 10:20pm

Every day I see a 191C Lexus CT200 in Sonic Titanium, which looks gorgeous. Maybe someday, if I’m lucky, the wife will let me drive it......:o

AMKC · 21-02-2019 11:25pm

Reckless Abandonment wrote: »

191 BMW 8 series on the m50 . Not 100% sure I like the back of it. But need to get a better look at one

I think they don't look very special. Maybe it looks better in the metal but from the adds I have seen of it it looks very ordinary no real special styling like a Ferrari or a Lamborghini for instance.

road_high wrote: »

They do as long as they’re not poverty spec they are a very appealing looking car. Toyota have really up their game on styling lately- CHR, Aygo, new Corolla all great looking cars

Yes they have.

I never realised until today that the front of the saloon is different to the hatch and estate but they both look good.

sk8board · 23-02-2019 1:02pm

AMKC wrote: »

I think they don't look very special. Maybe it looks better in the metal but from the adds I have seen of it it looks very ordinary no real special styling like a Ferrari or a Lamborghini for instance.

I wouldn’t compare the styling on an 8 series bmw to a Ferrari or Lamborghini, never mind it’s 2-3 times the price.

However, if someone here in an Irish context wants a GT car, and the €170k 911 is the traditional option, then just save €50k and get a top spec 8 series, it’s hard to beat I would think.

From my own perspective, I’m about to change and suddenly there’s a lot of nearly new 640d’s plummeting in value

Marcusm · 23-02-2019 5:28pm

191 D BMW X5 badged M50D on Shelbourne Road earlier. No reason to doubt its provenancevbutvthe M50D badge looks a bit odd.

AMKC · 23-02-2019 6:18pm

Seen a 191 silver Fiat Tipo, a grey 191 electric Hyundai Kona and a black 191 Audi A5 today.

ofcork · 23-02-2019 6:42pm

appledrop wrote: »

Saw 3 Skoda Octavia 191 today. Obviously there is still a market for saloons. However driving home on motorway + looking around at all the Mondeo,Passats , Avenis which won't be on the roads in an other few years as no one buying these anymore.

2 in my neighbourhood different class than the passat/modeo etc so still seems to be a market for them.

Bonzo Delaney · 23-02-2019 7:16pm

Seen a 191 Audi A3saloon 3.0 l on the n4 yesterday evening. Surely at that spec an A4 would be the way to go

CIP4 · 23-02-2019 7:26pm

Bonzo Delaney wrote: »

Seen a 191 Audi A3saloon 3.0 l on the n4 yesterday evening. Surely at that spec an A4 would be the way to go

It’s a 30 new Audi naming convention not a 3.0 litre. Probably a 1.6 litre 116bhp if it was followed by TDI.

easyvision · 23-02-2019 7:49pm

MY OCD! It's SAW!! I saw not seen! To use seen, you need to say I have seen. I seen is grammatically wrong and doesn't even sound right! Rant over, sorry!

Skylinehead · 23-02-2019 10:07pm

easyvision wrote: »

MY OCD! It's SAW!! I saw not seen! To use seen, you need to say I have seen. I seen is grammatically wrong and doesn't even sound right! Rant over, sorry!

bs2014 · 23-02-2019 11:29pm

Was in a Toyota garage today for a tyre kick, I'm not a Toyota lover but by god the new Rav 4 and corolla saloon are the first toyota in years I properly like. Corolla saloon is very like a car I cant put my finger on. Such a shame no diesel

ofcork · 24-02-2019 2:08pm

Are the saloons in dealers now?

Old diesel · 24-02-2019 2:30pm

ofcork wrote: »

Are the saloons in dealers now?

I think so - I saw a Dublin based dealer on Facebook inviting people to come down and look at the Corolla Saloon hybrid.

The guy was in front of one but couldnt really get a good look

Old diesel · 24-02-2019 2:31pm

New model Focus in silver - quite likely a Titanium as it had the chrome finish around the windows etc

sk8board · 24-02-2019 2:59pm

Do garages pre-reg cars at the end of Feb, Mar etc also, or is that just a January phenomenon?

AMKC · 24-02-2019 5:48pm

Seen two brand new Ford Focus today. One was white and the other was red with a D reg.

bs2014 · 24-02-2019 9:49pm

ofcork wrote: »

Are the saloons in dealers now?

Yep my local dealer in the sticks had one lol so I'm sure they all do now. I was even surprised they had the hatch in it. Incidentally the hatch is actually gorgeous in the new red/maroon colour with a black roof.

GeneHunt · 25-02-2019 10:40am

I saw a nice Audi A6 over the weekend, and just beyond the Audi was a 191 Hyundai Tucson

sk8board · 25-02-2019 10:56am

GeneHunt wrote: »

I saw a nice Audi A6 over the weekend, and just beyond the Audi was a 191 Hyundai Tucson

interesting that it’s completely debadged - I thought it was an a8 at first glance.

Will also be interesting to see the Feb numbers for Audi and Merc - will their wltp woes continue. I assume all new Audi’s are currently automatic?

GeneHunt · 25-02-2019 11:44am

sk8board wrote: »

interesting that it’s completely debadged - I thought it was an a8 at first glance.

Will also be interesting to see the Feb numbers for Audi and Merc - will their wltp woes continue. I assume all new Audi’s are currently automatic?

Well this A6 (2.0 TDi 204hp S-Line) was an automatic (S-Tronic) and according to MotorTax.ie it's at the €200 a year mark! I was thinking the WLTP wound have this higher, at maybe €390! I must research this WLTP a little more!

Duke O Smiley · 25-02-2019 2:41pm

191-D Indian motorbike thing in Trinity college this morning. Looked about the size of a Punto

AMKC · 25-02-2019 8:42pm

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

191-D Indian motorbike thing in Trinity college this morning. Looked about the size of a Punto

Was it a Tuc Tuc? They were on Top Gear last night. Be strange one of them in Ireland.

sk8board · 25-02-2019 9:38pm

AMKC wrote: »

Was it a Tuc Tuc? They were on Top Gear last night. Be strange one of them in Ireland.

Was the motorbike an Indian, or was it an Indian motorbike?

Duke O Smiley · 25-02-2019 10:46pm

Haha, sorry - the motorbike was an Indian

Like this

sk8board · 02-03-2019 10:57am

Yet more carnage in Feb for Mercedes -36% (down 43% in Jan).
why are Dacia -65% in Feb? a bit odd.

Tesla down from 19 in feb last year to 7 this year. The delays with the model 3 are telling. By the time it reaches these shores it’ll be a 4 year old design already too, and the Model S is starting to age.
Lots of Konas selling though.

https://stats.beepbeep.ie/

ongarite · 02-03-2019 11:08am

Interesting stats.
Saloon car segment is dying rapidly (down 25% YOY), can see why manufacturers are dropping them from their future line-ups.
Jeep (SUV, X-over) segment only one growing YOY.

MTBD · 02-03-2019 11:19am

sk8board wrote: »

Yet more carnage in Feb for Mercedes -36% (down 43% in Jan).
why are Dacia -65% in Feb? a bit odd.

Tesla down from 19 in feb last year to 7 this year. The delays with the model 3 are telling. By the time it reaches these shores it’ll be a 4 year old design already too, and the Model S is starting to age.
Lots of Konas selling though.

https://stats.beepbeep.ie/

Alfa Romeo down 100%

sk8board · 02-03-2019 12:12pm

MTBD wrote: »

Alfa Romeo down 100%

True. Porsche sales being killed by lack of diesel options presumably, just 7 new registrations (-77%), 6 Macans from last years stock presumably and 1 Panamera

GeneHunt · 02-03-2019 12:30pm

There's another odd stat with Febraury.

Looks like the Renault Zoe tanked in February, it had 77 sales in January & only 9 in February.

Comparing this to other electric car like the Nissan Leaf with 296 in January & 105 in February
or the BMW i3 with 42 in January & 35 in February.

I can't compare figures of the Hyundai Kona or Ioniq as they also have other power sources.

sk8board · 02-03-2019 12:41pm

I wonder is the drop off in the Zoe due to garage pre-reg’s of unsold Jan stock?

Big fall for Ford in feb too, -36%, versus -15% in Jan.

VW Tiguan topping the sales table in Feb - we almost changed my Mrs golf 7 into one last week - they are really pushing the 1% financing and a bunch of tech and r-line packs at steep ‘discounts’

Old diesel · 02-03-2019 1:35pm

GeneHunt wrote: »

There's another odd stat with Febraury.

Looks like the Renault Zoe tanked in February, it had 77 sales in January & only 9 in February.

Comparing this to other electric car like the Nissan Leaf with 296 in January & 105 in February
or the BMW i3 with 42 in January & 35 in February.

I can't compare figures of the Hyundai Kona or Ioniq as they also have other power sources.

Kona - 302 Jan and 119 Feb

Ioniq 41 in Jan and 13 in February.

Electric supply can be hit and miss with Hyundai - they don't seem to have a big enough battery supply (remember all the cars are been divided up world wide)

The stats site allows you filter by both model and power source (ie petrol/diesel/electric) etc.

sk8board · 02-03-2019 2:18pm

Old diesel wrote: »

Kona - 302 Jan and 119 Feb

Ioniq 41 in Jan and 13 in February.

Electric supply can be hit and miss with Hyundai - they don't seem to have a big enough battery supply (remember all the cars are been divided up world wide)

The stats site allows you filter by both model and power source (ie petrol/diesel/electric) etc.

There’s still a 5-600% increase in electric versus last year, and most interesting that last year Tesla accounted for 31 of the 179 sold, and this year it’s just 17 out of 1,180.
Tesla are barely 1% of electric car sales here, never mind the total, but a massively disproportionate amount of the column inches

ongarite · 02-03-2019 2:29pm

Most of the Tesla sales last year were due to the BIK scheme.
The changes for this year's budget with cost cap is the reason IMO for the big drop.

Shows Tesla's real market share/viability in the Irish market at their current pricing.

bazz26 · 02-03-2019 2:32pm

Old diesel wrote: »

Kona - 302 Jan and 119 Feb

Ioniq 41 in Jan and 13 in February.

Electric supply can be hit and miss with Hyundai - they don't seem to have a big enough battery supply (remember all the cars are been divided up world wide)

The stats site allows you filter by both model and power source (ie petrol/diesel/electric) etc.

The 0% BIK tax incentive for companies played a big part with EV versions of Kona sold too.

ChuckLarry · 02-03-2019 5:42pm

Spotted in Ballsbridge

sk8board · 03-03-2019 9:33pm

ChuckLarry wrote: »

Spotted in Ballsbridge

4 of them sold this Jan it seems

Duke O Smiley · 03-03-2019 9:49pm

The one linked above is a press car

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