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What's the oldest car you saw on the road today?

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    #7172
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    Nekarsulm wrote: »
    Not such thing as an NCT or equivalent in the USA.
    Some states have smog tests, but basic safety/steering/brakes etc?, nope.

    I don't know they have what is called inspections and some states are stricter than others and some states have none and they do check emissions state depending they also check the OBD II ports for faults and have done for years which only just came in here. And you can have 2 faults stored if the car is older state depending of course.


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    #7173
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users Posts: 11,191 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    wotzgoingon wrote: »
    I don't know they have what is called inspections and some states are stricter than others and some states have none and they do check emissions state depending they also check the OBD II ports for faults and have done for years which only just came in here. And you can have 2 faults stored if the car is older state depending of course.

    Have you ever watched the "Vise grip garage" channel on YouTube?
    :D


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    #7174
    Lurching
    Registered Users Posts: 1,239 ✭✭✭Lurching


    AMKC wrote: »
    Surely no car if it on the roads should be NCT avoidable. In fact the older it is the more important it should be that its tested.
    I doubt it would be like that in the UK with there equivalent test or even in America.

    "Surely" doesn't come in to it, that's the way it is!
    It's saved many a classic to be fair. There's no hope my 52 year old BMW would pass an NCT by today's standards, and neither should it.


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    #7175
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users Posts: 12,074 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


    AMKC wrote: »
    Surely no car if it on the roads should be NCT avoidable. In fact the older it is the more important it should be that its tested.
    I doubt it would be like that in the UK with there equivalent test or even in America.

    It’s the same in the UK, cars are tax and MOT exempt after 50 years. Most states in America have no test at all for cars.


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    #7176
    smurfjed
    Registered Users Posts: 10,031 ✭✭✭✭smurfjed


    Not in Ireland obviously, but these are nice to see.

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    #7177
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,322 ✭✭✭m17


    Ennis
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    #7178
    E36Ross
    Registered Users Posts: 260 ✭✭E36Ross


    Lurching wrote: »
    "Surely" doesn't come in to it, that's the way it is!
    It's saved many a classic to be fair. There's no hope my 52 year old BMW would pass an NCT by today's standards, and neither should it.

    Why wouldn't it?? Pre 1994 doesn't need a cat so emission targets are very high.

    Brake/Suspension tests are straight forward and a quick visual on the lift.

    I know it all depends on the tester, But no reason any old car shouldn't pass the NCT.


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    #7179
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users Posts: 11,191 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    Anyone like to age this LHD Sierra?
    Cavan town today.
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    #7180
    dvcireland
    Registered Users Posts: 13,440 ✭✭✭✭dvcireland


    Ford Mustang

    "...no Joe, you rang me !..." A.Caller.



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    #7181
    dvcireland
    Registered Users Posts: 13,440 ✭✭✭✭dvcireland


    Honda Civic 1990

    "...no Joe, you rang me !..." A.Caller.



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    #7182
    dvcireland
    Registered Users Posts: 13,440 ✭✭✭✭dvcireland


    Bentley

    "...no Joe, you rang me !..." A.Caller.



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    #7183
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    dvcireland wrote: »
    Ford Mustang

    For some strange reason I'd say that was sold by malahide motors.

    The amount of stickers they stuck on it.


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    #7184
    dvcireland
    Registered Users Posts: 13,440 ✭✭✭✭dvcireland


    wotzgoingon wrote: »
    For some strange reason I'd say that was sold by malahide motors.

    The amount of stickers they stuck on it.
    it's parked outside their location

    "...no Joe, you rang me !..." A.Caller.



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    #7185
    dvcireland
    Registered Users Posts: 13,440 ✭✭✭✭dvcireland


    1991 Merc

    "...no Joe, you rang me !..." A.Caller.



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    #7186
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users Posts: 12,074 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


    Got a little spin in the diver's seat of this for an hour on Wednesday. 93 I think

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    #7187
    FR85
    Registered Users Posts: 483 ✭✭FR85


    Nekarsulm wrote: »
    Have you ever watched the "Vise grip garage" channel on YouTube?
    :D

    I'll be dipped, this one has brakes.....probably not!


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    #7188
    Lurching
    Registered Users Posts: 1,239 ✭✭✭Lurching


    E36Ross wrote: »
    Why wouldn't it?? Pre 1994 doesn't need a cat so emission targets are very high.

    Brake/Suspension tests are straight forward and a quick visual on the lift.

    I know it all depends on the tester, But no reason any old car shouldn't pass the NCT.

    I have a list of things mine would fail on, none of which would be a safety concern, more inconvenience.


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    #7189
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,073 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    Duke O Smiley wrote: »
    Got a little spin in the diver's seat of this for an hour on Wednesday. 93 I think
    Jaysus Duke, you were lucky you came away in one piece, what with the steering wheel being on the wrong side. :eek::D Great to see one still in service.

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



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    #7190
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users Posts: 12,074 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


    Wibbs wrote: »
    Jaysus Duke, you were lucky you came away in one piece, what with the steering wheel being on the wrong side. :eek::D Great to see one still in service.

    I’m doing alright with the LHD, it’s two months now and I’ve somehow managed to keep between the hedges. This was the first manual though, took a few minutes to adjust but was grand.

    I’m just afraid I’ll land back in Ireland and end up like one of those American tourists you see on the news for going the wrong way around the airport roundabout or something :pac:


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    #7191
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    Duke O Smiley wrote: »
    I’m just afraid I’ll land back in Ireland and end up like one of those American tourists you see on the news for going the wrong way around the airport roundabout or something :pac:

    That happened my father once. Early on a summer morning so it was bright and the roads were quiet. He came around a corner and some American came straight for him. A few polite words spoken about driving on wrong side and they both went on their way on the correct side of the road.


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    #7192
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users Posts: 30,185 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


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    #7193
    Marlow
    Registered Users Posts: 14,555 ✭✭✭✭Marlow


    It's so hard to post the oldest car I saw on the road today, because most of the time it's my own :)

    /M


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    #7194
    SmartinMartin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,937 ✭✭✭SmartinMartin


    If you're driving it you won't have seen it on the road. Problem solved.


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    #7195
    Comhrá
    Registered Users Posts: 4,754 ✭✭✭Comhrá


    In front of me this morning in Limk City. Early 80s?

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    #7196
    Fidoodles
    Registered Users Posts: 72 ✭✭Fidoodles


    Comhra wrote: »
    Early 80s?

    1984


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    #7197
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,322 ✭✭✭m17


    Tuam
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    #7198
    wonski
    Registered Users Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭wonski


    I was passing one red Mini around Naas today and only then realized how tiny they are. Haven't seen one in a year.

    Super tiny. You can park one sideways in a wide parking spot.


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    #7199
    Top Dog
    Registered Users Posts: 4,160 ✭✭✭Top Dog


    Immaculate looking Corolla GTI just quietly minding it's business :cool:

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    #7200
    gammygils
    Registered Users Posts: 17,228 ✭✭✭✭gammygils


    Spotted in Tuam recently

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    Kinvara today

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    #7201
    65535
    Registered Users Posts: 785 ✭✭✭65535


    2 poor photos but still...
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