Here's what I saw today, mark 4 (don't quote pictures, 24h ban!)

151 Mercedes SLS and a speed yellow M4 GTS both knocking around newcastle in galway earlier today.

I've had these on the phone the last few weeks that I am just getting to posting now.
Spotted this brand new S class (S350) almost two weeks ago, I was surprise to see one as I wasn't aware they were out here already! Nothing special under the bonnet - only a 3.0 diesel, but the interior was gorgeous, no photo as the owner returned!



Same car park as the S Class below only minutes apart!

These two in Dublin;

Kenmare this afternoon. I just can't get over how clean this is, better than factory;

SmartinMartin wrote: »

Kenmare this afternoon. I just can't get over how clean this is, better than factory;

Beauty.
Standard car park space too! (furthest away from everyone)

Never thought I'd see an Irish, or rather non Dublin registered one of these on the road, but oh my! Followed him from Cork to Mallow (yes I was travelling that way, I'm not some strange car stalker :P he went towards Limerick while I turned into Mallow Town), watching the valves in the exhaust opening and closing. What a car and what a sound even though he didn't really open it up much! :cool:

maddness wrote: »

Marcinek, what’s the interior of the S Class like to use day to day? Are the screens intuitive to use?
Lovely car too.

Need a lot of time to get used to it. Some buttons you have to press and other you just slide your finger on. Lets say to move seat you need to press/push button on the door bt to open sunroof you need to slide your finger on "button". Seats are too big for me but I always prefer bucket seats. Other than that in just few days I found few annoying things in that car: I start a car, left it running, took key to my pocket and went outside but I was still beside car. Car locked the door, engine running but I had no access to interior. Car didn't respond to key or nothing. I went far far away from car and only then when i back car unlock itself but still couldn't put on D as "key not recognized" turn off and couldn't start it with the same error. Had to find where to put key to "unlock" it. Air condition is very poor for car this class. It'ss very good car when you travel on back seat and you don't have to worry about anything but it is some work to be a driver of it. Touch screen has easy commands i got used to that really fast and knew straight away where to go to change gearboox settings or set aircondition but as every touchscreen it get finger prints so easy and need to clean it or will see nothing. We decide to sell it and get BMW M8 Convertible instead and I will do everything to get that car to Ireland even for a year or just a summer time. As I said: it's good year to me...

Now I went spotting today and was lucky to see all of those:

While on the subject of S Classes I seen this beast at the weekend.

S600 lwb v12 that was originally owned by John Magnier and wears a very distinctive 07 TS 777 plate.

Didn't get a chance to talk to the owner (or get a better picture) as it was moving off just as I was walking into the car park.

That's lovely, and original Irish too. I remember reading somewhere ages ago (Irish Vintage Scene maybe) that they were hugely expensive when new in Ireland and sold in tiny numbers compared to the ubiquitous BJ40

2 x RS6's in the same car park!

Those RS6 seem to travel in convoy, saw them pulling out of Audi North Dublin together last week!

Sorry for the terrible photo. 211 Taycan charging on a lamp post in Dún Laoghaire.

Today I saw a Ferrari Roma in an industrial estate between Swords and Kinsealy. Looked amazing in TDF blue and silver wheels.
It was on a 202-D reg, so it must’ve been one of the first deliveries in the world - they were only due to start deliveries in Spring this year.
It’s not an Irish ‘new’ car (according to beepbeep there’s never been a Ferrari sold new in Ireland), so presumably it was imported very very recently