Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread! Part 2

Diabhalta · 24-07-2015 5:51pm

Bristol 403 (Skellig Ring, Kerry co.)

Do-more · 26-07-2015 8:22pm

A few pics from my phone, sorry the quality of some, particularly the Sunbeam are not the best...

kdevitt · 26-07-2015 10:19pm

Straffan BMW show today -

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mikehn · 29-07-2015 12:55am

Getting my car serviced today and my mech had this Merc that he's selling for a customer 2ltr petrol auto 1984, b half tempted but could'nt live with the colour (or the seat covers but at least they pop off)

Duke O Smiley · 29-07-2015 1:08am

Is it an original Irish car, and how much is it? May be interested

mikehn · 29-07-2015 2:48pm

I will PM you his number and it might be better if you spoke directly to him.
Regards

w124man · 29-07-2015 10:30pm

I'd be interested in looking at that!

power pants · 29-07-2015 11:14pm

sure that 8 series was the one on wheelers dealers a couple of years back

taffey · 30-07-2015 6:53am

Would I be mad to let this beauty pass Ã¢Â‚Â¬16K

Diabhalta · 30-07-2015 2:21pm

Victoria Cross, Cork

Dades · 30-07-2015 5:00pm

The first one would be a very nice sleeper. Looks like a Passat to 99% of people.

Diabhalta · 30-07-2015 7:09pm

Looks like it's not a classic at all in the first place.

kev1.3s · 30-07-2015 9:48pm

Diabhalta wrote: »

Looks like it's not a classic at all in the first place.

Ah but it will be! When was the last time you seen one?

Duke O Smiley · 30-07-2015 10:01pm

I love how they made this Phaeton look even more like a Passat than the last gen

unkel · 30-07-2015 11:49pm

Dades wrote: »

The first one would be a very nice sleeper. Looks like a Passat to 99% of people.

Very high on my short list for one of my next cars. V8 petrol only though but with Passat and 1.9 TDI badges. Looks like a boggo Passat, but is a handmade Bentley. As much of a factory standard sleeper as there has ever been one

And I'd like to salute dr. Piech who personally made this car possible.

Diabhalta · 31-07-2015 12:35am

kev1.3s wrote: »

Ah but it will be! When was the last time you seen one?

I'm not interested in cars which aren't worth turning around, and this is one of them. What is this? A Passat on steroids? Absolutely not interesting... If I would be filthy rich I would just drive over one in a Hummer (H1 of course... not that joke Chevy Tahoe that says Hummer on it).

or just crush it and set it on fire...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43Hf_N2skWI

Do-more · 31-07-2015 3:36pm

Heard the rumble passing the house and went to investigate...

Dades · 31-07-2015 3:39pm

Diabhalta wrote: »

I'm not interested in cars which aren't worth turning around, and this is one of them.

I'm pretty sure it turns around! In fact it turned onto the Rock Road just after I took that pic.

Diabhalta wrote: »

If I would be filthy rich I would just drive over one in a Hummer (H1 of course... not that joke Chevy Tahoe that says Hummer on it).

or just crush it and set it on fire...

If I was filthy rich I'd prefer my 'modern' to be anonymous... e.g. something that looks like a Passat, but is in fact a very fast cocoon of hi-tech luxury. Much less chance of envy-related incidents.

Greg81 · 31-07-2015 4:27pm

Do-more wrote: »

Heard the rumble passing the house and went to investigate...

WOW. Lucky you.

Diabhalta · 31-07-2015 4:35pm

Dades wrote: »

If I was filthy rich I'd prefer my 'modern' to be anonymous... e.g. something that looks like a Passat, but is in fact a very fast cocoon of hi-tech luxury. Much less chance of envy-related incidents.

Tesla Model S would be a much better sleeper than anything VW produces.

Nekarsulm · 31-07-2015 4:40pm

Today.
Feck it, wrong thread....

68deville · 31-07-2015 8:04pm

Greg81 wrote: »

WOW. Lucky you.

What a fantastic sight!

w124man · 31-07-2015 9:47pm

Diabhalta wrote: »

I'm not interested in cars which aren't worth turning around, and this is one of them. What is this? A Passat on steroids? Absolutely not interesting... If I would be filthy rich I would just drive over one in a Hummer (H1 of course... not that joke Chevy Tahoe that says Hummer on it).

The VW Pheaton is an incredible piece of kit and I get picked up in one every time I go to our London office. We have three of them and one has over 350,000 miles on it - which is why we bought another two. Long wheel base, 4x4 and as luxurious as they come. Saying its a Passat on steroids shows total ignorance of things automotive and particularly VW. The Audi A8 and Pheaton are two different ways of doing the same thing by the second largest car company in the world. Also underneath one of the best known car brands in the world is a Pheaton - the Bentley Continental ..... What did VW do to you to have such a childish attitude towards them?

Diabhalta · 31-07-2015 10:44pm

w124man wrote: »

The VW Pheaton is an incredible piece of kit and I get picked up in one every time I go to our London office. We have three of them and one has over 350,000 miles on it - which is why we bought another two. Long wheel base, 4x4 and as luxurious as they come. Saying its a Passat on steroids shows total ignorance of things automotive and particularly VW. The Audi A8 and Pheaton are two different ways of doing the same thing by the second largest car company in the world. Also underneath one of the best known car brands in the world is a Pheaton - the Bentley Continental ..... What did VW do to you to have such a childish attitude towards them?

They're all just boring yokes. Unlike Opel they built something at least a bit cool (Corrado and Scirroco). The whole VW production is plain boring. Same goes to Audi (Quattro was cool). Design is dull, making the cars average and not exactly special (no matter what's under the bonnet). Vast majority of them are FWD, cars for the masses really. Some fancy limo with zillion hp won't change anything (at least in my eyes). Few cars should be preserved for future generations, but that's pretty much it.

Saw a silver Audi R8 today in Cork... sounds cool but that's all. Not impressed.

ba_barabus · 31-07-2015 11:22pm

kev1.3s wrote: »

Ah but it will be! When was the last time you seen one?

Earlier today

In fact I've seen 3 randomly over the past week. I'd have one. Smart design, great engineering and the attention to detailing just makes my day. Seriously, a VW pinnacle

elperello · 01-08-2015 12:11am

Nice wedding car in Roscommon yesterday. It's a rare Executive model with
sunroof, leather and wood door cappings. As I was taking the pics the Ferrari California drove into the carpark. Not yet a classic but just wait!

All in all an unexpected bonus in a hotel carpark on a Thursday afternoon.

kev1.3s · 01-08-2015 12:14am

Diabhalta wrote: »

They're all just boring yokes. Unlike Opel they built something at least a bit cool (Corrado and Scirroco). The whole VW production is plain boring. Same goes to Audi (Quattro was cool). Design is dull, making the cars average and not exactly special (no matter what's under the bonnet). Vast majority of them are FWD, cars for the masses really. Some fancy limo with zillion hp won't change anything (at least in my eyes). Few cars should be preserved for future generations, but that's pretty much it.

Saw a silver Audi R8 today in Cork... sounds cool but that's all. Not impressed.

That's nearly all car company's these days!
I don't really get Audi either and I'm no VW fan, I always seen audi as a posh VW but the phaeton is a posh VW, a car that was born out of vanity and a power struggle between VW and BMW which resulted in the breaking up of rolls Royce and Bentley and also the rover group.
Looks like a big Passat but it represents so much more, a definite future classic

w124man · 01-08-2015 9:41am

Definitely in the W12 and V10 TDi models. Two for sale on Pistonheads at the moment

Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread! Part 2

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