This weeks Classic Irish bargains that I'm not buying

Duke O Smiley · 16-10-2019 7:39pm

unkel wrote: »

Strong money and it will have to pass an NCT first before it is exempt sometime next year.

I got €2k for my 79 Accord a few years ago and the phone melted when I put it on Donedeal. Fella came all the way up from Cork for it, I met him the same evening I advertised at at 10pm. That car was by no means perfect body-wise either.

If I was in the market for another I'd wait for that Civic to drop to €3k and go in with an offer of 26 or 27 hundred.

The equivalent Starlet (albeit RWD) would fetch a good but more funnily enough!

unkel · 16-10-2019 10:18pm

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

I got €2k for my 79 Accord a few years ago

Accord is far more desirable than a base Civic to me and your car was NCT exempt. €2k is good value for pretty much any NCT exempt car in half decent condition

elperello · 16-10-2019 10:28pm

w124man wrote: »

Exactly. That's where the W/C126's go first. I'd say behind the wheel wells are gone too. Rear windows on those are very thin and easily shatter when you go to take them out. The only way is to sacrifice the rubber and they are now NLA for the coupé. ]Why oh why is it on a ZV plate when its an 87 car?

Just on the plate.
He only imported it this year and I suppose he reckons a non year plate will sell better.
Is he right?

PsychoPete · 17-10-2019 7:40am

unkel wrote: »

Strong money and it will have to pass an NCT first before it is exempt sometime next year.

Doesn't it have to be registered before January 1980 to be nct exempt?

hi5 · 17-10-2019 9:28am

The rolling 40 year old NCT exemption takes over from the pre 1980 exemption on January 2020.

ba_barabus · 17-10-2019 9:45am

hi5 wrote: »

The rolling 40 year old NCT exemption takes over from the pre 1980 exemption on January 2020.

I never knew that

Harry Palmr · 17-10-2019 6:27pm

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/merc-230-ce/23255204

Mint condition merc hard to find in this condition, drives excellent nice clean straight car. Tidy interior mot till June2020

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Peter T · 18-10-2019 8:03am

At least he put up a photo of it I guess

jmreire · 18-10-2019 10:27am

Harry Palmr wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/merc-230-ce/23255204

I think that rusting wings were a very common problem on MB's of that era, and even later, but new one's are not too hard to find. As long as that's the only rust that is on the car, ( thats unlikely ) it's in very good condition.

Duke O Smiley · 18-10-2019 10:30am

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/1979-kadett-c-l-model/23259989

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Nice little project for the Winter if you're handy with a welder (and its not red rotten), €1500

I'd love one of these

supervento · 18-10-2019 1:53pm

jmreire wrote: »

I think that rusting wings were a very common problem on MB's of that era, and even later, but new one's are not too hard to find. As long as that's the only rust that is on the car, ( thats unlikely ) it's in very good condition.

That’s the quarter panel by the look of it..

jmreire · 18-10-2019 3:22pm

supervento wrote: »

That’s the quarter panel by the look of it..

You could well be right about that, hard to tell from the pic, the front wings on them were notorious for rusting on the lip. That one in the pic is repairable, but to be really sure, you would have to strip it down with a sander to see the full extent of the damage. Rust is like the proverbial ice berg, 1 /10th visible, 9/10's beneath the surface.

supervento · 18-10-2019 3:50pm

jmreire wrote: »

You could well be right about that, hard to tell from the pic, the front wings on them were notorious for rusting on the lip. That one in the pic is repairable, but to be really sure, you would have to strip it down with a sander to see the full extent of the damage. Rust is like the proverbial ice berg, 1 /10th visible, 9/10's beneath the surface.

You can tell by looking at the bumper it’s the quarter.

I would agree with you about the proverbial ice berg... spot on...

From looking at that I would say cut out the arch and put in a new section for a permanent fix..

jmreire · 18-10-2019 5:50pm

supervento wrote: »

You can tell by looking at the bumper it’s the quarter.

I would agree with you about the proverbial ice berg... spot on...

From looking at that I would say cut out the arch and put in a new section for a permanent fix..

Yes, it's the way to go. I've done quite a few of 'em. Not necessarily all MB though, various make's, but with one thing in common..rust. And rust is rust, no matter the make. Although, with a few exception's. modern car's are better protected against the "Tin Worm" than in the past. There have been big advances in metal composition, so less prone to rust.

selous · 18-10-2019 9:35pm

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C774450

1976 Mk1 escort in Longford, £9950, spotless looking, and imported from S.A

(might check under the mattress, see if there's some "loose change") ,

elperello · 18-10-2019 10:26pm

The ad for that Escort gives two different years for it. 1973 and 1976.
I think 1973 is more likely as I don't think MK 1 production ran into 1976.

kadman · 19-10-2019 8:27am

elperello wrote: »

The ad for that Escort gives two different years for it. 1973 and 1976.
I think 1973 is more likely as I don't think MK 1 production ran into 1976.

Car has been up for over 2 year, and still not sold,why?

https://classicmoto.rs/auto/ford-mk1-1976-iN1F0U.html

hi5 · 19-10-2019 11:18am

It's a poor ad, it doesn't make it clear that the car is in Ireland.
All the mention of shipping and international phone numbers makes it look like the car is still in Africa.

kadman · 19-10-2019 11:22am

hi5 wrote: »

It's a poor ad, it doesn't make it clear that the car is in Ireland.
All the mention of shipping and international phone numbers makes it look like the car is still in Africa.

Not to mention Longford:rolleyes:

And the reg plate is of South African origin, George , Cape Province

hi5 · 19-10-2019 11:32am

UK ads...

Longford could be anywhere in the world.

CoBo55 · 19-10-2019 2:35pm

kadman wrote: »

Car has been up for over 2 year, and still not sold,why?

https://classicmoto.rs/auto/ford-mk1-1976-iN1F0U.html

Because it's as rough as a bears hole, the bog standard interior is in ribbons, the boot doesn't close properly, the shell maybe immaculate and the engine painted, sorry, rebuilt but that car needs an awful lot of work aka money. Years of SA "mechanics" will reveal many many bodges.

selous · 19-10-2019 5:19pm

A re-spray covers everything......(as he puts the money back in the mattress)

woejus · 19-10-2019 8:11pm

The car is believed to have featured in U2 videos such as 'Rattle and Hum' and 'One' and is also believed to be the first car Bono purchased after the band hit the big-time with their debut album 'Boy'.
The car's log book has the name Paul Hewson – Bono's real name – marked on it.

Car and Classic

For Sale in 2010 for "€75000"

unkel · 19-10-2019 9:10pm

That car comes up for sale every few years. Maybe worth the money if you're a huge U2 fan.

CoBo55 · 19-10-2019 11:37pm

woejus wrote: »

The car is believed to have featured in U2 videos such as 'Rattle and Hum' and 'One' and is also believed to be the first car Bono purchased after the band hit the big-time with their debut album 'Boy'.
The car's log book has the name Paul Hewson – Bono's real name – marked on it.

Car and Classic

For Sale in 2010 for "€75000"

Surely a pretentious git like bono would have gotten a Dublin reg!!

Garzard · 20-10-2019 3:18am

€5,750 for this

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/citroen-cx-pallas-25/23054968

26000 Elephants · 20-10-2019 9:38am

Beautiful citroen, but you would have to wonder why someone would drive it to ireland without an MOT as it just expired. This car had a load of serious frame and suspension mount corrosion issues in 2011, I wonder was a quick budge and weld job done and its come back?

Either way, I wouldn't touch it until seller was able to put an NCT on it. But I suspect the price wont be as attractive. How much are crappy 90's phones worth these days? ;-)

supervento · 20-10-2019 12:29pm

26000 Elephants wrote: »

Beautiful citroen, but you would have to wonder why someone would drive it to ireland without an MOT as it just expired. This car had a load of serious frame and suspension mount corrosion issues in 2011, I wonder was a quick budge and weld job done and its come back?

Either way, I wouldn't touch it until seller was able to put an NCT on it. But I suspect the price wont be as attractive. How much are crappy 90's phones worth these days? ;-)

It says it was brought to Ireland in Sept 2018 so it would of had 11 months mot on the car... this seller may of acquired it from Northern Ireland possibly...

26000 Elephants · 20-10-2019 5:52pm

supervento wrote: »

It says it was brought to Ireland in Sept 2018 so it would of had 11 months mot on the car... this seller may of acquired it from Northern Ireland possibly...

Ah, that's grand, I misread it as 2019. He probably should have VRT'ed and exchanged it for an NCT while he could. It's a bit if a red flag otherwise. Could be great buy at the right price, looks special.

unkel · 20-10-2019 6:31pm

NCT is very strict. I'd say chances are Mr Darcy knows full well it won't pass. Fair play to him for posting up the UK reg though. Whenever I ask a seller via DoneDeal message what the UK reg of the car is, I almost never get an answer :rolleyes:

Car has been sitting up for the guts of the last 10 years too. This is from over 9 years ago, MOT history doesn't go back further:

Mileage
86,751 miles
MOT test number
3235 8317 0440
Test location
View test location
Reason(s) for failure
Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Nearside Vehicle structure is cracked, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
Offside Vehicle structure is cracked, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split (2.5.C.1a)
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

This weeks Classic Irish bargains that I'm not buying

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