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

SmartinMartin · 12-09-2019 10:47am

I'm surprised you'd mention a 'bloody toyota'.

CoBo55 · 12-09-2019 12:18pm

SmartinMartin wrote: »

I'm surprised you'd mention a 'bloody toyota'.

They're great cars and all that but you get quare sick looking at them.. It's hardly a novelty seeing one from the 90's, one from the 60's or 70's? Now that's a different story.

selectamatic · 12-09-2019 12:52pm

CoBo55 wrote: »

They're great cars and all that but you get quare sick looking at them.. It's hardly a novelty seeing one from the 90's, one from the 60's or 70's? Now that's a different story.

There's a today I saw a classic thread too might be more appealing to ya.

It's nice seeing common 90's cars on this thread especially since they are only getting scarcer as time ticks by.

Duke O Smiley · 12-09-2019 8:37pm

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

I picked up a little something today..

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Does anyone fancy taking this off my hands? It has brand new tyres, a timing belt kit and is not long serviced. Test is just up but it’s taxed still for a little bit. €100 to anyone on here who reckons they can save it from the scrap heap like I did.

Just picked up a 1 owner 1990 civic that will replace the Alto!

Okay, getting back to this...does anyone want it? I don’t want anything for it, I just don’t want to see it scrapped

Met BonnieSituation last weekend (great chap, dedicated to the cause

) and took it for a spin and to an NCT. Unfortunately it needs a bit more work than he can take on at the minute with two oldies of his own already. Failed NCT on a loose headlamp, ball joint and one bit of rot on the front passenger floor (which was a surprise to me)

Mechanically it is absolutely spot on, as BS I’m sure will attest to. I’d have every confidence in it going to the other end of the country tomorrow morning

I’m picking up my new Civic tomorrow and really need space

selectamatic · 12-09-2019 9:01pm

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Okay, getting back to this...does anyone want it? I don’t want anything for it, I just don’t want to see it scrapped

Met BonnieSituation last weekend (great chap, dedicated to the cause ) and took it for a spin and to an NCT. Unfortunately it needs a bit more work than he can take on at the minute with two oldies of his own already. Failed NCT on a loose headlamp, ball joint and one bit of rot on the front passenger floor (which was a surprise to me)

Mechanically it is absolutely spot on, as BS I’m sure will attest to. I’d have every confidence in it going to the other end of the country tomorrow morning

I’m picking up my new Civic tomorrow and really need space

I might possibly be interested Duke.

Pm sent

sligojoek · 12-09-2019 10:08pm

I'd take it for my daughter but insurance could be a problem. Best of luck to whoever takes it. Nice offer Duke.

On another note. I saw about 20 MX5s coming down from Donegal today. A good few with NI regs. Probably on, or heading for, a meet.

BonnieSituation · 12-09-2019 10:33pm

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Okay, getting back to this...does anyone want it? I don’t want anything for it, I just don’t want to see it scrapped

Met BonnieSituation last weekend (great chap, dedicated to the cause ) and took it for a spin and to an NCT. Unfortunately it needs a bit more work than he can take on at the minute with two oldies of his own already. Failed NCT on a loose headlamp, ball joint and one bit of rot on the front passenger floor (which was a surprise to me)

Mechanically it is absolutely spot on, as BS I’m sure will attest to. I’d have every confidence in it going to the other end of the country tomorrow morning

I’m picking up my new Civic tomorrow and really need space

It drives as we would expect. The body unfortunately is beyond my capability to be touching with time etc. It's not actually that bad and just needs a patch. But other than that it was a hoot to drive.

That being said, it is a 1990 4-speed kei car so it's some craic spinning it on a motorway and not something for the less than competent/brave, ie. us sorts!

As Duke says, if there was space for it, it wouldn't be going anywhere and as it stands, I'm dealing with the Boat (Carina II) as is, so my hands were tied.

Here's to it motoring for a few years yet.

SmartinMartin · 12-09-2019 11:47pm

Speaking of which, spotted this this evening parked outside the local church. Not often you see two of these together!

Duke O Smiley · 13-09-2019 12:21am

Nice one! Pretty sure I spotted that in Coolock about 18 months ago, but haven’t seen it since

sligojoek · 13-09-2019 12:31am

Sorry, I couldn't resist taking this today.

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sligojoek · 13-09-2019 12:36am

I came across these the other day. I don't live far from Finner camp so I'm guessing it's some kind of military thing.

kyote00 · 13-09-2019 12:37am

M3/N3 at Blanch this morning

sligojoek · 13-09-2019 12:43am

Duke O Smiley · 13-09-2019 12:43am

sligojoek wrote: »

I'd take it for my daughter but insurance could be a problem. Best of luck to whoever takes it. Nice offer Duke.

On another note. I saw about 20 MX5s coming down from Donegal today. A good few with NI regs. Probably on, or heading for, a meet.

It would be a grand little car for a young girl or any learner really, I had my nephew spinning it around a beach near us a few weeks ago and he took to it no problem at all. Unfortunately as you say insurance would hold it back in that regard which is a real pity

Anyway, deal has been agreed with selectamatic thankfully, so it should be safe yet for another while!

sligojoek · 13-09-2019 12:56am

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

It would be a grand little car for a young girl or any learner really, I had my nephew spinning it around a beach near us a few weeks ago and he took to it no problem at all. Unfortunately as you say insurance would hold it back in that regard which is a real pity

Anyway, deal has been agreed with selectamatic thankfully, so it should be safe yet for another while!

Glad that worked out.

Sorry to be "off topic" but if anyone knows of a good 1 litre 2010 + car. let me know.

Duke O Smiley · 13-09-2019 1:03am

sligojoek wrote: »

Glad that worked out.

Sorry to be "off topic" but if anyone knows of a good 1 litre 2010 + car. let me know.

I posted a 2011 Panda in the Bangernomics there only a day or two ago for €1500. It had a bit of a scrape on a back door, but 2 years test and loads of tax. Seems to be gone off DoneDeal now, but I'd keep my eyes out for one of them personally. Good little cars they are.

And in a few years we'll be looking out for the early ones for this thread too

sligojoek · 13-09-2019 1:18am

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

I posted a 2011 Panda in the Bangernomics there only a day or two ago for €1500. It had a bit of a scrape on a back door, but 2 years test and loads of tax. Seems to be gone off DoneDeal now, but I'd keep my eyes out for one of them personally. Good little cars they are.

And in a few years we'll be looking out for the early ones for this thread too

Thanks for that. Another model We'll look at. her test was cancelled and postponed so she's kinda in limbo at the minute.

gammygils · 14-09-2019 3:30am

Spotted in Tuam today

zurbfoundation · 15-09-2019 7:56am

Bluebird estate

Nekarsulm · 15-09-2019 1:32pm

Minor in Ballanagh, Co Cavan.
A regular enough sight, daily driver I think.

elperello · 15-09-2019 11:48pm

sligojoek wrote: »

I came across these the other day. I don't live far from Finner camp so I'm guessing it's some kind of military thing.

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These guys on tour (manoeuvres).

http://www.imvg.ie/gallery

freshpopcorn · 17-09-2019 7:40pm

Wibbs · 17-09-2019 10:00pm

In fairness FPC, it's a 90's Toyota. The only way you can kill them and be sure is jamming this through the engine block...

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and to be really sure..

Duke O Smiley · 17-09-2019 10:41pm

That Camry is a fantastic find, you never see them around anymore. No doubt it was the tax that brought most of them off the road, but I dunno if many or any of them found new lives in Africa minibuses or dictator's wagons etc. I believe the Garda only took the last of them off their fleet in 2014!

Duke O Smiley · 17-09-2019 10:51pm

Finally I sorted insurance for this yoke and got it on the road today. Had a 60 mile maiden voyage today and I hadn't so much as hiccup out of it. Looking forward to a spin down to the ploughing on Thursday

Its a little flyer

SmartinMartin · 17-09-2019 11:22pm

First brand new car I ever bought, same colour and year too. Well wear.

selectamatic · 18-09-2019 12:04am

That EF is a gem Duke.

BonnieSituation · 18-09-2019 12:27am

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Finally I sorted insurance for this yoke and got it on the road today. Had a 60 mile maiden voyage today and I hadn't so much as hiccup out of it. Looking forward to a spin down to the ploughing on Thursday Its a little flyer

Oh that's lovely!

Enjoy buddy!

sligojoek · 18-09-2019 12:58am

Lovely motor DOS. Happy miles.

tc20 · 18-09-2019 5:28pm

clearing out my phone - another few batches from the holliers in Portugal a while back. There's loads, so I'm not going to 'name' them, a mixed bag of daily drivers..

tc20 · 18-09-2019 5:29pm

..continued

tc20 · 18-09-2019 5:32pm

...and still more, jaysus, there's feckin' hundreds of them..

tc20 · 18-09-2019 5:33pm

..last batch for today, i'll get around to the rest someday

19-09-2019 12:06pm

tc20 wrote: »

clearing out my phone - another few batches from the holliers in Portugal a while back. There's loads, so I'm not going to 'name' them, a mixed bag of daily drivers..

...............

I hope you don't mind..... left out one or three :pac:

freshpopcorn · 19-09-2019 2:52pm

m17 · 19-09-2019 5:26pm

Galway

dvcireland · 19-09-2019 9:52pm

1988 BMW 3 Series

AMKC · 19-09-2019 10:33pm

The Mazda 323F still looks great. The brother nearly bought one way back in 99 but bought a Ford Focus instead.

The BMW 5 series and VW Golf look so boring next to the VW Beetle.

tc20 · 20-09-2019 8:33am

@ Augeo - cheers for doing that, i'll throw up some more if I get chance later today.

@ M17 - was that in Terryland? I saw it a while back in the Black Box car park

tc20 · 20-09-2019 10:41am

another batch of old Portuguese metal, there's a BMW Z1 in this lot somewhere..

tc20 · 20-09-2019 10:44am

and still they come...

tc20 · 20-09-2019 10:47am

..Portugal continued..

tc20 · 20-09-2019 10:48am

last bunch for today..

SmartinMartin · 20-09-2019 11:11am

Not a dig at you mate, but could you please please learn how to post pics properly, or join postimage? I love to see the photos but I can't be arsed clicking into loads of them at a time.

20-09-2019 11:36am

Just grab the links, from those attached and wrap the IMG tags around them

tc20 · 20-09-2019 11:36am

SmartinMartin wrote: »

Not a dig at you mate, but could you please please learn how to post pics properly, or join postimage? I love to see the photos but I can't be arsed clicking into loads of them at a time.

I hear you SM, and I will get around to it..i'm at the thin end of my technological wedge at present so to speak

20-09-2019 11:38am

tc20 wrote: »

I hear you SM, and I will get around to it..i'm at the thin end of my technological wedge at present so to speak

You've done the hard bit attaching them.

Right click one of the links "copy link location" and then hit the little image icon

and paste in there

tc20 · 20-09-2019 12:40pm

Deleted User wrote: »

You've done the hard bit attaching them.

Right click one of the links "copy link location" and then hit the little image icon
and paste in there

cheers, i'll give that a bash later

m17 · 20-09-2019 12:56pm

Limerick

That corolla was in terryland tc20

AMKC · 21-09-2019 6:16pm

A 1988 Mercedes C-class in silver looked in great condition.

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

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