This weeks Classic Irish bargains that I'm not buying

Farmer Bob wrote: »

I'm conflicted about this one. Renault were making some bonkers cars back in the early 00s like this and the Avantime.

I'd like to smoke around in one of these for a few months til the tax ran out, but I've owned an Espace of a similar age and I just know it would be a total money pit. Not to mention the €710/year road tax and fuel economy is probably under 20mpg

Probably will be a future classic as they sold just over 1000 of these in RHD and there aren't many working ones left...

I'm in a similar situation to the owner of that Val satis. I have an avantime that I can't let go of because as far as I'm concerned it's a future classic that the average Irish driver only sees as an auld Renault. So for now it's in storage at a friends house.
I understand where you're coming from regarding reliability but the avantime isn't based on the same era of dodgy Renault as the Val satis and therefore doesn't suffer the same electrical gremlins, in fact when I ran it as a daily for almost 4 years I had absolutely no mechanical or electrical problems aside from a couple of track rod ends a couple of sets of front tyres and a rotten exhaust pipe.

80sDiesel wrote: »

Always liked the avantime. There is one for sale on done deal. I always thought they suffered from electrical problems and had issues with the gearbox.

That one has an interior out of a different car and a broken gearbox. He will have to wait a while to get 3k for it.
I never had any electrical or gearbox issues with mine, I'd even go as far as to say it was the most reliable car Ive ever had.

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/ford-zephyr-4/17855603

After 53 years it's come to this.

Duke O Smiley wrote:

Vel Satis is a bona fide future classic

I don't think they will be a classic, they look terrible up with a multipla imo

liam7831 wrote: »

I don't think they will be a classic, they look terrible up with a multipla imo

The original Multipla is absolute gash, in an ugly league of its own.

The mk 2 is ok though - looks like a Honda FRV

RobAMerc wrote: »

As far as I know the Avantime was built by Matra for Renault so that could be why they are more reliable. Story has it that there was a bit of bregrudgery from Renault management towards the Avantime and the Vel Satis was seen as "their" flagship car, not the Avantime.

That's exactly it. It was a way of compensating Matra for Renault bringing the manufacturering of the new espace in house. The avantime was based on the previous generation espace and never given as much marketing as the Val satis.

Here's another one....

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/w108-mercedes-280se-for-parts/17857673

here's a little selection -

2 different C124s - an '88 230 with cloth interior. Not gone on the more modern wheels, but a claimed full main dealer SH with 102k on the clock, asking close to €5.5k
https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1988-mercedes-230ce-vintage/17897639

and a'96 220CE, navy with leather, 138k, NCT'd til March 19. Personally i was never a fan of the chromes arches aesthetically and for what may lie beneath..
Asking €2,200
https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/merceds-220-ce/17895971?campaign=3

or how about a sexy Swede?
'84 Saab 900, 5 door with leather, NCT up in March, €1,850
https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/saab-900/17896813

finally, a tasty '92 E30 325, with quite a detailed history. Claimed under 100k on the clock, currently on UK plates. Asking a strong €6,500
https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/bmw-325i/17895645

Farmer Bob wrote: »

Cool story bro.

They built E30's in South Africa, so why would you import one from Germany?

Besides, they stopped making saloons in Regensburg in April 91...

Same ad in Adverts 2 years ago...
https://www.adverts.ie/vehicles/bmw-e30-325i-1991-excellent-condition/8266683

:rolleyes:

tc20 wrote: »

@ kaisersoze - jeez, same pics, same mileage, with a 50% increase in price :eek:

do you recall the add from adverts when it was listed or??

I didn't remember it straight away but the mention of the Regensburg factory rang a bell. Google did the rest.:)

Dades wrote: »

Those are two lovely mercs. Wonder if they'd make a good daily driver... hmmm.
No mention of NCT on one.

Really like the alloys on the 230. Are they from MB? They look familiar.

Those alloys are from a mid-2000s E Class I believe! I agree they are lovely. Absolutely love the 230!

mikehn wrote: »

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C957123
Not buying cos I dont have the money, it live's on the same road as I do and looks better in the "flesh" Will probably go to the UK unfortunately.

Lovely old bus always noticed a few similar dream machines across from the tech in listowel . spent year's down myself a few mile's away I recognize all the lovely old car's about the country

Hopefully it stays in Ireland

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1972-triumph-toledo/17877679



Wow! Toledo convertible