Cars [Archive] - Foot.ie

Eire06

05/04/2006, 12:41 PM

I'm thinking of getting a new car, I want a small sporty type of one! :cool:
Have my eye on a red Mini Cooper (http://www.mini.ie/ie/en/mini_cooper/index.jsp) with the white top!! But there seems to be a lot of them about at the moment!

I'm totally clueless about cars really, and not ashamed to admit the colour and look of a car would be first things I'd go for in one...

Any ideas for me?
what cars do you drive at the moment and what would be your dream car?

max power

05/04/2006, 1:25 PM

six speed diesel golf:D

oh and a caddy van as well:D

Peadar

05/04/2006, 1:43 PM

Have my eye on a red Mini Cooper (http://www.mini.ie/ie/en/mini_cooper/index.jsp) with the white top!!

What a waste of money!

Get yourself a Toyota (http://www.toyota.ie/) Aygo or a Ford Fiesta (http://www.ford.ie/ie/fiesta/-/-/-/-/-/-) or a Daewoo Matiz (http://www.chevrolet.ie/models/matiz_55/t0_index_0.htm)

Eire06

05/04/2006, 1:58 PM

six speed diesel golf

I like the golfs but not the kind of thing I'm looking for!
Lovely car to drive my cousin has one

What a waste of money!

Get yourself a Toyota (http://www.toyota.ie/) Aygo or a Ford Fiesta (http://www.ford.ie/ie/fiesta/-/-/-/-/-/-) or a Daewoo Matiz (http://www.chevrolet.ie/models/matiz_55/t0_index_0.htm)
I want one that looks nice, sporty, which none of the above do...:rolleyes:

I'd love an Audi tt... if I had the money:o

$Leon$

05/04/2006, 1:59 PM

six speed diesel golf:D

oh and a caddy van as well:D

Is your famous golf the 130bhp model max?

strangeirish

05/04/2006, 2:10 PM

Here you go Eire06. You want sporty? Mazda RX-8 (http://www.carbodydesign.com/vehicles/mazda/2003-rx-8/Mazda_RX-8_1.jpg). Nice little pocket rocket. Pricey though. Oh, and here is a link to do some research on New and Used cars. (http://cars.nicemove.ie/)

Peadar

05/04/2006, 2:14 PM

Here's (http://www.nissan.ie/vehicles/passenger/micraC+C/index.asp) as sporty a car as you need.

pete

05/04/2006, 2:16 PM

Based on the fact you don't currently own i'll assume you inexperienced driving. I would recommend a 2nd hand fiesta, micra or similar. Cheap to fix & sure if/when you have some scratches no need to lose sleep about...

Unless you going to spend good deal of money most cars very similar & most stereotypes are true.

I find myself looking at replacement motor these days but too many cars to cross off list as not worth it & not enough cars on possible list...

Eire06

05/04/2006, 2:34 PM

Based on the fact you don't currently own i'll assume you inexperienced driving. I would recommend a 2nd hand fiesta, micra or similar. Cheap to fix & sure if/when you have some scratches no need to lose sleep about...
I have a good few years experience driving!
Don't have a car a the moment but can drive

I like that mazda strangeirish very sexy;)

max power

05/04/2006, 2:38 PM

Is your famous golf the 130bhp model max?

No 163 bhp actually ( after some slight moderations:D )

anyway its gone now, mrs power made me buy a sensible car :(

dahamsta

05/04/2006, 2:48 PM

You thinking of buying new max? I hope not, new cars are for mugs, particularly with the SSIA's coming up. Fix your budget, substract €1350 for tax and the relevant insurance cost, and buy something 3.0+ second-hand. I'd recommend a '69 Dodge Charger, but if you want something a bit easier to source and service, go for an E34 M5 -- supercar with four doors for less than ten grand. Or grab an LS400/430 if you want a bit of luxury, lord it over the riff raff. (I'm going down the latter route meself, with a 400.)

(The MINI is lovely like, but common as muck. If you want a Mini, buy a proper Mini.)

strangeirish

05/04/2006, 2:50 PM

I like that mazda strangeirish very sexy;)
Kind of like meself really...:D :D (Just kidding & don't puke!)

strangeirish

05/04/2006, 2:54 PM

[QUOTE=dahamsta]You thinking of buying new max? I hope not, new cars are I'd recommend a '69 Dodge Charger, but if you want something a bit QUOTE]
Now there's a car for the ages.Purdy.. (http://classiccars.kfunk.net/dodge/69dodge_charger.jpg)

Eire06

05/04/2006, 2:57 PM

Kind of like meself really... (Just kidding & don't puke!)
Think I'll leave that kind of talk to Sir H and yourself on totty watch..:rolleyes:

Was also looking at the beetle (http://www.vw.com/newbeetle/photos_ext.html)..
Very cute and girly:D

Dodge is too boyish for moi

paul_oshea

05/04/2006, 3:28 PM

eire06 look at the mx5, me brother has one, quality driving if ye like giong from 0 to 45 in first ;)

its also not too expensive to buy second hand a few years old...

Eire06

05/04/2006, 3:44 PM

eire06 look at the mx5, me brother has one, quality driving if ye like giong from 0 to 45 in first ;)

its also not too expensive to buy second hand a few years old...
Whats mx5 :confused:

Edit: ok googled it looks nice (http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=47&i=9709)
like the whole convertible thing but realistically will anyone in Ireland get to have the top down for more that 3 days a year

paul_oshea

05/04/2006, 3:52 PM

the back looks a bit naff there, its rounder at the back.

sorry ya meant mazda its when i saw your response to Oh so strange ones post...

well if you are willing to put up with a bit of a breeze then its fine!!!!! also remember it looks fine with the top on as well!!!

Babysis

05/04/2006, 4:03 PM

Im learning to drive at the moment, and I thinking ahead to the kind of car I want. Always wanted a used black ford fiesta, thought it would be ideal as a first car. If I had the cash and driving experience Id love something like a BMW Z3 (http://www.bmwinfo.com/pictures/00910.jpg). Good luck with finding the right car:)

$Leon$

05/04/2006, 4:06 PM

No 163 bhp actually ( after some slight moderations:D )

anyway its gone now, mrs power made me buy a sensible car :(

Whats more sensible than a golf??
drove a chipped one before, it pulled away from a GTI like it was pulling away from a micra being drivin by a granny at a traffic lights. My friend was driving the GTI and said he was goin flat out

strangeirish

05/04/2006, 4:11 PM

What do foot.ie members drive? Here's mine. (http://www.cadillacclub.se/pagang/sts3.jpg)Used of course '05 Caddy STS and then the missus's car (http://www.aaroncake.net/projects/sm2k5.jpg).

dahamsta

05/04/2006, 4:14 PM

Now there's a car for the ages.Purdy.. (http://classiccars.kfunk.net/dodge/69dodge_charger.jpg)Or scary...

strangeirish

05/04/2006, 4:16 PM

Or scary...
I think I'd get in trouble with that bad boy!

Block G Raptor

05/04/2006, 4:18 PM

Driving an Opel corsa Champion 1.4 sport at the mo (or at least will be if i pass my theory test tomorrow) dream car is a yellow 1978 VW Beetle Cabrolet(I Know love em or Hate em..........I love em)

dahamsta

05/04/2006, 4:20 PM

Course I'd prefer a Road Runner (http://www.cars-on-line.com/18225.html) meself.

strangeirish

05/04/2006, 4:33 PM

Course I'd prefer a Road Runner (http://www.cars-on-line.com/18225.html) meself.
If I had a choice or the moola for that matter, this (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.autoworldftmyers.com/vehpics/C305/1106933850.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.autoworldftmyers.com/inventory/C305&h=900&w=1200&sz=345&tbnid=qNF7ZHOobBzPAM:&tbnh=112&tbnw=150&hl=en&start=57&prev=/images%3Fq%3D1970%2Bford%2Bmustang%2Bmach%2B1%26st art%3D40%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26rls%3DRN WG,RNWG:2005-37,RNWG:en%26sa%3DN) would be the car for me. 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1.

dahamsta

05/04/2006, 4:43 PM

Hate Mustangs. Sorry, but I do.

The Pie Man

05/04/2006, 4:54 PM

strangeirish

05/04/2006, 4:55 PM

Hate Mustangs. Sorry, but I do.
Not partial meself, just drove one once. Floored it and nearly lost it right off the bat. Unbelievable power in those old muscle cars. Hell on petrol though!

How about a nice Toyota (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://kildare.ie/knn/mr2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://kildare.ie/knn/motornews.htm&h=247&w=400&sz=21&tbnid=zwlA4dZ8XxMFhM:&tbnh=74&tbnw=120&hl=en&start=8&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtoyota%2Bsports%2Bcar%26svnum%3D10%26 hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26rls%3DRNWG,RNWG:2005-37,RNWG:en%26sa%3DN) for Eire06.

pete

05/04/2006, 5:03 PM

(The MINI is lovely like, but common as muck. If you want a Mini, buy a proper Mini.)

Would the new Mini (Midi really as not that small) be classified as chic-mobile...?

New Bettle seems to be definitely a chic motor.

ali2005

05/04/2006, 5:08 PM

Buy a nissan skyline, but not the new ones the older versions

paul_oshea

05/04/2006, 5:17 PM

What do foot.ie members drive? Here's mine.Used of course '05 Caddy STS and then the missus's car.

quality :D

if only i had one of them as a kid!!!!

If I had the cash

the company i am moving to have a deal with a company whereby you can lease a car for anything between 24 - 60 months, and at the end you can give it back or pay a lump sum on the car or give it back. the good thing about this is the value of the car is always less than the list price when you include payments made back and the lump sum paid, and another good thing is they take into account depreciation. so for example if you want to be driving around in the said car by babysis for example you can pay a monthly price of 345 over 46 months and a relatively low lump sum at the end and the car is yours!!!

OSSO, how much would it cost to get that mustang brought over to ireland, my neighbours did it before, i know obviouslly the left hand drive is something you have to put up with but....if it looks like that!!! i think its quality. james hetfield has a bang of them and they look cool, that and this of course ( make the complete garage!!!!!! )):

http://www.scottys-choppers.com.au/images/img3/bike%20750_300.jpg

ah how i wish i was back in america!!!!! the tyres are a bit thin on the front though!!!!

dahamsta

05/04/2006, 5:18 PM

lexus, jumped up toyotaWell, yes, it is a Toyota. Except it's even more reliable, and it's depreciates at more than ten grand a year, putting a '96 100k+ luxury saloon at around 10k right now...

Would the new Mini (Midi really as not that small) be classified as chic-mobile...?

New Bettle seems to be definitely a chic motor.Not as much as the Beetle, but it is perceived as one by many. I quite like them and I'd buy one as a tenth or eleventh car if I was loaded; but then I quite like the Ka, and that that's perceived as more of a chick car than both. (If those people had driven a sporty Ka, they'd change their mind.)

strangeirish

05/04/2006, 5:36 PM

OSSO, how much would it cost to get that mustang brought over to ireland, my neighbours did it before, i know obviouslly the left hand drive is something you have to put up with but....if it looks like that!!! i think its quality.
ah how i wish i was back in america!!!!! the tyres are a bit thin on the front though!!!!
I don't know POS. I've never really looked into that. Pretty expensive I'd imagine. Aside from the cost of getting it shipped over, you'd probably get ripped on insuring it, knowing the lovely low cost at home!
There is even a company in the UK that does LHD to RHD coversions (http://www.intercep.co.uk/LHDRHDConversion.htm)!:eek:

paul_oshea

05/04/2006, 5:52 PM

OSSO, thank god for the website and people like you......but you are not mutually exclusive!!!

"We are situated in Blackpool 54 miles from Liverpool docks. Shipping from North America to Liverpool can be very cost effective and we can arrange this for you. After processing here, we can send on the vehicle to anywhere in the World."

now all i need to do is find 20,000 sterling!! :D

strangeirish

05/04/2006, 6:17 PM

now all i need to do is find 20,000 sterling!! :D

Just hire out Greentribe for a night and that should cover it.:D (After her cut of course);)

dahamsta

05/04/2006, 6:21 PM

Paul,

It costs about �1000-2000 to have a car shipped from the States, depending on how you handle it. If you get the work on the far side done yourself, and you have it shipped in an open container - and risk having bits nicked - it'll be the low end; if you have a professional company do the work for you, and ship it in a closed container, it'll be towards the high end. There's also VRT to consider, but that should be very little on a classic.

adam

paul_oshea

05/04/2006, 6:35 PM

It costs about €1000-2000 to have a car shipped from the States, depending on how you handle it. If you get the work on the far side done yourself, and you have it shipped in an open container - and risk having bits nicked - it'll be the low end; if you have a professional company do the work for you, and ship it in a closed container, it'll be towards the high end. There's also VRT to consider, but that should be very little on a classic.

thanks adam, how do you know so much? if ye dont mind me asking. the 20,000 was actually including the price, as i thought it said 23,000 dollars for the car....?

Ya VRT would have to be paid when ye dont own the car from the states...something i didnt think about!

ah well when i move back home permanently i will seriouslly look into this. thanks for the advice, both OSSO( as relevant as it was!) and dahamasta.

btw OSSO, will you buy me one over there and ill send ye on the money at a later date... ;)

strangeirish

05/04/2006, 6:46 PM

btw OSSO, will you buy me one over there and ill send ye on the money at a later date... ;)
Only if ye let me drive it 'til you pay it off.:D

ken foree

05/04/2006, 6:47 PM

bugatti veyron, ugly as sin, and about a million quid each:

http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-abc/Bugatti-EB-18-4-Veyron-Group.jpg

actually like the new hyundai accent meself:

http://www.automobilemag.com/auto_shows/frankfurt/0509_hyundai_accent_sr/

and there's the honda s2000 if you like TTs (ahem) etc:

http://images.securedwebform.com/stock/300/honda/s2000/2003/2ca.jpg

dahamsta

05/04/2006, 7:08 PM

thanks adam, how do you know so much? if ye dont mind me asking.I'll be importing a big block Road Runner in 2-3 years, so I've looked into it. A good place to ask people about this is on the ISRA (http://www.irish-customs.com/) forums, those guys have imported plenty of yank tanks.

the 20,000 was actually including the price, as i thought it said 23,000 dollars for the car....?Eh?

Ya VRT would have to be paid when ye dont own the car from the states...something i didnt think about!You really don't need to think about it on anything >30 years old. If there's any VRT, it'll be relatively small. So will motor tax (€42) and insurance, and of course there's no NCT.

adam

Drumcondra Red

05/04/2006, 9:47 PM

I actually sell cars for a living so I get a new one every 3 months or so, if you want any advice or help please ask!!!

Currently I drive this (http://www.carbodydesign.com/production-cars/2005-07-19-renault-clio-preview/2006%20Renault%20Clio%201.jpg).

Magicme

06/04/2006, 8:09 AM

I recently got myself a Ford Focus Ghia but I know its too "family" for Eire.

It looks a lot like this one:

http://www.autofoco.com/pictures/20050630162420118.jpg

but I used to drive this and loved it (mainly coz it was purple and had a good history of sex in it when I bought it off an ex!)

http://www.benbatho.com/Small%20nova%201.JPG

but my dream car is http://www.dyna.co.za/cars/MG_72_B_Roadster_Red_bs.jpg or http://www.barrett-jackson.com/images/694_57JaguarXKSSconv.jpg

paul_oshea

06/04/2006, 9:44 AM

I'll be importing a big block Road Runner in 2-3 years,

pictures please :D

I actually sell cars for a living so I get a new one every 3 months or so, if you want any advice or help please ask!!!

in fairness, you mustnt be selling anything with the amount of time you spend on here!!!! ;)

Magicme

06/04/2006, 10:00 AM

Do any of us do any work to earn the paychecks to buy our cars?? Just curious.

anto1208

06/04/2006, 10:01 AM

ive a pajero 2.5 litre and a 2.9 litre 406 coupe . both stunning to look at and drive .

if your looking at a mini you want a girls car( no self respencting man would drive a new mini old one yes but not a new one ) so opel tiger & ford puma might be up your street .