The Irish Shite Spotting Depository (South Dublin Spectacular)

[michael t]

Hi all, my previous spottings have disappeared due to some Photobucket meltdown (which was probably completely my fault). So I have decided to start a new thread with all of the shite seen since my last update on my previous thread which was in June 2016. Will throw some pictures up this evening. Which is the best photo hosting website to use? or can I just whack a load of images up on here and place them into the thread?

[Dirk Diggler]

I'm not using hosting again; photofukit has ruined every forum I visit

 

Upload direct; I don't know if there's a file size limit on here though

[tooSavvy]

I have waved Good-by to my 'MrSavvy' posts, on POC-UK (9 yrs!)

 

On flickr now - got cut 'n shut down to an art now...

 

 

TS

[adw1977]

Photobucket have fucked everyone over, but you should still be able to retrieve the photos you posted with them, just not display them anywhere until you have uploaded them again.

 

Direct upload to this forum is the safest bet.

 

I've used Flickr for years, but they are owned by Yahoo who have recently been taken over by a company called Oath, so who knows what might happen there.

[Ghosty]

Photobucket have fucked everyone over, but you should still be able to retrieve the photos you posted with them, just not display them anywhere until you have uploaded them again.

 

Direct upload to this forum is the safest bet.

 

I've used Flickr for years, but they are owned by Yahoo who have recently been taken over by a company called Oath, so who knows what might happen there.

 

Oath is part of Comcast, and Americans don't seem to like Comcast.

[cort1977]

As an unwilling Comcast customer I can confirm they are terrible.

[Clanger]

In the meantime, here's some Irish shite... spotted in Knock, Co. Mayo

[chaseracer]

^ Junkman...? 

[michael t]

Right folks, it's been over a year since I posted any of my papped shite on here. Some gems in this batch, starting from July 2016...

 

 

[michael t]

 

 

 

 

 

Wonderfully run down council house with a knackered Mk2 Cortina, must have sat there at least 20 years. Boot floor had completely rotted out as the spare tyre was hanging out over the rear overhang. House now being renovated and car sadly sold on a breakers website. Must find the pictures from the online advert which showed the true extent of the Cortina's corrosion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid Restoration 205, beautiful

 

 

[chaseracer]

That part-restored 205 is inspirational...

[tooSavvy]

... Carina II 'Station, sir?' special default TAXI for the Emerald Isle, eh

 

TS

[Dirk Diggler]

I haven't see an R19 Supervan* for years, let alone an R5 (they were rare even then) does that one have kinda alloys on it (I'm convinced it lived near me in the mid / late 90s)

 

Great pics

 

*"Super" in the 19 consisted of a body color stripe on the seats, plip central locking, electric windows and alloyohehad steel wheels bhoy, and that horrible 1.9 diesel engine. And cheap tax and insurance. And the ability to fit 10 people in the back post football match, drinking session or funeral

[tooSavvy]

If anyone on here knows of/can hook up with kevstarlet, on RR, then mebbies an 'Auto$hitely' could relay my Carina II Grille back to UK turf??

 

 

TS

[michael t]

More from the past year, I was planning on posting them chronologically but life really is too short...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

€1000 for a 23 year old Disastra, I kid you not.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sierraman]

Cars are really expensive in Eire, in fact it was a decent earner a while back selling UK sourced stuff like Focus Diesel estates and punting them on in Ireland as they were worth so much more there.

[michael t]

^^ They most certainly are, I'll be buying my next motor either in the North or mainland Britain, huge savings to be had.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[mk2_craig]

I'll have that Montego please! Delivered, just as it is.

[michael t]

^^ same! wasn't even me who spotted it, my mate couldn't quite grasp the level of Autoshitery he'd just witnessed. DVLA says its currently SORN'd which would explain why its being driven around the Donegal side of the border.

 

 

 

Screenshotted this from a homemade holiday video of Cork from 1990 on YouTube, its no wonder the Irish MOT was introduced shortly after in order to get dangerous crocks of shit like this off the road (although it is of course the essence of Autoshite)

 

 

 

 

 

Berlin Polo

 

 

 

Visited the VW museum in central Berlin while on holiday in January this year. Some fascinating stuff

 

 

 

 

 

Always like to do comparison shots between different models. Here is my '08 Polo daily with its older brother, some major similarities carried down through the years

 

 

 

 

Wonderfully original Corolla, these along with Carina's of the same age are still a relatively common sight over here

 

 

 

 

To say I was Delighted to spot this Cavalier (or Vectra over here) would be a humongous understatement! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In-bloody-credible!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Dirk Diggler]

That Sunny from 1990 wouldn't have been terrible by the standards of the day; there was plenty round these parts missing panels, I can remember a mk3 Cortina with no wings in use until 1992

 

Don't suppose that picture of the rotten mk2 Cortina was taken in Greystones? There's a house in Kindlestown park that used to be surrounded with at least 10 cars, it's 5 years since I was there and thought they'd had a clean out!

 

There's a 92 Dyna up the road that I daily see with a ton and a half of timber in the bed and at least the same again in the rickiest trailer in the country; there's no exhaust on the truck but it is clean. Insurance disc only / sans tax / test. Sure he's only going local

 

Again, great pics; I don't even carry a phone but you've inspired me to stick the camera in the car and start a thread; I even saw an Umm today parked

 

Ireland still is shite heaven; I'm amazed on here because so many things you see are rusty; cheap bastards not salting the roads here really keeps cars so much better underneath

[Clanger]

I miss the old days when people used to drive round indefinitely with "For Reg" on their cars.  That, and red number plates...

[tooSavvy]

I still haven't got my hands on 'my' Carina II grille

 

.... any takers??

 

 

TS

[hairnet]

what were you doing stalking montegos in strabane

 

monza ooft

[michael t]

@Dirkdiggler, the Cortina was in Dundalk, cleared now though sadly. You really should start a spotting thread, used to be loads on here but seems a dying breed now.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This Hyacinth chariot appeared in a recent edition of Craptical Plastics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sea faring XM fantasist in Bray, Co.Wicklow

 

 

 

C6 also in Bray, Co.Wicklow

 

 

 

Ich bin ein Autoshiter

 

 

 

 

 

Teutonic Ovlov shite in Berlin back in January this year

 

 

More to come later

 

 

[michael t]

as promised....

 

 

 

Incredibly rare Peugeot 104, according to HowManyLeft there are less than 15 licensed in the UK, so even rarer here in Ireland.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Across the road from the XMs there's an Alfa 33 and a lovely black 145; I've tried to buy them both but hes 'restoring' them (by leaving them outside for years near the sea in Raheen Park)

[michael t]

@DirkDiggler, I vaguely remember the Alfa's I must spin back down to Bray to picture them.

 

As promised...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some Merseyside spots on a recent family visit 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back in Eire

 

 

 

 

^ UK plate Saab in Dundalk

 

 

 

 

 

[michael t]

 

 

 

 

 

Lovely Deutsch Ibiza

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[michael t]

 

 

 

That's a VW camper, no honestly it is

 

 

 

 

This AX is up there in my top 5 shite sights this year, extremely rare over here, only the 2nd one I've seen on Irish soil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lovely early Tigra, first I've seen in years

 

 

 

 

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Mk1 Puntos are really getting rare here