Your thoughts on this please??!!

[RENOMAD]

Like the look of this VEE DUBB even if the price is mental, though he has offered me a deal against the 18 Turbo

 

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/2316991

[M'coli]

Check the heater controls, the one I had didn't send hot air to the footwells. These are decent, no-nonsense motors but not as good at carrying bulky items as you may imagine due to the rear suspension turrets - this wouldn't take a chest of drawers that fitted into a Metro (and allowed the tailgate to close on said Metro), for example.

[Cavcraft]

2,200 Euros?

 

So about twice what it must actually be worth then?

[trigger]

If you value your car at about £500-600 then go for it.

[R9UKE]

Are you mad!? Keep the Renault!

[outlaw118]

Not THAT rare, certainly not quick. Loads of dosh too. Obviously depending on the deal, but I'd think twice.

I mean, nothing wrong with the old bus, but it's a bit magnolia/vanilla (delete as preferred).

[eddyramrod]

I didn't realise Irish prices were as insane as Cyprus...

[Mr Lobster]

You must REALLY want rid of the R18...

 

Don't do it.

[stuboy]

bland n boring they were

[Guest]

I have had one of those Passats and could not wait to shift it on - there was nothing wrong with the car itself. BUT they are very bland - not that quick - not that good on fuel - not expensive - You must be mad to think of a deal at that price. Dont do it you will regret it - trust me.

[RENOMAD]

In the clearer light of day I would be mad...I do want to sell the 18, but only to get something different and yes it will be another Renault. Would love a 25 V6 or a 19 Convertible but will have to see what turns up. You couldnt sell a model car over here never mind a real one at the moment.

[Luxobarges_Are_Us]

You couldnt sell a model car over here never mind a real one at the moment.

 

Maybe it's because the prices are a bit high? Perhaps it would make sense to take a hit in nominal terms on the 18, and import something from the UK or France.

[RENOMAD]

I suppose that one of the reasons we ask so much for Classics(under 30yrs) over here is that the majority of them are imported. When we import a car we have to pay VRT(Vehicle Registration Tax). In the case of the 18 Turbo it was €720 .When a car reaches 30 years its €50 flat rate. So the owners try to recoup some of the cost of this when it comes to sell. As for me, I know that I will not find more old Renaultshite over here that I will have to import again, but without recouping I would not be able to import again.And also the cost of getting it home would be in the region of €500 , so it costs €1200 approx before I've even bought a car,,,even if I've only paid €50 quid for it. 30yr old Renaults are very scarce anyway so thats not really an option.

[Shep Shepherd]

I wouldn't have paid that much for a Passat estate ten years ago, let alone today.

[Luxobarges_Are_Us]

30yr old Renaults are very scarce anyway so thats not really an option.

 

You'll still find plenty of them in France.

[RENOMAD]

If I thought that I could get a Renault 6,12 or 20/30 home from France/ UK ,or wherever in as good a condition as my 18 for less than I am asking, then I would gladly drop my price or even swop, but I think thats not going to happen .

[flat4alfa]

Your thoughts on this please??!!

A Passat, for a R18T? Don't be daft.