"Nick Has an Exocet" (nickallain)
09/07/2019 at 13:30 • Filed to: travel, muscle, z28, camaro, fuel economy
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"Nick Has an Exocet" (nickallain)
09/07/2019 at 13:30 • Filed to: travel, muscle, z28, camaro, fuel economy | 2
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I need to drop the Golf TDI 1.6 off in the morning back at the rental counter so I filled it up with the requisite hair slick. The result? I don’t know if the car was totally full when I got it (most likely not), so conservatively we went 488 miles on as much as 9 .742 US gallons - that’s more than 50 US miles per gallon. Fuel here is 1. 318 euros/L ($ 5.55 per US gallon).
While filling up, I spotted this fish out of water. It’s easily the best condition 2nd gen Camaro I’ve seen in real life. My dad asked me why I took pictures of the “drug dealer car” since he’s never seen one that fresh either (saying something since he was alive when they were new). I would love to understand the thought process that someone goes through to bring one of those to Ireland.
Spanfeller is a twat
> Nick Has an Exocet
09/07/2019 at 13:40 |
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Ireland is EU; Importing cars into the EU is very easy... you only really need to pay the taxes and make sure they pass the state inspections, which in some cases includes modifying the lights. But I’ve seen some really weird shit in Spain, I once saw a Renault Oroch, and a Ford Lobo; which is the Mexican market version of the F150. I also saw a Dodge power wagon in france at some point.
I don’t know how the plates work though, I think non residents get to keep their home country’s plates and not pay taxes , while residents do need to get EU plates. I also don’t know how selling the cars would work... With the previous legislation for non-residents, you need to pay VAT and get them plated.
farscythe - makin da cawfee!
> Nick Has an Exocet
09/07/2019 at 14:03 |
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the thought process
*i....neeed....a.... bitching....camero*
*imports*
oil beef hooked fuel prices be damned
MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick)
> farscythe - makin da cawfee!
09/07/2019 at 14:14 |
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Yeah I though this was pretty straightforward. They have a bitchin Camaro because they wanted a bitchin Camaro.
E39, K5. Whatever it takes.
> Nick Has an Exocet
09/07/2019 at 14:37 |
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Here’s me with my 1978 Z/28 in 1986.
DipodomysDeserti
> Nick Has an Exocet
09/07/2019 at 15:15 |
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Drug dealer car?
I’m guessing your dad has never bought drugs from a dealer without an MD after his name.
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Nick Has an Exocet
> DipodomysDeserti
09/07/2019 at 16:31 |
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Hah, where he grew up, “MD” was more likely to be a FIRST name.
My bird IS the word
> Nick Has an Exocet
09/07/2019 at 17:11 |
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Same reason you import a mini to the us: for the lulz
Cé hé sin
> Spanfeller is a twat
09/07/2019 at 18:08 |
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Non residents can bring in a car for a limited time while keeping their own plates. Otherwise the car has to be officially imported so new plates required plus tax. Importing used cars is big business in Ireland at the moment - there are nearly as many imports as new cars being registered. They’re nearly all from the UK because rhd and similar spec. Japanese imports were big in the 90s and 00s but much less so now.
Importing a car from America is very rare because lhd and huge running costs
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Cé hé sin
> Nick Has an Exocet
09/07/2019 at 18:10 |
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Used imports are big business here but usually from the UK. American ones are a rare sight indeed because lhd and high running costs.