DoneDeal.ie Gpx "2000"

[Muad_dib77]

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/937956

Just spoke to Danny on the phone there..Signal was pretty bad but he confirmed that the car in question is a
Tip Gpx 2000reg - i forgot to ask was it 4 or 5 spd...

car is on UK plates - which is what put me off.

I said I'd post it for him here.

If anybody does go to see it you can check the year of manufacture on the seatbelt labels as far as I remember. The car might be regged 1st in 2000 but it hasn't got the facelifted front bumper so either somebody replaced the bumper at some stage or it was sitting around unregged (unsold) at the dealership for some time.

Danny seems sound and was eager to tell me more about the car but the signal was REALLY BAD so I couldnt hear much and unfortunately had to cut the conversation short.

Picture in the ad isn't the best, but at that price - if anybody is on the lookout for a gpx tip I think it's worth a phone call.

[Dragonheart]

Sitting around though for at least 3 years in a dealers?? The latest pre-facelift was early '97, I know there are some '97's that are pre-facelift but they are the earliest of '97. Plus didnt the grey imports that came into England come there in 2000 so she wouldnt have been sitting in an English dealers cause that would mean she would have had to come in at the start of '97 which didnt happen unless she was imported without being registered in Japan which I dont think was possible either. So the only other thing is that the front bumper was replaced, which leads to why? Did she get a bang off something?

[karlf]

There is a few like that I commented on it in previous thread a while back. I was looking on carzone about 6-8 weeks ago and the majority ofthe cars that were advertised as 97 onwards had a prefacelift bumper,I know a 97 can be either but there was 98,99, and 00 as well. There was 4 or 5 97-00 and only 1 had correct bumper for the year of the reg. Most of which were on or previously on english plates. The 1st thing that came into my head was they were crashed, but it could be something to do with the way they were registered when they came from Japan. Some might have been given a reg based on year they were imported rather than year of manufacture.

[Dragonheart]

They're given the reg from the date of first registration, doesnt matter when they were made or imported, that has nothing to do with the reg. It doesnt matter either where they were first registered, if its Japan, Ireland, UK, its all the same, having a car registered in 1997 in Japan and bringing it to UK in 2000 doesnt make it a 00, its still a 97.

[Aido C]

2 out of the 3 98s on carzone are prefacelifts. It seems a bit too common

[Muad_dib77]

Look it...

It's cheap - probably for a reason..

Could be just what somebody wants tho.

All I'm saying is that I think it warrants a look if you're in the market for a cheap gpx tip.

[karlf]

They're given the reg from the date of first registration

Sorry thats what I meant when I said year of manufacture, I was assuming the majority of cars would be manufactured and registered the same year.

2 out of the 3 98s on carzone are prefacelifts. It seems a bit too common

That was my point, its a bit too common to be explained by them being crashed and repaired with prefacelift bumpers. Could be possible I suppose but you would expect there to be more with the correct bumper than not. And its not beyond possiiblity that someone dodgy could have been up to no good. Especially in this country.
There were a lot of cars on pistonheads and autotrader around the same time that were the same, there are still a few now but not as many as when I was looking a while back, they seem to advertise them by year of importation rather than registration.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1112247.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1060814.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1114029.htm

[Bernard]

they seem to advertise them by year of importation rather than registration.

Yup, it seems common practice in the UK, gets a little confusing if you ask me.

Muad, is Danny English by any chance?

[Muad_dib77]

Well he didn't have a local accent - but I couldn't say for sure if he's English... Even after over 7 years here I still cant tie accents to locations...

[Dragonheart]

You'd know an English one though I'm sure from an Irish one?

[Muad_dib77]

Jesus lads.

If want to look at the car or have questions about it - Call Danny!

DH -> That's like saying somebody has an Irish Accent, there is no such thing. There's about a zillion Irish accents, and just as many English ones you cant seriously expect me to pinpoint where he's from with 100% accuracy.. I'll say this he didn't sound like he was from Cork or Kerry (NOI).. He could possibly have a slightly Northern Twang.. Either way it is entirely irrelevant where the bloke is from.. Sure I have a UK regged car sitting in the drive.

As per above if you have any questions -ANYTHING- regarding the car,the sellers nationality, what day of of the week it's best to rotate potted plants to face the sun moon and the stars*... Give Danny a call.


*bit about plants not to be taken literally..I didnt expect this to cause a debate - I should have realised that it's easier to speculate than it is to pick up the phone.

[Dragonheart]

Woah Janus, calm down, I wasnt out to p1ss you off. But there is an Irish accent, its called brogue, I'm not being smart but there actually is one. There are different dialects to brogue and thats why you cant pick it up as easy as us. And I wasnt saying pinpoint where hes from with 100% accuracy, I dont give a toss where hes from, I was just saying that I thought you'd have been able to tell an english accent from an irish one, but ya I take your point about not recognising cause its not your main language, I wouldnt be able to tell Norse from Swedish from Finnish. No offence intended so sorry if it seemed like that. Also not trying to dish the car or pick up defaults, just think its strange that a 00 has a prefacelift bumper and looking for reasons why one would have that. Sorry again if it annoyed you, I was just putting my thoughts out there.

[Muad_dib77]

Woah Janus, calm down, I wasnt out to p1ss you off. But there is an Irish accent, its called brogue, I'm not being smart but there actually is one. There are different dialects to brogue and thats why you cant pick it up as easy as us. And I wasnt saying pinpoint where hes from with 100% accuracy, I dont give a toss where hes from, I was just saying that I thought you'd have been able to tell an english accent from an irish one, but ya I take your point about not recognising cause its not your main language, I wouldnt be able to tell Norse from Swedish from Finnish. No offence intended so sorry if it seemed like that. Also not trying to dish the car or pick up defaults, just think its strange that a 00 has a prefacelift bumper and looking for reasons why one would have that. Sorry again if it annoyed you, I was just putting my thoughts out there.

Sorry man - didn't mean to overreact.. prolly shouldn't have replied pre-coffee..

[gt94]

Group Hug

[Dragonheart]

Thats all right, I've had my share of non-coffee moments too.

[CJ]

If theres any doubt as to the manufacture date of an FTO, CAPS will set the record straight when the VIN is inputted. As per Janus, seatbelt manufacture dates are a good first indicator, make sure to check both to ensure accuracy.

CJ