View Full Version : Hi folks, French guy incoming ! :-)
Hi everyone ! :p
I'm French as you may have guessed :D
I'll be moving to Dublin this summer for a new job, and I want to get some info about the drift scene in Ireland... Because when I am not working or sleeping, I am drifting :D
In France I own a 2JZ-S13 but I won't bring it to Ireland, I'll need to find a new car when I'll be there. Is it easy to import japanese cars to Ireland ?
Are there often track days for drifting in Ireland ? And how's the life in Dublin (I already know it's rainy :D ).
Lots of questions, sorry :o
Welcome along, why not just bring your JZ13 with you :D
It's a team car, I can't let my friends "car-less" :D
Tekno Twinky
31-03-10, 09:42
ireland is full of japanese imports FLOODED to be percise.. youll get 1 or nothing an parts are a plenty second hand etc..
welcome
JZ powaa:cool:
It's a team car, I can't let my friends "car-less" :D
Bring it over and get them to come over here for trackdays :D:D
Problem solved :cool:
nice car got pics...
theres tonnes of jappers over here in fact there cheaper here than they are in jap land at this stage...
welcome to the site yo!
Here are some pics :)
http://bit.ly/cNP3ju
http://bit.ly/cMVzIP
tight like a tiger...
i love it man...
dont come to ireland look at the sun over there... ill do swapsies with ya you can have my life and ill have yours..
Have a too good job opportunity... Can't refuse ;)
May be for only one year, or two, don't know, but it's a must-have !
way2fastforu
31-03-10, 10:09
welcome along french dude:D
Administrator
31-03-10, 10:50
Welcome along man! Enjoy your stay! Car looks good!
Thanks !
And how's life in Dublin ? What about the prices of renting an accomodation for 2 people ? Something like an appartement 50 m²...
Administrator
31-03-10, 12:49
Thanks !
And how's life in Dublin ? What about the prices of renting an accomodation for 2 people ? Something like an appartement 50 m²...
http://www.myhome.ie/ !
Thanks, I hadn't found that website, thanks ;)
I already saw in Dublin renting is quite expensive... I am thinking about renting something a bit further outside Dublin and drive to work everyday. But don't know if it is reasonable. How is the traffic in Dublin ?
Administrator
31-03-10, 12:58
Thanks, I hadn't found that website, thanks ;)
I already saw in Dublin renting is quite expensive... I am thinking about renting something a bit further outside Dublin and drive to work everyday. But don't know if it is reasonable. How is the traffic in Dublin ?
Like everywhere it depends on the time and where abouts your heading in Dublin. Where abouts is it your working?
Near Grand Canal, Dublin 4
Thanks, I hadn't found that website, thanks ;)
I already saw in Dublin renting is quite expensive... I am thinking about renting something a bit further outside Dublin and drive to work everyday. But don't know if it is reasonable. How is the traffic in Dublin ?
Dubling traffic can be a pain in the arse at times but ti really depends on the area.
do you really need a whole appartment? there are plenty of room available in dublin at the moment
Man, I've been scratching my head for at least 3 years how to leave this country and you are coming here from France which would be very high on my list. Can't get it really. Welcome along anyway!
Man, I've been scratching my head for at least 3 years how to leave this country and you are coming here from France which would be very high on my list. Can't get it really. Welcome along anyway!
LOL... Well, don't frighten me please ! :D
Apart from the fact that it is rainy (which is cool for daily drifting btw :p ), what's the problem with Ireland ?
Near Grand Canal, Dublin 4
plenty of appartments around there, gas works appartments be right beside where your going to work less than 3-4 minutes walk ;)
www.daft.ie is a gud site for accomadation
Stevo ;)
Thanks for the link !
Do some "self garage" exist in Dublin ? I mean a garage where you can go with your car, you rent the place and tool for the day and work freely.
Stevo ;)
Thanks for the link !
Do some "self garage" exist in Dublin ? I mean a garage where you can go with your car, you rent the place and tool for the day and work freely.
No such thing over here man :(
welcome along to the madness.. more jz power... :D
cool car
serious tom
31-03-10, 16:13
hello, i seen your car in Perpignan. was quite impressed ;)
im certain you know Tony. i was talkin to him last time.
JZ power = WIN
welcome man, seen those garage things on a uk programme before they are a great idea... love the car by the way... and grand canal very central so trains would be your best bet from suburbs....
Welcome to DI man. your 180 looks the business:D
welcome along to the site
As long as your not related to Thierry Henry then your welcome here! :)
hello hello, nice car, get yourself a car and bring her down to driftireland drift day ;)
As long as your not related to Thierry Henry then your welcome here! :)
:p Be sure, I don't play volleyball :D
Hello again folks ;)
That's confirmed, I'll be coming to Ireland in June. Looking forward to drifting with you :D
I'll have to find a car there, first thing to do when I arrive :p
way2fastforu
20-04-10, 09:09
cool...wat kinda car you lookin for an s body???
Not sure actually... The best would be a car that is already track-ready, so I don't waste time and money preparing it, so I can still drive a bit this year.
I've been wanting an FD for years, so maybe... :D :D
way2fastforu
20-04-10, 09:39
ah you'll find plenty of track prepped cars over here good lot of them would come in from japan as x track/competion cars
Great :-)
I checked on carzone.ie but I couldn't find anything very interesting. Is there a website such as pistonheads dedicated to Ireland ?
way2fastforu
20-04-10, 09:49
check on donedeal.ie you'll find loads of cars an some parts too
nobody really uses carzone anymore wen sellin midified cars
Thanks for the link ! :cool:
way2fastforu
20-04-10, 10:02
no prob dude
I think I'll have fun there :)
Btw, I own a french website about drifting with loads of videos : http://www.videos-drift.com/
:o
way2fastforu
20-04-10, 10:08
fun where on donedeal???
way2fastforu
20-04-10, 10:13
ah rite..its not all its cracked up to be...jus lookin at your site now looks pretty cool...i should have stayed in french class at school tho:D
I'll try to make an English version later, then :D
way2fastforu
20-04-10, 10:19
haha looks pretty cool all the same:)
Is it easy/cheap to buy a car in England and register it in Ireland ? Or even import a japanese one and register it in Ireland ?
they way our economy has gone you would find it cheaper to get one over hear IMO
Ok.
I read you have a big tax to pay when first register a car in Ireland, depending on the value of the car and the engine size, for exemple something like 30% value for more than 2.5 liters. Am I right ?
way2fastforu
20-04-10, 16:05
like jaycono said it'd be cheaper to buy here the way the economy is gone...wen u import a car to ireland you have to pay vrt(vehicle registration tax) on it...not sure wat percentage of the cars value it is tho
Salut bienvenue sur Driftireland!:)
Oh, merci, quelqu'un qui parle français ! :D
je parle francais, irlandais et allamande oh and engilsh :)
Sure we'll find a way to understand each other then :D
In France I live near Germany (actually 10 min from the border), and near Switzerland also. But I speak very bad German.
But I speak a little japanese too :D
im learnin spannish at the mo japanese is next i also speak i little polish but thats mainly curse words like show us your tits and the likes
show us your tits
lol :D:D
that's the minimum required when you go abroad
Aye
Pocas me citze... :) spent Phonetically cos im a retard that doesnt know how to spell shit in english let alone polish ha
Are there some regular car meetings in Dublin where some drifters go ? So I could meet with some of you when I arrive :)
way2fastforu
30-04-10, 22:26
dont really have meets but alot lads here would be at track days you could meet up there
Of course I will :D
Need to find a car faaaaaaaast when I arrive. Even before I find an accomodation I guess :p
Is there a calendar with the track days ? What are the nearest tracks from Dublin ?
way2fastforu
30-04-10, 22:38
nearest track to dublin is mondello park...and goldstone after that...if you go to mondello.ie there should be drift day listings.
Yep, by the time you replied I found there are drift trainings on july 10 and august 15 :)
way2fastforu
30-04-10, 22:43
ya think that sound bout rite iirc...wen are you movin over here
June 27th... Starting work on the 28th.
I'm in the organization of a big drift event in France that occurs on june 26th, can't miss that one so I am moving at the very last day possible.
http://www.festival-auto-moto.fr/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/fly-fr.png
It's on the "Anneau du Rhin" race track, which is on the very East of France near Germany here (http://maps.google.fr/maps?ie=UTF8&q=anneau+du+rhin&fb=1&gl=fr&hq=anneau+du+rhin&hnear=Alsace,+Mulhouse&ei=F17bS-O4DNi7jAe54OivCA&ved=0CCAQpQY&hl=fr&view=map&cid=474484861978316810&iwloc=A&sa=X). I know that some drifters from UK are planning to come there.
way2fastforu
30-04-10, 22:50
haha you'll have a very busy 3 days so...i reckon no sleep will be gottenD
Sure :D
I am already looking on donedeal and other websites so find a car.
way2fastforu
30-04-10, 23:01
wat you lookin for s body twin cam bmw??
Actually anything that would be "drift ready".
An FD would be the best but they look expensive in Ireland. I am gathering info about how to import from UK or Japan but looks expensive anyway.
way2fastforu
30-04-10, 23:18
i would bother importin it'd be cheaper to jus buy here the way things are...some english imports come in wit rust problems too
welcome too drift ireland man:D
Hi :D
Some silly questions since I'm now deeply preparing my "daily" life in Dublin...
I am looking for an accomodation but prices inside Dublin are a "bit" high. I am looking for a 2 bedrooms + garage to be able to park/work on a drift car inside. I think the daily car can be outside... But I find almost no accomodation with garage ! (I am looking on daft.ie)
I will be working near a DART station so I think I can use DART to go from home to work. But even when I look inside areas like Dun Loaghaire, or Kilbarrack which are also near DART stations, it's hard to find something that suits me... Maybe I'm just not looking in the right areas ? Any tips to find a great home ?
And btw, how much does a DART subscription cost monthly ?
Thanks for helping :) :)
Hi :D
Some silly questions since I'm now deeply preparing my "daily" life in Dublin...
I am looking for an accomodation but prices inside Dublin are a "bit" high. I am looking for a 2 bedrooms + garage to be able to park/work on a drift car inside. I think the daily car can be outside... But I find almost no accomodation with garage ! (I am looking on daft.ie)
I will be working near a DART station so I think I can use DART to go from home to work. But even when I look inside areas like Dun Loaghaire, or Kilbarrack which are also near DART stations, it's hard to find something that suits me... Maybe I'm just not looking in the right areas ? Any tips to find a great home ?
And btw, how much does a DART subscription cost monthly ?
Thanks for helping :) :)
Dart isnt that expensive, its about 5 euro return for my journey from bray to dublin, you wont get much more expensive than that per journey.
Dun laoighre is expensive! its posh dublin. you could go further south, search bray , shankill, greystones etc on southside of dublin, its also where the driftireland hq is!:D:D
look on www.daft.ie and www.rent.ie , there both good for accomodation!
way2fastforu
14-05-10, 08:09
dun laoighre it really is posh dublin
Thanks :D
I'm having a look further then :)
Up North, what are the affordable areas ?
And where is the driftireland hq ? :D
dun laoighre it really is posh dublin
POSH ya fookin joking, shithole and full of junkys and all round skangerness :eek::eek:
trust you to lower this thread stevo lol :cool:
welcome along man enjoy dublin
Hi there ! :D
Still a few days before I arrive in Ireland :)
Could you please explain me the difference between VRT and Motortax ?
I think VRT is when you first register a car (for a new car OR an import), and Motortax is what you need to pay each year for being allowed to drive your car and depends on engine size (pre-2008) or CO2 (2008+).
Am I right ?
It looks very expensive to have a car with a serious engine... :(
Will need to buy an RX-7 so it's cheap considering 1.3 liters :D :D
CORRECT..........
MY SKYLINE IS 2.5 AND MOTOR TAX IS €264 FOR 3 MONTHS :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
That hurts !!
I think I'll make a French registration and have a car with French plates in Ireland :D should be cheaper :(
Is there a difference in Motortax for turbo/non-turbo and gasoline/diesel ?
no i dont think so, tax for commercial vehicles is different.... we are fucked in ireland with everything so best get used to bein screwed:)
way2fastforu
06-06-10, 22:39
MY SKYLINE IS 2.5 AND MOTOR TAX IS €264 FOR 3 MONTHS :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
OUCH thats a stinger an i thought the sil was bad at 173e for 3 months
way2fastforu
07-06-10, 16:26
how much is it to tax a silvia or skyline in france dude??say for 3 months
Welcome to Ireland mate
Enjoy the country and the site
how much is it to tax a silvia or skyline in france dude??say for 3 months
There is no permanent tax like this in France, but on the other side you almost cannot register imported cars from outside Europe (like Skylines for example).
You pay once when you register the car, it depends on things like engine size and CO2 like in Ireland. In France we have what is called "fiscal horsepower". A serious car has between 10 and 25 fiscal horses (Impreza is 17, S13 is 8 -I'm not saying an S13 is not serious lol-, S14 is 13, 350Z is 20, M5 E39 is 32 and the winner is Bugatti Veryon with 118), which you pay about 30 to 40 Euro each when you register the car. But after that, you don't have anything to pay every year. If you change car frequently, it can be expensive, but if you keep your car for long, it's cool.
But as I told, you almost cannot import cars from outside Europe to France. A car that has never been sold in France officially (like a Skyline for example) is a real pain in the a** to register. It's not impossible, but costs a lot, takes years and requires technical information you can only get for Nissan Japan, very difficult to collect. That's why you don't see Skylines in France (except on tracks where you do not need to have a registered car).
That's why I'm thinking about bringing a French registered car with me :D
For how long are you allowed to keep a foreign car without Irish registration when you officially live in the country ?
Cezeli : thanks mate :)
way2fastforu
07-06-10, 16:58
as far as i no if a foreign car has road tax from the country it came from you can keep it on the foreign plate until that tax runs out but after that it'd have to be put off the road or registered i think or atleast thats how it used to be...the cops over here would give you alot hassle in a modified car nevermind one thats on foreign plates so could end up bein alot of hassle if you brought a car
I'm thinking about this more for a standard family daily car, not modified, discrete and unsuspicious :D
... Telling the cops "I live in France but I am often in Ireland for work" blah blah blah... Would that work in your opinion ?
My drift car is sold in France, I'll find another one here :)
way2fastforu
07-06-10, 17:08
you'd def have more of a chance gettin away wit it in a normal family car...it could possibly work sayin your over here on work alot too
but if they find out your livin here they'll still prob hassle your over the french plates cos
you wouldn be payin road tax here
dude.....if you move to a place called Newry. its about 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes drive from dublin (if you dont mind the travelling)
you will also more likely find a house with your necessities in newry and not at such massive rent prices.
and here comes the best bit....
newry is infact the NORTH of ireland, i.e. no need to pay VRT costs (as we dont have them here in the north). simply pay your yearly tax on whichever car you have (which for me is a max of £200 per year for my s13) and pay insurance and you're good to go!
If not newry (as it was only a suggestion) try to live somewhere just beside the border but still in the NORTH so to speak. that way you wont incur those collossal vrt costs etc.
AND....up here, we have the UDC (ulster drift championship) which is awesome for both spectating and bringing your own car along whether you're at division 1 level or amateur level! you can simply drive your car there, pay £50 at the gates and have a serious amount of tracktime for your money compared to many other events!
check it out on www.sideways-racing.com
glad to be of help buddy!!
Thanks for the tip kevy :)
1h30 seams a bit far for an everyday trip, since I'll be working almost in the city centre, it could take even more time to arrive there + need to rent a car park. But why not... I'll put it on my "possibilities list" :D
your gonna be so dissapointed with the tracks here..... :(
Welcome to the joys of tryin to afford to have fun in this country :rolleyes:
Not sure about that... y'know, tracks in France hardly ever accept drifting, are expensive... Can't be worse I think, actually.
no probs dude. but if you can make the trip up to the UDC in bishopscourt every month, its well worth it. next drift day is the 4th of july at bishopscourt. i'll be out for the first time with my new fully forged sr20'd s13 - CANT WAIT!!! AAAAHHHH
anyone is welcome to bring their car round the track so try get a car sorted and get up there!!!:D:D:D
Yeah that would be fun ! My first week-end in Ireland must be a drifting week-end :D
Does anyone from Dublin go to UDC on July 4th and could take me with him/her ? :D I think I won't have a car yet.
Welcome dude, lets drift :D
Cool car aswell!
Thanks :D
Btw, here are some pics of my ST205... The non-drifting car :
http://vds1558.sivit.org/stock/FileShuttle/gtfour1.jpg
http://vds1558.sivit.org/stock/FileShuttle/gtfour2.jpg
http://vds1558.sivit.org/stock/FileShuttle/gtfour3.jpg
http://vds1558.sivit.org/stock/FileShuttle/gtfour4.jpg
http://vds1558.sivit.org/stock/FileShuttle/gtfour5.jpg
http://vds1558.sivit.org/stock/FileShuttle/gtfour6.jpg
http://vds1558.sivit.org/stock/FileShuttle/gtfour7.jpg
http://ll.speedhunters.com/u/f/eagames/NFS/speedhunters.com/Images/Mike%20Garrett/1%20Feb/snap/celica9.jpg
Trying to sell it also before moving. But hard to sell that kind of car nowadays... In France you can sell a poor Peugeot 106 diesel twice the price it's worse, but sports cars must be sold half the price :mad:
hope thats not your inconspicious daily driver ha :).. mint bus i was looking at a gt4 meself not to long ago
no it isn't :D
I was surprised when I came to Dublin, I was 2 or 3 of these the same day, you seem to have a lot of GT-Four there.
Does anyone from Dublin go to UDC on July 4th and could take me with him/her ? :D I think I won't have a car yet.
:o :o :o :o :o
serious tom
16-06-10, 22:15
someone sort this man out :p
I can bring French cheese if you like :D
serious tom
16-06-10, 22:22
Does anyone from Dublin go to UDC on July 4th and could take me with him/her ? :D I think I won't have a car yet.
Sil tu plait people.
come to city west next weekend, surely one of the lads up there wil bring ya out:D
Thanks ! :)
Where exactly in the "city west" ? Don't really know Dublin yet... :)
Its citywest hotel man its the biggest hotel in europe at the moment.. its on the 69 bus route from the city and takes about 40mins cos it has to travel the world first :)...
way2fastforu
17-06-10, 13:19
sorry for the hijack dori...but where in dub is city west hotel jay???i wont be gettin the bus if im goin haha:D
Not sure I get it :confused: :D
hop onto bus 69 and get off when ya here screechin tyres and see smoke :p
sorry for the hijack dori...but where in dub is city west hotel jay???i wont be gettin the bus if im goin haha:D
its jus off the n7. its the turn jsut after independant news papers.. you will see big citywest notice bords its sign posted from there and you will see the smoke and still on the road... if ye get lost give me or the hotel a buzz
way2fastforu
17-06-10, 16:41
cool thanks jay.
Sorry I don't get it lol :D
Is there a drift zone or something at this hotel ? Or is it a "meeting point" for drifters that go to UDC ?
way2fastforu
17-06-10, 19:23
nope its round 3 of prodrift dude...it'll be on in the hotel car park or somethin
way2fastforu
18-06-10, 09:48
now ya get it:D you gonna go for a look??
its on friday sat and sunday
Oh yep, I just checked it but it's on the 26th and 27th... I arrive in Dublin late in the afternoon on the 27th. I thought it was on the 4th of July, since we talked about the UDC first, that was on 4th. :(
ImporTuner
19-06-10, 01:16
hey salut le francais ! content d'Apprendre que je suis pas le seul
Aidan Hogan
19-06-10, 01:30
this is 1 loooooong intro thread haha
this is 1 loooooong intro thread haha
as long as the time I need to repair my car between two track days because I crashed :D
ImporTuner : we have to make a team :D
Administrator
19-06-10, 08:05
this is 1 loooooong intro thread haha
Too long! Take it to the Chit-Chat ladies!
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