G.T.

Nice drive, the N59...been on that very road quite a few times. I used to live on that side of the country (in Carrick-on-Shannon). The loop towards Delphi, Louisburgh and then on to Westport is brilliant drive, if you haven't driven it yet. One of my favorite road pictures I took was on that drive, matter of fact:



As for exhaust recommendations, Fabspeed seems to be quite popular around here, although I'm sure you'll be able to find a good number of options online. A lot of guys here are quite helpful...am sure you'll get a few suggestions.

Best of luck!

Cuda911

Congrats, Ivan! And, nice work on the Boxster wrap!

IvanIrl

That was the route we took at the weekend, been that way many a time.
In fact I think i cycled it in my younger days.

O2 sensor decided to give up the game to day.

G.T.

Yikes! That isn't going to pass the NCT, I don't think. Or have you gotten it done already?

IvanIrl

Won't have to worry about that for a few months.....50 euro later and it's all sorted.

Howaboutthat

The wheels are a nice, modernizing touch. I initially thought it was a 991 due to the wheels and the dark car color. We traveled your way a couple of years back and envied those with 911s and similar vehicles (from our motor coaches).

IvanIrl

Well at least you got to see the country side.........

worth the look, if you haven't seen it already.

Bash Hat

That's fantastic. I grew up on the east coast of Scotland. I remember roads and views like those!

John@Fabspeed

Thanks for the kind words! It is great to be a part of the community and lend a hand to fellow members

Ivan I'll shoot you over a PM, we can go over your goals and come up with a solution for you. Welcome to the forum and post up some videos of you hitting those awesome driving roads!

Phokaioglaukos

My wife took a position at Trinity College, so we're relocating to Dublin. Anyone in Ireland on this thread willing to give me some advice about what cars we want there, and whether I want to bring the GT4? I understand that I'd not have to pay import duties or VAT, but could the CO2 emission of the GT4 of 238 g/km really attract an annual road tax of €2,350?

G.T.

Road tax is based on the engine displacement; don't bring a Viper!

You're correct about the import duties. If you've owned the car for over a year, you won't have to pay it.

Insurance is pretty dear as well. If you're there long enough, get a proper (full) Irish license. But be prepared. It isn't the joke of a process Americans get to go through here...definitely more thorough.

If you bring the GT4, definitely bring Hoosier wets!

sapman

Who is from the U.K.? OP said he is from Ireland which is decidedly not in the U.K.

IvanIrl

Vehicles after 2008 are based on Co2 emissions. so the 2,000 road tax per year is correct. Hence none in this country.

MY advice would be don't bring a GT4 here you most likely will not get insurance on it and if you do it will be very expensive.

there is 23% vat and 33% import duty or VRT as we call it.

you should find the details on the revenue.ie website as I say look up VRT.
I was sure it was only European citizens could avail of not paying the tax.
From memory there are a lot of conditions and red tape to get through.


porsche club Ireland and forum maybe worth looking at
www.porsche-club-ireland.ie

we are an active enough bunch with plenty of trips to the uk for track days and a few of our own track days here too.

sapman

Agreed on the insurance. It might be a challenge to get a reasonable quote on a GT4 without driving history there. If you're going for <= a year I'd consider mothballing it.

IvanIrl

ah its close enough