Bangernomics car of the week/day

TheAnswer

I don't know if this link has been put up already but a few things bother me about the ad.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1991634


1: would you not clean out the car before taking pictures??
2: would the 2.8 V6 (base model?) have cost 150k new?
3: would the 2.8 V6 have achieved anywhere near those performance figures? (I doubt it)

It's probably worth a grand but I still wouldn't!

TheAnswer

TheAnswer wrote: »

3: would the 2.8 V6 have achieved anywhere near those performance figures? (I doubt it)

Nope, S8 territory those figures are from.

CharlieCroker

Obviously been parked up a while with tax and insurance out a while.
Is it blatant lies or pig ignorance quoting those figures?
Either way, it would put me right off. I know it's cheap but it ain't rare at that kind of money

TheAnswer

RoverJames wrote: »

Nope, S8 territory those figures are from.

Thought they were a bit ambitious alright.

unkel

TheAnswer wrote: »

2: would the 2.8 V6 (base model?) have cost 150k new?
3: would the 2.8 V6 have achieved anywhere near those performance figures?

Not at all, not at all. The only thing with 190BHP that could do 0-60 in 5.5s is probably a tiny wee featherweight lotus

Still a lot of car for a grand though...

mickdw

CharlieCroker wrote: »

Obviously been parked up a while with tax and insurance out a while.
Is it blatant lies or pig ignorance quoting those figures?
Either way, it would put me right off. I know it's cheap but it ain't rare at that kind of money

He was looking for alot more than that the last time it was advertised if I remember correctly.

Marlow

unkel wrote: »

Not at all, not at all. The only thing with 190BHP that could do 0-60 in 5.5s is probably a tiny wee featherweight lotus

Still a lot of car for a grand though...

The E39 M5 needs all 400 horsies for doing 4.9 seconds from 0-100. No way you'll do 5.5 with 190 and that weight. A Lotus should be around that territory alright, but they weight less than a ton.

/M

bladebrew

after a bit of looking around on google, roverjames is spot on,

0-60 of s8 is 5.4secs, top speed is 155mph, and the car needs 355bhp to get that speed not 190:)

maybe someone told him those stats when he bought the car:D

i was trying to check it on cartell but i cant read the reg plate

Marlow

bladebrew wrote: »

maybe someone told him those stats when he bought the car:D

You can fool those Audi Boyo's every time. It's the same with all the guys driving RS4 or Sline diesel editions (NOT!!).

/M

TheAnswer

Here's a great motor but there's a wee problem with the mileage.
ad claims 180,000km but photo shows an MPH speedo with 186,000 miles which is 300,000km !
Car looks very familiar, has it been up for sale before?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2181034

L-M

TheAnswer wrote: »

Here's a great motor but there's a wee problem with the mileage.
ad claims 180,000km but photo shows an MPH speedo with 186,000 miles which is 300,000km !
Car looks very familiar, has it been up for sale before?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2181034

Lol that was in the winner of the dreamer of the year thread yesterday at €1750 o.O

Padraig Mor

TheAnswer wrote: »

I don't know if this link has been put up already but a few things bother me about the ad.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1991634


1: would you not clean out the car before taking pictures??
2: would the 2.8 V6 (base model?) have cost 150k new?
3: would the 2.8 V6 have achieved anywhere near those performance figures? (I doubt it)

It's probably worth a grand but I still wouldn't!

Is it my imagination or does the tax disc state that the car is black when it quite clearly isn't?!

squod

TheAnswer wrote: »

Here's a great motor but there's a wee problem with the mileage.
ad claims 180,000km but photo shows an MPH speedo with 186,000 miles which is 300,000km !
Car looks very familiar, has it been up for sale before?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2181034

IT HAS JUST PASSED ITS NCT,

I seen the TV show. Say no more.

unkel

squod wrote: »

I seen the TV show. Say no more.

Harsh

The mileage on the Carina wouldn't bother me - the tax and NCT is nice. But only a Toyota fanboi would pay €1,250 for it though...

I Was VB

unkel wrote: »

Harsh

The mileage on the Carina wouldn't bother me - the tax and NCT is nice. But only a Toyota fanboi would pay €1,250 for it though...

I paid €1200 for it back in 2007!!!!! Thats the VB Carina.

unkel

I Was VB wrote: »

I paid €1200 for it back in 2007!!!!! Thats the VB Carina.

Even your good self surely wouldn't pay €1,250 for it now though, would ya?

Max Power1

I Was VB wrote: »

I paid €1200 for it back in 2007!!!!! Thats the VB Carina.

Then surely its worth more, for posterity purposes!

I Was VB

unkel wrote: »

Even your good self surely wouldn't pay €1,250 for it now though, would ya?

Not a fukin chance, sold it to her for €700 in Febuary. Needed a wheel bearing, starting to puff a bit of blue smoke every now and again, gearbox felt 'cruncy' between gears. Its nice to see her again and hopefully she'll rattle on for another few years to come.

Got a mate to phone up about it and she's not disclosing the fact that it was a taxi for 4 years. He phoned her back after doing a ''cartell motor check'' and she knew nothing about it it being a taxi, when he told her as much.

vetstu

bladebrew wrote: »

after a bit of looking around on google, roverjames is spot on,

0-60 of s8 is 5.4secs, top speed is 155mph, and the car needs 355bhp to get that speed not 190:)

maybe someone told him those stats when he bought the car:D

i was trying to check it on cartell but i cant read the reg plate

I see 96d21282 on the nct disc

https://www.motorcheck.ie/free-car-check/96d21282

alias no.9

I Was VB wrote: »

I paid €1200 for it back in 2007!!!!! Thats the VB Carina.

I was about to say I could hear it screaming Taxi;).

Esel

I thought those leather seats looked familiar!

Gary ITR

Esel wrote: »

I thought those leatherette seats looked familiar!

FYP :pac:

Esel

Funny - I almost typed leatherette, but wasn't certain.

L-M

Esel wrote: »

Funny - I almost typed leatherette, but wasn't certain.

When I initially posted the ad in the dreamer thread I was going to say the same but wasn't certain either

Edit: I don't know why that angry face is there

Esel

NCT 12/11, TAXED 12/11 high miles (doesn't say what - ex-taxi?)

Maxima auto asking €750

What are these like anyway? HJ says bland, mushy handling, reliable...

V6, 24v, timing chain (or chains?)

E39MSport

no, no, no .. Tiny engine, no history. You want a well sorted 4.0 V8 for yourself

Esel

Esel wrote: »

NCT 12/11, TAXED 12/11 high miles (doesn't say what - ex-taxi?)

Maxima auto asking €750

What are these like anyway? HJ says bland, mushy handling, reliable...

V6, 24v, timing chain (or chains?)

Award winning smoothy smooth engine that is not bad on juice (in 2.0 form), handling is what one would expect from a jap luxo barge and they are indeed quite reliable. Some parts are shockingly expensive though.

Ardennes1944

RoverJames wrote: »

Award winning smoothy smooth engine that is not bad on juice (in 2.0 form), handling is what one would expect from a jap luxo barge and they are indeed quite reliable. Some parts are shockingly expensive though.

how the **** do you know these things?! all of ye?!

Deutschlandfürimmer7

Deutschlandfürimmer7 wrote: »

how the **** do you know these things?! all of ye?!

I've driven two of them, the award winning engine thing is common knowledge and when I was selling a Rover 618 years ago a lad with a 2.0 Maxima was interested but the mpg of the Rover put him off. Also when I lived in Dublin got a few spins in taxi Maxima's and the average mpg they claimed were 30+.

An interest in cars, a good memory and advancing (ish) years though would cover it :pac:. Back in 1999 I was 18/19.

padma

a 03 Mondeo with new nct 1800 euro with only 90,000 miles

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2185232