Bangernomics car of the week/day

si_guru

Call me a sceptic... but.

Ever notice how many cars are for sale with a recent service and a new t-belt??

These generous people are probably the same unlucky sods who get caught for no tax on their way to the motor tax office...

/rant

Tea_Bag

anyone know what insurance would be for a 21 year old with no ncb? (would be a first car and no licence yet)

rusty_racer94

You're talking in excess of 2000 for sure.

condra

<<< Another HUGE car that nobody on a tight budget would ever consider.

Tea_Bag

Tea_Bag wrote: »

anyone know what insurance would be for a 21 year old with no ncb? (would be a first car and no licence yet)

21, provisional license, no ncb on an S320 :eek:

daRobot

Tea_Bag wrote: »

anyone know what insurance would be for a 21 year old with no ncb? (would be a first car and no licence yet)

I'd be surprised if you were quoted at all to be honest. That's really not a good choice for your first car anyway.

rusty_racer94

Can we not like keep the engine size reasonable? (<1.8)
Bangernomics shouldn't only be cheap to buy but also cheap to feed/tax/insurance.
Hope that helps.

rusty_racer94

rusty_racer94 wrote: »

Can we not like keep the engine size reasonable? (<1.8)
Bangernomics shouldn't only be cheap to buy but also cheap to feed/tax/insurance.
Hope that helps.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056298940

unkel

I Was VB wrote: »

If my memory serves me correct that suspension job cost you nearly a grand? Big money for someone who (for arguments sake) just bought a E38 and needs work for the NCT

You're quoting things way out of context. Back when I had my suspension work done, an 11 year old good condition 7-series in need of a grands worth of work was still worth 5k. Now it would only be worth 500...

And someone buying a 7-series with no NCT that turns out it need expensive work done to pass the NCT, is a fool who doesn't understand bangernomics at all...

An old 7 in good condition with a long NTC is unlikely to cost more to maintain (except tyres obviously) than any other car of the same age / mileage. And should it cost more for some reason or other, scrap it and buy another one.

Now if you want to start a thread "the cheapest sh1tcar of the week / day" please go ahead

daRobot

Matt Simis wrote: »

a e39 540i missing a rear wheel for EUR600.

Got a link? Might be interested in that.

Max Power1

rusty_racer94 wrote: »

Can we not like keep the engine size reasonable? (<1.8)
Bangernomics shouldn't only be cheap to buy but also cheap to feed/tax/insurance.
Hope that helps.

As roverjames said theres another thread for cheap small cars. This is more "luxonomics"

And thats the ways I likes it!

Ricardo G

Found this 97 c180 in Waterford, manual, 155k NCT, looks good and clean with NCT 01/12 (sorry don't know how to link)
Would be a great buy for 6/650 if you could get it

Tea_Bag

It would be a great first car though. I could be a smug bastard with a car that costs the same as my friends ford fiesta.

its a real shame though. Id have bought it today if i thought it'd be in any way reasonable to drive and insure.

it should also read: 21, Male, provisional, S320 3.2L

cant be worse than being quoted €3200 for a named driver on my moms 1.6 Laguna a few years back... needless to say i told them to shove it.

reilig

si_guru wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2226705

The ad should say "suitable for conversion into a herse"

condra

Glad to see a new thread.

Too much car snobbery in the other thread. A large car at any price is impossible for anyone on a tight budget, because you have to tax, insure, and feed it.

Hopefully most of the cars in this thread will be cheap to run as well as being cheap to buy.

Subscribed.

mickdw

The pictures of that S class with the back of it on a speed ramp are not great. You wouldnt know how its really sitting on its suspension.

si_guru

condra wrote: »

Glad to see a new thread.

Too much car snobbery in the other thread. A large car at any price is impossible for anyone on a tight budget, because you have to tax, insure, and feed it.

Hopefully most of the cars in this thread will be cheap to run as well as being cheap to buy.

Subscribed.

Agreed.. what use is €800 car that has road tax of €1200, does low 20's mpg on petrol and needs tyres at €150 each... etc.

condra

EXACTLY!!!

Voodoomelon

You mean what use is it in a Bangernomic thread. But it has plenty of use to others.

si_guru

Voodoomelon wrote: »

You mean what use is it in a Bangernomic thread. But it has plenty of use to others.

Yes. Sorry.

Now if I had a barn to store up some classics it would be different. But for budget motoring (long term) it's never going to work with a big motor.

Big Nasty

Think this thread is a great idea!

Keeps all the sh1te of the other thread leaving us with nice cars at decent prices! :cool:

See ya later loosers!

hoodie6029

The only Camry in Ireland that's not a former taxi (probably).

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2151447

Mr Magners

Does this fit in here?

No mention of tax but 7 months NCT for €500

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2252000

L-M

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Think this thread is a great idea!

Keeps all the sh1te of the other thread leaving us with nice cars at decent prices! :cool:

See ya later loosers!

That's exactly what pleases me! Every car posted here so far is something I'd be ashamed to be seen putting petrol in.

AND!!! Some posted a Bravo! 3 of them!

Sinner

/Back off to the Luxo thread

L-M

hoodie6029 wrote: »

The only Camry in Ireland that's not a former taxi (probably).

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2151447

I think anything that's old and black is been branded as an Embassy vehicle lately :L

Matt Simis

daRobot wrote: »

Got a link? Might be interested in that.

Was last year, Id be interested too! Some of these oddball things never get offered public ally. A few people here in the trade prolly see or here about them though, maybe they could give us a heads up?

L-M

Matt Simis wrote: »

Was last year, Id be interested too! Some of these oddball things never get offered public ally. A few people here in the trade prolly see or here about them though, maybe they could give us a heads up?

I think they keep them for themselves if they think someone else might want them :P

Max Power1

I see the name of the thread has been changed to reflect the barges!

Big Nasty

Limerick man wrote: »

That's exactly what pleases me! Every car posted here so far is something I'd be ashamed to be seen putting petrol in.

AND!!! Some posted a Bravo! 3 of them!

Sinner

/Back off to the Luxo thread

Damn straight!

*Unsubscribes*

L-M

Max Power1 wrote: »

I see the name of the thread has been changed to reflect the barges!

Aye... No more Carina's in here thank god :P