Bangernomics car of the week/day

Mr Benevolent

Top Dog wrote: »

A truely unique opportunity ...

There are a suspicious amount of '01 Mondeos for under €1000. What gives? Can't even get a '01 Fiesta for under €1000.

colm_mcm

1.8 engine and garda associations kill the price.

langdang

Confab wrote: »

There are a suspicious amount of '01 Mondeos for under €1000. What gives? Can't even get a '01 Fiesta for under €1000.

Not a VAG.
Not Diesel ("Chroisht - drinking pertol! all the revving!)
Fierce big injun :rolleyes:

Possibility of noisy flakey flaps (never good)
Possibility of a loose rattly rear end (also never good, needs subframe dropped to change bushings I believe)

A good Zetec 1.8 (125hp) would be a grand bus, drove one before. The LX engine (110hp??) is probably a bit dead...

flyingsnail

langdang wrote: »

Not a VAG.
Not Diesel ("Chroisht - drinking pertol! all the revving!)
Fierce big injun :rolleyes:

Possibility of noisy flakey flaps (never good)
Possibility of a loose rattly rear end (also never good, needs subframe dropped to change bushings I believe)

A good Zetec 1.8 (125hp) would be a grand bus, drove one before. The LX engine (110hp??) is probably a bit dead...

the 110 isn't as bad as I thought it would be but there is a noticeable difference in the 125

langdang

flyingsnail wrote: »

the 110 isn't as bad as I thought it would be but there is a noticeable difference in the 125

"hows yer flaps?" hurhur

flyingsnail

langdang wrote: »

"hows yer flaps?" hurhur

flapping away to their hearts content:P:P. Fortunately my car has the revised manifold factory fitted, it's the 125 by the way:D.

Anybody wanting to buy an early mk3 mondeo petrol should probably read this. (linky)

redsteveireland

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2354692

NCT until April 2012, I'd say lots more miles left in her, €1200.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=73347783&postcount=6518

fryup

flash1080 wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.co.uk/for-sale/cars/2359713

http://cars.donedeal.co.uk/for-sale/cars/2342548

.co.uk

is donedeal targeting the UK market now??

MidlandsM

baraca wrote: »

Looks spotless NCT 1/13, Tax till december, €950!

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2359462

..and all you'll need is a litre of oil a week to keep her from Seizing!;)

L-M

fryup wrote: »

.co.uk

is donedeal targeting the UK market now??

Always been like that for some reason!

Mr Benevolent

Arrgh, work has blocked DoneDeal! Disaster! If they block Boards I'll actually have to do some work. Feckin' Salesforce...

E39MSport

Try donedeal.co.uk

Confab

Confab wrote: »

Arrgh, work has blocked DoneDeal! Disaster! If they block Boards I'll actually have to do some work. Feckin' Salesforce...

Log a ticket

vectra

Not sure if this belongs here but...!!

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2119930

Tea_Bag

vectra wrote: »

Not sure if this belongs here but...!!

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2119930

that could be great if it checks out. €1500 for an mx5. why was the engine rebuilt though and how many miles has it done before the build?

L-M

Engine rebuild is a very loosely used term in Ireland.

It was probably serviced :L

L-M

A friend of mine left this in my place, the slave cylinder is gone, it's still driving but you'd have to be careful. Nct'd for two years, bit rough around the edges but it's fine otherwise. €400 takes it.

_Conrad_

Limerick man wrote: »

Engine rebuild is a very loosely used term in Ireland.

It was probably serviced :L

I had an argument with someone before who actually thought that a proper engine rebuild meant taking the engine apart and just putting it back together with new gaskets and oil.... he reckoned "everything would be re-set and tightened up after it" so just taking it apart and putting it back together unchanged would work miracles apparently

_Conrad_

Limerick man wrote: »

A friend of mine left this in my place, the slave cylinder is gone, it's still driving but you'd have to be careful. Nct'd for two years, bit rough around the edges but it's fine otherwise. €400 takes it.

Got this in as i was writing, nice. Slave cylinder it's only major mechanical issue? If it's that clean on the other side and at the front then that's a bargain car if someone could do the cylinder themself or even had a handy and reasonable mechanic.

L-M

_Conrad_ wrote: »

Got this in as i was writing, nice. Slave cylinder it's only major mechanical issue? If it's that clean on the other side and at the front then that's a bargain car if someone could do the cylinder themself or even had a handy and reasonable mechanic.

See the bit jsut over the petrol cap, on the far side that was sprayed an odd colour, few minors scrapes a bit around the car but it's very respectable otherwise. Frank Hogan car origionally, being Irish it's manual with a cloth interior, lol.

Mr Benevolent

Limerick man wrote: »

being Irish it's manual with a cloth interior, lol.

You had me until that bit.

L-M

Confab wrote: »

You had me until that bit.

I'd prefer it in manual, at least it's five speed. The autos are 4 and pretty bad on juice IMO.

_Conrad_

Limerick man wrote: »

See the bit jsut over the petrol cap, on the far side that was sprayed an odd colour, few minors scrapes a bit around the car but it's very respectable otherwise. Frank Hogan car origionally, being Irish it's manual with a cloth interior, lol.

ah yeah i can see it's not immaculate but it looks respectable enough not to be pulled over all the time anyway and doesnt look like it's falling apart.

Being a frank hogan car it has 3 times less chance of being auto with leather there was already :

1. auto was more expensive
2. people were terrified of autoboxes in case they went wrong


now you've added

3. (which is more like "1a") Frank Hogan made i even more expensive to get an auto with leather.


I figured it was out of there though with the low number and LK reg. Will mention it to my father when i see him though he likes the old slab sided 190s and E class. Pity it's not a D though, but then again you cant have everything

L-M

Being from Limerick I lad the fact it's a short, LK reg. Not a major fan of 5 digit D regs even though my daily has one, but as you say, can't have everything!

_Conrad_

Limerick man wrote: »

Being from Limerick I lad the fact it's a short, LK reg. Not a major fan of 5 digit D regs even though my daily has one, but as you say, can't have everything!

Now there's a thing i've always found odd, people actually worrying about how many digits are in a reg number, i think that's a bit mental as when you're inside the car you can't even see it anyway and it's only a number, but personal taste i suppose

L-M

_Conrad_ wrote: »

Now there's a thing i've always found odd, people actually worrying about how many digits are in a reg number, i think that's a bit mental as when you're inside the car you can't even see it anyway and it's only a number, but personal taste i suppose

If it was just about us being inside the car then we'd all be driving the same looking car :P

homer90

Posted this in classics also, IMO worthy of a mention in here too !
Tidy looking W124

pappyodaniel

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2362812

Long NCT and only a grand. What are the Cougar like to drive?

MidlandsM

pappyodaniel wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2362812

Long NCT and only a grand. What are the Cougar like to drive?

shyte........:D

but shure, its value!

BlackWizard

homer90 wrote: »

Posted this in classics also, IMO worthy of a mention in here too !
Tidy looking W124

I love that Merc. But it just doesn't look comfortable for tall people to drive. The steering wheel is usually very low down?