Bangernomics car of the week/day

Minister Boyce

vectra wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2390382

This would be my pick out of your bunch Vecta.

I cannot believe the lack of effort put into adverts at times..The photos of this car and the description are not exactly endearing - a quick power hose, details of the milage a 3 extra photos would go a long way

colm_mcm

vectra wrote: »

Anyone looking to part with €700 :cool:

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2361162

Pity there's no leather

vectra

colm_mcm wrote: »

Pity there's no leather

Leather comes at an extra cost

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2358016

Minister Boyce

Vectra you must have high speed broadband, I can't keep up with all cars you are dishing up tonight:pac:

vectra

Minister Boyce wrote: »

Vectra you must have high speed broadband, I can't keep up with all cars you are dishing up tonight:pac:

Not really. 8mb only.
Looking at getting 24mb upgrade :pac:

colm_mcm

eugene, eircom rejigged their pricing there, 24mb same price as 8mb advanced was. Unlikely you'll get 24mb though but you can check what speed your line takes on eircom site.

vectra

colm_mcm wrote: »

eugene, eircom rejigged their pricing there, 24mb same price as 8mb advanced was. Unlikely you'll get 24mb though but you can check what speed your line takes on eircom site.

Can''t find where to test.
Have you got a link please?

-Corkie-

vectra wrote: »

Leather comes at an extra cost

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2358016

I would love one of these yokes. That one looks nice, anything bad that can happen them????

unkel

vectra wrote: »

Can''t find where to test.
Have you got a link please?

Speedtest.net is the most reliable out there

I have 30mb with UPC, soon to be upgraded to 50mb free of charge. Always get full speed with UPC

vectra

unkel wrote: »

Speedtest.net is the most reliable out there

I have 30mb with UPC, soon to be upgraded to 50mb free of charge. Always get full speed with UPC

Speedtest only tells you your bb speed.. Not what speed your line can handle

L-M

According to that I've 7mb, can't imagine what 50 is like :eek:

vectra

-Corkie- wrote: »

I would love one of these yokes. That one looks nice, anything bad that can happen them????

No idea,
I would consider one for my next motor though :pac:

Compton

vectra wrote: »

No idea,
I would consider one for my next motor though :pac:

class looking cars imo.. and a brilliant motor for micra money!

colm_mcm

vectra wrote: »

Speedtest only tells you your bb speed.. Not what speed your line can handle

Go to eircom site, then to the ngb section, there's a bit where you can see if your area has ngb. Put in your phone number and it'll give you the line rating.
Fwiw, upc 100mb is still cheaper than eircom 24mb and you still get dsp line rental allowance. Upc may not be where you live though.

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay off topic...

Mr Benevolent

unkel wrote: »

Speedtest.net is the most reliable out there

I have 30mb with UPC, soon to be upgraded to 50mb free of charge. Always get full speed with UPC

Smug fecker. Can't get UPC in my area, and Magnet are awful. We have 10mb but I can't even watch Youtube videos in one go.

Oh these horrifying first world problems...

forfuxsake

Limerick man wrote: »

According to that I've 7mb, can't imagine what 50 is like :eek:

Well instead of goin' lookin; for porn , porn comes lookin' for you

Padraig Mor

-Corkie- wrote: »

I would love one of these yokes. That one looks nice, anything bad that can happen them????

I have the later model but I think these ones are pretty reliable as well. Obviously maybe some suspension worries at this stage. I've driven one and they are fairly good to go as well.

redsteveireland

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1716171
2.9l volvo, nct Feb 2012 ex Swedish govt car? 91000 mls

JimmyCrackCorn

redsteveireland wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1716171
2.9l volvo, nct Feb 2012 ex Swedish govt car? 91000 mls

nom nom nom.

Proper bangernomics.

redsteveireland

redsteveireland wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1716171
2.9l volvo, nct Feb 2012 ex Swedish govt car? 91000 mls

raving lunatic wrote:

...........35mpg..........This is a rare prestige car with very low maintenance and running costs. worth over 3,000 [book value not relevant these are sought after by enthusiasts } .............very low maintenance, exceptional road holding and presence. used as Swedish govt state car.
.Reluctant sale ,any test welcome. FINAL reduction euro 1,295 ,giveaway price 087 2310982 serious calls, no texts

some bits of the add are looney, book market not relevent and it's worth over €3000 :rolleyes:
Exceptional road holding, in a straight line maybe.

W123-80's

4 months tax & 1 year NCT.

Knock a few euro off the asking and its a fair old barge if its straight..

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2019787

redsteveireland

LIGHTNING wrote: »

My mate had one of them, its was an offical gov car. It was an awful bucket of muck, slow, thirsty and had a couple of quite dangerous faults. The electrics had a habit of dying at motorway speeds.

Not this one.
Ad says it's "very relaxing"!

Blue Punto

LIGHTNING wrote: »

My mate had one of them, its was an offical gov car. It was an awful bucket of muck, slow, thirsty and had a couple of quite dangerous faults. The electrics had a habit of dying at motorway speeds.

I had a 95 one of these and I didnt find it slow,thirsty a little but still got 250 miles to a tank of petrol around town and I never had any electrical problems with it.
I loved it

This one looks clean but is way over priced (IMO)

forfuxsake

RoverJames wrote: »

some bits of the add are looney, book market not relevent and it's worth over €3000 :rolleyes:
Exceptional road holding, in a straight line maybe.

It is definitely worth over three grand, the seller just don't wanna take advantage and is obviously a member of a christian faith and full of it's charity.

full of it anyway.

-Corkie-

Padraig Mor wrote: »

I have the later model but I think these ones are pretty reliable as well. Obviously maybe some suspension worries at this stage. I've driven one and they are fairly good to go as well.

Thanks Padraig I see a load of GS 300`S on Donedeal for around the 1200 mark. They are a savage Luxobarge for small money. I think a few of them give gearbox trouble. Ill start a thread on one when my piggy bank is full..:)

VolvoMan

LIGHTNING wrote: »

My mate had one of them, its was an offical gov car. It was an awful bucket of muck, slow, thirsty and had a couple of quite dangerous faults. The electrics had a habit of dying at motorway speeds.

I don't know about the 760, but the 960/S90 was a marvellous car. It had a lovely smooth Porsche developed 204bhp straight six and was built in a period when Volvo quality was at its highest. I think your mate might have just had a lemon.

The seller of the above S90 is talking bollocks by the way. Yes, it most likely was a government car in its home country, but isn't that the way with all flagship cars? I also remember it being for sale last year for 700 quid without an NCT.

Padraig Mor

-Corkie- wrote: »

Thanks Padraig I see a load of GS 300`S on Donedeal for around the 1200 mark. They are a savage Luxobarge for small money. I think a few of them give gearbox trouble. Ill start a thread on one when my piggy bank is full..:)

warranty direct's breakdown stats for that model list 0% transmission faults!

Mr Benevolent

Padraig Mor wrote: »

warranty direct's breakdown stats for that model list 0% transmission faults!

I dunno, the GS doesn't seem to be as reliable as the LS.

flash1080

http://cars.donedeal.co.uk/for-sale/cars/2258705

-Corkie-

Padraig Mor wrote: »

warranty direct's breakdown stats for that model list 0% transmission faults!

Intresting I the few I seen have problem with gearbox listed. Maybe its the same ad I am looking at..:D