Bangernomics car of the week/day

ToxicPaddy

Jags
Jag S-Type 3.0

And since we are in an Alfa mood..
Another tasty GTV

BMWs:
740i
540i


BMW535i
Nice car if you had the time and knowledge to put it back to its original state, no chicken stripe, portable bar at the back but probably abused to hell..
Happy to have sold it too it seems

Mercs:
S500 LWB
S320

Saab Ed

ToxicPaddy wrote: »

Jags
Jag S-Type 3.0

And since we are in an Alfa mood..
Another tasty GTV

BMWs:
740i
540i


BMW535i
Nice car if you had the time and knowledge to put it back to its original state, no chicken stripe, portable bar at the back but probably abused to hell..
Happy to have sold it too it seems

Mercs:
S500 LWB
S320

They're all very nice but they also blow the Bangernomics budget apart. A 1000 quid ish is the Bangernomics budget , 4 grand in here is like a lifetimes earnings

GalwayKiefer

ToxicPaddy wrote: »

Happy to have sold it too it seems

I burst out laughing like a simpleton when i opened the link and saw the heading

ToxicPaddy

Saab Ed wrote: »

They're all very nice but they also blow the Bangernomics budget apart. A 1000 quid ish is the Bangernomics budget , 4 grand in here is like a lifetimes earnings

So how the hell do ya tax and maintain tanks like them like them if you can only afford €1k????

peasant

ToxicPaddy wrote: »

So how the hell do ya tax and maintain tanks like them like them if you can only afford €1k????

In that you spend as little as possible for buying the car so that you've got some money left for tax

alias no.9

ToxicPaddy wrote: »

So how the hell do ya tax and maintain tanks like them like them if you can only afford €1k????

Think of the €1k purchase price as being less than or equivalent to the cost of specing just a few of the extras on a new car that you get on an old barge, then you're essentially getting the rest of the car for free and have no depreciation.
Getting handy with a spanner will defrey the basic maintenance costs, any big repair jobs are avoided by moving to the next banger. All that's left is fuel and the €1k or so difference in motor tax between the car that society wants you to buy and the one you really want to buy.

JimmyCrackCorn

alias no.9 wrote: »

Think of the €1k purchase price as being less than or equivalent to the cost of specing just a few of the extras on a new car that you get on an old barge, then you're essentially getting the rest of the car for free and have no depreciation.
Getting handy with a spanner will defrey the basic maintenance costs, any big repair jobs are avoided by moving to the next banger. All that's left is fuel and the €1k or so difference in motor tax between the car that society wants you to buy and the one you really want to buy.

I own a two litre which i bought for 500 euro which is less than the road tax a year.

The 1000 ish is your budget for buying the car. Running costs not as much of a factor in bangernomics.

Generally i servie the car myself, so my only majour outlay is tax and insurance.

(i do now own two cars though)

1948Wolseley

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Lexus/LS400/Gold-Mod/201019197973289/advert?channel=CARS

Yep, it's one of those again.

Saab Ed

Might be worth a look ......

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1439024

Saab Ed

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1358032

Mr Benevolent

1948Wolseley wrote: »

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Lexus/LS400/Gold-Mod/201019197973289/advert?channel=CARS

Yep, it's one of those again.

Bit expensive for a '93 LS tbh. I'd expect a '96 or even '97 for the same price.

1948Wolseley

Saab Ed wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1358032

That looks like a tidy car for 800 sheets. I always preferred the look of the pre-facelift E34's too.

L-M

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1437755

That was forsale for 1300 last week! Handy money there if he bought it for a grand + it sells!

mickdw

Limerick man wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1437755

That was forsale for 1300 last week! Handy money there if he bought it for a grand + it sells!

Looks great in black imo.

L-M

mickdw wrote: »

Looks great in black imo.

Big time. I saw one before in a kinda of light greeny/blue and it was gorgeous as well. A friend of mine has two and they're great fun!

Saab Ed

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1439902



Bingo , perfect bangernomics

peasant

ideal doggy wagon
(your dog can finish what the previous one started )

rear seatbelts have been eaten as well it seems

bigbadbear

MarkN wrote: »

Bought this tonight! €1,100!!

The popularity of these things here is making me curious. They have a really nice interior. Are they quick?

MarkN

Quick is a subjective word. They're nippy yes and they sound raw as older Alfas do. I've been driving a 2008 Spider since yesterday until Monday and while it's a nice car it has lost some of that Alfa character.

That black one a few posts up is a very nice example of one, if it'd been up when I was looking I'd have bought it so if anyone wants to take my one I'd gladly sell and try get the black one

Mr Benevolent

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1332484

Not sure if this is a bargain or not...

1948Wolseley

Confab wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1332484

Not sure if this is a bargain or not...

All depends on whether the 'gear selection problem' is as simple as he claims...

L-M

Those 740's are mighty cool, if you could get a gearbox, or fix that problem handy I'd pick one over a late 90's LS430, they actually look more modern...

As for the Volvo, I know a few lads with welders that would give it a nice home

Barr

1948Wolseley wrote: »

All depends on whether the 'gear selection problem' is as simple as he claims...

If it was as simple as a frayed cable - why not fix it himself ?

Cool Reg btw.

robtri

1948Wolseley wrote: »

All depends on whether the 'gear selection problem' is as simple as he claims...

sweet motor..

but reading that ad i am sure it more than afrayed cable... i love the i am not a mechanic part after saying he was told it is... to me it sounds like a lot more wrong.. and this his get out clause if you buy it and when u get a bill for repair he can say well i told u about issue..

unkel

Confab wrote: »

Not sure if this is a bargain or not...

It's cheap. For many reasons

Now is it me or did anyone else seem to remember other ads from this dude called "Jonathon" ?

Barr

unkel wrote: »

It's cheap. For many reasons

Now is it me or did anyone else seem to remember other ads from this dude called "Jonathon" ?

Reveal all Unkel ?

Fishtits

Leggy Beemer with auto box problems?

Avoid like the plague IMHO.

Scrapper motor IMHO

L-M

Limerick man wrote: »

As for the Volvo, I know a few lads with welders that would give it a nice home

It is going to a good home :P

Edit: I should say it's not me lol!

MarkN

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1448856

L-M

MarkN wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1448856

You'd make money exporting that!

LOTS of car for the money!