Bangernomics car of the week/day

mickdw

VolvoMan wrote: »

Sorry to see that there are vulchers all over it already for parts.

Given the unusual spec, there is a few quid in breaking that surely.

seanybiker

Nice car. Surely he will get fairly close to asking price for it.

L-M

seanybiker wrote: »

Nice car. Surely he will get fairly close to asking price for it.

Only market for it is to break it, probably a car with the smallest market possible in this country, would be better off over in the Uk.

Saab Ed

vectra wrote: »

Bargain anyone?

Worth about that with a decent test and running well. Maybe 1500 quid at max. While it might represent a bargain running it most certainly does not with a f&^Ked ECU and a its own eco system growing inside it. It really is junk except to a die hard fan but Bangernomics it aint.

Saab Ed

Saab Ed wrote: »

Worth about that with a decent test and running well. Maybe 1500 quid at max. While it might represent a bargain running it most certainly does not with a f&^Ked ECU and a its own eco system growing inside it. It really is junk except to a die hard fan but Bangernomics it aint.

Glad you said that, 'tis better coming from you then me, was thinking more or less exactly the same.

unkel

+2

It's not nice not to be nice, but the water damage makes the car junk

Two potentially decent 406s...

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2489999



15 months test with her but back box needed, you'd get one handy enough I reckon.


http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2534129



Shorter test, but recent service and belt.

Neither are especially cheap but they'd offer someone that does the miles 50 ish mpg in comfort, the silver one especially looks very straight and presentable.

and for folks not doing lots of miles..

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2545731



Doesn't look minty and the tires don't look new to me but the pics may not be 100% recent, over 2 months tax, nearly 18 months NCT. Only thing is I reckon the detailed 173,000 Kilometres could well be miles as the car isn't a japper so why anyone would advertise the miles like they have is beyond me.

Olivia may well accept €500 for it.

vectra

Saab Ed wrote: »

Worth about that with a decent test and running well. Maybe 1500 quid at max. While it might represent a bargain running it most certainly does not with a f&^Ked ECU and a its own eco system growing inside it. It really is junk except to a die hard fan but Bangernomics it aint.

Fair enough
You win some you lose some.
I misread the advert ( well.Read it in a rush) and missed the water part and the ecu

Ah well,
I may be in for a few parts off it myself :pac:

barura

http://www.adverts.ie/car/primera/primera/1995-nissan-primera-for-sale-one-of-a-kind/971758

Primera estate, 300eur, with NCT. Looks nice.

unkel

barura wrote: »

http://www.adverts.ie/car/primera/primera/1995-nissan-primera-for-sale-one-of-a-kind/971758

Primera estate, 300eur, with NCT. Looks nice.

And more than a months tax!

Good find!

barura

Its funny that all these good runners come up when I'm fixing up a car as my next one!

cadaliac

car ready for breaking........
WTF?

Big Nasty

RoverJames wrote: »

Glad you said that, 'tis better coming from you then me, was thinking more or less exactly the same.

Yeah, but you wouldn't have said it as nice RJ!

barura

Very clean looking Polo for 320 with NCT til 2013. http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2561783

And a wee 01 van with 3months DOE for 500. Could be handy for shifting something... http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/commercials/2561730

VW polo classic with a 1.9diesel, NCT and a bit of tax. Also, genuine milage. 420 for economical motoring for a wee bit. SDI http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2559661

Pdfile

barura wrote: »

Very clean looking Polo for 320 with NCT til 2013. http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2561783

comes with insurance ?? bargin !

barura

Pdfile wrote: »

comes with insurance ?? bargin !

I'm sure something got lost in translation. :P

Rowley Birkin QC

Any opinions?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2548851

166man

Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »

Any opinions?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2548851

Expensive. Near enough 190k miles on it. That's near 300k km. Although I have heard many good stories about the reliability of those engines. Good mpg though but high enough tax.

Rowley Birkin QC

Have also heard good things about the HDi engine but as you said mileage is getting to the time where big jobs will have to have already been done or be done soon.

166man

Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »

Have also heard good things about the HDi engine but as you said mileage is getting to the time where big jobs will have to have already been done or be done soon.

But of course it is at that mileage when many important service items will have already been done so it could be a bargain so... assuming you got it for around 1k..

redsteveireland

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2561696

Rover 75 €1,100 New NCT, high mileage though

Bangernomics or about to go bang?

Saab Ed

redsteveireland wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2561696

Rover 75 €1,000 New NCT, high mileage though

Bangernomics or about to go bang?

I'd say there's two years of average mileage driving left in her. A yoke thats got that far has most likely been minded so it wouldnt scare me of completly. 7 or 800 quid max though.

Top Dog

redsteveireland wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2561696

Rover 75 €1,100 New NCT, high mileage though

Bangernomics or about to go bang?

Wow! The drivers seat has held up remarkably well for 245k miles! :eek:

L-M

That's where the non moving arse goes, I'd love to see the bolster. Although, the same car with 100.000 miles of in and out city driving could be worse!

Rowley Birkin QC

redsteveireland wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2561696

Rover 75 €1,100 New NCT, high mileage though

Bangernomics or about to go bang?

Is it wrong for a 26 year old to be tempted by this?!

I've an exceptionally good price agreed for my own car and was about to buy a 318Ci and then decided it was going to be a money pit. Could buy this (800ish) and tax it and have money left for insurance for what I'm getting for my own car.

166man

Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »

Is it wrong for a 26 year old to be tempted by this?!

I've an exceptionally good price agreed for my own car and was about to buy a 318Ci and then decided it was going to be a money pit. Could buy this (800ish) and tax it and have money left for insurance for what I'm getting for my own car.

Do it for the craic..

Seriously though if not doing big miles it could be ok, and it's diesel so fuel won't be too bad!

VolvoMan

Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »

Is it wrong for a 26 year old to be tempted by this?!

I've an exceptionally good price agreed for my own car and was about to buy a 318Ci and then decided it was going to be a money pit.

A Rover 75 is a far more credible car in my eyes for a 26 year old than any pissy four pot 3 Series.

Rowley Birkin QC

166man wrote: »

Do it for the craic..

Seriously though if not doing big miles it could be ok, and it's diesel so fuel won't be too bad!

My miles are almost exactly the same as the guy selling it, working in Dublin and home to Cork at the weekend. Heading for Oz in June-ish of next year though.

I'm tempted because:

• The spec is huge
• I'm getting an outrageous price for my car
• It hasn't been under much stress driving up and down the motorway
• My car is not built for the motorway (1.3 petrol Corolla) and I'm sick of putting petrol in it!
• It's different.

Reasons against:

• 245k miles.
• Am I doing enough miles to justify a diesel; 16-18k per year??
• My Corolla will still be an easy sell in 9 months time whereas this may not.

ShadowHearth

VolvoMan wrote: »

A Rover 75 is a far more credible car in my eyes for a 26 year old than any pissy four pot 3 Series.

agree.

its cheap and cheerfull.

there was a stage in my life when i wanted rover 75 more then my next breath. i was 22 or 23 back then.

4 pot beemer is not a beemer.


... and then the fight started...