Bangernomics car of the week/day

Barr

rare car

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1457118

v240gltse

hi patrick

my previous 9-5 would do about 25mpg in town and 35mpg on a long run. great great car very quiet and comfortable


regards

brendan

patrickc wrote: »

seriously interested in that , may go have a look, wonder is it as thirsty as my 900 2.0 turbo. Can only imagine it is

CK75

Great cars guys!!!:)

patrickc

v240gltse wrote: »

hi patrick

my previous 9-5 would do about 25mpg in town and 35mpg on a long run. great great car very quiet and comfortable


regards

brendan

yeh I'd imagine thats theyre lovely to drive, had to gte rid of my volvo diesel and miss it, so looking for a replacement probably diesel, driving my saab 900 at the moment and shes a thirsty beast, but getting near those mpg's you mentioned

mickdw

Wouldnt mind that xedos 9.

unkel

Limerick man wrote: »

BINGO!

Don't call BINGO prematurely. You got your numbers wrong dude. It's a manual

Mr Benevolent

Barr wrote: »

rare car

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1457118

That's a real bargain. The Miller cycle engine in it is interesting too.

Barr

Confab wrote: »

That's a real bargain. The Miller cycle engine in it is interesting too.

Great spec for €700 . The tow bar would be the first to go .

mickdw

Confab wrote: »

That's a real bargain. The Miller cycle engine in it is interesting too.

It seems a bit dodgy, there are about 10 ads on done deal for it with reducing prices

unkel

It sure is a real bargain at €700 with NCT into 2011!

Not really a car I would aspire to owning though. Very bland in every way except the engine set up

That said, it is a bargain!!!

Barr

mickdw wrote: »

It seems a bit dodgy, there are about 10 ads on done deal for it with reducing prices

They would be hard enough to shift I'd imagine, 2.5 petrol auto . Limited market as well since it’s not a “luxury brand” They would need to be cheap to attract any interest.

Tragedy

The miller engine is the 2.225l engine, this is an n/a 2.5l producing around 170brake and painfully slow, even as barges go!

L-M

unkel wrote: »

Don't call BINGO prematurely. You got your numbers wrong dude. It's a manual

True that, but the auto is awful thirsty...

I saw my w124 passing me today in twilight (I sold it to a friend) awful sickening, I don't know why I sold it!

As for the mpg on the Saab, I can't tell yet, I'm not driving it until I tax it at the start of next month, that gives me a full week of playing with the engine :P

Max_Damage

VolvoMan wrote: »

Nah, it's far too nice and new (for a banger), no banger racer would have the heart to sabotage something like that. I hope.:(
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Oh yes they would. Sure there's pics somewhere online of a load of lads racing a Mercedes 600!

CharlieCroker

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1461198

If you could get it for €2000, be well worth it
full history, 60k miles, years test

L-M

I think the Saab will be the new Octavia around here :P

Mr Benevolent

That Saab ain't Bangernomics territory imo, especially with their well known oil sludge problems.

Saab Ed

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1461829



A must at 800 quid. Long test and its an auto.

Saab Ed

Saab Ed wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1461829



A must at 800 quid. Long test and its an auto.

Wing is rotten, in the flesh she is probably a right dog of a thing.

Saab Ed

RoverJames wrote: »

Wing is rotten, in the flesh she is probably a right dog of a thing.

Yeah id say its a a swimmer by the reg and the look of that wing ......but what the hell. Ding him for another 100 or 150 and you're away with the yoke for small money.

Barr

Limerick man wrote: »

I think the Saab will be the new Octavia around here :P

They are an awful lot of car for the money, making pittance. Great value second-hand if you find a good one.

peasant

Ladieeees aaand Gentlemen ...

Five cylinder glory and almost two years of NCT for a grand

from way back when cars where still cars and not computers
(and after 20 years, it's finally got an "in" colour )

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=201029198926324

hurleronditch

peasant wrote: »

Ladieeees aaand Gentlemen ...

Five cylinder glory and almost two years of NCT for a grand

from way back when cars where still cars and not computers
(and after 20 years, it's finally got an "in" colour )

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=201029198926324

Christ if thats kosher its a lot of car for a grand. You'd get it for 700 id say too.

great fun to be had

Barr

peasant wrote: »

Ladieeees aaand Gentlemen ...

Five cylinder glory and almost two years of NCT for a grand

from way back when cars where still cars and not computers
(and after 20 years, it's finally got an "in" colour )

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=201029198926324

Sweet car - best colour to

cadaliac

Barr wrote: »

Sweet car - best colour to

^ Sorry but I disagree. Yes it was very good in its day, but it is 20 years old with 20 year old brakes and suspension (I will admit that it was ahead of its time) but unless you want to drive a classic, I would avoid.
Just my 2c.....

Edit: €500 would be a more realistic price.

cadaliac

cadaliac wrote: »

^ Sorry but I disagree. Yes it was very good in its day, but it is 20 years old with 20 year old brakes and suspension (I will admit that it was ahead of its time) but unless you want to drive a classic, I would avoid.
Just my 2c.....

Edit: €500 would be a more realistic price.

That car would drive as well if not better than loads of new cars, it probably has power steering, ABS etc. It's not a Model T.

peasant

RoverJames wrote: »

That car would drive as well if not better than loads of new cars

That car would drive as well as the driver ...modern cars drive as well as the ECU

VolvoMan

Those old Audi 80's are supposed to be extremely nose heavy and understeer like pigs.

Tragedy

And go through front tyres like no-ones business. Bit of a dog all things considered, and better can be had for a grand.

mickdw

Those old audi 80s were bullet proof in saloon form at least. Keep wishbone bushes new & the odd couple of shocks & they would do hundreds of thousands of miles while still remaining like new, without a rattle in the whole interior.

I really abused one I used to have & had little money for repair as I was a student. I kept new oil in it, that was about it & it did alot of trouble free mileage.
true they were not the best handling car on the road but could still be driven on well through a bend.