Bangernomics car of the week/day

For Forks Sake

650 quid, tested till July next year http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2631503

Cons: No mention of mileage. no tax. French.

Pros: Wouldn't matter if it didn't actually drive, just look at it.

Top Dog

For Forks Sake wrote: »

650 quid, tested till July next year http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2631503

Cons: No mention of mileage. no tax. French.

Pros: Wouldn't matter if it didn't actually drive, just look at it.

Why take photos with the lights on? He's only highlighting the fact that there's a rear bulb gone, and one of the fog lights is blown too :rolleyes:

Still - tis pretty

L-M

It's funny, I keep looking at newish cars (Like the current 407 coupe) and aye them up saying "I'll be buying you in a few years" :P

I have a list of cars to buy when they become cheap haha

unkel

LOL several lights aren't working. Why did he take pictures of that?

For Forks Sake

Limerick man wrote: »

It's funny, I keep looking at newish cars (Like the current 407 coupe) and aye them up saying "I'll be buying you in a few years" :P

I have a list of cars to buy when they become cheap haha

Citroen C6 and Jaguar XF are on my list for that....

L-M

For Forks Sake wrote: »

Citroen C6 is on my list for that....

08 E200 cdi Avantgarde Sport in silver is top of my list.



Just like that, I adore these... Nyom nyom

unkel

Limerick man wrote: »

08 E200 cdi Avantgarde Sport in silver is top of my list.

A 4 pot tractor is the height of your aspirations?

L-M

unkel wrote: »

A 4 pot tractor is the height of your aspirations?

Well no, but it's veryyy pretty. I can't justify buying a petrol, maybe the situation might change come... I dunno, 2017? :L

unkel

Limerick man wrote: »

Well no, but it's veryyy pretty.

Indeed! Silver might have gone out of fashion, but it will always be one of my favourite colours for a pedigree saloon. My last silver car was a '94 530iA V8 E34

Saab Ed

When I was 5 , all I wanted was a Mk III Escort. That kinda set the tone

PS- A CLS is high on that same list today. For once I want to know what its like to be a smug bastard with no respect for anyone else on the road, a unique privelige to park at random, to not bother my arse indicating and in general just just be obnoxious. I could buy a Bangle 5 Series to get that effect in stereo but they look like sh!te.

mickdw

Limerick man wrote: »

Well no, but it's veryyy pretty. I can't justify buying a petrol, maybe the situation might change come... I dunno, 2017? :L

That model e class is still a nice car. 320 cdi, with lots of toys and sport spec is a very fine car.

VolvoMan

Limerick man wrote: »

Well no, but it's veryyy pretty. I can't justify buying a petrol, maybe the situation might change come... I dunno, 2017? :L

I'm sorry, but there's nothing appealing about the W211/212 E-Class but the badge. The styling is bland, the build quality is average and they are no great shakes in the handling department either.

The Sport Model also looks positively naff. I'd take a Jag S-type/XF over one any day.

L-M

mickdw wrote: »

That model e class is still a nice car. 320 cdi, with lots of toys and sport spec is a very fine car.

I drove a E320 cdi, 05, Avantgarde, red outside with cream leather. Absolutely fantastic car, great sound, great power, but it's the tax that would be the killer. Also, if I was paying that tax I'd pick an E39 over the E class anyway.

Edit: Like this, but cream leather.

VolvoMan wrote: »

I'm sorry, but there's nothing appealing about the W211/212 E-Class but the badge. The styling is bland, the build quality is average and they are no great shakes in the handling department either.

The Sport Model also looks positively naff. I'd take a Jag S-type/XF over one any day.

Yes, but we've gathered the opinion over the last number of months that you have a taste for ugly cars, so I don't know why you argue your personal taste over others at every opportunity :pac:

(I jest)

VolvoMan

Limerick man wrote: »

Yes, but we've gathered the opinion over the last number of months that you have a taste for ugly cars, so I don't know why you argue your personal taste over others at every opportunity :pac:

(I jest)

....but I don't.

I like many beautiful cars. I may like some that don't have universal appeal but to say I like nothing but ugly cars isn't true.

Not many of the cars you like are particularly stunning either. W124's look timeless and purposeful, but they're hardly beautiful.

L-M

I have horrible taste in cars, I just don't go around spouting on about it

VolvoMan

Limerick man wrote: »

I have horrible taste in cars, I just don't go around spouting on about it

OK, well half the battle is admitting it.:)

mondeo

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2647341

Surely this 728 for 1,400 is worth a look

barura

mondeo wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2647341

Surely this 728 for 1,400 is worth a look

When stuff like this pops up, why do people even consider ls400's?? That's sexy.

Eoin

barura wrote: »

When stuff like this pops up, why do people even consider ls400's?? That's sexy.

The engine?

barura

At that price, wouldn't that be a gamble with most cars of that heritage? If you got 5kmiles out of that, and scrapped it for parts, you wouldn't be doing too bad. Leather in it looks very clean.

Big Nasty

mondeo wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2647341

Surely this 728 for 1,400 is worth a look

Unbelieveable the prices they are going for these days! :eek::eek::eek:

MidlandsM

Limerick man wrote: »

I have horrible taste in cars, I just don't go around spouting on about it

ah you do:pac:

L-M

MidlandsM wrote: »

ah you do:pac:

I didn't say I had horrible knowledge for cars

That 7er is exactly what I want... God dam...

cadaliac

barura wrote: »

At that price, wouldn't that be a gamble with most cars of that heritage? If you got 5kmiles out of that, and scrapped it for parts, you wouldn't be doing too bad. Leather in it looks very clean.

In the real world that isn't going to happen. €1400 for 5 thousand miles? That's a little on the expensive side don't you think?
Selling a car for parts will take a long time. It will also take space and it will take good mechanical knowledge to get all the parts (that work) off the car correctly, let alone find out what parts are worth the money and are worth selling.
It's just not feasible.

barura

cadaliac wrote: »

In the real world that isn't going to happen. €1400 for 5 thousand miles? That's a little on the expensive side don't you think?
Selling a car for parts will take a long time. It will also take space and it will take good mechanical knowledge to get all the parts (that work) off the car correctly, let alone find out what parts are worth the money and are worth selling.
It's just not feasible.

It's not expensive for what it is! You wouldn't rent a car like that for that amount of money. It'd be like driving around in first class to places, all the time!

And isn't a point of bangernomics that you are willing to investigate these possibilities?

****, I'm sounding like people who argue the side of LS400's now! But goddamn, that's a steal!

Mr Benevolent

barura wrote: »

It's not expensive for what it is! You wouldn't rent a car like that for that amount of money. It'd be like driving around in first class to places, all the time!

And isn't a point of bangernomics that you are willing to investigate these possibilities?

****, I'm sounding like people who argue the side of LS400's now! But goddamn, that's a steal!

Not to mention that it's significantly cheaper then buying new when you include depreciation and finance costs.

MidlandsM

Limerick man wrote: »

I didn't say I had horrible knowledge for cars

That 7er is exactly what I want... God dam...

Like the 7 meself, pity about the fecking tax...........Grrrrrrr

barura

Maybe there should be a luxurinomics thread for stuff like this. :pac:

Mr Benevolent

barura wrote: »

Maybe there should be a luxurinomics thread for stuff like this. :pac:

We tried that, the Bangernomics crowd got jealous.

L-M

MidlandsM wrote: »

Like the 7 meself, pity about the fecking tax...........Grrrrrrr

If I bought one of those I'd just put away the 28 ish euro a week, that's half a nights drinking I could easily do without