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Bangernomics car of the week/day

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  • #9242
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    unkel wrote: »
    I had no idea the Smart would be joining us already in the bangernomics thread :)

    Some mileage for a tiny city car though :eek:

    Probably came in from Germany, imagine being on the Autobahn in it :eek:


  • #9243
    barura
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,504 ✭✭✭barura


    Limerick man wrote: »
    Probably came in from Germany, imagine being on the Autobahn in it :eek:

    Oh?

    Here's my favourite lil' car doing its top speed on the autobahn. :)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXM6ehuJMPg


    Very solid at that speed too, not that I've done that...


  • #9244
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,468 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    God you've got such a polo horn


  • #9245
    barura
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,504 ✭✭✭barura


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    God you've got such a polo horn
    Yeap!

    I want to drive mine to the Nurburgring. :D

    There is other cars out there, and I do recommend them, but for small cars I don't think they can be beat!


  • #9246
    Rolli
    Closed Accounts Posts: 588 ✭✭✭Rolli


    Full?id=8947459
    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2774130
    8 Months test...€950


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  • #9247
    barura
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,504 ✭✭✭barura


    Seeing as I'm a polo guy, here's one for 350 with NCT til next March.

    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2772682

    View2-8941242.jpeg


  • #9248
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    Esel wrote: »
    Same result with FF in safe mode... Thanks for the suggestion though. :)

    With all due respect Esel you seem to be the only one here who has an issue with hyperlinked images. I know you've tried numerous search engines but at this stage you have to accept the problem is your own.


  • #9249
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    barura wrote: »
    Seeing as I'm a polo guy, here's one for 350 with NCT til next March.

    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2772682

    View2-8941242.jpeg

    I sold a 99 one with 200k on the clock for nearly a grand a few weeks ago...


  • #9250
    barura
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,504 ✭✭✭barura


    -Corkie- wrote: »
    I sold a 99 one with 200k on the clock for nearly a grand a few weeks ago...
    Brilliant! Anything special about it? The 99's generally get that price anyways...


  • #9251
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    -Corkie- wrote: »
    I sold a 99 one with 200k on the clock for nearly a grand a few weeks ago...

    Jaysus! You did well!


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  • #9252
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,468 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Not the usual...


    Tested too, auto box would be a turn off, but these old yokes are bulletproof

    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2713299


  • #9253
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    barura wrote: »
    Brilliant! Anything special about it? The 99's generally get that price anyways...

    No not a thing just a plain polo that I valeted myself. It dont always be that good though making a killing..

    Actually I sold it through this thread by discretley posting a link to the dd ad. No one copped only mickdw recognised my house...


  • #9254
    E39MSport
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,721 ✭✭✭E39MSport


    barura wrote: »
    Polo time! :D

    Love these cars...

    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2773630

    View2-8945536.jpeg

    595 bills, get it for 500. Just argue full tank of petrol and taxing it. Should be grand :D

    Sold.
    When deciding some time ago between a Polo and a Starlet my research threw up too my instances of ECU problems with these.


  • #9255
    barura
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,504 ✭✭✭barura


    The ECU handles the rad fan turning on, right?


  • #9256
    Bawnmore
    Registered Users Posts: 1,781 ✭✭✭Bawnmore


    00' 2.0T V70 7 seater Estate, full Volvo Service History, leather, NCT 05/12 €995.

    viewFullPhoto.jsp?cid=8944240&ad=2773325

    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2773325


  • #9257
    E39MSport
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,721 ✭✭✭E39MSport


    Its the brain in the car. Don't know a lot about it but I think it constantly takes signals from all the systems in the car and makes decisions about fuelling and loads of other parameters. Don't think the earlier ones do that much but it won't run without it.


  • #9258
    barura
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,504 ✭✭✭barura


    E39MSport wrote: »
    Its the brain in the car. Don't know a lot about it but I think it constantly takes signals from all the systems in the car and makes decisions about fuelling and loads of other parameters. Don't think the earlier ones do that much but it won't run without it.
    I know what an ECU is. :P

    I've just noticed that the ones I've owned take a while to switch on the fan on the rad at all, figured it would be connected to that problem a bit. Haven't heard of it til now, so I'll watch out for that.


  • #9259
    E39MSport
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,721 ✭✭✭E39MSport


    Bawnmore wrote: »
    00' 2.0T V70 7 seater Estate, full Volvo Service History, leather, NCT 05/12 €995.

    viewFullPhoto.jsp?cid=8944240&ad=2773325

    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2773325

    Thats a lot of car for the spons.


  • #9260
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    barura wrote: »
    The ECU handles the rad fan turning on, right?

    If the fan is slow coming on it wouldn't be down to the ECU, the fan comes on when the coolant exiting the rad is a certain temp, coolant exiting the rad won't be that temp until the full coolant system has been cooling the engine without the assistance of air cooling (stuck in traffic etc) generally.

    If the fan isn't coming on when it you reckon it should it might be a CTS or perhaps however the fan is switched has a bad connection or something.

    It's not the ECU anyway me thinks :)


  • #9261
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65,611 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    barura wrote: »
    the ones I've owned take a while to switch on the fan on the rad at all

    In a lot of cars the fan rarely or never comes on in normal driving circumstances

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  • #9262
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65,611 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    RoverJames wrote: »
    If the fan is slow coming on it wouldn't be down to the ECU, the fan comes on when the coolant exiting the rad is a certain temp, coolant exiting the rad won't be that temp until the full coolant system has been cooling the engine without the assistance of air cooling (stuck in traffic etc) generally.

    If the fan isn't coming on when it you reckon it should it might be a CTS

    Maybe I'm getting this wrong but aren't you contradicting yourself here? The CTS reports the temp to the ECU and when the reported temp gets too high, the ECU decides to switch the fan on, no?

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  • #9263
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    unkel wrote: »
    Maybe I'm getting this wrong but aren't you contradicting yourself here? The CTS reports the temp to the ECU and when the reported temp gets too high, the ECU decides to switch the fan on, no?


    It depends on the car, On most modern cars the fan control runs through the ecu but on older cars(I think we're talking about the old model polo here) the CTS is connected to the ecu for purposes of cold start control etc and there is a seperate temperature switch on the rad connected straight to the fan.


  • #9264
    JustLen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 634 ✭✭✭JustLen


    If what the ad says is true this would be smashing value, granted id much prefer the zetec but still


    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2773531


    does it look like a motor with 50k on it though?


  • #9265
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    unkel wrote: »
    Maybe I'm getting this wrong but aren't you contradicting yourself here? The CTS reports the temp to the ECU and when the reported temp gets too high, the ECU decides to switch the fan on, no?

    I see your point :)

    If it wasn't coming on at all it might be the ECU (incredibly unlikely as other stuff would have gone too I'd say if the ECU is involved at all), but as he seems to reckon the problem is that it comes on a tad late than it's seem a mechanical or sensor issue rather than an electronic one.

    On most older stuff as ND as said there us an actual switch :)

    I reckon all is probably well anyway :)


  • #9266
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    JustLen wrote: »
    If what the ad says is true this would be smashing value, granted id much prefer the zetec but still


    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2773531


    does it look like a motor with 50k on it though?

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  • #9267
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Limerick man wrote: »
    Rattle, Rattle, Rattle, Rattle, Rattle, Rattle, Rattle, Rattle, Rattle, Rattle, Rattle, ...................... .

    They do sound desperate even when the tappets are perfect, the sister drops her dog in to our house in the morning on her way to work, I know I'm after snoozing for too long when I hear the

    ......
    Limerick man wrote: »
    Rattle, Rattle, Rattle, Rattle, Rattle, Rattle, Rattle, Rattle, Rattle, Rattle, Rattle, .......................


  • #9268
    JustLen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 634 ✭✭✭JustLen


    Rattle, Rattle, Rattle, .......................

    Tell me about it we had a dog rough one before.Still I reckon if you brought them bumpers back to life it wouldn't look the worst,
    surely you could drive it for a year or two and sell it on for the same money


  • #9269
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    JustLen wrote: »
    Tell me about it we had a dog rough one before.Still I reckon if you brought them bumpers back to life it wouldn't look the worst,
    surely you could drive it for a year or two and sell it on for the same money

    You'd get a 1.25 faelift for not much more, whichwould be a much nicer buy IMO.


  • #9270
    JustLen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 634 ✭✭✭JustLen


    would you tho? even so I still think you could potentially get a years free (as close as possible to) motoring out of it. especially if you knocked a hundred quid off the asking

    Years test, taxed, serviced and 4 new tyres not to mention the tiny mileage

    like i said it isn't a zetec, get where your coming from about the 1.3. wouldn't be something id get excited about but still


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  • #9271
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2762162

    High miles but they can be got.


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