Bangernomics car of the week/day

CianRyan · 29-01-2009 10:51pm

S.I.R wrote: »

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=1297419

i win.

But why is there a smoke box in the engine?

Volvoboy · 29-01-2009 11:03pm

€350 wing-wangs, T&T'D T/b & water pump just done, couldnt of come at a better time as my taxi has just sprang a leak in the rad so i wont be working for a few days.

Needs a few scrathes to be done on the bumpers might do it on sat

maidhc · 29-01-2009 11:55pm

Volvoboy wrote: »

€350 wing-wangs, T&T'D T/b & water pump just done, couldnt of come at a better time as my taxi has just sprang a leak in the rad so i wont be working for a few days.

Needs a few scrathes to be done on the bumpers might do it on sat

Ah now. This is like going home at the end of the night with the most desperate bird in the pub and boasting about it the next morning.

fail.

Barr · 29-01-2009 11:58pm

Volvoboy wrote: »

€350 wing-wangs, T&T'D T/b & water pump just done, couldnt of come at a better time as my taxi has just sprang a leak in the rad so i wont be working for a few days.

Needs a few scrathes to be done on the bumpers might do it on sat

How did you find such a bargain if you dont me asking ? what milage is up on it

F-Stop · 30-01-2009 12:08am

I think that's my neighbour's car. So, at least it won't be blocking my drive anymore.

I wonder what will?

Max_Damage · 30-01-2009 12:14am

Volvoboy wrote: »

€350 wing-wangs, T&T'D T/b & water pump just done, couldnt of come at a better time as my taxi has just sprang a leak in the rad so i wont be working for a few days.

Needs a few scrathes to be done on the bumpers might do it on sat

Do you have OCD when it comes to buying cars!?

Volvoboy · 30-01-2009 12:15am

Barr wrote: »

How did you find such a bargain if you dont me asking ? what milage is up on it

215K Kilometers, dropping off a fare one night seen it parked outside a house that had a 09 Avensis in it, so i left my number on the window saying i was interested in it. Two days later it was mine.

maidhc wrote: »

Ah now. This is like going home at the end of the night with the most desperate bird in the pub and boasting about it the next morning.

fail.

Few scratches on a 15 year old car, FFS:rolleyes:

Barr · 30-01-2009 12:21am

Just spotted its a diesel as well - she has to be worth at least 4 times what you paid for it . Good days work

mike65 · 30-01-2009 4:29pm

http://www.gumtree.ie/dublin/53/33638253.html

http://www.gumtree.ie/dublin/39/33059939.html

http://www.gumtree.ie/dublin/60/33924660.html

http://www.gumtree.ie/dublin/04/33715404.html

Saab Ed · 31-01-2009 12:22pm

Okay so its slightly over budget but im sure it can be bought for less

http://cars.motornet.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=1312122

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unkel · 31-01-2009 2:34pm

Great find, volvoboy. Taxed, tested, serviced, nothing needed and all that for a couple of hundred euro. Bangernomics at its best!

maidhc wrote: »

Ah now. This is like going home at the end of the night with the most desperate bird in the pub and boasting about it the next morning.

Desperate, dirty, smelly, ugly and even fat maybe. But cheap. And that's what this thread is all about innit?

VolvoMan · 31-01-2009 5:54pm

mike65 wrote: »

http://www.gumtree.ie/dublin/39/33059939.html

That would be a fantastic car for the money. I can vouch personally for them. They have great comfort, a fantastic stereo, a gorgeous warbly 5 pot engine, and also the handling ain't that bad either. We've had one in the family for going on 8 years now and will never let it go.

Volvoboy · 31-01-2009 9:20pm

I sorted out the bumpers today and even spashed out on a set of new plates.

VolvoMan · 31-01-2009 9:34pm

I remember there used to be loads of them going around as taxi's towards the late 90's. They seem to have all vanished by now though.

Volvoboy · 31-01-2009 9:39pm

VolvoMan wrote: »

I remember there used to be loads of them going around as taxi's towards the late 90's. They seem to have all vanished by now though.

Yea thats right, this one was imported in '98 so the majority would of been used as them. Still a few floating about.

Saab Ed · 05-02-2009 1:20pm

For the times that are in it how bout a car and a house for under a grand...

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/875271.htm

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opeldave · 06-02-2009 6:06pm

just seen this lol:;)
http://www.codedserver.com/~octane/ads/car.php?id=4090

BnA · 06-02-2009 6:40pm

opeldave wrote: »

just seen this lol:;)
http://www.codedserver.com/~octane/ads/car.php?id=4090

Am I missing something obvious here ?

That looks like great value to me.

Captain Slow IRL · 06-02-2009 6:45pm

BnA wrote: »

Am I missing something obvious here ?

That looks like great value to me.

I dunno, it's only "10% reliable"!

zilog_jones · 06-02-2009 7:34pm

BnA wrote: »

Am I missing something obvious here ?

That looks like great value to me.

Needs "some suspension bushes for NCT", which could be a good few hundred depending on which and how many need to be replaced (dunno how complicated or hard it is to work on that car). Nothing unusual for a car of that age, it just may cost another €500 to sort it out properly.

kazul · 06-02-2009 9:07pm

A "good few hundred"

for bushings? Do you know what bushings are?
You could probably DIY the suspensions on all 4 corners of any relatively standard car for a "good few hundred".

Voodoomelon · 06-02-2009 9:17pm

Not if the bushings require the control arms to be replaced too.

kazul · 06-02-2009 9:28pm

Big IF though. Bushings are only rubber or polyeurothane "buffers" between metal suspension components. Control arms generally refer to track control arms whereas the most likely bushings to wear out are anti-roll bar bushings, different part altogether.
It is possible that the wishbones may have to be replaced depending on which bushings are worn but even if that is the case it's not a huge/expensive job.
I'm almost tempted to take on the challenge of buying and nct'ing that yoke and turning a profit on it.

Voodoomelon · 06-02-2009 9:35pm

The more i look at it the more i like it, wonder what the mileage is, average would dictate 168,000 miles...

Wait, is that a northern plate?

EDIT, just saw mileage.

Mr Benevolent · 06-02-2009 9:44pm

Are there any bangernomics small engine (<1.4L) autos knocking about?

opeldave · 06-02-2009 11:12pm

The Saab is mine if anyone is interested.
Its 100% reliable bloody typo attack lol.
Would be open to offers Im driving it everyday it dont feel as if its lost any of its considerable power (full pressure turbo model):p.

opeldave · 06-02-2009 11:24pm

Its on irish plates;)
My car is blue thats just a tempoary pic til I get decent pics:p

Voodoomelon wrote: »

The more i look at it the more i like it, wonder what the mileage is, average would dictate 168,000 miles...

Wait, is that a northern plate?

EDIT, just saw mileage.

unkel · 06-02-2009 11:53pm

opeldave wrote: »

The Saab is mine

In the pic it seems to have British plates, but you say it has a valid NCT? Maybe you imported it and took the pictures before you registered it here?

Anyway, €500 sure is a bargain for that car, it looks great!

galwaytt · 07-02-2009 12:08am

opeldave wrote: »

just seen this lol:;)
http://www.codedserver.com/~octane/ads/car.php?id=4090

40mpg?? That's better than my diesel !!

CianRyan · 07-02-2009 12:17am

unkel wrote: »

In the pic it seems to have British plates, but you say it has a valid NCT? Maybe you imported it and took the pictures before you registered it here?

Anyway, €500 sure is a bargain for that car, it looks great!

He got to that.

opeldave wrote: »

Its on irish plates;)
My car is blue thats just a tempoary pic til I get decent pics:p

EPM · 07-02-2009 12:20am

galwaytt wrote: »

40mpg?? That's better than my diesel !!

Sshhh...you'll never sell yours saying things like that! But ya...40mpg has to be a bit on the optimistic side...

zilog_jones · 07-02-2009 1:20am

kazul wrote: »

It is possible that the wishbones may have to be replaced depending on which bushings are worn but even if that is the case it's not a huge/expensive job.

That's what happened to me - had to get a new wishbone because of worn bushings, had to get the rear shock mounts replaced as well as rear axle bushings and probably something else too - think it ended up being about €500 but there was a service in there somewhere as well so I forget what I paid for what exactly. This was a Fiesta though, not a Saab 900 so I dunno really (do they even have MacPherson struts, or something fancier?).

opeldave · 07-02-2009 1:30am

galwaytt wrote: »

40mpg?? That's better than my diesel !!

Yes honestly:cool:
Must be a 4x4 you have?or a truck?:p
most diesel cars eat 40 mpg for their breakfast

opeldave · 07-02-2009 1:38am

EPM wrote: »

Sshhh...you'll never sell yours saying things like that! But ya...40mpg has to be a bit on the optimistic side...

Once its warmed up & driven at a relistic pace.
I often get it up to 6.0 Litre/100km (47mpg)
Of course its all dependant on your driving style.
But it goes to show when I started driving 10yrs ago I woulnt have cared about MPG-I just would have wanted to see if it would still do 140MPH:rolleyes:

opeldave · 07-02-2009 1:40am

CianRyan wrote: »

He got to that.

Indeed Cian thanks you must be one of the few people who actually read all my Ad description

galwaytt · 08-02-2009 12:30am

Plain, but nice, lack of current gen electronics a ++

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C73684

Mr Benevolent · 08-02-2009 3:27am

Plain, but nice, lack of current gen electronics

Plain? It's spartan! I bet if you turn the radio on it'll be non-stop Spandau Ballet *shudder*

Give me an '89 Merc any day

opeldave · 08-02-2009 1:37pm

ah I had one the same colour & spec!
Didnt like traffic jams one little bit:p
Had a factory setup the rear parcel shelf where you could plug in headphones & listen to the stereo without forcing anyone else to listen to your Spandau Ballet:cool:

Confab wrote: »

Plain, but nice, lack of current gen electronics[/QUOTE

Plain? It's spartan! I bet if you turn the radio on it'll be non-stop Spandau Ballet *shudder*

Give me an '89 Merc any day

Drummerboy08 · 12-02-2009 6:16pm

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=1317169
FTW..:D

eringobragh · 12-02-2009 6:58pm

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=1317169
FTW..:D

Tax would be a killer on that. I suppose you could drive it until the cops sieze it! 6 months and the car owes ye nothing!

L-M · 12-02-2009 7:03pm

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=1317169
FTW..:D

Great find... Yumm...

Voodoomelon · 13-02-2009 1:50am

Very nice, they tyres alone must have cost him at least €600. Almost worth buying her to break it up...

Voodoomelon · 13-02-2009 2:15am

Not a banger by any means, but these things are getting cheaper by the day:

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Mercedes-Benz/S-Class/320-3.2-/200840190264853/advert

Esel · 13-02-2009 2:25am

^ Does not qualify - but nice!

Rowley Birkin QC · 13-02-2009 3:24am

That Saab could be the winner here, get any pics of your own one OpelDave??

I'd love to take a punt on it if I had the cash handy, always been a fan of that shape Saab.