Bangernomics car of the week/day

Phill Ewinn

johnos1984 wrote: »

Love it or hate it, its a bargain

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1488657

Could see that doing classic car shows in ten years time. Awful ugly, I strangely still want one.

Mr Benevolent

ideal for someone with space or garage to keep longterm

What the fcuk? It's a Scorpio, not a friggin' Bentley! Not a bad bargain though.

Top Dog

Confab wrote: »

What the fcuk? It's a Scorpio, not a friggin' Bentley! Not a bad bargain though.

I read that part and wondered ... does it really need THAT much work that a garage is necessary? :eek::D

thewintermute

esel wrote: »

No, tax it for 3 months then drive it until it's seized for no tax! [ I jest - not advocating illegal behaviour... ]

That's €590

Are you going for this? Because I know someone looking for one, but don't want to gazump you...

As much as I would love to, I can't. would love to learn how you get on though, it looks sweet.

fonecrusher1

This thread is wrecking my head.

So many tempting sub 1500 euro cars with plenty of life left in them.:(

:pac:

fonecrusher1

Don't know if this has already been posted.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1507230

Asking price too much??

Mr Benevolent

I give you the ultimate Bangernomics offering:



http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1551730

Phill Ewinn

Re advertised due to time waster.

Sorry about that.

Eoin

Confab wrote: »

I give you the ultimate Bangernomics offering:
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1551730

2K and no mention of tax or NCT though. Not quite cheap enough to take a punt on.

Saab Ed

Confab wrote: »

I give you the ultimate Bangernomics offering:

Link please

Sorry ....I just clicked on the picture. All the same , it is jap crap so 700 quid is probably plenty for it

Eoin

The picture is a link, but I've taken the liberty of editing Confab's post.

argosy2006

eoin wrote: »

2K and no mention of tax or NCT though. Not quite cheap enough to take a punt on.

so u want an nct eh, and a cheaper price, and as much comfort and lower miles,, hmmmmmm ok
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1164629

L-M

Confab wrote: »

I give you the ultimate Bangernomics offering:

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1551730

The mothers 80+ year old Uncle bought one of those, leaving a shop in haste he said "The car didn't move at all, I was wondering what the problem was, then I realised the back wheels were spinning"

An old man doing a standing burnout in a Lexus Ls400 in broad daylight leaving a shop has to be hilarious. He burnt the tyres down to the wires as well :L

It may be the most basic Merc, but for €1,500 with a few months tax and test, it has to qualify!

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1542319

langdang

Limerick man wrote: »

An old man doing a standing burnout in a Lexus Ls400 in broad daylight leaving a shop has to be hilarious. He burnt the tyres down to the wires as well :L

Classic!:D

murphyebass

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Mercedes-Benz/E-Class/AUTO-E20/201034199338082/advert?channel=CARS

Surprised this hasnt sold yet to be honest.

Only a few months NCT maybe the reason.

Looks like its fairly clean though if it was NCTable for a couple of years.

ps sorry if this was up already.

murphyebass

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1565435

hate the colour but sure makes bangernomics sense at €650!!!

ps has bangernomics made the dictionary yet, and if not why not.:D

murphyebass

murphyebass wrote: »

ps has bangernomics made the dictionary yet, and if not why not.:D

Google bangernomics
http://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=bangernomics&meta=&aq=f&aqi=g3&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

3rd link down

Mr Benevolent

RoverJames wrote: »

Google bangernomics
http://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=bangernomics&meta=&aq=f&aqi=g3&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

3rd link down

It's odd that the UK definition of Bangernomics is different to our own. Theirs is 'the shittiest car you can get for the cheapest price'. Ours is 'the the biggest engined, most reliable and luxurious car you can get for under e1500'. Odd considering the average Irish attitude to buying cars.

Dravokivich

murphyebass wrote: »

ps sorry if this was up already.

Hard to be sure, a lot of them Mercs pop up in here...

L-M

Confab wrote: »

It's odd that the UK definition of Bangernomics is different to our own. Theirs is 'the shittiest car you can get for the cheapest price'. Ours is 'the the biggest engined, most reliable and luxurious car you can get for under e1500'. Odd considering the average Irish attitude to buying cars.

How much is the budget actually?

I always thought:

Anything over €1,999 is way too much and doesn't count
Anything over €1,499 is still a bit much, but car dependant it's acceptable/
Anything under €1,499 is acceptable, car depedant!

And in my eyes it must have an NCT, or at least be bought and Nct'd within budget to qualify!

Having tax on it is just for gloating rights :P

Mr Benevolent

Limerick man wrote: »

Anything over €1,999 is way too much and doesn't count
Anything over €1,499 is still a bit much, but car dependant it's acceptable/
Anything under €1,499 is acceptable, car depedant!

You're bang on target there.

Itsfixed

Confab wrote: »

It's odd that the UK definition of Bangernomics is different to our own. Theirs is 'the shittiest car you can get for the cheapest price'. Ours is 'the the biggest engined, most reliable and luxurious car you can get for under e1500'. Odd considering the average Irish attitude to buying cars.

Confab, where does it say that the UK definition is the ****tiest car etc and the Irish one the most luxurious? Is this just your opinion?

I think part of the fun of bangernomics is that when it comes to what arguing about what makes the best bangers, opinions vary wildly. I can see the attraction of buying big engined luxobarges because of the sheer amount of metal you get for your money, but do all the sums, including motor tax, fuel, insurance, cost of replacement parts, and you can understand why most ppl run a mile.

Smaller cars, chosen wisely, can make just as much bangernomic sense.

Examples: Ford Ka, VW Golf, Peugeot 106, just about any jap, Mk1 Ford Focus, VW Lupo, Skoda Fabia, Skoda Octavia to name but a few.

Just my two cent.

Eoin

First hit on Google says "Advice, tips and guides on how to buy and run a used car on a limited budget. Geared to UK consumers and vehicles.", the term being coined by a British journalist. No point in getting hung up on the semantics of a made-up word though.

Smaller cars, chosen wisely, can make just as much bangernomic sense.

True, and many smaller cars have been linked to from this thread. But having helped my sister search for a small car recently enough, my experience was that you'd generally need to spend 1500+ for a hatchback with a half decent spec.

Even if they were the same price as a big car, that's not really the point. The point is that rather than spending thousands and thousands on a small economical car, you can spend hundreds on a car that's a far nicer place to be. The increased running costs don't come close to the depreciation on a much newer car.

Juan Pablo

No mention of milage but a comfortable yolk for under a grand
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1525503

Mr Benevolent

Juan Pablo wrote: »

No mention of milage but a comfortable yolk for under a grand
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1525503

A suspiciously low price for a good car...

johnos1984

Juan Pablo wrote: »

No mention of milage but a comfortable yolk for under a grand
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1525503

I'm confused...why does what appears to be a basic LX Mondeo on the outside have a Ghia X interior?

It also has a gear stick from a 6 speed model

Possibly transferred from a crashed one but still it all seems a little suspicious

alias no.9

Confab wrote: »

A suspiciously low price for a good car...

A 5 door Mondeo is most likely a swimmer, no signs of registration plates, maybe it's not cleared yet

johnos1984 wrote: »

I'm confused...why does what appears to be a basic LX Mondeo on the outside have a Ghia X interior?

It also has a gear stick from a 6 speed model

Possibly transferred from a crashed one but still it all seems a little suspicious

Or maybe it has a history.

Phill Ewinn

2001 exec model? Were there execs back then?

johnos1984

alias no.9 wrote: »

Or maybe it has a history.

Too many if's and buts I think.....

Only idea I can come up with that would be innocent is someone took the images from other ads or google.

Either way I reckon its a stinker

fryup

this has got to be an all-time classic:)

and look at the price:pac:

http://www.usedcarsni.com/54998162