Bangernomics car of the week/day

angrybeaver

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1662385

Looks ok for the money, Nct for nearly 2 yrs and a bit of tax all for under a grand. No mention of milage though.

Alanstrainor

a_v525 wrote: »

Wowwa-wooa!!!!!!






Gorgeous cars, bodies look perfect too....

*drool.......

Love the line at the end of the ad

"drive around in style while the country slides down the tubes"

Berty

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Love the line at the end of the ad

Hmmm. Farm looking site, smashed up looking caravan and a guy with a hoody in the picture.



Would you?

andr3w103

zilog_jones wrote: »

What's the smaller pedal on the left for? Parking brake?

Yeah its the...handbrake lol

Big Nasty

andr3w103 wrote: »

Yeah its the...handbrake lol

Try setting that with your 'hand'!

robtri

a_v525 wrote: »

Wowwa-wooa!!!!!!






Gorgeous cars, bodies look perfect too....

*drool.......

man that is a beast.. a beautiful beast...
wonder if the 1550 is for both.. now that be a bargain

patrickc

94 c200 diesel

nct 4/11

650

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1654208


carisma disesl 2 years NCT 1100


http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1636931

unkel

patrickc wrote: »

carisma disesl

Carisma. Diesel. That must be the most depressing car ever mentioned on this thread.

patrickc

unkel wrote: »

Carisma. Diesel. That must be the most depressing car ever mentioned on this thread.

possibly but its diesel and jap should keep going and going..

it's about bangers and cheap.

squod

patrickc wrote: »

carisma disesl 2 years NCT 1100


http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1636931

That's expensive for a 98 carisma diesel.

patrickc

squod wrote: »

That's expensive for a 98 carisma diesel.

if you got it for 800 might be ok..

a_v525

Berty wrote: »

Hmmm. Farm looking site, smashed up looking caravan and a guy with a hoody in the picture.



Would you?

Sure youve just ruled out buying a car from three quarters of the inhabitants of Limerick!

Throw in some scrap metal & copper & you can get the price down to an even 1200 I reckon :P

Silvera

a_v525 wrote: »

Wowwa-wooa!!!!!!






Gorgeous cars, bodies look perfect too....

*drool.......

Interesting machines!
Doubt if '94-C-500' is an ex-ministerial car though...have yet to see a state car with a Cork (or an even number, i.e. '500') reg!

hoodie6029

Fairly sure they're are not ex government cars. Bertie was the first Taoiseach to get a S Class and that was 2007.
Before that it was E Classes all the way.
Back to the cars If I could get insurance I would pick one of those up.

unkel

hoodie6029 wrote: »

Back to the cars If I could get insurance I would pick one of those up.

What makes you think you could not get insurance? Are you a very young male with only a couple of years of no claims bonus on your full license?

hoodie6029

unkel wrote: »

What makes you think you could not get insurance? Are you a very young male with only a couple of years of no claims bonus on your full license?

got it in one! It'll be sub 1.6 litre motoring for me for another while.

mickdw

hoodie6029 wrote: »

Fairly sure they're are not ex government cars. Bertie was the first Taoiseach to get a S Class and that was 2007.
Before that it was E Classes all the way.
Back to the cars If I could get insurance I would pick one of those up.

There are various other state cars though. Im sure there were S class on the fleet for many years. Back in Mary Robinsons time, she got a 7 series as president.

hoodie6029

mickdw wrote: »

There are various other state cars though. Im sure there were S class on the fleet for many years. Back in Mary Robinsons time, she got a 7 series as president.

I stand corrected and as I recall now Aras an Uachtarain has a 1930's or 40's Rolls Royce in their fleet.

CharlieCroker

Mary Robinson also had an Alfa 164 in the earlier part of her 1st term. Obscure car to have. All those state cars are part of the Garda fleet

zilog_jones

patrickc wrote: »

...its diesel and jap should keep going and going..

It's Dutch and has a Renault engine

mickdw

CharlieCroker wrote: »

Mary Robinson also had an Alfa 164 in the earlier part of her 1st term. Obscure car to have. All those state cars are part of the Garda fleet

Yes I remember that car.

thewintermute

Brought this baby home today. I'm a very chuffed bangernomic devotee

Car is exactly as described, except that the blower started working again on the way home. Good result.
Best bodywork I've seen on one of these. (Have test-driven some very tired examples) This one? It's like driving a big comfy couch around. And it reduced my insurance!!
Upholstery could do with a clean if anyone has any tips, it's very light coloured.
Finally got me a W124.

Now, If I can just ignore this thread for a few months........Unlikely.

Looks a nice one, fingers crossed she'll NCT reasonably for you. Handbreak is easy to adjust, little cog inside the drum that turns, can get at it with a flat headed screwdriver. When I got mine the central locking wasn't working either, can't for the life remember what was wrong with it but it was a easy fix. Why is the mileage higher than indicated on the clock ?

Seweryn

thewintermute wrote: »

Finally got me an S124.

I know this car and I have driven it. Very good example and the only fault I can see in it is the wrong engine (not a Diesel).
Good Luck with it!

v240gltse

hi

great one hope you enjoy it.

regards

brendan

thewintermute wrote: »

Brought this baby home today. I'm a very chuffed bangernomic devotee

Car is exactly as described, except that the blower started working again on the way home. Good result.
Best bodywork I've seen on one of these. (Have test-driven some very tired examples) This one? It's like driving a big comfy couch around. And it reduced my insurance!!
Upholstery could do with a clean if anyone has any tips, it's very light coloured.
Finally got me a W124.

Now, If I can just ignore this thread for a few months........Unlikely.

_Conrad_

patrickc wrote: »

94 c200 diesel

nct 4/11

650

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1654208

Solid old things, slow and not exactly exciting but they'll plod away for years once they're minded and will do better than 45mpg if you're prepared to travel at a rather relaxed pace. Comfy too. We had one here that had just over 300,000 miles on it, along with a 300D of similar miles, the 300D was rusty but it's engine lives on in a taxi. the C class was sold. I've been in quite a few C class end e class taxis on the continent that have had ridicilous mileage, as much as 700,000km in the case of one E300D

Seweryn

_Conrad_ wrote: »

Solid old things, slow and not exactly exciting but they'll plod away for years once they're minded and will do better than 45mpg if you're prepared to travel at a rather relaxed pace. Comfy too. We had one here that had just over 300,000 miles on it, along with a 300D of similar miles, the 300D was rusty but it's engine lives on in a taxi. the C class was sold. I've been in quite a few C class end e class taxis on the continent that have had ridicilous mileage, as much as 700,000km in the case of one E300D

There is one E300 Diesel S124 taxi in Kilkenny with 740,000 km at the moment, engine untouched. Unfortunately, the new 9-year old taxi regulation will swipe this lovely car off the road. What a shame...

thewintermute

RoverJames wrote: »

Looks a nice one, fingers crossed she'll NCT reasonably for you. Handbreak is easy to adjust, little cog inside the drum that turns, can get at it with a flat headed screwdriver. When I got mine the central locking wasn't working either, can't for the life remember what was wrong with it but it was a easy fix. Why is the mileage higher than indicated on the clock ?

Old Photos, seller was very honest about everything, Not suss

thewintermute

Seweryn wrote: »

I know this car and I have driven it. Very good example and the only fault I can see in it is the wrong engine (not a Diesel).
Good Luck with it!

Would like a Diesel, but the tax at the moment wouldn't sit easy I'll see how I get on with this one, will possibly move on to Diesel in a year or two

Thanks.

questioner

http://www.adverts.ie/300144/cars/mercedes-230ce-2-door-coupe-with-leather-and-new-nct-possibly-swap/

i love this