Bangernomics car of the week/day

L-M

E39MSport wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1707984

98 Lexus GS300 Eur 1700. Not bad.

They have so much potential! Sweet car, pity about the Irish spec.

cadaliac

E39MSport wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1707984

98 Lexus GS300 Eur 1700. Not bad.

I'd love to see the milage......bet it's 150k+. Still not bad.

Max Power1

cadaliac wrote: »

I'd love to see the milage......bet it's 150k+. Still not bad.

Shes missing leather seats though.

cadaliac

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1708154
short NCT though....

unkel

cadaliac wrote: »

I'd love to see the milage......bet it's 150k+

I wouldn't be too worried about the mileage. Full service history and a 3l V6 engine untouched by boy racers - it would likely have had a very very easy life. Just passed the NCT so suspension should be ok too.

E39MSport

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1708445

1100 for a 730i. That mobile number shows up in google though.

L-M

E39MSport wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1708445

1100 for a 730i. That mobile number shows up in google though.

I was looking at that half an hour ago... Wouldn't be bad buy I reckon...

daRobot

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1703458

Nice 728i Sport for very little money.

I rang him already. Good guy. He'd take 1200 for it anyhow.

Has a Full BMW service history, but the mileage is very high at 260k (miles). I know a little bit about this cars history, and it's supposed to be in exceptional condition for it's age and mileage. I've seen a few 7's like this with 400k+ miles so it wouldn't concern me too much.

I would have bought it if it was a 740i but having owned a 4.4 model already, i'd probably miss the power too much.

mullingar

unkel wrote: »

I wouldn't be too worried about the mileage. Full service history and a 3l V6 engine untouched by boy racers - it would likely have had a very very easy life. Just passed the NCT so suspension should be ok too.

Unkel, Im very surprised at you, its a I6, not a V6.

Bullet proof engine the 2JZ-GE, some Jap imports have the excellent Twin-Turbo version 2JZ-GTE that is also found in the Supra.

I also have a 98 one (with leather) and has been 100% reliable in 4 years of ownership, cheap cheap reliable cruiser

E39MSport

re: the Lexus. That guy's number is all over the internet.

skyhighflyer

This is some value for what looks like a nice car:

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1708791



€1450; only up 30 minutes so someone go get it

E39MSport

Tax out. NCT almost out. I hate that 'first to see wil buy' shoite. Can they read peoples minds?

unkel

mullingar wrote: »

Unkel, Im very surprised at you, its a I6, not a V6.

I always thought they were V6s, but every day is a school day

skyhighflyer

E39MSport wrote: »

Tax out. NCT almost out. I hate that 'first to see wil buy' shoite. Can they read peoples minds?

Can hardly expect tax at that price!

L-M

daRobot wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1703458

Nice 728i Sport for very little money.
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:O I'd be frigthened of the high mileage (As you would with something with potentially very high repair bills), but for 1200 quid how could you go wrong!

E39MSport

I'd stay way from this.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1669279

It's on several adds from months back for almost twice the price. One as sold.

emigrating to Germany, using 'jeep' .......

VolvoMan

skyhighflyer wrote: »

This is some value for what looks like a nice car:

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1708791



€1450; only up 30 minutes so someone go get it

The local jeweller to me owned that up to a few years ago.

homer90

How about some Old Skool e30 .....



nct'd 4/2012

Picked up for 750 - 800 I would think, Ok its 1.6 and may have some niggly bits ... but still :pac:

daRobot

Limerick man wrote: »

:O I'd be frigthened of the high mileage (As you would with something with potentially very high repair bills), but for 1200 quid how could you go wrong!

Exactly, you'd close to that for the interior and wheels.

I'd say it'd go another 100k no hassle at all.

You'd have to be prepared to be the last owner though.

E39MSport

Love these



A tad high money though imo. Good picture. Captures the cars agressive look.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1709722

zilog_jones

Were the 2.0 Galants sold here straight 4's or V6's?

fonecrusher1

E39MSport wrote: »

Love these



A tad high money though imo. Good picture. Captures the cars agressive look.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1709722

Mitsubishi's 5 series clone. Always liked the look of them. But not with the standard little wheels, they look lost in those wheel arches.

Isn't there a fairly powerful 2.5 v6 version of this? Now that model with full leather would be a nice motor.

E39MSport

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

Mitsubishi's 5 series clone. Always liked the look of them. But not with the standard little wheels, they look lost in those wheel arches.

Isn't there a fairly powerful 2.5 v6 version of this? Now that model with full leather would be a nice motor.

yeah - sod all V6 about though. Good point on the wheels. I remember that

zilog_jones

zilog_jones wrote: »

Were the 2.0 Galants sold here straight 4's or V6's?

E39MSport wrote: »

yeah - sod all V6 about though. Good point on the wheels. I remember that

The 2.5 V6 was the VR4, savage yoke, I don't know if the 2.0 ones were V6 or straight 4, I have an inkling that the ones sold here were V6s but I'm not at all sure where that inkling comes from.

zilog_jones

It seems the 2.0 was the 136bhp straight 4 GDI over here, don't those GDI engines cause trouble or was just just the smaller ones in the Carisma?

skyhighflyer

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

Mitsubishi's 5 series clone. Always liked the look of them. But not with the standard little wheels, they look lost in those wheel arches.

Isn't there a fairly powerful 2.5 v6 version of this? Now that model with full leather would be a nice motor.

Love thembut a shame they have the most horrible plasticky interior with that plastic wood. Yuck

homer90

The 2.0 were a V6

fonecrusher1

zilog_jones wrote: »

don't those GDI engines cause trouble or was just just the smaller ones in the Carisma?

I had a little commercial pajero pinin with a 1.8 gdi engine & it had a trademark tappet rattle. But in the year i had it, it was reliable & fairly nippy. Not a bother with it.

Must say it was the worst sounding petrol engine i have ever heard. It sounded like a tractor. Especially starting from cold.

Tragedy

homer90 wrote: »

The 2.0 were a V6

The 2.0 were almost always a 4 cylinder engine. The 2.0l Mivec was only in Asia and quite rate.

fonecrusher1

homer90 wrote: »

The 2.0 were a V6

Same engine in the FTO.