Bangernomics car of the week/day

Berty

unkel wrote: »

Ah c'mon now. Life is for living, not just surviving. What would you buy / what's the best bargain - beans on toast for €1 or lobster for €2?

I don't like Lobster so maybe I will have two portions of beans for €2.

squod

Limerick man wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1770644

Bingo!

driving perfect, nearly new tyres all round

driving perfect nearly, new tyres all round

Punctuation can be al the difference.

feelites

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1766073

something ideal to compare
which one is the banger?

Berty

The car appears to be missing either the front fog light or the entire lower grille(if fog light not standard).

I'm always wary of people's description of "few marks" as one mark is too many on my own cars and other people see nothing with scratches and dents all over it and may say "few".

Looks a little rough though. You could still clean it for a picture for gods sake.

unkel

Berty wrote: »

I don't like Lobster

It's an acquired taste

fonecrusher1

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Honda/Accord/1.8-S/201030198982155/advert?channel=CARS

Ok its not vtec but its only got 100k on it & looks very tidy. Theres many more miles left in this machine.

Gary ITR

Big money for what it is tbh

fonecrusher1

A spotless accord with 100k?? Jaysus your hard to please!!!:D He'd probably take 1500 cash.

ok its 11 years old but the mileage is lowish. The brother's 2000 accord has 170k on it.

Gary ITR

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

A spotless accord with 100k?? Jaysus your hard to please!!!:D He'd probably take 1500 cash.

ok its 11 years old but the mileage is lowish. The brother's 2000 accord has 170k on it.

Spotless or not, it's nothing special and 11 years old. Those non VTEC Accords are painfully slow too

alias no.9

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

Uh-oh! is bangernomics heading for a split??!!.... there has been mutterings of discontent on the actual meaning of the term.

Bangernomics - luxonomics (the likes of old A8's/lexus430/7series/s-class etc
Bangernomics - cheap motoring for under a 1000 euro. (anything goes)

Good idea or would it wreck the thread?

It can be both, but that Escort would need to be €500 to make it bangernomics. It's all about what else you could get for the same money. Price must compensate for inadequacies and the escort was a poor offering when new and hasn't improved with age. To add perspective, it was the fact that the escort was a mainstay of that class of car that made the fiat bravo/brava seem groundbreaking when they were launched.

Mr Benevolent

I personally think this thread is directed more towards Luxonomics. Bangernomics is all very well, but you have to draw the line somewhere, and an Escort is taking the piss imo. I'd rather buy a Sierra. The Escort is just shite.

ToxicPaddy

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnddd back on topic..

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=201031199114020


Tox

MidlandsM

ToxicPaddy wrote: »

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnddd back on topic..

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=201031199114020


Tox

Good Toxic, but you'd find them maxima yokes all lot cheaper for that year private and there's a few around as no one wants them only bangernomic loolahs like us.:D

L-M

If you got that Ecsort for 750 or 800 it would be perfect. Tested for two years, not an arse bog spec and it's an estate. Good workhorse.

Also, I may or may have not had a few pints in me when I posted it :P

Atlantic Dawn

ToxicPaddy wrote: »

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnddd back on topic..

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=201031199114020


Tox

She's not bad but I have spotted a couple of next shape Maximas for around the €1500 mark and they have the 2 litre engine so a little easier on the tax side and kitted out better inside.

peasant

MidlandsM wrote: »

Good Toxic, but you'd find them maxima yokes all lot cheaper for that year private and there's a few around as no one wants them only bangernomic loolahs like us.:D

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

She's not bad but I have spotted a couple of next shape Maximas for around the €1500 mark and they have the 2 litre engine so a little easier on the tax side and kitted out better inside.

That Maxima is 899 with a brand spanking new NCT ...bangers don't come much more "nomics" than that (except for the road tax)

macroman

ToxicPaddy wrote: »

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnddd back on topic..

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=201031199114020


Tox

Tax is a killer - great prospective taxi though

RichyX

macroman wrote: »

Tax is a killer - great prospective taxi though

Do taxis get a huge discount on petrol or something?

L-M

RichyX wrote: »

Do taxis get a huge discount on petrol or something?

No but they get 78 euro tax per year!

Merry Christmas to the bangernomics regulars anyhow!

Limerick man

Limerick man wrote: »

Merry Christmas to the bangernomics regulars anyhow!

Indeed, brilliant thread and great craic Happy Christmas to ye

cadaliac

RoverJames wrote: »

Indeed, brilliant thread and great craic Happy Christmas to ye

Snap - makes gret reading and entertainment. Happy Christmas to you all.

v240gltse

ah this thread keeps me going all those cars for so LITTLE money, gotta resist:)

RichyX

Limerick man wrote: »

No but they get 78 euro tax per year!

Merry Christmas to the bangernomics regulars anyhow!

Will the 9 year rule not stop a 98 car from ever becoming a taxi?

homer90

RichyX wrote: »

Will the 9 year rule not stop a 98 car from ever becoming a taxi?

I assume so. I reckon that 3.0 maxima is heading for the parts bin.

Alanstrainor

Happy Christmas lads, this has to be my favourite motors thread by far!

bigroad

This is a very interesting forum.I dont think i will ever spend any more then 3k on a car ever again bangeranomics all the way.All we can hope for is the new government will put road tax on fuel.It wont suit everybody not even me but all i ever wanted was a big dirty v8.Happy christmas to all and we look forward to the future.

kermitpwee

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/1764268

Not bad!

kermitpwee

kermitpwee wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/1764268

Not bad!

Not bad at all, apparently they are not bad mpg wise at all. Drab looking yoke though that one. Neighbour had a black lowered one years back, was badged a 190 village, looked :cool:.

Max_Damage

For the people saying the Escort is a crap car, has any of those people ever OWNED a Escort Mk6?

The Escort is a fantastic car for cheap motoring. Mine has the old pushrod Kent (HCS) engine, and it's incredibly reliable (starts in any weather). In the 2½ years I've owned it, it's never broke down on me. I know someone who has another Escort with the same engine and it's actually done nearly 300,000 miles.

Parts are cheap (even in Ford dealerships), they're easy to maintain, and anyone with a bit of DIY knowledge can fix/service them.

And as for people saying a Focus' is a better investment, the Zetec engines, while they are good, are far more complex and thus more difficult to DIY fix.

Too much snobbery on this forum. :rolleyes:

Gary ITR

Max_Damage wrote: »

For the people saying the Escort is a crap car, has any of those people ever OWNED a Escort Mk6?

The Escort is a fantastic car for cheap motoring. Mine has the old pushrod Kent (HCS) engine, and it's incredibly reliable (starts in any weather). In the 2½ years I've owned it, it's never broke down on me. I know someone who has another Escort with the same engine and it's actually done nearly 300,000 miles.

Parts are cheap (even in Ford dealerships), they're easy to maintain, and anyone with a bit of DIY knowledge can fix/service them.

And as for people saying a Focus' is a better investment, the Zetec engines, while they are good, are far more complex and thus more difficult to DIY fix.

Too much snobbery on this forum. :rolleyes:

I had one, I hated it to the very core. I had a few problems with it in the time I owned it, it was a horrible car to drive. It broke down at the side of the N7, I took my stereo out and thumbed a lift home then rang a scrappy who took it away for me.

MK1 Focus is a far superior car in every way, I don't buy into the 'not for the DIYer' argument myself, chances are if you can take care of an Escort you can take care of a Focus