need to buy a Diesel for no more than €1000

Beta Ray Bill

is this to good to be true?

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Skoda/Octavia/1.9-tdi-/200941195427212/advert?channel=CARS

I would make an offer of €800

I cant drive the Evo as much as I want and HATE driving it around town. Its gonna be a recreational car so I'm buying a CHEAP as chips car for the odd time that I have to drive through Dublin.

FYI I've had the Evo almost 2 years now and have only put 11,500kms on it!!! :eek:

Beta Ray Bill

Or maybe this:

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Toyota/Corolla/Diesel/200941195414270/advert?channel=CARS

would offer €800 as well

DubDani

Did you see that the Skoda needs a new Engine? It got a new Turbo already, but now the engine is gone.

Depending on what the exact problem is, it might cost you a fair bit to rectify.

Kartale

grahambo wrote: »

is this to good to be true?

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Skoda/Octavia/1.9-tdi-/200941195427212/advert?channel=CARS

I would make an offer of €800

I cant drive the Evo as much as I want and HATE driving it around town. Its gonna be a recreational car so I'm buying a CHEAP as chips car for the odd time that I have to drive through Dublin.

FYI I've had the Evo almost 2 years now and have only put 11,500kms on it!!! :eek:

What would you do with "Engine now gone" part of the sale?

Absurdum

would a car-derived van do? you'd probably get something a lot newer for your money if you can live with 2 seats

Beta Ray Bill

Kartale wrote: »

What would you do with "Engine now gone" part of the sale?

Whoops!

Perhaps your right about the car derived van. (possibly Van or Jeep)

In honesty I'm hoping to turn the Evo into a track car next year and will need something for towing it to monello and back

Am I wasting money buying a small car now?

Drummerboy08

grahambo wrote: »

Whoops!

Perhaps your right about the car derived van. (possibly Van or Jeep)

In honesty I'm hoping to turn the Evo into a track car next year and will need something for towing it to monello and back

Am I wasting money buying a small car now?

Yep.

If your thinking of towing the car to and from track days at some stage down the line, maybe you should be looking at buying a decent commercial jeep (the arse has fallen out of the commercial market, you should be able to find a decent machine for cheap).

Bit silly to buy a small car now, only to have to sell it and buy something more suited to towing in a years time, isnt it?

Beta Ray Bill

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

Yep.

If your thinking of towing the car to and from track days at some stage down the line, maybe you should be looking at buying a decent commercial jeep (the arse has fallen out of the commercial market, you should be able to find a decent machine for cheap).

Bit silly to buy a small car now, only to have to sell it and buy something more suited to towing in a years time, isnt it?

yeah

Your Correct, will have a gander around. wouldn't mind a Pajero Sport?

I know nothing about jeeps
Advice?

bazz26

Something like these perhaps:
http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200939195329532

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200940195370945

cadaliac

Buying a jeep could be worse around town, and cost as much as the evo to run (20 to 25 mpg).
Depends what you want.
A good 2.0 turbo diesel will have no problem towing a car trailer with a car aboard.
Not ideal, but not dangerous as some will probably suggest.

cabinpac

See my Xantia in adverts, up to 55 MPG, clean, driving perfectly and looks good, big payload too, and black rubber tyres with a free spare - also rubber.

bazz26

cabinpac wrote: »

See my Xantia in adverts, up to 55 MPG, clean, driving perfectly and looks good, big payload too, and black rubber tyres with a free spare - also rubber.

As opposed to?

Drummerboy08

bazz26 wrote: »

As opposed to?

Them french yokey bobs used to come with these




:pac:

cabinpac

Forget to mention Xantia was tow car of the year for many years " caravan magazine" and the my one for sale in adverts - plug, also has a wired tow bar.

Saab Ed

Perfect Diesel banger...

http://cars.motornet.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200846190880010

peasant

cabinpac wrote: »

Forget to mention Xantia was tow car of the year for many years " caravan magazine" and the my one for sale in adverts - plug, also has a wired tow bar.

sales effort fail

(you need to put a link in your sig)