Today I saw a car for sale

L-M

gaillimhabu wrote: »

Your car doesn't show up in the general celica search on done deal. Nice car

It does for me? Under "Celica" "Toyota Celica"

wotzgoingon

Limerick man wrote: »

It does for me? Under "Celica" "Toyota Celica"

I think he was saying by searching Toyota from drop down menu and then celica from other drop down menu. It also does not show up for me by searching that way.

26000 Elephants

bazz26 wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mercedes-pick-up/7577932

Sort of cool.

Converted hearse? looks to be a bit long to be a grinder job on a saloon

dougie-lampkin

26000 Elephants wrote: »

Converted hearse? looks to be a bit long to be a grinder job on a saloon

Looks like a saloon conversion. Taxed as commercial (€333 p/a) which is a bit of a bonus. And from 2016 on it could always be returned to private class for even cheaper tax

L-M

Probaly a saloon, if it was an estate he wouldn't of had to move the filler cap.

EunanMac

The ad says it was a saloon conversion

Esel

We are inclined to disbelieve ads, for some not so strange reason.

26000 Elephants

Esel wrote: »

We are inclined to disbelieve ads, for some not so strange reason.

I see it now.., the edge trim going as far back to where the 'c' pillar would have been. probably makes sense to start with a hearse - a lot of the coachwork would have been done for free, plus the all important 'chape tax'

The nct would be a 'dead' cert.... :eek:

Odyssey 2005

I think this is either an estate or a saloon conversion. I can't see any undertaker worth his salt having a manual hearse that runs on the devils fuel..

mondymike

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

I think this is either an estate or a saloon conversion. I can't see any undertaker worth his salt having a manual hearse that runs on the devils fuel..

Saloon surely. Rear lights on estates are vertical.

L-M

mondymike wrote: »

Saloon surely. Rear lights on estates are vertical.

The most obvious of clues are always missed!

EunanMac

Esel wrote: »

We are inclined to disbelieve ads, for some not so strange reason.

Why would he lie about it being a saloon conversion ? What benefit ?

Esel

EunanMac wrote: »

Why would he lie about it being a saloon conversion ? What benefit ?

It was a general comment, not about that particular ad.

bazz26

American spec Honda Accord crossover thing.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-accord-crosstour-4wd-us-import-lhd/7651603?sv=1

Probably more suited to the dreamer of the year thread though at that asking price.

L-M

bazz26 wrote: »

American spec Honda Accord crossover thing.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-accord-crosstour-4wd-us-import-lhd/7651603?sv=1

Probably more suited to the dreamer of the year thread though at that asking price.

Very odd looking yoke altogether. Unless they were worth that in Europe somewhere I can't see anyone being mad enough to buy it.

26000 Elephants

Limerick man wrote: »

Very odd looking yoke altogether. Unless they were worth that in Europe somewhere I can't see anyone being mad enough to buy it.

Very difficult to import them to the continent too. (Spain for example) US type approval not accepted by them anymore so cue expensive engineers reports. Registered a Mustang in Spain 2 years ago that I brought back from a stint working in the US, vowed never to do it again.

L-M

26000 Elephants wrote: »

Very difficult to import them to the continent too. (Spain for example) US type approval not accepted by them anymore so cue expensive engineers reports. Registered a Mustang in Spain 2 years ago that I brought back from a stint working in the US, vowed never to do it again.

I heard that alright, it's actually how I ended up with my Bmw e30. Sometimes one can be thankful for these types of thing

farna_boy

1993 RX-7 FD - €2600



Would absolutely love this. Looking at the other picture though I guess there is some work to do but it's not mentioned in the ad.

Toyotafanboi

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mg-zr-160-1-8-vvti-swap-1-years-warrant/3779319

i know i posted this before, but it's still up.

so tempted to trade in, so tempted. my corolla is probably worth more than it, retail wise so it couldn't cost me a considerable amount i'd say.

would it be a stupid idea?

JohnBoy26

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mg-zr-160-1-8-vvti-swap-1-years-warrant/3779319

i know i posted this before, but it's still up.

so tempted to trade in, so tempted. my corolla is probably worth more than it, retail wise so it couldn't cost me a considerable amount i'd say.

would it be a stupid idea?

I think it wouldn't be the wisest tbh. The Corolla is a far better and a far more modern car from the class above. It's also far less likely to give you any issues, those mg/rovers were very hit and miss with build quality.

Toyotafanboi

indeed. i had a 03 1.4 ZR for a year or two and a lot of things broke, a lot of things. and mine was well maintained. tailgate wiring loom had to be replaced, sunroof leaked, heater blower resistor broke a few times, wiper motor, engine mounts and naturally the head gasket went, it was also quite rusty for a car that was only around 6 years old at the time.

all that said, i look back fondy and it was a fun car, very handsome and very well spec'd. i appreciate it would probably break my heart but i am genuinely considering it. ii will confront the missus tomorrow .

i don't really like the e12... i'm not sure why. maybe it was the circumstance in which i acquired it, but whatever, i'm not loving it really. i guess i'm asking what can i get for 4k, that will be handsome, fun and not be a bank breaker.

Cleveland Hot Pocket

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

I think it wouldn't be the wisest tbh. The Corolla is a far better and a far more modern car from the class above. It's also far less likely to give you any issues, those mg/rovers were very hit and miss with build quality.

Depends which year you get IMO.
The build quality rapidly decreased after the early '00s

JohnBoy26

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Depends which year you get IMO.
The build quality rapidly decreased after the early '00s

They improved them in some areas(gearbox) and worsened them in other areas, especially on the facelifts(electrics, cheap interiors etc).

colm_mcm

1.8 vvti swap, timing belt done?
Is the seller implying that it has a toyota engine?

Its an actual 160 1.8 so what engine swap are they they on about?

JohnBoy26

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

indeed. i had a 03 1.4 ZR for a year or two and a lot of things broke, a lot of things. and mine was well maintained. tailgate wiring loom had to be replaced, sunroof leaked, heater blower resistor broke a few times, wiper motor, engine mounts and naturally the head gasket went, it was also quite rusty for a car that was only around 6 years old at the time.

all that said, i look back fondy and it was a fun car, very handsome and very well spec'd. i appreciate it would probably break my heart but i am genuinely considering it. ii will confront the missus tomorrow .

i don't really like the e12... i'm not sure why. maybe it was the circumstance in which i acquired it, but whatever, i'm not loving it really. i guess i'm asking what can i get for 4k, that will be handsome, fun and not be a bank breaker.

If you really want an mg zr I'd sell the corolla privately and buy a cheaper example than that one. With that one you won't see much of your €3.5k come resale imo, with a cheaper example you won't be losing much, if anything.

JohnBoy26

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

They improved them in some areas(gearbox) and worsened them in other areas, especially on the facelifts(electrics, cheap interiors etc).

They mean vvc(rovers equivalent of vvti, VTEC) I think when they mention swap they mean swap for another car

Esel

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mg-zr-160-1-8-vvti-swap-1-years-warrant/3779319

i know i posted this before, but it's still up.

so tempted to trade in, so tempted. my corolla is probably worth more than it, retail wise so it couldn't cost me a considerable amount i'd say.

would it be a stupid idea?

The CAPS LOCK thing and apparently broken Space Bar puts me right off, tbh. There is so much more off-putting stuff in the blurb too. Way, way too much...

So many cars, so little time. Way too less to not immediately click Back in this case.

CianRyan

Jesus, at that price I'd buy an EK4.

JohnBoy26

CianRyan wrote: »

Jesus, at that price I'd buy an EK4.

If a good one could be found I'd agree.

tossy

That MGZr makes my S3 look like even better value than it is 3500k for that?

MadYaker

This seems cheap for what it is? http://www.carzone.ie/search/Jaguar/Xjr/4.2-V8--/63814067294092760/advert?channel=CARS

Big Nasty

MadYaker wrote: »

This seems cheap for what it is? http://www.carzone.ie/search/Jaguar/Xjr/4.2-V8--/63814067294092760/advert?channel=CARS

Cheap!?! :eek:

Cleveland Hot Pocket

Big Nasty wrote: »

Cheap!?! :eek:

+1
Even for an xjr that is not cheap.

delynet

http://www.donedeal.ie/bicycles-for-sale/ford-sierra/7522962



"mechanically perfect"

Cleveland Hot Pocket

That's not a bicycle!

delynet

May include a bike but you can't see it with all the smoke!

Kamili

delynet wrote: »

http://www.donedeal.ie/bicycles-for-sale/ford-sierra/7522962

"mechanically perfect"

Engine no smoke leaks anything came from sapphire with low miles 350(comes with recently fitted new clutch)

Cleveland Hot Pocket

http://www.merlin.ie/cardetails#/?saleId=102&pageSize=10&sortBy=make_asc&page=1&page=1&id=10823&pagesize=10&no=10&totalcount=146

Esel

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

http://www.merlin.ie/cardetails#/?saleId=102&pageSize=10&sortBy=make_asc&page=1&page=1&id=10823&pagesize=10&no=10&totalcount=146

Link not working (for me anyway).

bazz26

It was a 07 BMW M5 with a dashboard lit up like a Christmas tree. Probably gone through now to appear another day.

bear1

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mg-zt-tax-test-top-spec/7315682

Short NCT but looks nice

Toyotafanboi

bear1 wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mg-zt-tax-test-top-spec/7315682

Short NCT but looks nice

so much want

kwazar

VERY CLEAN INSIDE AND OUT
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/02-toyota-corolla/7709480

:eek:

Ded_Zebra

kwazar wrote: »

VERY CLEAN INSIDE AND OUT
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/02-toyota-corolla/7709480

:eek:

Clean it isn't but priced to represent the condition really. Good bangernomics still

kwazar

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Clean it isn't but priced to represent the condition really. Good bangernomics still

Do you think so? How much would it cost to repair such damage, looks like it needs something on both sides?

Cleveland Hot Pocket

for a bangernomics car I wouldn't be spending money on paintwork repairs.

L-M

kwazar wrote: »

Do you think so? How much would it cost to repair such damage, looks like it needs something on both sides?

With that kinda of money you don't, you just drive, lol.

kwazar

Limerick man wrote: »

With that kinda of money you don't, you just drive, lol.

Really? Hmmm. Maybe I should consider it then for my wife. At least she won't be nervous about adding few more scratches.

JohnBoy26

kwazar wrote: »

VERY CLEAN INSIDE AND OUT
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/02-toyota-corolla/7709480

:eek:

To be fair it's priced very well and that damage isn't terrible tbh. It could easily be repaired if you wanted to. apart from the damage it doesn't look a bad car.

bazz26

I seen that Corolla the other day and besides the cosmetic damage I was wondering why was it on the cheap side as those cars are pretty popular and fetch decent money. The first thing I was thinking was either fecked gearbox bearing or excessive oil usage.

If it is only cosmetic then I reckon you could drive that car for 12 months as is and nearly get your money back on it.