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Bangernomics car of the week/day - Part II

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    #6122
    Sleepy
    Registered Users Posts: 24,247 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    W123-80's wrote: »
    I had one of these back in 2000.
    It wasn't a very cool first car back then... and it's still not very cool.!
    I think it has a certain retro cache to it for us kids of the 80's tbh.


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    #6123
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    W123-80's wrote: »
    I had one of these back in 2000.
    It wasn't a very cool first car back then... and it's still not very cool.!

    Might be of interest to someone. Looks very well looked after. Nice bit of pre-celtic tiger nostalgia..!!

    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4270189

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    One of the most stolen cars of the 90s!


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    #6124
    166man
    Registered Users Posts: 6,575 ✭✭✭166man


    dgt wrote: »
    One of the most stolen cars of the 90s!

    Where, in Navan?















    :pac:


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    #6125
    MuppetCheck
    Registered Users Posts: 11,865 ✭✭✭✭MuppetCheck


    dgt wrote: »
    One of the most stolen cars of the 90s!

    Very true. My father had a practically brand new one stolen from outside his front door in the early 80's. Not a bad thing considering it was bright orange. Would like to get my hands on the earlier Cead special edition...believe there is only 2 left.


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    #6126
    W123-80's
    Registered Users Posts: 2,078 ✭✭✭W123-80's


    Two for less than €800.
    Both look well minded and straight.
    Both with T/B recently done.
    Good bit of test on both.

    Ya wouldn't lose much on either I reckon.

    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4271589

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    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4271445

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    #6127
    166man
    Registered Users Posts: 6,575 ✭✭✭166man


    That Audi would be far more tempting were it manual IMO....


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    #6128
    W123-80's
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    166man wrote: »
    That Audi would be far more tempting were it manual IMO....

    Agreed.
    But for €800 with test & belt & pretty straight looking I figured it was worth a mention.


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    #6129
    johndaman66
    Registered Users Posts: 4,097 ✭✭✭johndaman66


    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4272007

    Seller has incorrectly quoted the mileage as kilometres. All other things being equal 206k miles is very high on one of these for my liking. But its less than €500 and has almost 8 months NCT.

    More than likely due a timing belt I'd bet but if it were me I'd just drive it away until next July and hope to God it doesn't snap in the meantime. You'd never know it may even pass the NCT then but if not flog it for whateverit clears at in the market...


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    #6130
    bobin fudge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 656 ✭✭✭bobin fudge


    166man wrote: »
    Where, in Navan?















    :pac:


    In the UK they were called vauxhall astras and the SRI's were very sought after at the time for car thieves. looked alright in white or black sri version


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    #6131
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    166man wrote: »
    Where, in Navan?

    Yes actually. A certain crowd were fairly big into stealing cars for the crack. I remember seeing a field behind Balreask Manor (tuborg man will know) at the very bottom of the road, full of burned out cars, a fair few were Opels, a few Astras of that shape.

    Look at any police dash clip from the 90s, a lot will contain chasing a stolen Astra


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    #6132
    166man
    Registered Users Posts: 6,575 ✭✭✭166man


    dgt wrote: »
    Yes actually. A certain crowd were fairly big into stealing cars for the crack. I remember seeing a field behind Balreask Manor (tuborg man will know) at the very bottom of the road, full of burned out cars, a fair few were Opels, a few Astras of that shape.

    Look at any police dash clip from the 90s, a lot will contain chasing a stolen Astra

    To be fair it's always an Astra with the exhaust hangin off the back from smacking over speedbumps...:D


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    #6133
    RidleyRider
    Registered Users Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭RidleyRider


    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4195570

    Looks tidy, could benefit from a wash all the same.

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    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4244173

    Actually quite nice, good value.

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    #6134
    Sleepy
    Registered Users Posts: 24,247 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    Alloys on the Colt (and the state of them) would tell me that car was probably thrashed about the place and not particularly minded.


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    #6135
    00833827
    Closed Accounts Posts: 405 ✭✭00833827


    Sleepy wrote: »
    Alloys on the Colt (and the state of them) would tell me that car was probably thrashed about the place and not particularly minded.

    agreed - but that 1.3 engine will go for ever - i had a colt and before it a lancer - she took many miles with very little looking after.


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    #6136
    Sleepy
    Registered Users Posts: 24,247 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    It'd be the gearbox I'd be concerned about more so than the engine ;)


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    #6137
    Redisle
    Registered Users Posts: 1,849 ✭✭✭Redisle


    It dosen't have NCT anyway so probably too much of a pain to bother with.


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    #6138
    bally2009
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭bally2009


    I know with the tax hike and all but... http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4193898


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    #6139
    DAZP93
    Registered Users Posts: 345 ✭✭DAZP93


    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4276554

    Bargain..


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    #6140
    Top Dog
    Registered Users Posts: 4,172 ✭✭✭Top Dog


    bally2009 wrote: »
    I know with the tax hike and all but... http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4193898
    How is it 1.7 on the logbook when Citroen never made a 1.7 Xantia in either petrol or diesel?! :eek:


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    #6141
    W123-80's
    Registered Users Posts: 2,078 ✭✭✭W123-80's


    As the advert says. "Sit in and drive away"

    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4277110

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    Very much the upper end of what is acceptable bangernomics..! But, it looks very well looked after..

    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4003399

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    #6142
    Mycroft H
    Registered Users Posts: 9,313 ✭✭✭Mycroft H


    bally2009 wrote: »
    I know with the tax hike and all but... http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4193898

    Coming from someone who's had 4 xantias in the family over the last 8 years. Run away. Looks abused.

    And the last Citroen to be fitted with a 1,7 was the BX in the eighties. Early TD lump

    EDIT:

    Ran the reg through MotorTax.ie for the tax rates. Falls in the 1700cc-1800cc range. My bets are that the engine was swapped from the smaller petrol 1.8l XU7 to the largr XUD11 2.1td.

    I'd still run a mile from it


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    #6143
    fl4pj4ck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,000 ✭✭✭fl4pj4ck


    DAZP93 wrote: »
    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4276554

    Bargain..

    no it's not.


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    #6144
    W123-80's
    Registered Users Posts: 2,078 ✭✭✭W123-80's


    Crappy pics.
    Low miles and a load of test.
    If it checks out it's a decent diesel jammer for someone. (except its petrol..apologies)
    Please ignore this effort...!!!

    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4277663

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    #6145
    Sleepy
    Registered Users Posts: 24,247 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    Ad says Petrol?


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    #6146
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,456 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Except its petrol


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    #6147
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    BX 19 wrote: »
    Coming from someone who's had 4 xantias in the family over the last 8 years. Run away. Looks abused.

    And the last Citroen to be fitted with a 1,7 was the BX in the eighties. Early TD lump

    EDIT:

    Ran the reg through MotorTax.ie for the tax rates. Falls in the 1700cc-1800cc range. My bets are that the engine was swapped from the smaller petrol 1.8l XU7 to the largr XUD11 2.1td.

    I'd still run a mile from it

    Unsurprised it didn't sell. Who in their right sticks that engine in, especially with that awful Lucas CAV pump??? :confused:

    If it is petrol to diesel, it'll never be NCT'd as is

    Oblig car

    NCT till May, 1050

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    #6148
    W123-80's
    Registered Users Posts: 2,078 ✭✭✭W123-80's


    Always nice to see a ten year old car so well looked after.
    6 months test.

    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4278017

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    #6149
    Sleepy
    Registered Users Posts: 24,247 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    Those belt / chain driven? Tempted by the condition (or is it just an extremely good valet?)


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    #6150
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,456 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Sleepy wrote: »
    Those belt / chain driven? Tempted by the condition (or is it just an extremely good valet?)

    Belt

    Looks genuinely tidy to be fair,


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    #6151
    W123-80's
    Registered Users Posts: 2,078 ✭✭✭W123-80's


    Sleepy wrote: »
    Those belt / chain driven? Tempted by the condition (or is it just an extremely good valet?)

    I reckon its very well minded. Ya'd know straight away on viewing anyway.


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