Bangernomics car of the week/day - Part II

Soarer

166man wrote: »

Frankly hard to believe this kind of car can be got for such little money. Not exactly strictly bangernomics budget but still... it could be if you went in with your size 10's on..

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4553400



If you bought for €2.5k and taxed it for 6 months for €900, you could probably insure yourself and fill the tank for just under €4k. Bargain IMO.

Now that's a candidate for an LPG conversion!

unkel

I can see Matt Simis buying that and having it converted alright

langdang

Esel wrote: »

"This car needs nothing" - apart from a new NCT. It's within the 3-month early period, and was done early the last time. Maybe, as langdang said, any car on sale with less than 3 months NCT left has probably already been put through and failed.

Great price though, and if a good mechanic gave it the all-clear as is....

Last tested 01 March 2011 as far as I can tell using Limerickman's suggestion back along.

JohnBoy26

langdang wrote: »

Last tested 01 March 2011 as far as I can tell using Limerickman's suggestion back along.

As it was under ten years old when last tested it would of got the full two years, so being tested in march 2011 sounds about right.

Seweryn

bmwguy wrote: »

A lad I know has a similar one for sale for a long time with absolutely no interest he is breaking it now, shame really its a lovely car. His real world mpg is only 8 though, which works out at 90c per mile in petrol alone, you can see why no interest

As a matter of interest, how much was a brand new CL500 at the time? Surely in the region of €100k mark, no?

langdang

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

so being tested in march 2011 sounds about right.

Well you can get that from the cert:p, but what the cert won't tell ya is if it was tested recently and failed, and is being flogged on Donedeal while it still has a valid NCT. In this case it does not appear to have been tested recently.

Melion

Seweryn wrote: »

As a matter of interest, how much was a brand new CL500 at the time? Surely in the region of €100k mark, no?

€187k according to the ad.

fl4pj4ck

Seweryn wrote: »

As a matter of interest, how much was a brand new CL500 at the time? Surely in the region of €100k mark, no?

~120k

unkel

fl4pj4ck wrote: »

~120k

A lot more than that. I don't have historic figures for prices in Ireland, but I do for the Netherlands with a very similar VAT and VRT regime as here, resulting in very similar prices for high end cars of that era (in fact a little bit lower than here)

The base price of a '02 CL500 (with zero options) in the Netherlands was €144k...

I wonder how the ad came up with €187, but I would not be surprised if they have that from the original invoice

JohnxF

unkel wrote: »

A lot more than that. I don't have historic figures for prices in Ireland, but I do for the Netherlands with a very similar VAT and VRT regime as here, resulting in very similar prices for high end cars of that era (in fact a little bit lower than here)

The base price of a '02 CL500 (with zero options) in the Netherlands was €144k...

I wonder how the ad came up with €187, but I would not be surprised if they have that from the original invoice

According to the Mercedes Ireland website in June 2002 http://web.archive.org/web/20020602080951/http://www.mercedes-benz.ie/mercedes-benz.html - click 'configurator' on the left, then click the appropriate car in the middle screen (CL class in this case) you can see the base price was €149,302. So option it up from there. This one looks fairly standard though (no fancy command or wheels) so I doubt there's 40k of options on it.

GalwayGaillimh

Flux Capacitor was an extra 37k!

That said though I would love this car for a few months fun this summer its gorgeous.

v240gltse

now if i had a bit of cash to spare and some space i would be talking to him ( though looking at that sl500 has me seriously seriously thinking :D:D , but if i mention it i could wake up in hospital :D:D )

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4636944

regards

GalwayGaillimh

v240gltse wrote: »

now if i had a bit of cash to spare and some space i would be talking to him ( though looking at that sl500 has me seriously seriously thinking :D:D , but if i mention it i could wake up in hospital :D:D )

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4636944

regards

I've a weak spot for the S280 Mercs but not the newer version, this model was built to last, I think this is the same version Princess Diana crashed in when she was in Paris years ago.

Mr Benevolent

Hmmm...

Odd car. Paint looks oddly new for a '96, the seller says it just needs new tyres for the NCT yet it's been on Adverts for a year now. And the first comment mentions that it's selling for 'for more than double it just sold for'. I can't find a reference to the original ad, but something is dodgy. Pity, it looks like a nice car and I love the old Merc coupes.

Barry Barry

Confab wrote: »

Hmmm...

Odd car. Paint looks oddly new for a '96, the seller says it just needs new tyres for the NCT yet it's been on Adverts for a year now. And the first comment mentions that it's selling for 'for more than double it just sold for'. I can't find a reference to the original ad, but something is dodgy. Pity, it looks like a nice car and I love the old Merc coupes.

Ah. My brother was going to buy that a while ago. He never bought it in the end because he couldn't get out to Mayo. Guy who bought it tried flogging it on for circa €5k after buying a few weeks beforehand.

Original ad, http://www.adverts.ie/car/mercedes-benz/e-class/1996-mercedes-benz-e-class-for-sale/1096166

Car stands out like a sore tumb with that paint

HiKite

That's gas. I had it for 3 years after it bought it from you, great car. The rust scabs started to get worse though and when we moved to the coast, the salty air had a field day..

Cmar-Ireland wrote: »

My old car. I originally imported it from the UK. Still looks good in the pics, I put that km/h clock in it.

Scortho

JohnxF wrote: »

According to the Mercedes Ireland website in June 2002 http://web.archive.org/web/20020602080951/http://www.mercedes-benz.ie/mercedes-benz.html - click 'configurator' on the left, then click the appropriate car in the middle screen (CL class in this case) you can see the base price was €149,302. So option it up from there. This one looks fairly standard though (no fancy command or wheels) so I doubt there's 40k of options on it.

Was Bose sound system standard?
Either way its depreciated by what 98%? It's mad the depreciation in these lux cars over a decade!

You could buy a new polo or Kia rio or run this for a couple of years. I'd chose the latter

Saab Ed

Love the text in the ad

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4644839

Saab Ed

Who'd a thunk it! That a bright red Italian Stallion with one of the most treasured motorsport badges adorning its graceful lines and once piloted by the Formula 1 legend and all time record breaker, Michael Schumacher, would every turn up at bangernomics money ..........

















































http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4647437




OOOOOHHHH YEEEESSSSSS

colm_mcm

Jaysus I want that seicento. Must resist.

Saab Ed

Mint cars always become classics no matter who made them ....

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/4645553

Melion

I love that seicento!!

howardmarks

Saab Ed wrote: »

Mint cars always become classics no matter who made them ....

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/4645553

Looks spotless

Soarer

Saab Ed wrote: »

Who'd a thunk it! That a bright red Italian Stallion with one of the most treasured motorsport badges adorning its graceful lines and once piloted by the Formula 1 legend and all time record breaker, Michael Schumacher

That's a Schumaher though. That's Michael's Irish cousin!

JohnBoy26

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4647858

JohnBoy26

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4647145

Bawnmore

An unusual one, but lot of car for the money. I think they're a cracking looking estate.

01 MG ZTT Estate 2.5 petrol, NCT 8/13, 67,000 miles, full service history, half leather, €850.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4648663

Top Dog

Saab Ed wrote: »

Love the text in the ad

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4644839

Would love to buy that for my wife - but she'd crucify me

Bawnmore

Bawnmore wrote: »

An unusual one, but lot of car for the money. I think they're a cracking looking estate.

01 MG ZTT Estate 2.5 petrol, NCT 8/13, 67,000 miles, full service history, half leather, €850.

link to add.........

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4648663

Bawnmore

RoverJames wrote: »

link to add.........

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4648663

Oops Cheers RoverJames! Edited to add to original post!