BANGERNOMICS CAR OF THE WEEK/DAY

GvidoR

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Odd that it is registered as a 1.3

It said 1331cc on the tax disc, yeah. I found that weird too, but it's the same tax band as the 1390/1391cc.

colm_mcm

Vehicle
Registration 96C4601
Make VOLKSWAGEN
Model GOLF
Description CL 1.4 5SPEED PAS 5DR
Engine Capacity (cc) 1331

Long Time Lurker

Its a challenge. How much can you knock off the asking. Close to a grand she'd be lovely.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/9220371

GvidoR

Long Time Lurker wrote: »

Its a challenge. How much can you knock off the asking. Close to a grand she'd be lovely.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/9220371

A few nice Saabs on their website.

Seweryn

Red Kev wrote: »

€1100 for this diesel Audi 80, could be got for less than €1000. Seriously economical and well built cars these. 4 months NCT and 5 weeks tax to boot.

Buy 3 months tax in June and book her in for an NCT at the end of August and see what happens.

I've spent a lot more on a lot worse.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/audi-80-1-9-tdi/9085262?offset=6

Very nice, and they are great cars.

However, I can't see much vintage in that car to be honest.

toyotaavensis

They have had that 9-5 for sale for months - was tempted a bit back.
On the 900s the red one is special but i think they will want crazy money for it.

cadaliac

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Cèn fàth?

Had one as a company car at one stage. It was horrible. I hated it. Floaty, sluggish, unreliable and just wrong on so many levels that other cars got right. Handling was my big issue. Poor brakes and steering. Didn't float my boat and I'm possibly being too negative, but they were far from good.

26000 Elephants

Asking 1300 for a 2001 with (short) test but nice colour.

Looking for one of these at the moment, other than front arm bushes and joints ( and rust) is there any other gotchas on these? The engine on this is the ok-ish M111 I think

26000 Elephants

26000 Elephants wrote: »

Asking 1300 for a 2001 with (short) test but nice colour.

Looking for one of these at the moment, other than front arm bushes and joints ( and rust) is there any other gotchas on these? The engine on this is the ok-ish M111 I think

Those wheels have to go

colm_mcm

Singapore spec?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-520i-auto/9266717?offset=16

Long Time Lurker

26000 Elephants wrote: »

Asking 1300 for a 2001 with (short) test but nice colour.

Looking for one of these at the moment, other than front arm bushes and joints ( and rust) is there any other gotchas on these? The engine on this is the ok-ish M111 I think

I'll take your 01 C Class with short test and raise you a 02 E Class with new test :-) Could do with a valet though.


http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/9235182

GvidoR

colm_mcm wrote: »

Singapore spec?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-520i-auto/9266717?offset=16

Why Singapore?

Nice that there's no MPH on the speedo though.

colm_mcm

Pretty sure a garage near the red cow used to bring in loads of 3 and 5 series autos from Singapore.

Seweryn

colm_mcm wrote: »

Singapore spec?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-520i-auto/9266717?offset=16

It would be right to say here: "The car runs on fumes".

alias no.9

colm_mcm wrote: »

Pretty sure a garage near the red cow used to bring in loads of 3 and 5 series autos from Singapore.

Is the reg not a bit low for an import, it would have had to be imported at less than a year old.

Edit... Missed the February NCT date, it's an import. Didn't think there was that much of a drop off in sales between 00 and 02, I had an 8xxxx sequence 00 which was registered in July IIRC

26000 Elephants

Long Time Lurker wrote: »

I'll take your 01 C Class with short test and raise you a 02 E Class with new test :-) Could do with a valet though.


http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/9235182

Spotted that, and liked this one too:

2001 E-Kompressor Cork

If its not eaten underneath, they are a lot of car for the cash.

wotzgoingon

alias no.9 wrote: »

Is the reg not a bit low for an import, it would have had to be imported at less than a year old.

Edit... Missed the February NCT date, it's an import. Didn't think there was that much of a drop off in sales between 00 and 02, I had an 8xxxx sequence 00 which was registered in July IIRC

The instrument cluster is different than other e39's though not only just the speedo in KM's but also the different details on the LCD display.

Stheno

Long Time Lurker wrote: »

I'll take your 01 C Class with short test and raise you a 02 E Class with new test :-) Could do with a valet though.


http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/9235182

Gonna go see this tomorrow having been driving a 00 for a while I think I'd be ok with checking how it drives

Does recent nct indicate no rust issues?

Will talk to mechanic beforehand anyway

26000 Elephants

Stheno wrote: »

Gonna go see this tomorrow having been driving a 00 for a while I think I'd be ok with checking how it drives

Does recent nct indicate no rust issues?

Will talk to mechanic beforehand anyway

Stheno, would you mind posting a quick report on it? It would be interesting to see what you think.

Having an NCT just means that the car wont kill you, there could be enough rust under it to kill it in 12 months, but if its that bad it should be down as an advisory. Maybe im just too much of an old skeptic!! :pac:

RecordStraight

Long Time Lurker wrote: »

I'll take your 01 C Class with short test and raise you a 02 E Class with new test :-) Could do with a valet though.


http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/9235182

Weren't these made during the worst days of Daimler-Chryslers' attempts to save money by cutting corners?

Good find if it's a good one though.

JohnBoy26

Stheno wrote: »

Gonna go see this tomorrow having been driving a 00 for a while I think I'd be ok with checking how it drives

Does recent nct indicate no rust issues?

Will talk to mechanic beforehand anyway

No Stheno an nct is not a guarantee that it's rust free. If your interested in the car inspect it well for any rust. The underbody, arches, and the suspension towers and other relevant areas need to be checked.

colm_mcm

Mazda3 with over a million miles (not really though)

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/04-mazda-3-nct-march-2016-tax-june-15/9094164?offset=17

26000 Elephants

So much car for the money. Drove this today and it is exceptional. Autobox changes smoothly and sport mode livens up it up no end. Full history and has been looked after. Body needs some polishing, some marks on drivers door. Havent 'dropped the sump' but as its an Aero ( which always specced fully synth) I dont think sludge is an issue.

If the wife wasn't insisting on a merc, I would have bought it there and then. NCT till October. It will need rear discs soon enough, but otherwise.. Oh My God!!

Red Kev

€1250 NCT 04/16

I like these though white isn't the best colour IMO, very reliable too and has a brand new NCT as well.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/mazda/9255558?offset=29






Something a bit different that should be got for €2000, NCT till August. Corolla/Starlet mechanicals, so that shouldn't be a problem.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/toyota-sera-1993-1-5-auto/8188113?offset=15

26000 Elephants

One for the Starlet fetishists ( ye dirty yokes)



Lack of plate in photo is worrying, but looks clean, and claims long NCT. 950 euros

I probably would.

GvidoR

One for the Alfa guys. 03 156 with fresh NCT until 23-03-16 for €1000
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/alfa-romeo-156/9211670?offset=25

Iseedeadpixels

That Toyota Sera has been up for sale a few times.

Squatman

26000 Elephants wrote: »

So much car for the money. Drove this today and it is exceptional. Autobox changes smoothly and sport mode livens up it up no end. Full history and has been looked after. Body needs some polishing, some marks on drivers door. Havent 'dropped the sump' but as its an Aero ( which always specced fully synth) I dont think sludge is an issue.

If the wife wasn't insisting on a merc, I would have bought it there and then. NCT till October. It will need rear discs soon enough, but otherwise.. Oh My God!!

So essentially you took this car for a test drive with no intention of buying it?

26000 Elephants

Squatman wrote: »

So essentially you took this car for a test drive with no intention of buying it?

My wife hadn't driven a saab ( apart from my old 9-3 convertible), so I thought she might be convinced by it. She tried an auto C-class as well, and prefers that. Up to that, she was keeping an open mind about the make/model.

So, essentially, thats it. Make of it what you will.

Long Time Lurker

GvidoR wrote: »

One for the Alfa guys. 03 156 with fresh NCT until 23-03-16 for €1000
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/alfa-romeo-156/9211670?offset=25

My Alfa ad is better :-)


https://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/alfa-romeo-156/9276747

Leo Demidov

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2004-mg-zs-new-nct-tax-12-2015/9213167?offset=11

Too much tax, if thats possible.

GvidoR

Long Time Lurker wrote: »

My Alfa ad is better :-)


https://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/alfa-romeo-156/9276747

Very nice ad indeed. I can honestly say it's one of the best I've seen on DoneDeal. No mention of NCT though, so I guess your Alfa belongs in the fixerupper thread. :P

colm_mcm

Tax is real too. Would have you worried.

GvidoR

colm_mcm wrote: »

Tax is real too. Would have you worried.

In that case the MG is practically free. NCT AND TAX until 2016 for €950 on a 2004 car. :eek:

colm_mcm

It is a 1.8 K series. Not to sound like every person on the internet ever, but


Head gasket, head gasket etc etc

GvidoR

colm_mcm wrote: »

It is a 1.8 K series. Not to sound like every person on the internet ever, but


Head gasket, head gasket etc etc

If it doesn't give you issues for a year, it's still well worth the money. Sell it on for scrap money afterwards.

GvidoR

GvidoR wrote: »

In that case the MG is practically free. NCT AND TAX until 2016 for €950 on a 2004 car. :eek:

That's hoping the car sees out the duration of the nct and tax.

PurvesGrundy

This is very cheap: http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volvo-s60-2001/9211470?offset=19

Hal1

The short nct and high tax :rolleyes: bill wouldn't sway many punters hence the price. It's still a lot of car for the money.

Barr

PurvesGrundy wrote: »

This is very cheap: http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volvo-s60-2001/9211470?offset=19

Looks like an auto?

Barr

Barr wrote: »

Looks like an auto?

Nope. Manual. That is the very sought after space ball gear stick. I want that car. Its a year older but a better spec and in better condition bodywise than my own.

Edit: Maybe not in better condition bodywise. I still want it. I'd honestly swap everything inside with my own

RecordStraight

Barr wrote: »

Looks like an auto?

Bonnet looks slightly different colour to the rest of it too.

GvidoR

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Nope. Manual. That is the very sought after space ball gear stick.

It's an odd looking thing. :P

GvidoR

GvidoR wrote: »

It's an odd looking thing. :P

Some people love them and some people hate them. They always look crap in pics but when you're in the car it looks well I think. I'm really considering buying that car.

PurvesGrundy

RecordStraight wrote: »

Bonnet looks slightly different colour to the rest of it too.

I thought that as well. It may be just the photo though.

I was very tempted to take a look. My '02 S40 1.8 is really too slow and this is a vastly superior car with a great spec (aside from the ****ty wheels).

PurvesGrundy

PurvesGrundy wrote: »

I thought that as well. It may be just the photo though.

I was very tempted to take a look. My '02 S40 1.8 is really too slow and this is a vastly superior car with a great spec (aside from the ****ty wheels).

The wheels are terrible. I have them on mine unfortunately. If that car checks out its a bargain although there's a piece of rooof/windscreen trim missing on the passenger side.

colm_mcm

Space balls gearshift and proper climate control too. The other type aircon panel is rotten, and the leather shifter looks all wrong in them.

Civic has similar

Barr

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Nope. Manual. That is the very sought after space ball gear stick. I want that car. Its a year older but a better spec and in better condition bodywise than my own.

Edit: Maybe not in better condition bodywise. I still want it. I'd honestly swap everything inside with my own

Interesting , never seen that before. Looks great but body rough on car

colm_mcm

colm_mcm wrote: »

The other type aircon panel is rotten

And its crap. There is a common fault on the blower control. Its meant to knock off the A/C when its at its lowest/off setting but it doesn't on many of them as they age.

I love my S60 but there is a lot I'd change about it. Mostly interior

Barr

Barr wrote: »

Interesting , never seen that before. Looks great but body rough on car

I had to look a second time but yes it is rough. The interior looks good though