BANGERNOMICS CAR OF THE WEEK/DAY

jimgoose

Kamili wrote: »

bit of luxury without the huge price tag...

Oh yeah. Panzerkampfwagen forwaert! :cool:

Ded_Zebra

bear1 wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/cheap-diesel-car-with-tax-and-nct-6speed/7614266

Seriously long NCT (06/16)! tax until the end of November and tbh doesn't look too bad. I'd also wager you could definitely get this in bargain territory.

Thats the sort of think that bangernomics is about but I would volunteer to remove my gentlemen parts with a rusty garden sheers if that milage was genuine! The steering wheel looks far far too worn.

Iseedeadpixels

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Thats the sort of think that bangernomics is about but I would volunteer to remove my gentlemen parts with a rusty garden sheers if that milage was genuine! The steering wheel looks far far too worn.

Could be 140,000 miles?

bear1

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Thats the sort of think that bangernomics is about but I would volunteer to remove my gentlemen parts with a rusty garden sheers if that milage was genuine! The steering wheel looks far far too worn.

It's a genuine Irish car anyway so it could well be 140k KM.
Putting it's reg into the NCT database results in it being an SPSV vehicle so it may well have been a taxi or maybe a car for a disabled person?
I say "been" as looking at the tax disc it is taxed as a private vehicle, 710e per year tax.

Ded_Zebra

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

Could be 140,000 miles?

I know they mean 140,000 I've not gone full retard

The steering wheel should not have that kind of wear for that little milage.

bear1

Now for something completely different!

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/opel-astra-c18xe-5dr-lhd-1-8-red-top/6593277

LHD though but a rare engine and with AC!

wiz569

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

I know they mean 140,000 I've not gone full retard

The steering wheel should not have that kind of wear for that little milage.

My 04 megane with only 80,000 on it does,maybe cheap quality plastic/leather?

bear1

I know it sounds stupid, but the weather can also play a part in wearing down steering wheel rubber.
Also dirty hands etc can do it.

Ded_Zebra

bear1 wrote: »

I know it sounds stupid, but the weather can also play a part in wearing down steering wheel rubber.
Also dirty hands etc can do it.

my car has way over double that milage and the wheel is in significantly better shape.

Pre new tax rules people didn't buy cars like that for low milage, I might be wrong but I would be careful with that one.

unkel

bear1 wrote: »

Now for something completely different!

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/opel-astra-c18xe-5dr-lhd-1-8-red-top/6593277

LHD though but a rare engine and with AC!

€1,500? LOL! Probably a French owner who thinks he can charge French prices over here. Worth not much more than €500 tbh unless you can find another French person willing to pay a premium for LHD

bear1

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

my car has way over double that milage and the wheel is in significantly better shape.

Pre new tax rules people didn't buy cars like that for low milage, I might be wrong but I would be careful with that one.

Oh I don't doubt you at all. My S40 just clocked 210k miles and the wheel is in very good condition.
I'm just saying that cause a steering wheel doesn't look in the best of shapes that the mileage must be wrong.

bear1

unkel wrote: »

€1,500? LOL! Probably a French owner who thinks he can charge French prices over here. Worth not much more than €500 tbh unless you can find another French person willing to pay a premium for LHD

The price is a joke alright, I just posted it for it's rarity

Iseedeadpixels

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

I know they mean 140,000 I've not gone full retard

The steering wheel should not have that kind of wear for that little milage.

Just checking :pac::D

JohnBoy26

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Thats the sort of think that bangernomics is about but I would volunteer to remove my gentlemen parts with a rusty garden sheers if that milage was genuine! The steering wheel looks far far too worn.

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

I know they mean 140,000 I've not gone full retard

The steering wheel should not have that kind of wear for that little milage.

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

my car has way over double that milage and the wheel is in significantly better shape.

Pre new tax rules people didn't buy cars like that for low milage, I might be wrong but I would be careful with that one.

There's no doubt that you have a point about being careful with that car, (the same goes for any car), but at 140k miles it's not uncommon to see a nice bit of wear on a steering wheel.
It's not that low that mileage, Some wear and tear will be seen in most cases at those miles.

Some cars haven't got hard wearing steering wheels like some other cars do.

The type of user in some cases has a big bearing on steering wheel wear as well.

wiz569

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

The type of user in some cases has a big bearing on steering wheel wear as well.

The fella that used to own mine had a very big stomach,wonder if that was what caused the wear on the steering wheel

For Forks Sake

unkel wrote: »

€1,500? LOL! Probably a French owner who thinks he can charge French prices over here. Worth not much more than €500 tbh unless you can find another French person willing to pay a premium for LHD

That car's in Clarkes Auto Services in Ballina. They were an Opel dealer for donkeys years. Last time I stopped for diesel there they had a heap of really old (70s-early 90s) Opels round the place, this is one of that lot I'd say.

homingbird

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/02-c5-diesel-nct-tax/7702343

Cheap buy if they are trouble free. Should get someone going for awhile with a nct.

Col200sx

homingbird wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/02-c5-diesel-nct-tax/7702343

Cheap buy if they are trouble free. Should get someone going for awhile with a nct.

May be nothing, but if it's "running prefect" as he says in the add, why is he selling it so soon?

Vehicle Registration Number 02KY2839
Vehicle Details CITROEN / C5
Change Of Vehicle Ownership
Transferred to an Individual on : 01/08/2014
Notified on : 01/08/2014
Vehicle Registration Certificate
Most recent Vehicle Registration Certificate issued on : 05/08/2014

JohnBoy26

Col200sx wrote: »

May be nothing, but if it's "running prefect" as he says in the add, why is he selling it so soon?

Vehicle Registration Number 02KY2839
Vehicle Details CITROEN / C5
Change Of Vehicle Ownership
Transferred to an Individual on : 01/08/2014
Notified on : 01/08/2014
Vehicle Registration Certificate
Most recent Vehicle Registration Certificate issued on : 05/08/2014

Might be a genuine change of mind, it happens. It would need to be questioned though

unkel

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

It would need to be questioned though

Aye.

Q: "So how long have you owned the car"
A: "About 3 years now"

Seller is no doubt lying about other things too. Walk away...

kwazar

Is that any good? As an alternative for Focus let's say.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-fusion/7623928

Toyotafanboi

kwazar wrote: »

Is that any good? As an alternative for Focus let's say.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-fusion/7623928

that one looks in good shape, good bit of tax and test.

they are a sound car, not much to write home about but what family car is. boot is probably a little less practical than a focus but it's much of a muchness.

if they have receipts for the timing belt etc, i'd certainly consider it. that one's a basic LX spec but it's more "up in the years" looking that a mk1 focus imo.

JohnBoy26

kwazar wrote: »

Is that any good? As an alternative for Focus let's say.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-fusion/7623928

A focus is better in almost every department. Nothing wrong with the fusion though but it is based on a fiesta which is from a class below the focus.

kwazar

What about this one? Looks well, nice spec, NCT, tax, low mileage. What am I missing? Are they high maintenance or what?
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/skoda-fabia-2001-top-spec-new-nct-tax/7705394

JohnBoy26

unkel wrote: »

Aye.

Q: "So how long have you owned the car"
A: "About 3 years now"

Seller is no doubt lying about other things too. Walk away...

Maybe they did have the car 3 years though, as I said it would need to be questioned.

Esel

kwazar wrote: »

What about this one? Looks well, nice spec, NCT, tax, low mileage. What am I missing? Are they high maintenance or what?
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/skoda-fabia-2001-top-spec-new-nct-tax/7705394

Priest's car?

kwazar

Esel wrote: »

Priest's car?

I don't think so unless the priest has a side business.
VEHICLE
Vehicle Registration Number 01D44674
Vehicle Details SKODA / FABIA
Change Of Vehicle Ownership
Purchased by a Dealer on : 13/09/2014
Notified on : 15/09/2014

Toyotafanboi

kwazar wrote: »

What about this one? Looks well, nice spec, NCT, tax, low mileage. What am I missing? Are they high maintenance or what?
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/skoda-fabia-2001-top-spec-new-nct-tax/7705394

they are a desperate car on the inside. never seen anything more boring. that said, the decent spec may compensate for that a little.

we had one in the family... had some braking issues, head gasket failure, broken engine mounts, alternator failed etc. maybe we were just unlucky but imo they aren't great.

colm_mcm

Not any worse inside than a Polo of similar age though.

kwazar

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

they are a desperate car
...
imo they aren't great.

Fair enough. Still looking then.

Toyotafanboi

colm_mcm wrote: »

Not any worse inside than a Polo of similar age though.

ah they are very skimpy, i'm not one to notice the subtle variations in VAG stuff, but the amount of hard plastic in the skoda is chronic. the ergonomics and style of the 9n polo is a little better even though both unashamedly spartan.





it's just the opinion of a guy on the internet though, the OP should have a sit in one really to see for themselves.

colm_mcm

6n polo is a fairer comparison though.

cadaliac

unkel wrote: »

Aye.

Q: "So how long have you owned the car"
A: "About 3 years now"

Seller is no doubt lying about other things too. Walk away...

I dunno tho, so what if he has it for a month or so? He could have got it for free, nct'd it and flipped it.who cares if the car is alright?
It's a 12 year old car with 170,000 miles on the clock for €850. The number or frequency of owners would be well down my priority list tbh.

W123-80's

Heap of test - May '16
Diesel
6 speed
Adverts written like this one immediately make me suspicious, could be just me.
Asking €1,975

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2006-peuge-407-st-2-0-hdi-6-speed-nctd/7703269

quadrifoglio verde

cadaliac wrote: »

I dunno tho, so what if he has it for a month or so? He could have got it for free, nct'd it and flipped it.who cares if the car is alright?
It's a 12 year old car with 170,000 miles on the clock for €850. The number or frequency of owners would be well down my priority list tbh.

Generally when people buy a car and sell it a few weeks later it's due to them either flipping for cash (nothing wrong with that) or have discovered something expensive to fix but aren't telling you.

Quazzie

W123-80's wrote: »

Heap of test - May '16
Diesel
6 speed
Adverts written like this one immediately make me suspicious, could be just me.
Asking €1,975

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2006-peuge-407-st-2-0-hdi-6-speed-nctd/7703269
http://photos2.donedeal.ie/cars/2006-peuge-407-st-2-0-hdi-6-speed-nctd/View2/33175276.jpeg

I bought a 05 ST Sport (much nicer seats, 17" alloys etc) for a lot less there 8 months ago. Super car to drive. Fair amounts of power and torque and extremely comfortable. My biggest gripe really is the 43mpg from it. Not spectacular when compared to similar sized diesels.

W123-80's

Quazzie wrote: »

I bought a 05 ST Sport (much nicer seats, 17" alloys etc) for a lot less there 8 months ago. Super car to drive. Fair amounts of power and torque and extremely comfortable. My biggest gripe really is the 43mpg from it. Not spectacular when compared to similar sized diesels.

Wow.. nice buy.!
Why are they so cheap?

JohnBoy26

W123-80's wrote: »

Wow.. nice buy.!
Why are they so cheap?

It's a Peugeot, that's why.

Quazzie

W123-80's wrote: »

Wow.. nice buy.!
Why are they so cheap?

Because when they go bad, they go expensively bad. EGRs, Turbos, and DMF are regulars to go, especially on ones with bad service history.

unkel

cadaliac wrote: »

I dunno tho, so what if he has it for a month or so? He could have got it for free, nct'd it and flipped it.who cares if the car is alright?
It's a 12 year old car with 170,000 miles on the clock for €850. The number or frequency of owners would be well down my priority list tbh.

You missed my point. I couldn't care how many miles it has, how many owners it's had or if the current owner is flipping it for a quick profit. However if I have immediate proof (quick look at the VLC will do here, JohnBoy ) that he is lying to me when I ask a simple question, I have no interest in dealing with that person. There's probably more they are hiding, why else lie?

unkel

Quazzie wrote: »

Because when they go bad, they go expensively bad. EGRs, Turbos, and DMF are regulars to go, especially on ones with bad service history.

That's why I would buy a petrol. Costs hundreds less to buy and most expensive things to go wrong on a diesel, aren't there

toyotaavensis

Just strange that the 407 for sale in Tipp has photos taken in front of Plassy House in the University of Limerick and the lad with the skoda for sale at the church yard also has photos taken in the church yard of the avensis he is selling.

cadaliac

unkel wrote: »

You missed my point. I couldn't care how many miles it has, how many owners it's had or if the current owner is flipping it for a quick profit. However if I have immediate proof (quick look at the VLC will do here, JohnBoy ) that he is lying to me when I ask a simple question, I have no interest in dealing with that person. There's probably more they are hiding, why else lie?

Apologies, I didn't realise you asked that question. I thought it was hypothetical.

kupus

a runner for next year.... tax till july 15 only 800

saab convertible
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/saab-convertable/7535226

unkel

kupus wrote: »

tax till july 15

Tax is up this month unfortunately. With tax till July '15 and a manual (working) roof, I'd be on the phone to him right now

NCT is genuine until 01/08/2015

26000 Elephants

toyotaavensis wrote: »

Just strange that the 407 for sale in Tipp has photos taken in front of Plassy House in the University of Limerick

UL is only about 15 mins from Tipp (the border, anyway), last time I checked!! :cool:

What got me was the effort to set the car well for the photos, and then not bother to correctly case the text....

alias no.9

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Generally when people buy a car and sell it a few weeks later it's due to them either flipping for cash (nothing wrong with that) or have discovered something expensive to fix but aren't telling you.

Perhaps they were selling something more expensive ad took it as a trade in simply because they had no better offers

kupus

opps meant NCT till july 15 and also meant to out it in fixer thread along with volvo v70 that i posted there.

toyotaavensis

26000 Elephants wrote: »

UL is only about 15 mins from Tipp (the border, anyway), last time I checked!! :cool:

What got me was the effort to set the car well for the photos, and then not bother to correctly case the text....

True but why would you go to a different county to take your pics. Surely you just do it in your yard.

alias no.9

toyotaavensis wrote: »

True but why would you go to a different county to take your pics. Surely you just do it in your yard.

Maybe they work in or near UL or even they're starting college as a mature student and need to offload the car to pay fees?