BANGERNOMICS CAR OF THE WEEK/DAY

bear1 · 02-10-2014 9:37am

nookie wrote: »

I will be treating it in exactly the same manner as I treat all my cars, which means it'll be looked after during my time with it.

Will I be paying for any major repairs? No. I intend to waft around in it until the new year (3 days with it has already taught me that attempting to use up the tires on top of the tax will cost me a small fortune in petrol so waft it is) and then ideally sell it on again for somewhere near what I paid for it less the tax. If I can't manage that then unfortunately it will go back to where I got it from and the inevitable will happen.

Would that be a shame, yes of course it would - it's far too nice a car for that, but I want to get rid of it after four months ideally after nothing has gone wrong and regret it for the rest of my life than keep it for two years, have it break my heart and resent it for the rest of my life.

Maybe you should stay in touch with Stheno?
If you already know that you have someone interested in the car then I'd take some small care of it.
Remember, those cars (especially the V6's) need TLC. If you do neglect it and then sell it on you are potentially giving the new owner nothing but grief.
Not having a go at you, but it's quite a rare car on Irish roads that if it were me I would be taking care of it.
Out of curiosity, was the timing belt and water pump done?

nookie · 02-10-2014 10:16am

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bear1 · 02-10-2014 10:24am

nookie wrote: »

I've absolutely no intention of neglecting it. That being said though I've no intention of undertaking any hefty repair bills either though on what ultimately was a €900 car. Given that I'd be surprised if I put 2k miles on it, I'm hoping that it will not fall apart under my caretaker-ship. Belt and pump was done at 69k, and it's now at just under 105k.

Tbh I had actually delayed all weekend in deciding to take it - half hoping that someone who could give it a more loving home than I could would take it. But I'd been told that if it wasn't gone by Sunday evening that a sledge was going through the front wing, so when it was still there Sunday lunch-time I decided to jump, on the proviso that if I couldn't find a better home for it, it'd go back. Thankfully I've already received two expressions of interest from other boards members already so here's hoping that won't have to happen.

Hmm I'd say the belt will need doing very soon.
36k on it already, actually you are bordering on playing roulette with it.
If you don't want any hefty bills then I'd be selling it quite soon
As I said before, I didn't mean to sound harsh or anything. Just annoys me when people buy these cars - pay feck all attention to them and then when something goes wrong scream ""sure Alfas are ****e"".
Not saying that's you but you see it a lot.

unkel · 02-10-2014 11:11am

bear1 wrote: »

Hmm I'd say the belt will need doing very soon.
36k on it already, actually you are bordering on playing roulette with it.

The Bussos are far less prone to belt snapping than the twin sparks. On a sub 1k bangernomics Busso, I wouldn't change the belt under 50k miles myself. And after 50k miles, I'd probably sell

mickdw · 02-10-2014 11:52am

bear1 wrote: »

Hmm I'd say the belt will need doing very soon.
36k on it already, actually you are bordering on playing roulette with it.
If you don't want any hefty bills then I'd be selling it quite soon
As I said before, I didn't mean to sound harsh or anything. Just annoys me when people buy these cars - pay feck all attention to them and then when something goes wrong scream ""sure Alfas are ****e"".
Not saying that's you but you see it a lot.

I owned a 166 from 3 years old for about 3 years. Now I take very good care of my cars, spend too much on them in general but I will be honest and say the alfa broke me down.
At that stage everything was main dealer as they were relatively new and quite rare.
The repair costs did get out of hand given that it was a newish car with 47k miles when I bought it.
It needed a constant list of repairs. It was an ex company car too so was well looked after prior to my ownership.

Just an alternative view on it.

bear1 · 02-10-2014 12:49pm

mickdw wrote: »

I owned a 166 from 3 years old for about 3 years. Now I take very good care of my cars, spend too much on them in general but I will be honest and say the alfa broke me down.
At that stage everything was main dealer as they were relatively new and quite rare.
The repair costs did get out of hand given that it was a newish car with 47k miles when I bought it.
It needed a constant list of repairs. It was an ex company car too so was well looked after prior to my ownership.

Just an alternative view on it.

I hear ya. When I got my 156 it was a seriously neglected car.
Faults everywhere but I was smitten.
I tackled each one by one until eventually I got the car exactly how it should have been. It cost me pretty penny but I loved that car so much that I didn't care. Stupidity I know but I'd do it all again.
I bought her with 110k miles? I think anyway. Scrapped it with near enough 250k on it.
If you buy a Sunday car then no amount of repairs will cure it.
Anyway enough of the Alfa talk

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/car/7792148

Good run around car I'd say or leaner car.
Plenty of tax and NCT 02/15 - 900e

Redsoxfan · 02-10-2014 1:06pm

nookie wrote: »

I've absolutely no intention of neglecting it. That being said though I've no intention of undertaking any hefty repair bills either though on what ultimately was a €900 car. Given that I'd be surprised if I put 2k miles on it, I'm hoping that it will not fall apart under my caretaker-ship. Belt and pump was done at 69k, and it's now at just under 105k.

Former owner here - the original engine was swapped out so the belt was done around 15,000 miles ago really. The odometer reflects the mileage on the original engine, 69k was the mileage on the engine that was swapped in.

I sold the car the the person you bought it from in good condition. There was nothing that needed work other than one or two minor issues that were basically cosmetic in nature. I bought the car a few years ago and spent quite a bit of money getting everything sorted on it. The seller's ad was honest - he did buy it for parts but I told him to do what he liked with it - I am not surprised that he sold it on - I kept it very well - it was a second car for me. It's not long after a professional detail.

I sold the car for no other reason than:

(a) the insurance renewal (two car policy) was due and I saw the opportunity to save at least a few hundred euro
(b) the tax - although paid until January, I just couldn't stomach it any more, especially since I now pay over 1000 a year on my daily driver
(c) it needed a tank of fuel....

No repairs needed, but all the other costs just became too much for me.

It's a lovely car - good luck to the new owner with whatever they decide to do with it.

Btw, I have a set of Alfa 17" rims for the car that I will sell if you are interested. No tyres.

W123-80's · 02-10-2014 5:54pm

Test May '15
Looks nice
Asking €550

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/peugeot-106-1-1-nct-05-15-67k-miles-/7794475

W123-80's · 02-10-2014 6:01pm

Test August '15
Tax May '15
Asking €850

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/peugeot-205-long-tax-and-nct/7793640

bear1 · 02-10-2014 8:38pm

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/05-skoda-octavia-1-9-tdi/7766447

This is seriously cheap isn't it??

unkel · 02-10-2014 8:49pm

W123-80's wrote: »

Test May '15
Looks nice
Asking €550

Gone already!

unkel · 02-10-2014 8:49pm

bear1 wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/05-skoda-octavia-1-9-tdi/7766447

This is seriously cheap isn't it??

Very popular car, solid credentials, so that is too cheap. I'd say it needs work. Anyone find out about it - please update on this thread

jca · 02-10-2014 9:01pm

unkel wrote: »

Very popular car, solid credentials, so that is too cheap. I'd say it needs work. Anyone find out about it - please update on this thread

Find out yourself you lazy git:):)

bigroad · 02-10-2014 9:03pm

I would guess its clutch flywheel issue.Crap colour .But if a chap could do the work himself its a cheap 05 octavia 1.9tdi.

unkel · 02-10-2014 9:03pm

jca wrote: »

Find out yourself you lazy git:):)

If I was interested in buying it, I would

jca · 02-10-2014 9:04pm

bigroad wrote: »

I would guess its clutch flywheel issue.Crap colour .But if a chap could do the work himself its a cheap 05 octavia 1.9tdi.

Or a knackered turbo.

bigroad · 02-10-2014 9:07pm

jca wrote: »

Or a knackered turbo.

I agree its something that will cost five hundred to a grand to fix maybe more.
130k is also low for such a car.
Would need the glasses on for that one.

unkel · 02-10-2014 9:32pm

jca wrote: »

Or a knackered turbo.

In that case I'd run away!

jca · 02-10-2014 10:26pm

bigroad wrote: »

I agree its something that will cost five hundred to a grand to fix maybe more.
130k is also low for such a car.
Would need the glasses on for that one.

Turbo was kaput in my ex car at 89,000KM.... Not doing the correct driving apparently:(:(

Markcheese · 02-10-2014 10:34pm

How expensive a job is it to stick in a reconditioned turbo into something like that VAG ?

Stheno · 02-10-2014 10:40pm

Markcheese wrote: »

How expensive a job is it to stick in a reconditioned turbo into something like that VAG ?

At least as much as you'd pay for it :pac:

jca · 02-10-2014 10:51pm

Markcheese wrote: »

How expensive a job is it to stick in a reconditioned turbo into something like that VAG ?

Going the recon route and using my independent mechanic still wouldn't leave me much change out of €1,000

Quazzie · 02-10-2014 10:59pm

jca wrote: »

Going the recon route and using my independent mechanic still wouldn't leave me much change out of €1,000

Less than half that.

HJL · 02-10-2014 11:16pm

Ford Focus ST 170
NCT March 2015
€1600

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2002-focus-st-170-mint-fresh-nct/7640230

jca · 02-10-2014 11:25pm

Quazzie wrote: »

Less than half that.

Really?? Any links to prices? A recon turbo with warranty + fitting + oil feed and return pipes + oil & filter all for less than 500 yoyo's:D:D I love the internet:pac::pac:

Quazzie · 02-10-2014 11:30pm

jca wrote: »

Really?? Any links to prices? A recon turbo with warranty + fitting + oil feed and return pipes + oil & filter all for less than 500 yoyo's:D:D I love the internet:pac::pac:

I had a Tdi toledo and the turbo went, got a replacement turbo for €300, and fitted for €100 with just under €100 for all the other bits.

Found exactly the one I was looking for on donedeal/

jca · 02-10-2014 11:32pm

Quazzie wrote: »

I had a Tdi toledo and the turbo went, got a replacement turbo for €300, and fitted for €100 with just under €100 for all the other bits.

Found exactly the one I was looking for on donedeal/

AHHH Donedeal...enough said. Discussion terminated..

Quazzie · 02-10-2014 11:34pm

jca wrote: »

AHHH Donedeal...enough said. Discussion terminated..

lol. Why?

JohnBoy26 · 02-10-2014 11:34pm

Turbos don't give much problems on those engines. It would be very clear to see if the turbo is on the way out anyway upon inspection.

Moneymaker · 02-10-2014 11:41pm

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

Turbos don't give much problems on those engines. It would be very clear to see if the turbo is on the way out anyway upon inspection.

How would you know?

<---- Scrub

johndaman66 · 03-10-2014 12:27am

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

Turbos don't give much problems on those engines. It would be very clear to see if the turbo is on the way out anyway upon inspection.

In fairness somebody first said they reckoned there was something wrong with the car as it was priced so cheap. Then it went to somebody suggesting the clutch flywheel. Somebody else piped in and said they reckoned the turbo was gone. Suddenly we then seem to have universal consensus that the turbo is croaked and speculation of how much it would be to fix etc:eek:

Esel · 03-10-2014 12:32am

johndaman66 wrote: »

In fairness somebody first said they reckoned there was something wrong with the car as it was priced so cheap. Then it went to somebody suggesting the clutch flywheel. Somebody else piped in and said they reckoned the turbo was gone. Suddenly we then seem to have universal consensus that the turbo is croaked and speculation of how much it would be to fix etc:eek:

Hey, we just chewin' the fat here, bubba! :pac:

RayCon · 03-10-2014 8:38am

2005 Accord , 2.2 Diesel, Leather .
NCT Mar 15

Ad lacks details - no mention of mileage , suspiciously cheap @ €1800 ?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-accord/7704426

CJhaughey · 03-10-2014 9:02am

RayCon wrote: »

2005 Accord , 2.2 Diesel, Leather .
NCT Mar 15

Ad lacks details - no mention of mileage , suspiciously cheap @ €1800 ?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-accord/7704426

Cheap but I'd wager it will need something like a Flywheel or manifold replaced at that price.

bear1 · 03-10-2014 9:26am

I'd say the turbo is fecked on that Accord, maybe we should talk about it?

dr.fuzzenstein · 03-10-2014 9:45am

HJL wrote: »

Ford Focus ST 170
NCT March 2015
€1600

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2002-focus-st-170-mint-fresh-nct/7640230

swap for Rwd motorbike crewcab

Maybe:

unkel · 03-10-2014 10:45am

RayCon wrote: »

2005 Accord , 2.2 Diesel, Leather .
NCT Mar 15

Ad lacks details - no mention of mileage , suspiciously cheap @ €1800 ?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-accord/7704426

Does say 159k miles. Ad 2 weeks old and watched over 2000 times. There's only one reason that car has not been sold yet........ :pac:

unkel · 03-10-2014 10:50am

'05 Mondeo for a grand :eek:

Irish car, leather, auto, low miles, NCT 01/15

Linky

dr.fuzzenstein · 03-10-2014 11:04am

jca wrote: »

Really?? Any links to prices? A recon turbo with warranty + fitting + oil feed and return pipes + oil & filter all for less than 500 yoyo's:D:D I love the internet:pac::pac:

Whip out turbo yourself and send to this crowd:
http://www.turbo-tech.ie/
If you pay more than 500, you've done something wrong.

bear1 · 03-10-2014 12:16pm

unkel wrote: »

'05 Mondeo for a grand :eek:

Irish car, leather, auto, low miles, NCT 01/15

Linky

Hmm, a 2.0 petrol 2005 Mondy with that sort of number plate and colour would lead me to think it used to be a Garda car.

Toyotafanboi · 03-10-2014 12:32pm

bear1 wrote: »

Hmm, a 2.0 petrol 2005 Mondy with that sort of number plate and colour would lead me to think it used to be a Garda car.

i'd agree, first thing i thought was ex-garda.

looks too well a spec to be a garda car though, unless the bits are retrofit.

i mean look at the interior, then look outside and there are steel wheels and no front fogs.

those exhausts are mega black for a petrol car though and there is two odd tail lamps. wouldn't go near it with a bargepole.

bear1 · 03-10-2014 12:35pm

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

i'd agree, first thing i thought was ex-garda.

looks too well a spec to be a garda car though, unless the bits are retrofit.

i mean look at the interior, then look outside and there are steel wheels and no front fogs.

those exhausts are mega black for a petrol car though and there is two odd tail lamps. wouldn't go near it with a bargepole.

I'd say that's the case. If it was a private car and the leather was in it from new then I would have expected at least electric rear windows.

unkel · 03-10-2014 12:50pm

Plenty of 2l petrol Mondeo ex-Garda cars, but an automatic?

And for a grand of course it's rough

Rough extremely cheap cars for the bangernomics win

CharlieCroker · 03-10-2014 12:55pm

unkel wrote: »

Plenty of 2l petrol Mondeo ex-Garda cars, but an automatic?

And for a grand of course it's rough

Rough extremely cheap cars for the bangernomics win

Automatic?

Leather only came as standard on the Ghia spec in that year asking with alloys, fogs, full electrics, etc so it's retro fitted.

The guards were pretty much the only ones who bought 2.0 petrols, especially in white.

That spoiler is also horrific

bear1 · 03-10-2014 12:56pm

unkel wrote: »

Plenty of 2l petrol Mondeo ex-Garda cars, but an automatic?

And for a grand of course it's rough

Rough extremely cheap cars for the bangernomics win

Back in my school days there was a Mondy automatic Garda car.
Very rare I'd imagine but they were there.
Personally I wouldn't drive it but it's a cheap car for going from A-B.

Toyotafanboi · 03-10-2014 1:14pm

it's not bangernomics really is it. those mondeos are always worth **** all in petrol.

less than 3 months test, no tax, looks haggard and i'd take 122k kms with a pinch of salt!

Toyotafanboi · 03-10-2014 1:25pm

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2004-ford-mondeo-lx-automatic-quick-sale/7212373

looking at the gearstick in this car it would appear that the white one is also a manual?

Dr.Rieux · 03-10-2014 1:36pm

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2004-ford-mondeo-lx-automatic-quick-sale/7212373

looking at the gearstick in this car it would appear that the white one is also a manual?

The white one also has a clutch pedal.

Edit: It's a manual. https://www.motorcheck.ie/free-car-check/05d6539/

rizzee · 03-10-2014 6:51pm

Are the 1.6s any good?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2002-audi-a4-1-6-sport-nct-tax-2100/7801010

Moneymaker · 03-10-2014 8:01pm

rizzee wrote: »

Are the 1.6s any good?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2002-audi-a4-1-6-sport-nct-tax-2100/7801010

I doubt it somehow. That engine isnt great in the A3, so in the A4 you probably need a runway to overtake anything.

Be grand for pottering around the city or doing a school run I suppose though.

BANGERNOMICS CAR OF THE WEEK/DAY

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