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A fierce ugly Passat for €900..:pac:
Test Jan '15
I dunno, maybe someone might be interested..
One owner.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/94-volkswagon-passat/7768159
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'02 V70
Diesel & Leather
Test June '15
One owner.
Asking €1,800
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volvo-v70-2002/7494129
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Bit of haggling required on this one..
'04 156
Leather & nice alloys
Test March '15
Tax March '15
Asking €2,250
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/04-alfa-romeo-156-1-8/7750318
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Toyotafanboi wrote: »i really like that alfa. what would you realistically have to be prepared in terms of maintenance for if you were to buy it? (not that i will be :P)
Had the Diesel version, the main things that go body wise are the bushings on the front wishbones, they eat them unless fitted (properly) with aftermarket poly items.
Engine wise it's the timing belt interval and keep an eye on oil level.
The interior can need a bit of looking after, stuff loosens and just needs to be refitted, not a huge thing but you prolly wouldn't get that on a Toyota for example.
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Toyotafanboi wrote: »i really like that alfa. what would you realistically have to be prepared in terms of maintenance for if you were to buy it? (not that i will be :P)
Checking the oil every week even if you don't drive it is needed, some drink a litre over 1k. That said mine hasn't drank a litre over 6k. The oil level needs to be at max (some say that the max on the dipstick should really be the minimum notch).
The LCD screen fades
And the alloys while stunning, bend very easy.
Other than that fairly decent, although wishbones are consumables.
You don't buy one and worry about maintenance, the joys of driving them takes care of that.
166man bought back his old one, if you want to experiance what a well sorted one drives like, message him. It's underpowered alright but up the dublin mountains it's so fun to drive
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Well specced Migraine Megane.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/renault-megane-monaco-new-nct/7679828
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Toyotafanboi wrote: »i really like that alfa. what would you realistically have to be prepared in terms of maintenance for if you were to buy it? (not that i will be :P)Had the Diesel version, the main things that go body wise are the bushings on the front wishbones, they eat them unless fitted (properly) with aftermarket poly items.
Engine wise it's the timing belt interval and keep an eye on oil level.
The interior can need a bit of looking after, stuff loosens and just needs to be refitted, not a huge thing but you prolly wouldn't get that on a Toyota for example.quadrifoglio verde wrote: »Checking the oil every week even if you don't drive it is needed, some drink a litre over 1k. That said mine hasn't drank a litre over 6k. The oil level needs to be at max (some say that the max on the dipstick should really be the minimum notch).
The LCD screen fades
And the alloys while stunning, bend very easy.
Other than that fairly decent, although wishbones are consumables.
You don't buy one and worry about maintenance, the joys of driving them takes care of that.
166man bought back his old one, if you want to experiance what a well sorted one drives like, message him. It's underpowered alright but up the dublin mountains it's so fun to drive
Also the spark plugs need replacing every sixty thousand miles and the timing belt will be due at 108k miles (if it was last done at 72k, needs replacing every 36k)0 -
quadrifoglio verde wrote: »Checking the oil every week even if you don't drive it is needed, some drink a litre over 1k. That said mine hasn't drank a litre over 6k. The oil level needs to be at max (some say that the max on the dipstick should really be the minimum notch).
The LCD screen fades
And the alloys while stunning, bend very easy.
Other than that fairly decent, although wishbones are consumables.
You don't buy one and worry about maintenance, the joys of driving them takes care of that.
166man bought back his old one, if you want to experiance what a well sorted one drives like, message him. It's underpowered alright but up the dublin mountains it's so fun to drive
cheers
i had a spin out of Tims one when he owned it for the first time around at last years Glendalough meet, it was enjoyable to rev the nuts off of it, even if it was a bit groggy, the experience they generate as a car is fun. he also enjoyed some turbo toyota goodness, but whether he'd admit that or not is another thing :pac:
it's something i'm loosely considering, perhaps as my new years resolution. they look so good, on paper they are great and they are cheap as ****. it'd have to be a 1.6 or 1.8 156, everything else is out of my budget i'd say.0 -
Toyotafanboi wrote: »cheers i had a spin out of Tims one when he owned it for the first time around at last years Glendalough meet, it was enjoyable to rev the nuts off of it, even if it was a bit groggy, the experience they generate as a car is fun. he also enjoyed some turbo toyota goodness, but whether he'd admit that or not is another thing :pac:
it's something i'm loosely considering, perhaps as my new years resolution. they look so good, on paper they are great and they are cheap as ****. it'd have to be a 1.6 or 1.8 156, everything else is out of my budget i'd say.
Theres some difference between it then and now. Basically been fully rebuilt from the front wheels forward:cool:
If it was me, id go for the 1.8, more power, virtually the same mpg0 -
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Toyotafanboi wrote: »it'd have to be a 1.6 or 1.8 156, everything else is out of my budget i'd say.
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Theres only been one 156 v6 for sale this year and that ended up in dgts :pac:
They've become rarer than hens teeth. Very strange considering how many were sold last year, but then again I was seeing a few 156s on a daily basis last year and this year I'm seeing deck all of them
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A v6 vel satis for €999
Nct March 15
2003
59000 miles
no tax
Says engine light is on if it were an easy fix they'd prob have sorted it. Still a lot of car for the money.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/7804117
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It sure is ugly though....wotswattage wrote: »A v6 vel satis for €999
Nct March 15
2003
59000 miles
no tax
Says engine light is on if it were an easy fix they'd prob have sorted it. Still a lot of car for the money.
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Nissan engine so I wouldn't be too worried.
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