*********Motors Chat - Round 9 *********

CIP4

colm_mcm wrote: »

Provably won't start tomorrow now.

Sure it's a Renault amazing it's lasted this long :pac:



In other news I never realised there is a facelift I30 passed one tonight. What's the story with the front leds half way down the wing also I didn't like the 3 rear tail lights at each side of the car they are way too long and thin rectangular like truck tail lights or something.

colm_mcm

This?

CIP4

colm_mcm wrote: »

This?

No this one had normal bulb tail lights but there side by side on each side of the car made them look too rectangular I think. Front had led strips that seemed to wrap there way well onto the wing.

Noccy_Mondy

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

If you're going for an insignia, then just go for the top specs, elite or sri. They have most of what you would want. Messing around with radios seats etc will work out more expensive in the long run, then paying a little more for the high spec when buying.

This is a nice elite but mad mileage. Gives you the idea though

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/10150423

Would you not go for a hatch? They are faaaaaar nicer then the estate. The back of the insignia estate looks like it was ran into by a bus. Major design flaw imo.

* Sorry can't find your thread.

I've been looking at 2008 onwards Insignias online, for less than 10k, and for some reason that one never appeared in my search results.

211km seems high for a 4 year old car, but I tend to see Insignias being used by sales reps a lot, so probably not that difficult to rack that up on the motorway if you're out and about 5 days a week?

166man wrote: »

You should just go out and buy a good car...!

You could literally say that about any car at all I choose. Feel free to knock yourself out with suggestions:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=96652160


I like the look of the Insignia, personally, but no, I've never been in one (have been in an Astra, though, which seems a hatch version of the Insignia in pretty much every way?!)

colm_mcm

You look like you're going for the cheapest newest ones though.

colm_mcm

colm_mcm wrote: »

You look like you're going for the cheapest newest ones though.

I don't necessarily see anything wrong with that approach :P

But in the case of the Insignia it's far removed from the cheapest new one. That particular insignia is asking €9,700 for a 2009 with €570 tax.

As someone else posted above, there's a 2011 asking €9,000 with €280 tax. Better colour, too (blue vs silver).

I'm edging towards the older, pricier one, based on the dashboard, really (and the hope of less blank buttons).


Again, though, not necessarily seeing a major downside to trying to go as new as you can with your budget. The issue I have is that no matter what I find there's someone to shoot it down, and as i've nothing concrete wanted (ie; i bought a Rav4 before, and that was because I specifically wanted a Rav4 and nothing really would have deterred me), in this case I'm looking for a reliable car with a decent cargo area, air con and cruise control. It's so vague that it lends itself to many, many options All of which get shot down a lot :P

Here's a question - My 2006 407 was primarily in KM, but you could set the cruise control for either KM or Miles.

In a UK Import (primarily in Miles) can you still switch the cruise control to KM? I never thought of this..

Duke O Smiley

Deleted User wrote: »

I don't necessarily see anything wrong with that approach :P

Its usually the cheapest car for a very good reason

Duke O Smiley

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Its usually the cheapest car for a very good reason

Ah, a good look over by a mechanic usually brings most issues to the fore. Id put a sense of urgency on a lot of low prices (people need the cash, fast) rather than the car is falling apart.

If anyone ever objects to a mechanic giving the car a look over, then you know it's knackered and have saved yourself the money.

I don't exactly have money to be throwing around, so I do keep my eyes peeled going in, and I have a good family friend mechanic so i know that most repair work will be reasonable (in comparison to most mechanics out there), so I don't mind taking a punt.

I've had the never-ending problem car already (407) so I'm well aware that I need to be checking and double checking everything going in.

YbFocus

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Man you should've heard the CSL going throught that a few weeks ago, absolutely mental. Wish I had a GoPro setup for it!

Oh i would have liked that man!
Damn phone picked up the wind noise, even my car sounded well blasting through it

fancy pigeon

colm_mcm wrote: »

I quite like the back of the insignia estate, I love that the whole rear cluster opens with the hatch, and you have a secondary set of lights in the boot -hearse style

What a humble tribute to a Nissan Micra built into the boot

CIP4

Deleted User wrote: »

Ah, a good look over by a mechanic usually brings most issues to the fore. Id put a sense of urgency on a lot of low prices (people need the cash, fast) rather than the car is falling apart.

If anyone ever objects to a mechanic giving the car a look over, then you know it's knackered and have saved yourself the money.

I don't exactly have money to be throwing around, so I do keep my eyes peeled going in, and I have a good family friend mechanic so i know that most repair work will be reasonable (in comparison to most mechanics out there), so I don't mind taking a punt.

I've had the never-ending problem car already (407) so I'm well aware that I need to be checking and double checking everything going in.

You mentioned you were looking at the megane. You would buy a mk3 estate very right probably 9 or even a bit less for a higher mileage private sale. Dynamique spec has cruise control, speed limiter, fog lights, alloys , a/c, excellent Bluetooth radio with music streaming (if you have an iPhone) that's a good bit of you list ticked off. They will be a bit down on power compared to a 2.0 mondeo or insignia as they are only 1.5dci.

CIP4

CIP4 wrote: »

You mentioned you were looking at the megane. You would buy a mk3 estate very right probably 9 or even a bit less for a higher mileage private sale. Dynamique spec has cruise control, speed limiter, fog lights, alloys , a/c, excellent Bluetooth radio with music streaming (if you have an iPhone) that's a good bit of you list ticked off. They will be a bit down on power compared to a 2.0 mondeo or insignia as they are only 1.5dci.

Megane's scare me as my brother has an 03 Megane, I've had an 06 407 and the brothers wife has had an 01 Xsara and they all gave electrical issues (the 407 more-so than the rest).

I can't really seem to find anything online to say that the french have gotten their act together in terms of electrical issues.

I don't mind being "down on power", as I'm not exactly gonna be tearing up the road in makeshift underground street races anyway. I'd imagine the 1.5 would be a tad more economical than the 2.0ltrs I'm looking at, which is a bonus, but I really haven't got the head to be dealing with electrical problems popping up. I'd end up going at the car with a hammer.

YbFocus

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Megane's scare me as my brother has an 03 Megane.

Arise CIP4 monster :pac:

CIP4

Deleted User wrote: »

Megane's scare me as my brother has an 03 Megane, I've had an 06 407 and the brothers wife has had an 01 Xsara and they all gave electrical issues (the 407 more-so than the rest).

I can't really seem to find anything online to say that the french have gotten their act together in terms of electrical issues.

I don't mind being "down on power", as I'm not exactly gonna be tearing up the road in makeshift underground street races anyway. I'd imagine the 1.5 would be a tad more economical than the 2.0ltrs I'm looking at, which is a bonus, but I really haven't got the head to be dealing with electrical problems popping up. I'd end up going at the car with a hammer.

There are zero electrical issues and it is in no way similar to a 407 or 03 megane quiet frankly the only thing that's the same on a mk2 megane and mk3 megane is the name. Reliability wouldn't bother me at all obviously once you dont buy one that's dogged to sh!t but that applies to all cars. I have a megane mk3 2011 so if you have any specific questions about them work away. They do 50 mpg won't do much less won't do much more so probably slightly better than the 2.0 litres not majorly though although a 6 speed 110bhp version might be slightly better on fuel than my 5 speed 90 bhp.

CIP4

YbFocus wrote: »

Arise CIP4 monster :pac:

I live for moments like this :pac:

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

http://www.adverts.ie/8364421

What do we think of this lads and lasses (mostly lasses)

Also on done deal http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/9794325

Think i might want. The next similar one in the uk is 4k ish plus hassle of vrt etc.

GvidoR

toastedpickles, where are you? :pac:

Noccy_Mondy

Today is such a belter of a day in the west, not a cloud to be seen. I'd say the only day of Summer we have had. A day for a drive so it is.

Mycroft H

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

http://www.adverts.ie/8364421

What do we think of this lads and lasses (mostly lasses)

Also on done deal http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/9794325

Think i might want. The next similar one in the uk is 4k ish plus hassle of vrt etc.

The red one looks like its the sort of car that will fade to pink in a few years time

MetzgerMeister

Mycroft H wrote: »

The red one looks like its the sort of car that will fade to pink in a few years time

It has a bag of cocaine hanging from the rear view mirror :pac:

Pov06

If I got a category C write-off repaired in a garage, would I need to get an engineer's report to re-insure it?

The insurance company said I may have to tell my broker that the car is repaired and get an engineer's report. It doesn't seem right to me though because it's not a cat A/B write-off.

Noccy_Mondy

Them alloys are manky. If it was on standard alloys it would be nice.

GvidoR

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Today is such a belter of a day in the west, not a cloud to be seen. I'd say the only day of Summer we have had. A day for a drive so it is.

It's very nice today indeed. Anyone have a convertible I could borrow for a day? :P

davycc

GvidoR wrote: »

It's very nice today indeed. Anyone have a convertible I could borrow for a day? :P

hey i went to boyle sunday did some fishing near the girls school then went to the pub around 4ish for some bulmers and hurling:D
no sign of a gold punto .
only decent car i saw was a black 97ish lancer evo4/mivec doing laps of the town center like something from the hardy bucks

GvidoR

davycc wrote: »

hey i went to boyle sunday did some fishing near the girls school then went to the pub around 4ish for some bulmers and hurling:D
no sign of a gold punto .

I was passing Boyle at about 12:20 and going through Carrick on Shannon about 10 minutes later and coming back around 19:30

davycc

GvidoR wrote: »

I was passing Boyle at about 12:20 and going through Carrick on Shannon about 10 minutes later and coming back around 19:30

boyle looked amazing in the sun your lucky to live in such a beautiful spot.:)

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

Advice taken on the red saab... the hunt continues.... but may fail and give up

Chris_Heilong

That SAAB looks good IMO, a quick cut and polish every 6 months will prevent it going pink, it certainly looks interesting in that colour. But its about 1k over priced for a SAAB.

Pov06

Pov06 wrote: »

If I got a category C write-off repaired in a garage, would I need to get an engineer's report to re-insure it?

The insurance company said I may have to tell my broker that the car is repaired and get an engineer's report. It doesn't seem right to me though because it's not a cat A/B write-off.

Sorry for posting this again, but any idea?

Chris_Heilong

I have noticed this more and more;
Some people finding it hard to sell are now starting to raffle their cars, for example they want 4k for their Audi but no body is buying, so they ask for 40 people to go into a draw at 100 euro a ticket to win the car.

The seller still gets his 4k with no need to give anyone a discount.

GvidoR

davycc wrote: »

boyle looked amazing in the sun your lucky to live in such a beautiful spot.:)

It's good... in small increments, I guess. :pac:

Saw a beautiful grey S15 Silvia in town today. :cool:

Marcusm

For those interested in the Paceman discussion last night........I wouldn't have been mad on silver or bonnet stripes but they seem to work well together. The interior is deep copper which is more like chocolate.

CIP4

Marcusm wrote: »

For those interested in the Paceman discussion last night........I wouldn't have been mad on silver or bonnet stripes but they seem to work well together. The interior is deep copper which is more like chocolate.

Some description of a mini passed me today 152 and it had kind of halo led drls around the fog lights I thought it looked well.

GvidoR

Noice!

colm_mcm

that S2000 needs wheels balanced by the looks of it Gvidor ^

Bolomaster

Why in gods name is there so much choice for cars second hand.

Everything was going okay, thinking 2007 Ford Focus Estate and then I see this:

http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/fiat/doblo/used-2007-fiat-doblo-1-3-multijet-waterford-fpa-200914393823506740

My mission to find a vehicle with a large load area continues.

Pov06

SR20DET powered Micra. Fcukin anti-christ

Looked at this today:

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/car/10150423?offset=5

Seemed all to be in order with one exception. There was a bit of a humming noise coming from it. Seller was yammering on a bit, presumably to try and distract from it.

A quick google brings me here:

http://www.insignia-enthusiast.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=1133


Would it still be worth a punt? All seems okay, otherwise (and obviously I'd get a mechanic to check it over).

He said he's panic selling it, pretty much, as he leaves for Australia tomorrow, and so if i want to buy it off him i'll have to deal with his brother (as he himself leaves early in the morning... unless i wanted to get it today, of course, but i had no intention of that).

Anyone know of this issue? Like i say, everything else, to a joe soap like myself, seems in order. Humming is the only issue and from googling it seems a common fault that appears.

Bolomaster

Deleted User wrote: »

Looked at this today:

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/car/10150423?offset=5

Seemed all to be in order with one exception. There was a bit of a humming noise coming from it. Seller was yammering on a bit, presumably to try and distract from it.

A quick google brings me here:

http://www.insignia-enthusiast.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=1133


Would it still be worth a punt? All seems okay, otherwise (and obviously I'd get a mechanic to check it over).

He said he's panic selling it, pretty much, as he leaves for Australia tomorrow, and so if i want to buy it off him i'll have to deal with his brother (as he himself leaves early in the morning... unless i wanted to get it today, of course, but i had no intention of that).

Anyone know of this issue? Like i say, everything else, to a joe soap like myself, seems in order. Humming is the only issue and from googling it seems a common fault that appears.

Deal with the owner would be my recommendation.

If his brother is selling it and it checks out, lower your offer on it.

Just wondering why you want that car? 9k can get you plenty of other cars. I'm on the hunt myself, lower price bracket all the same but....

Also looked at this today;


http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2009-vauxhall-insignia-sri-nav-6-speed/10129296?offset=2


Yer man said his best price was 9,200, which I'm not keen on. It's a nice motor, but the wheels are very noticeable on it (a good thing), but also noticeably scuffed (a bad thing). Of the two I think I prefer the 2011 Blue one.

CIP4

@kkv you should be in a good position to get a bit of discount on that car as most won't be too keen on buying off the brother having never met the seller. You would want to get a mechanic to check it over though as you said yourself.

On another note it's mad to think people are still leaving for Australia my dad left for Poland yesterday only for 5 weeks or so though it's his first time he's been over there.

frozenfrozen

Spotlessly clean but leaving kids toys in it for the picture out in a carpark, one lady owner called margaret but you're dealing with a guy who is leaving for australia in the morning and there's a different number in the description to the seller details

seems dodgy to me

Noccy_Mondy

Would you not spent a few pennies extra and buy off a dealer? I know I wouldn't be spending 9k private. With a dealer you get a warranty, peace of mind etc.

Bolomaster

Bolomaster wrote: »

Deal with the owner would be my recommendation.

If his brother is selling it and it checks out, lower your offer on it.

Just wondering why you want that car? 9k can get you plenty of other cars. I'm on the hunt myself, lower price bracket all the same but....

Well the people I met today were a man and woman (couple I presume). Seller is in her name, but really it was him that was doing the selling. She kinda kept to herself.

He said he's off to London tomorrow, and from there to Australia, so I won't see him around Ireland again, and so he has to hand it over to a family member to deal with.


9k can get a lot of variety, but I do quite like the Insignia. I am more than open to recommendations and opinions, but there doesnt seem to be an enormous amount with what i want (estate/suv cargo space, air con, cruise, post-08 where possible, etc.).


That blue insignia looks like the bees knees, with the exception of the humming from it. But if you could sort that out for less than 500-600 (and im sure you could) then it seems like a winner..?

Just unsure of what other precautions would be needed when buying from a person that's not the seller. I wont be moving on anything until later in the week, anyway, so im not rushing in, but it seems the favourite at the moment.

Noccy_Mondy

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Would you not spent a few pennies extra and buy off a dealer? I know I wouldn't be spending 9k private. With a dealer you get a warranty, peace of mind etc.

This is all Im really seeing from a dealer that lines up similarly;

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/vauxhall-insignia-exc-cdti-eflex-mint-f/10098248?offset=3


And it's 3k more expensive, so..

frozenfrozen wrote: »

Spotlessly clean but leaving kids toys in it for the picture out in a carpark, one lady owner called margaret but you're dealing with a guy who is leaving for australia in the morning and there's a different number in the description to the seller details

seems dodgy to me

It wasnt really that clean when I seen it, to be honest. Looked like it went a couple of weeks without a wash. In a follow up post above, i went into a bit more detail (that there was indeed a woman there).

Pov06

Are those tail lights in the boot for when the boot lid is open???

GvidoR

Did you see this? A woman took a photo of a police car parked in a disabled spot, uploaded it to Facebook and got a fine of €800 for doing so because apparently it offended Spanish police honor.

http://www.sunmotors.co.uk/news/police-fine-woman-for-taking-photo-of-illegally-parked-cops/

CIP4

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Would you not spent a few pennies extra and buy off a dealer? I know I wouldn't be spending 9k private. With a dealer you get a warranty, peace of mind etc.

Id be the same I don't think I'd spend much over 5k buying privately again granted I spent a lot more than that on my golf privately but I kind of knew the seller. I bought my megane off main dealer and found it great you get your receipt and warranty full service and check over etc. as always though it depends on the car and the dealer.

CIP4

Pov06 wrote: »

Are those tail lights in the boot for when the boot lid is open???

That's the idea of them tail lights and indicators if you were stopped on a road at night with the boot open for safety more than anything they are of no benefit once boot is closed.