BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day

JohnBoy26

Red Kev wrote: »

Leave it, the NCT is too short, probably been to the NCT and failed on something.

Try this Corolla, 10 months NCT for €650
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-corolla-just-passed-nct-today/10659851?offset=13

I'd opt for this op if I was in your shoes. Looks a nice clean car with a long nct. These are extremely well built and they are very easy to maintain. Outside of regular servicing there is next to nothing that goes wrong with these.

bear1

If it was me I'd go for the Volvo, leather, AC and heated seats.
That Peugeot estate seems to have AC too which would be rare enough I suppose.

Duke O Smiley

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

9 months test, 4 months tax
http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/10722695

I would be very sceptical about this car and ad. I am not one for making accusations without any evidence but let me just leave these here and allow you or anybody else to draw their own conclusions

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-focus-n-c-t-12-7-16/10695185?offset=8

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-focus-9-months-n-ct-4-months-tax/10664953?offset=13

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/02-ford-fiesta-zetec-model-n-c-t-untill-12-7-16/10590012?offset=17

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-fiesta-n-c-t-23-6-16-1-month-tax/10554748?offset=19

Better still

http://cars.donedeal.ie/find/cars/for-sale/Dublin/?ranges%5Bprice_from%5D=690&ranges%5Bprice_to%5D=690&source=ALL

Toyotafanboi

Overall running cost of the volvo would be much higher though, nice as it is. I assume running costs would be a bit factor here and those corollas are about as reliable as money can buy.

bear1

The amount of Puntos in sub 1k territory is amazing considering they are actually a good little car.
Re the Volvo, for sure it would be more expensive to run but it doesn't say farmer as much :P

Duke O Smiley

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

I'd opt for this op if I was in your shoes. Looks a nice clean car with a long nct. These are extremely well built and they are very easy to maintain. Outside of regular servicing there is next to nothing that goes wrong with these.

Plus one to this. Before buying my second Sunny a few days ago I called about every e11 Corolla estate on donedeal but sadly none were suitable, well the one that was had just sold Biggest mistake was letting mine go after over 10k trouble free miles in a year

rizzodun

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Plus one to this. Before buying my second Sunny a few days ago I called about every e11 Corolla estate on donedeal but sadly none were suitable, well the one that was had just sold Biggest mistake was letting mine go after over 10k trouble free miles in a year

Keeping an eye out for an estate myself, just something for carrying the dogs and bike and I don't care about getting dirty inside, it's very hard to find a small engined petrol estate like the Corolla.

joujoujou

Being a small engined estate makes no advantage, IMO. Underpowered.

rizzodun

joujoujou wrote: »

Being a small engined estate makes no advantage, IMO. Underpowered.

It does if the most milage it will do on a trip is 15-20, and perharps one to two long trips a year.

I have a plenty powerful car for long journeys.

Duke O Smiley

My corolla estate could carry a honda 50 in the back and a lancia Y10 from wexford to dublin in under 6 hours. I'm yet to have another car that can do the same

jca

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

My corolla estate could carry a honda 50 in the back and a lancia Y10 from wexford to dublin in under 6 hours. I'm yet to have another car that can do the same

That's a land speed record for a Y10...

CiDeRmAn

JJJJNR wrote: »

Which ignis are 4wd, been looking at the jimny but cant find a 4wd ignis anywhere.

The UK is where you will find the Ignis 4Grip.
They were never sold here. Permanent 4 wheel drive, 1.5 ltr engine.

JohnBoy26

joujoujou wrote: »

Being a small engined estate makes no advantage, IMO. Underpowered.

Well the saloon version isn't underpowered and that only weighs 30kg less than the estate.

Duke O Smiley

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/01-renault-megane-nct-6-16/10732069?offset=4


Not exactly the most exciting of cars and that bonnet is a bit off putting but they're pretty comfy and its got nearly a years test

acronym Chilli

colm_mcm wrote: »

So pretty
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/alfa-156-ti-diesel/10509715?offset=2

This Alfa got discussed a bit a few pages back, It didn't have an NCT before, but does now, gone up to €2350
(in fairness to seller, had a note in the original advert that he was putting it through NCT and price would go up afterwards)

Jayop

It's a painfully pretty car.

Red Kev

Two more 156's, both diesel,

€950, NCT 07/16. Nice colour, nice alloys. Spoiler needs to be dumped but that's a simple job, meet the seller and if he isn't a boy racer it could be good value.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/alfa-romeo-156-jtd-turbo-diesel-ncted/10731811?offset=2




€1250, NCT 04/16. Nice leather Momo seats, nice alloys.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/alfa-romeo-2001-156-lusso-2lt-/10707375?offset=9

CharlieCroker

I had an identical one to the top one minus the spoiler. 1.6 TS, Christ, that car could rev. 180k miles on it by the time I got rid. Lovey handling and steering too.

If it's been minded, its a good buy. The pics do the colour no justice.

acronym Chilli

Red Kev wrote: »

Two more 156's, both diesel,

€950, NCT 07/16. Nice colour, nice alloys. Spoiler needs to be dumped but that's a simple job, met the seller and if he isn't a boy racer it could be good value.

You met the seller already? (or a typo and you meant to recommend meeting the seller to check if he's a boy racer?)

How would the spoiler be removed (I agree the car would be much better without it)? Looking (sort of idly) at diesels, and the Alfa's would be an option that I'd find interesting.

As an aside: I'm not looking for a car urgently, is there any greater availability of cars around the Christmas/new year at this end of the market as folk at top end start buying into the new year's reg?

unkel

acronym Chilli wrote: »

I'm not looking for a car urgently, is there any greater availability of cars around the Christmas/new year at this end of the market as folk at top end start buying into the new year's reg?

Nah, at this end of the market the time of year makes no difference to price or availability.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

What Do you guys make of this ?

Not much of an nct left but for the cash ?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/10579718

Toyotafanboi

All I can see is pain. Emotional and financial.

millington

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

What Do you guys make of this ?

Not much of an nct left but for the cash ?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/10579718

Would get a cleaner one with more test for that price

bear1

I'd remove that poxy spoiler on the Alfa and it would look much better and a pair or OEM skirts would give it a meaner look at the side.
Then once done do a FMIC and a remap and you're laughing your way from the lights

joujoujou

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

Well the saloon version isn't underpowered and that only weighs 30kg less than the estate.

Of course it is.

I know that. I own one.

colm_mcm

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

What Do you guys make of this ?

Not much of an nct left but for the cash ?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/10579718

Taxi as well.

JohnBoy26

joujoujou wrote: »

Of course it is.

I know that. I own one.

So do I

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

colm_mcm wrote: »

Taxi as well.

Nice spotting. I just glanced at it on the phone without even thinking about that !

Long Time Lurker

1200 euros of usable reliable daily fun.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/10588375

Toyotafanboi

i'd need a paper bag for my head, but in theory, yeah

Long Time Lurker

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

i'd need a paper bag for my head, but in theory, yeah

One good day and you'd be thrilled. You'd also have a chorus of begrudging Irish pricks shouting w@^}€r at you which roughly translates into I'm jealous and envious but I'm too damn proud And self conscious to admit it :-)

Toyotafanboi

you know, i would drive (and have driven) pretty much anything, my image in terms of the cars i drive is never really something i'd let cross my radar; yet, the second i opened that ad, i was thinking "no way, no how, never". i would genuinely be self conscious of what people would think of me if i pulled up somewhere and got out of that :pac: the word i think i'm looking for is pretentious

it has some great buzzwords, colour co-ordinated leather, convertible, 4wd, low range box, Japanese reliability, 17" alloys, reasonable tax price, lots of chrome, but all those things combined are a bit too much :P

JohnBoy26

Long Time Lurker wrote: »

1200 euros of usable reliable daily fun.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/10588375

Long Time Lurker

Probabaly miles rather than kilometres but anyway ....

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/10605718

Toyotafanboi

i'd have that in a heartbeat, it's a shame they went bust, the last gen of MG's were gorgeous.

they get wayyyy to fanboi-ish over the BMW diesel thing though,

2.0 turbo diesel one of BMW best engines.

one of their best engines? seriously? isn't it the one with the timing chain trouble? the turbo trouble? the swirl flap trouble? or did Rover extensively change it up?

ba_barabus

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

i'd have that in a heartbeat, it's a shame they went bust, the last gen of MG's were gorgeous.

they get wayyyy to fanboi-ish over the BMW diesel thing though,



one of their best engines? seriously? isn't it the one with the timing chain trouble? the turbo trouble? the swirl flap trouble? or did Rover extensively change it up?

Rover detuned it and fitted a different turbo. It was extremely reliable due to that

unkel

Pity it isn't an auto. Rover didn't use the German ZF box that BMW used for that engine, but a Japanese JATCO box. Not as advanced but again extremely reliable.

I'm getting the impression that late 75s and ZTs with auto and diesel are actually going up in value!

ba_barabus

unkel wrote: »

I'm getting the impression that late 75s and ZTs with auto and diesel are actually going up in value!

My old 75, 04TN6012 lives in Churchtown now. I passed it on Sunday and it's still like new. It was lovely and the only reason I sold it was I got a stupid itch to change I never should have sold it

alias no.9

unkel wrote: »

Pity it isn't an auto. Rover didn't use the German ZF box that BMW used for that engine, but a Japanese JATCO box. Not as advanced but again extremely reliable.

I'm getting the impression that late 75s and ZTs with auto and diesel are actually going up in value!

I beg to differ on the JATCO box based on a sample size of one and some additional research

ba_barabus

alias no.9 wrote: »

I beg to differ on the JATCO box based on a sample size of one and some additional research

Reverse solenoid?

alias no.9

ba_barabus wrote: »

Reverse solenoid?

Solenoids plural, no friends of bangernomics

ba_barabus

alias no.9 wrote: »

Solenoids plural, no friends of bangernomics

Its literally all that goes on them and was solved with the 2004 upgrade. Still, not much comfort if it's gone wrong on you. It has led to many of them being scrapped.

unkel

Haven't heard of trouble before, but admittedly I have never researched it. I kind of presumed it was reliable because it was Japanese

alias no.9 wrote: »

Solenoids plural, no friends of bangernomics

Expensive or easy fixes?

/takes diesel auto 75/ZT off shortlist of future bangenomics purchases or how could someone make sure you got the upgrade car, ba_barabus?

johnny osbourne

colm_mcm wrote: »

Taxi as well.

how did u tell it's a taxi? the passat?

ba_barabus

unkel wrote: »

how could someone make sure you got the upgrade car, ba_barabus?

I think it was sorted on 75s built from 03 onwards but it was definitely fixed on the face lift model. I'll check later when I'm home

Toyotafanboi

Aygonimics
http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/10482408

Mileage looks scary in kilometers, but long NCT and it could polish up nice.

These do feel very flimsy in every possible way, but for zipping around town etc, it'd be cheap to buy and cheaper to run.

Did Toyota do the engine in these seeing as it's chain driven or was the whole car a colaboration effort?

166man

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Aygonimics
http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/10482408

Mileage looks scary in kilometers, but long NCT and it could polish up nice.

These do feel very flimsy in every possible way, but for zipping around town etc, it'd be cheap to buy and cheaper to run.

Did Toyota do the engine in these seeing as it's chain driven or was the whole car a colaboration effort?

Now there's a Toyota I'd genuinely buy and drive. They do feel flimsy but most in this segment do so that's a moot point. Drove one before briefly and thought the 3 cylinder engine was good craic. No idea about who makes the engine though.

I like the Aygo/107/C1 model. It doesn't pretend to be something that it's not, simple basic cheap motoring. Not sure Id want to do 200k km in one though!

unkel

unkel wrote: »

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Expensive or easy fixes?

/takes diesel auto 75/ZT off shortlist of future bangenomics purchases or how could someone make sure you got the upgrade car, ba_barabus?

Solenoids are a cheap and easy fix but many mechanics will diagnose it as needing reconed box. A cracked reverse piston is a bigger problem and would make a bangernomics purchase a write off really unless you planned getting 2/3 years use out of the fixed car.

there isn't a huge amount of auto gearbox specialists in Ireland.

CiDeRmAn

Long Time Lurker wrote: »

1200 euros of usable reliable daily fun.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/10588375

You can pick up a hardtop to replace the soft top, makes it a quieter car and less like you are on your lunch break from Peter Marks.

JohnBoy26

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Aygonimics
http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/10482408

Mileage looks scary in kilometers, but long NCT and it could polish up nice.

These do feel very flimsy in every possible way, but for zipping around town etc, it'd be cheap to buy and cheaper to run.

Did Toyota do the engine in these seeing as it's chain driven or was the whole car a colaboration effort?

it's got the same daihatsu unit as the mk2 yaris