BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day

CiDeRmAn

Bandito909 wrote: »

Are they heavy on juice ciderman?

I'm probably getting around 30/32 mpg from it, and that's with a light enough foot, and that's ok tbh.
It's a lovely car to drive, makes me realise the tripe I've been driving since I gave up the last C5.

percy212

Any photos? I am in market for one

keane2097 wrote: »

Off topic, but I have a '05 MK1 TT (1.8T petrol) with ~138k miles on it. It's in good nick and service history is fine. Any idea of a ballpark amount I might get for it?

Got it cheap off my mom (:o) so I'm none the wiser, and there isn't a great selection online to compare against.

Cantona's Collars

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2001-bmw-316/12808033



Reg covered but clear as day on the pic of the NCT disc.:pac:

delly

zerks wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2001-bmw-316/12808033

Reg covered but clear as day on the pic of the NCT disc.:pac:

Also showing a recent battery disconnection due to the clock not being set yet. A sign of trying to hide some warning lights I reckon.

OldMrBrennan83

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emeldc

delly wrote: »

Also showing a recent battery disconnection due to the clock not being set yet. A sign of trying to hide some warning lights I reckon.

There is a neat little trick on the E46 that will show you if all the dash lights are present and working.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOFI_St3RYU

ucd.1985

Red Kev wrote: »

Long 13 month NCT 08/17, €2150, so should come in at Bangernomics prce. 2.0 Auto, for a nice usable summer and winter cruiser. Classic insurance should be possible.


https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/1999-mercedes-slk-200-with-fresh-nct/12707334

Had a look at this. The interior is very rough. Zero effort made to given inside a quick clean. Would make me worry. Drivers side damage paint work is only a keying and isnt too bad.

yobr

delly wrote: »

Also showing a recent battery disconnection due to the clock not being set yet. A sign of trying to hide some warning lights I reckon.

I hate that phrase in car ads "good clean car" it means nothing to me. I always view it as a sign of someone being economical with the truth.

W123-80's

'96 E230
Test March '17
Tax Sept '16
Very low mileage
Auto
Nice old cruiser
Asking €950

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mercedes-e230/12769127

crazyjim

W123-80's wrote: »

'96 E230
Test March '17
Tax Sept '16
Very low mileage
Auto
Nice old cruiser
Asking €950

2 months tax on it as well. Assuming there's no rust it is a good car for someone after a cruiser. I love that colour on a merc.

cadaliac

crazyjim wrote: »

2 months tax on it as well. Assuming there's no rust it is a good car for someone after a cruiser. I love that colour on a merc.

Yup, says the car was garaged too. Good find. Rare to get such a healthy low mileage example

marketty

yobr wrote:

I hate that phrase in car ads "good clean car" it means nothing to me. I always view it as a sign of someone being economical with the truth.

Usually goes along with 'never needed anything' which I take to mean 'I never did anything, now needs everything'

jharr100

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-focus-c-max-nct-amp-tax/12894548

This is my wife's cmax .. been for sale a few weeks and very little interest..

Soarer

W123-80's wrote: »

'96 E230
Test March '17
Tax Sept '16
Very low mileage
Auto
Nice old cruiser
Asking €950

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mercedes-e230/12769127

Love a palindromic number plate.

hullaballoo

jharr100 wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-focus-c-max-nct-amp-tax/12894548

This is my wife's cmax .. been for sale a few weeks and very little interest..

Your price seems a bit low tbh!

The_Honeybadger

jharr100 wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-focus-c-max-nct-amp-tax/12894548

This is my wife's cmax .. been for sale a few weeks and very little interest..

Looks like a good car. I sold something similar recently and got no interest at all until I spotlighted the ad. I could have sold it five times within 2 days once I did that so might be worth a try. Good luck with the sale.

wiz569

jharr100 wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-focus-c-max-nct-amp-tax/12894548

This is my wife's cmax .. been for sale a few weeks and very little interest..

Worth every penny of your asking price i'd say,was looking for one of those this time last year and they were at least a grand more

Ended up with a boring avensis instead :(

jharr100

wiz569 wrote: »

Worth every penny of your asking price i'd say,was looking for one of those this time last year and they were at least a grand more

Ended up with a boring avensis instead :(

I started at 2000e which I thought was fair.. but I've dropped the price twice in the last 3 weeks.
I replaced it with an avensis.. which I'm pleasantly surprised how well it drives and how refined it is.

jcon1913

jharr100 wrote: »

I started at 2000e which I thought was fair.. but I've dropped the price twice in the last 3 weeks.
I replaced it with an avensis.. which I'm pleasantly surprised how well it drives and how refined it is.

Could be something to do with the holiday season, with people going off / coming back, too busy to look after buying a new car. I'd hold on for your price maybe spotlight the ad as recommended by another poster...

The_Honeybadger

jharr100 wrote: »

I started at 2000e which I thought was fair.. but I've dropped the price twice in the last 3 weeks.
I replaced it with an avensis.. which I'm pleasantly surprised how well it drives and how refined it is.

That's a better car than what I sold for the same money, mine had double the mileage. Don't give it away whatever you do.

Definitely spotlight the ad, I'd up the price a little first and then hold out for €1500. It's definitely worth that. Maybe mention when the timing belt is due too.

hullaballoo

jharr100 wrote: »

I started at 2000e which I thought was fair.. but I've dropped the price twice in the last 3 weeks.
I replaced it with an avensis.. which I'm pleasantly surprised how well it drives and how refined it is.

As above, July and August are very quiet on all fronts in this country. I'd not lose heart.

I would put the price back up. At the moment, it's underpriced and that can set off alarm bells for some people if it looks too good to be true. It would for me, considering other cars like it but with higher mileage are on sale for (a lot) more.

wiz569

jharr100 wrote: »

I started at 2000e which I thought was fair.. but I've dropped the price twice in the last 3 weeks.
I replaced it with an avensis.. which I'm pleasantly surprised how well it drives and how refined it is.

We could have swapped lol

jharr100

wiz569 wrote: »

We could have swapped lol

Well.. it wasn't planned .. a colleagues uncle passed away and he was selling his 05 avensis. 60k miles one owner. Absolutely mint.

Cantona's Collars

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/subaru-outback-4x4-gas-conversion-tax-and-nctd-/12966079

Esel

zerks wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/subaru-outback-4x4-gas-conversion-tax-and-nctd-/12966079

Nice, but the LPG tank screws up the estate aspect.

jharr100

Esel wrote: »

Nice, but the LPG tank screws up the estate aspect.

The vibration is more of a worry ?

grogi

Esel wrote: »

Nice, but the LPG tank screws up the estate aspect.

That's not really The Issue with LPG powered Subaru...

LPG produces higher combustion temperature than petrol. While this generally is not an issue to the pistons/cylinders, the valves need to be properly closing, otherwise the head will go in short time. In many cars the valves are hydraulically self-regulated, but Subaru opted for old-school mechanical regulation and need to be periodically regulated.

This is really PITA to do, the garages typically remove engine from the car to do it - and while on petrol the interval is sensibile, on LPG it really is much more frequent job (~40-50kkm), which renders the whole LPG operation completely insensible.

Hal1

I wouldn't let that bother me too much if I was serious about the car. I'd say 15 minutes to check all 4 wheels for a faulty bearing and after a quick test drive you would have a good idea about it. It's being given away for next to nothing.

Edit: Just read Grogi's post on the lpg thing, now not so sure if that would be a problem or not..

GvidoR

Nice enough looking 2003 Mazda 323 estate.

NCT 01/17
Tax 08/16
€400

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2003-mazda-323-glx-nct-1-17/12967858

wotzgoingon

Are they not a hatchback?

Also Gvido I don't see the escort up for sale.