BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day

Duke O Smiley

unkel wrote: »

That Saab!!!

I thought the 3 series would be more your thing given your recent track record

grogi

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

I thought the 3 series would be more your thing given your recent track record

Variety is a spice of life...

26000 Elephants

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-325i/13316626



I like this. A 325ti with NCT to 3/17 for €1k. No mileage listed but it looks to me like the NCT cert reads 140k. Looks like it was a trade in to Joe duffy BMW off the m50..

That is a scorching little car for the money. 99% of them are 316's - a 6 cylinder one is so rare.

Soarer

That little Beemer would be well able to shift I'd say.

There'd be a lovely burble from the 6 too. I love a straight 6.

Edit: Would you get a classic policy for that?

Sleepy

I already drive a 9-3, and I'm still tempted by that cabrio!

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/saab-95-long-nct/13313343



For those of you looking for something a bit more versatile than a cabriolet..theres this, 2.0t estate with NCT to 6/17 for €600. Claimed fsh but it looks like the book stopped being stamped at 140k. Still though, a cheap car if you could get it for about €500!

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Not a fan of BMW compacts but 2.5 would move! Almost 190bhp, it'll probably end up on the track.

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/fiat-marea-1-6-sx-long-nct-pass/12794080



Last one from me today...NCT 2/17 for €299. It looks okay too.

nice_guy80

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/fiat-marea-1-6-sx-long-nct-pass/12794080



Last one from me today...NCT 2/17 for €299. It looks okay too.

Was sure that was a Renault from the side pic

unkel

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

I thought the 3 series would be more your thing given your recent track record

My first bangernomics purchase was a pristine low mileage 10 year old Saab 9-5 for €1,350. Kept it for 2 years and sold it for €1,250 with a slight engine oil leak and a dead alarm battery. Cost me nothing in maintenance except oil + filter + tyres + NCT + batteries for one of the remote keys, a €15 coolant distributor and a €8 set of window regulator wheels and a €5 oil filler cap from a scrappy

Soarer

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/saab-95-long-nct/13313343



For those of you looking for something a bit more versatile than a cabriolet..theres this, 2.0t estate with NCT to 6/17 for €600. Claimed fsh but it looks like the book stopped being stamped at 140k. Still though, a cheap car if you could get it for about €500!

To be fair, it's cheap at €600.

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mercedes-e-320-elegance-/13327656



When tf did these get so cheap? E320 Elegance, looks in very reasonable nick from the photos (idk if its just me but I really like to see a cars original floor mats still, its a good sign imo ) with NCT to 9/17 for €1495. Whats the catch

couerdelion

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Whats the catch

€1800+ road tax?

It's a lovely car though and you would get a lot of enjoyment from it whilst it would unlikely depreciate anymore

hullaballoo

Insurance for me would be €1k with €2k for tax and then a 3.2L guzzler. It would cost an arm and leg to run for 1 year and would not be economical for me at all.

It is lovely though and if I could afford to run it, I would love to have one for a while at least!

Trojan

Bangernomics relevant insurance post.

Renewal came up for my 2002 E39 525i policy on 123.ie and got quoted €787. I thought I might be locked into existing insurer as my car is now 14 years old and figured other quotes would be more expensive (they were).

I was wondering if the big rise in premium had to do with the car being old (i.e. did I need to sell and move to a 2007 or 2008).

So I wanted to test what effect car age & power had on the quote with my existing insurer with nothing else changing.

I checked two newer cars, a 180BHP 2007 9-5, and a 110BHP 2007 1.6L Avensis, both at same 2k value as the E39. The Avensis was identical to the E39. The Saab was €80 more than the E39.



I also got a quote for this one for the craic (because I had the page open) - quote was €1066, and the 02-CW-304 Merc listed somewhere here was €996 (all valued at €2k for the purposes of this comparison).

Big thanks to the sound guy at 123 who checked the different cars' quotes for me.

I went looking elsewhere for quotes on the E39, and got some massive quotes (many over €1200-1600). But I did get a quote from BOI - but underwritten by RSA same as 123 - that was cheaper than my existing. Full details here.

Posting this here as I know the car age vs insurance question is a big consideration for a lot of folks.

Madman2

Next year insure it as a classic (15yrs for Bmw's) and buy a micro car for the daily driver policy.

Arthur Daley

The 320 v6 on the merc is a fine engine and not too bad for mpg. If you can stomach 1,809 tax it's a very fine motorway muncher.

cadaliac

Arthur Daley wrote: »

The 320 v6 on the merc is a fine engine and not too bad for mpg. If you can stomach 1,809 tax it's a very fine motorway muncher.

But as hullabaloo said, it's not just the tax.
Insurance on a 10 or 12 year old car plus short trips would kill off any savings on the cheap purchase price.

166man

Arthur Daley wrote: »

The 320 v6 on the merc is a fine engine and not too bad for mpg. If you can stomach 1,809 tax it's a very fine motorway muncher.

This. Have the same engine in a 2001 CLK and it's an absolute peach. Honestly one of the smoothest engines I have ever driven. As reliable as anything as well.

PurvesGrundy

Madman2 wrote: »

Next year insure it as a classic (15yrs for Bmw's) and buy a micro car for the daily driver policy.

Why is it only BMW's that get 'special classic car recognition' at this age? There is no way that a a humdrum '01 316i saloon should have a better chance at obtaining classic insurance than the likes of an equivalent year Peugeot 406 Coupe.

It just proves how the insurers know nothing about cars.

selectamatic

PurvesGrundy wrote: »

Why is it only BMW's that get 'special classic car recognition' at this age? There is no way that a a humdrum '01 316i saloon should have a better chance at obtaining classic insurance than the likes of an equivalent year Peugeot 406 Coupe.

It just proves how the insurers know nothing about cars.

Because they're wrongly perceived to be prestigious :pac:

Are ya sure they wont entertain a 406 coupe? I would have thought they would.
Try going to them with some much rarer nailed on future jap classics and they'll laugh down the phone at ya.

wonski

cadaliac wrote: »

But as hullabaloo said, it's not just the tax.
Insurance on a 10 or 12 year old car plus short trips would kill off any savings on the cheap purchase price.

He said his insurance quote would be 1k which is not too bad.

For some of us (old enough and never crashed) insurance is no longer an issue:D;)

couerdelion

PurvesGrundy wrote: »

Why is it only BMW's that get 'special classic car recognition' at this age?

Mercs do too

mickdw

Aren't the electric brake systems a nightmare on those early e class?

kupus

mickdw wrote: »

Aren't the electric brake systems a nightmare on those early e class?

I have also seen a lot of rust and bubbling issues on the wheel arches from that generation. Most noticeable on the banged up never washed ones.

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/nct-2001-honda-accord-vtec-sport/13274191?campaign=3



Decent car with NCT to 3/17 for €500. Really like these

Jayop

Watching the cannonball run going by, I don't think you'd get on the run with a bangernomics yoke.

hullaballoo

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/nct-2001-honda-accord-vtec-sport/13274191?campaign=3

Decent car with NCT to 3/17 for €500. Really like these

Me too! I might be slightly biased but I think that is one of the few cars that a spoiler suits! I prefer the leather interior though.

Madman2

PurvesGrundy wrote: »

Why is it only BMW's that get 'special classic car recognition' at this age? There is no way that a a humdrum '01 316i saloon should have a better chance at obtaining classic insurance than the likes of an equivalent year Peugeot 406 Coupe.

It just proves how the insurers know nothing about cars.

I asked the same thing years ago and got a mumbled reply of something to do with luxury import tax . Which really means they don't know themselves.

tinofapples

Same seller as Duke's 2001 Accord ;



https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2005-honda-accord-i-vtec-with-nct/13149365