BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day

unkel

'05 Mercedes S-class

S350, NCT 05/17. Claimed one owner (can't see reg, so can't verify any of this). Probably an original Irish car, low mileage.



Linky


Cheaper than a Toyota Carina. Only in Ireland

unkel

E90 BMW - I doubt he'll refuse €2k in cash!



Linky

unkel

^^^ He was a bit economic with the truth about his NCT. It expired over a week ago...

tony1980

jharr100 wrote: »

The E46 is a nice comfy bus alright, I had a 318i touring of that era, but the auto box was dog slow. I think yours is the 1.9 too? You'll find the manual box much better in those and a nice refined drive.
The only things I had problems with were coolant leaks from the expansion tank, suspension bushes and tie rods at NCT time, and I think a crankshaft sensor causing rough running.

Happy motoring!

Yep, two days in and a low coolant level light popped on, I haven't had a chance to check it out yet, if it turns out to be a leak from the expansion tank, would this cost much to replace?

My father in law is calling tomorrow, he is a qualified mechanic but doesn't work as one anymore, knows his stuff though so will ask him to have a look for me. Would it be a hard job to do ourselves if it turns out to be this?

Duke O Smiley

@unkel that S class is astonishing value. Great find

CiDeRmAn

W123-80's wrote: »

For anyone old/young enough..😠Relive the glory days of late 90's Gran Turismo.!
Tax March '17
Test April '17
Very low mileage claim
Asking €950

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mazda-demio-1-3-taxed-until-3-17-nct-until-4-17/13171708

My wife had two of those, one after the other, over 9 years.
I didn't like them at all but she loved it, small car but tons of space.
She then changed to a Mazda 2, the updated Demio, 1.5 ltr, and then wrote it off, 3 months later in the winter ice.
She then moved to a 4x4 Suzuki Ignis, broadly a similar car to the Demio, a few more mod cons and the permanent four wheel drive is handy in the winter, plus another 1.5 engine, so it goes like the clappers.

selectamatic

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/06-lexus-is-2-2-diesel/13077300

A first for bangernomics I'd say
2006 lexus is220d
Test till the end of may 17
Tax till end of the month
No recent change of owner
Clean body
Asking €1950
Seller is also selling a c220cdi coupe

Eyes would wanna be taped open checking it over

bear1

We've the same 2.2 lump in the Auris and it isn't that economical unless you stick to 100. Anything over 120 and it just shoots through the roof.

unkel

The engine is horrible, but I suppose the car is still good value though. Fortunately Toyota have stopped making diesel engines and they source all their diesels from BMW now.

Giacomo McGubbin

unkel wrote: »

The engine is horrible, but I suppose the car is still good value though. Fortunately Toyota have stopped making diesel engines and they source all their diesels from BMW now.

they do ? i suspected toyota was going downhill. there's a lot better and more reliable out there.

johndaman66

tony1980 wrote: »

Yep, two days in and a low coolant level light popped on, I haven't had a chance to check it out yet, if it turns out to be a leak from the expansion tank, would this cost much to replace?

My father in law is calling tomorrow, he is a qualified mechanic but doesn't work as one anymore, knows his stuff though so will ask him to have a look for me. Would it be a hard job to do ourselves if it turns out to be this?

Shouldn't cost an arm and a leg to replace I would think if that's all it is. As a guide they seem to be around from €30 upwards on Ebay. There is a bit of ripping to putting them on. A decent mechanic should have job done in an hour or little over I'm guessing unless I'm totally off the mark. Obviously if you can do job yourself all the better. If it is just a leak from the expansion tank you should be counting yourself a lucky man I would say.

johndaman66

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-civic-sport-2-2-i-ctdi/11153092


2006 Civic 2.2 CDTI asking €1,950 from a garage with not a lot of test.
Pretty cheap for one of these but not for everyone with 200k miles - would nearly want to see a well documented service history myself. Lack of leather would also disappoint but wouldn't be a deal breaker.

selectamatic

unkel wrote: »

The engine is horrible, but I suppose the car is still good value though. Fortunately Toyota have stopped making diesel engines and they source all their diesels from BMW now.

Ya over the course of their production the 1.4 d4d and 2.0d4d lumps were massively unsuccessful and unreliable

The only blip in the last 10 years came in the form of early 1adftv 2.0 and 2adfhv 2.2 suffering some head issues on certain batches but goodwill warranties were extended and many units replaced free of charge something vw or BMW never saw fit to do when it came to some of their own engines.

Whatever way ya cut it in 2005 a 177bhp 4cyl diesel was impressive not horrible they sound unrefined yes but so do most diesels. A massively long 6th gear made the car feel flat but if ya drop a gear before overtaking it's quite obvious it's not.

The sniping and b1tching over different marques creeping into the thread is growing tiring.

unkel

selectamatic wrote: »

diesel was impressive not horrible

Sounds pretty horrible to me. But I guess that's a personal thing, I'm no diesel fan

And anyway you and I can't really argue with Mr Toyota deciding no longer to make his own diesels and that he is better off buying them from BMW, can we?

selectamatic

unkel wrote: »

Sounds pretty horrible to me. But I guess that's a personal thing, I'm no diesel fan

And anyway you and I can't really argue with Mr Toyota deciding no longer to make his own diesels and that he is better off buying them from BMW, can we?

Sure can't

Tbh it's all down to cost and market share imo, Toyota's largest market areas Asia and the US aren't too keen on diesels so developing an all new line of engines to keep up with the competition in Europe wouldnt be too cost effective much easier outsource. (Toyota's own engine designs were nearly 15 years old)

Germany is the home of cutting edge diesel engineering whether that's a good thing or a bad thing is debateable :P

coolbeans

There's some seriously tempting metal here for somebody like me who spends most of my time in the UK at the moment. Would it be a massive ball ache to buy that spotless A8 and drive it straight to the UK with0the intention of registering, putting an MOT on it and driving on?

OldMrBrennan83

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selectamatic

Patww79 wrote: »

Never knew they put the 2.2 in the Auris. What bhp is it?

180bhp

JohnBoy26

unkel wrote: »

Sounds pretty horrible to me. But that's a personal thing, I'm no diesel fan

And anyway you and I can't really argue with Mr Toyota deciding no longer to make his own diesels and that he is better off buying them from BMW, can we?

Toyota have made some of the best diesel engines. Also mr Toyota does still makes his own diesel engines. The 1.4d4d for example is still in production and is a fantastic little unit in terms of refinement and reliability.

The reason they stopped using the 2.0d4d was not because bmw make better units(they don't) but because toyotas own unit wouldn't meet new emmisions standards and developing a new unit would not be cost effective for fuel type toyota is moving away from.

You will see that they are now putting their time into hydrogen technology.

Toyotafanboi

johndaman66 wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-civic-sport-2-2-i-ctdi/11153092


2006 Civic 2.2 CDTI asking €1,950 from a garage with not a lot of test.
Pretty cheap for one of these but not for everyone with 200k miles - would nearly want to see a well documented service history myself. Lack of leather would also disappoint but wouldn't be a deal breaker.

First 7th gen Civic in here? Nice car, but I am biased.

€1k tax is a pain in the bollocks, the internet raves about the diesel but any of the ones I drove were average as far as I could feel.

That said, I just paid 3x times that for a 07 petrol model so now I don't really know how to feel :pac:

OldMrBrennan83

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jharr100

Patww79 wrote: »

You're driving a petrol. Feel good

Feel even better when you see who's selling it ...

selectamatic

I've always said it's a real shame we didn't see more of Toyota's GR v6 petrol engines in affordable sporty cars there are some real peaches in that particular engine family.

And now at the risk of causing all out war here's another Toyota





https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-celica-long-nct-amp-tax/13076146
Gen6 celica st202
Test till the end of Oct 17
Tax till the end of feb17
Brilliant 3sge engine
Looks clean all round
Recent brake work, air-conditioning and supposedly some service history
Asking €1650

Quick someone find a big cuddly volvo or saab to restore order :P

Hal1

Just tried to get a quote on that celica... NO! was the answer

FIDL, 39M, 6NCB, 0PP.

TeaBagMania

The thread really grinds my gears, perfectly good motors going to waste because of the F****** insurance industry.

I seriously doubt anyone can obtain insurance on that Celica

bear1

Patww79 wrote: »

Never knew they put the 2.2 in the Auris. What bhp is it?

Its the d-cat version in the auris and I believe also the avensis.
Ours has 177 and 400nm of torque so its a fairly nippy car and 6th seems to work well from 100 up.
Only downside is the consumption but I can live with it.
Can surprise a few drivers tbh especially cause most are the 1.4 variant.
We were also lucky to get the top of the range model so it has everything apart from parking sensors

unkel

selectamatic wrote: »

Gen6 celica st202P

At last a nice Toyota. Makes a difference to all that junk on the last few pages :pac:

Soarer

johndaman66 wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-civic-sport-2-2-i-ctdi/11153092


2006 Civic 2.2 CDTI asking €1,950 from a garage with not a lot of test.

Pretty cheap for one of these but not for everyone with 200k miles - would nearly want to see a well documented service history myself. Lack of leather would also disappoint but wouldn't be a deal breaker.

€3950 in the window. So he's halved the price. Be doggy wide I'd say.

Plus, he has a rep for being a bit of a key hunt.

26000 Elephants

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

Toyota have made some of the best diesel engines..

I'm surprised that you would say this.

grogi

Hal1 wrote: »

Just tried to get a quote on that celica... NO! was the answer

FIDL, 39M, 6NCB, 0PP.

That's the sole reason why such fine motors are so cheap... Wouldn't it qualify as a classic?