BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day

colm_mcm

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi/14501078

colm_mcm

Cant keep it in your pants, too many kids?
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/06-mazda-5-taxed-amp-n-c-t/14436394

colm_mcm

Oddball estate.
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mitsubisi-lancer/14501083

colm_mcm

Wheelchair accessible doblo. Could make a good van conversion with 1.3 private tax.
Possible camper even, if you're short.
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/fiat-doblo/14501064

colm_mcm

Short on test, but 07 and looks tidy and has a bit of tax.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/07-panda-nct-amp-tax-1695/14499221

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mazda-rx8-236-bhp-ncted-till-feb-2018/14502416



NCT 2/18, tax 3/17, leather, 238 bhp - €1800. Hmm

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/alfa-romeo-159-1-9-jts-sportivo-full-leather-nctd/14500507



1.9 JTS, it has leather and NCT to 7/17 - €1900

Jayop

Take my money for that Alfa already.

Duke O Smiley

Can't remember which is better, the 1.9 or 2.2 JTS?

selectamatic

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/seat-toledo-130bhp-1-9tdi/14492501

2004 130bhp tdi toledo
tested till july.
showing as a one owner car on cars ireland.
supposedly 130k miles on the clock.
car looks clean. (apart from the trailer socket and missing rear mud flap)
Asking €1500

colm_mcm

Wow, an unmolested Toledo with a 130!

I'm telling suppergurrier

Edit: you already have!

Jayop

Is the drivers side quarter not all dented in? Looks to be.

colm_mcm

Don't think so, think it's a reflection.

Jayop

colm_mcm wrote: »

Don't think so, think it's a reflection.

Colm, have a gander at that BMW I posted above. Does it look to you like the passenger side back door is a different shade?

colm_mcm

Yeah. It's miles off

Jayop

Cheers, I thought so but I'm not great for things like that in photos.

colm_mcm

The rear quarter is wrong too. The top of the boot lid behind the lip spoiler looks even worse. I'd say it's rough as fook in the flesh.

Jayop

Another one for the nope pile then.

Drives me mad reading this thread, all these lovely bangers in Dublin but feck all down where I am in north connaught.

26000 Elephants

Jayop wrote: »

Cheers, I thought so but I'm not great for things like that in photos.

At that price, and if everything else checks out, I'd say its not an issue.

Could be different in the flesh though.

Jayop

26000 Elephants wrote: »

At that price, and if everything else checks out, I'd say its not an issue.

Could be different in the flesh though.

Ah I wouldn't worry too much about the paint being off, but if it's had a major whack in the back end and the painting is a mile off it wouldn't give me much faith that the rest of the work was done to a decent standard.

dmrules

unkel wrote: »

If I needed something ultra reliable, I'd buy this instead of that taxi Avensis:

'07 Honda Accord, 73k miles, asking €1,600

Tidy, Irish car, only 2 owners from new. NCT 07/17



Linky

€1,400 cash would probably take it...

Spot on unkel...right on the money...bought it last Tuesday...all good so far...

mickdw

Jayop wrote: »

Another one for the nope pile then.

Drives me mad reading this thread, all these lovely bangers in Dublin but feck all down where I am in north connaught.

bottom of rear drivers side door is rough as he'll.

Jayop

mickdw wrote: »

bottom of rear drivers side door is rough as he'll.

It's always the same thing with me. I never have time to buy something good as I'm always under pressure to get back on the road again. I should probably think about not driving every car I get into the ground.

In 12 years of driving I've only ever sold my old cars to the scrap yard. I know it's terrible, but I buy bangernomics level cars, keep them as long as possible and by the time I'm getting rid they'll have gone beyond being worth me repairing them and when they're like that I wouldn't be bothered with the hassle of selling private for the sake of €300 when the scrapper will give me €200 with absolutely no come back.

If any of you see anything nice in Sligo/Mayo around the 1k or below please do post it here. Need a decent size saloon, prefer petrol 1.8ish, big enough boot. The 3 series would be a bit small but I love them.

Current car is a 06 c5 that I got about 19/20 months ago for 1k. Lovely car to drive actually but the niggles were adding up and then the clutch went.

cadaliac

Jayop wrote: »

Ah I wouldn't worry too much about the paint being off, but if it's had a major whack in the back end and the painting is a mile off it wouldn't give me much faith that the rest of the work was done to a decent standard.

Don't let some cosmetic work at the rear end of a car put you off. You'd be very suprised how many cars have accident history.
Once its repaired correctly, at this end of the market you're going ti come across a lotof different color panels .
But, yes of course, the panels and gaps should all line up correctly, no matter what.
Dampness in the boot is another giveaway

unkel

dmrules wrote: »

Spot on unkel...right on the money...bought it last Tuesday...all good so far...

Nice! Well wear! You got yourself some brilliant value for money motoring :cool:

How much you got her for in the end?

dmrules

unkel wrote: »

Nice! Well wear! You got yourself some brilliant value for money motoring :cool:

How much you got her for in the end?

Thanks

1400...

billybonkers

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mazda-rx8-236-bhp-ncted-till-feb-2018/14502416



NCT 2/18, tax 3/17, leather, 238 bhp - €1800. Hmm

I like this!

choons

I did a lot of research on the Mazda RX8 a few years ago. The engines are sensitive and very very few have seen 120,000 miles!

Make sure to do some research before buying!

unkel

Unless you can live with the very real chance the car can be an economic write-off at any point and you can buy it for a 3 figure sum, I wouldn't risk it on a bangernomics budget. If you spend a little bit more you can get one that has recently had a rebuilt engine by one of the reputable independent specialists.

Iseedeadpixels

Nice Lancer