BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day

CianRyan

Not a bad far if you ignore the rear lights and badly rolled arches.
Popcorn limitters are useless but hilarious fun.

colm_mcm

Don't see these much in auto
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/vw-passer-automatic-1999-1-9-diesel/14690910

wotzgoingon

CianRyan wrote: »

I stuck my wrote off Almera on adverts for €250 and it was collected by a scrap yard with a tow truck and they paid me €100 for it!

That was the rate at the time very hard to get more than €30 atm. Maybe if you haggled a lot you may get €50.

cerastes

wotzgoingon wrote: »

That was the rate at the time very hard to get more than €30 atm. Maybe if you haggled a lot you may get €50.

At that rate, you could take out whatever parts you could think of as valuable/use and flog them and then sell/pay for it to be taken away?
that way it would at least try pay for itself, Id say turn a profit, but the time involved might diminsih that.

unkel

cerastes wrote: »

At that rate, you could take out whatever parts you could think of as valuable/use and flog them and then sell/pay for it to be taken away?
that way it would at least try pay for itself, Id say turn a profit.

That plan doesn't work if you have a wife.

Iseedeadpixels

colm_mcm wrote: »

Don't see these much in auto
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/vw-passer-automatic-1999-1-9-diesel/14690910

Was going to post this myself....I may give him a call

Esel

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/rover-75/14269532



Love this. The nicest colours inside and out for a 75 imo. And those alloys are great. No clue what the 1.8t is like in these, but NCT to 2018 and its got service history apparently. All for €1250

Nice reg too!

Kintarō Hattori

unkel wrote: »

Why can't you? Did you try all insurance companies?

You could have that car as your only car with fully comprehensive classic insurance for about €300

Provided that your wife / partner has a car with insurance in her own name. Try First Ireland.

I'll be doing some extensive calling towards the end of June once my insurance is due for renewal but I'm pretty confident I won't get insurance. As a fella of 39 I only passed my test in March of last year so I'll only have had a full licence for a year.
Despite having had two years as a named driver on an E90 and having passed my test in the same car, all I was able to get insurance on was something up to 1.4L.

We'll see about something more interesting but I'm not hopeful.

everlast75

Shamelessly knicked from another thread on Motors Forum.

Alfa Romeo Spider Roadster.

I would love the carspace to buy and have this as a 2nd car...



https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/alfa-rome-spider-roadster-low-miles/14650572


(Hope this meets the bangernomics criteria!)

Duke O Smiley

I didn't post it here because the test is a bit short :P

But I do think, stretching the budget slightly, one could buy the above and enjoy it for the summer for not a lot of money.

cerastes

colm_mcm wrote: »

I quite like this
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/01-golf-gt-tdi/14690935

Edit: missing alloy might be a big issue.

Thats a bit steep for an 01, and the mileage, those wheels look kack, each to their own I suppose, worst looking things I ever saw, are they really alloys, they look thin and flimsy as if they are a metal wheel trim.
The previous Polo was fairly steep in price too, they're rare? are they sought after?

Esel wrote: »

Nice reg too!

It would be very convenient if there was an emoji for drooling, I like them, despite hearing and laughing to myself when someone here stated what the numbers were on Rovers for (avergae age of driver), any known problems with these cars?

Esel

cerastes wrote: »

It would be very convenient if there was an emoji for drooling, I like them, despite hearing and laughing to myself when someone here stated what the numbers were on Rovers for (avergae age of driver), any known problems with these cars?

K-series engine prone to head gasket failure. Coolant level is critical afaik.

cerastes

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

I didn't post it here because the test is a bit short :P

But I do think, stretching the budget slightly, one could buy the above and enjoy it for the summer for not a lot of money.

I think a short test is not a problem, it could easily be tested before sale to determine if its worthwhile. IMO a test thats near but not within 3 months is more of a problem as no one would want to test it earlier than that. A test just under a year means its passed relatively recently.
I must look back, I skimmed over pages cathcing up, but I thought I saw it mentioned that you can get some kind of classic insurance on a second car, but that wasn't necessarily 30 years old, maybe even as a daily driver?
If I had somewhere to put this or something like it, Id be all over it rather than even replace my daily driver..

alastair

unkel wrote: »

Didn't realise they were only a 4 seater though

There's 4 and 5 seater options on the A2. Most of them are 4 seater though.

alastair

cerastes wrote: »

I thought I saw it mentioned that you can get some kind of classic insurance on a second car, but that wasn't necessarily 30 years old, maybe even as a daily driver?
If I had somewhere to put this or something like it, Id be all over it rather than even replace my daily driver..

Some people report success with Autoline on this front ('classic' insurance on 15 years and older). Not as your primary/sole car though.

Iseedeadpixels

colm_mcm wrote: »

Don't see these much in auto
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/vw-passer-automatic-1999-1-9-diesel/14690910

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

Was going to post this myself....I may give him a call

Hoping to view this tomorrow lads, buyer seems very honest gave me a lot of info on the phone, insurance company will accept it too....hoping its a good straight forward car!

BorneTobyWilde

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/rover-75-diesel/14694677





Roveria 75 Diesel
With history
Taxed until June
Nct until April 17
1250.00
Nice Reg too

unkel

Might be worth a 4 figure sum with a brand new NCT. Just. And mostly because it has 3 months tax left.

BorneTobyWilde

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/vw-golf-1-6i-comfortline/14694893

2002 untouched Golfietta 1.6i
JAN 18 NCT
Service history
New belts

1395.00

unkel

Here's a Rover 75 diesel for just €500 asking, longer NCT on it. Yours for €400 surely.



Linky

BorneTobyWilde

Yep ,that rover for 1k would be value.
I'd offer 750.00 '',

dulpit

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/rover-75-diesel/14694677

Ad says "NCT 12.03.2017 Will pass no problem". Bugs me when you see this, NCT the thing and add the €55 to the cost of car, surely a full test would make it much more attractive to buyers.

It's one thing if there's 6 months+ left on the test, but when it's only a few weeks out - get it sorted.

BorneTobyWilde

unkel wrote: »

Here's a Rover 75 diesel for just €500 asking, longer NCT on it. Yours for €400 surely.



Linky

That's a wreck though. Whole side looks damaged, and front looks funny, panels don't fit right.

BorneTobyWilde

dulpit wrote: »

Ad says "NCT 12.03.2017 Will pass no problem". Bugs me when you see this, NCT the thing and add the €55 to the cost of car, surely a full test would make it much more attractive to buyers.

It's one thing if there's 6 months+ left on the test, but when it's only a few weeks out - get it sorted.

Yea. One would need to low ball him on price. Spec and history good though.

BorneTobyWilde

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/vw-golf-gti-turbo-150-bhp/14694410

A golf gti with low miles





1850.00
NCT May
Con Air

cerastes

unkel wrote: »

Here's a Rover 75 diesel for just €500 asking, longer NCT on it. Yours for €400 surely.



Linky

Doesnt have 75 in the reg though , actually looks the roughest, I'll have to see if theres any 2 litre diesel auto estate,
diesel ok in these? petrol 1.8? iffy?

colm_mcm

Diesel auto is the way to go.

GvidoR

2005 Audi A3
1.9 TDI
Cream interior with heated seats
NCT 09/17

€1900

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-a3-1-9-diesel-2005/14549878

Duke O Smiley

Link?

GvidoR

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Link?

Oops

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-a3-1-9-diesel-2005/14549878