BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day

Red Kev

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Or in this case a VW LT FHC

Yeah, the 924 is very much maligned, but I like them. They're nice to drive, cheap to own and easy to maintain. It's also a "true Porsche" in that it's made with a lot of parts from the VW/Audi parts bin, so it's a lot like the 356. And if it wasn't for the 924, Porsche probably wouldn't exist today, or like Ghia or Daimler, it would be a trim level on VW's. We certainly wouldn't have the 911 as it's configured today.

So we should all be grateful for the 924, for keeping Porsche bouncing along with it's arse skidding on the greasy road of liquidation whilst it waited for the 944 to steady things a bit and Wendelin Wiedeking to save the day a decade later.

Sam Russell

Red Kev wrote: »

Yeah, the 924 is very much maligned, but I like them. They're nice to drive, cheap to own and easy to maintain. It's also a "true Porsche" in that it's made with a lot of parts from the VW/Audi parts bin, so it's a lot like the 356. And if it wasn't for the 924, Porsche probably wouldn't exist today, or like Ghia or Daimler, it would be a trim level on VW's. We certainly wouldn't have the 911 as it's configured today.

So we should all be grateful for the 924, for keeping Porsche bouncing along with it's arse skidding on the greasy road of liquidation whilst it waited for the 944 to steady things a bit and Wendelin Wiedeking to save the day a decade later.

That 924 is pre-galvanised chassis so care required there. They are also hard to sell and cheap to buy (for what they are).

166man

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

It's lhd. It's an odd car that isn't desirable. Bar someone wanting to drive around Europe slowly in its probably overpriced.
That's why it hasn't sold.

For the record, my 156 v6 came from pat and I'd happily buy another Alfa off him.

For the record, I bought a car owned by him and seeing someone attempt to fix worn Anti-Roll bar bushings by hammering nails into them, isn't the type of repair that fills me with confidence. :eek:

Each to their own though.

Esel

166man wrote: »

For the record, I bought a car owned by him and seeing someone attempt to fix worn Anti-Roll bar bushings by hammering nails into them, isn't the type of repair that fills me with confidence. :eek:

Each to their own though.

Hardwood wedges are much better than nails.

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/a6-automatic-2-4-petrol/14916414



2.4 V6 automatic, a very poor ad but NCT'd till 1/18 for €1700. Nice car for the money..I'd change the wheels though

Dia1988

To Celebrate the day that's in it a Green Paddy spec Corolla for 350euro!
NCT to November 2017 and Tax to end of this Month

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-corolla/14990009

bazz26

Cheap diesel Octavia with test until the end of Jan 18 for under 1k:


https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/skoda-octavia-00-1-9-tdi/14992250

Red Kev

6 months NCT and 6 months tax on this, Tax alone is worth €200. Asking €750, so in real terms it's yours for less than €500.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-a2/14984765

JohnBoy26

bazz26 wrote: »

Cheap diesel Octavia with test until the end of Jan 18 for under 1k:


https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/skoda-octavia-00-1-9-tdi/14992250

Looks like it was well looked after

alastair

Red Kev wrote: »

6 months NCT and 6 months tax on this, Tax alone is worth €200. Asking €750, so in real terms it's yours for less than €500.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-a2/14984765

And it's a rarer five-seater.

Cantona's Collars

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/jaguar-x-type-diesel-nct-amp-tax-mint-condition/14745416

Child friendly cream interior.

punisher5112

zerks wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/jaguar-x-type-diesel-nct-amp-tax-mint-condition/14745416

Child friendly cream interior.

Steel wheels and cloth interior shame but looks clean.

Cantona's Collars

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/nissan-one-owner-nct2018/14999310

johndaman66

punisher5112 wrote: »

Steel wheels and cloth interior shame but looks clean.

Leather seat covers like the taxi's! Those bumpers strike me as being a different shade of green to the rest of the car though.

bazz26

Not as pretty as the 406 coupe but:



http://www.carsireland.ie/detail.php?ad_id=1717309

Duke O Smiley

Still some car for the money. He'd be mad not to take the hand off someone with two grand

Duke O Smiley

zerks wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/jaguar-x-type-diesel-nct-amp-tax-mint-condition/14745416

Child friendly cream interior.

Cloth seats, windy windows and hub caps!

Why not just buy a top spec Mondeo new :pac:

Jack the Stripper

bazz26 wrote: »

Not as pretty as the 406 coupe but:



http://www.carsireland.ie/detail.php?ad_id=1717309

Price is €2,550. And a bag of sand to tax.

bazz26

Jack the Stripper wrote: »

Price is €2,550. And a bag of sand to tax.

The asking price is €2,550 which is optimystic.

Jack the Stripper

bazz26 wrote: »

The asking price is €2,550 which is optimystic.

Optimistic or not it doesn't belong here.

An Ri rua

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Still some car for the money. He'd be mad not to take the hand off someone with two grand

I bought one 2 years ago for 4k. Converted it to LPG and its cheaper than a diesel. Almost a bulletproof car to be honest. 40k miles per year and, apart from tyres and ball joints (oh and boot lock ) its been a gem of a car to run and drive.

Best bargain car there is; in my opinion. 40 mpg when you're cruising at 65 and 30 at 75. On petrol. Closer to 60mpg when run on lpg (63 to 73 cent a litre for me). That tax issue is a red herring. You're talking about €300 more for a quality driving experience. €1 a day, or €1 more for a 140 mile round trip to work in my case. Tax is a red herring if you're buying the equivalent of an A6 for this money. And yes, the quality is that good. A million miles from a standard 407.

Red Kev

406 Coupe. NCT 01/18, €700. Get's you leather, A/C, Electric, heated seats, cruise control and the usual goodies.

And it isn't silver, the dark blue is a nice colour on them.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/peugeot-coupe-must-go/14327357

rizzee

Trying to value my GFs 04 1.4 Golf Sportline. It's pretty rough though. Couple of dings and marks and from yesterday the passenger door and window won't work. Sometimes there is a squeak when reversing, think it's a bearing going. 139k miles, NCT to next month. Could do with a good service too.

Probably going to scrap but just trying to get as much as possible for it towards another cheap car.

Duke O Smiley

Mk4 presumably?

Duke O Smiley

Red Kev wrote: »

406 Coupe. NCT 01/18, €700. Get's you leather, A/C, Electric, heated seats, cruise control and the usual goodies.

And it isn't silver, the dark blue is a nice colour on them.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/peugeot-coupe-must-go/14327357

Love it!

bazz26

Jack the Stripper wrote: »

Optimistic or not it doesn't belong here.

The moderators can decide on that, not you. Now move along.

166man

An Ri rua wrote: »

I bought one 2 years ago for 4k. Converted it to LPG and its cheaper than a diesel. Almost a bulletproof car to be honest. 40k miles per year and, apart from tyres and ball joints (oh and boot lock ) its been a gem of a car to run and drive.

Best bargain car there is; in my opinion. 40 mpg when you're cruising at 65 and 30 at 75. On petrol. Closer to 60mpg when run on lpg (63 to 73 cent a litre for me). That tax issue is a red herring. You're talking about €300 more for a quality driving experience. €1 a day, or €1 more for a 140 mile round trip to work in my case. Tax is a red herring if you're buying the equivalent of an A6 for this money. And yes, the quality is that good. A million miles from a standard 407.

That's class! Nice to see someone driving something different and not the same as everyone else. Best of luck with it! Most on here I'm sure would judge those 407 Coupes as being unreliable.

Toyotafanboi

A couple of spots from the Facebook classified pages this weekend.

rizzee

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Mk4 presumably?

No, it's mk5

Duke O Smiley

rizzee wrote: »

No, it's mk5

Mk5s are still worth something.

500-800 going on your description I'd say