BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day

Toyotafanboi

they are actually a really good little car. they feel as well built as you could expect and can take decent punishment, they are a practical layout with high seats and reasonable legroom and you get all the basics you want with electric windows, remote central locking etc.

those engines are apparently prone to head gasket failure but i think a bit of maintenance goes a long way, we've consistently had a Fiat with that engine in the family for at least the last ten years or more and there's been no hassle. that said, i think they are cheap to repair if they do go.

Moneymaker

I had one, I really liked it. Never gave a days trouble and fine for city driving.

About as cheap as motoring gets.

dbrunson

Had one aswell, great car, nippy and economical (1.2) with great spec, pan roof etc, bought for peanuts and reliable as can be, (they seem to be going up in price ) as the 07 one I bought in 2013 seem to be getting the same money today!

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/rover-214i-nct-8-16/11500001



8 months test, €250. And a draw bar I don't know how much a bus ticket is but surely this is cheaper than eight months worth of bus tickets?

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2005-jaguars-s-type-nct-04-16/11359091



Probably as rough as they come, but a new shape diesel S type with test (and 400k km) for about 1500 after haggling. You'd want to give it a serious going over but if (big if) there isn't much wrong the remaining few hundred could make it a very very nice cruiser for €2k or thereabouts

JohnBoy26

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/rover-214i-nct-8-16/11500001



8 months test, €250. And a draw bar I don't know how much a bus ticket is but surely this is cheaper than eight months worth of bus tickets?

It's a shame it's not a 216 as those had a nice Honda engine. Still it's cheap motoring

Ded_Zebra

Am I mad to think this could be a bangernomics runner?

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1976-triumph-dolomite/11468129

Ded_Zebra

I know it sounds like it needs a small bit of work. A one family car and nice enough spec car though. Worth viewing I think. NCT until august.

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/mercedes-benz-estate-2-3-te/11476050

Duke O Smiley

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Am I mad to think this could be a bangernomics runner?

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1976-triumph-dolomite/11468129

https://donedeal.akamaized.net/vintagecars/1976-triumph-dolomite/Full/51824928.jpeg

No

People will disagree, and to an extent I nearly would but it is possible, they just need a lot of attention and maintenance. To me this is just part of the fun, and I would say that most people looking at a car like that would be in the same mind set. Realistically you need to be willing and able to go at the car with spanners

If you want to drive it 365 days of the year Winters will be noticeably very cold. But in the Summer it is just class

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-a3/11207173



Okay so the badges are a bit gaudy and the test is a bit short, but ten months tax and you probably wouldn't get a 02 Golf GTi for the money. I'd want the number plates left on as part of the deal though

JohnBoy26

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

No

People will disagree, and to an extent I nearly would but it is possible, they just need a lot of attention and maintenance. To me this is just part of the fun, and I would say that most people looking at a car like that would be in the same mind set. Realistically you need to be willing and able to go at the car with spanners

If you want to drive it 365 days of the year Winters will be noticeably very cold. But in the Summer it is just class

I know someone who used to run one of these as a daily. Lots of maintenance as you say and the underside wasn't long developing corrosion despite it being well cared for and garaged. I think they'd make a nice classic, Sunday, summer or events car if you have a good place to store it.

Being driven everyday of the year, especially on salted winter roads I'd say no they wouldn't make great bangernomics.

JohnBoy26

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Am I mad to think this could be a bangernomics runner?

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1976-triumph-dolomite/11468129

It's more than likely rusty underneath. Lots of rust is showing on the boot.

jcon1913

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Am I mad to think this could be a bangernomics runner?

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1976-triumph-dolomite/11468129

I drove one of these for about 18 months. Nice car, very evocative of a certain era, lots of admiring looks.

Downsides - get a Rimmer Bros catalogue - it eats parts
if you cant maintain it yourself prepare to spend a lot of time in garages, with the car off the road for months at a time

Upsides - the car is relatively quick, power to weight ratio is good
Easy-ish on petrol too
Cheap to tax - this one qualifies for vintage tax now.
Parts are cheap and easily available
You can go to vintage car shows

Bigus

Get croppy boy over on projects to stick a Toyota engine or an mx5 engine and box in the triumph , and you'd have an interesting Daily

And no nct required pre 1980

homer90

clicky

NCT TILL 04/16. €650

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/nissan-sunny/11512432



..and if you can't get that extra €200 up for the Lexus

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2002-volvo-s80-2-0t-nct-tested-automatic-leather/11383731



Nice colour inside and out, looks clean, auto (which is only right for an S80), history, he's willing to allow an inspection...all for under 800 quid

bear1

That Lexus.. My god what a foopin bargain.

masculinist

bear1 wrote: »

That Lexus.. My god what a foopin bargain.

The tax on it breaks my heart

bear1

masculinist wrote: »

The tax on it breaks my heart

Yours? Even taxing it for the year still makes it cheap.

unkel

My own bangernomics car for sale. €1295



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Toyotafanboi

Lovely car, would really enjoy something like that myself.

i dare say you're into a healthy profit if you get anywhere close to that asking price

masculinist

bear1 wrote: »

Yours? Even taxing it for the year still makes it cheap.

No not mine. When the tax is a few times the price of the car though it makes me both angry and sad....lol

Bawnmore

ShadowHearth wrote: »

That is actually nice. Good price. I really hate that I missed out on a black e34 estate 520i 1995 a while ago as back then I did not planed on selling my car. I still want to own e34 at some point in my life.

Was the one you missed out on in Galway by any chance?

W123-80's

Test until Jan '17
Asking €1,500
I like it!

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/volvo-240-price-drop/11311605

unkel

I like it too, but it is simply too expensive / not old enough

Buy a mid 80s one for €1000 more, tax both for the year. After a year the older one is still worth about €800 more

so this one €1500 (purchase) + €700 (tax)- €1700 (final value if sold) => €500 spent on depreciation + tax
older one €2500 + €50 - €2500 => €50 spent on depreciation + tax :cool:

both will be similar in all the other costs...

JohnBoy26

unkel wrote: »

My own bangernomics car for sale. €1295



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Id leave out the piece where you say the car is dirty. This makes it sound like it's an unloved shed imo. In reality it looks perfectly clean, especially for this time of year.

tinofapples

unkel wrote: »

My own bangernomics car for sale. €1295



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A very detailed ad on adverts but I'd expect nothing less from you

unkel

I'll just take that as a compliment then, shall I?

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jcon1913

unkel wrote: »

My own bangernomics car for sale. €1295



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Best of luck with it unkel