BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day

selectamatic

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https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mazda-323-nct-10-2016/11554738

Nice colour, clean body, low mileage and probably never ventured too far outside the county. Tested till October and taxed till end of april. Be a solid buy for someone especially if a few pound could be got off the price

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mazda-323-2-0-gt-sport-nct-d-03-17-tax-d-03-16/11625794



Two litre GT 323. Nice looking car imo, new test and some tax. I don't know if many would be willing to pay the tax on something like this though

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-auto-ac-low-mile/11625552



Cheap route into hybrid ownership. 13 months NCT and its taxed until May - for a grand

NN1

Alan_007_ wrote:

E36 318 diesel, test until August for a grand.

Pretty sure I remember hearing a dodgy story about that car on boards last year?

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Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-auto-ac-low-mile/11625552



Cheap route into hybrid ownership. 13 months NCT and its taxed until May - for a grand

really ugly car but it the cheapest one I've seen posted if the batteries aren't worn out it would seem to be a good deal

Alan_007_

NN1 wrote: »

Pretty sure I remember hearing a dodgy story about that car on boards last year?

Oh really? I didn't know that! What was the story about it?

SmartinMartin

Nice later model wih long test:

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/peugeot-407-1-6hdi-estate-just-passed-nct/11629071

Soarer

SmartinMartin wrote: »

Nice later model wih long test:

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/peugeot-407-1-6hdi-estate-just-passed-nct/11629071

Lovely looking car. Wonder if the Panromantic roof was an optional extra?!

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/suzuki/11631255


A frugal little run around with 8 months test and 9 months tax for €550

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-starlet/11626802


And for the same price, with the same amount of tax and test, in the same end of the country. Spoiled for choice..

haskellgeek

Pity their in cork I like the swift more just slightly, but the toyota be nice too eenie meenie miney moe?

JohnBoy26

haskellgeek wrote: »

Pity their in cork I like the swift more just slightly, but the toyota be nice too eenie meenie miney moe?

The Toyota is much better built and has a much better, albeit larger engine.

selectamatic

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

The Toyota is much better built and has a much better, albeit larger engine.

The swifts are cool little cars though especially if you get one with a 1.3 engine

JohnBoy26

selectamatic wrote: »

The swifts are cool little cars though especially if you get one with a 1.3 engine

Their really tinny though and prone to rust. The 1 liter is a bit weak too.

selectamatic

Tinny+rust=weightreduction bro :P
Ah no I get what you're saying, there's a number of better small cars out there for the same sorta money. I just have a soft spot for their boxy looks and 50/50 rear lights

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/nissan-primera-1994-1-6-nct-03-2017-tax-10-16/11643384



Thirteen months test, ten months tax, one owner, original looking, spacious family car. €999

CiDeRmAn

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/05-nissan-primera-ncted-need-gone/11643658
05 Primera, couple of days of tax, though not into arrears for another month, and an NCT until July, and could be bought for €900.
Advert low on servicing detail, though at that price I would guess you get what you pay for.

shawnee

Would expect the market for pre 02 cars must be badly hit by the decision of many insurance companies not to insure them???:eek:

JohnBoy26

shawnee wrote: »

Would expect the market for pre 02 cars must be badly hit by the decision of many insurance companies not to insure them???:eek:

2 insurance companies is hardly many.

redsteveireland

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

2 insurance companies is hardly many.

Well my wife just tried to renew and the broker said because the car was 01 that only one company would quote her.

I am looking at something in bangernomics range with a small engine but the insurance crap is pushing me to look at 02/03 at least.

emeldc

redsteveireland wrote: »

Well my wife just tried to renew and the broker said because the car was 01 that only one company would quote her.

I am looking at something in bangernomics range with a small engine but the insurance crap is pushing me to look at 02/03 at least.

I think AXA is still 20 years. I insured a 98 golf (new policy) in July last, unless it's changed since then.

mobfromcork

redsteveireland wrote: »

Well my wife just tried to renew and the broker said because the car was 01 that only one company would quote her.

I am looking at something in bangernomics range with a small engine but the insurance crap is pushing me to look at 02/03 at least.

We just bought a bangernomics Opel Astra 2000. Went through a broker and only one underwriter would quote. My own insurance through Cornmarket underwritten by RSA would not quote. Premium is almost twice that our other car, a 1999 Mazda 626 (due to the age of the car when the policy was taken out according to the broker). Both cars are in great condition for the year and I plan on driving them for a while yet. It does make cars older than 2002 pretty much unsellable, especially if there aren't many competitors for insurance premiums. There are lots of great cars out there older than that - both at the barge and banger end if the market - that will be taking undue early trips to the scrapyard if the insurance debacle continues.

wotzgoingon

It makes you wonder what the NCT is for. Surely if a car can pass the NCT then it should be more than capable for the road. Just because a car comes from the age of 1997-2000 doesn't mean it is any less safe. First they change the car tax rates to suit people who can afford a newer car 2008 and then make diesel cars have even cheaper tax rates.

CiDeRmAn

Well given the lack of any evidence that the NCT had made road use safer, it seems more likely that the whole thing was a racket to support the new motor trade.
But as the NCT ended up improving the 2nd hand car market the new motor vendors would seem to be finding ways to make older car ownership more difficult, certainly more costly.
I know it sounds paranoid but that's how it seems to be playing out.

AndyBoBandy

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Well given the lack of any evidence that the NCT had made road use safer, it seems more likely that the whole thing was a racket to support the new motor trade.
But as the NCT ended up improving the 2nd hand car market the new motor vendors would seem to be finding ways to make older car ownership more difficult, certainly more costly.
I know it sounds paranoid but that's how it seems to be playing out.

It's true, a 20 year old car might be mechanically sound, and deemed safe to be on the road due to having a valid NCT,

Try insuring it though.

redsteveireland

emeldc wrote: »

I think AXA is still 20 years. I insured a 98 golf (new policy) in July last, unless it's changed since then.

Yep, AXA gave her a decent quote.

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/citroen-ax/11645814



You really want to be getting it for €500 and even then its only going to appeal to odd balls like me but this would make a super city runabout.

selectamatic

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/citroen-ax/11645814



You really want to be getting it for €500 and even then its only going to appeal to odd balls like me but this would make a super city runabout.

They're cool little cars alright. The video of a 1.4 diesel one getting round the nurburgring in under 10 minutes is a great watch

OldMrBrennan83

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Toyotafanboi

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/11654988

Bit over budget but could be a good call.