BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day

tinofapples

That Octavia has alot of miles on it, ex taxi perhaps ?

Toyotafanboi

I don't see too any hallmarks of taxi-ing, but it was my first thought too.

Might be a good yoke if you got it for €2200 or whatever. Could be a minefield too I guess, but worth a second look if you are after a budget diesel.

Straight Edge Punk

tinofapples wrote: »

That Octavia has alot of miles on it, ex taxi perhaps ?

It's probably good for another 500k though

Ded_Zebra

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.

That looks like my driveway from when I was growing up

A gray AX14 GT (I think it was) 1.4 single carb anyway and a BX 16V GTI in black. I was only little at the time

bear1

And not bog spec either. Seems be to taxed as a private car too.

CiDeRmAn

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

That looks like my driveway from when I was growing up

A gray AX14 GT (I think it was) 1.4 single carb anyway and a BX 16V GTI in black. I was only little at the time

That BX is gorgeous.
I can remember a cab company in Sligo running a fleet of them back in the early 90s when I was studying there.
And that dash in the AX, kind of jarring, the equivalent Toyota or Nissan had a far more conventional design, didn't it?

johndaman66

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

I don't see too any hallmarks of taxi-ing, but it was my first thought too.

Might be a good yoke if you got it for €2200 or whatever. Could be a minefield too I guess, but worth a second look if you are after a budget diesel.

High mileage but on the face of it it does look to be well minded. Still you'd want to be aiming to get a good few quid off the asking price all the same I reckon. Might be an ideal motor for somebody looking for a more affordable diesle family wagon and doesn't want to be forced to change for a couple of years with the way motor insurance is going.


Are the earlier 2.0 TDI VW not known to be that less economical and somewhat more finnicky than the 1.9 TDI's generally (I appreciate there are different variants of the 1.9 TDI too and some noted not to be as good as others)?

johndaman66

Won't be for everybody but I like this.


https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-accord-nct-october-16-1650ono/11488687


Mileage is not severe at 132,000;
Full leather and am pretty certain all of these have cruise control;
Tested until Oct 2016;
If all it genuinely needs is to get tracked and a droplink it wont put you out too much;
Asking €1,650 o.n.o. but motor tax will be a turn off for many.

jca

johndaman66 wrote: »

Won't be for everybody but I like this.


https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-accord-nct-october-16-1650ono/11488687


Mileage is not severe at 132,000;
Full leather and am pretty certain all of these have cruise control;
Tested until Oct 2016;
If all it genuinely needs is to get tracked and a droplink it wont put you out too much;
Asking €1,650 o.n.o. but motor tax will be a turn off for many.

Leather sweats and lowering springs, be afraid, be very afraid....

Duke O Smiley

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

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

Down to 699...

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/nissan-primera-1994-1-6-nct-03-17-tax-10-16/11655556

selectamatic

Patww79 wrote: »

That was good. The countdown clock makes no sense though. What's the 7 years about too?

He laid it out in a countdown of all the years, months, days, hours and minutes it took to achieve his goal but I agree it's confusing.

johndaman66

jca wrote: »

Leather sweats and lowering springs, be afraid, be very afraid....

Well hence why I said won't be for everybody. What I would suggest is if you into tarting up cars like that, its already done for you, go and have a look and judge it on its merits and you can walk away. The leather seats would have most likely being in that from day one I reckon. Leather seats in themselves would not put me off.

Straight Edge Punk

What's the problem with those leather seats?

Kintarō Hattori

Straight Edge Punk wrote: »

What's the problem with those leather seats?

I think the poster was insinuating that they were aftermarket and with the lowered suspension may be indicative of a boy racer who might not have looked after the car in a manner which we would look after one.

Straight Edge Punk

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

I think the poster was insinuating that they were aftermarket and with the lowered suspension may be indicative of a boy racer who might not have looked after the car in a manner which we would look after one.

Boy racers install leather seats nowadays?

How things have changed since my day, we just had seat covers with flames or dragons

koutoubia

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-avensis-1-8-petrol-saloon/11618286


Workmate is selling his Avensis.
Barely gave him a minutes bother and always changed anything when it needed it.
He maybe open to offers of 500 or over.
Turned down 450 already.
He has another car so not in a crazy rush to sell.

SmartinMartin

I like these, and this looks like a good un

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-cr-v-auto-new-nct-05-2017/11578428

unkel

Anything with a brand spanking new guts of 15 months NCT in here gets my vote. Nice one, SmartinMartin.

jca

koutoubia wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-avensis-1-8-petrol-saloon/11618286


Workmate is selling his Avensis.
Barely gave him a minutes bother and always changed anything when it needed it.
He maybe open to offers of 500 or over.
Turned down 450 already.
He has another car so not in a crazy rush to sell.

Let me guess, he's "just testing the water", he should have taken the €450 to be rid of it,217,000+ miles is a lorra lorra miles on what was probably Toyota's poorest quality engine of that era. The 1.8 tax would put a lot of prospective buyers off, with many opting for the more reliable 1.6 even if it is a slug.

Toyotafanboi

I didn't think the 7a was a bad engine at all?

Looks very well cared for, you wouldn't think it had 215k at first glance.

Agree though, i'd probably have taken €450 as the 1.8 tax is a bit of a buzzkill for most people so selling it will be trickier, even if it's probably more fuel efficient, more powerful and only €120 p/a more to tax.

Even at full asking price it's a good purchase imo though.

tinofapples

Same seller as the CRV:



https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/saab-95-auto-2-0t-new-nct-02-2017/11572190

koutoubia

jca wrote: »

Let me guess, he's "just testing the water", he should have taken the €450 to be rid of it,217,000+ miles is a lorra lorra miles on what was probably Toyota's poorest quality engine of that era. The 1.8 tax would put a lot of prospective buyers off, with many opting for the more reliable 1.6 even if it is a slug.

No. Not testing the water.Its a genuine sale.
He bought another newer car from a friend who was returning home to Lithunia, a Syang Yong.
You can see the Yong Yong in one of the pics.

JohnBoy26

jca wrote: »

Let me guess, he's "just testing the water", he should have taken the €450 to be rid of it,217,000+ miles is a lorra lorra miles on what was probably Toyota's poorest quality engine of that era. The 1.8 tax would put a lot of prospective buyers off, with many opting for the more reliable 1.6 even if it is a slug.

Well If it is, their best engine of that era must be nuke proof. :pac:

What's wrong with that 1.8 engine?

RandomUsername

This is mine :
https://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2001-saab-93-2-0t-aero-hot/11371862

Hasn't done 1000 miles since the Nct last year.

Duke O Smiley

RandomUsername wrote: »

This is mine :
https://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2001-saab-93-2-0t-aero-hot/11371862

Hasn't done 1000 miles since the Nct last year.

Wow

That is a lot of fast for the money

OldMrBrennan83

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Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/05-toyota-avensis-nct-717/11664394



17 months test for I'd say €1500 after haggle. Sure you could be spending your 2.0 tax money on something nicer but this has leather and its quite a respectable looking car for the money.

OldMrBrennan83

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RandomUsername

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Wow

That is a lot of fast for the money

Yea it's a quick car for the price, There's been a bit of a change of plan since i posted it up, the clutch is after going in my fathers passat so I'm going to throw a bit of tax on it and give it to him for until he has his own back.

RandomUsername

Patww79 wrote: »

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High output turbo, It's saab talk :P