BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day

jharr100

grogi wrote: »

No dsg in that car.

My bad .

Duke O Smiley

The leather looks very good in that car!

1874

are dsg in diesel octavias? didn't know they had triptronic, in petrols only or in all octavias? triptronic makes me think shifting paddles? looked it up and it seems like it may be before dsg? looks not too bad but mileage for a 1.6 petrol, what reputation does it have, heard good and bad things.

colm_mcm

Yeah, as a rule of thumb, there would have been tiptronic on the non turbocharged Octavia’s (1.6 8v, 1.6 FSI, 2.0 FSI) and DSG on the turbocharged ones (1.2/2.0 TSI, 1.6/1.9/2.0 TDI)

Tiptronic would have meant +/- function on the gear shifter

JJJJNR

Think the timing chains on the early fsi stretched but it might not affect that model, or already be done at the mileage, auto box would be bullet proof, might need an oil change if its a bit slow to change. Looks like a decent car for the money.

ba_barabus

JJJJNR wrote: »

Think the timing chains on the early fsi stretched but it might not affect that model, or already be done at the mileage, auto box would be bullet proof, might need an oil change if its a bit slow to change. Looks like a decent car for the money.

Fsi were belt not chains. I think you're confusing it with the early TSI

JJJJNR

No the 1.6 petrol went from belt driven 16v and 8v dohc to chain driven when it went to fsi. Both the fsi and tsi had chain stretch issues.

Here's a diagram of the 1.4fsi, 1.6 is the same.

ba_barabus

I stand corrected

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mercedes-s350-long-tax-7-18-nct-5-18/17986553



I think this is better here than in the barge thread. Only NCT'd till May but it has six months non-PSV tax and nice spec, €1700

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-a3-1-9-tdi-nct-9-18-spotless-condition/17985499



Respectable looking and tested until September, €1200

Top Dog

Jebus that Merc is some amount of car for the money! :eek:

JJJJNR

Auto accord

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-accord-2-0i-auto-se/17910594

jharr100

L & K octavia
Less than 600 euro

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/skoda-octavia-1-9-tdi-laurin-amp-klement-high-spec/17946511

colm_mcm

Lot of car for the money. You could buy an 08 Octavia Tour and do a transplant!

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

What am I missing with the Octavia? Looks like a scruffy crapbox.

colm_mcm

It’s a very rare spec.

Toyotafanboi

Hunky Monster wrote: »

What am I missing with the Octavia? Looks like a scruffy crapbox.

Cream leather, heated seats, climate control, elec. sunroof. There's a nice but of kit in it for it's generation.

You'd be hard pushed to find a higher spec'd reliable daily drivable car for €600.

punisher5112

Hunky Monster wrote: »

What am I missing with the Octavia? Looks like a scruffy crapbox.

L&k in Ireland is like seeing a granny driving a lambo

frozenfrozen

that would do me for my commute..

elperello

punisher5112 wrote: »

L&k in Ireland is like seeing a granny driving a lambo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOBVrLm9Zko

Eat your heart out!!

punisher5112

elperello wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOBVrLm9Zko

Eat your heart out!!

I meant in Ireland like....

BorneTobyWilde

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-a4-cabriolet-convertible/17936304

davycc

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/fiat-croma-multijet-diesel/17849808



Diesel with NCT till October, €650

Thanks for the link just forwarded it onto a poor mate who's 07 astra engine exploded on the weekend..
I like the look of that one hopefully it's honest in the flesh...

1874

colm_mcm wrote: »

Yeah, as a rule of thumb, there would have been tiptronic on the non turbocharged Octavia’s (1.6 8v, 1.6 FSI, 2.0 FSI) and DSG on the turbocharged ones (1.2/2.0 TSI, 1.6/1.9/2.0 TDI)

Tiptronic would have meant +/- function on the gear shifter

which is better dsg or triptronic or is it that straightforward given they seem ti apply to diesels ans petrols? from what I read it looks like dsg, but I haven't heard of triptronic anything in a while, they appear to be different designs, not sure most would tell their pros or cons apart me included as I've not driven either. I'd be inclined to an automatic these days.

1874

colm_mcm wrote: »

Yeah, as a rule of thumb, there would have been tiptronic on the non turbocharged Octavia’s (1.6 8v, 1.6 FSI, 2.0 FSI) and DSG on the turbocharged ones (1.2/2.0 TSI, 1.6/1.9/2.0 TDI)

Tiptronic would have meant +/- function on the gear shifter

which is better dsg or triptronic or is it that straightforward given they seem ti apply to diesels ans petrols? from what I read it looks like dsg, but I haven't heard of triptronic anything in a while, they appear to be different designs, not sure most would tell their pros or cons apart me included as I've not driven either. I'd be inclined to an automatic these days.

colm_mcm

DSG is the business, even today. Tiptronic is a torque converter box, invented by Porsche IIRC. Had a Tiptronic style box in one of my FTOs.

grogi

1874 wrote: »

which is better dsg or triptronic or is it that straightforward given they seem ti apply to diesels ans petrols? from what I read it looks like dsg, but I haven't heard of triptronic anything in a while, they appear to be different designs, not sure most would tell their pros or cons apart me included as I've not driven either. I'd be inclined to an automatic these days.

Tiptronic just means there is an ability of the driver to manually trigger upshift or downshift in the gearbox. It has nothing really to do with the mechanical construction of the transmission. However, it has been commonly used to describe a torque converter transmission that enables such override.

DSG is a market name for dual clutch gearboxes sold in VAG cars. Dual clutch get very popular because it comes with almost zero penalty for oil pumping loses while offers almost instantaneous gears shifts. They are extremely complex and can cause expensive (or should I say more expensive than torque converter box) problems should anything goes wrong.

Torque converter boxes evolved too - some of them offering 8 or 9 forward gears and much faster shift times too. But with this comes complexity as well.

What is better? BMW is using 8 speed hydraulic boxes in majority of the cars, Ford dropped using Powershift DCT in petrol models and returned to torque converter transaxles too, while other manufacturers introduce new DCTs to the market - Renault, Kia/Hyundai etc. Personally, especially in a used car, I would go with a torque converter box.

BorneTobyWilde

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-320/18007908

Maybe for 1500

Gravelly

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-320/18007908

Maybe for 1500

Lovely interior - looks far better from the inside looking out than from the outside looking in! Wouldn't be a bad runabout if you could live with the tax, and probable high insurance.

BorneTobyWilde

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-focus-new-nct-today/17920073

Ford fOcus
NCT 3/29
1300