BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day

Juan Pablo

..Brian.. wrote: »

2.5 turbo petrol for almost bangernomics money! €2300. Test until December.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-s-max-2007-2-5-st-titanum/17958884

Interesting he notes the VRT rebate @ 2.2k in the ad. If this was the case, would it not be easier for the dealer to just export it, say, to a dealer up north or auction house and make a lot more. Or am I missing something?

Greybottle

Juan Pablo wrote: »

Interesting he notes the VRT rebate @ 2.2k in the ad. If this was the case, would it not be easier for the dealer to just export it, say, to a dealer up north or auction house and make a lot more. Or am I missing something?

What's more interesting is that the VRT Rebate Calculator has the rebate down as €0. https://www.ros.ie/evrt-enquiry/vrtenquiry.html?execution=e1s3

OMSP value = €1940, calculated at 34%, so it would have to be north of €6,000 to get a €2,200 rebate.

Dealer speaks with forked tongue.

Juan Pablo

Greybottle wrote: »

What's more interesting is that the VRT Rebate Calculator has the rebate down as €0. https://www.ros.ie/evrt-enquiry/vrtenquiry.html?execution=e1s3

OMSP value = €1940, calculated at 34%, so it would have to be north of €6,000 to get a €2,200 rebate.

Dealer speaks with forked tongue.

Makes a bit more sense now!

Greybottle

Genuine Bangernomics here, well over 600,000 Km, just crazy that insurance is so hard to find for this car (insured as your only car, not as a 'classic' second car.

1993 Audi 80 Diesel, 643,000 Km, NCT to March 2019, €1,000

https://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/audi/80/used-1993-audi-80-1-9-tdi-kerry-fpa-3995748972727035627

Duke O Smiley

Greybottle wrote: »

Genuine Bangernomics here, well over 400,000 Km, just crazy that insurance is so hard to find for this car (insured as your only car, not as a 'classic' second car.

1993 Audi 80 Diesel, 643,000 Km, NCT to March 2019, €1,000

https://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/audi/80/used-1993-audi-80-1-9-tdi-kerry-fpa-3995748972727035627

Carzone - jaysus! If that actually has 400k on the clock, colour me impressed. It looks in fantastic nick inside and out. €1k is saucy but a TDI 80 is practically indestructible.

colm_mcm

Juan Pablo wrote: »

Interesting he notes the VRT rebate @ 2.2k in the ad. If this was the case, would it not be easier for the dealer to just export it, say, to a dealer up north or auction house and make a lot more. Or am I missing something?

VRT would have had to paid in the first place. That smacks of the type of car someone with a VRT exemption would bring over with them from the U.K. Dunno if it’s imported.

Squatman

colm_mcm wrote: »

VRT would have had to paid in the first place. That smacks of the type of car someone with a VRT exemption would bring over with them from the U.K. Dunno if it’s imported.

is VRT not paid on every car?

Esel

Squatman wrote: »

is VRT not paid on every car?

Not if imported via Transfer of Residence exemption.

An Ri rua

Greybottle wrote: »

Genuine Bangernomics here, well over 600,000 Km, just crazy that insurance is so hard to find for this car (insured as your only car, not as a 'classic' second car.

1993 Audi 80 Diesel, 643,000 Km, NCT to March 2019, €1,000

https://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/audi/80/used-1993-audi-80-1-9-tdi-kerry-fpa-3995748972727035627

"This ad was updated 264 days ago"

acronym Chilli

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Carzone - jaysus! If that actually has 400k on the clock, colour me impressed. It looks in fantastic nick inside and out. €1k is saucy but a TDI 80 is practically indestructible.

Is it true those cars are so indestructible they have a kind of stasis field that affects human biology? Your hair and nails actually stop growing while you're behind the wheel.

Carzone includes a handy finance calculator. Seems I could get it for "60 monthly payments of € 19.94" Is there anyway to setup a PCP type arrangement?

Petrol 1.5 Mondeo with 200k miles but NCT until March 2019 asking €1500, add specifies no offers though ........... still. Looks good and the mileage isn't totally huge IMO... was NCT tested 2 weeks ago.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/08-mondeo-1-6-zetec-new-nct-03-2019-200-miles/18083126

ohnonotgmail

you would wonder why it didnt get a 2 year nct.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

you would wonder why it didnt get a 2 year nct.

Could have missed it by a few days.

punisher5112

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

you would wonder why it didnt get a 2 year nct.

Happened to me completely forgot and missed out a week as I checked too late.

Kenny Logins

03 BMW E39 with new NCT and low miles - €1,160

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/03-bmw-520-2-2-petrol-80-k-mil-nct-13-02-19/18112004

Tempted myself, but really don't like the colour.

colm_mcm

Link not working. Here
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/03-bmw-520-2-2-petrol-80-k-mil-nct-13-02-19/18112004

5300 miles a year. I’d be skeptical!

wotzgoingon

Kenny Logins wrote: »

Tempted myself, but really don't like the colour.

They actually look good in person. Pictures don't do it justice. What I don't like in the interior colour. Unless you were talking about that.

Kenny Logins

wotzgoingon wrote: »

They actually look good in person. Pictures don't do it justice. What I don't like in the interior colour. Unless you were talking about that.

Both.

Mickiemcfist

Kenny Logins wrote: »

Both.

I think the worst thing about it is msport alloys on an se, just looks terrible. If it had original wheels on it would look lovely IMO

W123-80's

'04 S350
NCT Sept '18
104k miles
Asking €2k
It's hard put a price on this car, is it realistically even worth €1k?

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/mercedes-s350/17499279

SomethingElse

W123-80's wrote: »

'04 S350
NCT Sept '18
104k miles
Asking €2k
It's hard put a price on this car, is it realistically even worth €1k?

https://weww.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/mercedes-s350/17499279

€1809 road tax!

Gravelly

W123-80's wrote: »

'04 S350
NCT Sept '18
104k miles
Asking €2k
It's hard put a price on this car, is it realistically even worth €1k?

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/mercedes-s350/17499279

It is worth exactly what someone will pay for it. As a mode of transport, it is essentially worthless, as the running cost (especially in Ireland with the crazy tax system) means that if you could afford to run it, you could probably afford to buy a much newer one. The only way to sell one of these is to get an enthusiast to buy it, and enthusiasts who are prepared to put their hand in their pocket are few and far between. If I was him, and someone offered me €500 I'd take their hand off.

Greybottle

W123-80's wrote: »

'04 S350
NCT Sept '18
104k miles
Asking €2k
It's hard put a price on this car, is it realistically even worth €1k?

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/mercedes-s350/17499279

Nexen N6000 tyres on them, he claims they are new. If so he probably saved €30-40 per corner over a Michelin or similar. Which to me is a warning bell.

SomethingElse wrote: »

€1809 road tax!

Has been that amount for about a decade now. It's what I pay on the Lexus, or over €2,000 if you pay in 6 month installments.

boombang

1999 Starlet

119k miles
1.3 manual
€750
NCT to 01/19
Don't know about tax

I would ask do I win, but I think somebody posted some cracker a few weeks ago.

grogi

Greybottle wrote: »

Nexen N6000 tyres on them, he claims they are new. If so he probably saved €30-40 per corner over a Michelin or similar. Which to me is a warning bell.

Nexens are not that bad, not the typical ditch finders you'd find on half of the cars in Ireland. Not the best, but usually a very good value for money.

The difference between them and cheapest Michelins is around €50.

boombang

Gravelly wrote: »

It is worth exactly what someone will pay for it. As a mode of transport, it is essentially worthless, as the running cost (especially in Ireland with the crazy tax system) means that if you could afford to run it, you could probably afford to buy a much newer one. The only way to sell one of these is to get an enthusiast to buy it, and enthusiasts who are prepared to put their hand in their pocket are few and far between. If I was him, and someone offered me €500 I'd take their hand off.

Apologies for the off topic chat, but is there not a big market for shipping these types of car to the UK where the tax isn't nearly so onerous? Put another way, shouldn't everybody in Belfast be driving our aul' barges?

CiDeRmAn

Dang, my Bangernomics Saab 9-3 died of timing chain failure, need to replace it.
The 159 I was looking at was sold, bugger.

W123-80's

'07 Magentis
2.0 Diesel
170k Kms
NCT August '18
Asking €750

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/kia-magentis/17866125

acronym Chilli

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Dang, my Bangernomics Saab 9-3 died of timing chain failure, need to replace it.
The 159 I was looking at was sold, bugger.

Sorry to hear that. What age/mileage was it?

CiDeRmAn

acronym Chilli wrote: »

Sorry to hear that. What age/mileage was it?

2005, around 240k.

I had to head into work on Thursday, it was -6 outside, and the car refused to start.
Following this the starter was turning but nothing happening.
Tbh I thought it was the fuel pump again.
But sadly no.
The nice lads in D&S took a look and quickly knew it was the timing belt.
My own fault, but figured it would last for another couple of weeks until I traded it in.

My better half is demanding a non-Bangernomics ride this time, so looking at a 08 Beemer 520 tourer, we shall see.
Buy in haste, repent at one's leisure!