BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day

Dia1988

bazz26 wrote: »

Someone looking for a work horse to tie them over for the summer.  Has 4 months tax left on it and NCT until next January for 500 lids:



https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/skoda-octavia-1-9-tdi-with-tax-amp-nct/18511897

Marked as Sold already!
Within an hour of posting

wonski

Dia1988 wrote: »

Marked as Sold already!
Within an hour of posting

You can't go wrong with Octavia at that price and colour

Ardennes1944

I've been living away for a few years now but from what I have heard....would cars like that Octavia not be a nightmare to insure in Ireland now? Just wondering.

grogi

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

I've been living away for a few years now but from what I have heard....would cars like that Octavia not be a nightmare to insure in Ireland now? Just wondering.

It doesn't make a difference. It's a nightmare regardless.

Muckie

Irish Insurance Companies....prices they charge!

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Muckie

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dobman88

Muckie wrote: »

Irish Insurance Companies....prices they charge!

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When I changed my car last month I rang for a quote. When I told them my change of address it went from €104 a month to €121 a month. Apparently Meath is more dangerous than Kerry.

Gravelly

dobman88 wrote: »

When I changed my car last month I rang for a quote. When I told them my change of address it went from €104 a month to €121 a month. Apparently Meath is more dangerous than Kerry.

Maybe they saw the 2001 semi-final.

wiz569

dobman88 wrote: »

When I changed my car last month I rang for a quote. When I told them my change of address it went from €104 a month to €121 a month. Apparently Meath is more dangerous than Kerry.

You think that's bad,one part of Tallaght is €600 dearer than another part

Gravelly

wiz569 wrote: »

You think that's bad,one part of Tallaght is €600 dearer than another part

Park in a Lidl carpark and it goes up by another €1,000

wiz569

Gravelly wrote: »

Park in a Lidl carpark and it goes up by another €1,000

Depends what part of Tallaght the Lidl is in

Gravelly

wiz569 wrote: »

Depends what part of Tallaght the Lidl is in

And what the bread stocks are like.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

wiz569 wrote: »

You think that's bad,one part of Tallaght is €600 dearer than another part

They wanted €230 off me to change my address from Tipperary to Limerick. I politely declined.

Toyotafanboi

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/nissan-micra-convertible/18571320

Girlynomics.

Top gear riddiculed them badly but they are probably no worse than s 206cc or VW Eos etc

colm_mcm

They look ridiculous though.

elperello

Not quite quick enough to outrun our changeable weather.
If it had been advertised last Thursday, gone in a flash.

LirW

Hi, I opened a thread yesterday, my car died and the repair cost by wouldn't justify keeping it since it's a 1.1l car and I'm living in the countryside now and am the family taxi.
I'd really appreciate some help to find a new one, preferably for under a grand but could stretch in the worst case, I'm happy when I get a year out of the car.

To make matters worse the insurance situation is a bit of a mess. The current one is insured on my partner who's on a provisional, I couldn't get insurance at all on my Full EU, so I was the named driver on it. I'm now holding an Irish license and renewal is due next month (2 years NCB on the policy). So the policy is a on a provisional license with a fully licensed driver as named driver.

This is our somewhat annoying insurance situation.

I'm not too picky, it should just have more than 1.4 and under 2l anything else would be a nightmare to insure (our saved insurance money is now the car budget), it should have enough space for a family with a buggy. We had a C3 and it was the smallest that worked for us, but as long as I get them all in and the reboarder fits it's fine.

I'm also a bit restricted travel-wise, living in the very SW of Co. Wicklow, given I have no car there aren't any cross country trips possible, so preferably Leinster area.

I'm really open for all suggestions because all I know about cars is how to safely drive them, how to do basic maintenance, where the NCT center is.

Bandito909

LirW wrote: »

Hi, I opened a thread yesterday, my car died and the repair cost by wouldn't justify keeping it since it's a 1.1l car and I'm living in the countryside now and am the family taxi.
I'd really appreciate some help to find a new one, preferably for under a grand but could stretch in the worst case, I'm happy when I get a year out of the car.


This is our somewhat annoying insurance situation.

I'm not too picky, it should just have more than 1.4 and under 2l anything else would be a nightmare to insure (our saved insurance money is now the car budget), it should have enough space for a family with a buggy. We had a C3 and it was the smallest that worked for us, but as long as I get them all in and the reboarder fits it's fine.

I'm also a bit restricted travel-wise, living in the very SW of Co. Wicklow, given I have no car there aren't any cross country trips possible, so preferably Leinster area.

I'm really open for all suggestions because all I know about cars is how to safely drive them, how to do basic maintenance, where the NCT center is.

Tidy 07 carolla

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2007-toyota-carolla-1-4-litre-new-nct-2019-bargain/18615913

Fresh Mazda 6

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2008-mazda-6-1-8-executive-taxed-and-tested/18553087

Tiida, gotta be worth a look at that mileage

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/nissan-tiida-1-6-very-low-miles-new-nct/18245698

LirW

Thanks so much, I'll definitely get onto it straight away!

Topbike77

Bandito909 wrote: »

Tidy 07 carolla

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2007-toyota-carolla-1-4-litre-new-nct-2019-bargain/18615913

That is a really tidy Corolla

LirW

I really wanna look at it, that would mean skimping every cent together for now but I do like it.
The whole downside is that I'm stuck here in the village of St. Backar5e and can't travel and rely completely on the judgement of my Father-in-law because he can look around, who firmly doesn't believe into private car sales because they are too risky. This going to be a fun day....

ELM327

Ronan14 wrote: »

That is a really tidy Corolla

Carolla

ELM327

LirW wrote: »

I really wanna look at it, that would mean skimping every cent together for now but I do like it.
The whole downside is that I'm stuck here in the village of St. Backar5e and can't travel and rely completely on the judgement of my Father-in-law because he can look around, who firmly doesn't believe into private car sales because they are too risky. This going to be a fun day....

If you're looking at cheap cars, a toyota is more likely than some others to be reliable.
Be wary of the tarted up gleaming ones though as they are often masking problems.

LirW

Yeah I've heard that the Corolla is a car that's most likely going to outlive you when you give it the love it needs.
The FIL is onto it right now.

bazz26

Another one to look at is the Honda Civic:


https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-civic-2005-5dr-nct-amp-tax/18443611

Plenty of space and generally reliable. I know the 1.4 suffers from gearbox bearing failure but I don't think the 1.6 suffer from the same issue. If the gearbox feels notchy then your probably looking at a bearing issue.

JohnBoy26

LirW wrote: »

I really wanna look at it, that would mean skimping every cent together for now but I do like it.
The whole downside is that I'm stuck here in the village of St. Backar5e and can't travel and rely completely on the judgement of my Father-in-law because he can look around, who firmly doesn't believe into private car sales because they are too risky. This going to be a fun day....

A sub €2000 car from a garage won't come with much backup. Private sales are better for cars in around that money.

LirW

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

A sub €2000 car from a garage won't come with much backup. Private sales are better for cars in around that money.

Called him and made my position clear, apparently he was looking in the 5k bracket which we can't afford at the moment.

Gravelly

LirW wrote: »

Called him and made my position clear, apparently he was looking in the 5k bracket which we can't afford at the moment.

Which car was 5k?

LirW

I don't know exactly, I think it was more a general thing, he is totally taken by all these dodgy dealerships around the red cow.
Anyway he rang the guy with the Corolla, who said he wants a quick turnaround and basically test drive, have a look at the engine, take it or leave it (fair enough). He refused to look at it because it's a private dealer and what if something breaks blahblah, now went off to some dealership in Walkinstown to looks at a Corolla at the same price point with very similar details so there we would have at least 3 months warranty. I made it quite clear to my partner that I'm not buying a car at that price point from a dealership.

It's pretty frustrating because I'm 90km away, have a baby at home, the car is broke and it is next to impossible for me to get up to Dublin taking matters in my own hand.

On the upside, someone posted an 06 Seat Altea for 650 on my original thread, he's going to look at it too, if a car like that would do me a year I'm more than happy, that's all I want really.

tinofapples

LirW wrote:

On the upside, someone posted an 06 Seat Altea for 650 on my original thread, he's going to look at it too, if a car like that would do me a year I'm more than happy, that's all I want really.

Be weary , a 2006 car at that money has to have issues.