BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day

ELM327

jelutong wrote: »

NCT due date.27/02/2018.

Says in the ad NCT02/19
Perhaps it's just passed it.

Dravokivich

Kenny Logins wrote: »

This looked like a good buy to me when I first posted it, but it's still here (and dropped €100). What am I missing?

2003 BMW 520i TOURING AUTO NCT TILL 2019 - €1249

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2003-bmw-520i-touring-auto-nct-till-2019/18479376

They've been trying to sell it for at least 4 months.

If you're missing anything, someone else who's looked at it in that timeframe hasn't.

ELM327

Dravokivich wrote: »

They've been trying to sell it for at least 4 months.

If you're missing anything, someone else who's looked at it in that timeframe hasn't.

Its a 2.2 petrol.
To the populace at large that's a massive engine and no one wants them.

Dravokivich

ELM327 wrote: »

Its a 2.2 petrol.
To the populace at large that's a massive engine and no one wants them.

I know that. But if you've had a car in your forecourt for 4 months at that price and no-one has looked at it. You'll find a way to shift it yourself without a buyer.

An Ri rua

ba_barabus wrote:

What happened after the thousand miles?

Parked it up as I was doing a very long 70 miles each way commute a few times a month and couldn't risk being late. So put a winter 4x4 on the road.
But revived the beast a few weeks ago and took her for her pre-launch spin. 100% after not being started for 6+months and after a 15 mile jaunt.
I'll let you know what happens after the summer, after 3000 miles. And the answer will be another bottle of KSeal if she has indigestion again. Or maybe SteelSeal if needed.

Oh ye of little faith....

JohnBoy26

An Ri rua wrote: »

Not a t'all. Have you experience of that? I put a 1000 miles extra onto a high mileage petrol engine running LPG that 2 sets of mechanics damaged. The last, fairly reputable in these circles, said it needed a new engine. A ten euro bottle of K Seal said otherwise.
A mile or a few thousand, more like!

I have experience of the k series engine and when the hg fails they end up a right mess with oil mixing through the water and the only way fix them is with an uprated hg and all the bits including new long bolts.

No bottle of miricle sh1te will fix them.

Leonard Hofstadter

ELM327 wrote: »

It's still a 6cyl e39 so it will have a good target audience, but it's too new for classic status and too old (and thirsty etc) as a daily imo.

Perhaps more one to buy and put away for a few years.

This is true, and I love a straight six, and I love E39s, but the problem with that car is it's a poverty spec 520i and it's a Touring, so it has little to no desirability at all. It would need to be an SE and a saloon as a bare minimum, preferably a Sport and I personally would prefer if it was a manual and a was a 525i.

Yes, it does have an engine that is fantastic in many ways, it's so smooth and you'd be revving the arse off it at times just for the noises it makes and how it will run up to the redline with no letup whatsoever, but there is a difference between revving the arse off a car because you're in the mood for it and having to do it all the time because it's not quick enough. This engine with the automatic gearbox is underpowered in a 3 series never mind a much heavier 5 series. You wouldn't believe the difference there is between the M54B22 and the M54B25, it feels like a lot more than the 21 bhp and 26 lb ft there is meant to be between these engines on paper. The 2.5 has a lot more go in it so it's much easier to live with when you just want to plod along but at the same time you can still use every single one its 189 bhp on public roads and have lots of fun with it without breaking any speed limits, it also uses no more fuel than the 2.2 so it's a much better choice.

Leonard Hofstadter

Hunky Monster wrote: »

The mileage doesn't look "correct" to me. My seat didn't look like that after 200k miles, neither did the steering wheel.

Seat bolsters and the steering wheel wear out quite quickly in these cars compared to other makes, although that's still quite worn (mine has 121,000 miles and the leather is starting to crack but there's no tears or anything like that).

That's not the reason I wouldn't buy it though, the main reason not to buy that car is because of the rubbish four cylinder engine. That's not just simple cylinder snobbery because I own one of these with a six cylinder engine; the N42 engine fitted to that car is just pure muck from a reliability point of view.

As well as the usual oil leaks that petrol BMWs can suffer from (no big deal really), these engines have a reputation for problems with the timing chain, Valvetronic, head gaskets, valve steam seals and secondary air pump. If you want a four cylinder E46, the diesel is by far the best option, and it's faster than any of the four cylinder petrol options, too. Of course, the best engine for the E46 is the silky smooth straight six petrol:).

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/07-skoda-octavia-2-0-tdi-170hp-vrs/18939324



NCT till Jan 19, €1850

Do I see a 4xx on the NCT mileage though!?

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Looks like a four to me too!

Duke O Smiley

Looks like either 405xxx or 465xxx?

Still though wouldn't put me off if it was alright!

pron

High miles French luxury with a fair bit of test left https://www.adverts.ie/15690940

colm_mcm

pron wrote: »

High miles French luxury with a fair bit of test left https://www.adverts.ie/15690940

€750 tax makes it a risk hardly worth taking. Maybe I’m being harsh on it.

Dia1988

colm_mcm wrote: »

€750 tax makes it a risk hardly worth taking. Maybe I’m being harsh on it.

I'd rather pay 750 tax for the trusty 2.0 than 200 for the ****e 1.6

grogi

Dia1988 wrote: »

I'd rather pay 750 tax for the trusty 2.0 than 200 for the ****e 1.6

In two years you'd have saved for another one

bear1

Has the massage seat for the driver as well. Mustn't have been cheap in 08.

CiDeRmAn

I clicked on it, expecting a C6, imagine my disappointment!

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/07-audi-a6-auto-2-0-170bhp-fresh-5-19-taxed-8-18/19077021



2007, 2.0t auto, years test, bit of tax, €1800

Nice spec too. Sunroof is very rare on these. Leather & wood, MSFW, parking sensors. Not bad for the money!

bazz26

Is that a bullet hole in the top of the boot lid:

Dravokivich

Nah man, it's a speed hole.

EPAndlee

bazz26 wrote: »

Is that a bullet hole in the top of the boot lid:

If it is at least it has an interesting back story

extra-ordinary_

bazz26 wrote: »

Is that a bullet hole in the top of the boot lid:

...it's not rusty anyway :pac:

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Either way it only left a dint so at least it's bulletproof.

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mazda-cx7/18548494



NCT to 1/19, old system tax, looks reasonable, €1995

230 bhp I think?

bear1

2.3T those are, amazingly thirsty supposedly.

An Ri rua

bazz26 wrote:

Is that a bullet hole in the top of the boot lid:

Audi, get some calibre in your life.

colm_mcm

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mazda-cx7/18548494



NCT to 1/19, old system tax, looks reasonable, €1995

230 bhp I think?

256

bear1

Right sleeper

djan

Mazda cx7 apart from the tax are very good cars. Handling is excellent for the car size and gear changes are quite precise and mechanical. Plenty of power from the 2.3 twin turbo at 256 bhp makes this a solid sleeper.

Also nice that they only came in one trim which is of very high standard, climate control, CD changer 6x, 9 Bose speakers, front heated seats, xenon lights etc.

Watch out for timing chain over 140k km and you've got a lot of car for the money!

pippip

I know its a biggish car but is 0-60 @ 8seconds seem slightly disappointing for 256bhp