BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day

Dravokivich

colm_mcm wrote: »

Last one was an 07 Octavia DSG 1.9

Oh, oh, oh, do me, do me!! :pac:

Sofiztikated

Mad_Mike wrote: »

Petrol or diesel?
Hatch or saloon?
Engine size etc

Mostly b and a road driving, can be a thirsty drive every day in a petrol, so maybe a smaller diesel engine, or a frugal petrol.

I don't want to admit it, but a Corolla is probably ideal, but cronically dull.

W123-80's

'02 Avensis Diesel
NCT Nov '19
10 days tax!
212k miles

Asking €399

Its either for ya or its not!

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/02-avensis-d4d-nct-11-2019/21091794

W123-80's

'08 Avensis Diesel
NCT March '20
197k kms
0 previous owners (Does that suggest UK import?)
Is this a low tax model?

Looks clean
Asking €1,995

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-avensis-d4d-2008-new-nct-low-kms/21091740

W123-80's

'01 Micra
NCT Jan '20
Tax July '19
103k miles

Asking €750

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/nissan-micra-1-0-l-nct-01-20-tax-07-19/21070576?campaign=3

W123-80's

'06 Superb 1.9 TDi
NCT Sept '19
Tax end March
130k miles

Askine €1,990

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/1-9-tdiexpression-modelnct-11-19/21090983

morritty

W123-80's wrote: »

'08 Avensis Diesel
NCT March '20
197k kms
0 previous owners (Does that suggest UK import?)
Is this a low tax model?

Looks clean
Asking €1,995

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-avensis-d4d-2008-new-nct-low-kms/21091740

Clocks are in KM so looks like an Irish car, it just means its a 1 owner car.

colm_mcm

W123-80's wrote: »

'08 Avensis Diesel
NCT March '20
197k kms
0 previous owners (Does that suggest UK import?)
Is this a low tax model?

Looks clean
Asking €1,995

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-avensis-d4d-2008-new-nct-low-kms/21091740

It’s very low tax. €95 per year at the moment...

Duke O Smiley

It looks very very clean to be fair

colm_mcm

I’d say the owner might have taken up taxiing later in the cars life.

colm_mcm

Diesel Note
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2008-nissan-note-1-5-diesel/20993856


Bravo
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2008-fiat-bravo-1-4-16v-90bhp-nct-03-20-tax-03-19/21093264

selectamatic

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/02-seat-alhambra/21090239
2002 tdi Alhambra
Low owner Irish car
supposedly low-ish miles (138k)
Test till June
No recent ownership changes
Looks pretty clean for a 17 year old 7 seater
Asking €375

selectamatic

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-320cd-coupe-nct-tax-auto/21066270

2004 320cd auto
Test till June
Tax till the end of the month
low-ish owner Irish car
looks pretty clean
Same owner the last 6 years (and they're not lying)
Asking €1150

somebody_else

colm_mcm wrote: »

It’s very low tax. €95 per year at the moment...

How come it shows only 95 per year ?
and no tax bands ?

Tom

grogi

somebody_else wrote: »

How come it shows only 95 per year ?
and no tax bands ?

Tom

Registered as Taxi.

TommyGun2017

E60 525d Touring
NCT to November ‘19
Nice colour leather

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/21100647

selectamatic

Same owner since August 2007 and it look very clean. Thats a bargain.

TommyGun2017

selectamatic wrote: »

Same owner since August 2007 and it look very clean. Thats a bargain.

How do you tell about the ownership? Be handy to know

W123-80's

TommyGun2017 wrote: »

E60 525d Touring
NCT to November ‘19
Nice colour leather

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/21100647

All codding and joking aside that's a cracker of a car!
My commute at the minute is a 70 mile round trip 4/5 days a week. My skoda is eating it up, zero issues, but the head is always easily turned! The Octavia is offering super mpg for a 19 year old and other than droplink bushings for the last NCT has needed nothing only tyres and servicing (x 3) in the 22,000 miles I have put on it.
My question is would that BMW offer similar reliability and mpg?
I'm willing to take the hit on tax but I'm not in a position to take a hit on tax AND potential mechanical pit falls for a bit more comfort.
The Octavia is grand at the end of the day.
Any thoughts?

selectamatic

TommyGun2017 wrote: »

How do you tell about the ownership? Be handy to know

https://www.cornmarket.ie/car-insurance-quotes/your-car

Put the reg in here.

Duke O Smiley

W123-80's wrote: »

All codding and joking aside that's a cracker of a car!
My commute at the minute is a 70 mile round trip 4/5 days a week. My skoda is eating it up, zero issues, but the head is always easily turned! The Octavia is offering super mpg for a 19 year old and other than droplink bushings for the last NCT has needed nothing only tyres and servicing (x 3) in the 22,000 miles I have put on it.
My question is would that BMW offer similar reliability and mpg?
I'm willing to take the hit on tax but I'm not in a position to take a hit on tax AND potential mechanical pit falls for a bit more comfort.
The Octavia is grand at the end of the day.
Any thoughts?

It won't be as frugal as your Octavia in many respects, but in terms of mpg any changes should be minimal enough that you'll hardly notice them. Bigger tank, so you'll be putting more in to fill it but other than that you likely won't be filling it any more often than the Octavia.

In terms of reliability, we have two 3.0d BMWs in the house at the minute (both 7 series). One has been brilliant, faultless - and the other a bit of a nightmare. Most recently, an ABS sensor is gone on one side and as a result four warning lights are on the dash for run flat system malfunction, ABS malfunction, parking brake malfunction and something else that escapes me at the minute.

The car is absolutely fine, but every time I get into it I have these things binging and flashing away at me and telling me to get to a BMW garage NOW. I have the sensor ordered and paid for and all (€45) and will be fitting it tomorrow, no big deal. But since it came on a few days ago I can't help but miss my old A6 (you know the one) that I got rid of before Christmas. Never an ounce of bother or drama with it in the six months I had it.

There are a few other bits with the 7 series that have annoyed me, but the one thing is that even as it gets on a bit in years its all money, money, money with it. Nothing is cheap with them; tyres, brakes, service items etc. Just keep that in mind. You'll miss the Octavia when the bills start coming in! Just like I miss my A6.

Barr

selectamatic wrote: »

https://www.cornmarket.ie/car-insurance-quotes/your-car

Put the reg in here.

That is a useful tool , good to know !

selectamatic

As above, the main potential issues would be centered around sensors and electrics.

The 2.5 diesel engine is normally very reliable if half looked after. The manual gearboxes are built like brick sh1thouses, the clutches and dmfs generally have good longevity but are pricey replace if/when they go. Turbos and injectors again have great longevity if the car has been minded at all. Timing chain does what it's supposed to do and lasts forever.

That above example looks very clean and I believe the 4 new tyres mentioned in the ad are bridgestones (one of them is anyways) so it has all the hallmarks of a well minded car. And if the mileage is genuine (I'd bet it is) then the car itself is barely run in.

W123-80's

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

It won't be as frugal as your Octavia in many respects, but in terms of mpg any changes should be minimal enough that you'll hardly notice them. Bigger tank, so you'll be putting more in to fill it but other than that you likely won't be filling it any more often than the Octavia.

In terms of reliability, we have two 3.0d BMWs in the house at the minute (both 7 series). One has been brilliant, faultless - and the other a bit of a nightmare. Most recently, an ABS sensor is gone on one side and as a result four warning lights are on the dash for run flat system malfunction, ABS malfunction, parking brake malfunction and something else that escapes me at the minute.

The car is absolutely fine, but every time I get into it I have these things binging and flashing away at me and telling me to get to a BMW garage NOW. I have the sensor ordered and paid for and all (€45) and will be fitting it tomorrow, no big deal. But since it came on a few days ago I can't help but miss my old A6 (you know the one) that I got rid of before Christmas. Never an ounce of bother or drama with it in the six months I had it.

There are a few other bits with the 7 series that have annoyed me, but the one thing is that even as it gets on a bit in years its all money, money, money with it. Nothing is cheap with them; tyres, brakes, service items etc. Just keep that in mind. You'll miss the Octavia when the bills start coming in! Just like I miss my A6.

Thanks for that!
I'm not sure I'm in a position to change yet anyway, but that particular car got me thinking again. like your A6 did!
Good point on the additional costs generally as they age. The more I think about it I haven't a notion of getting rid of the Octavia! It's the perfect bangernomics motor for me at the moment. Very little risk in terms of major mechanical issues and the other 'big' bills I can plan for. (tax, tyres, servicing)
I need a little more cash flow before I can afford to increase my exposure to risk and step up my bangernomics game!
Thanks again!

bazz26

Just make sure the iDrive is working ok, they were new tech back then have a reputation for dying so if it has a blank screen it's fubared, you will be spending a few hundred euro on a reconditioned or second hand unit. Also give it a good long spin to make sure there are no warning symbols/messages popping up on the screen as the dash on these cars can light up like a Christmas tree. Check the boot for dampness or lodged water around the tyre well, it's a known problem with them and can cause havoc with the electrics especially if the car has factory fitted bluetooth as that is where the bluetooth module is located.

terrydel

Barr wrote: »

That is a useful tool , good to know !

Maybe im blind, but I dont see anywhere on that link that mentions number of previous owners?

marko93

terrydel wrote: »

Maybe im blind, but I dont see anywhere on that link that mentions number of previous owners?

It doesn't by the looks of things, just states the car was purchased last in 2007 so it's been with the same owner since then ! I think to get actual number of owners, you'd need a cartell report or something similar.

tinofapples

marko93 wrote:

It doesn't by the looks of things, just states the car was purchased last in 2007 so it's been with the same owner since then ! I think to get actual number of owners, you'd need a cartell report or something similar.

Go to carsireland.ie, click on advertise your car, enter the reg and it'll return a small bit of info free including I think number of previous owners, I would link but I'm on the phone so..... ;-)

marko93

tinofapples wrote: »

Go to carsireland.com, click on advertise your car, enter the reg and it'll return a small bit of info free including I think number of previous owners, I would link but I'm on the phone so..... ;-)

Oh so it does!

That BMW has had 2 owners so far then.

Mad_Mike

Am I missing something here???