BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day

colm_mcm

stedeb wrote: »

Sorry lads think i posted in wrong thread.
Its my car. Opinions on price etc realistic how can i sell for close to price requested?

Car looks good. Do the green light verification for a start.
Price is unrealistic though. As said above the only way to get that sort of money is by putting tax on it, probably 12 months.
Just drop the price. It’s a €750 car in my opinion.

FDave

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volkswagen-polo/22084146?campaign=2

Polo for 500 euro, NCT til Jan, tax til feb 2020.

CoBo55

FDave wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volkswagen-polo/22084146?campaign=2

Polo for 500 euro, NCT til Jan, tax til feb 2020.

If it's the 4 cylinder engine that's a bargain, at that age insurance could be difficult.

alan partridge aha

CoBo55 wrote: »

If it's the 4 cylinder engine that's a bargain, at that age insurance could be difficult.

Ya there 4 cylinder, great solid little car, vastly superior to the car that replaced it.

terrydel

FDave wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volkswagen-polo/22084146?campaign=2

Polo for 500 euro, NCT til Jan, tax til feb 2020.

That's not far off free in reality

CoBo55

alan partridge aha wrote: »

Ya there 4 cylinder, great solid little car, vastly superior to the car that replaced it.

That's for sure!!!

elperello

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

€33k for a Vectra

Believe it or not you can pay up to €55k for an Insignia.
Read 'em and weep.
https://www.windsor.ie/opel/new-car-prices/insignia-gs/

Rows Grower

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Maybe it has, but to be fair its an 11 year old car so I wouldn't pay much attention to a missed stamp from a few years ago. When I see "full service history" in any ad, not least one for a sub €2k car, I tend to take it with a pinch of salt. Of course its nice to have but it shouldn't be a deal breaker.

I have one of those Civics at the minute, a 1.3 hybrid, and its great. Nice enough to drive and very well put together. To be honest you can't really go too far wrong with them, especially the 1.8 as above. A poster on here Colm_mcm has one and he speaks very highly of it

I was dithering about looking at options the last few days and after reading this endorsement this morning I did a bit of research and went out and bought a 06 1.8 this afternoon.

2 owners, 210k km's on the clock and a good bit of service history, fresh NCT and a months tax for 800 euro.

Very impressed driving from it from west Cork to south Kerry, up and down twisty mountain roads. Very comfortable and surprisingly light on juice.

Cheers Duke and Colm, if it's good enough for ye....

Toyotafanboi

Post a few pics. They are definitely the e10 Corolla of the 2000's in terms of dependability. I wonder how my own is doing :pac:

Rows Grower

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Post a few pics. They are definitely the e10 Corolla of the 2000's in terms of dependability. I wonder how my own is doing :pac:

I'm really not good with computers, hope this works.

https://photos.donedeal.ie/ddimg/MDE2ZThmODllMmZkYTFmZDA2NGQyOTQ0MDE0ODdlOTn476bB1f3vqtKEfAR-BN5raHR0cDovL3MzLWV1LXdlc3QtMS5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tL2RvbmVkZWFsLmllLXBob3Rvcy9waG90b18xMjUxMDkxNzR8fHw2MDB4NjAwfHx8fHx8fHw=.jpeg

Rows Grower

elperello

Well wear.
Looks good in red.

Toyotafanboi

Looks good, got the all important pan roof! Does the blind work

Rows Grower

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Looks good, got the all important pan roof! Does the blind work

Yeah smooth out, the drivers wing mirror was replaced and as well as that there are the usual small dents, scratches and imperfections on an old car driven in the country, but it'll blend in well where it is now.

JohnBoy26

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Looks good, got the all important pan roof! Does the blind work

The blinds are problematic on them, a few I viewed at the time I bought mine had either a completely broken blind or it was sticking and then going back at a rate of knots making a big clatter in the process.

I don't even bother using it on mine, just leave it open all the time now.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

Red paint is nice to look at but for the love of God keep it waxed and polished well

The red on them tends to fade very easily and looks muck when it does !

Bigmac1euro

Lads going to view this now, anything I should look out for ?

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/22005305

Toyotafanboi

Bigmac1euro wrote: »

Lads going to view this now, anything I should look out for ?

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/22005305

Hard to go too far wrong, the engines are hardly, recent clutch done, long test. Once you are ok with it not having a single straight panel on it.

Kamili

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Hard to go too far wrong, the engines are hardly, recent clutch done, long test. Once you are ok with it not having a single straight panel on it.

Inside looks filthy too, from what little you can see of it.

Bigmac1euro

Kamili wrote: »

Inside looks filthy too, from what little you can see of it.

The dirtier the better :P

Toyotafanboi

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

The blinds are problematic on them, a few I viewed at the time I bought mine had either a completely broken blind or it was sticking and then going back at a rate of knots making a big clatter in the process.

I don't even bother using it on mine, just leave it open all the time now.

Yeah, I never used mine, there isn't a harsh glare or anything with it open.

The front blind on mine would open an inch or two and stop, then it was like a loaded gun, tip it with your finger and it'd snap back with a bang.

terrydel

Kamili wrote: »

Inside looks filthy too, from what little you can see of it.

That's some spot with those photos. I think the one with the window switches, the door is open and it's the ground you are seeing, not the floor of the car.

Bigmac1euro

terrydel wrote: »

That's some spot with those photos. I think the one with the window switches, the door is open and it's the ground you are seeing, not the floor of the car.

It really doesn't bother me too much, i'll clean her up anyway. I just learned this model also has a chain rather than a belt so another box ticked i suppose.
I really just need something reliable to last me a year.

Kamili

terrydel wrote: »

That's some spot with those photos. I think the one with the window switches, the door is open and it's the ground you are seeing, not the floor of the car.

no not that one, the one of the steering wheel and the seats. the seats are badly stained.

Toyotafanboi

Those seats are seriously prone to staining, one of the worst materials ever for it, most of them are stained to some extent.

punisher5112

Kamili wrote: »

no not that one, the one of the steering wheel and the seats. the seats are badly stained.

They stain so easy exactly like fords.....

Good scrub

Kamili

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Those seats are seriously prone to staining, one of the worst materials ever for it, most of them are stained to some extent.

For me I couldn't do it, gross!

CoBo55

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Those seats are seriously prone to staining, one of the worst materials ever for it, most of them are stained to some extent.

100% every single one of them are like it.

CoBo55

Kamili wrote: »

For me I couldn't do it, gross!

Nothing that a couple of hours with a scrubbing brush and a decent car interior shampoo wouldn't sort.

Duke O Smiley

The steering wheel looks a bit worn for 90k miles though doesn’t it? And that Bluetooth kit thing to the right of the wheel is a bit taxi-ish..