BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day

Sofiztikated

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

No they are just a disaster full stop regardless of maintenance. I remember a relative looking at a very fresh one that was only a few years old back in the day and that had already gone through a turbo despite having a fsh. You were very lucky.

There's a 1.8 turbo petrol Mazda 6?

grogi

Sofiztikated wrote: »

There's a 1.8 turbo petrol Mazda 6?

He's talking about the diesel. Petrols are generally ok.

Sofiztikated

grogi wrote: »

He's talking about the diesel. Petrols are generally ok.

Just read it back.

All the linked ones were petrol, though.

The only way you'd get 1k for a diesel 6, was if you had 20 of them.

ballyboyo

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Just read it back.

All the linked ones were petrol, though.

The only way you'd get 1k for a diesel 6, was if you had 20 of them.

LOL

Yeah the diesels have a bit of a bad rap alright, from what I heard the petrols will go on forever.

JohnBoy26

ballyboyo wrote: »

LOL

Yeah the diesels have a bit of a bad rap alright, from what I heard the petrols will go on forever.

They rust badly too so many petrol versions have ended up being scrapped too because of this

ballyboyo

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

They rust badly too so many petrol versions have ended up being scrapped too because of this

Well now you come to mention it there are a few rusty patches here and there

JohnBoy26

ballyboyo wrote: »

Well now you come to mention it there are a few rusty patches here and there

All mazdas from the mid 90's seem to be made of very poor quality steel. They rust badly even at a young age and they are probably the worst modern car i've seen in this regard. It affects their entire range too.

Components such as wishbone arms and rear suspension components also always seem to have heavy rust on them on mazdas, a scenario that is very rare on other cars. Even the mazda 3 which is focus based but made in a different factory in japan is much more prone to rust on the body and suspension components compared to its ford counterpart.

johndaman66

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-avensis/15864170


2007 Avensis diesel;
NCT until 02/18;
295k km
€900


No doubt a bit ropey but Wayne claims mechanically car is 100%. If you have only about a grand to spend and want to go up in the years in a diesel it might be the way to go. Probably not for the image conscious among us though...

bazz26

Wayne has it in the breaking and repairables section of DD too.

johndaman66

bazz26 wrote: »

Wayne has it in the breaking and repairables section of DD too.

Good spot, hmm probably best avoided so.

Murt102

2008 Fiat Punto
NCT 06/18
Full service, clutch & timing belt all apparently done recently
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/fiat-grande-punto-nct-06-17/16117623

colm_mcm

1.4 and chape tax too

jharr100

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/renault-laguna-1-9-tdi-2006-nct/15706010

2006 Laguna
650 euro

aerofoiled

2008 Saab 9-3 with 60k miles, one owner and NCT well into next year. I'd be surprised if this isn't gone today.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2008-saab-93-low-miles-one-owner-as-new-/16128266

CiDeRmAn

aerofoiled wrote: »

2008 Saab 9-3 with 60k miles, one owner and NCT well into next year. I'd be surprised if this isn't gone today.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2008-saab-93-low-miles-one-owner-as-new-/16128266

It's lovely but I almost prefer the button/display insanity that is my 05 Saab 9-3.
The 08 is all normal and mainstream... I mean anyone can figure out what's going on, where's the fun in that??

grogi

aerofoiled wrote: »

2008 Saab 9-3 with 60k miles, one owner and NCT well into next year. I'd be surprised if this isn't gone today.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2008-saab-93-low-miles-one-owner-as-new-/16128266

What I constantly find amusing is that Saab 1.8t has actually 2.0l engine...

aerofoiled

grogi wrote: »

What I constantly find amusing is that Saab 1.8t has actually 2.0l engine...

And a GM one unfortunately. Still, has to be good value at that money.

26000 Elephants

aerofoiled wrote: »

And a GM one unfortunately. Still, has to be good value at that money.

Isnt it way outside the budget for the thread, though?

It looks worth the money too, so its not like you can say "an offer of 2 grand would take it..."

wiz569

26000 Elephants wrote: »

Isnt it way outside the budget for the thread, though?

It looks worth the money too, so its not like you can say "an offer of 2 grand would take it..."

It was only €1995 when first posted

26000 Elephants

wiz569 wrote: »

It was only €1995 when first posted

Ah, gotcha. The bangernomics effect must have caused him to stoke up the price!

grogi

26000 Elephants wrote: »

Ah, gotcha. The bangernomics effect must have caused him to stoke up the price!

I think he wants to sell at €2k, but is tired of I'll give you €1500 calls.

bazz26

Or the seller is reading this thread and wanted to take advantage of a bit of potential interest.

commited

2005 Jag S-type 3.0, 60k miles, €1500
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/jaguar-s-type-only-60000-miles-nctd-03-18/16149163
That looks like an absolute bargain.

jharr100

commited wrote: »

2005 Jag S-type 3.0, 60k miles, €1500
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/jaguar-s-type-only-60000-miles-nctd-03-18/16149163
That looks like an absolute bargain.

Needs a bit of tidying up at the front though.

colm_mcm

Does the Back passenger door have a big scrape?

bear1

Nope. Seems to be the reflection of the curb.

Duke O Smiley

Tail light is also smashed.

commited

The bangernomics lads are getting harder to please Considering how cheap parts are for these things I doubt it would take much money to sort out the front with a smart repair. It's the best engine/box combo in the S-type imho.

MojoMaker

"Joe" is selling on behalf of Deerpark Motors in Mount Merrion. Usually have a decent selection of interesting cars up there but normally the lower end stuff like this gets punted to their sister operation in Tallaght for trade sales.

Bought a few cars from them over the years and found them easy to work with, including one major warranty claim which was sorted out without getting ugly.

MiketheMechanic

bazz26 wrote: »

Or the seller is reading this thread and wanted to take advantage of a bit of potential interest.

And that Saab 93 in Limerick is gone - a shame, I was planning to look at it. Seemed like a lot of car for the money.

MtM