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wotzgoingon

rizzodun wrote: »

Something a bit different, a 20v Beetle Turbo.
180 horses from new I think.

NCT until Jul 2018, tax till end of the month, €1200 will buy it.

It's actually only 150bhp, just looked it up. As always with that engine you can probably remap it.

Edit: Damn you Colm.

rizzodun

Could be wrong, but weren't they 150 up until 2002, then got a 180 engine? AUQ/AWP - Maybe I'll text him and ask for the VIN to check.

wotzgoingon

rizzodun wrote: »

Could be wrong, but weren't they 150 up until 2002, then got a 180 engine? AUQ/AWP - Maybe I'll text him and ask for the VIN to check.

I think you are thinking of the golf they came as 150 and 180.

rizzodun

wotzgoingon wrote: »

I think you are thinking of the golf they came as 150 and 180.

And the Jetta, but also the Beetle had the same engines I thought.

Ach, could be wrong.

Don't have the hair to drive that anyways.

wotzgoingon

rizzodun wrote: »

And the Jetta, but also the Beetle had the same engines I thought.

Ach, could be wrong.

Don't have the hair to drive that anyways.

I actually think you are right about the 180. As with the golf of the same period it is hard to tell if it got the 150 or 180 engine.

I got my first information off parker.co.uk which is usually pretty much spot on and they only listed a 150 version but further searching revealed 180.

rizzodun

Another warm hatch.

NCT until Aug 18, Tax until Feb 18.
1950, if you can insure it.
Ad up for a while though...

RandomUsername

A way to tell what engine is in the beetle is
5 speed = 150 Bhp
6 Speed = 180 Bhp

grogi

RandomUsername wrote: »

A way to tell what engine is in the beetle is
5 speed = 150 Bhp
6 Speed = 180 Bhp

I did my best:

AGU = 150 bhp
APH = 150 bhp
AVC = 150 bhp
AWP = 180 bhp
AWU = 150 bhp
AWV = 150 bhp
BKF = 150 bhp
BNU = 180 bhp

AUQ was not installed in the Beetle. Src http://vag-codes.info/files/engines/vw-engines.pdf

boardsuser1

Any idea how in the name of god i can flog this before i decide to scrap it?

http://www.adverts.ie/car/peugeot/306/2000-peugeot-306/13908266

bear1

Amazed it hasn't sold. It's sweet f all.
Did someone offer you 200?

Ron Burgundy II

Cork Truck Driver wrote: »

Any idea how in the name of god i can flog this before i decide to scrap it?

http://www.adverts.ie/car/peugeot/306/2000-peugeot-306/13908266

Would the likes of Done Deal be a better place to sell a car? Would that site have more traffic than Adverts?

marklazarcovic

Stick.it on the fb buy n sell car pages

boardsuser1

bear1 wrote: »

Amazed it hasn't sold. It's sweet f all.
Did someone offer you 200?

Had 200 offered when i had it priced at 350, the exhaust broke last night so i bought a newer car today and just want rid of it now, €50 to weld it. I'm willing to let it go for next to nothing just to shift it.

Ron Burgundy II wrote: »

Would the likes of Done Deal be a better place to sell a car? Would that site have more traffic than Adverts?

the cost of the donedeal ads are €11 now.

marklazarcovic wrote: »

Stick.it on the fb buy n sell car pages

Done it on a few pages and got nothing, not the B&S page though.

bazz26

I'd say the main problem is someone trying to get insurance on a car of that age. Grand if you already have a policy but if taking out a new policy the majority won't entertain it.

boardsuser1

bazz26 wrote: »

I'd say the main problem is someone trying to get insurance on a car of that age. Grand if you already have a policy but if taking out a new policy the majority won't entertain it.

Yeah, 2 prospective buyers had that problem and they weren’t exactly young by no means.

bear1

Sell it with the tagline "perfect rally cross car

boardsuser1

bear1 wrote: »

Sell it with the tagline "perfect rally cross car

:pac::pac::pac:

If she was a 3dr i'd have kept it.

wotzgoingon

In my own eyes if I was looking to buy to buy a cheap car to do me for a while I would pass that car since the problem with the exhaust. Nobody buying a cheap car wants to spend money to fix it up tbh.

boardsuser1

wotzgoingon wrote: »

In my own eyes if I was looking to buy to buy a cheap car to do me for a while I would pass that car since the problem with the exhaust. Nobody buying a cheap car wants to spend money to fix it up tbh.

Over 1200 views on adverts before the exhaust problem arose so the interest will be lessened by it.

acronym Chilli

When I sold my '02 Saab, it had NCT and Tax, but a Slave/Master cylinder problem on clutch that meant that when cold the clutch wouldn't fully release. Could start car in gear, drive a couple of minutes in first, and then it would be warming up and you could switch gear. Once fully warm, it was shifting as if there was nothing wrong with it.
Like your car, driving but with a problem (and I'd say I had a worse problem). No bites on DD, on Adverts I got 3 guys offering €100 quickly. They were breakers, but 2 had decent feedback on Adverts (both as a seller and buyer). Then a breaker offered 150, and then a private buyer offered €200. That chap bought it, I was really clear on the fault (car was totally cold when he arrived), and he took it for €170. I preferred to sell it to someone to drive than break, and he had the cash with him.

Two suggestions for information to add to the advert:

• If car has had work done on it in recent past, highlight it, especially if you've had parts fitted. e.g. I had replaced DI cassette within 15/20k miles, which on it's own would be 250-300 new and expected to last 80k-100k miles. This reassures a potential owner that the car isn't shagged. Might also attract a breaker if he knows there are at least a couple of decent parts in there (even just a set of decent tyres on the rims).
• If you've a quote for the exhaust, mention that and how much. As far as repairs go, it's a straight-forward one, so all that matters really is the price.
• Photos of the interior
• Maybe wash the body work

To get a buyer to buy it as a vehicle, you really want to convince them that you've cared for the car up to now but just are switching newer at this stage so don't want to spend money to fix exhaust.

colm_mcm

Another 1.8T beetle
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/vw-beetle-1-8-turbo/17069091

I quite like this, it's wrong but it's class!

wotzgoingon

I thought it was fine until I seen the interior. The lime green and shiny alloys I can get over but that interior is cat. Stock interior would have suited it better imo.

colm_mcm

The reflections on the dash must be awful.

Duke O Smiley

The green on the dorocards is factory. Dash is awful; I remember when spraying centre consoles (or entire dashes!) was cool though

frozenfrozen

skangermobile

wotzgoingon

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

The green on the dorocards is factory. Dash is awful; I remember when spraying centre consoles (or entire dashes!) was cool though

I honestly thought it was spray painted that lime colour. So factory colour and door cards interesting. What about the seats Duke are they factory?

colm_mcm

The door tops being body colour is factory, the colour isn't.

ongarite

Saab 9-3 Vector, NCT 11/18 for €1,695:
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/saab-9-3-2005-vector-150bhp-navigation-nct-11-18/16382069

Duke O Smiley

wotzgoingon wrote: »

I honestly thought it was spray painted that lime colour. So factory colour and door cards interesting. What about the seats Duke are they factory?

The original colour was most likely yellow, to match the seats

colm_mcm

Just spotted it was originally a 2.0