BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day Part 6

I Was VB

Sir Galahad wrote: »

My mate (a Garda) bought one. He loves it. It changes owner every few months to help the tax :D:D

Looking back through the old tax discs in the car it has every tax disc since 2004, full year always paid. I haven’t the heart to calculate how much was paid out for them all.

I Was VB

Andrew33 wrote: »

I’ll take it off your hands when the time comes.
I’ve a grand place for it :-)

You’ll be a while waiting....

Lol

colm_mcm

Are you still doing the taxiing VB?

KeepingUp27

Seen an ad on fb for a 2004 Skoda Octavia 1.4. 109k miles, nct until may. Under 1k€
I had a few passats from around that year and were always reliable and cheap for parts when needed.
Anyone any experience with these skoda’s?
My own car is hanging by a thread and don’t have a lot of money for a new one right now so looking cheap cheerful and relatable for a year or so to get me by.

punisher5112

KeepingUp27 wrote: »

Seen an ad on fb for a 2004 Skoda Octavia 1.4. 109k miles, nct until may. Under 1k€
I had a few passats from around that year and were always reliable and cheap for parts when needed.
Anyone any experience with these skoda’s?
My own car is hanging by a thread and don’t have a lot of money for a new one right now so looking cheap cheerful and relatable for a year or so to get me by.

I'd much prefer the 1.6 to be honest.

Saying that it's a Skoda so built quite well.

The 1.4 weren't the best though as known through the golf.

Sir Galahad

Andrew33 wrote: »

A member of our finest involved in tax avoidance?
Tut tut.

No, it’s evasion he’s involved in. :pac:

Andrew33

punisher5112 wrote: »

I'd much prefer the 1.6 to be honest.

Saying that it's a Skoda so built quite well.

The 1.4 weren't the best though as known through the golf.

Had an Octavia mk1 1.6 years ago.
Very nice car but had to replace the gearbox because the diff failed and punched a hole in the casing.
Knew a taxi driver who put several hundred thousand km on a 1.4 mk1 without issue. I always thought it would be underpowered for the job but he liked it.

Andrew33

Sir Galahad wrote: »

No, it’s evasion he’s involved in. :pac:

It’s a fine line.

gooner99

Andrew33 wrote: »

Had an Octavia mk1 1.6 years ago.
Very nice car but had to replace the gearbox because the diff failed and punched a hole in the casing.
Knew a taxi driver who put several hundred thousand km on a 1.4 mk1 without issue. I always thought it would be underpowered for the job but he liked it.

I put over 240k miles from new on a 1.4 mk5 golf over 15 years. Both myself and wife really liked the car. Plenty of wear and tear parts and window regulators., but no engine issues bar a set of coil packs and a fuel pump. Saying that it was serviced every 10k miles and you have to keep an eye on the oil level and top up. We have a 1.4vvti corolla now and we find it only marginally more powerful, I think it has 20 more hp.

Andrew33

gooner99 wrote: »

I put over 240k miles from new on a 1.4 mk5 golf over 15 years from new. Both myself and wife really liked the car. Plenty of wear and tear parts and window regulators., but no engine issues bar a set of coil packs and a fuel pump. Saying that it was serviced every 10k miles and you have to keep an eye on the oil level and top up. We have a 1.4vvti corolla now and we find it only marginally more powerful, I think it has 20 more hp.

I’m not sure the 1.4 in a mk5 golf would be the same (or even a development of) the 1.4 in a mk1 Octavia but it all comes down to good maintenance.

gooner99

Andrew33 wrote: »

I’m not sure the 1.4 in a mk5 golf would be the same (or even a development of) the 1.4 in a mk1 Octavia but it all comes down to good maintenance.

Yeah I think it's the same one. I had the same 74hp engine in a mk4 golf before it.

KeepingUp27

Thanks for all the info folks. Think it’s worth a viewing anyway and fingers crossed all is as it says on the tin

selectamatic

KeepingUp27 wrote: »

Thanks for all the info folks. Think it’s worth a viewing anyway and fingers crossed all is as it says on the tin

It's really not.

2004 1.4 octavia with a bit of test till May for nearly a grand. Sub €500 is all it's worth at most.

You could do so much better.

tinofapples

selectamatic wrote: »

It's really not.

2004 1.4 octavia with a bit of test till May for nearly a grand. Sub €500 is all it's worth at most.

You could do so much better.

I'd have thought the same

TommyGun2017

e39 touring with leather and full service history for €750. Looks very decent at that money

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/24146693

tinofapples

TommyGun2017 wrote: »

e39 touring with leather and full service history for €750. Looks very decent at that money

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/24146693

If that was within an hour of me I'd down and paying full asking just to have it sitting on my driveway, for €750 :eek:

TommyGun2017

tinofapples wrote: »

If that was within an hour of me I'd down and paying full asking just to have it sitting on my driveway, for €750 :eek:

Same, if I was after a runaround. Love how tourings are always better kept than their saloon counterparts because they aren’t cool enough for boy racer type

kalkat2002

Cheap one

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2009-chevrolet-aveo-1-2-60k/24166229

Duke O Smiley

That actually looks nice. Most of them were in bits by the time their first NCT came around. Not a bad car for a learner driver starting off

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volvo-v70-d5-s-winter-pack/24168894



Nice looking D5 V70 with 11 months test and a few weeks tax, €950

Seems a well looked after car. Claimed full history

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/tax-amp-nct-end-july-2020-toyota-avensis/24095700?campaign=3



02 Avensis with tax and test til the end of July, €550

Same owner since 05.

colm_mcm

kalkat2002 wrote: »

Cheap one

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2009-chevrolet-aveo-1-2-60k/24166229

A grand would be plenty for it.

rizzodun

2010 Subaru Outback
Tax 11/20
Nct 06/20
€1,999

Pity the NCT isn't longer, but could be worth a punt.

If you don't like the look of the rear bumper you can get a secondhand one for about €150. Rest of the car looks tidy.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/subaru-outback-2-0-tds-4-wheel-drive/24170928

Andrew33

rizzodun wrote: »

2010 Subaru Outback
Tax 11/20
Nct 06/20
€1,999

Pity the NCT isn't longer, but could be worth a punt.

If you don't like the look of the rear bumper you can get a secondhand one for about €150. Rest of the car looks tidy.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/subaru-outback-2-0-tds-4-wheel-drive/24170928

What’s the Scooby diesel like with high mileage?

Duke O Smiley

With any amount of mileage they are a ticking time bomb

Andrew33

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

With any amount of mileage they are a ticking time bomb

I was wondering, saw a couple of late model Forester diesels for sale with “needs engine”

0lddog

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

With any amount of mileage they are a ticking time bomb

Whats the story with that engine anyway - was it made by Subaru or did they buy it in from another manufacturer ?

colm_mcm

Nobody else uses boxer Diesel engines.

Andrew33

colm_mcm wrote: »

Nobody else uses boxer Diesel engines.

Probably for a good reason.

colm_mcm

Andrew33 wrote: »

Probably for a good reason.

Well, I guess for packaging reasons, and for the heritage they have with boxers, that was the logical way to go.