BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day Part 6

BonnieSituation

That Saab is lovely

Gael23

0lddog wrote: »

Never used anything other than water. Iron-X claims are impressive , is the liquid foam something like Mr Muscle oven cleaner ? ( Not sure about Jif - to many hard to get to corners in the detail ? )

Thanks all, sorry for taking the thread O/T

Jif works great for tyres

I Was VB

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/saab-93-2002/24585702





NCT til January 2021, claims of new tyres and recent service, same owner since 2005, €950

This looks really nice.

Those steering wheel covers always reminded me of taxi drivers..... had one myself way back when

colm_mcm

I dunno how people can drive comfortably with those yokes cutting into their hands

carzony

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-is200-black-petrol/24592245



Manual IS200 with nice spec, NCT til February 2021 and tax til May, €1950

Bit pricey but looks really nice. Same owner for the last 6 years and claimed history

A very rare sight on the roads these days. I always liked the look of them.

v240gltse

That Lexus looks like it has the factory fitted sat-nav as well. I have had 2 Is200 and they are lovely cars but my god they dont half like their Juice ha ha

GavMan

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-is200-black-petrol/24592245



Manual IS200 with nice spec, NCT til February 2021 and tax til May, €1950

Bit pricey but looks really nice. Same owner for the last 6 years and claimed history

Honest enough ad too. Looks like it could be a nice buy if you can insure it. Could be an issue for some prospective buyers

bear1

Why are those engines so thirsty? I've never quite understood that

Toyotafanboi

I think the straight six does them no favours.

I had heard the IS200 described years ago as "1.0 performance, 2.0 tax, 3.0 fuel consumption".

Thst one does look lovely.

bear1

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

I think the straight six does them no favours.

I had heard the IS200 described years ago as "1.0 performance, 2.0 tax, 3.0 fuel consumption".

Thst one does look lovely.

Had a friend that owned one and no matter how much he tried, 20mpg was his aim.

bazz26

High mileage Laguna 3 with 4 months NCT:



https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/08-renault-laguna-2ltr-diesel/245731

Worth a punt at 1k?

I Was VB

bazz26 wrote: »

High mileage Laguna 3 with 4 months NCT:



https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/08-renault-laguna-2ltr-diesel/245731

Worth a punt at 1k?

Still a fairly fresh looking car, a taxi driver I know of had one, he worked in Dublin and lived in Laois, never any major bother with it.

kalkat2002

Short nct alfa romeo

http://www.adverts.ie/20129122

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/saab-93-150bhp-convertible-nct-05-21/24419319?campaign=3



9-3 1.8t convertible with a years NCT for €1950

2 owners, original Irish, reasonable miles and claimed full history etc. Could be a nice buy, provided we actually get a chance to enjoy this weather at some stage this year

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-gs300-tax-amp-nct/24599870



NCT til September, tax til July, same owner since 2009, nice plate, €2k

I would be willing to bet that this is a total gem. Always the case when someone has over mats protecting the floor mats!

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/suzuki-jimny/24598833



Nice looking 07 Jimny with NCT til January 2021 and a bit of tax, €1950

For the same money you could have the big, comfy leather-clad Lexus above, but different strokes for different folks and all that. I think this looks class

colm_mcm

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-gs300-tax-amp-nct/24599870



NCT til September, tax til July, same owner since 2009, nice plate, €2k

I would be willing to bet that this is a total gem. Always the case when someone has over mats protecting the floor mats!

Looks like it was smoked in a bit, fag burns on A pillar

wotzgoingon

I once bought a smokers car. Jesus it was bad, the smell for weeks after I bought it may even have been a few months but it was a local and cheap banger to do me for a while which is why I bought it in the first place. But yea I said never again.

I'd say this person never cracked the window to let the smoke out as it was pretty bad.

Rows Grower

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/suzuki-jimny/24598833



Nice looking 07 Jimny with NCT til January 2021 and a bit of tax, €1950

For the same money you could have the big, comfy leather-clad Lexus above, but different strokes for different folks and all that. I think this looks class

To be honest I think 2 grand for either of those last three you listed is way too much.

The Saab looks the best value of the three to me but still overpriced.

Rows Grower

And hey Duke, it's not because I don't have two pennies to rub together.

Duke O Smiley

colm_mcm wrote: »

Looks like it was smoked in a bit, fag burns on A pillar

I don't know, those marks just look like typical wear that you'd see on trim pieces (especially beige) but maybe I'm wrong.

The magic tree might be an indicator though!

selectamatic

Rows Grower wrote: »

To be honest I think 2 grand for either of those last three you listed is way too much.

The Saab looks the best value of the three to me but still overpriced.

Id have the Saab as the worst value personally.

2k for the lexus with the bit of tax and where the seller specifically states they're willing to negotiate on price is most definitely not way too much.

Rows Grower

selectamatic wrote: »

Id have the Saab as the worst value personally.

2k for the lexus with the bit of tax and where the seller specifically states they're willing to negotiate on price is most definitely not way too much.

FSH and overall condition is a big plus for the Saab, the eventual cost of tax on the Lexus and the high mileage makes it an expensive buy.

But to each their own, if we all thought the same it would be a boring world.

Top Dog

Rows Grower wrote: »

To be honest I think 2 grand for either of those last three you listed is way too much.

The Saab looks the best value of the three to me but still overpriced.

I guess you don't follow Jimny prices much - 2k for a clean looking 07 vehicle is actually a very good price if its as good as it looks in the photos. Probably a little wiggle room too (ONO).

Rows Grower

Top Dog wrote: »

I guess you don't follow Jimny prices much - 2k for a clean looking 07 vehicle is actually a very good price if its as good as it looks in the photos. Probably a little wiggle room too (ONO).

Yep, you guessed right, I don't follow Suzuki Jimmy prices much, you're actually dead right there. I've driven a few though.

It is not a clean looking example by any stretch of the imagination, there appears to be rust on the passenger side seat rail which is highly unusual and might suggest the snorkel exhaust was installed for a particular purpose.

I would imagine that anyone who would go to the bother and the expense of installing a snorkel type exhaust would have been travelling through rivers or streams on a regular basis.

26000 Elephants

Rows Grower wrote: »

Yep, you guessed right, I don't follow Suzuki Jimmy prices much, you're actually dead right there. I've driven a few though.

It is not a clean looking example by any stretch of the imagination, there appears to be rust on the passenger side seat rail which is highly unusual and might suggest the snorkel exhaust was installed for a particular purpose.

I would imagine that anyone who would go to the bother and the expense of installing a snorkel type exhaust would have been travelling through rivers or streams on a regular basis.

That's not what snorkels are actually for. They are mainly to avoid the engine drawing in the dusty air from around the front of the car on unmade tracks. If you are driving in water where you need to have the air being drawn in above the windscreen, you have significantly more problems that will be solved by a snorkel.

But usually it's just cosmetic.

wotzgoingon

They are used for both getting clean air away from dust and also for driving through water.

Toyotafanboi

Rows Grower wrote: »

Yep, you guessed right, I don't follow Suzuki Jimmy prices much, you're actually dead right there. I've driven a few though.

It is not a clean looking example by any stretch of the imagination, there appears to be rust on the passenger side seat rail which is highly unusual and might suggest the snorkel exhaust was installed for a particular purpose.

I would imagine that anyone who would go to the bother and the expense of installing a snorkel type exhaust would have been travelling through rivers or streams on a regular basis.

You would also imagine someone waxing lyrical about the particular uses of a snorkel would know it's an intake, not an exhaust.

Brian Scan

Rows Grower wrote: »

Yep, you guessed right, I don't follow Suzuki Jimmy prices much, you're actually dead right there. I've driven a few though.

It is not a clean looking example by any stretch of the imagination, there appears to be rust on the passenger side seat rail which is highly unusual and might suggest the snorkel exhaust was installed for a particular purpose.

I would imagine that anyone who would go to the bother and the expense of installing a snorkel type exhaust would have been travelling through rivers or streams on a regular basis.

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

You would also imagine someone waxing lyrical about the particular uses of a snorkel would know it's an intake, not an exhaust.

Ouch!

Rows Grower

Brian Scan wrote: »

Ouch!

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