BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day Part 6

Mad_Mike

Wow! That won't last too long at that money! Good find

tony1980

How does this car look lads? Anything specific to look for, having a look in awhile for herself. Just for school runs and shopping. She doesn’t drive much.

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/22717793

26000 Elephants

jmreire wrote: »

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

It might be the guinness talking, but I *really* might go look at that Orion on Sunday

I keep looking at it!

I looked at a lot of them...working in a Ford Dealership. Last one I owned, 1986 Orion, GL, sunroof, fancy upholstery etc. 1.6 Diesel ( dice engine...good for 200'000 Miles) But it rusted away bit by bit ( not the chassis or valances or really serious stuff ) but sill panels, door s etc. I still have the brown log book for it, but the car is long gone......but otherwise, was a great car.

It was the old 1800 endura lump in them back then.

lalababa

That Orion, how can a car get 16 months or more nct?
I thought it was just one year??

Duke O Smiley

tony1980 wrote: »

How does this car look lads? Anything specific to look for, having a look in awhile for herself. Just for school runs and shopping. She doesn’t drive much.

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/22717793

Looks a nice example of a fairly mediocre car. Same owner since 2013 which is a good sign though. The 08 reg is nice but really its no different to an 03 one. There are better cars out there for the money

I had this dropped into me this morning. No leather or sunroof as previously mentioned but it has half leather and a touch screen sat nav/bluetooth thing. Clean NCT sheet in the glovebox with 1 advisory for a tyre, and a few recent receipts for shocks and other bits.



I haven't photographed it yet, but its clean and straight all around.

Duke O Smiley

lalababa wrote: »

That Orion, how can a car get 16 months or more nct?
I thought it was just one year??

Cars over 30 years old get a 2 year NCT

Mad_Mike

tony1980 wrote: »

How does this car look lads? Anything specific to look for, having a look in awhile for herself. Just for school runs and shopping. She doesn’t drive much.

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/22717793

Seems well priced and it's the facelift version too.
Main thing that plays up with these is electrics, and they can have issues with water getting in around doors, lights, connectors etc
Check all windows are working up and down with no broken regulators
Look for any lights on dash or any peculiar electrical issues with lights/indicators etc
Also, the keycards can fail due to dry solder joints on the boards
My sister drove one for a while and an ignition coil failed and it was running on 3 cylinders with engine light on, but that would be fairly evident anyway.

tony1980

Thanks lads :-)

26000 Elephants

On the point of that Megan being 2008, by the end of a cars production run most of their issues get sorted. I suspect that if everything works fine on the car now, it should continue to do so. The fact that it's a long term owner ( if they are honest and most are) will give you more insight.

Worse case scenario is that your kids get super healthy by walking to school most days!

tony1980

Everything looked great. Going to pick it up on Monday for 1k :-)

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/saab-95-biopower/22721226



Auto 9-5 with NCT till May 2020, €700

punisher5112

Window regulator is an issue across Renault but not the end of the world....

Not the worst motor either...

terrydel

Mad_Mike wrote: »

Seems well priced and it's the facelift version too.
Main thing that plays up with these is electrics, and they can have issues with water getting in around doors, lights, connectors etc
Check all windows are working up and down with no broken regulators
Look for any lights on dash or any peculiar electrical issues with lights/indicators etc
Also, the keycards can fail due to dry solder joints on the boards
My sister drove one for a while and an ignition coil failed and it was running on 3 cylinders with engine light on, but that would be fairly evident anyway.

What year was that megane? My missus had an 03 one, with the big bum (the car not her!) and every one of those issues you mention occurred.

Mad_Mike

Think it was a 05 from what I remember

terrydel

johndaman66 wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-a4-1-9-tdi-130-bhp-nct-12-19-250/22719355

04 Audi A4 130bhp TDI
230K KM,
NCT 12/19
€250
Vorsprung durch Technik

That's too fecking cheap.

Dia_Anseo

They mention the 250 euro price twice in the advert description

Mad_Mike

Mad_Mike wrote: »

2005 E60 2.5 diesel
NCT until December, but there is tax on it until the end of April next year!!
The tax alone is worth about 900 quid
Looking for 1850

Excuse my ignorance but why is the tax so high on that ?

Mad_Mike

Its 1080 per year if paid in 1 lump payment as it's a 2.5 litre engine, but if you pay 6 months or 3 months, it's around 600 and 300

tinofapples

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Excuse my ignorance but why is the tax so high on that ?

Because its pre 2008 thus on the old cc based taxation system.

Odyssey 2005

terrydel wrote: »

That's too fecking cheap.

And woosh it's gone.:D..

Dia_Anseo

Are you afraid to invite your big American relatives over to Ireland as they won't fit in your Fiat Panda?

Well worry no more, as the quintessentially Irish named Mr Padraic Flaherty from Galway, will give you the luck of the Irish in the shape of a 1.8 auto Skoda Superb with cream leather with 2 months tax and NCT. And gorrah it'll be a bargain to haggle him down to 1800 euro.

Sell it then hopefully with fresh NCT in October when those yanks have ****ed off back to Trump.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2006-skoda-suberb-elegance-1-8-turbo-petrol-150-hp/22705616?campaign=3

SCOOP 64

Keenly priced too.

26000 Elephants

Not a fan of mahogany sideboards in cars usually, but that interior is quite decent. If it's not an ex taxi, thats daycent.

0lddog

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

Keenly priced too.

Should do everyone a favour and put it through the test for the next year

jmreire

Dia_Anseo wrote: »

Are you afraid to invite your big American relatives over to Ireland as they won't fit in your Fiat Panda?

Well worry no more, as the quintessentially Irish named Mr Padraic Flaherty from Galway, will give you the luck of the Irish in the shape of a 1.8 auto Skoda Superb with cream leather with 2 months tax and NCT. And gorrah it'll be a bargain to haggle him down to 1800 euro.

Sell it then hopefully with fresh NCT in October when those yanks have ****ed off back to Trump.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2006-skoda-suberb-elegance-1-8-turbo-petrol-150-hp/22705616?campaign=3

That's one class car !!!!

jmreire

26000 Elephants wrote: »

It was the old 1800 endura lump in them back then.

Well, it was the 1.6 engine in the one I had, but I remember well the 1.8's too. Good engine.:)

grogi

26000 Elephants wrote: »

Not a fan of mahogany sideboards in cars usually, but that interior is quite decent. If it's not an ex taxi, thats daycent.

Not a chance it was a taxi with the 1.8t... with manual it is fairly thirsty, with slagishbox must be even more.

26000 Elephants

jmreire wrote: »

Well, it was the 1.6 engine in the one I had, but I remember well the 1.8's too. Good engine.:)

Apologies, i forgot the 1.6. Brain affected by fumes from years of hand priming Endura 1.8's to start when warm...

CoBo55

26000 Elephants wrote: »

Apologies, i forgot the 1.6. Brain affected by fumes from years of hand priming Endura 1.8's to start when warm...

Possibly the worst hape of junk ever made... If you didn't do the two/three preheat trick bang on for the first start of the day you were doomed unless you towed it with something. More power in a fizz bag and as thirsty as father Jack, getting overtaken by 1 litre box starlets was embarrassing...

BonnieSituation

jmreire wrote: »

That's one class car !!!!

I don't like that chrome trim around the edge. But great otherwise.