BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day Part 6

colm_mcm

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Minis are dying a death now too. Fiat 500s are all the rage these days

Mini to me did the same thing as Smart did. Forget why the original (I mean the Mini hatch that came out in 2000) was a success and start spawning stupid offshoots and diluting the appeal.

Fiat have done this with the 500x and 500L but despite this, people still want the regular 500. I don’t know that they’re actually selling many new these days but they’re still a cool car.

bear1

One car that I can never see being a future classic is the ka

alastair

bear1 wrote: »

One car that I can never see being a future classic is the ka

The SportKa and the Street Ka would float my boat as classics.

ELM327

bear1 wrote: »

One car that I can never see being a future classic is the ka

I'd love one in the future. Last of the kent engined cars, I'd love an 08+ one on emissions tax - it's something mad like 600 p/a for a 1.3

ELM327

colm_mcm wrote: »

Those fiestas a pretty horrible cars though, handling aside, they were noisy small outdated rotbixes when they were new, nevermind today!
Are people really nostalgic for them?

Give me a Punto over them any day

I am already, my first car was a 1.3 endura engined one (96MO2978 lord rest her soul), and I had a 1.8 diesel as well.


I think a 1.8 van model would be a nice one to have, when they are closer to classic tax

bear1

ELM327 wrote: »

I'd love one in the future. Last of the kent engined cars, I'd love an 08+ one on emissions tax - it's something mad like 600 p/a for a 1.3

I meant the early version, 96 say. I hate them

For Forks Sake

bear1 wrote: »

One car that I can never see being a future classic is the ka

Rust will have gotten rid of them in the interim anyway

colm_mcm

bear1 wrote: »

One car that I can never see being a future classic is the ka

Disagree.

ba_barabus

colm_mcm wrote: »

Disagree.

Yep. It's got classic all over it. Especially the earliest examples.

Sexual Chocolate

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-mondeo-2008/22902706

This one is the more thirsty flexi fuel but if you didn't do big miles I'd say it would be fine.

carzony

Sexual Chocolate wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-mondeo-2008/22902706

This one is the more thirsty flexi fuel but if you didn't do big miles I'd say it would be fine.

Nice updated dash/interior for a 2008. My Mondeo is the same year but much more of a basic spec.

CoBo55

Sexual Chocolate wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-mondeo-2008/22902706

This one is the more thirsty flexi fuel but if you didn't do big miles I'd say it would be fine.

No empty buttons on that dash... Fabulous interior for its age in fairness.

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2010-fiat-punto-grande-1-2l-nctd-06-21/22909434?campaign=3



2010 Punto with nearly two years NCT, €1950

Most definitely an ex rental though

Sofiztikated

Looks like a lot of the major work has been done, what are they like? Haven't been in a punto since the mk2.

Belfast

2006 Skoda Suberb Elegance 1.8 Turbo Petrol 150 HP
5 days 921 views Galway City, Galway
Price
€ 1,500

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

edit.
It seems to have sold.

bazz26

That's been mentioned a few times.

26000 Elephants

A lot of people have seen it and weren't impressed enough to go for it. Price is dropping fairly quickly. Should be selling for about €500 by the time bear1 gets back from Poland to buy it!

Mad_Mike

€950 for a 07 Audi A4 1.9 TDi (S-Line)
Naas Road dealer....Trade sale.... bla bla, NCT until May 2020 and even a bit of tax on it
Eyes wide open etc, but surely unless it's a total ball of ****e, it's got to be worth that money all day long?

terrydel

26000 Elephants wrote: »

A lot of people have seen it and weren't impressed enough to go for it. Price is dropping fairly quickly. Should be selling for about €500 by the time bear1 gets back from Poland to buy it!

He'll fly him back to take it.

bear1

Haha gave me a good laugh.
Tbh im also wondering why it hasn't sold yet.

26000 Elephants

bear1 wrote: »

Haha gave me a good laugh.
Tbh im also wondering why it hasn't sold yet.

In my experience the main reason is that the seller is less than honest - story about car doesn't add up. After that it's usually that the car looks much worse in the flesh than the photos.

But in all fairness it could be that people are just hard low-balling or their expectations are simply too high.

If it was local I'd give it a glance to be sure, but I wouldn't travel for it.

Kilboor

Haggle price would make this a nice buy!

Mad_Mike

Its linking to wrong car, going to one for £5,200 in the North

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/skoda-octavia-vrs-fresh-nct/22915757

That's the one you posted the pic of

Kilboor

Mad_Mike wrote: »

Its linking to wrong car, going to one for £5,200 in the North

Fixed, spotted when looking at other VRS'

Sexual Chocolate

Sexual Chocolate wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-mondeo-2008/22902706

This one is the more thirsty flexi fuel but if you didn't do big miles I'd say it would be fine.

Silly question incoming: What the hell's flexi-fuel?

bazz26

Kilboor wrote: »

Haggle price would make this a nice buy!

I'm curious how that seller (who has other cars for sale so isn't a novice) can make anything from that car at that asking price considering how much the car owes them given the claim it recently got a new timing belt & water pump, clutch and flywheel. You would spend well over 1k for all that work even from an indy plus he had to buy the car.

Sofiztikated

Deleted User wrote: »

Silly question incoming: What the hell's flexi-fuel?

85Ron petrol, i think.

TychoCaine

Sofiztikated wrote: »

85Ron petrol, i think.

Nope. Flexfuel refers to engines that can run on E85 ethanol or petrol or a combination of both. E85 is 85% ethanol & 15% petrol, and has higher octane than normal fuel. You can't run ordinary engines on the stuff because it will eat away at all the rubber bits in the fuel system eventually. It was a thing in Ireland for 10 seconds back in the day, before the government took away the tax break. It's still big in the US, where it's made from subsidised excess corn, and in Brazil.

Sexual Chocolate

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Silly question incoming: What the hell's flexi-fuel?

https://www.maxol.ie/press-releases/archived-press-releases-ri/entry/end-of-road-for-e85-fuel

Pretty much that. It was short lived as the government added more duty onto it therefore it was no longer viable to sell.

Mainly Ford's and Volvos had the engines for them. However they have a shorter service interval and a more thirsty on regular petrol.

Sofiztikated

TychoCaine wrote: »

Nope. Flexfuel refers to engines that can run on E85 ethanol or petrol or a combination of both. E85 is 85% ethanol & 15% petrol, and has higher octane than normal fuel. You can't run ordinary engines on the stuff because it will eat away at all the rubber bits in the fuel system eventually. It was a thing in Ireland for 10 seconds back in the day, before the government took away the tax break. It's still big in the US, where it's made from subsidised excess corn, and in Brazil.

Yeah, that's what I meant, ability to run on either.

What would an X3 2.0D be like for 1599bill be like?

https://www.facebook.com/groups/406292819403113/permalink/2700488219983550/?sale_post_id=2700488219983550

A facebook marketplace link, if it works.