BANGERNOMICS CAR OF THE WEEK/DAY

^^^Wow, I know those Pugs were crazy expensive when new. Assuming that ones in order which on the face of it, it would seem to be (although sellers pretty stingy with the photos) then its a great bargain....especially if the year on the number plate is a big thing for you...

That's stupidly cheap and up 10 days so I would put money that all is far from well.

mickdw wrote: »

That's stupidly cheap and up 10 days so I would put money that all is far from well.

Nobody in Ireland wants to pay €1,000 tax and do 25MPG on an '07 car when you can get away with €180 tax on a 50MPG '08 car

Tis in Cork too, which doesn't help

As always in bangernomics though, eyes wide open. Always be suspicious.

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

to get €350 off in any circumstances, but especially in a "no offers" situation is a big ask.

Not in my experience. It depends of course on the car. If the car is perfect, I grant you it's unlikely you'll get that sort of money off that car

Few cars are perfect though and that's where a rather large negotiation gap can open up

But this is all idle speculation as I don't intend to buy the car so won't have it thoroughly checked out

02' E Class (2.6 Auto), tax till December, nct till february. Asking €895, Wexford.

Hal1 wrote: »

02' E Class (2.6 Auto), tax till December, nct till february. Asking €895, Wexford.

Funny/odd that seller is also advertising the same car under Damaged/Repairable.

Nice Saab under the same category, but 'needs track rod end' & 'insurance recovery' does not really add up either...

Another good car creeping into Bangernomics money;

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/opel-astra/7785399



NCT til 7/15, one months tax.

Stheno wrote: »

I'm slightly disgusted you got to that car literally two hours before me.

Are you planning on doing any maintenance between now and January? I'd guess the answer is no, so you might as well scrap it to get your value for money.

Agreed, this was a poster on here's car as well I believe!

nookie wrote: »

I will be treating it in exactly the same manner as I treat all my cars, which means it'll be looked after during my time with it.

Will I be paying for any major repairs? No. I intend to waft around in it until the new year (3 days with it has already taught me that attempting to use up the tires on top of the tax will cost me a small fortune in petrol so waft it is) and then ideally sell it on again for somewhere near what I paid for it less the tax. If I can't manage that then unfortunately it will go back to where I got it from and the inevitable will happen.

Would that be a shame, yes of course it would - it's far too nice a car for that, but I want to get rid of it after four months ideally after nothing has gone wrong and regret it for the rest of my life than keep it for two years, have it break my heart and resent it for the rest of my life.

Maybe you should stay in touch with Stheno?
If you already know that you have someone interested in the car then I'd take some small care of it.
Remember, those cars (especially the V6's) need TLC. If you do neglect it and then sell it on you are potentially giving the new owner nothing but grief.
Not having a go at you, but it's quite a rare car on Irish roads that if it were me I would be taking care of it.
Out of curiosity, was the timing belt and water pump done?

nookie wrote: »

I've absolutely no intention of neglecting it. That being said though I've no intention of undertaking any hefty repair bills either though on what ultimately was a €900 car. Given that I'd be surprised if I put 2k miles on it, I'm hoping that it will not fall apart under my caretaker-ship. Belt and pump was done at 69k, and it's now at just under 105k.

Tbh I had actually delayed all weekend in deciding to take it - half hoping that someone who could give it a more loving home than I could would take it. But I'd been told that if it wasn't gone by Sunday evening that a sledge was going through the front wing, so when it was still there Sunday lunch-time I decided to jump, on the proviso that if I couldn't find a better home for it, it'd go back. Thankfully I've already received two expressions of interest from other boards members already so here's hoping that won't have to happen.

Hmm I'd say the belt will need doing very soon.
36k on it already, actually you are bordering on playing roulette with it.
If you don't want any hefty bills then I'd be selling it quite soon
As I said before, I didn't mean to sound harsh or anything. Just annoys me when people buy these cars - pay feck all attention to them and then when something goes wrong scream ""sure Alfas are ****e"".
Not saying that's you but you see it a lot.

bear1 wrote: »

Hmm I'd say the belt will need doing very soon.
36k on it already, actually you are bordering on playing roulette with it.
If you don't want any hefty bills then I'd be selling it quite soon
As I said before, I didn't mean to sound harsh or anything. Just annoys me when people buy these cars - pay feck all attention to them and then when something goes wrong scream ""sure Alfas are ****e"".
Not saying that's you but you see it a lot.

I owned a 166 from 3 years old for about 3 years. Now I take very good care of my cars, spend too much on them in general but I will be honest and say the alfa broke me down.
At that stage everything was main dealer as they were relatively new and quite rare.
The repair costs did get out of hand given that it was a newish car with 47k miles when I bought it.
It needed a constant list of repairs. It was an ex company car too so was well looked after prior to my ownership.


Just an alternative view on it.

nookie wrote: »

I've absolutely no intention of neglecting it. That being said though I've no intention of undertaking any hefty repair bills either though on what ultimately was a €900 car. Given that I'd be surprised if I put 2k miles on it, I'm hoping that it will not fall apart under my caretaker-ship. Belt and pump was done at 69k, and it's now at just under 105k.

Former owner here - the original engine was swapped out so the belt was done around 15,000 miles ago really. The odometer reflects the mileage on the original engine, 69k was the mileage on the engine that was swapped in.

I sold the car the the person you bought it from in good condition. There was nothing that needed work other than one or two minor issues that were basically cosmetic in nature. I bought the car a few years ago and spent quite a bit of money getting everything sorted on it. The seller's ad was honest - he did buy it for parts but I told him to do what he liked with it - I am not surprised that he sold it on - I kept it very well - it was a second car for me. It's not long after a professional detail.

I sold the car for no other reason than:

(a) the insurance renewal (two car policy) was due and I saw the opportunity to save at least a few hundred euro
(b) the tax - although paid until January, I just couldn't stomach it any more, especially since I now pay over 1000 a year on my daily driver
(c) it needed a tank of fuel....

No repairs needed, but all the other costs just became too much for me.

It's a lovely car - good luck to the new owner with whatever they decide to do with it.

Btw, I have a set of Alfa 17" rims for the car that I will sell if you are interested. No tyres.

Test August '15
Tax May '15
Asking €850

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/peugeot-205-long-tax-and-nct/7793640