Bangernomics car of the week/day - Part II

bladespin · 02-11-2012 12:37am

Esel wrote: »

Diesel, I presume?

Nope, did drive like a saint though.;)

redsteveireland · 02-11-2012 1:25pm

Alanstrainor wrote: »

You're right there I think, 'tis a bit rich at that price.

Although the spec seems good.

I'd love to have one of them in a years to come, maybe twenty years when its a real classic, and I'm an ould fella.

No tax? Funny that, I was driving behind him yesterday in Galway admiring it. It's a beautiful car in the flesh. I'd love to buy one but doesn't really suit the family transport needs, and I'd have a job keeping it clean!

dgt · 02-11-2012 9:49pm

Winternomics: Thrash it, bash it and get your money back in scrap

NCT'd, 200

NCT till May, 350

NCT till March, 400

Full?id=15352272

NCT till Jan, 400

Hopefully with those seat covers :pac:

colm_mcm · 02-11-2012 11:08pm

More banger than omics

L-M · 02-11-2012 11:10pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

More banger than omics

Everything bar the Citroen would tide a fella over.

That said, would rather walk than sit on those cow seat covers lol...

Jimdagym · 02-11-2012 11:22pm

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4059473

'94 730i.
NCT till April, tax till december, €675

Eric Cartman · 02-11-2012 11:24pm

Jimdagym wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4059473

'94 730i.
NCT till April, tax till december, €675

Only In Ireland would a 7 series come with cloth seats and 0 extras.

colm_mcm · 02-11-2012 11:33pm

Eric Cartman wrote: »

Only In Ireland would a 7 series come with cloth seats and 0 extras.

Only in Ireland would you get it for the price of a dishwasher

L-M · 02-11-2012 11:35pm

Only in Limerick would you get pulled every ten seconds for driving a white 7 series!

bijapos · 02-11-2012 11:53pm

Eric Cartman wrote: »

Only In Ireland would a 7 series come with cloth seats and 0 extras.

Germany too. Up until the last decade they had some seriously low spec S-Class, E-Class, 7er and 5er's . I used to export a lot of high end cars from Europe to West Africa, it's almost impossible to get a W124 or E34 in Germany with a/c let alone anything else, a lot of E32 and W126's didn't have it either.

That car is a bargain at that price if it's technically OK. Leather is one luxury I can easily do without.

MidlandsM · 03-11-2012 11:43am

bijapos wrote: »

Germany too. Up until the last decade they had some seriously low spec S-Class, E-Class, 7er and 5er's

yeah, the germans are a tight shower, thats why they are feverishly buying those Dacia's Dusters in Germany..........they're a top seller there......and Ryanair does some of it best business out of the germans!

anyways,
back on topic........carry on ........

johndaman66 · 03-11-2012 3:17pm

Limerick man wrote: »

Everything bar the Citroen would tide a fella over.

That said, would rather walk than sit on those cow seat covers lol...

Granted none of the cars dgt lists in that posts are super (no offence intended dgt, they could be handy runarounds to tide you over for a few months) but I don't see how the Citroen is particularly worse than the rest....am I missing something?

dgt · 03-11-2012 9:48pm

They are all a bit on the naff side in their own ways (those seat covers :pac:) buuuuut if one had say, a Jaguar, as a daily hack and wanted to use another car over the winter for various reasons (want to do repairs to the car, protect it over the winter etc. I've done it myself) then those bargain buckets might just do the job

The winter car

Anyways, oblig car

NCT till May, 900

Sceptical about it though

unkel · 03-11-2012 11:46pm

That W210 is a bargain. Only NCTd a few weeks ago too, so any rust can't be too bad either. I'd buy that tomorrow if I were stuck for a new car

Comfonomics FTW :cool:

brembo26 · 04-11-2012 12:33pm

unkel wrote: »

That W210 is a bargain. Only NCTd a few weeks ago too, so any rust can't be too bad either. I'd buy that tomorrow if I were stuck for a new car

Comfonomics FTW :cool:

What are these like on juice? driving a c220 cdi atm but wouldnt mind a petrol if it was economical.

650Ginge · 04-11-2012 12:36pm

brembo26 wrote: »

What are these like on juice? driving a c220 cdi atm but wouldnt mind a petrol if it was economical.

25-27mpg less if you don't have a light right foot.

So I got rid of mine.

brembo26 · 04-11-2012 12:42pm

650Ginge wrote: »

25-27mpg less if you don't have a light right foot.

So I got rid of mine.

Ill just wait for a cheap diesel one so :-P

Marlow · 04-11-2012 12:46pm

Eric Cartman wrote: »

Only In Ireland would a 7 series come with cloth seats and 0 extras.

As stated before, you can find a lot of low spec stuff in Germany, too.

I know of a 1994 BMW 740i. First year of the E38. The guy that bought it didn't want leather, didn't want a sunroof (because that leaks) and didn't want to pay extra for automatic (6k DM extra at the time). Didn't want to pay extra for any other extras either. All he wanted was a 7-series with a 4l V8.

I'd love to get my fingers on that car. A manual 740i should be deadly.

Take Volvo C70's also. Here in Ireland, you won't find them with cloth interior. There was a minimum spec level. For Germany it was lowered (the spec level that is)

/M

unkel · 04-11-2012 1:51pm

650Ginge wrote: »

25-27mpg less if you don't have a light right foot.

Most manual petrol large family cars I've had over the last few years do around 25-27MPG or so in Dublin driving (with lots of short trips). With a light right foot.

There's nothing you can do about it and there's very little difference between the cars. Don't worry about it, or spend thousands more and buy a diesel like all the other sheep :pac:

bladespin · 04-11-2012 2:05pm

650Ginge wrote: »

25-27mpg less if you don't have a light right foot.

So I got rid of mine.

How was it on more rural trips? Wouldn't be a lot of stop/start stuff for me, just lots of 50-60mph stuff.

cadaliac · 04-11-2012 11:11pm

bladespin wrote: »

How was it on more rural trips? Wouldn't be a lot of stop/start stuff for me, just lots of 50-60mph stuff.

30 to 33 mpg. I have a '97 one and that's what I get on a work commute (50 - 60 mph stuff)

colm_mcm · 04-11-2012 11:14pm

Nice looking new shape daihatsu sirion for €1900

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4132228

Remmy · 04-11-2012 11:52pm

It's a bit tired looking but not a bad motor for 850. comes with nct till march 2013.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4111868

padma · 07-11-2012 1:52pm

150 quid, small bit of nct, good for anyone needing a car to use til they get the new 13 reg in http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4145679

padma · 07-11-2012 2:09pm

for the beemer fans http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4143380

Alanstrainor · 07-11-2012 2:38pm

padma wrote: »

for the beemer fans http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4143380

Jaysis that's amazing!

Tax too! Bargain...i'd be tempted even now!

Remmy · 07-11-2012 4:23pm

Great finds padma! That escort didn't last long. sold within 3 hours!

166man · 07-11-2012 7:05pm

Another one for the Beemer fans here..

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4080943

I'd love this yoke... Bag it for €900 and spend a few quid getting it back to it's best and keep it for the next 10-15 years until it's nearly a classic..

It's a V12 7er with 6 months NCT for a grand like....:eek::cool:

2ndcoming · 07-11-2012 7:17pm

Seriously lads, I don't see how anything economically sound can be construed out of an 18 year old BMW 730, you will pay more on a year's tax than the car will ever be worth and that's before you even take in juice and repairs. If you want to see what a 7 series is like, go for a test drive or lease one for a month, either option makes more sense economically.

Here, have a car. No great fan of Renaults but at 1000 with 6 months NCT this is a cheap car.

http://www.adverts.ie/car/renault/laguna/2003-renault-laguna-for-sale/2284981

fl4pj4ck · 07-11-2012 7:39pm

obviously you are confused what "bangernomics" mean

Bangernomics car of the week/day - Part II

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