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Ded_Zebra · 28-05-2013 8:43pm

It's no supercharged Jag but if all it needs is 4 tyres it looks like excellent value to me

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/5107711

mickdw · 28-05-2013 9:00pm

I have my doubts at that price

Ded_Zebra · 03-06-2013 12:49am

Corroded brake lines anyone?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/5070922

Full?id=20100675

dgt · 03-06-2013 12:56am

Maybe perishing hoses..... Tis 21 years of vintage :eek:

Toyotafanboi · 03-06-2013 1:03am

i think 3 series of that vintage are known for corrosion on the rear pipes and the tank has to be dropped to replace them?

georgefalls · 04-06-2013 7:13am

Something for the girlfriend, maybe..?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/5140511

Ded_Zebra · 08-06-2013 10:51pm

I've been finding it hard to find cars to post here recently, not sure why

Anyway, heres a few.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/damagedcars/4577832

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/5159683

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/damagedcars/5157588

dgt · 09-06-2013 9:05pm

Bit suspicious of the Bravo pic with the rev needle at 3k rpm, stepper motor could be going bananas....

Three Fiddy

Needs a clutch. What engine does it have?

colm_mcm · 09-06-2013 11:53pm

That be a 1.8 LX

Chris_Heilong · 10-06-2013 1:04am

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Corroded brake lines anyone?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/5070922

Very good looking car for 1992.

dgt · 10-06-2013 11:47pm

dgt wrote: »

800

This car crops up every so often, usually in different parts of the country.

Some key points:
Exec leather with D9 cards and elec windows all round

65mpgs me hole

Last time it was for sale it had well over 200k miles.... Tut tut tut :rolleyes:

Oh dear Saler what have you done.... Time hasn't been kind!

500

Note the mileage is now missing

166man · 11-06-2013 12:01am

dgt wrote: »

Oh dear Saler what have you done.... Time hasn't been kind!

500

Note the mileage is now missing

I like those wheels...:o

dgt · 11-06-2013 12:05am

166man wrote: »

I like those wheels...:o

I prefer these ones

Ded_Zebra · 11-06-2013 4:44pm

dgt wrote: »

Oh dear Saler what have you done.... Time hasn't been kind!

500

Note the mileage is now missing

That poor car has had a very hard life

flutered · 11-06-2013 7:44pm

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

That poor car has had a very hard life

it is hardly worth duce never mind a monkey.

flutered · 11-06-2013 7:48pm

william o t wrote: »

Final Update on the ebay Megane for Auction. Someone went bananas and paid €1700 for it.:eek: I thought €700ish would be tops... !! as a matter of interest would anyone recommend ebay auction as a way of buying a car?

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Renault-1-4-Megane-Zero-milage-Selling-complete-car-spare-parts-only-/111076188393

looks like it is a damm good way to sell one, one would need to be careful spending that kind of money after a test drive, never mind some hopeful sellers spiel.

dgt · 11-06-2013 7:51pm

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

That poor car has had a very hard life

If you knew the real mileage it's only worth the NCT/ a tenth of the asking price....

If it were clean at least!

I did notice the stuff I said the last time was taken into account, must be gawking through boards :pac:

166man · 12-06-2013 1:11am

If I needed a small car to get around, I'd be all over this...

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/5174519

Tempted to be all over it anyway....:D

DAZP93 · 12-06-2013 5:24pm

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-5-series-520-automatic/5177242

Could be good, although a bit rough. Id be a happy camper paying €500

dgt · 12-06-2013 5:28pm

166man wrote: »

If I needed a small car to get around, I'd be all over this...

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/5174519

Tempted to be all over it anyway....:D

That's not just any old Punto, that's an 85ELX. Quite hard to find, quite nippy too

May have corroded brake lines at that age

flutered · 12-06-2013 5:32pm

dgt wrote: »

That's not just any old Punto, that's an 85ELX. Quite hard to find, quite nippy too

May have corroded brake lines at that age

a forthnight late for me, even saying that i did not do too badly in the deal i done, as the guy took my primera as well as my dosh.

dgt · 12-06-2013 5:42pm

650

Felty :cool:

I have a back window and limo tint

colm_mcm · 15-06-2013 8:03pm

3 door stilo with skyroof

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/fiat-stilo/5201568

dgt · 15-06-2013 9:53pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

3 door stilo with skyroof

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/fiat-stilo/5201568

Gone :eek:

A chap I know has one, only passed it's NCT and it fried the ECU.... So sat at the front of his house with 11 months NCT and 6 months tax.... Since last August. Now being scrapped! He has it stripped down quite a lot as is :eek:

I put a metric f*ckton of work into that car and got nothing for it, not even a thank you :mad:

What I will say though is thank you karma, the new car is an absolute money pit

jharr100 · 15-06-2013 9:55pm

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

That poor car has had a very hard life

I can't bear it..
no more unhappy cars ,, PLEASE!!!

166man · 15-06-2013 11:32pm

dgt wrote: »

Gone :eek:

A chap I know has one, only passed it's NCT and it fried the ECU.... So sat at the front of his house with 11 months NCT and 6 months tax.... Since last August. Now being scrapped! He has it stripped down quite a lot as is :eek:

I put a metric f*ckton of work into that car and got nothing for it, not even a thank you :mad:

What I will say though is thank you karma, the new car is an absolute money pit

Hate those fcuking Stilo's. Honest to god the only good thing about 'em is the price.They're cheap and cheap for a reason. Hateful yokes!

Must find a Corsa for sale soon btw....;)

Ded_Zebra · 16-06-2013 12:38am

I don't know what it needs but it looks clean. I quite like these, are they any good?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/01-opel-omega-automatic/4952857

colm_mcm · 16-06-2013 1:02am

166man wrote: »

Hate those fcuking Stilo's. Honest to god the only good thing about 'em is the price.They're cheap and cheap for a reason. Hateful yokes!

Must find a Corsa for sale soon btw....;)

To be fair the first run of them were loaded with spec. Loads of safety equipment, nice looking and something a bit different.

To paraphrase yourself, as long as you maintain them religiously and keep fixing them they're great :-)

CianRyan · 16-06-2013 1:40am

I was looking at picking up a regular SR16, gearbox etc but if this is around in a month or two... Well, it's worth a look.

VZR N1

Crashed, Almera front end and some dodgy body work but that's a doner and a half!

Toyotafanboi · 17-06-2013 5:54pm

840ci, needs a head gasket :P

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-840ci-sport/5210096

SteelyDanJalapeno · 17-06-2013 6:22pm

CianRyan wrote: »

I was looking at picking up a regular SR16, gearbox etc but if this is around in a month or two... Well, it's worth a look.

VZR N1

Crashed, Almera front end and some dodgy body work but that's a doner and a half!

Such a shame to see that destroyed, so rare :mad:

CianRyan · 17-06-2013 8:10pm

TiltedBrain wrote: »

Such a shame to see that destroyed, so rare :mad:

It is but the body work is in bits.
The engine and running gear are what make it special really.

Toyotafanboi · 19-06-2013 4:57pm

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mazda-mx-5-1-6-convertible/5147280

have a real fancying for the earlier ones of these!

edit :

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/cheap-deisel/5177042

cheap tidy looking diesel. questionable mileage and t.belt change.

Ded_Zebra · 19-06-2013 5:07pm

Looks rough, proboaly has massive milage and could well be beyond enconomic repair but for €380 it could be alright
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/for-sale-97bmw-525d-tax-3month/4836901

Ded_Zebra · 22-06-2013 12:08am

Just discovered that there is fantastic Volvo s80 fixeruppers to be had

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volvo-s80-diesel-new-pics/5219724

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volvo-s80-2000/5096010

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volvo-s80-2-4t-2000/4885472

Toyotafanboi · 22-06-2013 1:24am

cian ryan i found you a fixer upper!

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/nissan-300zx/5233861

needs a bit spent on it, but thats a good price tag imo.

ba_barabus · 22-06-2013 2:20am

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

cian ryan i found you a fixer upper!

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/nissan-300zx/5233861

needs a bit spent on it, but thats a good price tag imo.

Going by the green tyres I suspect that's been parked a lot longer than one year.

CianRyan · 22-06-2013 6:25pm

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

cian ryan i found you a fixer upper!

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/nissan-300zx/5233861

needs a bit spent on it, but thats a good price tag imo.

Jesus, being an old Nissan that should sit around for a while. Realisticly I could offer him €750 in 6 weeks...
I'M SO TEMPTED!

Just work on it for a year until it's reasonable to insure. Hmm...

Toyotafanboi · 22-06-2013 11:13pm

its advertised poorly so i doubt it will sell too fast. its in my local town (i seen it passing on a flatbed into a housing estate before i even seen this add) so if **** gets real pm me and i'l gladly help out, take a look at it or whatever.

CianRyan · 22-06-2013 11:15pm

Cheers, man.
I'm 100% serious now, just saving up.

It'll be nice to have someone more versed in mechanics than I am to looks at it with me, and with a level head.

keithsfleet · 23-06-2013 1:08am

Purchased this CLK200 today.
Overheating when moving slowly/sitting in traffic.
ASR/BAS light on permanently.
Needs 4 tires.
Needs driver wing mirror, mirror.
Needs boot liner board and carpet.
Got it fairly cheeeeeeeap all the same.

Toyotafanboi · 23-06-2013 1:33am

nice! was only talking to one of the lads in work today with a 01 c200 (maunal) he said he struggled with the BAS light on the dashboard for a while and it turned out to be a faulty brake pedal stop light switch. the internals had broken down/ corroded. he swapped it for one from a scrapped e class of the same vintage and it worked.

might help you out!

georgefalls · 23-06-2013 9:08am

keithsfleet wrote: »

Purchased this CLK200 today.
Overheating when moving slowly/sitting in traffic.
ASR/BAS light on permanently.
Needs 4 tires.
Needs driver wing mirror, mirror.
Needs boot liner board and carpet.
Got it fairly cheeeeeeeap all the same.

Who's is the red FTO..?

keithsfleet · 23-06-2013 11:01am

georgefalls wrote: »

Who's is the red FTO..?

That'd be mine aswell. My insurance is up for renewal and I can't justify the money I'm being charged so I'm giving it to the OH till I can sort out somewhere to put it.

ToxicPaddy · 23-06-2013 11:28am

keithsfleet wrote: »

Purchased this CLK200 today.
Overheating when moving slowly/sitting in traffic.
ASR/BAS light on permanently.
Needs 4 tires.
Needs driver wing mirror, mirror.
Needs boot liner board and carpet.
Got it fairly cheeeeeeeap all the same.

I have to say, I love that shape of CLK.. Was seriously tempted to buy one before I got the A6. Are there any major and expensive issues with them that have appeared or are thet just ones that need continuous maintenance??

keithsfleet · 23-06-2013 11:56am

ToxicPaddy wrote: »

I have to say, I love that shape of CLK.. Was seriously tempted to buy one before I got the A6. Are there any major and expensive issues with them that have appeared or are thet just ones that need continuous maintenance??

It was a kind of an impulse buy but I did do a little research before hand.
Rust is an issue with bodypanels and underbody.
Automatic transmission is prone to seals failing and leaking fluid onto the flywheel (won't be a problem for me as mine is a manual)
And the ASR light is a very common fault but very cheap quick fix.
I actually played up the ASR light stuck on as a knackered diff sensor and played up a whole lot of work involved in correcting it.
The seller had only purchased this car on the 10 of June this year so I imagine he bought it and suddenly realised he needed it off his hands asap.

Doesn't scare me, no harm in a bit of work.

colm_mcm · 23-06-2013 12:30pm

keithsfleet wrote: »

Purchased this CLK200 today.
Overheating when moving slowly/sitting in traffic.
ASR/BAS light on permanently.
Needs 4 tires.
Needs driver wing mirror, mirror.
Needs boot liner board and carpet.
Got it fairly cheeeeeeeap all the same.

Do you own the red fto as well?

keithsfleet · 23-06-2013 12:43pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

Do you own the red fto as well?

Yup the OH is getting it. Selling her puma to cover the cost of getting the fto back to original condition, her idea.

colm_mcm · 23-06-2013 12:49pm

You're not the same Keith that I bought a red fto off about 5 years ago?

keithsfleet · 23-06-2013 1:05pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

You're not the same Keith that I bought a red fto off about 5 years ago?

No not me I'm afraid, this was my first fto which I bought from an Opel dealership in Louth.

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