[peasant]

Modnote - Thread moved to new thread because the other one was over 10k posts.

I've copied over a few posts so that, hopefully, people automatically Follow this thread. Fingers crossed...



new topic ...going with the times

My first suggestion:


http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index...&carID=1301614

600 euro, style, comfort, relatively low mileage ...what more can you ask for.


Please only post cars that you personally would actually buy and drive

[MidlandsM]

Originally Posted by colm_mcm

The job


http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/car...8?cid=2634258&

No mention of test bt what guard would stop you!

that mercs been for sale a while on DD now.....

[deadlast]

10,001, balls!

[Saab Ed]

Originally Posted by colm_mcm

The job


http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/car...d=2634258&

No mention of test bt what guard would stop you!

Well if you're thinking the way I'm thinking then probably every guard in the country as they try to get one over on that cabbage headed gobsh!te from the county of burnt ditches and mobile homes.

[shawnee]

Originally Posted by Saab Ed

Well if you're thinking the way I'm thinking then probably every guard in the country as they try to get one over on that cabbage headed gobsh!te from the county of burnt ditches and mobile homes.

The biggies are being hung out to dry at the moment !!!! 1600 tax and 20mpg , you'd need to be getting Berties expenses to run it These yokes will have to be exported soon , can't see too many taxing them here

[Ninap]

Originally Posted by Saab Ed

A bit more haggling needed and after all that you'll be left with a bill for taxing a 3 litre..... but its a nice way to travel

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2854654

That's potentially a steal. Those Mercs are appreciating in the UK

[maidhc]

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2857559

Tidy looking MkIII with long NCT and a tank of petrol!

[JimmyCrackCorn]

Originally Posted by maidhc

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2857559

Tidy looking MkIII with long NCT and a tank of petrol!

Good car, bad engine. Not a car I'd own again as it burned oil at 95k miles

The exhaust manifold would not stop pulling away from the head.

Also slow

[robtri]

possibly pushing the limits but alot of power for cheap... good nct and tax

[colm_mcm]

Thats savage bangeromics there

[mickdw]

Originally Posted by Ninap

That's potentially a steal. Those Mercs are appreciating in the UK

I never liked the look of those. Still, at a bit below asking, it couldnt be bad.
Close up looks like a dunlop tyre to me. 4 of them with lots of thread would account for a large chunk of the asking price too

[dahamsta]

Gone. Snapped up by a bangernomics fiend no doubt.

[Limerick man]

Originally Posted by dahamsta

Gone. Snapped up by a bangernomics fiend no doubt.

Aye, lets just hope the dread "knock" wasn't there.

If anyone is looking at a Saab and wants to ring me and let me listen to the engine for said knock, I'd have no problem in doing so.

[TigerTim]

God, I love this thread but I saw the darker side of Bangernomics this evening. A guy came in to the garage with a '97 "banger" he'd just bought before Christmas with 2 months tax & 6 months NCT left. He was complaining of vibration from back left. On jacking the car up, back left was like a buckled bicycle wheel, all over the place. Back right was no better. When we took out the spare, it was a different rim completely. Spare was 14" while the 4 wheels on the car were 13". The studs lined up fairly well but the PCD was too tight on the 13" wheels so the seller had hammered them on & tightened them as tight as he could. None of the 4 wheels were sitting properly on the hubs. A major accident waiting to happen. Tyres were very good on these rims so previous seller/owner must have done some messing about with wheels. This guy now has to buy 4 wheels if he wants to keep the car on the road. There's value to be had but tread carefully.

T.

[Limerick man]

Originally Posted by TigerTim

God, I love this thread but I saw the darker side of Bangernomics this evening. A guy came in to the garage with a '97 "banger" he'd just bought before Christmas with 2 months tax & 6 months NCT left. He was complaining of vibration from back left. On jacking the car up, ba...

T.

To be fair, that could happen with any car of any value and it's very easy get stung. My buyers guide coupled with some common sense should help one avoid said situations. Also, the seller can tell alot.