This weeks PERFORMANCE bargains!!!!

CharlieCroker

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1114306




yum yum yum. €4650 for an AMG

SV

Niiiiice

wouldn't mind that at all! wouldn't fancy any repair bills though!

rebel.ranter

A friend of mine sold his c36 a year ago, now it's up for sale & he's thinking of buying it back! He liked the car so much.

unkel

Good idea for a thread!

I know a candidate for a performance bargain, but I don't want to be shilling

bazz26

Or something a bit newer:

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200941195465540

Gary ITR

unkel wrote: »

Good idea for a thread!

I know a candidate for a performance bargain, but I don't want to be shilling

It's not a bargain

maddness

bazz26 wrote: »

Or something a bit newer:

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200941195465540

Thats some car for the cash. If only I had 6 grand spare(

Big Nasty

Was thinking of buying this:

http://www.carsforsaleireland.ie/used-cars/detail/2001-BMW-728-Cork-Used+Car-Petrol-Semi-Automatic-166194/

Good price for a '01, was talking to the owner and it went through the NCT last Monday week. No service history though! All she needs is a set of M-Parallels! Pity it's not blue!

mickdw

Looks cheap.
I friend in the uk was selling a 96 740 sport there a while ago. It was going for about 1400. I was awful tempted. The sport still looks fresh imo

Big Nasty

mickdw wrote: »

Looks cheap.
I friend in the uk was selling a 96 740 sport there a while ago. It was going for about 1400. I was awful tempted. The sport still looks fresh imo

Have a look on Pistonheads for any '98-'01 7series - you wont find anything as cheap, never mind the VRT. Then again their road tax is what - £250?

robtri

bazz26 wrote: »

Or something a bit newer:

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200941195465540

i love that..... now if the fecking tax was reasonable i would buy it.... its beautiful!!!!!!!!!!

unkel

bazz26 wrote: »

Or something a bit newer:

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200941195465540

Amazing value for money! That's some poke in that M62 V8 engine combined with the superb E39 driving dynamics - wants!!!

Onkle wrote: »

It's not a bargain

At what price do you reckon it would be a bargain?

shakencat

unkel wrote: »

Amazing value for money! That's some poke in that M62 V8 engine combined with the superb E39 driving dynamics - wants!!!



At what price do you reckon it would be a bargain?

bargain = under a Fizer! haha:)

mcshape

That's my fave bmw, always loved the old 7 series, that and the last model m3

unkel

mickdw wrote: »

Looks cheap.
I friend in the uk was selling a 96 740 sport there a while ago. It was going for about 1400. I was awful tempted. The sport still looks fresh imo

Out of interest, did you find out how much the VRT was?

Mr Benevolent

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Was thinking of buying this:

http://www.carsforsaleireland.ie/used-cars/detail/2001-BMW-728-Cork-Used+Car-Petrol-Semi-Automatic-166194/

Good price for a '01, was talking to the owner and it went through the NCT last Monday week. No service history though! All she needs is a set of M-Parallels! Pity it's not blue!

Now that's a bargain! Is a 2.8l engine enough in terms of power?

Gary ITR

unkel wrote: »

Amazing value for money! That's some poke in that M62 V8 engine combined with the superb E39 driving dynamics - wants!!!

Been for sale quite some time now

unkel wrote: »

At what price do you reckon it would be a bargain?

I'm only yanking your chain

unkel

Confab wrote: »

Now that's a bargain! Is a 2.8l engine enough in terms of power?

Depends on what you want. Some people are happy with a 1.4 petrol 75BHP engine in their Skoda Octavia which would be perfectly adequate for their needs. A 728 is fine for normal driving, but imho the car needs the poke and grunt of a big V8. No diesel either thanks

Onkle wrote: »

Been for sale quite some time now

At that price? Or have there been pricedrops? Price seems good to me, but then again nobody seems to be buying sub €10k highest tax cars

Onkle wrote: »

I'm only yanking your chain

Yanked

If only. The 928 has a belt. For shame :rolleyes: I should have stuck with BMWs

Voodoomelon

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Was thinking of buying this:

http://www.carsforsaleireland.ie/used-cars/detail/2001-BMW-728-Cork-Used+Car-Petrol-Semi-Automatic-166194/

Good price for a '01, was talking to the owner and it went through the NCT last Monday week. No service history though! All she needs is a set of M-Parallels! Pity it's not blue!

Looks like trouble to me. Zero history and a low price. Its also poorly spec'd and the owner seems to have trouble putting a sentence together. If he has trouble writing, he could have at least got someone else to do the ad.

mickdw

unkel wrote: »

Out of interest, did you find out how much the VRT was?

Vrt was around €1100 at that time.

Hal1

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Love the idea of the thread! that AMG is just sweet! Price is right, but the color is awefull!

It's a super car, don't fall on the last hurdle over something like car colour. Sure it could always be sprayed.

unkel

mickdw wrote: »

Vrt was around €1100 at that time.

That's not bad! The tax will always be painful, but buy a good 'un that needs no major work and chances are your total cost of ownership will be lower than most people think (they were for me)

The E38 is a very nice big saloon to drive and it is a very comfortable and pleasant place to sit in.

Slidey

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1127446

A lot of car for yer money. Not sure if it is performance or not..

SV

Slidey wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1127446

A lot of car for yer money. Not sure if it is performance or not..

that price can't be right!
some bargain if it is!

Voodoomelon

Slidey wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1127446

A lot of car for yer money. Not sure if it is performance or not..

WOW. Now thats a deal if legit. Looks it. Would be worth it just to pull the V8 out.

Slidey

I remember a thread like this before had a 535 sport in Leitrim for buttons. Only over the road from me but I had just bought my house and was strapped.

I was gutted when I missed it.

Sofiztikated

Slidey wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1127446

A lot of car for yer money. Not sure if it is performance or not..

Wow. Thats some price for that!

Pity about the walnut dash and trim, that made it look dated the second it left the factory, never mind 10 years later.

But still, hand it to the guy (or girl) well priced so probably won't sit for long! How I'd love to justify this purchase.

bazz26

SV wrote: »

that price can't be right!
some bargain if it is!

Seems a good enough price. I know someone who recently sold a 01 525i with 113k miles for €3k, though it was manual and had no leather.

galwaytt

unkel wrote: »

Good idea for a thread!

I know a candidate for a performance bargain, but I don't want to be shilling

Nor I.....;)

MojoMaker

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Wow. Thats some price for that!

Pity about the walnut dash and trim, that made it look dated the second it left the factory, never mind 10 years later.

But still, hand it to the guy (or girl) well priced so probably won't sit for long! How I'd love to justify this purchase.

Not really. That's about all it's worth. Shows some folk ain't really tapped into the 2010 market. 07/08 the equivalent vintage examples were worth a lot more, now they're worth peanuts. Remember the '98 535i on sale here last year? - great spec with loads of history, couldn't be given away at 1600 - almost bought it back

Sofiztikated

Thats just me though, I find any car with that wood effect really dated looking!

Tragedy

I'm with you. There's only one wooden interior I can just about stand, and even then I much prefer the sporty(non wooden) version.

Been keeping half an eye out for a worthy S8 for the last six months.
One day, oh yes, one day

barochoc

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Was thinking of buying this:

http://www.carsforsaleireland.ie/used-cars/detail/2001-BMW-728-Cork-Used+Car-Petrol-Semi-Automatic-166194/

Good price for a '01, was talking to the owner and it went through the NCT last Monday week. No service history though! All she needs is a set of M-Parallels! Pity it's not blue!

Lovely cars but 2.8 is the bare minimum for hauling it's fat ass around. It's better suited in the 528. I've a '95 740i sitting outside. Can't justify the tax at the moment. It goes like stink but & passes almost anything but a petrol station.

I wouldn't really call a 728 a performance car. It's not slow but it's certainly not that fast.

barochoc

Slidey wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1127446

A lot of car for yer money. Not sure if it is performance or not..

That certainly is a lot of car for the money. Seriously quick too. Pulls like a truck right through the rev range & never runs out of steam. The tax is the only killer. €1600 for the year!!!!!

They're not too bad on fuel if you drive long distance with lots of motorway but around town you'll be lucky to climb past the high teens.!!!

Big Nasty

barochoc wrote: »

Lovely cars but 2.8 is the bare minimum for hauling it's fat ass around. It's better suited in the 528. I've a '95 740i sitting outside. Can't justify the tax at the moment. It goes like stink but & passes almost anything but a petrol station.

I wouldn't really call a 728 a performance car. It's not slow but it's certainly not that fast.

Truth in what you're saying but what's the point in having a 740 if you cannot afford to run it? 728, although it has to work harder, is a much more economical car to run. Peformance - no, cheap luxobarge - most definitely.

mullingar

BMW 7 Series 740I 4.4 AUTO €3,950



http://www.carzone.ie/search/BMW/7-Series/740I-4.4/200949196085478/advert?channel=CARS

Bit of a dreamer, but VERY fast car


Audi A8 4.2 AUTO FULLY LOADED €2,950



(I wonder why the images are all blurred and the writing on the windscreen?)

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Audi/A8/4.2-AUTO/200927194493855/advert?channel=CARS

Big Nasty

mullingar wrote: »

BMW 7 Series 740I 4.4 AUTO €3,950
http://www.carzone.ie/search/BMW/7-Series/740I-4.4/200949196085478/advert?channel=CARS

Bit of a dreamer, but VERY fast car

That car has changed between 2 dealerships over the last two months. Price has fluctuated like this: 2950>3450>2950>3950

Audi A8 4.2 AUTO FULLY LOADED €2,950
(I wonder why the images are all blurred and the writing on the windscreen?)
http://www.carzone.ie/search/Audi/A8/4.2-AUTO/200927194493855/advert?channel=CARS

I wouldn't - savage car but killer if when stuff starts going wrong, way more so than the 7er. Wouldn't say no to a nice fresh '02 S8 though!

Drummerboy08

Am I the only one who thinks a 740i isnt a performance car? It may be fast and have plenty of poke, but that only makes it a quick cruiser...

This is a performance car, and a bargain price!
http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=201002196556971

Big Nasty

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

Am I the only one who thinks a 740i isnt a performance car? It may be fast and have plenty of poke, but that only makes it a quick cruiser...

This is a performance car, and a bargain price!
http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=201002196556971

Maybe so but I would be happier in the 7 any day!;)

smash

http://www.bmw-driver.net/forum/showthread.php?t=14009

Slidey

One for the Donegal boys

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1061065


Or me if I had the cash!

Drummerboy08

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Maybe so but I would be happier in the 7 any day!;)

Yeah but it aint a performance motor.... Its more of a large floaty luxobarge..

stealthyspeeder

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

Am I the only one who thinks a 740i isnt a performance car? It may be fast and have plenty of poke, but that only makes it a quick cruiser...

This is a performance car, and a bargain price!
http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=201002196556971

I have one of these and am looking too sell it in order to get this

I havent started advertising mine yet as Im hoping for a trade in with the dealer.

Althougth if anyone is looking at the MPS in the driver.ie ad link, PM me as I would be expecting a lower price for mine.

JimmyCrackCorn

Slidey wrote: »

One for the Donegal boys

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1061065


Or me if I had the cash!

MMM road tax costing more than the car.

Mr Benevolent

That reminds me, I've never seen an E38 740d in Ireland. Anyone seen one?

Drummerboy08

Confab wrote: »

That reminds me, I've never seen an E38 740d in Ireland. Anyone seen one?

I dont think there's anyone brave enough....

Slidey

stealthyspeeder wrote: »

I have one of these and am looking too sell it in order to get this
.

Off topic I know, but there is a red 09 saloon in Sligo.

squod

stealthyspeeder wrote: »

I have one of these and am looking too sell it in order to get this

I havent started advertising mine yet as Im hoping for a trade in with the dealer.

Althougth if anyone is looking at the MPS in the driver.ie ad link, PM me as I would be expecting a lower price for mine.

Don't bother, possibly the worst chasis ever.

Drummerboy08

squod wrote: »

Don't bother, possibly the worst chasis ever.

But who cares when you have a 5.7 V8 under the bonnet...

unkel

Confab wrote: »

That reminds me, I've never seen an E38 740d in Ireland. Anyone seen one?

They were never sold here or in the UK afaik. You see them on the continent alright.

squod

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

But who cares when you have a 5.7 V8 under the bonnet...

Could be fun alright, merely going on what topgear said years ago.