Fast Diesel? Under €10k - 2.0 or Under - Over 150BHP

INEEDANID

I'm looking to buy a lively diesel. I have been looking online now for a bit but i'm finding it quite hard to see anything decent.

Would like one fairly up in the years as I plan on keeping it for a while.

I'm not too fussy about body shape really as long as it performs and looks nice and is reliable!

Any ideas?

bryaner

In first with Skoda Vrs..:D

Tim the Enchanter

Alfa GT

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2735945

High miles but i'm sure you'd find better given your budget

Edit

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Alfa-Romeo/GT/1.9-%22ONE/113212943295720/advert?channel=CARS

gyppo

Gyppo's dish of the day....

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2747267

robbie_998

1.6 diesel Peugeot 308 never mind. :cool:



VW Passat or Golf 1.9TDi

vroom vroom tractor engine :pac:

TestTransmission

robbie_998 wrote: »

1.6 diesel Peugeot 308 never mind. :cool:



VW Passat or Golf 1.9TDi

vroom vroom tractor engine :pac:

Not everyone can drive a 1.4 beast like yourself you know.

EPM

robbie_998 wrote: »

VW Passat or Golf 1.9TDi

vroom vroom tractor engine :pac:

:rolleyes:

Another 2.2 Mondeo.

butrasgali

<no advertising>

TestTransmission

Butrasgali banned for repeated shilling

cadaliac

EPM wrote: »

:rolleyes:

Another 2.2 Mondeo.

^^^
Thats a nice one. its got the ST sony stereo, steering wheel controls and the 2.2 6-speed. The alloys (while not ST ones) aren't as bad as the Ghia ones.
Didn't that engine have injector issues though?
If the injectors were done it would be a cracker of a car.

re: Alfa GT :http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2735945
Alarming why the turbo, cluch and flywheel were all replaced before 100k miles. However, the very fact that these items were replaced would make that particular car very tempting also.

jonnysimples

Tim the Enchanter wrote: »

Alfa GT

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2735945

High miles but i'm sure you'd find better given your budget

Edit

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Alfa-Romeo/GT/1.9-%22ONE/113212943295720/advert?channel=CARS

I've got one almost identical to the one listed on carzone and absolutely love it - puts a smile on my face every time I come out of the house and is great when you put the foot down too . Got it in July of this year and no major issues so far either **touch wood**

Aln_S

I would suggest a Leon FR 550, they are 170bhp as standard and can easly be chipped to produce more, A little over 10K.. but I can guarantee fast!

<snip>

Sorry to sell it to be honest, but have left the country and just not worth bringing it with me.

//mods; is it ok to link adverts.ie, adverts? if not please remove.

galwaytt

Saab 9-3 1.9Tid - either in 120bhp or 150bhp format. Cheap, quick, and reliable.

INEEDANID

A quite like the Alfa and the Seat out of all the cars listed and i'm going to go for a test drive in an Octavia VRS to see whats its like too.

I wouldnt really fancy a Saab or a Mondeo.

vectra

INEEDANID wrote: »

A quite like the Alfa and the Seat out of all the cars listed and i'm going to go for a test drive in an Octavia VRS to see whats its like too.

I wouldnt really fancy a Saab or a Mondeo.

Check to see if the injectors have been replaced if it is a PD engine. Apparently they give trouble and are costly to replace.

_Kaiser_

vectra wrote: »

Check to see if the injectors have been replaced if it is a PD engine. Apparently they give trouble and are costly to replace.

Unfortunately (unless it's changed recently) current VW Ireland policy is that they won't change the injectors UNTIL they fail (potentially at 120 on a motorway of course!). This contrasts rather significantly with VW UK who are proactively contacting (potentially) affected customers and changing them now.

So unless the previous owner had the issue then there's no way to know if it'll crop up down the line and then the battle will start

Eric Cartman

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2460881 is220d

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2650783 passat 2.0

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2717100 bmw 525d

HAMMERCURRENT

galwaytt wrote: »

Saab 9-3 1.9Tid - either in 120bhp or 150bhp format. Cheap, quick, and reliable.

In my experience the 120bhp is cheap, but not quick or reliable.

YouTookMyName

Eric Cartman wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2460881 is220d

Crap engine, Head gasket issues.

MugMugs

Eric Cartman wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2460881 is220d

Aren't those 2.2 D-4D engines renound for HG failure ?

Mully_2011

The is220d is the best outta that bunch alot nicer then a passat or a boggo spec 525d if you ask me.

Tea 1000

MugMugs wrote: »

Aren't those 2.2 D-4D engines renound for HG failure ?

Only if you ignore the EGR valve issue. When that gets clogged it tends to cause excess heat at the top of the pistons.
Even at that HG failures are not that common on them.

challengemaster

Eric Cartman wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2717100 bmw 525d

Either I'm missing something or that just seems expensive...

320d/cd and map it. Easily pick one up an e46 for under 10k, and an e90 would probably be <10k

sean1141

mk1 seat leon fr+

pudzey101

something like this for half your budget and 180bhp !

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2695781

YouTookMyName

Tea 1000 wrote: »

Only if you ignore the EGR valve issue. When that gets clogged it tends to cause excess heat at the top of the pistons.
Even at that HG failures are not that common on them.

Is that the definite problem? Where did you find that out about the EGR valve?

166man

How about a Renault Megane sport DCI? Think it's a 1.9 with 175bhp. Should be plenty fast. Bring one from the UK maybe?

EPM

166man wrote: »

How about a Renault Megane sport DCI? Think it's a 1.9 with 175bhp. Should be plenty fast. Bring one from the UK maybe?

Renaultsport Megane is what you mean. Two different cars, the 175 DC I would be very nice for a daysul;)

166man

EPM wrote: »

Renaultsport Megane is what you mean. Two different cars, the 175 DC I would be very nice for a daysul;)

Yeah that's the one, remember reading reviews of it and hearing the press rave about it. Looks the business too.:)

Tea 1000

YouTookMyName wrote: »

Is that the definite problem? Where did you find that out about the EGR valve?

Chatting to a Lexus engineer. The EGR valve problems are very subtle and go unnoticed very often. Some older diesels are very obvious when the EGR valve becomes clogged and sticky.

cork boy 32

dont buy a saab if you dont want inlet manifold prob

JJJJNR

pudzey101 wrote: »

something like this for half your budget and 180bhp !

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2695781

Jezz thats a stunner for the money.

supervento

YouTookMyName wrote: »

Is that the definite problem? Where did you find that out about the EGR valve?

i know that particular is220 had the modified egr valve fitted by lexus MD in 2008, most avensis & is220 of this era have had modified egr's fitted...

mathepac

supervento wrote: »

i know that particular is220 had the modified egr valve fitted by lexus MD in 2008, most avensis & is220 of this era have had modified egr's fitted...

or do a bit of surgery and bypass / eliminate the EGR completely. It'll pass the NCT but may throw a CEL occasionally which can be cleared with a cheap code reader as and when required. The EGR is only an emissions thingy so who cares? :rolleyes:

dgt

Here you go



its a Fiat 1.9 JTD twin turbo

188bhp in Fiats or 177bhp in Saabs

Cheap as chips

supervento

mathepac wrote: »

or do a bit of surgery and bypass / eliminate the EGR completely. It'll pass the NCT but may throw a CEL occasionally which can be cleared with a cheap code reader as and when required. The EGR is only an emissions thingy so who cares? :rolleyes:

modified unit fitted under manufacturers warranty... is wot i meant..

not sure about removing them completely... tbh

INEEDANID

pudzey101 wrote: »

something like this for half your budget and 180bhp !

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2695781

Car is clocked by at least 20k Miles according to Motorcheck and owner is in UK supposedly.

EPM

INEEDANID wrote: »

Car is clocked by at least 20k Miles according to Motorcheck and owner is in UK supposedly.

Care to back that up?

INEEDANID

EPM wrote: »

Care to back that up?

Yup.

from my report

"Odometer Contradiction: Yes
Reading you entered: 76,000 Mls
Previous Readings (Irl & UK):
07/11/2011 76,000 Mls (122,310 Kms)Source: INMR
11/10/2011 76,000 Mls (122,310 Kms)Source: INMR
13/09/2011 76,000 Mls (122,310 Kms)Source: INMR
23/08/2011 75,000 Mls (120,701 Kms)Source: INMR
22/08/2010 93,921 Mls (151,151 Kms)Source: UK Trade
30/04/2007 79,383 Mls (127,755 Kms)Source: UK Trade
20/01/2007 77,516 Mls (124,750 Kms)Source: BVRLA
19/01/2007 66,122 Mls (106,413 Kms)Source: UK Trade
09/01/2007 75,943 Mls (122,218 Kms)Source: UK Trade
23/11/2006 69,842 Mls (112,400 Kms)Source: BVRLA
20/10/2006 65,184 Mls (104,903 Kms)Source: UK Trade
15/02/2006 47,910 Mls (77,104 Kms)Source: UK Trade
03/11/2005 40,758 Mls (65,594 Kms)Source: UK Trade
03/02/2005 12,835 Mls (20,656 Kms)Source: UK Trade
20/01/2005 10,893 Mls (17,531 Kms)Source: UK Trade

lar203

1.4 d ford fiesta your only man fast cheap and gos on the smell of the stuff

EPM

lar203 wrote: »

1.4 d ford fiesta your only man fast cheap and gos on the smell of the stuff

A 68bhp fiesta is many things but fast is not one of them!

vectra

INEEDANID wrote: »

Yup.

from my report

"Odometer Contradiction: Yes
Reading you entered: 76,000 Mls
Previous Readings (Irl & UK):
07/11/2011 76,000 Mls (122,310 Kms)Source: INMR
11/10/2011 76,000 Mls (122,310 Kms)Source: INMR
13/09/2011 76,000 Mls (122,310 Kms)Source: INMR
23/08/2011 75,000 Mls (120,701 Kms)Source: INMR
22/08/2010 93,921 Mls (151,151 Kms)Source: UK Trade
30/04/2007 79,383 Mls (127,755 Kms)Source: UK Trade
20/01/2007 77,516 Mls (124,750 Kms)Source: BVRLA
19/01/2007 66,122 Mls (106,413 Kms)Source: UK Trade
09/01/2007 75,943 Mls (122,218 Kms)Source: UK Trade
23/11/2006 69,842 Mls (112,400 Kms)Source: BVRLA
20/10/2006 65,184 Mls (104,903 Kms)Source: UK Trade
15/02/2006 47,910 Mls (77,104 Kms)Source: UK Trade
03/11/2005 40,758 Mls (65,594 Kms)Source: UK Trade
03/02/2005 12,835 Mls (20,656 Kms)Source: UK Trade
20/01/2005 10,893 Mls (17,531 Kms)Source: UK Trade

Mileage sounds pretty correct to me

122310 Kms * 5 / 8 = 76,443

Give or take

EPM

It's the 2007/8 reading that don't add up;)

vectra

EPM wrote: »

It's the 2007/8 reading that don't add up;)

DOH...!!
Didn't spot that one :P

mathepac

Maybe it's been driven only in reverse since?

Mister Dread

You'll generally pay a stupid premium for that sort of car. People falling backwards over themselves to get 170bhp diesels like the mondeo and golfs. Show some balls and get a 530d which is what you really want. Whatever money you will spend extra on tax, fuel or insurance will be more than saved on the second hand price.

mustang01

mondeo st 2.2 by far the best value for money, great engine performance, one da best handling cars about and great spec , only down side is the tax on a 2.2 aint cheap

Tigger

mustang01 wrote: »

mondeo st 2.2 by far the best value for money, great engine performance, one da best handling cars about and great spec , only down side is the tax on a 2.2 aint cheap

i like you
my one is blue
tax is only €18 a week

galwaytt

cork boy 32 wrote: »

dont buy a saab if you dont want inlet manifold prob

160k on mine and no issues......ymmv and all that......

Still more reliable than a VW though....

EPM

Tigger wrote: »

i like you
my one is blue
tax is only €18 a week

Shh...don't explain tax in such terms;)

It's exactly what my money would go on for that budget. And that would get the best of the best too.

mik_da_man

Yep I'd defo go for the mondeo all right.
I may be biased though having a Focus ST already :P