Bangernomics car of the week/day - Part II

Saab Ed

Saab Ed wrote: »

.............. But have you subtracted what the running of, say a 1999 Starlet 1.3, would have cost you from the running of your bigger engined cars...........

Much of a muchness I reckon as you say, except for the motor tax and the increased fuel costs.

Saab Ed

Oh VB is gonna love this

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3507158



Whats the VRT on this thing, 600 odd quid!!!

Saab Ed

Wonder what it needs for a test. If its 20 quid of rubber bushings in the motor factors and a couple of hours labour then this is a cheap car .

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3506391

Saab Ed

Okay, I'm going to bed now. Please someone buy this and tell me how lovely it is. Taxed and tested folks with a full history ....

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3358816

boz13

RoverJames wrote: »

The likes of this would appeal more to me if needing a 7 seater and presuming I could come up with the extra €s to buy it....

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3496349

isnt this a 5 seater??

166man

I Was VB wrote: »

Not gonna start down this road again, if you honestly think that the cars on here are cost effective then more power to ya, but from what i've seen on here a alfa 156 with no nct is better value than a small Japanese hatchback with nct and some tax that gets sneered at.

AFAIK It's been quite some time since I have seen an Alfa posted here without NCT.

boz13

boz13 wrote: »

isnt this a 5 seater??

It sure is, 7 seat V70s are less than rare and I said "the likes of this" rather than this one specifically, it was merely an example.

Dermo123

Saab Ed wrote: »

Wonder what it needs for a test. If its 20 quid of rubber bushings in the motor factors and a couple of hours labour then this is a cheap car .

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3506391

Exhaust is a bit blowey around the manifold area....

Drove it recently and it is very good to drive.
Drivers seat a bit shabby.

boz13

RoverJames wrote: »

boz13 wrote: »

isnt this a 5 seater??

It sure is, 7 seat V70s are less than rare and I said "the likes of this" rather than this one specifically, it was merely an example.

My bad didn't read your post properly!!

Marlow

boz13 wrote: »

isnt this a 5 seater??

RoverJames wrote: »

It sure is, 7 seat V70s are less than rare and I said "the likes of this" rather than this one specifically, it was merely an example.

You can get the 2 extra seats in the boot retrofitted, no problem.

Now, I'd still don't recommend it.

When the americans more than complained, why BMW for example didn't offer any 7 seat option for their 5-series Tourings, BMW just said: "Why would you have anyone sitting in the crumple zone ??".

If you need a 7-seater, buy a minibus FFS !!

/M

quenching

RoverJames wrote: »

The likes of this would appeal more to me if needing a 7 seater and presuming I could come up with the extra €s to buy it....

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3496349

I had my previous W124 estate in for a service a couple of years ago with an independent garage, and a V70 was on the ramp beside it. As I'd been considering both before buying the Mercedes I asked the mechanics there which they would buy with their own money. All 5 choose the W124, based on its build quality, comfort, reliability, relative lack of complex electronics, and running costs. I can see how the Volvo is more modern, probably safer, and equally as comfortable to drive, but its still nowhere near as good as a decent W24. I say "decent" as most for sale these days are chicken sheds on wheels, and you'd have to have a real dislike for your chickens to put them in some at that! Theres always a few W124 estates (S124 for the pedants) for sale cheaply, I've looked at loads over the last few years but they almost always need a fair amount of money spending on them unless you're happy to drive a skip, some decent saloons going cheap though.

If and when I have to replace the W124 I currently have it will probably be with a 7 seat V70, but only after I've checked every W124 estate for sale in the country. Fingers crossed I don't have to cross that bridge anytime soon :eek:

bijapos

BeerSteakBirds wrote: »

I saw others which with 50k miles have to be clocked or involved in major shenanigans but this one is a 95 Registration and already has over 200,000 Miles on the clock. Great car or not, I am wondering how many more miles could a potential buyer expect to squeeze out of it in the future ? Sure I could even be a potential buyer if I was prepared to live with the tax and insurance but not if the engine will blow up within 6 months. What do the experts think about how many miles would be left in it ? I think it's a reasonable question.

As said previously it depends on how the previous owner has looked after the car. About 15 years ago I brought one with 240,000km on the clock, we used it as a company car and it was written off in an accident with 891,000km on it. 1991 300TE Auto, oil and filter changed every 15-20,000km, any parts were changed before they broke, not after they broke. We used an independent garage, never went to a main dealer. Excellent car but as a poster above said good ones are rare, you might be better off going to the UK for a well specced well maintained one.

890,000 km is nothing unusual, living in Germany at the time there were loads of W114/5's and W123's going around with 500,000-1,000,000 km on them. And it's not just Mercs, my father sold a datsun 120Y in the 80's with 230,000 miles on it, we saw it years later and it had over 300,000 on it, I also know of a Citroen AX that did almost 300,000 km and was genuinely in perfect condition when it was written off.

Most older cars will hit astronomical mileage if and when they are looked after, newer ones will too but it's the electronics that tend to give up first and be expensive to replace, I think there was a thread on highest mileage cars and vans somewhere here in the past few months.

Saab Ed wrote: »

Okay, I'm going to bed now. Please someone buy this and tell me how lovely it is. Taxed and tested folks with a full history ....

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3358816

Nice car, taxed till Novemeber, wonder if it's a taxi/limo.

GavMan

Saab Ed wrote: »

Oh VB is gonna love this

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3507158



Whats the VRT on this thing, 600 odd quid!!!

€640 online based on an optimistic current market value of €2000

Also, looks like a red 159 in the background. Could have an enthusiast on our hands here which makes it look an altogether better, safer buy

GavMan

Saab Ed wrote: »

Lots of nice extras, 165 horses, interior space of a small holiday home and a decent test to boot. Not everyones cup of tea but for a grand !!!

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3501266

While not much of a looker, hell of a lot of car to be fair. Get it down to a grand and it would be a bargain if you'd a young family or one on the way and needed the room

flyingsnail

€ 750. Could be nice if it checks out, NCT Jan 13, Tax until August.



http://www.carzone.ie/search/Ford/Mondeo/1.8-I-ZE/201223208523719/advert?channel=CARS

Itsfixed

Sleepy wrote: »

Had one with the 1.8 and loved it but the one I had gave me a few problems. Also, that's on UK plates so you'd have to VRT it...

Ah, i missed that. Not so much the bargain now.

L-M

I Was VB wrote: »

Not gonna start down this road again, if you honestly think that the cars on here are cost effective then more power to ya, but from what i've seen on here a alfa 156 with no nct is better value than a small Japanese hatchback with nct and some tax that gets sneered at.

You're the only one who doesn't like some of the cars in this thread and who brings up the same topic time and time again.

if you don't like it, you know what to do.

Diar

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3432730
A good buy.

Barr

Trade sale - seems really cheap at €450 :eek:

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3509259

but43r

Diar wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3432730
A good buy.

40mpg - 48mpg would be good bit optimistic though.
Still, looks like a nice car.

but43r

Barr wrote: »

Trade sale - seems really cheap at €450 :eek:

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3509259

Petrol with no mention of Tax or NCT, cloth seats and terrible color. You can pick these up with years NCT + half leather interior + nicer color for around 800 euro. Trade sale would be worrying too - I bet there are some problems with electronics...

I Was VB

Limerick man wrote: »

You're the only one who doesn't like some of the cars in this thread and who brings up the same topic time and time again.

if you don't like it, you know what to do.

I didnt bring it up this time, Capri did and i advised him that i've already been down this road before and not to give it any more of his time. Let no more be said on the matter.

Eric Cartman

GavMan wrote: »

Also, looks like a red 159 in the background. Could have an enthusiast on our hands here which makes it look an altogether better, safer buy

I wouldnt read too much into it, sure half the country has an avensis / corolla , focus / mondeo combo on their cars. some people just choose by brand.

Big Nasty

Eric Cartman wrote: »

I wouldnt read too much into it, sure half the country has an avensis / corolla , focus / mondeo combo on their cars. some people just choose by brand.

I would agree with you if it was Ford or Toyota but anyone who has two Alfas in their driveway has to really like them.

scamalert

never understood how someone could like alfa most disgusting looking yokes ever square box with fog lights on the bonnet,no shape no style in them especially the older ones yack.Now i dont have anything against types like spider or GT models but anything Japanese is better then alpha.sry for off topic

dahamsta

Perhaps an eye test is in order?

Foxhole Norman

scamalert wrote: »

never understood how someone could like alfa most disgusting looking yokes ever square box with fog lights on the bonnet,no shape no style in them especially the older ones yack.Now i dont have anything against types like spider or GT models but anything Japanese is better then alpha.sry for off topic

I enjoyed that laugh.

CianRyan

Yep, I'll have the better looking, more powerful and better handling Japanese box.

biko

Marlow wrote: »

Those Volvo's are brilliant cars. I had a vert of those. Loved it. Would definatly buy one again.

The self-adapting auto-box in those Volvos is actually very good and pretty unproblematic. It's really down to preference, but either are pretty much trouble free, properly maintained.
/M

Automatic Volvo C70 '00 on adverts for asking 1900
http://www.adverts.ie/car/volvo/c70/volvo-c70-2000/1175333
Dealer
NCT just out.
Been there months.

Justin10

Will he not have to put that through a new NCT before he sells it?