Bangernomics car of the week/day - Part II

166man · 18-09-2012 11:22pm

Limerick man wrote: »

Im sorry but there isnt a hope in hell theres 110 k on a 12 year old English import diesel Passat.

I love this assumption that every diesel imported from the UK is clocked. It's not a fair comment to say they all are. 110k miles is fair enough miles anyway.

Car is certainly not ''mint'' though.

jharr100 · 18-09-2012 11:25pm

166man wrote: »

I love this assumption that every diesel imported from the UK is clocked. It's not a fair comment to say they all are. 110k miles is fair enough miles anyway.

Car is certainly not ''mint'' though.

its not imported either...

johndaman66 · 18-09-2012 11:51pm

166man wrote: »

Car is certainly not ''mint'' though.

Its an expression that people use far too loosely. To me "mint" means pretty much to be in really close to the same condition as when the car left the factory.... Mint coming from the name of a coin factory. Now its highly unlikey that VW, Toyota, Ford or any other manufacturer would let a car leave the factory with dents, scratches or any kind of tears in the seats!

Esel · 19-09-2012 12:06am

johndaman66 wrote: »

Its an expression that people use far too loosely. To me "mint" means pretty much to be in really close to the same condition as when the car left the factory.... Mint coming from the name of a coin factory. Now its highly unlikey that VW, Toyota, Ford or any other manufacturer would let a car leave the factory with dents, scratches or any kind of tears in the seats!

Back-street dealers always used to say 'mint' back in the day. Even now when I see it in an ad it rings a small alarm bell....

Mad_Mike · 19-09-2012 12:12am

Taxed until end of the year
NCT until next April
Not bad for €450, would be even nicer at 3 and a half
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3920402

Mad_Mike · 19-09-2012 12:20am

€375
Has tax & NCT.
Doesn't say how much, but at that money!
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3918796

Mad_Mike · 19-09-2012 12:25am

My last one for tonight!
Just passed NCT. Valid until March 2013
78k and €375
Bangernomics?? I reckon so!
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3916430

Pdfile · 19-09-2012 1:48am

Mad_Mike wrote: »

My last one for tonight!
Just passed NCT. Valid until March 2013
78k and €375
Bangernomics?? I reckon so!
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3916430

with these regularly popping up even if this is a shed its a cheap parts car ( when tax runs out

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Bawnmore · 19-09-2012 7:49am

Mad_Mike wrote: »

My last one for tonight!
Just passed NCT. Valid until March 2013
78k and €375
Bangernomics?? I reckon so!
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3916430

Same car actually I think. Thought it sold though.

Sleepy · 19-09-2012 9:27am

It has.

L-M · 19-09-2012 9:42am

166man wrote: »

I love this assumption that every diesel imported from the UK is clocked. It's not a fair comment to say they all are. 110k miles is fair enough miles anyway.

Car is certainly not ''mint'' though.

When we're looking at cheap, 12 year old diesels with pictures taken at night and a worn the hell out gear gator, I'm more than entitled to assume.

We've been through the before about this thread, assume everything until proven otherwise.

W123-80's · 19-09-2012 10:21am

Upper price end of bangernomics.

Tested & Timing belt. Looks nice.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3697611

L-M · 19-09-2012 10:22am

Are those S60's reliable?

Lots of them coming into Bangernomics Territory.

W123-80's · 19-09-2012 10:24am

Limerick man wrote: »

Are those S60's reliable?

Lots of them coming into Bangernomics Territory.

Not sure. Lovely looking car though.

Sleepy · 19-09-2012 10:26am

They seemed quite popular as a fleet car for a while but never saw many buying them privately... (based purely on my own observations as someone outside the trade).

L-M · 19-09-2012 10:31am

Sleepy wrote: »

They seemed quite popular as a fleet car for a while but never saw many buying them privately... (based purely on my own observations as someone outside the trade).

It's just one of those cars that I've never even sat it (Not that I can remember.)

They're a beautiful estate local to me since new. 07, silver, fully colour coded with nice wheels. It was traded in against a new car and it didn't stay long on the forecourt, and it's still local.

wonski · 19-09-2012 4:49pm

Limerick man wrote: »

Are those S60's reliable?

Lots of them coming into Bangernomics Territory.

Spoke to the mechanic the other day, his opinion is it's well built car. The main problem is mpg, and tax.
I even checked parts cost, and they don't seem to be very expensive.
Running cost is high, so they won't sell easily.
Was thinking about one meself, but decided it is to big for my needs atm.

Toyotafanboi · 19-09-2012 7:08pm

again, no mention of tax or test but cool car for not much money, 750 id say

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3921876

166man · 19-09-2012 8:42pm

Limerick man wrote: »

When we're looking at cheap, 12 year old diesels with pictures taken at night and a worn the hell out gear gator, I'm more than entitled to assume.

We've been through the before about this thread, assume everything until proven otherwise.

A worn gaitor doesn't make the car clocked. I appreciate that quite a few UK cars are clocked on the way over, doesn't mean they all are. I would be cautious yes, but not assume indefinitely that it's clocked.

Chris_Heilong · 19-09-2012 9:07pm

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

again, no mention of tax or test but cool car for not much money, 750 id say

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3921876

Best looking of the Celica range also IMO.

2011abc · 19-09-2012 9:40pm

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

Best looking of the Celica range also IMO.

My first car was one of those 87 G red manual ...Happy days...1994 ...prob aged about 23 and guts of 3000 punts to insure!They cost about 28k new then -quite exclusive long before days when every local Tesco bag packer drove a 325i!

L-M · 19-09-2012 11:41pm

166man wrote: »

A worn gaitor doesn't make the car clocked. I appreciate that quite a few UK cars are clocked on the way over, doesn't mean they all are. I would be cautious yes, but not assume indefinitely that it's clocked.

I base my assumptions on my own knowledge.

166man · 20-09-2012 12:15am

Limerick man wrote: »

I base my assumptions on my own knowledge.

Do you know for a fact that car is clocked? If you do fair enough, if you don't then it isn't your own knowledge.

Alanstrainor · 20-09-2012 12:19am

166man wrote: »

Do you know for a fact that car is clocked? If you do fair enough, if you don't then it isn't your own knowledge.

He bases his assumptions on his own knowledge.

From seeing hundreds of other cars. From knowing what a high miler will look like, from knowing that the probability of that car with so little miles on the clock is very suspect.

L-M · 20-09-2012 12:21am

166man wrote: »

Do you know for a fact that car is clocked? If you do fair enough, if you don't then it isn't yilour own knowledge.

I said I base my assumptions in my own knowledge, I didn't say they were fact.

To me it'd be like looking out at a grey sky and knowing to bring an umbrella.

You were the guy who not so long ago actually thought that every car we linked it here was a Peter perfect car just from looking at the ad. Obviously no assumptions there.

Anywho, enough of that, we can discuss our assumptions through pm if you like.
Back to the bangers

166man · 20-09-2012 12:48am

Limerick man wrote: »

I said I base my assumptions in my own knowledge, I didn't say they were fact.

To me it'd be like looking out at a grey sky and knowing to bring an umbrella.

You were the guy who not so long ago actually thought that every car we linked it here was a Peter perfect car just from looking at the ad. Obviously no assumptions there.

Anywho, enough of that, we can discuss our assumptions through pm if you like.
Back to the bangers

Knowledge of what? I think everyone would be cautious with the amount of clocked cars out there at the moment, it just doesn't mean you can just say/assume indefinitely that it is clocked.

Did I think that every car here was perfect? I must have missed that...

high horse · 20-09-2012 12:57am

Back to the cars...

BMW 740i Tested till end of September. Taxed till end of November

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3749454

166man · 20-09-2012 1:01am

high horse wrote: »

Back to the cars...

BMW 740i Tested till end of September. Taxed till end of November

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3749454

Wonder why he wouldn't put it through the NCT and increase the value substantially?

Because it's wonked....

unkel · 20-09-2012 9:30am

W123-80's wrote: »

Upper price end of bangernomics.

Tested & Timing belt. Looks nice.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3697611

Too expensive. NCT was done nearly 18 months ago, bit of a risk there too. Nice car though. I considered one last year, but they were far too expensive back then. They're coming down nicely though. Soon decent ones should be had for a little over 1k

Good thing about these cars is plenty of poke (5 cylinders petrol turbo, 180BHP) for the (only 2l) tax

high horse wrote: »

Back to the cars...

BMW 740i Tested till end of September. Taxed till end of November

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3749454

No one is gonna pay anywhere near that, unless there's a fresh test

20-09-2012 9:48am

166man wrote: »

.....
Because it's wonked....

Is that an assumption or do you know its the case?

Bangernomics car of the week/day - Part II

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