Bangernomics car of the week/day - Part II

flazio

I'll see your Magentis and raise you.
http://www.carzone.ie/search/KIA/Mentor/II-1.6-L/713237760456570/advert?channel=CARS

alias no.9

maidhc wrote: »

Newish plate, low miles, nct, image potentially on the up, very cheap, should be reliable.

I bring you the Kia Magentis.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4198562

Returns 40mpg, maybe under engine breaking on a downhill run. Not as bad as the claimed 57mpg on this, I'm almost tempted to call him to see him prove it, my S202 C200 Auto returned circa 30mpg.

Sleepy

flazio wrote: »

I'll see your Magentis and raise you.
http://www.carzone.ie/search/KIA/Mentor/II-1.6-L/713237760456570/advert?channel=CARS

IIRC, the 1.5 is a mazda-based engine, yeah?

How bad could that be for something you should be able to pick up for €750 or closer the asking price with an engine/gearbox warranty?

DAZP93

alias no.9 wrote: »

Returns 40mpg, maybe under engine breaking on a downhill run. Not as bad as the claimed 57mpg on this, I'm almost tempted to call him to see him prove it, my S202 C200 Auto returned circa 30mpg.

Christ sake..that just takes the biscuit all together..2012 1.4 diesels are struggling to get those kind of figures!

alias no.9

unkel wrote: »

Hyundai Sonata the poor mans Toyota Camry

Toyota Camry the fat American mans Honda Accord

Honda Accord the old mans Audi A4

Etc. We should start a thread

So the Magentis is the blind mans version of the poor mans version of the fat mans version of the old mans version of the tailgaters tarted up Skoda. Has it got a big boot?

colm_mcm

Sleepy wrote: »

IIRC, the 1.5 is a mazda-based engine, yeah?

How bad could that be for something you should be able to pick up for €750 or closer the asking price with an engine/gearbox warranty?

Not necessarily a good thing, they can go through a woeful amount of oil.

dgt

alias no.9 wrote: »

Returns 40mpg, maybe under engine breaking on a downhill run. Not as bad as the claimed 57mpg on this, I'm almost tempted to call him to see him prove it, my S202 C200 Auto returned circa 30mpg.

I really, really hate ads like this. When I'm trying to look up 2.2 HDis or 2.1TD's I'm NOT looking for this sort of crap.

Would anyone who writes up ads like this do us all a favour and take a long walk off a short pier

dgt

Back to some bangers and nomics

NCT till May, 750

3.0D


NCT till Oct, 750

Automatic to make this even more exciting


NCT till June, 650



NCT till April, 550

I'll get my coat...

W123-80's

190 auto with plenty of test.
Worth a look at that money. Interior looks sound.

(Is that a mid 00's E class & a 90's S class in the background?)

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4174147

Remmy

W123-80's wrote: »

190 auto with plenty of test.
Worth a look at that money. Interior looks sound.

(Is that a mid 00's E class & a 90's S class in the background?)

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4174147

That looks fairly decent. What do you reckon it would retun mpg wise with the autobox?

Mar4ix

dgt wrote: »

Back to some bangers and nomics

NCT till May, 750

3.0D


NCT till Oct, 750

that merc after 2 years will cost couple grands as classic. if id have place where to keep it, id take that. it would take any quality diesel though .

Saab Ed

Mar4ix wrote: »

that merc after 2 years will cost couple grands as classic. if id have place where to keep it, id take that. it would take any quality diesel though .

What lurks under those chrome arches !

Seweryn

Mar4ix wrote: »

it would take any quality diesel though .

It is proven that it can run on potato juice as well.

Seweryn

Remmy wrote: »

That looks fairly decent. What do you reckon it would retun mpg wise with the autobox?

More less half what a 190D would, i.e. 25 - 30 mpg on average, a wee bit more on a long run.

unkel

dgt wrote: »

Back to some bangers and nomics

NCT till May, 750

3.0D

Taxi, 500k miles, no service history

And there's only ever been one reason anybody stuck those horrid bits of chrome on the arches of a W124

Bawnmore

DAZP93 wrote: »

Christ sake..that just takes the biscuit all together..2012 1.4 diesels are struggling to get those kind of figures!

There's a Discovery here doing a claimed 64.5mpg too. Some crazies out there. Worst thing is some people will believe it.

SEPT 23 1989

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3756588

Redisle

Clean 2L Petrol 850 Estate with NCT 7/13 for €650


Very nice 2L Accord Coupe w/Leather,CC,CC NCT 4/13


2L Saab 93 NCT 4/13 Strange spec level here, leather and no aircon!? Unusual colour too. €600





And another nice car screwed by the tax system..

Volvo 850 2.5L N/A with NCT 9/13 for €1000

Bawnmore

Bawnmore wrote: »

There's a Discovery here doing a claimed 64.5mpg too. Some crazies out there. Worst thing is some people will believe it.

The mpg thread on here has some looney claims too

Saab Ed

Saab Ed wrote: »

What lurks under those chrome arches !

unkel wrote: »

..................

And there's only ever been one reason anybody stuck those horrid bits of chrome on the arches of a W124

Not a huge issue on a cheap car though, to be fair
The arches may well be quite solid if a tad blistered etc etc etc.

dgt

NCT till "middle of year", 1950



NCT till August, 1900

2.2


NCT till July, 1000

colm_mcm

unkel wrote: »

Taxi, 500k miles, no service history

And there's only ever been one reason anybody stuck those horrid bits of chrome on the arches of a W124

We used to call them knackers eyebrows.

Ded_Zebra

I like the look of this. NCT is a bit short but it looks fairly clean.



http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4218329

2003 Mazda 323 with 6 months NCT and a months tax in Dublin asking €1950...

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3922239




2000 Mazda 323 with 8/9 months NCT asking €900 in Dublin, this ones a 1.5..

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4214286




2000 Lancer with 6 months test (passed in Nov), asking price a tad high at €1200 but potential I suppose, it's in Monaghan so seller shouldn't be over ran with interest...

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4159154




2002 Mazda 6 in Laois with a years test, 70k miles asking €1400 .........

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4210252

johndaman66

No NCT so strictly speaking does not tick all the bangernomics boxes but if the car is relatively straight its going for an absolute song for what it is. Looks to be in good order in the snaps.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/4216558

I'd need to be getting it up on a lift and checking out the underbody before I'd committ to buying it though...

padma

johndaman66 wrote: »

No NCT so strictly speaking does not tick all the bangernomics boxes but if the car is relatively straight its going for an absolute song for what it is. Looks to be in good order in the snaps.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/4216558

I'd need to be getting it up on a lift and checking out the underbody before I'd committ to buying it though...

How would it fair in getting parts for her? I love them 80's jap sports cars.

johndaman66

johndaman66 wrote: »

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I'd need to be getting it up on a lift and checking out the underbody before I'd committ to buying it though...

I'd just have a quick peak and if it seemed ok buy the thing and if it turned out to be a sh1tter put it down to it being worth the risk, seriously :cool: car.

johndaman66

padma wrote: »

How would it fair in getting parts for her? I love them 80's jap sports cars.

Your a man after my own heart padma.... I do have a soft spot for 80's and early 90's Jap mobiles also. I'd be by no means an expert but I'd imagine most good motor factors would be able to source maintenance parts for you.

RoverJames wrote: »

I'd just have a quick peak and if it seemed ok buy the thing and if it turned out to be a sh1tter put it down to it being worth the risk, seriously car.

I hear you RoverJames:)

Im just probably being a pedantic git really;)

unkel

The 323s and the Lancer are horrid, but you redeemed yourself with this one

RoverJames wrote: »

2002 Mazda 6 in Laois with a years test, 70k miles asking €1400 .........

unkel

unkel wrote: »

The 323s and the Lancer are horrid..........

I know exactly what you mean, the 6 makes so much more sense from a value and nice to drive/have viewpoint in comparison to the 323s and the Lancer.

However, a car is a car and low purchase price, coupled with low tax and the potential for a few years troublefree, low cost motoring would appeal to so many at the moment who don't have too many €s to spare at the end of the week/month etc and who can't do without a car

Realistically the financial situations of so many at the moment might make a €900 323 just about feasible whereas the few hundred extra to buy the 6 coupled with the extra motor tax makes it impossible.

A friend does some work with SvDP on the ground and the stuff on the news about food poverty amongst working people (with kids) etc doesn't appear to be at all rare from his experience
I'll make my usual comment that the USC (or whatever the feck it's called now) is an absolute disgrace.