Bangernomics car of the week/day - Part II

dgt

Barry Barry wrote: »

I'd be very, very weary of the everything in those :pac:

Even more so when the owner called themselves after the car :pac:

Oblig voiture

NCT till Jan, 1100

Tax till April, not a taxi

00833827

Fresh looking Saab 95 wagon in Waterford - €1000

auto, 2l petrol -

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4304826



Short test though and miles a little high i think

166man

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4557566



:cool:

barura

Looks fun, wanted one of those as my first car but alas..

langdang

Usually I don't post cars with no NCT, or just less than 3 months NCT (which means it was tested, failed and it's not a cheap fix) cars.

But I'll make an exception for this NCTless italian

Lancia Delta HF Turbo (not an integrale but hey) 1800


As an aside, I dunno is the weary/wary & loose/lose thing just a running internet joke, some kinda ironic thing or what but it's driving me mental

On a more practical bangernomics route - cheap, reliable but no Charisma - 1200



EDIT - just saw the cloverleaf, lets club together there lads and buy up the cloverleaf and the lancia for an italian race day :-)

Toyotafanboi

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4561436

just going to put this here. no tax, no test but looks like a cool car for not much money

CianRyan

How dead do you think I'd be if I spent my holiday spending money on that?
Oh god, I'd love to buy it and give it a heart transplant.

Matt Simis

dgt wrote: »

NCT till Aug, 750

2 for the price of 1!

I read the headgasket goes on these at 100k miles... wonder how this pair stack up? Also, any other cheap cheap Estates, let me know! Need one for a couple of trips to the UK.

Here is my contribution, 223k mile Turbo Forester with Matt wrap:
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4374400

Just serviced, needs next Service in June is confusing though..

Barry Barry

Matt Simis wrote: »

I read the headgasket goes on these at 100k miles... wonder how this pair stack up? Also, any other cheap cheap Estates, let me know! Need one for a couple of trips to the UK.

Here is my contribution, 223k mile Turbo Forester with Matt wrap:
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4374400

Just serviced, needs next Service in June is confusing though..

If thats the car I think it is its hard a very hard life in the last month or so..

Matt Simis

Barry Barry wrote: »

If thats the car I think it is its hard a very hard life in the last month or so..

Really, how so? Guys says it drives perfect etc..

langdang

Matt Simis wrote: »

Really, how so? Guys says it drives perfect etc..

In fairness, the same asshat says it's a TDI BMW with MIVEC transmission.

I've heard the same about the 2.5 engines in those legacies/outbacks. Pity, the 2.5 would be more suited IMO to them than the 2.0 power/torque.

Barry Barry

Matt Simis wrote: »

Really, how so? Guys says it drives perfect etc..

I have no doubt it drives perfect and its been well looked after. The guy is a mechanic and he knows his cars, but he rallies the feck out of that thing and everything else he owns.

flutered

unkel wrote: »

+1

Eastern European seller, not a native English spealer is my guess. Nothing wrong with that

there was one of them ingises in our yard for a while, got from an east european, a neat little bowley, never gave a squeak of trouble.

flutered

barura wrote: »

And a berlingo 1.9 diesel passenger version for 650 with 3 months test.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4555834

i assume that they have the familiar french car probs

flutered

Barry Barry wrote: »

If it wasn't commercial and if it was petrol I'd buy it

when you visit the tax office to tax it, they will change it to private immediatly, you then have to argue with them that the doe is valid for twelve months, as the nct crowd will want you to nct it immediatly.

Redisle

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4561436

just going to put this here. no tax, no test but looks like a cool car for not much money

Lovely machine. I'm pretty sure it looks black though and seems to be registered as green!

ba_barabus

flutered wrote: »

i assume that they have the familiar french car probs

Like?

That is a great engine fitted to a no frills car.

It shouts WIN to me to someone who wants cheap no nonsense motoring with added space

JohnBoy26

ba_barabus wrote: »

Like?

That is a great engine fitted to a no frills car.

It shouts WIN to me to someone who wants cheap no nonsense motoring with added space

At that mileage, the back axle could be worn.

New NCT and a bit of tax

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4547496

RidleyRider

Lads whats the consensus on a 1.4 bora? Buying my first car in a few weeks/month and would like to know about them.

ednwireland

quick question why are those meganes sooo cheap thats 2 recently, the brother in law has one for years never had an issue with it

johndaman66

RidleyRider wrote: »

Lads whats the consensus on a 1.4 bora? Buying my first car in a few weeks/month and would like to know about them.

A lot of people on this forum slate the 1.4 bora and its octavia counterpart for being a slow and thirsty car. I drove a 1.4 bora and while it was certainly no rocket it was more than capable of keeping up with the traffic. Wasn't driving it for long enough to pass judgement on the fuel economy though.

Reliability wise many here don't have so good a word on that engine either. I suppose a lot will boil down to how well it was maintained and looked after.

Me personally, if I was buying a car in that bracket I'd be more inclined to look towards the likes of a Corolla/ Mazda 323/ Mazda 3

markkelly2

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4566153

RidleyRider

johndaman66 wrote: »

A lot of people on this forum slate the 1.4 bora and its octavia counterpart for being a slow and thirsty car. I drove a 1.4 bora and while it was certainly no rocket it was more than capable of keeping up with the traffic. Wasn't driving it for long enough to pass judgement on the fuel economy though.

Reliability wise many here don't have so good a word on that engine either. I suppose a lot will boil down to how well it was maintained and looked after.

Me personally, if I was buying a car in that bracket I'd be more inclined to look towards the likes of a Corolla/ Mazda 323/ Mazda 3

Cheers for the reply.

I'd like the economy to be on the decent side anyway. Not too keen on the shape of the 323. Started off wanting a corolla but now I have just gone off them even though they have impeccable reliability.

The Pontiac

johndaman66 wrote: »

A lot of people on this forum slate the 1.4 bora and its octavia counterpart for being a slow and thirsty car. I drove a 1.4 bora and while it was certainly no rocket it was more than capable of keeping up with the traffic. Wasn't driving it for long enough to pass judgement on the fuel economy though.

Reliability wise many here don't have so good a word on that engine either. I suppose a lot will boil down to how well it was maintained and looked after.

Me personally, if I was buying a car in that bracket I'd be more inclined to look towards the likes of a Corolla/ Mazda 323/ Mazda 3

No, it's just a piece of garbage, regardless of how well it was maintained.

L-M

If you get a good one you're on a winner if you Get bad one you're on a loser.

I've been through a few, got my brother in law one two years ago, he's put 30k miles on it with basic servicing (now 150k) and he gets just over 40 mpg on his round trip to work.

They're plentiful so parts are easy get. .most of the 1.4s burn oil, so if its very rattle walk away. Also if its hesitant or smelly walk away.

Just go look at a few and you'll quick understand the difference between a good and a bad one. Budget wise you might get yourself a properly decent one for just over 2k.

Also, to point out the obvious, they share a lot with the Mk4 Golf.

If you pick any out in particular just post up and we can advise on a car by car basis.

johndaman66

ednwireland wrote: »

quick question why are those meganes sooo cheap thats 2 recently, the brother in law has one for years never had an issue with it

Really? I had one for 2 years and the bloody thing broke my heart with numerous serious problems. It was diesel though. It was my first car and every car I've had since have being away way better in practically every regard despite them all being very run of the mill cars.

I suppose to answer your question what makes them cheap is their poor reliability or at least people perception of them being unreliable. Are they really notably cheaper than comparable models though?

Fuh Q

RidleyRider wrote: »

Lads whats the consensus on a 1.4 bora? Buying my first car in a few weeks/month and would like to know about them.

My sister in law had one for a year and she rarely had a month where it was not in the garage, its cost her a fortune... Avoid !!

The Pontiac

Fuh Q wrote: »

My sister in law had one for a year and she rarely had a month where it was not in the garage, its cost her a fortune... Avoid !!

My sister had a 1.4 Golf, and I could wright a book on it..

First engine failed @ 98k. Got a 'good' engine from a crashed car, only 68k on it from car that was only a few years old. It didn't last 12 months, and was an alcoholic on oil.

Also various other problems with the car - gearbox, cat, steering rack..

Up there with Ladas IMHO.

unkel

shaaane wrote: »

New NCT and a bit of tax

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4547496

Funny spec. 3l, manual and no leather. And what is the real mileage / how old are those pics?

I like it anyway