Bangernomics car of the week/day - Part II

166man

Saab Ed wrote: »

Right, enough mundane shiote http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4595829

That Saab is anything but mundane.... Fantastic find although I reckon it might have made an appearance in here before...:D

Those are my favourite wheels apart from teledials too...:)

unkel

Saab Ed wrote: »

Right, enough mundane shiote ....

Right on!

Would love to own that Jag!

Saab Ed

Look what happens when the Toyota marketing people get a hold of the glue ....

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4607329



That said, it'll probably leave a Kia Sportage for dead cross a field or up a snowy road

RidleyRider

Saab Ed wrote: »

Look what happens when the Toyota marketing people get a hold of the glue ....

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4607329



That said, it'll probably leave a Kia Sportage for dead cross a field or up a snowy road

The front looks like a startlet raised a good foot and a half:pac:

Edit: I'm an idiot and should learn to read..

colm_mcm

That is class!

Will be worth big money in a few years I'd say

166man

Saab Ed wrote: »

Look what happens when the Toyota marketing people get a hold of the glue ....

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4607329



That said, it'll probably leave a Kia Sportage for dead cross a field or up a snowy road

That ''thing'' is the single worst looking yoke ever to grace this thread apart from a CityRover IMO of course.

Car's that you'd buy AND drive while being seen there Ed...:pac::D

RidleyRider

166man wrote: »

That ''thing'' is the single worst looking yoke ever to grace this thread apart from a CityRover IMO of course.

Car's that you'd buy AND drive while being seen there Ed...:pac::D

Will ye two ever stop throwing digs?:pac:

HiKite

I immediately checked my bank account when I saw that Saab. I am so tempted to spend my E30 diesel conversion funds on it but I want to finish the project asap. It's in Sligo and everything! The idea/justification would be to have the Saab as the family car and the E30 as my go-cart I'll be on the hunt for one of these in a month or 2, when they're scarce

Here's a Mondeo, which could be bought for less that the asking price, I'd say: http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4608505

166man wrote: »

That Saab is anything but mundane.... Fantastic find although I reckon it might have made an appearance in here before...:D

Those are my favourite wheels apart from teledials too...:)

mik_da_man

Saab Ed wrote: »

Look what happens when the Toyota marketing people get a hold of the glue ....

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4607329



That said, it'll probably leave a Kia Sportage for dead cross a field or up a snowy road

SOLD!!


Come on, who did it :P

MugMugs

mik_da_man wrote: »

SOLD!!


Come on, who did it :P

I would have !

unkel

HiKite wrote: »

I'll be on the hunt for one of these in a month or 2, when they're scarce

Don't worry, they'll never be scarce. Most owners are trying to sell them and buying a smaller diesel car. There's only a few eejits around (like some of us on this thread) buying a Saab 9-5

Saab Ed

mik_da_man wrote: »

SOLD!!


Come on, who did it :P

I didn't ..... honest :P



No really, I didn't. Now stop looking at me that way.

flutered

Saab Ed wrote: »

If I didn't have every penny I earn tied up at the moment, I'd be trying to buy this right now.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4607654

it does not compare with my 96 vitara 2ltd, with the mazda bomb proof engine.

Saab Ed

flutered wrote: »

it does not compare with my 96 vitara 2ltd, with the mazda bomb proof engine.

Not my thing. SWB is a bit quirky and getting rare now. Touch of cool to them.

dgt

NCT till Aug, 1750

Yummmmy!!!

Ded_Zebra

Love the red carpets :cool:

But the fuel consumption would make your eyes water:(

LPG I suppose if you live near a filling station....

Thatnastyboy

Feck :mad:

Woulda bought that starlet in a heartbeat if i'd spotted it :mad:

unkel

Yummy it ain't , those aftermarket light protectors / bull bar thingies look ridiculous

That said, a spectacular bargain it is! Might be wrong here, but I think that is a BMW V8 too in there!!!

I would just love to buy it for 1/100th of what the original owner spa bought it for

CianRyan

I live closer to an LPG place than a petrol station.
Definitely an option for me in a couple of years if I'm still around the area.

dgt

I genuinely would ditch the 406 for that if finances permitted! And I really like my 406...

unkel

CianRyan wrote: »

I live closer to an LPG place than a petrol station.
Definitely an option for me in a couple of years if I'm still around the area.

Sounds like a plan! Plenty of space for a gas installation and with a light enough foot you'd only pay the same in fuel as what a typical 2l family size petrol car would cost (12MPG LPG vs 27MPG petrol or so - ish)

unkel

unkel wrote: »

.............but I think that is a BMW V8 too in there!!!
............

It's the GM V8 that Rover used for years and years and years and years and more years. So it's essentially The Rover V8


....NCTd until April btw, probably saw an NCT centre recently enough in terms of miles sometime in early 2012.

Esel

unkel wrote: »

Yummy it ain't , those aftermarket light protectors / bull bar pedestrian slicer thingies look ridiculous

FYP. Should be illegal (if they are not all ready)....

CianRyan

unkel wrote: »

Sounds like a plan! Plenty of space for a gas installation and with a light enough foot you'd only pay the same in fuel as what a typical 2l family size petrol car would cost (12MPG LPG vs 27MPG petrol or so - ish)

Lexus V8 as an economical daily driver, sounds like a great plan.

unkel

RoverJames wrote: »

It's the GM V8 that Rover used for years and years and years and years and more years. So it's essentially The Rover V8

Ah you're right! I think I got mixed up with my engines. That's the older generation RR isn't it? Using the old skool BMW diesel straight 6 and the Rover petrol V8? The newer generation used the BMW M62 V8 (what an engine ) and the new common rail BMW diesels

unkel

unkel wrote: »

...........The newer generation used the BMW M62 V8 (what an engine ) and the new common rail BMW diesels

Indeed, the BMW is 4.4 iirc.

A Jag V8 also powered later RRs.

unkel

CianRyan wrote: »

Lexus V8 as an economical daily driver, sounds like a great plan.

It's realistic too - do your sums!

Matt Simis around here has been converting his big engined petrol cars for years and he does serious mileage

Far more common in some countries on the continent (as LPG has been much wider available for a long time and of course has been a lot cheaper than petrol)

Best mate coverted his Alfa GTV V6 to LPG and the installation was fully paid back within 6 months (not in this country)

If my mileage was a little bit more than the 6k or so I am doing now, I'd convert my 9-5 tomorrow. But apologies for going off-topic

biko

I'm not a Panda fan but this seems pretty good.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4585206
http://www.carbuyer.co.uk/reviews/fiat/panda/hatchback-2004-2011/review

2004 fiat panda
1999 euro

56K miles
timing belt done 10k ago
nct till 30-05-2014.

unkel

biko wrote: »

1999 euro

And now already down to 1750 euro. Seriously cheap car to own!

166man

biko wrote: »

I'm not a Panda fan but this seems pretty good.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4585206

2004 fiat panda
1999 euro

56K miles
timing belt done 10k ago
nct till 30-05-2014.

Looks a bit rough alright cosmetically, but it's hardly a banger which is always good to see. Good find. :cool: