Bangernomics car of the week/day - Part II

aodhan2 · 22-03-2013 10:22pm

Mickiemcfist wrote: »

BMW 318ci with leather, no NCT but would be bought & put through NCT for well below bangernomics money. http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4759801

Disclaimer: it's mine!

i had a bmw 316 and the tyres were very expensive , he says four tires and a water pump , plus an nct and maybe tax . guts of 1000-1500 perhaps ? on that it seems expensive. but its nice !

22-03-2013 10:32pm

166man wrote: »

.......... you wouldn't put a new water pump in it, lash it through the NCT though no? ........

Water pump wouldn't be overly cheap to do, part alone would be €120/€150

Seller is as well off selling as is rather than "investing" the guts of a grand (4 tryes needed too) in a car in the hope to recoup it in the sale.

I'd be wary buying a car with a coolant system issue personally.

Seweryn · 22-03-2013 10:35pm

RoverJames wrote: »

I'd be wary buying a car with a coolant system issue personally.

Yeah, especially if it is a BMW

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BTW, not sure how different the pump is to a 6-cylinder model, but I remember few years ago I paid for one for my 523iA about €50.

166man · 22-03-2013 10:37pm

RoverJames wrote: »

Water pump wouldn't be overly cheap to do, part alone would be €120/€150

Seller is as well off selling as is rather than "investing" the guts of a grand (4 tryes needed too) in a car in the hope to recoup it in the sale.

I'd be wary buying a car with a coolant system issue personally.

Could get 4 decent part worns for all for corners for under €200.

I agree on the coolant issue though, still could be a few hundred quid in it with the work done.

Seweryn · 22-03-2013 10:40pm

166man wrote: »

I agree on the coolant issue though, still could be a few hundred quid in it with the work done.

If you go a DIY route, it is not even a half an hour, an easy job if can hold a spanner

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22-03-2013 11:03pm

2001 Santa Fe with 5 months test, 130k ish miles and a few dings on the hatchback... asking €800.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4752974

dgt · 22-03-2013 11:12pm

NCT till Dec 14, €2200

The dreaded 2.0D....

Yes, piss poor choice from me

unkel · 22-03-2013 11:21pm

dgt wrote: »

Yes, piss poor choice from me

LOL, for once it would have been a better deal if it were a petrol

Mickiemcfist · 22-03-2013 11:27pm

166man wrote: »

Looks good for the money being asked, you wouldn't put a new water pump in it, lash it through the NCT though no? You could ask significantly more money by doing so. I understand if it's a quick sale though, I did read the ad!

Cheers, yea I had thought of that, but if it was back running again 1. I'd probably keep driving it and not sell it 2. If I was to sell it and bring the price up to 1250-1500 I'd be ages selling it and would end up just breaking even on the effort.

Its "worth" much more than 1500 when working but the market is flooded with e46's so the selling price is never really above that privately.

JohnBoy26 · 23-03-2013 2:12am

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4741312

bambam26 · 23-03-2013 2:17am

dgt wrote: »

NCT till Dec 14, €2200

The dreaded 2.0D....

Yes, piss poor choice from me

Lads what is wrong with these,was looking into getting one as I heard they were a decent car ?

JohnBoy26 · 23-03-2013 2:21am

bambam26 wrote: »

Lads what is wrong with these,was looking into getting one as I heard they were a decent car ?

Are you sure it wasn't the ever reliable diesel 626 that you heard about? There isn't much decent about a diesel 6

dgt · 23-03-2013 2:22am

bambam26 wrote: »

Lads what is wrong with these,was looking into getting one as I heard they were a decent car ?

2.0D is a pile of crap. Google it, search for it here. It's rubbish, simple as. A short summary of what goes wrong:

Big end bearings fail, oil consumption makes an Alfas look normal, high pressure pumps fail... All expensive

Sign of a failing pump is a rough idle, followed by poor starting then no starting.

Oil starvation is without warning. Keep on top of the oil, use a fully synthetic oil.

My advice is avoid like the plague (and my piss poor choice.... I make mistakes now and again) and go for a petrol one

Esel · 23-03-2013 2:22am

RoverJames wrote: »

2001 Santa Fe with 5 months test, 130k ish miles and a few dings on the hatchback... asking €800.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4752974

dgt wrote: »

NCT till Dec 14, €2200

The dreaded 2.0D....

Yes, piss poor choice from me

Not knocking your picks lads, but when I'm looking for a car and the ad says "Call Santa-FE on 0876656943 " or "Call mazda on 0876923550 ", I immediately click the back button. Imo, a seller who won't put their name on the ad isn't worth wasting time on.

dgt · 23-03-2013 2:25am

Esel wrote: »

Not knocking your picks lads, but when I'm looking for a car and the ad says "Call Santa-FE on 0876656943 " or "Call mazda on 0876923550 ", I immediately click the back button. Imo, a seller who won't put their name on the ad isn't worth wasting time on.

I'm open to a good knocking for picking a diesel 6.... Long NCT is why I slapped it there........

Esel · 23-03-2013 2:25am

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4741312

Bargainomics rather than bangernomics!

JohnBoy26 · 23-03-2013 2:29am

Esel wrote: »

Not knocking your picks lads, but when I'm looking for a car and the ad says "Call Santa-FE on 0876656943 " or "Call mazda on 0876923550 ", I immediately click the back button. Imo, a seller who won't put their name on the ad isn't worth wasting time on.

I agree it's annoying but not many people put their name on the ad. Imo it's not something to dismiss a car over as the seller could still be perfectly genuine but may not want to reveal their name until they have an idea who they are dealing with.

bambam26 · 23-03-2013 2:36am

dgt wrote: »

2.0D is a pile of crap. Google it, search for it here. It's rubbish, simple as. A short summary of what goes wrong:

Big end bearings fail, oil consumption makes an Alfas look normal, high pressure pumps fail... All expensive

Sign of a failing pump is a rough idle, followed by poor starting then no starting.

Oil starvation is without warning. Keep on top of the oil, use a fully synthetic oil.

My advice is avoid like the plague (and my piss poor choice.... I make mistakes now and again) and go for a petrol one

Thanks for the advice and heads up, just out of interest are the petrol one ok or just better than the diesel

JohnBoy26 · 23-03-2013 2:39am

bambam26 wrote: »

Thanks for the advice and heads up, just out of interest are the petrol one ok or just better than the diesel

The petrol ones are grand but if your going that route, you would be better off with a Honda Accord imo.

23-03-2013 3:41am

Esel wrote: »

Not knocking your picks lads, but when I'm looking for a car and the ad says "Call Santa-FE on 0876656943 " or "Call mazda on 0876923550 ", I immediately click the back button. Imo, a seller who won't put their name on the ad isn't worth wasting time on.

Imo at that end of the market if you're swayed by the seller to that degree you're at the wrong game, its all about the actual car

If the car is sound the seller is largely irrelevant, once the paperwork is legit, the focus should be on the car imo.

You'd be happier if they put down their Christian name in the add?

Esel · 23-03-2013 4:28am

RoverJames wrote: »

Imo at that end of the market if you're swayed by the seller to that degree you're at the wrong game, its all about the actual car

'Swayed' by the seller? You miss my point. 'Call ABC Motors on...' or at a push even 'Call < possibly false name, but at least a name > on...' is fine by me, but 'Call Car Make/Model on...' is definitely not - whether it is a banger or not. There are plenty of other cars out there. I'm sure you have your own foibles in this regard - something that makes you think 'That's bullshit, next'.

RoverJames wrote: »

You'd be happier if they put down their Christian name in the add?

It's First Name, not Christian Name this long while. Better 'Call Francis on... than 'Call The Popemobile on...'

For me, 'Call Andrew Blake' > 'Call Andrew' > 'Call Make/Model'. It's a gut feeling at the end of the day.

23-03-2013 4:39am

Call "possibly false name" fine by you but call "make/model" isnt?

Can't relate to that at all, as said, imo its all about the car

not a whole pile of cheap Santa Fe yokes out there either. Your point was you wouldn't consider the car based on the add, the seller puts the add together so you're swayed by the seller.
I won't even comment on the first name speel.

Esel · 23-03-2013 5:02am

RoverJames wrote: »

Call "possibly false name" fine by you but call "make/model" isnt?

Can't relate to that at all, as said, imo its all about the car not a whole pile of cheap Santa Fe yokes out there either. Your point was you wouldn't consider the car based on the add, the seller puts the add together so you're swayed by the seller.
I won't even comment on the first name speel.

Whatever. EOF for me on this side-issue.

Soarer · 23-03-2013 8:23am

Esel wrote: »

Not knocking your picks lads, but when I'm looking for a car and the ad says "Call Santa-FE on 0876656943 " or "Call mazda on 0876923550 ", I immediately click the back button. Imo, a seller who won't put their name on the ad isn't worth wasting time on.

Is your real name Esel?

Fair bowl if it is like, but if it isn't you're being fair hypocritical.

aodhan2 · 23-03-2013 6:08pm

picked this up today for 550 , straight driver bit of nct and clean , glad i have studied this thread !!!
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4743611

langdang · 23-03-2013 6:26pm

aodhan2 wrote: »

picked this up today for 550 , straight driver bit of nct and clean , glad i have studied this thread !!!
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4743611

Once her flaps are alright and the backend isn't gone to dogs then you're laughin! Well wear.

23-03-2013 6:33pm

Taxed and NCT'd.

166man · 23-03-2013 8:38pm

Anyone here ever tried playing bangernomics with Autotrader UK instead of Donedeal? It's so much more fun and interesting!

I know our tax system limits it somewhat and they have more choice but it's interesting to see what you can buy over there pound for pound within the bangernomics budget.

23-03-2013 9:01pm

shaaane wrote: »

Taxed and NCT'd............

Auto and leather too

Top, top, top, top find, one of the best I've seen in here

23-03-2013 9:33pm

RoverJames wrote: »

Auto and leather too

Top, top, top, top find, one of the best I've seen in here

Aww shucks

Bangernomics car of the week/day - Part II

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