Bangernomics car of the week/day - Part II

colm_mcm

Its a wrecked 1.9 non turbo vento.

unkel

Yes as Rover James posted recently, we really need more at least half-decent cars. Please folks, forget about scrap ready bangers.

If the car has an issue, don't post it here
If the car does not have an NCT, don't post it here

Please only post cars that you would actually buy and drive yourself, without feeling ashamed

That's all!

dgt

unkel wrote: »

Yes as Rover James posted recently, we really need more at least half-decent cars. Please folks, forget about scrap ready bangers.

If the car has an issue, don't post it here
If the car does not have an NCT, don't post it here

Please only post cars that you would actually buy and drive yourself, without feeling ashamed

That's all!

I only copped the shopping bag issue afterwards.... Only suitable for idiots like me I guess

Having said that, what I post, I'd drive shamelessly

Something like this....

NCT till May, 1100

Tax till Nov

johndaman66

^^Nice clean looking 406. Pity he doesn't give the mileage but it would seem to look well tidy

dgt

NCT till Oct, 499

Tax till June


NCT till Sept, 500

Tax till Aug. That tax disc looks horrid quare,maybe its just me.... Ad needs attention :pac:

MidlandsM

near end of test (but enough to drive home and around for the next few weeks to sort out), and needs an alternator, but look like the bones of a daycent s60....
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4837900

Redisle

V70 with Fresh NCT, Tax 5/13 and Leather/Cruise for €1000


Nicely Spec'd '00 Accord with NCT 3/14 for €1400


Mk4 Gti with Fresh NCT for €1750

L8rdude

i got a 98, great car to drive, 20 euro will get me around 56 miles,

If your getting only 56 miles per €20 at todays petrol prices that only circa 21 or at best 22mpg

Re-reading that today makes me glad I didn't buy that car - I get almost double that mpg from my now dead alfa

But thanks for the comments

FortyMedals

johndaman66 wrote: »

Not fantastic mpg for a 1.6 would you say? Depends on whether its town/city driving or motorway driving though and your driving style and to a lesser extent a few other variables.

Its not very scientific but at todays unleaded prices I reckon I get over 80 maybe closer to 90 miles for €20 in a 1.6 vvti avensis. That equates to a ball park figure of 32 mpg (I'm Irish, not European so don't bother with this litres per 100 km malarky or whatever they call it;)) which ain't super really. 70 of those miles would be motor way driving. The remainder would be short journeys in built up area.

If your getting only 56 miles per €20 at todays petrol prices that only circa 21 or at best 22mpg

Love driving it tho, it was the car i learnt to drive in but, i do a lot of city driving, small bit of motorway driving too, was a very good car to learn in tho,it just felt right,(got used to it) but NCT and tax is up soon, going to get the NCT and will just sell it off, want a bigger car, so will get what i can for it,
will go after something like a Mondeo, thanks for the post!

W123-80's

No mention of miles.
3 months tax. NCT ttill Feb '14.
New clutch. New tyres.
Asking €950.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4821899

W123-80's

Nice hatchback.
They are usually destroyed at this stage of thier lives. This looks relatively untouched.
Tax till end of May.
Test until Jan '14.
Asking €850
Don't know what the text only business is about. Surely there is some small window in a 24 hour day he can take a phone call..!!

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4787715

W123-80's

1 owner from new. 159k miles
Test till Feb '14.
Looks a decent example.
Asking €750.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4812332

W123-80's

Nice looking '03 Mondeo.
1 owner & 135k miles.
Tested till Jan '14.
Asking €1,100

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4681337

MidlandsM

W123-80's wrote: »

Don't know what the text only business is about. Surely there is some small window in a 24 hour day he can take a phone call..!!

Hard of hearing possibly......a pal of mine is, and only uses his phone by text.

W123-80's

MidlandsM wrote: »

Hard of hearing possibly......a pal of mine is, and only uses his phone by text.

Fair point. Hadn't considered that.

johndaman66

W123-80's wrote: »

No mention of miles.
3 months tax. NCT ttill Feb '14.
New clutch. New tyres.
Asking €950.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4821899

All the Toyota's W123-80's. I'd never guess you were a Mercedes man:)

Mileage is only a figure on them corolla's. If you mind them they will go for forever and a day. Having said that though the seller should mark in the mileage.

W123-80's

johndaman66 wrote: »

All the Toyota's W123-80's. I'd never guess you were a Mercedes man:)

Mileage is only a figure on them corolla's. If you mind them they will go for forever and a day. Having said that though the seller should mark in the mileage.

Toyotas have a close place in my heart..!!

I just think that particular model of corolla are close to perfect bangernomics. Simple mechanics, reliable, economical, cheap and perfectly acceptable to look at.

MidlandsM

+1

BorneTobyWilde

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4650404

Air con
New clutch
valeted
Long nct
And full history
00

MidlandsM

unkel wrote: »

That's often said here, but what's the problem with it? You have zero come back in a private sale anyway.

I would shy away from selling a car in a situation like in case the buyer pays with fake cash or there is another reason you need to go after the buyer...

unkel, conducting yer business (buying or selling where wads of cash are present) is a no no in public places like service station, car parks etc....

see here.....

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=84047941&postcount=3

homingbird

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4836389

Looks a good car with low mileage. Is it worth a look as it could be converted to comm. for cheap tax.

Toyotafanboi

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4841775

fresh NCT and a sprinkling of tax. looks like a decently spec'd one too, might be nice for a grand. provided the hidden mileage isn't a total shocker.

dgt

homingbird wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4836389

Looks a good car with low mileage. Is it worth a look as it could be converted to comm. for cheap tax.

Commercialise a Xantia? Why???

MidlandsM

yeah, waste of time

Mickiemcfist

W123-80's wrote: »

Toyotas have a close place in my heart..!!

I just think that particular model of corolla are close to perfect bangernomics. Simple mechanics, reliable, economical, cheap and perfectly acceptable to look at.

I can vouch for that, I bought a 96 1.3 one after my beemer shat itself. Bought in December for 750, with nct til Feb 14 and 116000 miles on it.
I just passed 125k and it does 40mpg and above regardless of how I drive it, its rediculous. Not a single problem with it, except in that time it has taken about 1l of oil which is absolutely fine by me.

My only gripe is the petrol tank is tiny, its 40L, which does about 360-390 miles which is about 50 less than my weekly commute. :rolleyes:

It was planned as an interim car but after about 3 weeks I got so used to it I said feck it I'll do a year of bangernomics, next year is gonna be an alfa 156 for bangernomics money/ LPG luxobarge, I'm completely converted.

00833827

Mickiemcfist wrote: »

next year is gonna be an alfa 156 for bangernomics money

Id love a 156 sportwagon but am doing similar milage to yourself, so kinda wary about taking the plunge on one - do you think she would be reliable/eco enough for that kind of milage?

BUBBLE WRAP

Non turbo Daysul. Slow but, very economical
nct 03/14 taxed till 05/13
Price - 850E
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4820158

Mickiemcfist

00833827 wrote: »

Id love a 156 sportwagon but am doing similar milage to yourself, so kinda wary about taking the plunge on one - do you think she would be reliable/eco enough for that kind of milage?

1. Reliable: from what I can gather the TB & suspension components need to be changed regularly, so it is definitely not the ideal car to be doing high mileage in from that point of view.

2. Fuel economy: around 30mpg seems to be the estimated typical consumption of them, so 25% more than my corolla. So also not ideal.

My train of thought is: I had a bmw before which had all the issues of the alfa less the TB, and am now saving myself one years worth of money that would otherwise be used on consumables/petrol in the bmw by driving the corolla.

So if I was smart & doing it purely on finances, I would be mad to even consider the alfa, but the year in the corolla is my way of justifiying whatever expenses I incur driving the Alfa & enjoying driving again.
Also nice to consider the lack of depreciation on 156's at this stage, they cant get any lower.

mothoin

Ford Focus in Kildare, posting it for a friend, its been good to him, i know it has no tax or nct but its cheap reliable motoring!

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4844657

MidlandsM

mothoin wrote: »

Ford Focus in Kildare, posting it for a friend, its been good to him, i know it has no tax or nct but its cheap reliable motoring!

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4844657

not bangernomics.