***Motors Chat Thread*** Round 1

Gary ITR

MugMugs wrote: »

Jemmy wrote: »

Cheers, just checked tho & still no sign :mad::(
Any sign of yours yet?

Nopes.

If it doesn't hit before the weekend I have a trip to the branch to withdraw money and a drive to Athlone to pay a very obliging garage owner !

He could take payment by card over the phone I'd say

Mister Jingles

I now understand what is meant by the saying, ''you never buy the first car yea see''

BUBBLE WRAP

Mister Jingles wrote: »

I now understand what is meant by the saying, ''you never buy the first car yea see''

FYP.

Jemmy

Gary ITR wrote: »

He could take payment by card over the phone I'd say

But our money needs to be in the account to make the payment, & you can't even lodge the sub you get into your account. So it's cash or nothing. :mad:

MugMugs

Gary ITR wrote: »

MugMugs wrote: »

Jemmy wrote: »

Cheers, just checked tho & still no sign :mad::(
Any sign of yours yet?

Nopes.

If it doesn't hit before the weekend I have a trip to the branch to withdraw money and a drive to Athlone to pay a very obliging garage owner !

He could take payment by card over the phone I'd say

That's the plan once I get the funds. Otherwise I have to be subbed by the bank and withdraw.

Mister Jingles

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

FYP.

Thank you......stupid keyboard.

dgt

The French electrics disease is spreading to some other cars here... :eek:

MugMugs

dgt wrote: »

The French electrics disease is spreading to some other cars here... :eek:

And you dissed Jap cars :pac:

dgt

MugMugs wrote: »

And you dissed Jap cars :pac:

I have no regrets... Were's the fun otherwise? :pac:

166man

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3578268



Debadge this yoke and you have a candidate for sleeper of the year for sure. :cool:

carbon nanotube

166man wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3578268

Debadge this yoke and you have a candidate for sleeper of the year for sure. :cool:

nice car, but at that engine size the market in Ireland is about .0001% of the population.

even in the uk that would be very hard to shift at all, and if someone was in the market for a 5 litre merc, i'm sure an amg would be more their line.

its incredible that a car like this is pretty worthless.,

166man

Well well well what have we here...

A stupidly clean Mazda 6 MPS, there could only be one person who could own a car this clean...

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3571681



A very good detailed ad. This is also quite the sleeper...

CianRyan

The smiley face makes it. Haha

randylonghorn

166man wrote: »

there could only be one person who could own a car this clean...

I'm pretty sure the gravel has also been powerwashed, clayed, rinsed, waxed with Meguairs Gold Class, buffed and left to cure, and finished with Lucas Slick Mist! >_>

166man

randylonghorn wrote: »

I'm pretty sure the gravel has also been powerwashed, clayed, rinsed, waxed with Meguairs Gold Class, buffed and left to cure, and finished with Lucas Slick Mist! >_>

Rumour has it that you're right..

Alanstrainor

randylonghorn wrote: »

I'm pretty sure the gravel has also been powerwashed, clayed, rinsed, waxed with Meguairs Gold Class, buffed and left to cure, and finished with Lucas Slick Mist! >_>

And you didn't even mention the grass! Poor MM is probably off crying himself to sleep on that lawn. The poor chap put his heart and soul into it!

Mister Jingles

It is me or does the offside bumper of this look a bit off ?

http://www.carland.ie/viewanad.php?ad_id=806522&r=

Hal1

The whole car looks off a bit. There are alot better out there for the money being asked for that yoke.

Mister Jingles

Hal1 wrote: »

The whole car looks off a bit. There are alot better out there for the money being asked for that yoke.

Finding something decent within budget doesn't seem to be easy. People are looking for mad money for cars these days, even your average h/b or saloon that's over 10 years old with over 100k miles are advertised at silly prices. Not all but a fair amount.

Would it be fair to say though that lately used car prices are a bit on the ridiculous side, especially private ads ? And that a fair amount of owners are only making a half arsed attempt at selling. ''No NCT but it will fly through the test'' or ''car is spotless'' Bollocks! its in a sh!t-state you fool, stop bull****ing yourself and others.

I would call myself a daily browser of Donedeal and over the past 12 or more months I've noticed a difference and I understand that others here have as well. Don't get me wrong its a great place to buy/sell. I rang about a Fiesta Ghia with 80k miles a few weeks ago going for around 800, the ad wasn't up 4 hours and your man had already sold it. Happy Days for the owner and buyer.

Maybe I'm wrong about it all but it's just how I feel at the moment. Do voice your opinions though if you think I'm looking at it all wrongly.

Hal1

That was an opinion on one car, not the whole 2nd car market. Bargins can be had if you have a bit of faith in finding the one suitable for you. It's a waiting game but not a lot have the patience for it.

When looking at cars, I usually trust my gut if I think it might be a lemon or was involved in an RTA at some stage. It's just a vibe some cars have about them. :pac:.

Buying from donedeal etc can be great, I've used it a few times now and it was a great experience.

L-M

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3578673

Worth getting for the reg?

ShadowHearth

166man wrote: »

Well well well what have we here...

A stupidly clean Mazda 6 MPS, there could only be one person who could own a car this clean...

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3571681



A very good detailed ad. This is also quite the sleeper...

That person is a wee bit of a dreamer too!

*hides behind the rock and can't stop giggling.

andyseadog

was i the only one online last night who seen that weird bmwowner.net thread :pac:

166man

andyseadog wrote: »

was i the only one online last night who seen that weird bmwowner.net thread :pac:

Link?

MugMugs

166man wrote: »

Link?

www.bmwowner.net :pac:

andyseadog

166man wrote: »

Link?

well i only ask because the boards thread was removed/ deleted. it just looked like a bit of **** stirring.

CianRyan

Please explain for those of us who were sleeping?

Mister Jingles

Hal1 wrote: »

That was an opinion on one car, not the whole 2nd car market. Bargins can be had if you have a bit of faith in finding the one suitable for you. It's a waiting game but not a lot have the patience for it.

When looking at cars, I usually trust my gut if I think it might be a lemon or was involved in an RTA at some stage. It's just a vibe some cars have about them. :pac:.

Buying from donedeal etc can be great, I've used it a few times now and it was a great experience.

I understand yeah, I was kind of referring to the silly adverts though that you do see. Today is another day

Chavways

carbon nanotube wrote: »

nice car, but at that engine size the market in Ireland is about .0001% of the population.

even in the uk that would be very hard to shift at all, and if someone was in the market for a 5 litre merc, i'm sure an amg would be more their line.

its incredible that a car like this is pretty worthless.,

Where can you get a 2003 AMG for 5 grand? This is great in my opinion.Loads of power and very discreet unlike AMG's.You could debadge it and everyone else would think you're driving an E200 until you accelerate.

Alanstrainor

I went to see this car when I was looking at BMW's and it was for sale for under 3000.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3580888

It had crash damage (which the owner was forthcoming with) and a multitude of problems(gear box wasn't tight, crack in manifold, and knocking from the rear). I wonder if the new owner bought it and realised it was in trouble soon after, or whether they're just trying to make a quick buck.