FIXERUPPER of the week/day

Kaiser D

I wonder what'd happen if I brought that home...

Ded_Zebra

Kaiser D wrote: »

I wonder what'd happen if I brought that home...

I'll get my house mate to put it in his name and then just drive it on the old three party extension until it's impounded for no NCT :pac::pac:

jharr100

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/vw-passat-automatic/5915125



E450 PASSAT. 1.8 petrol, needs water pump. NCT 6/13

zapata

Bigus wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/rolls-royce-silver-spirit/6002944

1200 on Irish plates

She's crying screaming out for some silver on black background reg plates. New 'post 1980' NCT rules could be the nail in the coffin for that spirit.

Bigus

zapata wrote: »

Bigus wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/rolls-royce-silver-spirit/6002944

1200 on Irish plates

She's crying screaming out for some silver on black background reg plates. New 'post 1980' NCT rules could be the nail in the coffin for that spirit.

I drove through a few non traffic corps checkpoints,with no NCT disc,and once it says vintage on the current tax disc there seem to be a lack of knowledge that it's only pre 79 yokes that need test, last comment by a Garda when no NCT or insurance disc but valid tax disc played was "sound as a pound "

Kaiser D

Volvo S40, 2.0i, NCT 7/14, tax 7/14, €450

Ad says:

Issue with start up

Providing its not a heap o' crap, its a bargain imo if you could even get it for €350/400. Drive it till next year and sell it on for what you paid for it.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/1998-volvo-s40/5998440

bear1

here we go

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/saab-93-2-2-tid/6012428

Interslice

bear1 wrote: »

here we go

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/saab-93-2-2-tid/6012428

Price is dropped due to the intercooler that has to be fixed (black smoke). The car starts and drives well

Intercooler me hole, could be anything. Nice car though.

zapata

Kaiser D wrote: »

Volvo S40, 2.0i, NCT 7/14, tax 7/14, €450

Ad says:


Providing its not a heap o' crap, its a bargain imo if you could even get it for €350/400. Drive it till next year and sell it on for what you paid for it.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/1998-volvo-s40/5998440

Well, I managed to get my hands on this fixerupperbangernomicer.
I need a bit of help getting it started now though.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057084888

bear1

Interslice wrote: »

Intercooler me hole, could be anything. Nice car though.

It could be the intercooler, but I'd hazard a guess more that the turbo hose/hoses has/have splits which would also cause black smoke.
Intercooler damage isn't very common unless it got a whack.
Black smoke is a sign of overfuelling as there isn't enough air to burn off the fuel entering the engine.
If that is the problem then 1k is a bloody steal

ba_barabus

Something slightly different and a nice introductory classic.

A number of these passed through the hands of various family members so they have a place in my heart.

I'm viewing it on Saturday.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/renault-11-tl/6015603

Kaiser D

Fairly sure I know the owner of that and he is an enthusiast.

Could be a different person.

ba_barabus

Kaiser D wrote: »

Fairly sure I know the owner of that and he is an enthusiast.

Could be a different person.

He is a definitely an enthusiast anyway. He knew his stuff. Can you PM me who you think it is?

Kaiser D

I can't PM you back ba_barabus, as you've got too many PMs already, but good luck with it.

And just to clarify I don't know the seller personally, but I do through forums and a Facebook page.

ba_barabus

Thanks for letting me know. I've just cleared the lot of them. Never happened before..

nd

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/if-not-sold-by-w-end-its-been-broke/5957570

Bigus

98A3 Needs a clutch diesel 590


http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-a3-diesel/6023083

ba_barabus

Bigus wrote: »

98A3 Needs a clutch diesel 590

What it needs is SCRAPPING.

Am I the only one who universally hates them?

colm_mcm

ba_barabus wrote: »

What it needs is SCRAPPING.

Am I the only one who universally hates them?

You're in the minority. I like to hate them but I secretly think they're actually quite good for what they are (a corolla sized hatch from 1996)

CianRyan

iHate them.

ba_barabus

colm_mcm wrote: »

You're in the minority. I like to hate them but I secretly think they're actually quite good for what they are (a corolla sized hatch from 1996)

They all seem to be a poor spec. Now an S3 would be nice however.

colm_mcm

Low spec Focus/Golf/Escort/Astra/whatever isn't appealing either to be fair.

I used to hate them years ago when they were a lot more desirable. The type of people that have Qashqais now had A3s back in the day.

ba_barabus

colm_mcm wrote: »

Low spec Focus/Golf/Escort/Astra/whatever isn't appealing either to be fair.

Yes but they didn't cost an obscene amount of cash new.

colm_mcm

ba_barabus wrote: »

Yes but they didn't cost an obscene amount of cash new.

They were Avensis money IIRC

Top Dog

ba_barabus wrote: »

Am I the only one who universally hates them?

That depends - are you including the S3 in there or not?

johndaman66

ba_barabus wrote: »

What it needs is SCRAPPING.

Am I the only one who universally hates them?

Hates a strong word. I don't hate them but dont like them too much. I think they look like a no frills less than adequate budget A4.

ba_barabus

Top Dog wrote: »

That depends - are you including the S3 in there or not?

I'll exclude the S3, That is nice

Ded_Zebra

ba_barabus wrote: »

I'll exclude the S3, That is nice

I hate all of them! For some reason can never tell from a distance if it's a corolla or an A3. And seeing as the A3 probably cost 50% more than a 'rolla new it's pretty disappointing :pac:

ba_barabus

colm_mcm wrote: »

They were Avensis money IIRC

Yes but they were a Corolla size..........and spec

Top Dog

ba_barabus wrote: »

I'll exclude the S3, That is nice

In that case - you're not alone