Bangernomics car of the week/day part III

JohnBoy26

unkel wrote: »

I dig where you're coming from, Toyotafanboi. They are good value for money for what they are. Maybe I'm getting old, but the skirts and spoilers look on that car are approaching Honda Civic levels. Screams: "I'm a scumbag" to me...

standard late90's Honda Civics(the way Honda intended them to be) are very nice cars Imo. They are superbly built with superb reliability and a good range of decent(for what they are) engines.

It's not honda's fault that many ended up looking like they did.

Those plastic bits on that rover/mg on the otherhand was all rovers doing.

Kaiser D

I see the attraction some people have to the ZR.

Relatively nice/sporty looking car with good performance that can be picked up cheaply.

But even the facelift version with the upgraded headgasket give hg problems. If I were in the market for something small a ZR wouldn't be top of my list.

JohnBoy26

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

it is quite the spoiler alright. and nobody has mentioned the rust yet :P also had to replace the tailgate loom in mine which was a pig of a job

Did yours rust around the windscreen? Rust around the sunroof was also another problem area on them and around the ariel.

Toyotafanboi

well the spirit of MG was dressing up the standard Rover editions a little wasn't it. suppose its all personal preference really isn't it.

both the 25/ ZR and the ej/ ek civic were rusty ****heaps anyway, e10 4e corolla all the way!




















*i joke

unkel

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

standard late90's Honda Civics(the way Honda intended them to be) are very nice cars Imo. They are superbly built with superb reliability and a good range of decent(for what they are) engines.

I don't blame Honda. But when I see any of those cars in this country, I know I have a 95% chance there's a scrote inside. Very unfair to the 5% I know, but that's the way it seems to be (ask any insurer, and they will tell you that drivers of those cars rack up far more / higher insurance claims than any other car in that segment)

Toyotafanboi

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

Did yours rust around the windscreen? Rust around the sunroof was also another problem area on them and around the ariel.

yes, up the A-pillars, the sunroof frame completely rotted away and took a lot of repair work. around the rear spoiler had a fair bit of rust. under the sill scuff plates had a lot of rust and there was a lot of well set in surface rust across the chassis.

and mine was a "regularly washed and waxed" example. i dread to see an unmaintained one.

JohnBoy26

unkel wrote: »

I don't blame Honda. But when I see any of those cars in this country, I know I have a 95% chance there's a scrote inside. Very unfair to the 5% I know, but that's the way it seems to be (ask any insurer, and they will tell you that drivers of those cars rack up far more / higher insurance claims than any other car in that segment)

Does my head in seeing those scrotes driving them. They have most of them wrecked at this stage. They think they are great at all together with their hoodies up and the seat so far back it's a wonder they can see out at all.

Another pet hate of mine is seeing a nice standard unmolested model on donedeal, then only for it to turn up on donedeal six months later after falling into the wrong hands with halfords finest stuck to it.

JohnBoy26

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Toyotafanboi wrote: »

yes, up the A-pillars, the sunroof frame completely rotted away and took a lot of repair work. around the rear spoiler had a fair bit of rust. under the sill scuff plates had a lot of rust and there was a lot of well set in surface rust across the chassis.

and mine was a "regularly washed and waxed" example. i dread to see an unmaintained one.

:eek:that's quiet an amount of rust you had there. I haven't seen one with that much rust yet.

Cantona's Collars

A bit over the 2k limit but the seller is interested in a swap so a deal could be done to bring it down.

http://www.adverts.ie/car/subaru/forester/2003-subaru-forester-awd-mint-condition/4092622



NCT until June & Taxed until March.

bladespin

zerks wrote: »

A bit over the 2k limit but the seller is interested in a swap so a deal could be done to bring it down.

NCT until June & Taxed until March.

Sell the disgusting wheels and it should come back well inside the bangernomics budget.

unkel

200,000 miles on the Forester and asking price of €2,700

Not bangernomics...

Unless you have access to free petrol. That yoke will barely do 10MPG

Plenty of fish in the sea...

Cantona's Collars

unkel wrote: »

200,000 miles on the Forester and asking price of €2,700

Not bangernomics...

Unless you have access to free petrol. That yoke will barely do 10MPG

Plenty of fish in the sea...

Here's a BMW.Asking €1950

http://www.adverts.ie/car/bmw/3-series/bmw-320d/4054846

3 series for sale only approximately 80,000 on the engine due to the dreaded swirl flap failure 2 years ago new clutch and turbo at that time too, suspension done for last NCT so it drives like it should also pass passenger seat occupancy sensor replaced ( a common fault ). All usual refinements cruse control climate control multi function steering wheel electric windows central locking.

BorneTobyWilde

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/02-mercedes-e200-komp-nct-8-14-auto/5815375

BorneTobyWilde

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/jaguar-x-type-nct-tax/5924618

tax makes that very cheap

Cantona's Collars

http://www.adverts.ie/car/audi/a3/2001-audi-a3-for-sale/4094552



Ad says it will be NCT'd from next week.

tuxy

Is the s3 badge free or does that cost extra?

Bigus

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/jaguar-x-type-nct-tax/5924618

tax makes that very cheap

It was cheaper last week at 1100

Quick profit or seller realised it was too cheap

delthedriver

Bigus wrote: »

It was cheaper last week at 1100

Quick profit or seller realised it was too cheap

Perhaps, though he did not sell last week at €1100 !!!

Ded_Zebra

Cheap family box. Probably ****ty reliability wise but you wouldn't worry about kids wrecking it. Safe too I think NCT 6/14, no tax asking €625

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/98-renualt-scienic-nct-to-01-06-14/5926817




Very very clean Corolla. NCT 3/14 tax until December €700

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/1995-toyota-corolla-tax-nct/5926795




A very clean Clio too with 8 months NCT, low milage and sounds like it's well looked after.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/renault-clio-1-2l-8-months-nct/5926724

fathersymes

delthedriver wrote: »

Perhaps, though he did not sell last week at €1100 !!!

It was in Monkstown last week, Kildare this!

Kaiser D

Not the most flattering car on the roads, but hey with tax to 3/14 and test to 4/14 for €550, would you care?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/99-punto-1-2-nct-tax/5926987

colm_mcm

That'd shine up really well to be fair, it looks very original.

unkel

'03 520i automatic, low miles, NCT 06/14. Xenons, leather, park distance control, very good spec. Asking €1,650



I suppose it is a matter of months now till we get the first E60 5-series in bangernomics

W123-80's

Test Nov '14
Asking €650

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/fiat-punto-elx/5927182

colm_mcm

W123-80's wrote: »

Test Nov '14
Asking €650

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/fiat-punto-elx/5927182

The 'sport' badge, silver bits on the bumper, weird washer jets and furry dice are all alarm bells for me.

unkel

Bit harsh, Colm? Someone just likes spending their Saturday job money in Halfords

Looks like a decent buy to me. €650 asking price, full years NCT. ELX model too.

W123-80's

Brutal photos.
'02 Accord
Test until Jan '15
Asking €750

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda/5856995

W123-80's

unkel wrote: »

Bit harsh, Colm? Someone just likes spending their Saturday job money in Halfords

Looks like a decent buy to me. €650 asking price, full years NCT. ELX model too.

That was kinda my thinking.

unkel

If I needed a car that wasn't gonna cost me a cent to run for a whole year except tax / insurance / fuel / and €35 for oil + filter and my budget was €700, I'd buy that Accord. Great find! Probably near zero depreciation over the year too.

JohnBoy26

unkel wrote: »

Bit harsh, Colm? Someone just likes spending their Saturday job money in Halfords

Looks like a decent buy to me. €650 asking price, full years NCT. ELX model too.

Any one that spends their Saturday job money on tat like that needs their head examined.

That car isn't the worst though to be fair.