Bangernomics car of the week/day part III

Interslice

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

Things would be a bit awkward if you ever came across a toll booth in that yoke :pac:

lift the handbrake, be grand

JohnBoy26

Interslice wrote: »

lift the handbrake, be grand

Or else you could buy one of these :pac:

Moneymaker

ted1742 wrote: »

http://www.adverts.ie/car/bmw/3-series/2001-bmw-318/4341999

was thinking of getting this, what do yous thinK?

I'd be avoiding that like the plague. No NCT, only 3 pictures, and absurdly over priced.

nd

92 golf diesel, 1 year nct, 76k, 1900 euro

It used to belong to a priest!

I'm sure it's very overpriced.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/1-9-diesel/6146697

Mr.Fred

nd wrote: »

I'm sure it's very overpriced.

Just a tad.

nd

04 Saab 9-3 diesel, nct to aug. 14, 1850

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2004-saab-93-diesel-excellent-condition/6138287

Ded_Zebra

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/02-mondeo-st-170-nct-03-15-passed-today/6147388

SeaDaily

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/02-mondeo-st-170-nct-03-15-passed-today/6147388

No tax though? And considering it's a 2.5 litre is tax not kinda essential? You'd be looking at over €3000 including tax.

jacksie66

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nd

lol, 6000 euro equivalent for a 01 primera

http://www.nigelthompson.co.nz/vehicleDetails/1968-2001-Nissan-Primera-

For Forks Sake

jacksie66 wrote: »

Have a look at the price of cars here in New Zealand. Cars at home look an absolute bargain. I still cant get over the daylight robbery some dealers are getting away with here.. Have a gawk through this website... $30000 (€18000) for a 2009 transit! Utter madness.. http://www.nigelthompson.co.nz

€9.6k for a 04 Mazda6? You sir, are having a giraffe. http://www.nigelthompson.co.nz/vehicleDetails/2064-2004-Mazda-Atenza-

jharr100

Bangers are thin on the ground it seems?
Waiting for the January sales?!

cadaliac

jharr100 wrote: »

Bangers are thin on the ground it seems?
Waiting for the January sales?!

Some bargains will be about next week. Quick cash for x-mas....
Well, I think there might be, but i could be wrong.

Kaiser D

Fiat Seicento Sporting
1.1 Petrol
46k Miles (presumably)
NCT 4/14
€375
Bargain buy at €350 with about 5 months test, imo. Sell it on without test for €200 after you've gotten your use out of it. They're deadly fun, I've been trying to get my gf to get one for ages.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/fiat-seicento-sporting-00/6148045

SeaDaily

Kaiser D wrote: »

Fiat Seicento Sporting
1.1 Petrol
46k Miles (presumably)
NCT 4/14
€375
Bargain buy at €350 with about 5 months test, imo. Sell it on without test for €200 after you've gotten your use out of it. They're deadly fun, I've been trying to get my gf to get one for ages.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/fiat-seicento-sporting-00/6148045

Deadly fun, really? They wouldn't strike me as particularly exciting. Are they nippy little cars?

toyotaavensis

those cars should be banned
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMcHSJzprHM
do you eally want your girlfriend in one of these?

Kaiser D

SeaDaily wrote: »

Deadly fun, really? They wouldn't strike me as particularly exciting. Are they nippy little cars?

Oh yeah, these and the Cinquecento sporting.

Kaiser D

toyotaavensis wrote: »

those cars should be banned
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMcHSJzprHM
do you eally want your girlfriend in one of these?

The K11 Micra also scored a modest 2 stars in the Euro NCAP test. Should they be banned too?

toyotaavensis

Not all 2 star cars are as bad as the seicento. Think of it like when you were in school and doing your junior cert. 85% got you an A. So the lad with 100% and 85 get the same grade but there is a difference between them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez_UmX9Dc9A
is the micra test which is fairly bad but not as bad as the seicento.

I would be happy having cars, which perform badly in accidents taken off the road. In all honesty would you like to have an accident in one of these. One of the reasons road deaths is coming down is that while modern small cars are quite safe but a lot of the older ones lack structural integrity and this can be the difference between life and death in a crash.

Considering we are thinking of banning smoking in cars as it is unhealthy surely things that perform this badly in an accident should not be hung onto.

Jesus.

jacksie66 wrote: »

Have a look at the price of cars here in New Zealand. Cars at home look an absolute bargain. I still cant get over the daylight robbery some dealers are getting away with here.. Have a gawk through this website... $30000 (€18000) for a 2009 transit! Utter madness.. http://www.nigelthompson.co.nz

Our ridiculous tax system has driven the cost of 2nd hand petrol cars with anything more than a 1.6 in them, through the floor. So when you add the mad tax onto a 2 liter, old car for a few years, it would probably even out against the price of what the same car might have originally cost in a more normal market.

Is there any other Country in Europe or further afield with such ludicrous Motor tax rates as we have here?

unkel

toyotaavensis wrote: »

those cars should be banned
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMcHSJzprHM
do you eally want your girlfriend in one of these?

Ah c'mon. It's a 90s car, nearly all cars developed in the early 90s and before have poor crash performance compared to todays cars.

A €300 Seicento sporting is the most fun car per euro this thread has ever seen. I want it

toyotaavensis

It is up to you if you want to buy it and drive it but if you have children who dont realise what they are getting into being passengers in the car they might not think the car is fun if it carshes and ...

It is a question of choice. I was in an accident before with a lorry and this has coloured my views. Thankfully I was in a skoda superb (tank). I will admit this changed the way I evaluate cars. If I was in the seicento that night I wouldnt be writing this thread driving ye a little bit mad lads.

Kaiser D

Right, regardless of safety and such, I highly doubt you'll get a car with NCT for €300 that'd be mroe fun than a Sei Sporting.

And I appreciate what your saying, having coloured views. Safety in a car is a concern to you, just not for me. I was hit by a Toyota Avensis taxi and sent into a tree in a K10 Micra two years ago. Didn't stop me going out and buying a Vauxhall Nova afterwards.

unkel

toyotaavensis wrote: »

Thankfully I was in a skoda superb (tank).

The size / weight of the car has less to do with safety than people think. Here's a traditional safe massive tank (Volvo 940) vs a modern tiny Renault:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBDyeWofcLY

Kaiser D

Ooh, on an unrelated note; I'm buying a 1989 Daihatsu Charade tomorrow, to replace my 1995 Peugeot 106. I'll tax it straight away and use it for a month. My theory is; if I drive a very, very **** car for a while, I won't mind paying the tax on my Legend in January . Foolproof.

Jesus.

Slightly off topic but do you think what I said above holds water Unkel?

toyotaavensis

The strength of the stucture has a big part to play too. This tends to be better on larger cars. This is partly why SAAB were able to turn a very old platform into a five star car.

Also if you are in a five star avensis and crash into a five star corolla you are safer.

Anyways lads, I think I have dragged this thread off topic - back to bangers

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/cheap-monde0-2003-1-8-lit-1-200-euros/6091228

unkel

Jesus. wrote: »

Slightly off topic but do you think what I said above holds water Unkel?

Which bit?

It's a fact (easy to verify) that slightly older second hand cars (say older than '07) with slightly bigger than average petrol engines (say 2l) are cheaper here in Ireland than anywhere else in the world

Kaiser D

Like those Mondeos. Had a base spec 2.0 TD estate with 260k on the clock and loved it. The one above isn't actually 130 bhp, is it?

unkel

toyotaavensis wrote: »

The strength of the stucture has a big part to play too.

You didn't watch that clip then