Bangernomics car of the week/day part III

Interslice

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Car of the week right there. Foxhole Norman is already on the way from Cork to dublin to see it I bet!!!!!:pac:

Forgot he was looking for one of them. Appears faultless from the ad. I can delete the post if he wants:D

unkel

It's nice, but a lot of miles on that autobox. If it was never serviced (it's one of those ZF "sealed for life" units. The dealer won't touch them), I'm not sure how long it will keep going.

Foxhole Norman

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Car of the week right there. Foxhole Norman is already on the way from Cork to dublin to see it I bet!!!!!:pac:

I was looking at that alright a few weeks ago, was bought 2 weeks ago I think and now it's back up with the exact same pictures, a different description and about €500 added on. Odd.

Moneymaker

That BMW is beautiful. Seems a bit pricey though.

Not a million miles away from bangernomics money for a Focus ST

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-focus-st-170/6796440

toyotaavensis

Was the lad with the 525i taking pics of his odometer at 80mph or am I missing something?

Eireann81

toyotaavensis wrote: »

Was the lad with the 525i taking pics of his odometer at 80mph or am I missing something?

I'd say he's trying to give the impression that it'll do 50mpg at 80mph, and average 42.8mpg. That's a long way from reality though.

Foxhole Norman

toyotaavensis wrote: »

Was the lad with the 525i taking pics of his odometer at 80mph or am I missing something?

Showing just how stable and straight the tracking is at 80

Could've been something like a GoPro or something mounted to the dash.

toyotaavensis

Eireann81 wrote: »

I'd say he's trying to give the impression that it'll do 50mpg at 80mph, and average 42.8mpg. That's a long way from reality though.

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Showing just how stable and straight the tracking is at 80

Could've been something like a GoPro or something mounted to the dash.

Hopefully it was otherwise what a f**king arsehole

jharr100

W123-80's wrote: »

Rubbish advert
Tested 03/15
Leather and auto
Asking €1450

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/saab-95/6775179

I put that up four days ago.. And its still rubbish .. :-\

JohnBoy26

A cheap but a little bruised paseo.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-synos-paseo-1-5-taxed-and-tested/6801975

Interslice

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

A cheap but a little bruised paseo.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-synos-paseo-1-5-taxed-and-tested/6801975

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JohnBoy26

Interslice wrote: »

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Should be fixed now

Alanstrainor

Eireann81 wrote: »

I'd say he's trying to give the impression that it'll do 50mpg at 80mph, and average 42.8mpg. That's a long way from reality though.

I'd love to see just how long that average was calculated...I reckon for all of 30 seconds. Reset MPG counter, let it give you that crazy reading, take picture and watch it plummet again!

almostover

Had 2 of these myself when I was a student. Very reliable old bus. This one looks clean and low mileage.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2000-mitsubishi-carisma-long-nct/6782145

Cantona's Collars

http://www.adverts.ie/car/subaru/impreza/low-price-must-sell/5271691

03 Impreza.
Booked in for NCT according to the description.

€1800.

wotzgoingon

almostover wrote: »

Had 2 of these myself when I was a student. Very reliable old bus. This one looks clean and low mileage.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2000-mitsubishi-carisma-long-nct/6782145

If they were so reliable, why did you need two?
That's not a dig at you, I'm just genuinely curious.

Kaiser D

wotzgoingon wrote: »

If they were so reliable, why did you need two?
That's not a dig at you, I'm just genuinely curious.

Now this is just a shot in the dark here, but not everyone keeps one car for life :P

JohnBoy26

almostover wrote: »

Had 2 of these myself when I was a student. Very reliable old bus. This one looks clean and low mileage.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2000-mitsubishi-carisma-long-nct/6782145

I think they are a poor enough car. They aren't that well built imo and they are not that nice to drive which is in no small part to do with the horrible renault gearbox in them.

IMO they are no where near as well built as a corolla despite what the ad claims.

colm_mcm

In fairness, the mitsubishi gearbox you'd get in a 00 Lancer is horrid, vague and tractor-like distances between gears

CianRyan

Interslice wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/nissan-primera-2-0-gte-sr20-blacktop/6243993

That is seriously cool, if I had the cash I'd be right there.

JohnBoy26

colm_mcm wrote: »

In fairness, the mitsubishi gearbox you'd get in a 00 Lancer is horrid, vague and tractor-like distances between gears

The gearbox in the lancer is a much nicer, much smoother box than the one in the carisma, which is mushy and horrible like what's in Renaults of the late 90's. The reverse gear is also up to the left with a lever having to be pulled for it to be engaged.

The lancer is a better car imo.

colm_mcm

They're both 'meh' tbh. I find 00 lancers seriously outdated and horrific inside and out - being little more than a revamp of the 91 model. (We didn't get the proper 00 model till 2003) At least the carisma was some way up to date at the time.

A lift-up reverse is hardly a minus point?

JohnBoy26

colm_mcm wrote: »

They're both 'meh' tbh. I find 00 lancers seriously outdated and horrific inside and out - being little more than a revamp of the 91 model. (We didn't get the proper 00 model till 2003) At least the carisma was some way up to date at the time.

A lift-up reverse is hardly a minus point?

No but litteraly no Japanese cars had it in that location.

While the lancer is dated, its still a better made car in comparison to a car is a imo.

colm_mcm

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

No but litteraly no Japanese cars had it in that location.

Corolla G6 had.
Levin BZR too.

C0N0R

CianRyan wrote: »

That is seriously cool, if I had the cash I'd be right there.

Has been for sale for a while now, all his cars seem to have "just 2000km since last nct"

unkel

colm_mcm wrote: »

Corolla G6 had.

The only interesting thing about that car was that it had 6 forward gears

colm_mcm

unkel wrote: »

The only interesting thing about that car was that it had 6 forward gears

They did a special edition with 6 spoke alloys and a 6 cd changer

Wait. You're right.

Interslice

C0N0R wrote: »

Has been for sale for a while now, all his cars seem to have "just 2000km since last nct"

Not sure what to make of the ads. As with all these things you have go for a look and a drive and compare it to statements in the ad particularly this one.

Complete engine rebuild, coilovers all round, dropped onto 17s, uprated brakes and suspension, full stainless steel exhaust system, new exedy racing clutch, no expense spared

JohnBoy26

colm_mcm wrote: »

Corolla G6 had.
Levin BZR too.

The carisma is a 5 speed. I was strictly speaking about 5 speed boxes. I should of made that clear.

davycc

one from my personal watchlist if it checks out should provide years of fun reliable motoring- the guy is a dealer and this is his cheapest car at $550 i still cant fecking afford it:D

http://www.adverts.ie/car/saab/9000/1997-saab-900-for-sale/5181817

New nct 2015,Taxed 05-14,Complete service history,Full leather interior,Heated seats ,Four electric windows ,Two keys ,Alloy wheels