LUXOBARGE (sub5k) of the week/day

Sobanek

CianRyan wrote: »

I'd say the complete opposite.
Everything to prove but they lack to wallet to prove it.

It's like buying a 316i for the badge.

Still, 6 months of savings and you have a taxed, LPGd S-Class.

MadYaker

It costs €999 ffs, buy new wheels!

bear1

MadYaker wrote: »

It costs €999 ffs, buy new wheels!

+1 and I'd hazard a guess you could even get it down to 800e.
I see nothing wrong with that car at all.

Cleveland Hot Pocket

bear1 wrote: »

+1 and I'd hazard a guess you could even get it down to 800e.
I see nothing wrong with that car at all.

+1
A great "drive it till they confiscate it" car, where the purchase price is less than the motor tax.

rocky

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volvo-s80-2-9-litre-petrol/6427777

2004 Volvo S80 2.9 Litre Petrol € 1,499



http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volvo-s80-3-2-leather-auto-full-s-h/6770109

2008 (!) Volvo S80 3.2 Leather Auto full s.h AWD € 4,400


I don't like the drive in the S80, but how wrong can you go for 4400?

Sobanek

That 2008 S80 is highly suspicious.

L-M

Why?

ba_barabus

Sobanek wrote: »

That 2008 S80 is highly suspicious.

Large engined petrol Volvo from 2008, I reckon it has to be priced VERY cheaply to sell.

There are a number of other ads showing for that seller too.

Kaiser D

Deerpark take their photos there don't they?

I presume it belongs to them, but its been flogged off as a private sale.

MuppetCheck

If that's the 3.2 S80 that I *think* it is (and there isn't many about) it was for sale a few years ago for many, many multiples of that price. If that's as good as it appears it's an insane amount of pretty new car for the money.

ba_barabus

Kaiser D wrote: »

Deerpark take their photos there don't they?

I was thinking the very same thing.

Looking at various images on their website I can't say for sure if it is.

MuppetCheck

Photos are taken with an iPhone that has the dodgy camera problem too:D

MadYaker

You guys are like a bunch of internet detectives haha!

Sobanek

I bought my BMW for €2,250 which was €1k under retail.
Spent €1,450 on it so far.

That's why it's suspicious :P

Kaiser D

Its mad, that S80 is cheaper than most 08 Corsas on Donedeal...

Sobanek

Lexus LS 430 with a 2 litre :pac:

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-ls-430-cheap-tax/6493376

MadYaker

What are the chances of getting done for that of fooling around with tax? Has anyone here ever heard of it happening?

bear1

Just over 1.8k to tax that Volvo
Love it!

bear1

Sobanek wrote: »

Lexus LS 430 with a 2 litre :pac:

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-ls-430-cheap-tax/6493376

How the hell did they do that???
I'd also presume that the insurance is down as a 2.0 - fairly bloody risky.
Surprised the NCT centre hasn't picked up on it.

Toyotafanboi

i don't think the NCT care what engine is in the car, provided its safe.

and perhaps it is a 2 litre, declared properly. someone could have fitted the 6 cylinder from the is200 for tax purposes. makes the car much more economically viable imo if you want a luxury car with tolerable bills.

MadYaker

Seriously? My is200 is no rocketship and only returns mid 20s in mpg and id say that thing is about a ton heavier.

NewApproach

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

i don't think the NCT care what engine is in the car, provided its safe.

and perhaps it is a 2 litre, declared properly. someone could have fitted the 6 cylinder from the is200 for tax purposes. makes the car much more economically viable imo if you want a luxury car with tolerable bills.

Not much 'luxo' about a car that would take 15 seconds to hit 60

Bigus

ba_barabus wrote: »

Large engined petrol Volvo from 2008, I reckon it has to be priced VERY cheaply to sell.

There are a number of other ads showing for that seller too.

It's a V8 I think, that volvo

Toyotafanboi

never said it'd be quick :P

a bit like this fella, this gen celica only came with a 1.8 engine but he's gone and fitted a 1.4 corolla engine for the "chaep tax"

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/1-4vvti-toyota-celica-corolla-engine/6685192

but for that someone needs to tell him a 03 celica in very good shape is worth 2k tops, so with 1.8 tax being 600 a year and 1.4 tax being 400 a year it will be at least ten years of driving before you make any saving whatsoever over the 1.8...

Kaiser D

Bigus wrote: »

It's a V8 I think, that volvo

Not the 3.2

L-M

Lol, gob****e.

NewApproach

My aul lad had a similar 3.2 S80, smashing car but a cash drain. Bought it new and sold it 4 years later for c.€12k IIRC.

ba_barabus

Kaiser D wrote: »

Not the 3.2

Was just going to say it was a 4.4 V8 (no relation to the BMW engine, Yamaha I think)

The 3.2 is a straight 6.

Red Kev

randy hickey wrote: »

I was just about to post this in the Bangernomics thread when I remembered this thread.

A bag of sand for a 00 S-Class with 80,000 miles:

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mercedes-benz-s-class-low-mileage-no/6785137

That S-Class has an NCT till April 2014, that's 5 days. Probably failed the NCT and seller is trying to offload it.

Seller also says the car is a Singapore import . How does that work ? Do they get a rebate on tax when they export the car, because it's worth a multiple over there of what it's worth here, even back when it was imported.

bear1

Red Kev wrote: »

That S-Class has an NCT till April 2014, that's 5 days. Probably failed the NCT and seller is trying to offload it.

Seller also says the car is a Singapore import . How does that work ? Do they get a rebate on tax when they export the car, because it's worth a multiple over there of what it's worth here, even back when it was imported.

Good point, if it were me I'd trying flogging it off to the continent. Worth a fortune there.