BANGERNOMICS CAR OF THE WEEK/DAY

Long Time Lurker

26000 Elephants wrote: »

Asking 1300 for a 2001 with (short) test but nice colour.

Looking for one of these at the moment, other than front arm bushes and joints ( and rust) is there any other gotchas on these? The engine on this is the ok-ish M111 I think

I'll take your 01 C Class with short test and raise you a 02 E Class with new test :-) Could do with a valet though.


http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/9235182

GvidoR

colm_mcm wrote: »

Singapore spec?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-520i-auto/9266717?offset=16

Why Singapore?

Nice that there's no MPH on the speedo though.

colm_mcm

Pretty sure a garage near the red cow used to bring in loads of 3 and 5 series autos from Singapore.

Seweryn

colm_mcm wrote: »

Singapore spec?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-520i-auto/9266717?offset=16

It would be right to say here: "The car runs on fumes".

alias no.9

colm_mcm wrote: »

Pretty sure a garage near the red cow used to bring in loads of 3 and 5 series autos from Singapore.

Is the reg not a bit low for an import, it would have had to be imported at less than a year old.

Edit... Missed the February NCT date, it's an import. Didn't think there was that much of a drop off in sales between 00 and 02, I had an 8xxxx sequence 00 which was registered in July IIRC

26000 Elephants

Long Time Lurker wrote: »

I'll take your 01 C Class with short test and raise you a 02 E Class with new test :-) Could do with a valet though.


http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/9235182

Spotted that, and liked this one too:

2001 E-Kompressor Cork

If its not eaten underneath, they are a lot of car for the cash.

wotzgoingon

alias no.9 wrote: »

Is the reg not a bit low for an import, it would have had to be imported at less than a year old.

Edit... Missed the February NCT date, it's an import. Didn't think there was that much of a drop off in sales between 00 and 02, I had an 8xxxx sequence 00 which was registered in July IIRC

The instrument cluster is different than other e39's though not only just the speedo in KM's but also the different details on the LCD display.

Stheno

Long Time Lurker wrote: »

I'll take your 01 C Class with short test and raise you a 02 E Class with new test :-) Could do with a valet though.


http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/9235182

Gonna go see this tomorrow having been driving a 00 for a while I think I'd be ok with checking how it drives

Does recent nct indicate no rust issues?

Will talk to mechanic beforehand anyway

26000 Elephants

Stheno wrote: »

Gonna go see this tomorrow having been driving a 00 for a while I think I'd be ok with checking how it drives

Does recent nct indicate no rust issues?

Will talk to mechanic beforehand anyway

Stheno, would you mind posting a quick report on it? It would be interesting to see what you think.

Having an NCT just means that the car wont kill you, there could be enough rust under it to kill it in 12 months, but if its that bad it should be down as an advisory. Maybe im just too much of an old skeptic!! :pac:

RecordStraight

Long Time Lurker wrote: »

I'll take your 01 C Class with short test and raise you a 02 E Class with new test :-) Could do with a valet though.


http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/9235182

Weren't these made during the worst days of Daimler-Chryslers' attempts to save money by cutting corners?

Good find if it's a good one though.

JohnBoy26

Stheno wrote: »

Gonna go see this tomorrow having been driving a 00 for a while I think I'd be ok with checking how it drives

Does recent nct indicate no rust issues?

Will talk to mechanic beforehand anyway

No Stheno an nct is not a guarantee that it's rust free. If your interested in the car inspect it well for any rust. The underbody, arches, and the suspension towers and other relevant areas need to be checked.

colm_mcm

Mazda3 with over a million miles (not really though)

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/04-mazda-3-nct-march-2016-tax-june-15/9094164?offset=17

26000 Elephants

So much car for the money. Drove this today and it is exceptional. Autobox changes smoothly and sport mode livens up it up no end. Full history and has been looked after. Body needs some polishing, some marks on drivers door. Havent 'dropped the sump' but as its an Aero ( which always specced fully synth) I dont think sludge is an issue.

If the wife wasn't insisting on a merc, I would have bought it there and then. NCT till October. It will need rear discs soon enough, but otherwise.. Oh My God!!

Red Kev

€1250 NCT 04/16

I like these though white isn't the best colour IMO, very reliable too and has a brand new NCT as well.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/mazda/9255558?offset=29






Something a bit different that should be got for €2000, NCT till August. Corolla/Starlet mechanicals, so that shouldn't be a problem.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/toyota-sera-1993-1-5-auto/8188113?offset=15

26000 Elephants

One for the Starlet fetishists ( ye dirty yokes)



Lack of plate in photo is worrying, but looks clean, and claims long NCT. 950 euros

I probably would.

GvidoR

One for the Alfa guys. 03 156 with fresh NCT until 23-03-16 for €1000
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/alfa-romeo-156/9211670?offset=25

Iseedeadpixels

That Toyota Sera has been up for sale a few times.

Squatman

26000 Elephants wrote: »

So much car for the money. Drove this today and it is exceptional. Autobox changes smoothly and sport mode livens up it up no end. Full history and has been looked after. Body needs some polishing, some marks on drivers door. Havent 'dropped the sump' but as its an Aero ( which always specced fully synth) I dont think sludge is an issue.

If the wife wasn't insisting on a merc, I would have bought it there and then. NCT till October. It will need rear discs soon enough, but otherwise.. Oh My God!!

So essentially you took this car for a test drive with no intention of buying it?

26000 Elephants

Squatman wrote: »

So essentially you took this car for a test drive with no intention of buying it?

My wife hadn't driven a saab ( apart from my old 9-3 convertible), so I thought she might be convinced by it. She tried an auto C-class as well, and prefers that. Up to that, she was keeping an open mind about the make/model.

So, essentially, thats it. Make of it what you will.

Long Time Lurker

GvidoR wrote: »

One for the Alfa guys. 03 156 with fresh NCT until 23-03-16 for €1000
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/alfa-romeo-156/9211670?offset=25

My Alfa ad is better :-)


https://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/alfa-romeo-156/9276747

Leo Demidov

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2004-mg-zs-new-nct-tax-12-2015/9213167?offset=11

Too much tax, if thats possible.

GvidoR

Long Time Lurker wrote: »

My Alfa ad is better :-)


https://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/alfa-romeo-156/9276747

Very nice ad indeed. I can honestly say it's one of the best I've seen on DoneDeal. No mention of NCT though, so I guess your Alfa belongs in the fixerupper thread. :P

colm_mcm

Tax is real too. Would have you worried.

GvidoR

colm_mcm wrote: »

Tax is real too. Would have you worried.

In that case the MG is practically free. NCT AND TAX until 2016 for €950 on a 2004 car. :eek:

colm_mcm

It is a 1.8 K series. Not to sound like every person on the internet ever, but


Head gasket, head gasket etc etc

GvidoR

colm_mcm wrote: »

It is a 1.8 K series. Not to sound like every person on the internet ever, but


Head gasket, head gasket etc etc

If it doesn't give you issues for a year, it's still well worth the money. Sell it on for scrap money afterwards.

GvidoR

GvidoR wrote: »

In that case the MG is practically free. NCT AND TAX until 2016 for €950 on a 2004 car. :eek:

That's hoping the car sees out the duration of the nct and tax.

PurvesGrundy

This is very cheap: http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volvo-s60-2001/9211470?offset=19

Hal1

The short nct and high tax :rolleyes: bill wouldn't sway many punters hence the price. It's still a lot of car for the money.

Barr

PurvesGrundy wrote: »

This is very cheap: http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volvo-s60-2001/9211470?offset=19

Looks like an auto?