BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day

Toyotafanboi

true.

it is the most generic model of an iconic name but i think we will look back on them fondly some day all the same. on the face of things they are a bit ugly but when you really study them, the styling is arguably quite nice.

i am going on my holibobs in August and if i can get the car sold for anything in excess of €1k it will cover the cost of my holiday i'l take that. if it's still with me come August i will happily park it beside the Glanza and keep it; as "adverts.ie" cliche as that sounds.

it's like a good girlfriend that you still need to break up with. i'd like to see it go on to be happy again with a new owner :P

i'd like the extra cash but i don't need it, thankfully.

Cantona's Collars

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/tb4-freelander/12819243

Detailed description and pics of the work that was done on it.

keane2097

Why in the world are people so anxious to avoid showing their number plates?

frozenfrozen

because it probably hasn't been taxed in 8 years

Cantona's Collars

keane2097 wrote: »

Why in the world are people so anxious to avoid showing their number plates?

Then they show pics of the NCT disc etc. and the number is shown there:p

selectamatic

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-rav4/12800805

98 lwb Rav4.
test till jan17
tax till september.
asking €550 ono

unkel

€400 probably gets it (if you're daring to be that cheeky). Cheap peace of mind if you live in a hilly / remote area. From the looks of the weather today - winter is coming!

percy212

Bought this for family member today. Few dings on it but seems good!

dufferlover wrote: »

I had one of these from new from 2005 to 2013 and zero issues. Beyond not sexy!!
Still hunting for a second cheap car. The mileage on this can't be right!
https://www.donedeal.ie/view/12817703

jharr100

http://www.adverts.ie/10873934

2003 avensis with test till 3/17 for 500 quid from a garage.. seems good value ?

zurbfoundation

jharr100 wrote: »

http://www.adverts.ie/10873934

2003 avensis with test till 3/17 for 500 quid from a garage.. seems good value ?

could be an oil burner though

Toyotafanboi

zurbfoundation wrote: »

could be an oil burner though

It'd never have made it to that mileage if it was.

unkel

Even if it burnt a litre of oil every 1000km, just keep topping it up with cheap oil and don't bother with the annual oil service

Very cheap car from a dealer and at that kinda money, with an established dealer, the small claims court is a serious backup should things go wrong

Perfect bangernomics if you need a sizeable car but have only the tiniest of budgets for purchase / maintenance...

jharr100

unkel wrote: »

Even if it burnt a litre of oil every 1000km, just keep topping it up with cheap oil and don't bother with the annual oil service

Very cheap car from a dealer and at that kinda money, with an established dealer, the small claims court is a serious backup should things go wrong

Perfect bangernomics if you need a sizeable car but have only the tiniest of budgets for purchase / maintenance...

Anything else in particular to watch out for ?
There is a 1.6 strata avensis for sale locally with only 70k and one owner. It's 2005 and it's going for just under 2k. Would be sensible motoring I'm thinking.

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly

unkel wrote: »

Even if it burnt a litre of oil every 1000km, just keep topping it up with cheap oil and don't bother with the annual oil service

Or replace the leaky seals.

Trojan

unkel wrote: »

Even if it burnt a litre of oil every 1000km, just keep topping it up with cheap oil and don't bother with the annual oil service

As an M54 owner, I just buy my oil in bulk.

Toyotafanboi

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly wrote: »

Or replace the leaky seals.

Hardly worth it in a bangernomics Eventless.

It's generally bore wear that causes those vvti's to burn oil afaik.

zurbfoundation

some screw holes where taxi radio was possibly mounted? (beside fan controls)



or maybe just old mobile phone holder/charger

Toyotafanboi

i can just picture a 3510i sitting there

PurvesGrundy

This is just crazy value: https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/99-volvo-s80-nct-12-2016tax-08-2016mint/12824389

Duke O Smiley

A tad basic but excellent value indeed.

Sleepy

Picked up a new banger last night, a 2003 Saab 9-3 1.8T with 130k on the clock for €1300 plus my old 1999 9-3 hatch which was just out of NCT and needed more doing to it than it was worth. She's the Linear trim spec so no leather but she has air-con, nice alloys, trip computer, a nice stereo and I got my Parrot hands free kit stripped from the old car and installed in this one as part of the deal.



It's probably a little on the pricey side for what it is, but it came with a fresh NCT and, since I bought it from Dara McCormack, has just had a thorough going over by a specialist who had been maintaining the car for it's previous owner for the past few years. He was also kind enough to throw a few quid worth of fuel into her for me.

She's not as pretty as the older 9-3, but she's a much better car to drive and with the A/C will be far easier to live with. Lesson learned, never again buy a black car without it!

joujoujou

unkel wrote: »

Even if it burnt a litre of oil every 1000km, just keep topping it up with cheap oil and don't bother with the annual oil service

[...]

Do worry about annual NCT emission test instead.

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

[...]

It's generally bore wear that causes those vvti's to burn oil afaik.

Error (probably) in service specification --> wrong grade of oil used --> insufficient flow of oil --> oil piston rings seizure --> oil burning.

Cantona's Collars

Maybe one for somebody who likes to work on their bangernomics car.NCT until Sept 2017.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2006-1-6-diesel-volvo-v50/12831651

Esel

zerks wrote: »

Maybe one for somebody who likes to work on their bangernomics car.NCT until Sept 2017.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2006-1-6-diesel-volvo-v50/12831651

Sold already!

nice_guy80

Esel wrote: »

Sold already!

serious value

cadaliac

nice_guy80 wrote: »

serious value

Only to someone who knows what the issue is and had the ability to fix it.

unkel

joujoujou wrote: »

Do worry about annual NCT emission test instead.

On a €400 Toyota there's no way I'd even invest €55 in an NCT

After the test is up, I'd dump it for beer money (but significantly more than scrap money). Thousands of people around who would bite my hand off for it

v240gltse

sweet machine and the best of luck with it and Dara is a very very sound guy to deal with.

enjoy

brendan

Sleepy wrote: »

Picked up a new banger last night, a 2003 Saab 9-3 1.8T with 130k on the clock for €1300 plus my old 1999 9-3 hatch which was just out of NCT and needed more doing to it than it was worth. She's the Linear trim spec so no leather but she has air-con, nice alloys, trip computer, a nice stereo and I got my Parrot hands free kit stripped from the old car and installed in this one as part of the deal.



It's probably a little on the pricey side for what it is, but it came with a fresh NCT and, since I bought it from Dara McCormack, has just had a thorough going over by a specialist who had been maintaining the car for it's previous owner for the past few years. He was also kind enough to throw a few quid worth of fuel into her for me.

She's not as pretty as the older 9-3, but she's a much better car to drive and with the A/C will be far easier to live with. Lesson learned, never again buy a black car without it!

Sleepy

v240gltse wrote: »

Dara is a very very sound guy to deal with.

He certainly is!

Esel

Where is Dara McCormack based?