To change or not to change...

Toyotafanboi

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-accord-diesel-executive-leather-climate-su/10238832

Don't hate that... are they ****e?

GustavoFring

Looks ideal for what you want it for tbh. Nice spec, not too heavy miles and most likely a lot more life left in it.

Atlantic Dawn

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-accord-diesel-executive-leather-climate-su/10238832

Don't hate that... are they ****e?

Nice looking car, you should look to see if the VSA light issue has occured in it before and been fixed .... http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055823353

More info here and a good site for faults/questions...http://typeaccord.co.uk/forum/topic/1432-vsa-modulator-light/

Toyotafanboi

Put a deposit on a car today.

5 points to Gryffindor if anyone can guess it :pac:

vectra

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Put a deposit on a car today.

5 points to Gryffindor if anyone can guess it :pac:

Accord?

from_atozinc

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Put a deposit on a car today.

5 points to Gryffindor if anyone can guess it :pac:

Sure jaysus, it could be anything with the long list of cars mentioned ; )

Honda Civic petrol hatchback.

colm_mcm

Passat TDI

Toyotafanboi

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/skoda-octavia-rs-2-0tdi-170bhp-nct-07-17/11440955

Went to view this today. It was hanging together.

Bodywork was honest enough, front end was stone chipped but otherwise straight enough, no major damage or repairs, wheels were all damage free and good (chinese) tyres all round, I was pleasantly surprised.

Interior was clean, sat into it nice and fresh, no marks or rips or tears or anything. Miraculously a full, legit looking service history in the glovebox the whole way to 200k.

Asked for the keys, started it up. Check engine, glow plug and DPF light on the dash. Obliged the seller by taking it for a drive but at that point my interest was gone. I know "trade cars" and "no warranty" is that places USP but I wasn't looking to buy a complete liability either. Rear window was also down before I took it for a drive and went to put it up but it was stuck down.

It sounded like it was running fine. For 180bhp or whatever these claim to be it felt very wheezy and there was no great pick up or torque in it like you would be expecting from a turbo diesel so I don't know if it was right or wrong really. Was very difficult to pull away in first gear too, thought it was clutch trouble but when I went to do a hill start, the car stayed on the hill rock solid without the handbrake applied so I assume it has a stuck calliper somewhere.

Got back and the seller told me the battery went flat and after you jump start those cars all the check light come on the dash which i'm sure is gospel truth and there was a bit of a take it or leave it attitude about them. I gladly left.

Shame, it was tidy enough looking but you'd want it for €4k i'd say between fixing the window, brakes and taking a punt on the potential DPF/ EGR issues.

So that's what I didn't buy :pac:

166man

I still think you'd be mad to buy a €5k Octavia VRS!

A 2004/2005 Alfa JTD will have the older more reliable Diesel engine and the cars are pretty to look at, good to drive and reasonably solid on the road. Pick one up for €2k these days. Same risk as a €5k Octy IMO.

Toyotafanboi

EYour definitely right, there are some very attractive propostions out there in reasonably "up in the years" Alfa 159's too. I just wasn't ready to go full Alfa yet :P

I did look at this last Thursday but came to the conclusion it was probably a bit ghey, more of a ladies car.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/alfa-romeo-mito-1-6-jtdm-turismo/12347684

Too late to turn around now anyway

colm_mcm

Come on, what did you buy?

Toyotafanboi

colm_mcm wrote: »

Come on, what did you buy?

Lets just say it has lots of triangles :pac:

colm_mcm

Ooh. I like triangles. Petrol or diesel. Panoramic roof?

Toyotafanboi

colm_mcm wrote: »

Ooh. I like triangles. Petrol or diesel. Panoramic roof?

1.8 petrol, auto with the flappy paddles, more doors model. Nice spec with the panoramic roof, dual zone climate control, cruise control, power fold mirrors etc.

from_atozinc

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Lets just say it has lots of triangles :pac:

So I was right kinda ?

colm_mcm

Oh Jesus, the auto box on them is awful. You didn't did you?

Toyotafanboi

colm_mcm wrote: »

Oh Jesus, the auto box on them is awful. You didn't did you?

No, I really actually did. I know it's an automated manual and not an automatic automatic.

Not trying to justify it but I was happy with it when I drove it. Had a few autos in the past and it was just about as sloppy as any of those.

It's probably the 6th Civic i've looked at and it was the tidiest by a country mile. Most sub €10k were fairly clapped.

colm_mcm

Should've held out for mine

What year did you go for? Colour?

Toyotafanboi

colm_mcm wrote: »

Should've held out for mine

What year did you go for? Colour?

Didn't fancy getting railroaded into Supagard and RTI insurance if I bought yours :pac:

It's 07, one owner, only 80k kms on it with a full history. Tested until October 17.

Decent in that regard, most every other one I looked at was between 150-200k at this stage.

Had all the hallmarks of a well minded car, 4 good as new brand name tyres on it, still has it's original mats, all its paperwork etc.

The dealer reffered to it as champagne silver or something but i'm pretty sure if I asked a 5 year old they'd tell me it's brown.

I think it's an ES spec? Same alloys as yours, front fogs, dual exhausts.

The auto box it probably a bit uninspiring but I hadn't read of any reliability issues with them, so fingers crossed in that regard.

colm_mcm

Oh, that goldy brown colour is very nice on them.
Yeah mine is an ES too.
You going getting the mesh grille?

Toyotafanboi

colm_mcm wrote: »

Oh, that goldy brown colour is very nice on them.
Yeah mine is an ES too.
You going getting the mesh grille?

Literally the first thing that crosed my mind did you buy yours online?

Picking it up this day week, reasonably excited. Just want to organise to get a bit of PDR on it this week, there one tasty car door ding on it, otherwise it's fairly crisp. They are "servicing" it etc.

colm_mcm

Yeah, I got the grille from Cox Honda in the uk through eBay. Think it was €160, might be less now.
They really need the facelift lights on the back too....

rizzodun

Well wear, I'd be interested in how the I-Shift performs, have the 1.8 ES manual too.

Still havent got around to getting that grille though...

Toyotafanboi

Thanks .

I hadn't strictly been ruling out automatic cars. On the new commute i'd been getting very weary of the clutch, first, second, clutch, brake, stop, rinse repeat on the M50 carpark.

I only test drove the the car in auto mode, but it felt as you'd expect for an auto I suppose. It felt every bit as pokey as the 2.2 diesels I drove but obviously not as torquey.

Hoping the i-shift is reliable, that's my only concern really.

from_atozinc

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Thanks .

I hadn't strictly been ruling out automatic cars. On the new commute i'd been getting very weary of the clutch, first, second, clutch, brake, stop, rinse repeat on the M50 carpark.

I only test drove the the car in auto mode, but it felt as you'd expect for an auto I suppose. It felt every bit as pokey as the 2.2 diesels I drove but obviously not as torquey.

Hoping the i-shift is reliable, that's my only concern really.

What's this ishift thing?

Looking at some pictures...... the saloon automatic from around that time seems to have a different gearstick. Was the ishift only done in the hatchbacks ?

GustavoFring

Well wear. The color of what you bought shines up well. Foxhole did a great job on herself a while back.







Not my choice of colour but it can look well with some spit and polish.

colm_mcm

from_atozinc wrote: »

What's this ishift thing?

Looking at some pictures...... the saloon automatic from around that time seems to have a different gearstick. Was the ishift only done in the hatchbacks ?

Yeah the saloon has a CVT on the hybrids and a torque converter on the 1.8s.
The box on the hatchbacks is an automated manual box, similar to Toyota MMT or VW ASG in the Up.
Even manual vs manual the gear shifters and gaiters etc are completely different between saloon and hatch. There are very few common parts really.

from_atozinc

colm_mcm wrote: »

Yeah the saloon has a CVT on the hybrids and a torque converter on the 1.8s.
The box on the hatchbacks is an automated manual box, similar to Toyota MMT or VW ASG in the Up.
Even manual vs manual the gear shifters and gaiters etc are completely different between saloon and hatch. There are very few common parts really.

Is the torque converter one ok from a reliability point of view?

Is it more reliable than i Shift?

colm_mcm

I dint know too much about the torque converter one. Most people here just bought the hybrid instead. I'd assume it's reliable, being a fairly well proven technology!
I-shift would have emissions and fuel economy benefits, but has much more potential to go wrong.

Toyotafanboi

Digging this up one last time.

They have asked that I pay by bank draft. I've never paid like this before.

Thing is, i'm picking the car up on Saturday, can i drive away that same day having paid by bank draft or does it have to "clear" like a cheque etc?

How do they know it's legit immediately?

Also i'm not in a position to get to my local bank that my accounts are with, will any bank under the same name give me a draft?

That might be a naieve question but every day is a school day