BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day

Sofiztikated

Mad_Mike wrote: »

That's tidy for under 500 quid! :eek:

I'd have snapped that right up.

The Mask 13

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-focus-zetec-new-nct-price-reduced/21660458


Looking for a reliable car under 1000 just to get to work and back everyday (30 miles total) has anyone any advice on something like this? Thanks

SCOOP 64

The Mask 13 wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-focus-zetec-new-nct-price-reduced/21660458


Looking for a reliable car under 1000 just to get to work and back everyday (30 miles total) has anyone any advice on something like this? Thanks

looks clean, low mileage,would ask when timing belt was done.

punisher5112

The Mask 13 wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-focus-zetec-new-nct-price-reduced/21660458


Looking for a reliable car under 1000 just to get to work and back everyday (30 miles total) has anyone any advice on something like this? Thanks

UK import so be sure mileage is correct.

43mpg is laughable to be honest.

10l/100km is about it and may improve slightly on a long run but not hugely.

The Mask 13

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

looks clean, low mileage,would ask when timing belt was done.

He said the TB and pump were done at 60,000 (3years ago) 90,000 on it now

zg3409

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

The Mask 13 wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-focus-zetec-new-nct-price-reduced/21660458


Looking for a reliable car under 1000 just to get to work and back everyday (30 miles total) has anyone any advice on something like this? Thanks

looks clean, low mileage,would ask when timing belt was done.

A years tax would nearly be the price of the car. If you intend holding on to it for a few years, might be better to factor cost of road tax into calculations . If short trips then avoid diesel cars. That said if it was close, and you wanted a bit of power...

Sofiztikated

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2004-bmw-520i-petrol/21733552

High miler 520i. Tested til January. Interior looks well.

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volvo-s40-2009-1-owner-long-nct-leather-seats/21647713



Pity about the tax on this. Two years test, nice leather etc - €1890

If my neighbour came home with this tomorrow I'd think thats a €3-4k car

punisher5112

The Mask 13 wrote: »

He said the TB and pump were done at 60,000 (3years ago) 90,000 on it now

Some how I don't believe that unless proof.

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2010-hyundai-sonata-cdti-nct-03-20/21731219



Years test, cheap-ish tax, high miles, €1400

They're actually not a bad looking car..

BonnieSituation

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volvo-s40-2009-1-owner-long-nct-leather-seats/21647713



Pity about the tax on this. Two years test, nice leather etc - €1890

If my neighbour came home with this tomorrow I'd think thats a €3-4k car

Handbrake in that is sitting fierce high!

Agent Smith

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Handbrake in that is sitting fierce high!

Makes better doughnuts

punisher5112

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Handbrake in that is sitting fierce high!

If the driver was like my da then it wouldn't worry me at all.

He would absolutely pull the guts out of it no matter where it was parked hill or not.....

punisher5112

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Handbrake in that is sitting fierce high!

If the driver was like my da then it wouldn't worry me at all.

He would absolutely pull the guts out of it no matter where it was parked hill or not.....

2smiggy

why is the road tax so dear for the volvo , it being a 2009 car with a 1.8 engine ?

ohnonotgmail

2smiggy wrote: »

why is the road tax so dear for the volvo , it being a 2009 car with a 1.8 engine ?

the ad is wrong. Motortax.ie has the tax at 390 a year for that car.

Duke O Smiley

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

the ad is wrong. Motortax.ie has the tax at 390 a year for that car.

09 WH 872 is down as €750 p/a alright

Its that high because its on the emissions based system and not the cc/engine size system

ohnonotgmail

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

09 WH 872 is down as €750 p/a alright

Its that high because its on the emissions based system and not the cc/engine size system

Duke O Smiley

Thats MH, the Volvo is WH

ohnonotgmail

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Thats MH, the Volvo is WH

I need my eyesight checked.

2smiggy

pity, a nice car for that price, but the road tax is a bit much !

wonski

If the tax was 350 a year the car would be listed at 2500 euro

And people would say its a bargain, too.

kirving

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Handbrake in that is sitting fierce high!

Wouldn't bother me. The rear discs on those caused the handbrake to have weird behaviour as far as I remember. Could pull it up much further if you don't have your foot on the brake first.

Bigmac1euro

Will those Volvos run for much longer ?
Considering the mileage is so high.

gooner99

If a car that was originally brought in from the UK is showing 3 previous owners, is that total owners or just Irish owners.

BonnieSituation

gooner99 wrote: »

If a car that was originally brought in from the UK is showing 3 previous owners, is that total owners or just Irish owners.

Just Irish

26000 Elephants

punisher5112 wrote: »

10l/100km is about it and may improve slightly on a long run but not hugely.

I've been running a 1.6 petrol Stilo (which should be about the same as a 1.6 focus) for the last 3 years and ive never averaged 10l/100km. Worst case of nothing other than cold start school runs/trips to shop is 9l/100km. If a 1.6 hatch from that era is only doing 10l average, then you should be getting it checked.

Average for a 200km round trip of N-roads (no motorway) without being too careful is an easy 6l/100km. 5.6 is my record. Because of the realtively low gearing in these cars, motorways will drop that to about 7.

On a side note: Yes, that bangernomics fixerupper 2004 Stilo Multiwagon that I picked up for 350 euros over 3 years ago passed its latest NCT in march only needing tyres. Still going strong! nearly 60,000kms up on it.

Duke O Smiley

Bigmac1euro wrote: »

Will those Volvos run for much longer ?
Considering the mileage is so high.

They don't just implode after a certain amount of miles. It depends very much on how it has been looked after and how you look after it too.

Bigmac1euro

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

They don't just implode after a certain amount of miles. It depends very much on how it has been looked after and how you look after it too.

I find certain cars clock up so many miles and within a year everything just falls apart fairly rapidly.
Basically my own car has fallen apart in the space of 6 months. Regularly serviced and looked after quite well and not driven too hard (Opel vectra 07 1.6 petrol piece of ****)
And has always been quite a bit of trouble anyway.

Doing about 180 - 200km per week.

I need something between 700 - 1800 quid that will last me precisely 18 months.

Duke O Smiley

Unfortunately that can be a big risk when it comes to bangernomics. You can get lucky and buy a car on the cheap that has had loads of work done to it in the last 5/8/10/12k miles and will run then for a good while without needing anything doing, or you can get unlucky and buy something that needs this, that and something else done to it all at the same time.

Case in point, I bought a 03 A6 TDI last June for €900 that had a heap of expensive maintenance carried out by the previous owner over the previous 18 months. Clutch, timing belt, tyres etc. It was great, I drove it for about 6 months and got a good 8k miles out of it without needing to spend a cent on it.

I have a 07 Civic hybrid now, bought a few weeks ago for €1k. Already its had two tyres at €160, its due a service and transmission fluid change, new wipers and it will probably need a few bits for an NCT in a few months. ****e luck really, but the car was cheap to begin with.