Today I saw a car for sale thread - part 2

Duke O Smiley

Is the spec a bit poor on it? Surprised to see manual seats!

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Is the spec a bit poor on it? Surprised to see manual seats!

Yeah very poor. SE style bumpers too. Seems to be common on 335i cars since the e90 though. Strange.

bazz26

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Is the spec a bit poor on it? Surprised to see manual seats!

Yes, I think you had to spec the sport seats for them to be electric in the 335i, they are not heated either and it also has the basic small screen idrive. I'd say the original owner ran out of money by the time they got to the options list.

at9qu5vp0wcix7

The chrome on the bumpers narrows it down to either Modern or Luxury spec. The wheels and interior tell it's Luxury. It's a step up from SE but it is the most ugly spec on the exterior IMO. I do like that it is unassuming though

bazz26

Indeed, according to motorcheck it's a "Luxury" model. :eek:

bear1

Victor Shy Child wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/tvr-griffith-500/26141467



32k on the clock, 5.0 V8. As description says €30k but it's now advertised for €25k.

Gran turismo flashbacks

colm_mcm

I think there’s something charming about a 335i in plain clothes.

It’s like the opposite of most BMWs

kalkat2002

Vectra ambulance edition

http://www.adverts.ie/22395835

Padre_Pio

kalkat2002 wrote: »

Vectra ambulance edition

http://www.adverts.ie/22395835

you'd have to take the stickers and lights off though...

Pity :pac:

CharlieCroker

Padre_Pio wrote: »

you'd have to take the stickers and lights off though...

Pity :pac:

No you wouldn't.

Just can't use the lights on a public road

Top Dog

kalkat2002 wrote: »

Vectra ambulance edition

http://www.adverts.ie/22395835

CRW expiry? Does that suggest DOE/CVRT rather than NCT?

johndaman66

Reminds me on this for some reason
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uK5hSqdyBs

Oops!

johndaman66 wrote: »

Reminds me on this for some reason
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uK5hSqdyBs

First thing that came into my head as well!

ek motor

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-x5-4-8-v8/26563924

Be fun to own this for a few months until the petrol money runs out

ohnonotgmail

ek motor wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-x5-4-8-v8/26563924

Be fun to own this for a few months until the petrol money runs out

why does it say "does not require a financial contribution."? Highly unlikely to be on finance at that age.

26000 Elephants

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

why does it say "does not require a financial contribution."? Highly unlikely to be on finance at that age.

Im sure he means that it does not require money spent on it. Which is, of course, a big fat lie.

BMW V8's of that era have lots of very expensive problems.

johndaman66

26000 Elephants wrote: »

Im sure he means that it does not require money spent on it.

That was my thought too but had to think about it for a few seconds. Peculiar way of saying it though. Was guessing english was not his first language but his name sort of implies differently. Seems a crazy way to drop €10k though.

Toyotafanboi

To be fair, you can tell by the colour of the alloys that english is not the owners first language.

James Bond Junior

As the owner of a 5.7 V8 SUV, that X5 is a total waste of time. If you're going to spending a fat lump of cash just fueling a car, get something at least a bit fun. My Jeep is lovely and makes a nice noise but an SUV is an SUV, it's not a petrol head's dream, no matter the displacement.

User1998

An LPG conversion would make it more attractive

LillySV

James Bond Junior wrote: »

As the owner of a 5.7 V8 SUV, that X5 is a total waste of time. If you're going to spending a fat lump of cash just fueling a car, get something at least a bit fun. My Jeep is lovely and makes a nice noise but an SUV is an SUV, it's not a petrol head's dream, no matter the displacement.

What u drive as a matter of interest

wotzgoingon

LillySV wrote: »

What u drive as a matter of interest

He has the pick of any large engined vehicle as he is in the United Arab Emirates.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

James Bond Junior wrote: »

As the owner of a 5.7 V8 SUV, that X5 is a total waste of time. If you're going to spending a fat lump of cash just fueling a car, get something at least a bit fun. My Jeep is lovely and makes a nice noise but an SUV is an SUV, it's not a petrol head's dream, no matter the displacement.

To be fair those V8 X5's are pretty underwhelming, nice sound though. Nice car to rumble around town in (if one could afford to).

James Bond Junior

LillySV wrote: »

What u drive as a matter of interest

5.7 Hemi Jeep Grand Cherokee. Not in the UAE, Oman.

Its been troublesome so I think we may move it on soon. We were going to buy a second car like a Cooper S or a Golf R but have put it on the back burner again, probably not to return.

Odyssey 2005

https://m.carzone.ie/used-cars/bmw/8-series/fpa/202009274272999?fbclid=IwAR1HcujgTefHr90yGVqDwWCD4a1H31xe0nKIRvlA5CDVdVI1OuDJGCZx_OE

at9qu5vp0wcix7

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

https://m.carzone.ie/used-cars/bmw/8-series/fpa/202009274272999?fbclid=IwAR1HcujgTefHr90yGVqDwWCD4a1H31xe0nKIRvlA5CDVdVI1OuDJGCZx_OE

I came here to post this, you beat me to it!

LillySV

James Bond Junior wrote: »

5.7 Hemi Jeep Grand Cherokee. Not in the UAE, Oman.

Its been troublesome so I think we may move it on soon. We were going to buy a second car like a Cooper S or a Golf R but have put it on the back burner again, probably not to return.

I love the look of the grand Cherokee and would buy one if seen a good one for sale here... they rare here though ... and it would be the 3 litre one here! Haha.

What kind of things giving ya trouble on it so far? Expensive to fix?

James Bond Junior

LillySV wrote: »

I love the look of the grand Cherokee and would buy one if seen a good one for sale here... they rare here though ... and it would be the 3 litre one here! Haha.

What kind of things giving ya trouble on it so far? Expensive to fix?

Suspension bits mainly, then a new water pump and radiator. They reused the same pipes and clamps which was a bad idea as the lower hose blew off and dumped all the coolant out. I just caught it before it went bang and overheated. Really the biggest issue is parts for American brands are VERY expensive here. It's going back to the mechanic again this week as there's an extremely strong smell of petrol coming from around the drivers door area which I'm hoping is just a leaky fuel line. Injectors are dry thankfully. I replaced the washer bottle last year and it's broken again. Stupid stuff but constant. My wife wants shot of it and I'm finding it hard to disagree.

Duke O Smiley

https://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/porsche/cayenne/fpa/201810031121344?journey=Search



This is different

Gorteen

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/porsche/cayenne/fpa/201810031121344?journey=Search



This is different

I want to puke :mad: