And the winner of dreamer of the year is... Part 2!

h3000

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Here's one a little left of field. A tarted up 760 worth £10k on a good day.

I don't know how AC Schnitzer every became a desirable thing aesthetically, but anyone that spends £43,000 on this muck needs their head examined.

You'd want to be off your head. I'd probably go for this one myself for the same money.
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/bmw/7-series/16-66-bmw-750i-m-sport-auto--maintenance-pack-20-wheels-rear-seat-comfort-pack-m-sport-exhaust-massage-seats-privacy-hud/9319657

banana_bear

Chefjom wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-fiesta/20619520
Bargain considering what youre getting for your 2700

That's a contender for "worst pictures in a car ad"
- Pictures not even aligned for portrait or landscape
- Picture cropped with extra black bars
- Tacky one liner (that's a new one)
- Picture with the car covered in suds, for maximum uselessness

California Dreamer

https://www.adverts.ie/car/volkswagen/golf/1992-volkswagen-golf/16996815

What am I missing here?

colm_mcm

California Dreamer wrote: »

https://www.adverts.ie/car/volkswagen/golf/1992-volkswagen-golf/16996815

What am I missing here?

Noth8ng, the Mk3 GTI is unloved but it’s 3 years away from classic tax and is eligible for classic insurance apparently. Being an 8v it isn’t at all fast.

homer90

https://www.donedeal.ie/campers-for-sale/vw-camper/20768783

Totally shot T2 Bay window.....

€6,000

colm_mcm

I dunno, you’d be surprised what they’d be worth, even the roof is probably worth a few quid even if it’s in bad condition.

homer90

colm_mcm wrote: »

I dunno, you’d be surprised what they’d be worth, even the roof is probably worth a few quid even if it’s in bad condition.

No doubt, definately one for the brave.

Four Phucs Ache

The best part of that camper is the paint inside the drivers headlight cowl.

TommyGun2017

Spotted this the other day before I knew this thread existed!

15 year old Accord asking over 8k? What am I missing!

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/20726604

Toyotafanboi

It's a EuroR, the performance model. Price is still a bit sticky but I think €5-6k would be ok for it?

TommyGun2017

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

It's a EuroR, the performance model. Price is still a bit sticky but I think €5-6k would be ok for it?

Ahh ok cheers for that

EPAndlee

5k - 8k is the going rate for them

q85dw7osi4lebg

TommyGun2017 wrote: »

Spotted this the other day before I knew this thread existed!

15 year old Accord asking over 8k? What am I missing!

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/20726604

Think of it as the Type R variant of the Accord. Wouldn't quite pay that myself for it but I'm sure theres a market for them.

EPAndlee

Anyone for Katie Prices Suzuki Vitara for a bargain of 66k

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Suzuki-Vitara-Barbie-Car/254073076749?hash=item3b27ef7c0d:g:Rv4AAOSwHDdcPbYv

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

EPAndlee wrote: »

Anyone for Katie Prices Suzuki Vitara for a bargain of 66k

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Suzuki-Vitara-Barbie-Car/254073076749?hash=item3b27ef7c0d:g:Rv4AAOSwHDdcPbYv

She’s some tool.

colm_mcm

Is that a bid?

10% to charity!?!?

rizzodun

The bidding looks suspect as fcuk though.

Went from starting at £500 to first bid of £14,400, and a lot of repeat bidders.

q85dw7osi4lebg

£60,000. Won’t be paid for..

EPAndlee

There can't possibly be 66 bidders on that

wotzgoingon

EPAndlee wrote: »

There can't possibly be 66 bidders on that

I was going to post the same thing.

homer90

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volkswagon-golf-gti-2-0-3-door/20784622

€13,495

Tidy low km example granted, BUT................... :eek:

Duke O Smiley

Thats well into Mk6 money

I'd say thats a smashing example though

ewj1978

i love the one lady owner bs. Some girls I know drive like loons!

Killinator

LETS SEE:
NO Xenons
NO DSG
NO dual cimate control
NO Navigation
NO Multi fuction steering wheel
Lower Spec display between dials.

Nowhere near a top spec model.
I sold a very similar one nearly 3 years ago and struggled to get €4'000 for it!
They were so popular there's an over abundance of them available, saying that as someone who loved mine

Just as an example of something else for the money:

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mk6-golf-gti/20671100

Top Dog

Killinator wrote: »

LETS SEE:
NO Xenons
NO DSG
NO dual cimate control
NO Navigation
NO Multi fuction steering wheel
Lower Spec display between dials.

Nowhere near a top spec model.
I sold a very similar one nearly 3 years ago and struggled to get €4'000 for it!
They were so popular there's an over abundance of them available, saying that as someone who loved mine

Just as an example of something else for the money:

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mk6-golf-gti/20671100

Not doubting what you say, but its slightly amusing that you link to another Golf with

No dsg
No navigation
No multi-function wheel
And in this case no leather either


:pac:

Killinator

Top Dog wrote: »

Not doubting what you say, but its slightly amusing that you link to another Golf with

No dsg
No navigation
No multi-function wheel
And in this case no leather either


:pac:

I know, it's poor spec too and I'm no way saying it's good value either I personally don't believe it is, but at least it's a Mk6 instead of a Mk5 and the red is a lot more stand out than silver
For that money you'd grab a great spec model up north or next door

colm_mcm

€12450 for this 2012 1.4 FK2 Civic

https://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/honda/civic/used-2012-honda-civic-1-4-i-si-5d-clare-fpa-201810231758593

johndaman66

colm_mcm wrote: »

€12450 for this 2012 1.4 FK2 Civic

https://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/honda/civic/used-2012-honda-civic-1-4-i-si-5d-clare-fpa-201810231758593

€POA? Was the ad edited since your post or did you "ask" Colm?

My general assumption is that a car is overpriced when I see €POA and hence I never bother "asking".

colm_mcm

I saw it in the flesh yesterday.

h3000

Every time I see POA on an car advert it genuinely pisses me off a bit and would actually steer me away from the car.

Kamili

h3000 wrote: »

Every time I see POA on an car advert it genuinely pisses me off a bit and would actually steer me away from the car.

same here

POA = Price on Arrival - I take a look at you and decide how much to fleece you.

I won't deal with anything that has POA on it.

In otherwords - overpriced Piece of A$$.

blade1

h3000 wrote: »

Every time I see POA on an car advert it genuinely pisses me off a bit and would actually steer me away from the car.

What I find even worse is when they then also say no time wasters! :rolleyes:

coolisin

h3000 wrote: »

Every time I see POA on an car advert it genuinely pisses me off a bit and would actually steer me away from the car.

Depending on the car POA says either "you can't afford it" or "I've an unreasonable high price" so in either case I'd be out.
I'd glance over the advert but I wouldn't think of contacting the seller to find out the price.

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-s6-quattro-2-7-biturbo-petrol/20843621



S6? No
S Line? No

2.7t A6 - €3900 please

colm_mcm

230bhp S6

tcawley29

Last change of ownership was on 1/12/18. Must be a hape of ****e

EPAndlee

tcawley29 wrote: »

Last change of ownership was on 1/12/18. Must be a hape of ****e

Could just have been to avoid back taxing it

colm_mcm

It’s not taxed though.

StereoSound

I think this Rover 45 will never sell, I wouldn't take it for free. 2 years out of NCT, guaranteed head gasket problems on these cars to. What would you do with it if you took it for free anyways ? Put money into it and drive it ? Insure it and blow it up and claim the insurance money ? Even with a new NCT it's a free car.. If you paid me the asking price of this car to take it, I just wouldn't.

https://www.adverts.ie/car/rover/45/2002-rover-45/13538239

Toyotafanboi

I agree, it's worth about zero seeing as it has no NCT and isn't driving.

Don't act like you wouldn't accept €550 to remove it though

To be fair, I know it's not an exciting model but it could be one for the barn. It's a Rover, in that colour green. If I turned up at a classic show in 20 years time, I would crane my neck momentarily to look at it and think back to my old ZR.

StereoSound

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

I agree, it's worth about zero seeing as it has no NCT and isn't driving.

Don't act like you wouldn't accept €550 to remove it though

To be fair, I know it's not an exciting model but it could be one for the barn. It's a Rover, in that colour green. If I turned up at a classic show in 20 years time, I would crane my neck momentarily to look at it and think back to my old ZR.

I had a 1998' 416 about 12 years back and it was a nightmare of a car, the 45 being a simple face lift with the same mechanical problems.. The HG went on mine and it couldnt be fixed, thats how hard it blew.. Valves needed replacing and the garage that looked at it wouldnt do it, he would only fit a recon engine into it which I declined. I scrapped it instead after getting similar second opinions. I knew the HG risk in these even when I was buying it.

If I took 550 to take it for free, the worst I could do then is give it away for free myself, but even that is hard with an old undesirable car with no source of parts backup anymore. Would insurance companies even insure a car like that anymore ? The inconvenience of taking it and towing it back to my house at my expense, then finding someone to come up and actually get the thing towed away at their expense, and any arsing around in between that. I truly wouldn't take it if you paid me 550 to do so. I'd say keep your money pal and take that thing to the River and I'll help you push it in.

johndaman66

Ah I wouldn't say its worthless now but all the same €550 is highly optimistic considering we had a running 2000 Corolla with a couple months tax and a dollop of NCT over in the Bangernomics thread asking €275 (that seems suspiciously cheap though - usually these things that are too good to be true are not true I have found).

The Rover might be of use to someone who does banger racing for example and a lot of them chaps would have a car trailer readily available. I know that some of them use Honda Civic engines (don't think the one in hand does though) and I believe most if not all of them use Honda mechanicals (open to correction on that too) so if that's the case there should be plenty of old Hondas about too to source an alternator from. Otherwise it might suit someone learning to drive who had their own private roadway or for young lads to tear around a field in during the Summer if it can be transported for them and the alternator got.

Not saying its worth €550, anything but, but I think its probably not fair to say its absolutely worthless either although you probably would want to be getting it for close to nothing. Its all a bit of a shame because it looks to be a spotless car from the snaps.

Toyotafanboi

Aside from the head gasket issue, which is admitted a complete PITA, they were otherwise somewhat dependable and the K-series was at one point the most powerful N.A. 1.4 was it not?

The head gasket failed in my ZR, after a head skim and the Rover replacement layered steel gasket it went on to give years of trouble free driving, mechanically at least.

W123-80's

€7,500 for an 8 year old Astra salon. Old model.
Crikey.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/opel-astra-1-7-cdti-ecoflex-s-110ps/19883294

HBC08

Don't have a link but when I was looking for a car last summer I had my eye on a TT in Cork.It was overpriced, I had been watching it for a few months and thought he would have to do a price drop and then I might be interested .Eventually he edited the ad to say if it wasn't bought by a certain date he was putting the price up by€1500!

You'd have to wonder what goes on in some peoples heads!

rizzodun

W123-80's wrote: »

€7,500 for an 8 year old Astra salon. Old model.
Crikey.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/opel-astra-1-7-cdti-ecoflex-s-110ps/19883294

Contact Kevin to arrange a test drive or to discuss this vehicle.

Buyer: Hello? Is Kevin there? I'd like to discuss the Astra.

Kevin: This is Kevin, how can I help?

Buyer: I'm just wondering if you're taking the piss with the price?

JohnBoy26

johndaman66 wrote: »

Ah I wouldn't say its worthless now but all the same €550 is highly optimistic considering we had a running 2000 Corolla with a couple months tax and a dollop of NCT over in the Bangernomics thread asking €275 (that seems suspiciously cheap though - usually these things that are too good to be true are not true I have found).

The Rover might be of use to someone who does banger racing for example and a lot of them chaps would have a car trailer readily available. I know that some of them use Honda Civic engines (don't think the one in hand does though) and I believe most if not all of them use Honda mechanicals (open to correction on that too) so if that's the case there should be plenty of old Hondas about too to source an alternator from. Otherwise it might suit someone learning to drive who had their own private roadway or for young lads to tear around a field in during the Summer if it can be transported for them and the alternator got.

Not saying its worth €550, anything but, but I think its probably not fair to say its absolutely worthless either although you probably would want to be getting it for close to nothing. Its all a bit of a shame because it looks to be a spotless car from the snaps.

The 1.6 automatic version of the 400 is the only version that uses a honda engine. The 45 doesn't use any honda engines and things like alternators and starters are completely different on a honda d series and a rover k series. The suspension, some body panels and some interior parts are all that's interchangeable.

Wiring is different on both cars but some switches and other items can be swapped over. The honda uses a valeo system for the keys and immobilizer and the rover uses a lucas system. Facelift 45s replaced the lucas system with a less reliable system.

Gearboxes are different too. The rover uses a peugeot gearbox which isn't the best(some used ford gearboxes also afaik).

Engines can't be easily swapped over either as the honda engine and rover k series have the timing belt on opppsite sides so the honda has the engine mount on the nearside and the rover's is on the offside.

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1992-toyota-corolla-1-6-e10-jap-import-nctd/20952316



€5k!!

Killinator

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1992-toyota-corolla-1-6-e10-jap-import-nctd/20952316

€5k!!

"Interior is immaculate, mp3/cd player, Trd leather gear knob, original 20v clocks."

Subsequently posts no photos of said interior!

Also hate when adds say that you can get insurance for €200 or similar.
Sure, but you could also get insurance for a few grand depending on who you are and what company, it's not like it's a set rate for this specific car!!!

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/brabus-roadster-rcr-limited-edition-25-50/21123725?campaign=3



€17k for a bodykit and plaque on the dash as far as I can see!?