CHEAPO-ECO-MANIACS (sub-500euro)

lalababa

I'd like to start a new thread for cars 500euro or less with an indate NCT. Also I added eco as using & maintaining these cars thus saving them from the scrapheap is defo ecofriendly. Preferably economical cars but any car will do! Let's have at it!

Dravokivich

I'd expect anything worthwhile to be few and far between. A lot I've seen advertised, were clearly becuase the owner felt insulted by the price from a scrap yard.

BOSTIK

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/05-hyundai-accent-1-3/21573038



I'll get the ball rolling with this yoke, 6 months NCT and enough change from €500 to fill the tank.

lalababa

That's a very good car /milage /nct for the money. A bit ugly for me but should go for another good few years.

selectamatic

A good idea for a thread but doesn't the bangernomics thread already cater for this? And I'd certainly welcome more super cheap cars posted there.

A couple of posters (myself included) post sub €500 cars every so often. Just last week
duke o'smiley sold a very clean liftback e11 corolla for €450 on the thread.

I've recently bought a perfectly running e11 saloon as a run about with a years test for well below this price mark too.

IMO the sweet spot for value, reliability, simplicity and finding well minded gems always seems to be late 90's cars.

If you're in a position to insure such cars cheaply it's very easy to get motoring for peanuts.

Mad_Mike

NCT for almost a year
Road Tax paid until end of September
1.4 Automatic
Asking €590, probably buy it for 500 even

colm_mcm

04 Fabia with test to 2020
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/skoda-fabia-nct-02-20/21589336

2 owner 04 Focus wagon
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-focus-est-2004-new-nct-03-20/21578351

06 Almera
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2006-nissan-almera-nct-amp-tax/21640641
And a spare
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/06-nissan-almera-nct-and-tax/21586690

JohnBoy26

selectamatic wrote: »

A good idea for a thread but doesn't the bangernomics thread already cater for this? And I'd certainly welcome more super cheap cars posted there.

A couple of posters (myself included) post sub €500 cars every so often. Just last week
duke o'smiley sold a very clean liftback e11 corolla for €450 on the thread.

I've recently bought a perfectly running e11 saloon as a run about with a years test for well below this price mark too.

IMO the sweet spot for value, reliability, simplicity and finding well minded gems always seems to be late 90's cars.

If you're in a position to insure such cars cheaply it's very easy to get motoring for peanuts.

While the e11 is an excellent car that can be bought cheaply it's just too old nowadays and difficult to get insurance on.

That hyundai is far newer than any e11 so it should be much easier to insure. While late 90's cars were simple with no complexity, those accents were in the same boat.

They weren't as good as an e11 but they do make a decent run around. They are reliable enough, easy on fuel, suprisingly nippy and they aren't unpleasant to drive.

Some do burn a drop of oil and things like wiper motors and window regulators can fail but overall they aren't too bad.

If I could go over €500 id go for a tidy mid 2000's civic or corolla instead though.

Jb1989

selectamatic wrote: »

A good idea for a thread but doesn't the bangernomics thread already cater for this? And I'd certainly welcome more super cheap cars posted there.

A couple of posters (myself included) post sub €500 cars every so often. Just last week
duke o'smiley sold a very clean liftback e11 corolla for €450 on the thread.

I've recently bought a perfectly running e11 saloon as a run about with a years test for well below this price mark too.

IMO the sweet spot for value, reliability, simplicity and finding well minded gems always seems to be late 90's cars.

If you're in a position to insure such cars cheaply it's very easy to get motoring for peanuts.

Most bangernomics posts are too over priced, with big tax on them,
Proper banger should be bought with cash that's in your pocket all the time, not haveing to go to the hole in the wall.

Keep this thread to a 500 limit, with test, an it will appeal to me personally, what ever about anyone else

This comes from me who buys 98 corollas, for in around 350 euro and drive the test out and goes again, all redundant corollas are left in a yard of mine for a good scrap deal

Duke O Smiley

Good idea for a thread. Personally I think it could be kept in the bangernomics thread but I know not all will agree with me on that. The beauty of bangernomics is that it offers a seat for every backside. Splinter threads just add unnecessary layers..

In my opinion this thread (or this idea) is best suited to those whose own car has blown up or failed an NCT or something, they can just transfer their existing insurance over to one of the offerings here and drive on until it stops/the NCT is up etc etc. No point in folks complaining that everything is too old to get a new quote on etc.

Anyway

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/clio-with-long-nct/21706970



NCT till 2020, looks tidy enough, you cane lucky owner no. 10 for €350

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/peugeot-306-with-nct/21681132



NCT till mid July, €200

Cheaper than a rental car for the summer!?

Mad_Mike

62,000 miles
NCT until Feb next year
Looks like its been same owner for last 7 years
€500

Duke O Smiley

Whats the consensus on high tax offerings? Such as cheap diesel Octavias etc

Mad_Mike

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Whats the consensus on high tax offerings? Such as cheap diesel Octavias etc

Throw them all in here! High tax, insurance maybe's etc. That's half the reason a lot of them are such bargains, and at the end of the day, like you said above, even if they are only a temporary car to switch insurance to for a few months, at least the option is there if people want to choose them

Thargor

Great thread OP, thought about making it myself a few times, thanks.

Duke O Smiley

Mad_Mike wrote: »

62,000 miles
NCT until Feb next year
Looks like its been same owner for last 7 years
€500

Those Fiestas are great cars. They drive so well and the Ghia isn't bad at all on the inside. Can't keep the rust off them though. I used to buy them for €50 (or €100 if it was particularly nice) and they'd generally go through a test with relative ease.

IMO that one needs to be about half price..

Mad_Mike

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Those Fiestas are great cars. They drive so well and the Ghia isn't bad at all on the inside. Can't keep the rust off them though. I used to buy them for €50 (or €100 if it was particularly nice) and they'd generally go through a test with relative ease.

IMO that one needs to be about half price..

Bought a 2000 one about 2 years ago at auction, and swore never again!
Cost 120 quid, but between NCT and retest, and 2 broken springs, suspension bushes and a couple of small bits, I think it stood me around 430 by the time I got it through the NCT.

Ended up finally getting 400 quid for it, but to be fair, buying it at auction was a BAD move especially for a car that was never gonna make money anyway

Tacitus Kilgore

Wonder does the fiesta racing championship have anything to do with the strenghtening of price on them ole girls. They're great craic to drive for sure.


Great thread idea, love it

Andrewf20

Mad_Mike wrote: »

62,000 miles
NCT until Feb next year
Looks like its been same owner for last 7 years
€500

And that car is a hoot to drive. In fact it's the best fun car I've ever driven. Pity it's a bit low on power. 100bhp would suffice.

Mad_Mike

NCT to July and taxed until end of the year
€450

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/peugeot-307-cabriolet-new-nct-beautiful/21633050



Provided you can live with a noisy release bearing this is alright! Years test, nice leather, small miles €500

Mad_Mike

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/peugeot-307-cabriolet-new-nct-beautiful/21633050



Provided you can live with a noisy release bearing this is alright! Years test, nice leather, small miles €500

Added this to my watchlist last night!! Its been dropping slowly for last week or so

BonnieSituation

That's silly really at that price.

The temptation is rife on a daily basis in this thread.

Mad_Mike

A bit rough around the edges, but it's a 04 Audi A4 diesel with a few months NCT and a bit of tax
Probably drive it home for 500 quid as he's asking €550

ongarite

Should be gettable for €500:
Fiat Panda
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/fiat-panda-2005/21661599

Ian OB

Disclaimer:- My Car

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mitsubishi-spacestar/21650384

Comes with a half a tank of petrol 😎

lalababa

That Audi has some paint peeling . Is that very much a reaction to sunlight overtime...some types of red paint seem to be v. subceptable to fade and peel?
Would there be any good in a good rubbing compound and a bit of clear coat over it? Or what?

Mad_Mike

lalababa wrote: »

That Audi has some paint peeling . Is that very much a reaction to sunlight overtime...some types of red paint seem to be v. subceptable to fade and peel?
Would there be any good in a good rubbing compound and a bit of clear coat over it? Or what?

It has more than just a bit of paint peeling. Seems to be rough enough in a couple of spots, hence my comment about it being rough around the edges, but also why it's a 04 Audi for that kind of money.

Don't know what you would do really. I had a Fiat Cinquecento in red a few years back and was faded also. I buffed it up and used compound and it came up like new for a while, but went back dull eventually. Maybe I should have tried a clear coat on top

Thargor

I said Id ask for a friend, any chance of a small van in this price range with tax/nct etc? Ill ask in the other thread aswell if the mods dont mind...

Mad_Mike

NCT until middle of June
Low miles, and coming in at a fiver under our limit

Mad_Mike

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/peugeot-307-cabriolet-new-nct-beautiful/21633050



Provided you can live with a noisy release bearing this is alright! Years test, nice leather, small miles €500

Seller is all over the place with this
Went back up to €999 yesterday and seems that the release bearing is sorted
Today it's at €850

lalababa

Mad_Mike wrote: »

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/peugeot-307-cabriolet-new-nct-beautiful/21633050



Provided you can live with a noisy release bearing this is alright! Years test, nice leather, small miles €500

Seller is all over the place with this
Went back up to €999 yesterday and seems that the release bearing is sorted
Today it's at €850

We'll have to boot it off this thread so..... That C3 looks reasonably clean fair play.

lalababa

http://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/nissan-micra/21768670
6mths NCT only 68k. these go forever. Need new door lock barrel!
This thread isn't very exciting as there seems to be ALOT of cars under 500 with some NCT so..... would rather change things up abit and get people to find (along with the mundane) something unusual or spectacular bargainwise.

Ian OB

lalababa wrote: »

http://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/nissan-micra/21768670
6mths NCT only 68k. these go forever. Need new door lock barrel!

Can a middle 3-point seatbelt be retrofitted? I'd be all over that if it could.

lalababa

I'd say a 3 point could be easily jerryrigged by a mechanic. Im guessing the bolt would attach through back seat OR boot floor, then Abit of cutting of seat fabric and sponge followed by stapling. Alot of older cars are changed to 3point.

The lips

I had a look at that micra yesterday - avoid. The ad promises a lot but delivers shag all!

Duke O Smiley

Would you care to elaborate?

The lips

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Would you care to elaborate?

Needs front discs and pads, hole in the expansion bottle probably been there for a good while - bugs floating in the coolant. Drivers headlight held on with silicone and tie rap. Power steering leak.

Gear knob looks like it has been chewed by a hungry dog.

The car looks like it worked hard for its life

BOSTIK

https://www.adverts.ie/car/honda/civic/2003-honda-civic/17892519



Could do with a wash and might be gone, but test till next January. Only looking for €400

Thargor

BOSTIK wrote: »

https://www.adverts.ie/car/honda/civic/2003-honda-civic/17892519



Could do with a wash and might be gone, but test till next January. Only looking for €400

He's dropped to 200 in the comments.

BonnieSituation

BOSTIK wrote: »

https://www.adverts.ie/car/honda/civic/2003-honda-civic/17892519



Could do with a wash and might be gone, but test till next January. Only looking for €400

Even if that blew up on you come the September you wouldn't mind for 200 blips.

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/suzuki-liana-nct/21854702



NCT till September, bit of tax, probably new enough to reasonably insure, €350

BOSTIK

https://www.adverts.ie/car/toyota/corolla/2003-toyota-corolla/17863146



Not too bad for €400, will surely run for another few years, and you wouldn't need to wear a bag on year head driving it the way you would with Duke's yoke there.

Thargor

BOSTIK wrote: »

and you wouldn't need to wear a bag on year head driving it the way you would with Duke's yoke there.

ToxicPaddy

BOSTIK wrote: »

https://www.adverts.ie/car/toyota/corolla/2003-toyota-corolla/17863146



Not too bad for €400, will surely run for another few years, and you wouldn't need to wear a bag on year head driving it the way you would with Duke's yoke there.

Jeez that's a grand little run around.

Give the seats a good clean and it's good to go.

My car is older than that and runs like a dream

Duke O Smiley

BOSTIK wrote: »

https://www.adverts.ie/car/toyota/corolla/2003-toyota-corolla/17863146



Not too bad for €400, will surely run for another few years, and you wouldn't need to wear a bag on year head driving it the way you would with Duke's yoke there.

Touché :P

That’s a very good find

BOSTIK

Sorry, Duke, I just couldn't resist the open goal.

Anyway, this shouldn't be too hard to insure.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/06-nissan-almera/21818179



Test till January 2020, €450 lids, that'll surely appeal.

BOSTIK

OK, since Almeras ain't so popular in these parts, how about this yoke?

Mileage relatively low, tested till Feb 20, reg is blocked in the ad but visible on the windscreen discs and seems to check out, plus 2 months tax for €400.

And it's a saloon, not one of those Quasimodo liftbacks.

BOSTIK

The last 2 yokes I posted are gone, so maybe someone's reaping the benefits of this thread.

Anyway, this doesn't look too bad for €400, test till January 2020, same owner since 2006, only 110,000 miles on clock when test was done back in January.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-corolla/21974460

CollyFlower

A 80+ year old friend of mine is looking for an small / cheap car, 1.0.... Must-have NCT... Dublin area... If anyone hears, sees of anything suitable, please post.. Thanks.

selectamatic

one of these might suit. Insurance would be the big hurdle though for someone over 80.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-jazz-fit-new-nct-03-2020/21979694
03 honda jazz
test till march 20 tax till the end of june. Asking €500

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/yaris-nct-and-taxed/21948049
00 yaris test till march 20 Asking €550

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/99-toyota-corolla/21971183
99 e11 corolla test till June 20 Asking €450

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-corolla/21944810
97 e11 corolla test till september Asking €385

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/nissan-micras/21975424
01 micra test till the end of october Asking €350