CHEAPO-ECO-MANIACS (sub-500euro)

hoodie6029

Meriva for €450. Mileage is a little high, but it has tax and NCT. Not the most attractive vehicle but practical.
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/opel-meriva-2004-tax-and-tested/25226967

Mad_Mike

Gone already

hoodie6029

With a bit of tax and test they just don't last at that price. People must be just constantly refreshing donedeal at a certain price point and pouncing on the good ones

I Was VB

hoodie6029 wrote: »

With a bit of tax and test they just don't last at that price. People must be just constantly refreshing donedeal at a certain price point and pouncing on the good ones

I know I have about 10 saved searches on DD for whatever I’m in the humor of looking at. Lol

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mitsubishi-hatchback-1290cc-auto/25283070



1 owner automatic Colt with NCT til April 2021, €650

Would be a nice buy at 500 quid. Love finding stuff like this

selectamatic

From what can be seen by the one picture the bodywork looks clean aswell which is a big big plus at that age.

Duke O Smiley

Both €250, take your pick!

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/v-w-passat-1-9tdi-automatic-/25311341



TDI auto, test til September

or

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-a6-1-9tdi/25311240



TDI estate, test til October

colm_mcm

Early B5s just aren’t around these days.

Duke O Smiley

Something about the ad for the one above makes me think its quite genuine too

selectamatic

That's seriously cheap for a tdi a6 avant most likely has the 110bhp engine too

Mad_Mike

colm_mcm wrote: »

Early B5s just aren’t around these days.

It's mad really. There were B5's and even 5.5's everywhere up to about 2 or 3 years ago and they suddenly disappeared within the space of about 12 months then.

I think once the B6 became available sub 1k prices, it really just wiped out the market for the older ones.

I Was VB

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/25260235

Nct until 7-21 and taxed to the end of the year.

You could go farther and fare worse.

hoodie6029

I'd be surpised if this couldn't be had for €450. 2006 Vectra 1.9 diesel. NCT to August. Couple of marks on the bumpers but looks immaculate inside.
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/vectra-06/25303638

I Was VB

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/25326459

Clean respectable motor, with a curious heater control.

colm_mcm

Driven by his grandfather.

Google 0857236990 and you’ll see all his relatives cars
88 ads in donedeal in 2 years.

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-corolla-taxed-10-20-nct-02-21/25280016



Test til 2/21, tax til 10/20, tow bar, €495

Handy dependable runaround with everything in the window

hoodie6029

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-corolla-taxed-10-20-nct-02-21/25280016

Test til 2/21, tax til 10/20, tow bar, €495

Handy dependable runaround with everything in the window

I love the old school acronyms in the ad like when the newspaper classifieds charged by the letter

Mad_Mike

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-corolla-taxed-10-20-nct-02-21/25280016


Test til 2/21, tax til 10/20, tow bar, €495

Handy dependable runaround with everything in the window

Just literally came to this thread to post the very same car!
With 3 and a half months tax and the NCT it has to be well worth it
Actually, just noticed, the NCT was done last year, so gets the extra 4 months too, right up to 1st June next year :eek:

Mad_Mike

1998 Polo with a couple of months NCT left on it
Would get somebody out of a sticky situation for €250, or maybe €200 if haggled well!

Rows Grower

Mad_Mike wrote: »

1998 Polo with a couple of months NCT left on it
Would get somebody out of a sticky situation for €250, or maybe €200 if haggled well!

When you see 250 or nearest offer I'd say the price of a few pints would nearly buy that just to get it out of the way.

She'd be perfect now for someone living a few miles away from the shop.

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/saab-93-automatic-tax-and-tested/25355674



1.8t auto 9-3 with NCT til November and tax til August, €450

This looks quite nice for the money!

Rows Grower

Where would you be going for 270 euro?

Nct until next June and taxed until September.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/taxed-and-nctd-hyundai-accent/25375854

Mad_Mike

Only a months NCT left on it, but if the car is as decent as it looks, I have had 5 of them and never an issue with NCT apart from shocks which I knew were gone before testing and would be easy to spot. Although these were everywhere a few years ago, the B5.5 models are becoming very scarce now.
These cars will last forever if kept serviced and for the money, it's got to be worth it for somebody
Asking €375

colm_mcm

That’s a highline and all. Seems a bit mad to think about ‘saving’ a relatively new car, but this is just the time to do that, when they hit rock bottom price.

Mad_Mike

Herself was thrilled when I got the A4 Avant (FINALLY got you out of Passats!), but if that was close to me, I'd have my 6th Passat outside this morning

An Ri rua

Mad_Mike wrote: »

Only a months NCT left on it, but if the car is as decent as it looks, I have had 5 of them and never an issue with NCT apart from shocks which I knew were gone before testing and would be easy to spot. Although these were everywhere a few years ago, the B5.5 models are becoming very scarce now.
These cars will last forever if kept serviced and for the money, it's got to be worth it for somebody
Asking €375

Looks like superbly smooth as well. Great suspension. I see a table mug in there. I do need lids on mine so I do.

hoodie6029

It's no looker but will be practical and looks pretty clean. Hyundai Matrix, €450. Test to September and not too bad to tax either
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/04-hyundai-matrix-a-c-nct-01-09-2020-1-6/25317245

Mad_Mike

I still find it hard to get my head around the fact the Hyundai Matrix carries a PININFARINA badge on it!
Must be one of the ugliest cars they ever designed
Practical...yeah, but beautiful??? I'm afraid not

Rows Grower

Mad_Mike wrote: »

I still find it hard to get my head around the fact the Hyundai Matrix carries a PININFARINA badge on it!
Must be one of the ugliest cars they ever designed
Practical...yeah, but beautiful??? I'm afraid not

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but if I had to choose I'd much rather have a practical Hyundai or Kia outside the door than a beautiful Alfa with red leather seats.

This is the CHEAPO-ECO-MANICS thread and that car is one of the best bargains ever posted in it.

Mad_Mike

Ah I've been around here long enough to know what thread I'm in alright