BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day Part 6

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/jaguar-xf-2008-trade-sale-only/25562730



NCT til January 2021, looks reasonably ok in the pictures, €1950

Cheap(er) tax too. 172k km on the clock too if I'm reading that right; not bad

Toyotafanboi

Strata too, you'd be hard pressed to find a nicer, cleaner example but is it a bit dear?

Duke O Smiley

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Strata too, you'd be hard pressed to find a nicer, cleaner example but is it a bit dear?

I'd say if you forgot about the warranty (which probably isn't worth much anyway) there'd be a bit more room for haggling

Toyotafanboi

Agreed. It'd be an excellent buy for €1500 or so.

colm_mcm

There is still a place for a minded petrol Avensis.

theoneeyedman

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/jaguar-xf-2008-trade-sale-only/25562730



NCT til January 2021, looks reasonably ok in the pictures, €1950

Cheap(er) tax too. 172k km on the clock too if I'm reading that right; not bad

Is there any car as expensive as a cheap Jag?

Mad_Mike

Decent looking 06 Freelander diesel
This one should be the same M47R BMW engine as the Rover 75
A years NCT on it also
Asking €1200

Duke O Smiley

theoneeyedman wrote: »

Is there any car as expensive as a cheap Jag?

Especially with that PSA V6! But still, a lot of car for the money.

kaizersoze

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/jaguar-xf-2008-trade-sale-only/25562730



NCT til January 2021, looks reasonably ok in the pictures, €1950

Cheap(er) tax too. 172k km on the clock too if I'm reading that right; not bad

I'm always wary when I see 'Trade Sale' in the description.
In my head it always translates as....'ball of serious costly stuff about to go wrong or already gone wrong but not obvious yet...take your chances'!

Or am i reading too much into it?

bazz26

That's 177k miles not kms. The warranty you would get on a tired looking 12 year old car from a dealer is probably not worth the paper it's written on anyway. Yearly motor tax on that is nearly 2/3 the asking price too.

Eyes wide open with that one.

kaizersoze

Another Avensis
Fresh and long NCT. Will probably need tyres shortly but the big stuff done fairly recently.

€850

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-avensis/25567207

Oops!

kaizersoze wrote: »

I'm always wary when I see 'Trade Sale' in the description.
In my head it always translates as....'ball of serious costly stuff about to go wrong or already gone wrong but not obvious yet...take your chances'!

Or am i reading too much into it?

It screams to me.... "I want 2k for this and once it's out side the gate i don't want to know"."

kalkat2002

2006 honda jazz petrol

750 euros

http://www.adverts.ie/21178179

kalkat2002

2006 vw golf 2.0 tdi

1100 eur

http://www.adverts.ie/21179537

colm_mcm

kalkat2002 wrote: »

2006 honda jazz petrol

750 euros

http://www.adverts.ie/21178179

ABS light and 2 months test rules it out of this thread though

kalkat2002

2006 bmw 320 i

2000 eur

http://www.adverts.ie/21177766

kalkat2002

colm_mcm wrote: »

ABS light and 2 months test rules it out of this thread though

Not too much time to check it sorry

wonski

colm_mcm wrote: »

ABS light and 2 months test rules it out of this thread though

And I doubt very much that it is brake fluid issue.

If it was it would be replaced.

One thing to note with recent nct extension is that cars now with nct due in 2-6 months are cars that normally would require nct done now.

While nct is no warranty, if it is done recently enough that at least can show the car is not falling apart. Many cars with valid nct now have not been tested in a year.

kalkat2002

Nearly banger...

2008 chrysler sebring diesel

2350 eur

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/08-chrysler-sebring-v-low-mileage-v-clean-car/25570547

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

kalkat2002 wrote: »

Nearly banger...

2008 chrysler sebring diesel

2350 eur

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/08-chrysler-sebring-v-low-mileage-v-clean-car/25570547

Micheal Scott swears by them.

kaizersoze

kalkat2002 wrote: »

2006 bmw 320 i

2000 eur

http://www.adverts.ie/21177766

I likey.......
Anything obvious to look for?

EDIT: Ad Withdrawn.

kalkat2002

2006 honda civic 1.8 petrol

750 euros

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-civic-1-8/25575486

colm_mcm

kalkat2002 wrote: »

2006 honda civic 1.8 petrol

750 euros

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-civic-1-8/25575486

Terrible ad but could be a great car. 2 owners. Good colour. Crap spec for a 1.8 but for €750 it’s worth it.

marketty

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-civic-1-8i-es/25437582

This is my ad.

I've had no callers in 2 weeks, have dropped to €1300.

Car is what it is, any advice on the ad maybe?

I bought this from a bangernomics thread so it'd be great to see it go to someone here!

punisher5112

marketty wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-civic-1-8i-es/25437582

This is my ad.

I've had no callers in 2 weeks, have dropped to €1300.

Car is what it is, any advice on the ad maybe?

I bought this from a bangernomics thread so it'd be great to see it go to someone here!

Price is a little high but I would suggest getting some silver paint and cover the bit damaged, get some black to black for the plastics outside but peanut butter would do unless the plastic is very bad, heat it with a heat gun to get back to correct colour.
Quartz d-lux ceramic coating would be perfect to bring it up.... Around €50 for s small bottle so maybe try the other 1st.

Take a photo of dash with it running and don't show all the error codes.
Is the cluster all scratches?
Headlight could do with a good polish and bring back the shine to freshen up. Toothpaste may work but also kits Available

26000 Elephants

kaizersoze wrote: »

I'm always wary when I see 'Trade Sale' in the description.
In my head it always translates as....'ball of serious costly stuff about to go wrong or already gone wrong but not obvious yet...take your chances'!

Or am i reading too much into it?

Thats usually pretty much exactly what it means. Although if a trader sells you the car, it's still *technically* under consumer rights legislation. You wont get much joy from it, so only an idiot would buy a car expecting protection.

It can also mean that hes taken it as a trade in, has no interest in tidying it up and will punt it on to anyone willing to take the chance. There could be nothing wrong with it.

I picked up a nice little E60 like this that had just a few minor issues. Once sorted it's a lovely car.

It's a bit of craic for me, but I wouldnt be depending on cars like this unless you know what your doing.

marketty

punisher5112 wrote: »

Price is a little high but I would suggest getting some silver paint and cover the bit damaged, get some black to black for the plastics outside but peanut butter would do unless the plastic is very bad, heat it with a heat gun to get back to correct colour.
Quartz d-lux ceramic coating would be perfect to bring it up.... Around €50 for s small bottle so maybe try the other 1st.

Take a photo of dash with it running and don't show all the error codes.
Is the cluster all scratches?
Headlight could do with a good polish and bring back the shine to freshen up. Toothpaste may work but also kits Available

Thanks, I've actually got a loan of a few valeting bits and will give it a touch up for some better photos. The cluster is all scratched, it's like that since I got it but when you're actually in the driver's seat it's not really that noticeable. I've had the headlight polishing job done on a previous car and they came up like new, may just have to get that done

punisher5112

marketty wrote: »

Thanks, I've actually got a loan of a few valeting bits and will give it a touch up for some better photos. The cluster is all scratched, it's like that since I got it but when you're actually in the driver's seat it's not really that noticeable. I've had the headlight polishing job done on a previous car and they came up like new, may just have to get that done

Kits in motor factor aren't too expensive either....

Basically 2 or 3 light grade sandpaper, lube which could be water or bit of fairy in it, then just seal it for best results.

CoBo55

colm_mcm wrote: »

There is still a place for a minded petrol Avensis.

Yea, the scrapyard

colm_mcm

marketty wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-civic-1-8i-es/25437582

This is my ad.

I've had no callers in 2 weeks, have dropped to €1300.

Car is what it is, any advice on the ad maybe?

I bought this from a bangernomics thread so it'd be great to see it go to someone here!

It’s a little overpriced. I sold my very tidy 07ES with a brand new test for that this time last year, so that’s 2 years in the difference.
You’d want to be asking around 1100 to get 900 IMO.

Get some Polytrol for the arch plastics, it’ll bring them up like new. Also get a touch up paint for the marks.

Don’t bother showing the pic of the cluster. They all go scratched like thay but it looks worse than it is.