BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day Part 6

Interslice

Very hard to find anything decent for under a grand anymore. All getting chewed up and spat back out at double the price by amateur dealers.

selectamatic

Plenty of solid reliable cars from about 1997 to 2005/6 are serious value at the minute.

Insuring them is the issue though. Grand if you're mid policy but trying to get a fresh policy on that age of a car is very difficult and tedious.

Bigus

Interslice wrote: »

Very hard to find anything decent for under a grand anymore. All getting chewed up and spat back out at double the price by amateur dealers.

It’s all well and good asking double , but it doesn’t always work out , like the wicklow Saab that was on for around € 800 , probably bought for 4-500 and was back up advertised for about 1800 and is now back down to €999 and not sold yet .
https://www.donedeal.ie/view/26103584

Duke O Smiley

To be fair to the seller of that Galant, and like I said a few months ago, a new set of plates and a decent tidy up has really transformed it altogether. It presents more like a tidy young timer nearing classic (tax) status than a rough old shed, as someone referred to it the last time.

Fair play to him, it’s a very rewarding process.

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-a4-convertible-2008/26214994



Nice looking 08 A4 convertible, NCT til October 2021 and tax til May 2021, €1850

Roof not working. Possible minefield but you've all winter to sort it out!

Jollyballs

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

To be fair to the seller of that Galant, and like I said a few months ago, a new set of plates and a decent tidy up has really transformed it altogether. It presents more like a tidy young timer nearing classic (tax) status than a rough old shed, as someone referred to it the last time.

Fair play to him, it’s a very rewarding process.

All your talking about is an 2500 valet, cleaned it and took fancy photos and tripled the price, rewarding for him a con for the rest of us that might want to drive the car.

punisher5112

Bigus wrote: »

It’s all well and good asking double , but it doesn’t always work out , like the wicklow Saab that was on for around € 800 , probably bought for 4-500 and was back up advertised for about 1800 and is now back down to €999 and not sold yet .
https://www.donedeal.ie/view/26103584

That's a shed....

johndaman66

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

To be fair to the seller of that Galant, and like I said a few months ago, a new set of plates and a decent tidy up has really transformed it altogether. It presents more like a tidy young timer nearing classic (tax) status than a rough old shed, as someone referred to it the last time.

Fair play to him, it’s a very rewarding process.

Here here and doesn't it have to be said we live in a country of begrudgers who may be better off getting up of their backside and turning all that negativity into something more positive and productive. Nothing illegal about it and hardly a revelation either that people pick up fixer upper cars, spend a few quid and time on them, maybe put them through the NCT and sell them on at a profit.

Anyway this might be a very cheap runaround that may help get somebody out of a pickle or a lemon. Never do like the look of it when I see it mentioned that it could do with a service but a spin and a once over would tell a lot.
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2001-toyota-yaris/26250550

Yeah its not very well presented and peeling lacquer etc but its a Yaris for €350 with 11 months test on it.

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/08-saab-93-nct/26220653



New shape petrol 9-3 with NCT til December 2021, €750

Presentable looking car for not a lot of money

kalkat2002

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/08-saab-93-nct/26220653



New shape petrol 9-3 with NCT til December 2021, €750

Presentable looking car for not a lot of money

Nice find!!

Odyssey 2005

Some value in those last two cars Dukey. Cheaper than an annual buspass

Supergurrier

Bought this Old girl today, should last abit yet. not bad for 1600 quid

Duke O Smiley

Second S80 you’ve had i think! 2.0 or 2.5?

wotzgoingon

2.5 auto

KevRossi

Plenty of car here for a bag of sand. Lovely place to sit and could be insured next year as a classic 2nd car, so would be a nice second car runabout and would make up for the higher tax. Would look the biz with the 4 captains chairs and the rear bench removed. Ad is annoying.

2001 Mitsu. 09/21, 2.4 Auto, €1000



https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/mitsubishi-super-exceed-new-nct-9-21/26189575

bazz26

Paying just over 1k a year in motor tax on that takes the bangernomics factor out of it imo.

kalkat2002

2007 fiat grande punto

725 eur

http://www.adverts.ie/21868079

crasy dash

kalkat2002 wrote: »

2007 fiat grande punto

725 eur

http://www.adverts.ie/21868079

Fine handy car for someone to run around in

kaizersoze

KevRossi wrote: »

Plenty of car here for a bag of sand. Lovely place to sit and could be insured next year as a classic 2nd car, so would be a nice second car runabout and would make up for the higher tax. Would look the biz with the 4 captains chairs and the rear bench removed. Ad is annoying.

2001 Mitsu. 09/21, 2.4 Auto, €1000



https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/mitsubishi-super-exceed-new-nct-9-21/26189575

That's from the same guy in Longford that has the Citroen C5 estate posted earlier. Used the name Kate as seller for the C5, Miriam for this one.

Odyssey 2005

kaizersoze wrote: »

That's from the same guy in Longford that has the Citroen C5 estate posted earlier. Used the name Kate as seller for the C5, Miriam for this one.

€1034 tax. 2.4 petrol auto and NOT TOO BAD ON FUEL

Markcheese

kalkat2002 wrote: »

2007 fiat grande punto

725 eur

http://www.adverts.ie/21868079

I'm probably in a minority , but I really like the of the Fiat punto ... Was following a 2015 one recently ,and though it looked really good

MiketheMechanic

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/08-saab-93-nct/26220653



New shape petrol 9-3 with NCT til December 2021, €750

Presentable looking car for not a lot of money

Nice find.
Just wondering, there was a Flexifuel Volvo 1.8 engine available around 2007 2008. I think was similar to the regular 1.8 Ford Mondeo engine the S40's used, but a lot thirstier.

With these Biopower units in the Saabs, is it the same story? What's the MPG like? Also, what's the annual Road Tax? Are they taxed as a 1.8 on the old system, or was the C02 better on them? Assume the 1.8T is a timing belt system? If so what's the age/km interval? Is it like other GM engines, where the water pump kit should be done at the same time?
Is the linear sport a good spec? Is it the Aero that's the top spec? Other than a nice body kit, does the Aero have any useful extras?
Where does Vector fit in?
Thanks in advance, MtM

Duke O Smiley

kaizersoze wrote: »

That's from the same guy in Longford that has the Citroen C5 estate posted earlier. Used the name Kate as seller for the C5, Miriam for this one.

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/saab-93-2-0t-sport-fsh-nct-low-km/26218431



Sheila here!

Mad_Mike

MiketheMechanic wrote: »

Nice find.
Just wondering, there was a Flexifuel Volvo 1.8 engine available around 2007 2008. I think was similar to the regular 1.8 Ford Mondeo engine the S40's used, but a lot thirstier.

With these Biopower units in the Saabs, is it the same story?
What's the MPG like?



Also, what's the annual Road Tax?
Are they taxed as a 1.8 on the old system, or was the C02 better on them?


Assume the 1.8T is a timing belt system?
Is the linear sport a good spec? Is it the Aero that's the top spec? Other than a nice body kit, does the Aero have any useful extras?
Where does Vector fit in?

The Mrs had one and on long motorway journeys it averaged around 37-38mpg, with maybe low 30's on a mix of town/regional roads and yes, it was the BioPower one she had.

That one is taxed on the old system, so it's 710 p.a, as the 1.8T is actually a 2 litre engine
The only non-turbo engine they did in the 9-3 was the GM 1.8 engine used in Opels and Vauxhalls etc

It's a chain in this engine (B207E)

The Linear/ Linear Sport was the entry level, but decent equipment here in Ireland. Aircon/full leather, multifunction steering etc. Vector was a trim level up and the Aero sold here was only available in the 210bhp version, which is the same engine but tuned differently and high pressure turbo. The better specs have a few other extras like reverse sensors, heated seats etc

Interslice

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/saab-93-2-0t-sport-fsh-nct-low-km/26218431



Sheila here!

That looks nice. Had half an eye on it earlier. Something about their marketing strategy is just very off putting.

wotzgoingon

Why in bold?

Mad_Mike

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Why in bold?

Oops. Was replying to it within the quote and put each bit in bold in reply to each question. Then took it out of the quote and forgot to remove the tags

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volvo-v50-d5-2-4l-se-lux-automatic/26263436



Cheap tax 2.4 d5 V50 with NCT til July 2021, €1950

Nice spec, decent bit of recent work done, original Irish.

Mad_Mike

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volvo-v50-d5-2-4l-se-lux-automatic/26263436

Cheap tax 2.4 d5 V50 with NCT til July 2021, €1950

Nice spec, decent bit of recent work done, original Irish.

Meant to post that earlier and forgot.
Belongs to a fellow Boardsie aFlabbyPanda and he post it on Boardsie cars for sale earlier

KevRossi

A pair of 2006 SAAB 9-5's, both with long NCT's.

Diesel Auto, 02/22, 6 weeks tax, very nice colour combo. €1500

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/06-saab-95-1-9dsl-ncttax-automatic/26026861




Petrol Manual, 08/21, 6 weeks tax, new tyres, the brand will give a clue as to how well it was minded.

€950

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/saab-9-5-2-0t-2006-nct-amp-tax/26215520