BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day Part 6

punisher5112

jimmythedivil wrote: »

Volvo C30 in the rare (in Ireland) 2.0d engine:

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volvo-c30/23490518

Looks to be high spec and well minded...1450 euro

Where he get the white stuff....

sosndt

jmreire wrote: »

Australia is not the only Country in the world where people can do that.....As far as I can see, we are the most restrictive Country in the world when it come's to motoring. Or to put it another way, the most screwed.:mad:

Ya but why would you want to drive around burning petrol at that rate?
A decent 1.8litre would be far superior

jimmythedivil

punisher5112 wrote: »

Where he get the white stuff....

Must have been last years snow!

colm_mcm

jmreire wrote: »

Australia is not the only Country in the world where people can do that.....As far as I can see, we are the most restrictive Country in the world when it come's to motoring. Or to put it another way, the most screwed.:mad:

Not even close to being the worst

Duke O Smiley

Isn’t the Dutch equivalent to road tax mental, they have it much worse than us AFAIK

colm_mcm

The nordics are the harshest IIRC.

Hoboo

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Isn’t the Dutch equivalent to road tax mental, they have it much worse than us AFAIK

Certainly one of the most expensive for fuel in Europe, if not the most.

kalkat2002

Rookie question from foreigner...if you cant pay the road tax and finally you sell your car..is the debt still there?rgds

kalkat2002

My wife ran this engine daily nearly without oil for weeks and survived

http://www.adverts.ie/19499899

marklazarcovic

kalkat2002 wrote: »

Rookie question from foreigner...if you cant pay the road tax and finally you sell your car..is the debt still there?rgds

No

colm_mcm

Duke O Smiley, this ones for you

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/06-toyota-corolla-automatic-1-5/23813139

grogi

kalkat2002 wrote: »

Rookie question from foreigner...if you cant pay the road tax and finally you sell your car..is the debt still there?rgds

You can sell it without consequences. New owner is liable for tax only for the month the car was acquired, everything before is forgotten.

tinofapples

kalkat2002 wrote: »

Rookie question from foreigner...if you cant pay the road tax and finally you sell your car..is the debt still there?rgds

No, you're confusing that with property, if your a cute property developer that is. From what I've seen you may even get an opportunity to "buy back" said property at a very much reduced rate !!

colm_mcm

Chapetax 1.9 povspec Octavia with a years test
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/skoda-octavia-1-9-diesel-new-nct-2021/23593341

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colm_mcm wrote: »

Chapetax 1.9 povspec Octavia with a years test
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/skoda-octavia-1-9-diesel-new-nct-2021/23593341

Absolute barge to drive though, dangerously under-powered.

selectamatic

Gary Jealous Bum wrote: »

Absolute barge to drive though, dangerously under-powered.

They're not that bad, plenty of similar cars making similar or even less power.

They'll Remap it to 150+bhp too.

The 75bhp 1.4 petrol ones are what I'd class as very underpowered.

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selectamatic wrote: »

They're not that bad, plenty of similar cars making similar or even less power.

They'll Remap it to 150+bhp too.

The 75bhp 1.4 petrol ones are what I'd class as very underpowered.

I drove the 1.9, no pickup at all to overtake tractors on a back road!

Surprisingly I was in one of the newer models with the 1.4TSI, and it was actually grand - 125bhp compared to the older 75bhp.

Duke O Smiley

colm_mcm wrote: »

Duke O Smiley, this ones for you

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/06-toyota-corolla-automatic-1-5/23813139

A mechanic near me has an 06 saloon, burgundy with fake chrome everywhere, and cream leather. It’s fantastic, but needs an engine.

CoBo55

Gary Jealous Bum wrote: »

I drove the 1.9, no pickup at all to overtake tractors on a back road!

Surprisingly I was in one of the newer models with the 1.4TSI, and it was actually grand - 125bhp compared to the older 75bhp.

It was stuck in limp mode I'd imagine, the 1.9 has plenty of torque for that type of overtaking.

The 1.4 TSI is a beauty to drive especially the DSG.

colm_mcm

Gary Jealous Bum wrote: »

Absolute barge to drive though, dangerously under-powered.

Not at all. Bundles of low down torque that common rail rivals at the time just didn’t have.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

colm_mcm wrote: »

Not at all. Bundles of low down torque that common rail rivals at the time just didn’t have.

Is that the 90, 110, 130 hp engine? They’re all grand.

bazz26

You need to be careful of certain types of 1.9 TDi PD engines of that vintage. They were known to throw a rod through the block. BXE would be the engine code. Hopefully if it were going to throw a rod it would have done it by now but something to be aware of anyway.

kalkat2002

bazz26 wrote: »

You need to be careful of certain types of 1.9 TDi PD engines of that vintage. They were known to throw a rod through the block. BXE would be the engine code. Hopefully if it were going to throw a rod it would have done it by now but something to be aware of anyway.

Totally agree..when I bought my 08 golf in spain all vw mechanics recomended me looking for the bxe engine.
I remapped it to get extra 30 cv with a lineal torque to preserve clutch and I really enjoyed that car for years

colm_mcm

Hunky Monster wrote: »

Is that the 90, 110, 130 hp engine? They’re all grand.

I’m gonna say it’s probably a 100 bhp?

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

colm_mcm wrote: »

I’m gonna say it’s probably a 100 bhp?

Always found they drove on fantastically well myself.

Wilfuler.

"Good on patrol"

What does that mean , seen it earlier today

wotzgoingon

Wilfuler. wrote: »

"Good on patrol"

What does that mean , seen it earlier today

It means what is says. So you never went out on patrol around your neighbourhood?

colm_mcm

Wilfuler. wrote: »

"Good on patrol"

What does that mean , seen it earlier today

Ex Garda car

selectamatic

colm_mcm wrote: »

I’m gonna say it’s probably a 100 bhp?

105bhp

alan partridge aha

Thought 105bhp was the 1.6tdi, my guess is 90bhp.