emeldc wrote: » Your pricing is about right. I sold the same model ('05) a year ago. Our car from new, 140K miles, never missed a service, got everything it ever needed on time and broke my heart to let it go for €500. But that's how things have gone.
handofdog wrote: » Hi lads I'll be putting a 2006 1.8 petrol Peugeot 407 Comfort ST up for sale the weekend after this. I'm doing more mileage than expected and I'm switching to diesel. It's running great, alloys in lovely condition, good tyres. There's some scratches as to be expected for an 11 year old car. It also has an upgrade to the sat nav. It's doing a steady 36mpg which I can show on the trip computer based on 4.5k miles. Current mileage is 110k miles. Tax and NCT are both to (end) Jan 2018. Reasonably good service history with timing belt kit done and the most recent service was in April of this year (about 4000 miles ago) with a Peugeot garage - they commented that it was "a great example of the model". I'm looking to sell it quickly so it will go up for €750 and €600 would take it. If there was someone on this forum who wanted to PM me then I'd take €500 for a member. I bought the car after reading this forum and I've learned a lot from the forum. Any test/inspection welcomed. I'll be up front and say that the air con isn't working. I've tried re-gassing but that didn't work. I'm based in Dundalk. I can PM pictures if needed but I won't have these until this Saturday when I take out the child seat and give the car a bit of a spruce up. Any questions just PM me. Cheers.
grogi wrote: » W202 is considered the last MB by many... So be under no illusion though. It is still an old premium car - it will generate cost... Mercedes did not abandon them and are still selling genuine parts for them though, like for many older cars as well - but the prices are eye watering. What's more, it also does not feel premium by today standards.
grogi wrote: » W202 is considered the last MB by many... .
maidhc wrote: » w201 or w124 I think would be.
Duke O Smiley wrote: » Fancy pigeon needs to buy that Merc!
acronym Chilli wrote: » How solid were Mercs of that generation? I've not been into the make, but I know they've had periods where they were bullet... nay bomb-proof; and other periods where (at least by comparison) they crafted the cars largely from chocolate and cheese.
grogi wrote: » W202 is considered the last MB by many...
Kenny Logins wrote: » Have you ever needed to make a claim?
Gravelly wrote: » I've been insuring classics for nigh on 25 years on limited mileage policies and nobody has ever asked me to verify the mileage I actually do.
Agricola wrote: » I find the declaration of mileage very slapdash. When I was with First Ireland, they sent out that form every year and insisted it be returned before or soon after the renewal was completed. They always asked me about the mileage of any car I intended to cover. Now I have autoline. One woman on the phone there asks for it. Up to the point of not accepting a rounded up, ballpark figure. Nearly wanted a photo of the dash! One guy I sometimes get, never does. They sent out the form once, I didn't think to return it and no one every queried me about it again.
emeldc wrote: » You have to fill in a mileage declaration each year so I would imagine in the event of an accident they would then ask for NCT certs to prove the mileage you said you were doing. False declaration - no insurance.
Quazzie wrote: » The 205 only ran to 1998. How do they have a 2001 205 GTI?
Kenny Logins wrote: » First Ireland were allowing me to add a TT to my classic policy, but mileage was limited to 2k.
Toyotafanboi wrote: » Out of curiosity, how is that verified? Do they take you at your word?
duffman3833 wrote: » i bought a €800 bangernomic simply because even tho the tax and all is higher, it works out cheaper to own over a year as there is practically no depreciation on the car comparing to buying a €10k car that will lose roughly €2k or so a year on top of running costs etc
Gravelly wrote: » That's true, though how many buyers out there would buy a €1k Lancer if they had the choice of any other car? Maybe I'm missing some attraction of Lancers (I've never owned one). To me, a Lancer is one of the most boring cars I can think of, though as I say, I could be wrong as I've never driven one.
Agricola wrote: » Mind me asking what year that TT is and who they have it covered with? I've a classic policy with autoline and they seem to be telling me they strictly only cover cars 20 years or older with exceptions made for "interesting" stuff. I read on here about a guy who had a 2001/02 205 GTI on a classic policy for example. I wouldn't mind picking up something like a 99/00 TT for a while and add it on, but I dunno if they'd cover it.
JohnBoy26 wrote: » Gearboxes were absolutely an issue on these and the chain issues can't be blamed on irish maintenance because it was a widespread issue due to poor quality. The previous model didn't have any issues with chains and there was plenty of those sold here back in the day.
duffman3833 wrote: » i bought mine cause it is a hoot to drive and cheaper to run long term. Had a newer car but any time i wanted to upgrade i lost so much on deprecation so gotta love bangers
