newboard wrote: » Hi all, car (01 Focus) wouldn't start yesterday evening, got breakdown recovery on the insurance and the guy said it looks like it's the starter motor. The mechanic this morning said it'd be 250-300 to fix, I'm waiting on a call to confirm. I bought the car for 450 and the NCT is just out so I'm thinking it's probably better to switch. I'd like to keep it as close to 500 as possible. Any tips would be great. Has to be based in Dublin as I don't have time to travel plus under time pressure to sort something out.
bazz26 wrote: » Spending €250/300 on fixing a car you know is otherwise reliable might be a better option that spending €500 on another car that you don't know anything about.
newboard wrote: » Mechanic called to say it'd be €260. My main worry is that a different mechanic said that someone has disabled the dashboard light for the ABS probably to get it through the NCT.
rizzodun wrote: » 2005 Passat NCT 02/19 Tax 05/18 €1,400 Looks like good value, gonna have a look at this hopefully later this week if still around.https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/vw-passat-estate-new-nct/18078867
colm_mcm wrote: » Cheaptaxernomics Well run in Avensishttps://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-avensis-08/18195814 Tiid-ughhttps://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/nissian-tida-1-5-dci/18195551 First Roomster we’ve had?https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2008-skoda-roomster-1-4tdi-new-nct-low-tax/18087654
Gravelly wrote: » Fairly big miles, but they are a great workhorse of a car.
rizzodun wrote: » The V40 I have is just over 260k miles and was running like a dream until it met a van side on.... If it's running well, which it should be with it's new NCT then mileage wouldn't bother me.
Gravelly wrote: » The roomster looks like something you'd drive when you'd lost all hope of ever having sex again.
Toyotafanboi wrote: » It's not pretty but it's actually quite a good buy for €2k. Practical, economical, dare I say reliable too, cheap tax...
marklazarcovic wrote: » https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2004-bmw-320d-auto-nct-2-19/18198127 I know the car,can be got for 600, has to be worth that,not my car,I know the owner
Duke O Smiley wrote: » https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/04-bmw-convertible-auto/18201417 Nice looking 04 325i, bit of tax and NCT till 2019 for €1950. A bit pricey but worth the money come Summertime IMO
GypsyByName wrote: » Deep pockets to run it too!
Hunky Monster wrote: » That's exactly what I was looking for I bought a 01 Bora two days ago with a full year and two weeks worth of test for 380 Euros to tide me over for two months or so. It's simply horrendous.
wotzgoingon wrote: » I thought you said previously that you were done with diesels?
