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BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day

BorneTobyWilde

Modnote - Thread moved to new thread because the other one was near 10k posts.

Bangernomics part 5 here
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057493741

Bangernomics rules:
Under €2000
Valid NCT
Something you'd actually drive yourself
VRT paid
__________

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2005-bmw-520i-nct-05-18/15133222

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nct 5/18
2005

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James Bond Junior

Shefwedfan wrote: »

I actually would love something like this but I would guess it is clocked to the last with low mileage like that

How do you come to that conclusion? 8k miles a year isn't outside the realms of possibilty in fairness. My 99 had a verifiable 114k miles when I bought in 2017 and has done barely 3k since.

Mad_Mike

You could get the 10 Euro Cartell report which will check for any discrepancies.

It's not conclusive, as somebody might have entered miles instead of kms on a previous NCT etc and it might mention a discrepancy. Having said that, if it comes back with "no discrepancies", all should be fine.

The issue I had previously with one report is that there were discrepancies found, and I was advised to contact Cartell directly, but they were very very vague and wouldn't disclose the actual discrepancy to me, but eventually did say that one of the previous readings from an NCT would show that this was more than an error in entering wrong miles or kms

Shefwedfan

James Bond Junior wrote: »

How do you come to that conclusion? 8k miles a year isn't outside the realms of possibilty in fairness. My 99 had a verifiable 114k miles when I bought in 2017 and has done barely 3k since.

As I said it is a guess, any of these I check never seem to have any sort of history with them so how are you suppsoed to know?

monkeysnapper

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/citroen-c4-1-4-petrol/20967543

Hope I'm allowed to put mine on here .

W123-80's

Shefwedfan wrote: »

I actually would love something like this but I would guess it is clocked to the last with low mileage like that

As with all private purchases and in particular bangernomics - tread carefully.
Weigh up the seller, the overall condition of the car, question the seller in relation to previous owners & maintenance.
The '00 Octavia I bought in October '17 was a veritable hens tooth. A genuine low mile, one owner diesel. 124k miles.
I had a good chat with the owner on the phone and it all seemed legit, so I travelled from Mayo to Dublin by train and bought the car. Funnily enough the guy selling told me I was the first person to actually look at the car! He had fielded a load of calls from guys offering silly money or telling him it must be clocked. I paid around €950!
I agree if it's a 7 owner diesel A4 or whatever with zero history and a young buck selling it then it's fraught. Not necessarily dishonest, but fraught.
The seller/owner should be able to put alot of concerns at ease if it's a genuine car.

James Bond Junior

Shefwedfan wrote: »

As I said it is a guess, any of these I check never seem to have any sort of history with them so how are you suppsoed to know?

OK, bit unfair to knock it as clocked on just a hunch. I had a 2nd look at the ad and can't see any reason for you to surmise that it is clocked.

Duke O Smiley

W123-80's wrote: »

'04 525dD estate
NCT Nov '19
209k kms, but I assume that's actually 209k miles
Current owner 12 years
Might be worth a look

Asking €1,250

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-525d-touring/21015896

Excellent find. That looks very genuine indeed

Duke O Smiley

James Bond Junior wrote: »

OK, bit unfair to knock it as clocked on just a hunch. I had a 2nd look at the ad and can't see any reason for you to surmise that it is clocked.

The seat bolster looks very good, you'd know if it had seen more miles

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terrydel

W123-80's wrote: »

'04 A4 1.8 petrol 170bhp
NCT July '19
120k miles
Leather and auto

Asking €950

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/04-audi-a4-t-170bhp-auto/21014120

What's the fuel economy in these like? I'd imagine it's not great.

Truckermal

That A4 is spotless and a estate even better! Clocked me arse my buddy who is a publican was saying punters were giving out about his beer being dearer than the pub up the road..... Anyway he got a better price of the rep and then they wouldn't drink it as they reckoned something was wrong with it as it was cheaper....

Kenny Logins

terrydel wrote: »

What's the fuel economy in these like? I'd imagine it's not great.

Probably mid to high 20s around town and a bit more on run.

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-a3-1-9-tdi-diesel/21016269

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Diesel, tested till August, €370

Could get someone out of a hole for a few months..

bear1

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-a6-2003-1-9-tdi-130-bhp-nct-5-19/20932888

This seems like a good one.

James Bond Junior

Cheap, reliable and loadsa tax

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-corolla-2003-taxnct/21019869

Duke O Smiley

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2005-subaru-legacy-2-0-petrol-4wd-manual/20998737

Years test, tax till April, €600

Brand new Donedeal account, I'd tread carefully but a phone call should be telling enough

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/subaru-legacy-awd-2-0-tax-nct-2-20-low-mile/21022254

Some mark up! Some spiel too!

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Anthracite

There's at least 1k worth of Dulux on those wheels.

Kamili

That spiel is very dealeresque...

Duke O Smiley

Kamili wrote: »

That spiel is very dealeresque...

The seller is definitely a dealer alright! We had his 04 E60 520i posted here last week, under a different alias..

tinofapples

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

The seller is definitely a dealer alright! We had his 04 E60 520i posted here last week, under a different alias..

Its a pity he doesn't allow for DD messaging we could "enquire" with him :rolleyes:

Belfast

Skoda Superb 1.8T (please read ad)
2 hours 50 views South County, Dublin
€400
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2003 Skoda Superb Comfort 1.8 T
Mileage 115,500 mi
Fuel Type Petrol
Transmission Manual
Body Type Saloon
Engine Size 1.8 litre
Road Tax €636
NCT Expiry Aug 2019
Previous Owners 5
Country of Reg. Ireland
Full service history from new, genuine mileage, two keys, passed NCT on 25.10.2018, timing belt and water pump done at 108000 at the main skoda dealer, have a receipt to prove, many other parts replaced. TAXed to the end of November. Excellent condition, in every day use and it looks and drives very very well. Any inspection more than welcome. Light damage as can be seen from the photos. The car has been declared a category c write off so just need an engineer report to be brought back to the road. As I said the car is absolutely perfect condition and was in use up until now; I bought a new car today so don't want this one to stay with no use. Open to reasonable offers. May swap for something not a car obviously

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/skoda-superb-1-8t-please-read-ad/20282542

cruizer101

Belfast wrote: »

Skoda Superb 1.8T (please read ad)

Light damage as can be seen from the photos. The car has been declared a category c write off so just need an engineer report to be brought back to the road.

Damage doesn't look too bad, anyone any idea how much that engineer report would be to get.

With tax til end of November thats worth more than they are looking for

Foxhole Norman

This is my own car here I bought as a stop gap, handy car if someone is stuck, asking 300 but will take a good offer. Newish front tyres, plugs and one coil. Slipping clutch but drives fine if you take it handy, few knocks from suspension too so would need work for NCT. NCT end of March and Tax until end of April.

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https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2003-nissan-primera-nct-and-tax/21028102

colm_mcm

Slightly interesting TT

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-tt-1-8t-5v-2002/21031005

Kenny Logins

colm_mcm wrote: »

Slightly interesting TT

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-tt-1-8t-5v-2002/21031005

Cup holder alone would probably get €100.

johndaman66

cruizer101 wrote: »

Damage doesn't look too bad, anyone any idea how much that engineer report would be to get.

With tax til end of November thats worth more than they are looking for

Unless the engineers report will cost more than they are looking for of course.

I can't say what you would expect to pay but doubtful it would be too cheap. A quick google search shows that someone was quoted €400 in 2012 as per peoplesrepublicofcork forum but maybe it depends on what needs to be checked. I wonder does it only need that engineers report if is to be insured with the insurance company that declared it a cat d write off? Its not like there is a centralised database is kept in Rep. of Ireland.

It comes across as a bit stupid for the seller to say the car is absolutely perfect condition when clearly it is not.

colm_mcm

Kenny Logins wrote: »

Cup holder alone would probably get €100.

Thought that alright.

lucalux

Hi all, I'm a big fan of Bangernomics here, as I'm used to small, cheap running and older cars.

I'm wondering if I can lean on your wisdom and knowledge for the current pickle I'm in..?

So I'm without a car, through the rust getting to my last banger. I never thought I'd be at this stage but I'm looking at a newly NCT'd 2001 Yaris... thankfully I've few notions left. Ad is here:

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-yaris/20913256

I haven't called yet as I just spotted it, but I wonder would anyone of ye have any major points to check out and look out for when/if I go to look at it?

Really not great at the costing of these things but with a new NCT and no tax, is 600 fair? Don't like to lowball anyone and i am stuck so...

Any help greatly appreciated, I'm mightily stuck, and so grateful of all opinions or pointers,
L

Rows Grower

[QUOTE=johndaman66;109398614]Unless the engineers report will cost more than they are looking for of course.

I can't say what you would expect to pay but doubtful it would be too cheap. A quick google search shows that someone was quoted €400 in 2012 as per peoplesrepublicofcork forum but maybe it depends on what needs to be checked. I wonder does it only need that engineers report if is to be insured with the insurance company that declared it a cat d write off? Its not like there is a centralised database is kept in Rep. of Ireland.

It comes across as a bit stupid for the seller to say the car is absolutely perfect condition when clearly it is not.[/QUOTE]

I'd imagine it will, 5 years ago I paid for an engineers report and I was there while he did the check. He had to verify a jeep conversion from passenger to commercial. It was done in about half an hour and cost about 130 euro.

He was laughing telling me what he was doing as he went through some of the list, counting seats, windows, doors etc. But as he said it's all paper work that has to be checked and signed off.

I'd imagine any engineer is going to have to seriously scrutinise any vehicle that's already been written off, and he'd be a fool not to charge accordingly.

emeldc

lucalux wrote: »

Hi all, I'm a big fan of Bangernomics here, as I'm used to small, cheap running and older cars.

I'm wondering if I can lean on your wisdom and knowledge for the current pickle I'm in..?

So I'm without a car, through the rust getting to my last banger. I never thought I'd be at this stage but I'm looking at a newly NCT'd 2001 Yaris... thankfully I've few notions left. Ad is here:

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-yaris/20913256

I haven't called yet as I just spotted it, but I wonder would anyone of ye have any major points to check out and look out for when/if I go to look at it?

Really not great at the costing of these things but with a new NCT and no tax, is 600 fair? Don't like to lowball anyone and i am stuck so...

Any help greatly appreciated, I'm mightily stuck, and so grateful of all opinions or pointers,
L

If the insurance is not an issue for you I don’t really see how you could go too far wrong. €500 would probably get it.

alan partridge aha

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-corolla-1-4-vvti-just-passed-nct-2-day/21032057