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TigerTim · 01-03-2019 05:30PM

BonnieSituation wrote: »

God I've always wanted one of those.

Hmmm...

That's is nice but not mad on white. Saw a couple of yellow models in a scrapyard near me a few years back. Stunning in yellow methinks.

T.

BonnieSituation · 01-03-2019 05:38PM

TigerTim wrote: »

That's is nice but not mad on white. Saw a couple of yellow models in a scrapyard near me a few years back. Stunning in yellow methinks.

T.

They were gorgeous in yellow with black trim or black with orange trim.

johndaman66 · 01-03-2019 09:33PM

^^ I wouldn't be mad fussed on the yellow but I'm not a mad fan of yellow as a car colour anyway and don't find it overly offensive either. Think the white actually seems to work quite well with the red trim - gives it a sort of ready for a rally look! Red and black in particular is quite fetching in them though I think.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/09-ford-mondeo-1-6-long-tax-amp-n-c-t/21075021
2009 Mondeo 1.6 with 182k km,
NCT 10/20,
Tax is on the high side at €750 but there is tax on it to 06/19 (should soften the shock for those of ye's who seem to get mini strokes when ye see a car with high motor tax)
*There may be different shades going on there on the offside but may well be superficial and the car otherwise looks pretty clean in so far as you can tell from snaps....

01-03-2019 09:55PM

johndaman66 wrote: »

^^ I wouldn't be mad fussed on the yellow but I'm not a mad fan of yellow as a car colour anyway and don't find it overly offensive either. Think the white actually seems to work quite well with the red trim - gives it a sort of ready for a rally look! Red and black in particular is quite fetching in them though I think.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/09-ford-mondeo-1-6-long-tax-amp-n-c-t/21075021
2009 Mondeo 1.6 with 182k km,
NCT 10/20,
Tax is on the high side at €750 but there is tax on it to 06/19 (should soften the shock for those of ye's who seem to get mini strokes when ye see a car with high motor tax)
*There may be different shades going on there on the offside but may well be superficial and the car otherwise looks pretty clean in so far as you can tell from snaps....

long nct, was going to look at a car shown here but it was already sold, a 1.6 with hitch? is the 1.6 a bit small for this size car?, looks clean though

johndaman66 · 01-03-2019 10:16PM

1874 wrote: »

long nct, was going to look at a car shown here but it was already sold, a 1.6 with hitch? is the 1.6 a bit small for this size car?, looks clean though

Probably is for the most but depends what your towing too. Plenty of 1.0 Yaris and Micra's around this neck of the woods with great big dirty hitches hanging off the back of them - looks pretty naff.

JohnBoy26 · 01-03-2019 11:32PM

1874 wrote: »

long nct, was going to look at a car shown here but it was already sold, a 1.6 with hitch? is the 1.6 a bit small for this size car?, looks clean though

For that money you can get a 1.8 mazda 6 mk2 which is 570 to tax and is a bit nicer than a mondeo imo.

Boradriver · 02-03-2019 02:32AM

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/fiat-cinquecento-sporting/21182924

Cool looking Cinq sporting with NCT till September for €950

A bit pricey but I would!

I was looking at that the other night. Cartell shows that as having an 899cc engine but as far as I can remember, all Sporting models had the 1.1 engine (open to correction there). Just made me a bit suspicious about whether it's really a Sporting, or if it has had Sporting parts donated to it...

Andrewf20 · 02-03-2019 03:16AM

1874 wrote: »

long nct, was going to look at a car shown here but it was already sold, a 1.6 with hitch? is the 1.6 a bit small for this size car?, looks clean though

I found the 1.6 petrol surprisingly ok, although the boot was empty and there were no other passengers when I took one for a test drive.

The Undecided One · 02-03-2019 08:29AM

Boradriver wrote: »

I was looking at that the other night. Cartell shows that as having an 899cc engine but as far as I can remember, all Sporting models had the 1.1 engine (open to correction there). Just made me a bit suspicious about whether it's really a Sporting, or if it has had Sporting parts donated to it...

You are correct, the Sportings were all 1.1 litre engines. As far as I can remember I have never seen a genuine Sporting in white. It does have some Sporting bits on it (red seat belts, alloys) but if it’s 899 on the book then it’s not a Sporting (unless it had an engine swap to 1.1)

johndaman66 · 02-03-2019 09:18AM

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

For that money you can get a 1.8 mazda 6 mk2 which is 570 to tax and is a bit nicer than a mondeo imo.

Agreed, the Mazda would be somewhat nicer than the Mondeo and something a bit different too. One minus that does come to mind would be the lesser availability of cheap parts from breakers versus the Mondeo if for example you broke a tail lamp etc.

Heres a nice clean looking executive model;
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2008-mazda-6-executive-n-c-t-01-20/21139803

Tested until 01/20,
134k km,
Asking €1,950

Boradriver · 02-03-2019 12:34PM

The Undecided One wrote: »

You are correct, the Sportings were all 1.1 litre engines. As far as I can remember I have never seen a genuine Sporting in white. It does have some Sporting bits on it (red seat belts, alloys) but if it’s 899 on the book then it’s not a Sporting (unless it had an engine swap to 1.1)

The log book has had a bit of 'to me, to you' going on as well it would seem. 7 owners, according to the seller.

joujoujou · 02-03-2019 01:09PM

Boradriver wrote: »

[...] as far as I can remember, all Sporting models had the 1.1 engine [...]

True. 1.1 54bhp. In terms of colour, as other poster mentioned, there were no white sportings. Only red, yellow, blue, silver and black.

Boradriver · 02-03-2019 01:27PM

joujoujou wrote: »

True. 1.1 54bhp. In terms of colour, as other poster mentioned, there were no white sportings. Only red, yellow, blue, silver and black.

Interesting to know, didn't realise white wasn't an option on the Sporting.

wonski · 02-03-2019 01:39PM

The seller states sporting interior, so that's probably it. If I had to choose I would rather have engine from sporting rather than the interior (not even sure what the sporting interior is).

That car will be very, very slow.

Duke O Smiley · 02-03-2019 04:07PM

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/a4-audi-advanced-model-6-speed-130bhp-with-test/21149979

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6 speed 130 bhp TDI A4 with high enough miles but NCT till August and its only 500 quid.

Seems it would be a decent enough buy

bear1 · 02-03-2019 04:11PM

Mapped to 185?

Duke O Smiley · 02-03-2019 04:12PM

Snake oil

selectamatic · 02-03-2019 04:48PM

Its sold or the ad is down anyways.

I believe James Maitland up the north can map them a touch over 180bhp but they need a straight pipe. The side mounted intercooler and piping usually needs to be in good order though and they'll run fairly smokey when not on boost.

In general most 130bhp tdi's when mapped are left at around the 170bhp mark.

Duke O Smiley · 02-03-2019 05:58PM

It was an 04 with 330k kms and only 1 previous owner. Was a pretty genuine ad too tbf

wonski · 02-03-2019 09:04PM

26000 Elephants wrote: »

Real sporting isn't much quicker: it was all down to the suspension/steering mods made to the sporting and especially the fancy Pirelli tyres t'hey were supplied with from new.

Although the FIRE engine did like to rev a lot more, so probably feels quicker.

I think it is, we are talking 20 extra hp. Details to follow

0.9 is 39hp with 18s from 0-100.

1.1 is 54hp with 13.8 from 0-100.

There was base 0.7 engine as well, but doubt it was ever sold in these parts of Europe.

26000 Elephants · 02-03-2019 09:06PM

wonski wrote: »

I think it is, we are talking 20 extra hp. Details to follow

yeah, thats probably right. I just remeber at the time thinking they weren't a whole lot quicker, but miles quicker to drive due to the grip.

colm_mcm · 02-03-2019 09:10PM

wonski wrote: »

I think it is, we are talking 20 extra hp. Details to follow

The Sporting was only 54bhp IIRC. Sold a Seicento with same engine to a friend and it was slow as fook.

The 0.9 was approx 40bhp and there was the Polish 2 cylinder version too with around 30.

wonski · 02-03-2019 09:12PM

Just edited my post. Huge difference given the weight of the car.

0.9 would be barely driveable these days

26000 Elephants · 02-03-2019 09:16PM

wonski wrote: »

I think it is, we are talking 20 extra hp. Details to follow

0.9 is 39hp with 18s from 0-100.

1.1 is 54hp with 13.8 from 0-100.

There was base 0.7 engine as well, but doubt it was ever sold in these parts of Europe.

well, i take your point: It didnt feel like 20hp and i never put a stopwatch to it, but it didnt seem much faster than the old 127 engine, but it would take any bend as fast as you dared.

Mad_Mike · 02-03-2019 09:43PM

The Sporting is definitely NOT a fast car, but as they are so light, the extra HP makes a huge difference and they are a fun little car to drive.

They are also 20mm lower than the standard car, and fitted with an anti-roll bar which helps to make it a stiffer drive.
Grand around town and for a bit of fun, but definitely not a car for a long drive, or for motorway driving etc

FirstIn · 03-03-2019 12:19AM

My Hillman imp would give these sporting things a run for their money. My Hillman imp , while somewhat nippy on a steep decline isn’t that fast.

terrydel · 03-03-2019 08:18AM

Tidy looking 05 Corolla diesel with long nct, albeit highish mileage.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/05-d4d-1-4-toyota-corolla-hatchback-nct-02-2020/21207997

terrydel · 03-03-2019 10:29PM

Thoughts on this volvo v70?
Looks fecking spotless.
Anything to look out for on these?
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2006-volvo-v70-2-0t-estate-automatic/21135063

Duke O Smiley · 03-03-2019 10:47PM

That’s lovely but definitely needs an NCT at that price. However I’d have no doubts that it’s very genuine. Dogs would make short work of wrecking that lovely beige carpet in the boot I’d say!

Mad_Mike · 03-03-2019 10:49PM

Looks good alright, just odd that the last sale on the car was only a couple of months ago??
12th December 2018 was last sale date

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