CHEAPO-ECO-MANIACS (sub-500euro)

NCT for almost a year
Road Tax paid until end of September
1.4 Automatic
Asking €590, probably buy it for 500 even

selectamatic wrote: »

A good idea for a thread but doesn't the bangernomics thread already cater for this? And I'd certainly welcome more super cheap cars posted there.

A couple of posters (myself included) post sub €500 cars every so often. Just last week
duke o'smiley sold a very clean liftback e11 corolla for €450 on the thread.

I've recently bought a perfectly running e11 saloon as a run about with a years test for well below this price mark too.

IMO the sweet spot for value, reliability, simplicity and finding well minded gems always seems to be late 90's cars.

If you're in a position to insure such cars cheaply it's very easy to get motoring for peanuts.

While the e11 is an excellent car that can be bought cheaply it's just too old nowadays and difficult to get insurance on.

That hyundai is far newer than any e11 so it should be much easier to insure. While late 90's cars were simple with no complexity, those accents were in the same boat.

They weren't as good as an e11 but they do make a decent run around. They are reliable enough, easy on fuel, suprisingly nippy and they aren't unpleasant to drive.

Some do burn a drop of oil and things like wiper motors and window regulators can fail but overall they aren't too bad.

If I could go over €500 id go for a tidy mid 2000's civic or corolla instead though.

Good idea for a thread. Personally I think it could be kept in the bangernomics thread but I know not all will agree with me on that. The beauty of bangernomics is that it offers a seat for every backside. Splinter threads just add unnecessary layers..

In my opinion this thread (or this idea) is best suited to those whose own car has blown up or failed an NCT or something, they can just transfer their existing insurance over to one of the offerings here and drive on until it stops/the NCT is up etc etc. No point in folks complaining that everything is too old to get a new quote on etc.

Anyway

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/clio-with-long-nct/21706970



NCT till 2020, looks tidy enough, you cane lucky owner no. 10 for €350

62,000 miles
NCT until Feb next year
Looks like its been same owner for last 7 years
€500

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Whats the consensus on high tax offerings? Such as cheap diesel Octavias etc

Throw them all in here! High tax, insurance maybe's etc. That's half the reason a lot of them are such bargains, and at the end of the day, like you said above, even if they are only a temporary car to switch insurance to for a few months, at least the option is there if people want to choose them

Mad_Mike wrote: »

62,000 miles
NCT until Feb next year
Looks like its been same owner for last 7 years
€500

Those Fiestas are great cars. They drive so well and the Ghia isn't bad at all on the inside. Can't keep the rust off them though. I used to buy them for €50 (or €100 if it was particularly nice) and they'd generally go through a test with relative ease.

IMO that one needs to be about half price..

NCT to July and taxed until end of the year
€450

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/peugeot-307-cabriolet-new-nct-beautiful/21633050



Provided you can live with a noisy release bearing this is alright! Years test, nice leather, small miles €500

Added this to my watchlist last night!! Its been dropping slowly for last week or so

A bit rough around the edges, but it's a 04 Audi A4 diesel with a few months NCT and a bit of tax
Probably drive it home for 500 quid as he's asking €550

lalababa wrote: »

That Audi has some paint peeling . Is that very much a reaction to sunlight overtime...some types of red paint seem to be v. subceptable to fade and peel?
Would there be any good in a good rubbing compound and a bit of clear coat over it? Or what?

It has more than just a bit of paint peeling. Seems to be rough enough in a couple of spots, hence my comment about it being rough around the edges, but also why it's a 04 Audi for that kind of money.

Don't know what you would do really. I had a Fiat Cinquecento in red a few years back and was faded also. I buffed it up and used compound and it came up like new for a while, but went back dull eventually. Maybe I should have tried a clear coat on top

NCT until middle of June
Low miles, and coming in at a fiver under our limit

I had a look at that micra yesterday - avoid. The ad promises a lot but delivers shag all!

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Would you care to elaborate?

Needs front discs and pads, hole in the expansion bottle probably been there for a good while - bugs floating in the coolant. Drivers headlight held on with silicone and tie rap. Power steering leak.

Gear knob looks like it has been chewed by a hungry dog.

The car looks like it worked hard for its life

BOSTIK wrote: »

https://www.adverts.ie/car/honda/civic/2003-honda-civic/17892519



Could do with a wash and might be gone, but test till next January. Only looking for €400

He's dropped to 200 in the comments.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/suzuki-liana-nct/21854702



NCT till September, bit of tax, probably new enough to reasonably insure, €350

BOSTIK wrote: »

and you wouldn't need to wear a bag on year head driving it the way you would with Duke's yoke there.

BOSTIK wrote: »

https://www.adverts.ie/car/toyota/corolla/2003-toyota-corolla/17863146



Not too bad for €400, will surely run for another few years, and you wouldn't need to wear a bag on year head driving it the way you would with Duke's yoke there.

Touché :P

That’s a very good find

OK, since Almeras ain't so popular in these parts, how about this yoke?

Mileage relatively low, tested till Feb 20, reg is blocked in the ad but visible on the windscreen discs and seems to check out, plus 2 months tax for €400.

And it's a saloon, not one of those Quasimodo liftbacks.

A 80+ year old friend of mine is looking for an small / cheap car, 1.0.... Must-have NCT... Dublin area... If anyone hears, sees of anything suitable, please post.. Thanks.