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Carscarscars · 03-05-2019 07:30AM

The Mask 13 wrote: »

Seems like Good value for a run around or am I missing something?

The bonnet on that corolla looks to be off and it changed hands on the 29th of March. With four cars on sale and what looks like a garage set up in his other ads, I would be wary that it is priced correctly, rather than a bargain.

DeepBlue · 03-05-2019 11:11AM

07 Honda Civic Petrol 1.8
90,000 miles, €1,950, Tax €636 p.a., NCT until October

Duke O Smiley · 03-05-2019 11:12AM

That’s very tidy!

Mad_Mike · 03-05-2019 11:59AM

ZWJiM2JlZTE1YTAzZjlmMzQ1YzA1ODZjYjkzYWIzNWWykRdKCWCyRyILoB9X3eW0aHR0cDovL3MzLWV1LXdlc3QtMS5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tL2RvbmVkZWFsLmllLXBob3Rvcy9waG90b18xMjM3MDY5OTZ8fHw2MDB4NjAwfHx8fHx8fHw=.jpeg

This one's for you Duke!

18,000 miles
NCT until Feb 2020
Asking €950

BonnieSituation · 03-05-2019 12:39PM

Mad_Mike wrote: »

This one's for you Duke!
18,000 miles
NCT until Feb 2020
Asking €950

He can't have 2!

Interslice · 03-05-2019 12:55PM

Mad_Mike wrote: »

That's made my day! Best of luck with it. Really looks like a well minded car

Thanks for the shout mike.

morritty · 03-05-2019 01:08PM

Is there any way to tell if that has gone over 100k miles? since the odometer is 5 digits only?

wonski · 03-05-2019 01:35PM

morritty wrote: »

Is there any way to tell if that has gone over 100k miles? since the odometer is 5 digits only?

Extra 100000 will definitely show in the interior.

morritty · 03-05-2019 01:41PM

wonski wrote: »

Extra 100000 will definitely show in the interior.

Fair point, but just wondering about the clock in general?

punisher5112 · 03-05-2019 01:44PM

Pity they fitted drl to bumper.

cadaliac · 03-05-2019 02:38PM

DeepBlue wrote: »

07 Honda Civic Petrol 1.8
90,000 miles, €1,950, Tax €636 p.a., NCT until October

That's a great find. Small money for a nice well cared for reliable car.
Looks mint.

Sugarlumps · 03-05-2019 07:36PM

Little help please, the girlfriend has an interest in this Astra. Is there anything to look out for?

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/opel-astra-life-1-4i-16v-5dr-prepared-for-nct/21738330

CJhaughey · 03-05-2019 07:45PM

Sugarlumps wrote: »

Little help please, the girlfriend has an interest in this Astra. Is there anything to look out for?

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/opel-astra-life-1-4i-16v-5dr-prepared-for-nct/21738330

No NCT. I would be questioning why it has been prepared for NCT but not put through?

oceanman · 03-05-2019 07:51PM

plus its an opel…

Sugarlumps · 03-05-2019 07:51PM

CJhaughey wrote: »

No NCT. I would be questioning why it has been prepared for NCT but not put through?

Apparently booked in for the NCT next week.

bazz26 · 03-05-2019 08:05PM

Those Astra petrol engines are very fragile and not known for their reliability. I know it's a cheap car but I'd be looking at something else.

Mad_Mike · 03-05-2019 08:08PM

Sugarlumps wrote: »

Apparently booked in for the NCT next week.

Looks like it's back in for just a visual

CoBo55 · 04-05-2019 02:17AM

Mad_Mike wrote: »

Looks like it's back in for just a visual

No need to book for a visual you can just drive to the centre and get the cert. Look for something else is my advice. Those Astra's can be ropey enough.

Mad_Mike · 04-05-2019 06:52AM

CoBo55 wrote: »

No need to book for a visual you can just drive to the centre and get the cert. Look for something else is my advice. Those Astra's can be ropey enough.

Exactly this.
Seems odd if they told him it's booked in for this week again, although maybe they just mean they have to get back in to the centre and get the visual done and pick up cert

Bigmac1euro · 04-05-2019 07:21AM

If that Astra has an ecotech engine which I reckon it does then forget about it, it’s at its max mileage now. It’s head gasket is probably blown. By all means for have a look at it but I wouldn’t touch an Opel with one of those engines ever again. They just chew themselves up overtime and poof!

RandomUsername · 04-05-2019 11:41AM

Listen for timing chain rattle aswell that's what killed my GFs one

TommyGun2017 · 04-05-2019 03:12PM

Peugeot 106 with NCT for €425.

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/21759952

punisher5112 · 04-05-2019 03:47PM

TommyGun2017 wrote: »

Peugeot 106 with NCT for €425.

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/21759952

Very holy.

TommyGun2017 · 04-05-2019 04:01PM

punisher5112 wrote: »

Very holy.

Indeed. Only missing a set of rosary beads dangling from the rear view mirror. Tidy car all the same

Markcheese · 04-05-2019 08:18PM

If I could insure that, I'd love to get that...

0lddog · 04-05-2019 09:21PM

TommyGun2017 wrote: »

Indeed. Only missing a set of rosary beads dangling from the rear view mirror. .......

I dont see a 'St Christopher' stuck on the dash

IIRC you have to have very small feet to avoid working two pedals at once on that yoke.

Glen_Quagmire · 05-05-2019 09:17AM

Lads, what's a better car, 1.6 petrol or 1.8 tdci Mondeo, 2008

Old diesel · 05-05-2019 09:26AM

Glen_Quagmire wrote: »

Lads, what's a better car, 1.6 petrol or 1.8 tdci Mondeo, 2008

The wet timing belt difficulty with the 1.8 tdci of that vintage makes the 1.6 petrol potentially a safer buy.

Theyve been known to break and even if the car is running okay now - it's a big enough (expensive) job to do.

The 2.0 TDCI would be better then either though ideally

colm_mcm · 05-05-2019 09:43AM

TommyGun2017 wrote: »

Peugeot 106 with NCT for €425.

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/21759952

I’m sure I took that car as a trade in around 15 years ago. Had tiny mileage then.

Interslice · 05-05-2019 11:21AM

Old diesel wrote: »

The wet timing belt difficulty with the 1.8 tdci of that vintage makes the 1.6 petrol potentially a safer buy.

Theyve been known to break and even if the car is running okay now - it's a big enough (expensive) job to do.

The 2.0 TDCI would be better then either though ideally

2008 1.8 may or may not have a wet belt. Could just be a chain.

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