BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day

punisher5112 wrote: »

But steep!!!

I've an 05 diesel Mondeo can't even give it away...

I was thinking the same, no harm to the poster but I'd see that struggling to make half the listed price.

bazz26 wrote: »

It's more the door mirror in conjunction with the different coloured front bumper and what else on closer inspection I'm more concerned with rather than just a door mirror on its own. It could suggest that the car got a right smack in the front corner which could impact suspension, chassis and how the car drives, etc. I'm not saying don't go look at it but it's certainly an area of the car I'd be focusing on with a detailed inspection.

Agreed, as always when looking at a used car give it a good going over for accident damage among other things. Mismatching paintwork and badly aligned panels would be good tell tale signs of a botch job. Could be a right smack that was properly fixed or not or could be cosmetic damage which I wouldn't get overly anxious about either if it wasn't rectified to the highest of standards on a €1,200 car. Of course you might be limited too on what you can see if you cant remove panels to look at underneath

bazz26 wrote: »

Also my father has a 2009 Auris originally from the UK and it doesn't have underside rust outside of the normal stuff you get on Irish cars, my own cars are ex UK too and don't have any rust issues so it's not automatic on all UK imports.

Maybe I was unlucky too but the 5 UK imports that I did look at last year were not in good shape at all underneath - An Avensis, a Corolla, a Mondeo and 2 Auris. One of the Auris in particular, a 2010 was shockingly bad. I know full well that its not automatically the case that all UK imports have rust issues but it would still be my first consideration if going to look at that Corolla being sold by a private seller in Donegal. Out of curiosity do you know what year your fathers was imported in and from which part of the UK? Also, was it from a private seller or trader?

Wow! Went quick. Not surprised. It looked like a great deal

Dsg are very reliable if serviced every 40k miles. Easy service too but people sometimes don't stick to the service intervals and then problems arise

When I'm retiring my now 12 year old MKV golf run around this thread will definitely serve a purpose

'04 Octavia 1.4
NCT Jan '20
142k miles
Low owners
Looks decent

Asking €495

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2004-skoda-octavia-1-4-nct-2020-and-taxed/21837773

W123-80's wrote: »

'99 Starlet
NCT April '20
Low Miles - 58K mls

Worth a call

Asking €550

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/1999-toyota-starlet-1-3-new-nct-03-20/20993571

Rows Grower wrote: »

My first ever link, a car that will run forever for under a grand but not for the cosmetically conscious.

NCT until the end of next month with less than 100 miles since last NCT.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/1999-toyota-starlet-1-3-58-000-miles/20993571

Ye are welcome.

Jesus! That's still knocking about!

How much are resprays on cars in general?

This one in Athlone for 550 and NCT until next April, but hard to tell what it's like from pics

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/07-audi-a6-sline-diesel-automatic/21842835



Nice looking S-Line A6 diesel, tested till 4/20 and a few months tax, €1950

The contrast between that Audi and BMW is unreal. Some lads are in cuckoo land.

This will outlive the cockroaches, interior is barely touched. 2 years NCT as a super extra bonus and only €56 tax.

1987 Carina II 1.8 petrol, auto and 66,000 miles.

Ultra-Bangernomics for €2,150

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/toyota-carina-2-tested-to-may-2021/21522690