BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day

jmreire · 14-06-2019 06:02PM

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Did you see this one?

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/nissan-maxima/21951195

Old model and manual, but loads of test and its only €800

That looks like a very good buy....would not mind the mileage too much, that V 2 ltr engine will have plenty of life left in it. And the inside looks very good too + it's high spec. No DPF to worry about. Add 1 year's tax, and for approx €1500 you have a car on the road for the year. Only €710 road tax + NCT every year thereafter.

Duke O Smiley · 14-06-2019 07:11PM

Carscarscars wrote: »

Duke, I was going to go look at that this weekend but child minding plans have put it on the back burner. If it's close, it would be great if you could have a look?

Just went for a look. It’s a straight and tidy car bar the back bumper. There’s a bit of a miss in it though, I would guess from experience that it needs a knock sensor (common issue on these, bit of a pain) but it might just be a coil stick or plugs. Worth a punt IMO if you’re willing to investigate it yourself

Barr · 14-06-2019 08:04PM

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

Driving one of these atm solid boring car that does the job, only gripe I have I have is the petrol consumption is ****e for a 1.4

Surprised by that, how bad is it ? I had a 1.5 a few years back and it was good on fuel. Mine was a 2000 . I'm convinced the car was unbreakable.

JohnBoy26 · 14-06-2019 08:13PM

Barr wrote: »

Surprised by that, how bad is it ? I had a 1.5 a few years back and it was good on fuel. Mine was a 2000 . I'm convinced the car was unbreakable.

The 1.5 is e vtec though so 40 to 45mpg is achievable on those. I found the 1.4 hard on fuel too tbh.

jmreire · 14-06-2019 08:41PM

Mad_Mike wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2006-chevrolet-kalos-1-4l-petrol/22074297

What can I say?
295 quid!!

For that kind of money, it's for peanuts....But Chevy Kalo's are not the most common car's on Irish roads, so hard to guess how reliable or not they are, but as it has managed 130'000 Miles, cannot have been too bad..... would be worth a gamble, even if you only got a year out of it.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 · 14-06-2019 09:11PM

If comfort isn't your thing...

50k miles
13 months NCT
4 months TAX

700 Snots.

trixiebust · 14-06-2019 09:29PM

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

trixiebust wrote: »

Lots of Civic talk here recently, so here's another. Fresh NCT,low mileage & all for €850.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/48k-miles-civic-spotless/22138578

Driving one of these atm solid boring car that does the job, only gripe I have I have is the petrol consumption is ****e for a 1.4

Count yourself lucky. That's exactly what I'm in need of soon...solid,dependable,cheap motoring. I got a bill 3 weeks ago for a 3 series BMW that cost me more than that entire car!

Iseedeadpixels · 14-06-2019 11:03PM

Barr wrote: »

Surprised by that, how bad is it ? I had a 1.5 a few years back and it was good on fuel. Mine was a 2000 . I'm convinced the car was unbreakable.

35 mpg Id say, as above the vtecs are much better.

Mad_Mike · 14-06-2019 11:48PM

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Nice looking 07 Audi A4 Quattro 1.8 Turbo
NCT until November
Same owner for over 6 years
€1799

Carscarscars · 15-06-2019 01:24AM

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Just went for a look. It’s a straight and tidy car bar the back bumper. There’s a bit of a miss in it though, I would guess from experience that it needs a knock sensor (common issue on these, bit of a pain) but it might just be a coil stick or plugs. Worth a punt IMO if you’re willing to investigate it yourself

Appreciate the time you took looking at that Duke. Was it just a slight miss or accompanied by hesitation on acceleration? Presume it wasn't enough to throw a management light on?

Duke O Smiley · 15-06-2019 04:27AM

Carscarscars wrote: »

Appreciate the time you took looking at that Duke. Was it just a slight miss or accompanied by hesitation on acceleration? Presume it wasn't enough to throw a management light on?

Yeah, there was a light on. I didn't drive it because I wasn't buying it. I half know your man so he didn't mind me having a look. Its not underivable the way it is currently anyway

dodzy · 15-06-2019 08:17AM

Mad_Mike wrote: »

Nice looking 07 Audi A4 Quattro 1.8 Turbo
NCT until November
Same owner for over 6 years
€1799

a cracking car, with a bloody great engine. Pretty much bulletproof once frequent oil changes are carried out. Had one for 7yrs. They really nailed that car/4wd combo. Only thing: thirst.

Fann Linn · 15-06-2019 03:37PM

Hi lads, what would you say about the 1.6 petrol engine in 08/09 mondeos? Have seen a nice one but just don't have a clue about engines. 150km on the clock. Thanks.

bazz26 · 15-06-2019 03:44PM

That Mondeo is a big heavy car so the 1.6 feels a bit underpowered and as a result they are a bit thirsty.

johndaman66 · 15-06-2019 04:06PM

bazz26 wrote: »

That Mondeo is a big heavy car so the 1.6 feels a bit underpowered and as a result they are a bit thirsty.

I had one for just about a week as a courtesy car back in the day after someone ran into the back of and totalled my Vectra. Didn't find it overly sluggish for what it was to be fair and adequate to keep up with the traffic ahead of me on all occasions bar none as I recall. The 1.4 Mark 1 Focus I drove once for example was noticeably slower.

For somebody looking for a runabout to tide them over for a spell you could probably do worse if the actual car and the price is someway right.

Duke O Smiley · 15-06-2019 06:21PM

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/00-audi-a6-estate-1-9tdi/22171648

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We haven't had one of these in a while! 00 1.9 TDI a6, NCT till March 202,0 €675

If it goes and stops its hard to go wrong at that money

jharr100 · 15-06-2019 06:40PM

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/05-mercedes-e-class-estate/22169681

E class estate .

Rows Grower · 15-06-2019 06:54PM

jharr100 wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/05-mercedes-e-class-estate/22169681

E class estate .

Beautiful car.

Odyssey 2005 · 15-06-2019 07:04PM

jharr100 wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/05-mercedes-e-class-estate/22169681

E class estate .

Some value.!

selectamatic · 15-06-2019 07:42PM

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/00-audi-a6-estate-1-9tdi/22171648

We haven't had one of these in a while! 00 1.9 TDI a6, NCT till March 202,0 €675

If it goes and stops its hard to go wrong at that money

Most likely the 110bhp tdi engine too which is often considered the best diesel engine the vag group have ever produced.

CoBo55 · 15-06-2019 08:56PM

selectamatic wrote: »

Most likely the 110bhp tdi engine too which is often considered the best diesel engine the vag group have ever produced.

Definitely, had a 98 Passat with that engine, written off by a drunk driver with 448,000 miles on the clock and still pulling like a train, a savage on drives though, it could eat through Mick's garage drives in less than 10,000 miles!! I had a heavier right foot back then!!

bazz26 · 15-06-2019 09:29PM

johndaman66 wrote: »

I had one for just about a week as a courtesy car back in the day after someone ran into the back of and totalled my Vectra. Didn't find it overly sluggish for what it was to be fair and adequate to keep up with the traffic ahead of me on all occasions bar none as I recall. The 1.4 Mark 1 Focus I drove once for example was noticeably slower.

For somebody looking for a runabout to tide them over for a spell you could probably do worse if the actual car and the price is someway right.

Depends what your used to then. I found it a bit gutless.

Mad_Mike · 15-06-2019 10:22PM

CoBo55 wrote: »

Definitely, had a 98 Passat with that engine, written off by a drunk driver with 448,000 miles on the clock and still pulling like a train, a savage on drives though, it could eat through Mick's garage drives in less than 10,000 miles!! I had a heavier right foot back then!!

My first Passat a few years ago (on my 5th one at the moment) was a 98 also, and very same issue. Engine just kept on going and on long drives I used to get 61mpg if I really nursed it. Got fed up putting drives in it, both inner and outer so moved on to the next one then

Mad_Mike · 15-06-2019 10:37PM

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NCT until next January
Some service history and timing belt changed
€395

CoBo55 · 15-06-2019 10:41PM

Mad_Mike wrote: »

My first Passat a few years ago (on my 5th one at the moment) was a 98 also, and very same issue. Engine just kept on going and on long drives I used to get 61mpg if I really nursed it. Got fed up putting drives in it, both inner and outer so moved on to the next one then

Headlights were dreadful, actually, they were borderling on being dangerous.

Mad_Mike · 15-06-2019 10:44PM

CoBo55 wrote: »

Headlights were dreadful, actually, they were borderling on being dangerous.

I used to drive on full beam all the time and nobody ever knew the difference! Haha. Don't think I ever got flashed once

jmreire · 15-06-2019 10:57PM

CoBo55 wrote: »

Definitely, had a 98 Passat with that engine, written off by a drunk driver with 448,000 miles on the clock and still pulling like a train, a savage on drives though, it could eat through Mick's garage drives in less than 10,000 miles!! I had a heavier right foot back then!!

I had an 2003 A6, 1.9 TDI Sports, AVF Engine 130BHP, 6 speed. Great car, but Irish roads and Audi suspension and steering links do not work well together. And any car that has "Sport" in it's description is an automatic jump in insurance costs. But aside from that, lovely car to drive. Plenty of power, and very nearly 600 Miles to a full tank. I'd be tempted by the one in the pic if I was in the market TBH.:D

punisher5112 · 16-06-2019 12:22AM

Mad_Mike wrote: »

I used to drive on full beam all the time and nobody ever knew the difference! Haha. Don't think I ever got flashed once

I did... Gave you the salute every time....

26000 Elephants · 16-06-2019 09:39AM

could eat through Mick's garage drives in less than 10,000 miles!!!

That's the same with most spurious parts. Fine for light use, but if you push on or do high mileage OEM is the only choice

Unless VAG parts are s**te as well?

alan partridge aha · 16-06-2019 12:55PM

26000 Elephants wrote: »

That's the same with most spurious parts. Fine for light use, but if you push on or do high mileage OEM is the only choice

Unless VAG parts are s**te as well?

I've an 02 Bora from new 100BHP TDI, 160k miles, never replaced a drive and only put in the 1st ever wheel bearing 2 months ago. An unbreakable car.

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