BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day Part 6

07 tdi golf v
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alan partridge aha wrote: »

Nice car, import though

What difference does that make on an 07 car?
(Or even any car)
FWIW, it was imported an awful long time ago.

colm_mcm wrote: »

What difference does that make on an 07 car?
(Or even any car)

Personally speaking each and every UK imported car I ever viewed underneath, of which there have being a considerable few were ruined with corrosion. Now you might argue that all that was a very unlikely coincidence but rightly or wrongly so it would very much put me off buying or even viewing a UK import.

Rows Grower wrote: »

He'll be a long time waiting to get 2.5k for that, it's a 12 year old 2.4d car with over 200k miles on it and no tax.

Why would a genuine Irish car have miles? Or is it because it looks better. I'd say if you waved 2k in notes under his snout you'd be driving away.

Sam Russell wrote: »

They put a lot of salt on the roads which rots the underside of cars.

I know. Traditionally speaking cars from the greater London region would have being the worst but that may no longer be the case in more recent years.

Sam Russell wrote: »

Newer cars are more resistant, but not totally.

Maybe so and possibly depends on the model but I wouldn't be overly convinced for all. I viewed UK imported 2010 Auris and 2011 Mondeo about 2 years ago and both were in a right bad way underneath with advanced corrosion. A few insuiated since to me since that I was incorrect or at least may have being mistaken as Toyotas should not rust like that but believe me it was in a bad state.

Sam Russell wrote: »

Also, hosing down the underside is a good idea, but how many do so?

Yep. The English would generally be better when it comes to care care than us but in reality I would say very few overall very few would get the underside hosed down properly often enough in the Winter months.

johndaman66 wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/11-ford-mondeo-2-0-diesel-nct-01-21-tax-04-20/24563975
This looks like it might be worth a punt.
2011 Mondeo 2.0 diesel;
280k KM;
NCT 01/2021 and a few weeks tax;
280 EUR tax p.a.
Timing belt and water pump done were told
Asking 1,950 EUR

I really like the styling of those Mondeos, do those 2 litres give any trouble? Also the faded Ford badge on the front would drive me mad.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/video-tour-camry-auto-tax-8-20-nct-9-20/24496229



03 Camry, same owner since 04, main dealer seller, NCT til September and tax til August - €1750

Yes, its a bit expensive, but I really like the look of this. Interesting video attached too, your man is good at his job!

Nice bus, dont think I could stomach 12 minutes of yer man talking ****e though.

Ah in fairness, yer man is much better than Bob Flavin.

Not much going on since quarantine so I watched the whole thing. I like his style and I do like the car. The car is actually a bit haggard with the rusty arches, bumper scuffs, cracked windshield etc which takes away from the pitch as it isn't mint and you're paying mint condition money.

I'd say that car is standing them €250 max. There'll probably be more profit in that yoke than half the retail stuff on the forecourt.

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Ah in fairness, yer man is much better than Bob Flavin.

Not much going on since quarantine so I watched the whole thing. I like his style and I do like the car. The car is actually a bit haggard with the rusty arches, bumper scuffs, cracked windshield etc which takes away from the pitch as it isn't mint and you're paying mint condition money.

I'd say that car is standing them €250 max. There'll probably be more profit in that yoke than half the retail stuff on the forecourt.

In my experience there is often a lot of wiggle room when buying stuff like that from main dealers, they tend to be happy with the first half decent offer put to them.

It certainly isn't the mint tidy example that you'd hope for, in fact I'd say he has done himself a disservice with the video, but he's trying something different and you can understand what he is doing.

Your man has bit of a silver tongue about him....

johndaman66 wrote: »

I took that to mean that they don't make them like they used to sort thing.

No doubt a lot of merit in what he's saying but it would be difficult to take whatever pitch he would use to try to shift one of them Mercedes to someone who saw that video after some of his commentary there....Which at the end of the day surely must be his bread and butter rather than sub €2k sold as seen Toyota's.

It's funny you should say tat. This was exactly what was going through my mind listening to him.

could still be an honest car even if the seller isn't.