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CHEAPO-ECO-MANIACS (sub-500euro)

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  • #242
    ELM327
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,140 ✭✭✭✭ELM327


    How are people buying cars these days? I wouldnt mind a cheap run around as a backup for herself?


  • #243
    corks finest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,966 ✭✭✭corks finest


    Steamed Clams wrote: »
    Seems like a great value little runaround? I had one before and they're a bit of a gem in the Fiat stable!

    MmUwNmJjODc4OGM2MTQ0M2M4YTIyODc3MWUxNjk0YTkD6rDPr6IaJGcvYVsiYO2raHR0cDovL3MzLWV1LXdlc3QtMS5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tL2RvbmVkZWFsLmllLXBob3Rvcy9waG90b18xNDUyNjE2NzZ8fHw2MDB4NjAwfHx8fHx8fHw=.jpeg
    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/fiat-panda-new-nct-/24589513

    Asking €480 with a fresh year's test, small bit of tax left. Definitely been worse sheds for the same money in this thread recently :pac:

    Thoughts?

    5 previous owners ? Say it'll be a money pit


  • #244
    Toyotafanboi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,917 ✭✭✭✭Toyotafanboi


    That's not a particularly high amount of owners, one every 3 years or so?

    I dont think it'd be a money pit at all. And if it was a sh1tter, you couldn't allow it be a money pit for the purchase price.


  • #245
    Peter T
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 572 ✭✭✭Peter T


    Its a fiat panda. You'd probably replace a fair amount of stuff for the price of 4 tyres on any modern car


  • #246
    Mervyn Skidmore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,210 ✭✭✭Mervyn Skidmore


    corks finest wrote: »
    5 previous owners ? Say it'll be a money pit

    My brother ran a cheap Skoda Fabia for a year, think he was the 13th owner.


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  • #247
    mgbgt1978
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,252 ✭✭✭mgbgt1978


    Steamed Clams wrote: »
    Seems like a great value little runaround? I had one before and they're a bit of a gem in the Fiat stable!

    MmUwNmJjODc4OGM2MTQ0M2M4YTIyODc3MWUxNjk0YTkD6rDPr6IaJGcvYVsiYO2raHR0cDovL3MzLWV1LXdlc3QtMS5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tL2RvbmVkZWFsLmllLXBob3Rvcy9waG90b18xNDUyNjE2NzZ8fHw2MDB4NjAwfHx8fHx8fHw=.jpeg
    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/fiat-panda-new-nct-/24589513

    Asking €480 with a fresh year's test, small bit of tax left. Definitely been worse sheds for the same money in this thread recently :pac:

    Thoughts?
    That was the wife's car (until yesterday). We were only selling as she 'inherited' my mother's car a couple of months ago. The mother was finally put off the road by her doctor.
    Had it 3 years, only put up 5k or so annually. Only issue was the crank sensor packing in a year ago . A quick Google with the fault code and a Tenner to the nearest breaker sorted it.

    Other than that it's been totally reliable. We originally bought it to keep herself going for a few weeks but she liked the thing so much she kept it.


  • #248
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,086 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


    mgbgt1978 wrote: »
    That was the wife's car (until yesterday). We were only selling as she 'inherited' my mother's car a couple of months ago. The mother was finally put off the road by her doctor.
    Had it 3 years, only put up 5k or so annually. Only issue was the crank sensor packing in a year ago . A quick Google with the fault code and a Tenner to the nearest breaker sorted it.

    Other than that it's been totally reliable. We originally bought it to keep herself going for a few weeks but she liked the thing so much she kept it.

    Someone got a decent little cheap car from you.


  • #249
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,086 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/jaguar-x-type-2-0d-classic-model-full-leather/24871326

    NTNjMWJiNjI4MTZkMzIxNjk4ZjkwY2ZkMjQ4NmYxNTi73mwLR9KZwiB7Q9jpD7sdaHR0cDovL3MzLWV1LXdlc3QtMS5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tL2RvbmVkZWFsLmllLXBob3Rvcy9waG90b18xNDcyNzcxNTB8fHw2MDB4NjAwfHx8fHx8fHw=.jpeg

    07 diesel X type estate, tested til September, €390

    Flywheel a bit noisy. If its not too bad it could be worth a punt at 300ish, drive it into the ground and you'd probably get a few quid back if you sold it for parts


  • #250
    Mad_Mike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,690 ✭✭✭Mad_Mike


    With the NCT extension you even get to January 6th 2021 :D


  • #251
    BOSTIK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 416 ✭✭BOSTIK


    2002 1.4 petrol Saloon Civic for €300 and NCT till November due to COVID extension. Very low mileage for an 18 year old car and the windscreen might need a clean

    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/civic/25019554

    NWE1MmJkMGQyNDRmZTE5OGMyZGJlMjY0NmZjMzVhOTBEtF-tAE0SupFDjBAR1xf0aHR0cDovL3MzLWV1LXdlc3QtMS5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tL2RvbmVkZWFsLmllLXBob3Rvcy9waG90b18xNDgzOTE0Mzd8fHwxMjAweDEyMDB8fHx8fHx8fA==.jpeg


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  • #252
    Mad_Mike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,690 ✭✭✭Mad_Mike


    BOSTIK wrote: »
    2002 1.4 petrol Saloon Civic for €300 and NCT till November due to COVID extension. Very low mileage for an 18 year old car and the windscreen might need a clean

    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/civic/25019554

    NCT is actually only extended until September, not November as stated in the ad


  • #253
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,086 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-starlet-1998-low-miles-nct/25049327

    YTUxZjA2MDA3YjExYjlkZDgyNDdkMzFjZjcxMTc4YWGjiFI7rIpClPBO17bxfszxaHR0cDovL3MzLWV1LXdlc3QtMS5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tL2RvbmVkZWFsLmllLXBob3Rvcy9waG90b18xNDg2ODI2Mjh8fHw2MDB4NjAwfHx8fHx8fHw=.jpeg

    Low mileage 3 door Starlet with test til December, €450

    Provided it could be insured this would make a fantastic runaround.


  • #254
    clio_16v
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 529 ✭✭✭clio_16v


    Bargain of the year there. Would sell for double that
    Duke O Smiley wrote: »
    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-starlet-1998-low-miles-nct/25049327

    YTUxZjA2MDA3YjExYjlkZDgyNDdkMzFjZjcxMTc4YWGjiFI7rIpClPBO17bxfszxaHR0cDovL3MzLWV1LXdlc3QtMS5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tL2RvbmVkZWFsLmllLXBob3Rvcy9waG90b18xNDg2ODI2Mjh8fHw2MDB4NjAwfHx8fHx8fHw=.jpeg

    Low mileage 3 door Starlet with test til December, €450

    Provided it could be insured this would make a fantastic runaround.


  • #255
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,086 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


    Same owner for the last 8 years too, I'd say its a pretty genuine example


  • #256
    Rows Grower
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,576 ✭✭✭Rows Grower


    That car will outlive half the people posting here if it's looked after.

    If it does ever fail to start it will either be a flat battery or there will be no petrol in it.

    "Very soon we are going to Mars. You wouldn't have been going to Mars if my opponent won, that I can tell you. You wouldn't even be thinking about it."

    Donald Trump, March 13th 2018.



  • #257
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,086 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2002-volkswagen-bora/25090177

    NmVjNDg0YzdhMWJiOWY2ZTU4NjAxNGM1MmM5YzdlMjEuWEFm3jnsTJEivCF1Qv88aHR0cDovL3MzLWV1LXdlc3QtMS5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tL2RvbmVkZWFsLmllLXBob3Rvcy9waG90b18xNDkwMzMxMzZ8fHw2MDB4NjAwfHx8fHx8fHw=.jpeg

    Tidy looking diesel Bora with Covid test til October, €350


  • #258
    selectamatic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,115 ✭✭✭selectamatic


    That's an excellent find especially with it appearing to be such a straight honest car and it being a comfortline.


  • #259
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,086 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


    Nice colour and all too.

    Its a wonder its not on a set of rs6s with a 20 inch sun strip!


  • #260
    crasy dash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,639 ✭✭✭crasy dash


    Brother in law has a 01 1.4 thats still going, drinks as much oil as petrol:pac: his is the exact same spec and colour that was the best colour imo.
    The boot is absolutely huge in them its done some hauling through the years.

    Told me this year his insurer literally told him they wont even offer a competitive renewal next year:mad:


  • #261
    barry181091
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,625 ✭✭✭barry181091


    I messaged at 11pm for the craic, really was in great nick, already sold! :o


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  • #262
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,086 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-corolla-1-3-98/25099437

    Y2ZjZTY0MDE5YzJjMjI0Zjk1YmFjMGI5MmMxNmEyMDl_9QRHZBaCMTXPZUE4nU6JaHR0cDovL3MzLWV1LXdlc3QtMS5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tL2RvbmVkZWFsLmllLXBob3Rvcy9waG90b18xNDkxMDk1OTN8fHw2MDB4NjAwfHx8fHx8fHw=.jpeg

    98 Corolla 1.3 with Covid test til October for €250 and the seller is open to negotiation

    Looks decent for the money!


  • #263
    Mad_Mike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,690 ✭✭✭Mad_Mike


    Gone already!


  • #264
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,086 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


    Duke O Smiley wrote: »
    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2002-volkswagen-bora/25090177

    NmVjNDg0YzdhMWJiOWY2ZTU4NjAxNGM1MmM5YzdlMjEuWEFm3jnsTJEivCF1Qv88aHR0cDovL3MzLWV1LXdlc3QtMS5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tL2RvbmVkZWFsLmllLXBob3Rvcy9waG90b18xNDkwMzMxMzZ8fHw2MDB4NjAwfHx8fHx8fHw=.jpeg

    Tidy looking diesel Bora with Covid test til October, €350

    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2002-volkswagen-bora-1-9tdi-nct-04-10-20/25118434

    M2UxNmEzMjdkNGQ5OWUxMWVhZTU0MWMwNjcwNmE2MDPPHA0dSLlLIGDqQl2s19GDaHR0cDovL3MzLWV1LXdlc3QtMS5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tL2RvbmVkZWFsLmllLXBob3Rvcy9waG90b18xNDkyOTUzNTJ8fHw2MDB4NjAwfHx8fHx8fHw=.jpeg

    800 quid now!


  • #265
    Mad_Mike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,690 ✭✭✭Mad_Mike


    Nice days work if you can get it :D


  • #266
    tinofapples
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,974 ✭✭✭tinofapples


    Duke O Smiley wrote: »
    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2002-volkswagen-bora-1-9tdi-nct-04-10-20/25118434

    M2UxNmEzMjdkNGQ5OWUxMWVhZTU0MWMwNjcwNmE2MDPPHA0dSLlLIGDqQl2s19GDaHR0cDovL3MzLWV1LXdlc3QtMS5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tL2RvbmVkZWFsLmllLXBob3Rvcy9waG90b18xNDkyOTUzNTJ8fHw2MDB4NjAwfHx8fHx8fHw=.jpeg

    800 quid now!

    Mike Brewer !!


  • #267
    Mad_Mike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,690 ✭✭✭Mad_Mike


    MWE0M2NiY2E1Nzg2YmExN2E5NGViN2MyMjEzNzVjY2SU3zx3gzd_0VFTjezhwaVWaHR0cDovL3MzLWV1LXdlc3QtMS5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tL2RvbmVkZWFsLmllLXBob3Rvcy9waG90b18xNDk3MjAwODN8fHw2MDB4NjAwfHx8fHx8fHw=.jpeg

    MK4 1.4 Golf with 120,000 miles
    Comfortline, looks very clean, comes with 2 keys
    Both NCT and tax until the end of August and recent service and good tyres
    Asking €450


  • #268
    almostover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,425 ✭✭✭almostover


    Grand yoke for a new driver on a budget: https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/hyundai-getz-2005/25172910

    Practically a free car given it has 2 months tax and 6 months test:
    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/renault-megane-2002/25170102


  • #269
    Mad_Mike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,690 ✭✭✭Mad_Mike


    passat.jpg

    Very hard to see the condition in pics, but looks like drivers door was swapped at some stage and the inside could do with a hoover
    According to the ad, the timing belt and water pump were done 6 months ago and turbo done 2 months ago
    Tyres 80%, almost new alternator belt and brake pads good
    If it's any way reasonable, it has NCT until Feb next year and asking price is €450
    These cars will go on forever if they are kept serviced any way right. It's the 1.9TDi version.


  • #270
    I Was VB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,912 ✭✭✭I Was VB


    https://www.donedeal.ie/view/25213808

    €100 Ford Focus with test until September and two days tax.

    Looks like it had a happy life, if this was anywhere near Dublin I’d of bought it.


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  • #271
    Mad_Mike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,690 ✭✭✭Mad_Mike


    In all fairness, how wrong could you go for €100 and it looks a lot better than ones years newer that are up for sale too!


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