BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day Part 6

kalkat2002 · 29-08-2020 06:55PM

2005 saab 9-3 tdi vector

900 eur

http://www.adverts.ie/21399525

angrybeaver · 30-08-2020 07:22AM

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/25787535

Is this a actually The dodgy Ford ad from a few pages back now with Correct photos?

punisher5112 · 30-08-2020 08:04AM

angrybeaver wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/25787535

Is this a actually The dodgy Ford ad from a few pages back now with Correct photos?

Believe so.... Wonder was he just too lazy to actually go take photos of the actual car....

Sam Russell · 30-08-2020 09:45AM

angrybeaver wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/25787535

Is this a actually The dodgy Ford ad from a few pages back now with Correct photos?

Lady owner - I wonder which of the 7 previous owners was the lady, and how many of the 181,000 miles did she drive?

grogi · 30-08-2020 10:03AM

Sam Russell wrote: »

Lady owner - I wonder which of the 7 previous owners was the lady, and how many of the 181,000 miles did she drive?

There only one classic to quote here...

Sam Russell · 30-08-2020 10:12AM

grogi wrote: »

There only one classic to quote here...

That reminds me of the story of the little old lady who took her car into the local garage complaining of a peculiar smell in the car. The mechanic said to leave the car and he would check it out.

When the little old lady returned he said he found nothing wrong.

Next day she was back saying the smell was still there. So he said take me out and tell me when the smell appears. So off she sets, driving like the lady in the VW ad, only a bit more robust.

When they return to the garage, she says 'There, can you smell it now?' He says 'Mam, I'm sitting in it!'.

horseofstone · 30-08-2020 08:59PM

Would the mazda rx8 of around 2004/2005 be regarded as a reliable car does anyone know? Is it known for having any issues?

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 · 30-08-2020 09:02PM

horseofstone wrote: »

Would the mazda rx8 of around 2004/2005 be regarded as a reliable car does anyone know? Is it known for having any issues?

How long have you got?

punisher5112 · 30-08-2020 09:14PM

horseofstone wrote: »

Would the mazda rx8 of around 2004/2005 be regarded as a reliable car does anyone know? Is it known for having any issues?

Reliable no, thirsty yes, fun drive yes if running right.
Engine rebuild seems to be a must on many and you need a good sized wallet.

Mad_Mike · 30-08-2020 10:18PM

If you want a car that will...
rev forever and thrives on being redlined
guzzles gallons of petrol
barely does 20mpg
wakes up the neighbours
pops and bangs
blows flames out the exhaust, etc etc...

Then get an RX8, but reliable is certainly not a term to even consider

Yes, I spent months trying to persuade my young lad not to!
Yes, he totally ignored his auld fella!
Yes, he loves it, despite everything
Yes, I've driven it and can see the appeal

:D

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 · 30-08-2020 10:25PM

I do work to my car in a friends shed, he's 3 RX-8's and not one has a Mazda engine. One has a 2jz, one has a SAAB engine and the other has no engine at all.

That'll tell you everything you need to know.

Duke O Smiley · 30-08-2020 10:36PM

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-avensis-estate/25787815

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This is a rare bird, 2.0 T Spirit avensis estate, only tested til January, nice spec, €1300

Would I be right in saying this is about 150 bhp?

Ferris · 30-08-2020 10:37PM

Mine was super reliable, but it had been minded by the previous owner and I sold it 5yrs ago too. Now, I would buy one with no rust and in need of a rebuild and take it to shadow rotary but we’re getting out of bangernomics territory.

I still might however, they’re fantastic cars, also cannot fail an NCT on emissions.....

Mad_Mike · 30-08-2020 10:52PM

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-avensis-estate/25787815

This is a rare bird, 2.0 T Spirit avensis estate, only tested til January, nice spec, €1300

Would I be right in saying this is about 150 bhp?

Nice clean looking example and something a bit different with the colour also
Seems they are rated around 145-150bhp alright

Duke O Smiley · 30-08-2020 11:21PM

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1989-vw-golf-mk2/25805654

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Tidy looking Mk2 Golf, NCT til July 2021, €1950

This looks nice, classic tax etc.

wotzgoingon · 30-08-2020 11:45PM

Ferris wrote: »

I still might however, they’re fantastic cars, also cannot fail an NCT on emissions.....

Didn't know that. They so bad at polluting they don't even bother to test them. :pac:

Ferris · 31-08-2020 07:57AM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Didn't know that. They so bad at polluting they don't even bother to test them. :pac:

Basically 😁! No chance of passing, petrol and engine oil being burnt and fired out the exhaust.

colm_mcm · 31-08-2020 08:59AM

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-avensis-estate/25787815

This is a rare bird, 2.0 T Spirit avensis estate, only tested til January, nice spec, €1300

Would I be right in saying this is about 150 bhp?

Few caveats on those. They’re the D-4 engine, so are direct injection. They’re quite noisy and I don’t think they’d figured out how to prevent carbon deposits at that stage. You’d want to be sure it was idling properly and starting on the button.

Nice car for the money though, and a rare colour too.

colm_mcm · 31-08-2020 09:08AM

Just to add. That car has been in Ireland since it was only a few years old. Clare imports on the silly numbers start at 9000.

high horse · 31-08-2020 09:59AM

colm_mcm wrote: »

Few caveats on those. They’re the D-4 engine, so are direct injection. They’re quite noisy and I don’t think they’d figured out how to prevent carbon deposits at that stage. You’d want to be sure it was idling properly and starting on the button.

Nice car for the money though, and a rare colour too.

The ad says that it's a petrol. Quite rare in 2.0 form I'd imagine

ba_barabus · 31-08-2020 10:28AM

high horse wrote: »

The ad says that it's a petrol. Quite rare in 2.0 form I'd imagine

Rev counter suggests it's petrol but is that a 2L TDI badge on the wing?

hurikane · 31-08-2020 10:37AM

ba_barabus wrote: »

Rev counter suggests it's petrol but is that a 2L TDI badge on the wing?

Looks like 2.0 VVT-I

ba_barabus · 31-08-2020 10:41AM

hurikane wrote: »

Looks like 2.0 VVT-I

Could very well be

colm_mcm · 31-08-2020 11:11AM

high horse wrote: »

The ad says that it's a petrol. Quite rare in 2.0 form I'd imagine

It’s a 2.0 D-4 (petrol)

As opposed to a D-4D, which is diesel

Super rare in Ireland anyway. We only ever sold one, which was a Sol with Luxury pack, at the time it was Camry money. Nicer car than a Camry though.

The badge should say 2.0 VVT-i. Engine cover should say D-4 VVT-i because it’s direct injection, which the 1.6 and 1.8 weren’t.

high horse · 31-08-2020 11:33AM

colm_mcm wrote: »

It’s a 2.0 D-4 (petrol)

As opposed to a D-4D, which is diesel

Super rare in Ireland anyway. We only ever sold one, which was a Sol with Luxury pack, at the time it was Camry money. Nicer car than a Camry though.

The badge should say 2.0 VVT-i. Engine cover should say D-4 VVT-i because it’s direct injection, which the 1.6 and 1.8 weren’t.

I had never heard of a D-4 petrol, I thought all the Toyota D-4 engines were diesel.

You learn something new everyday!

CoBo55 · 31-08-2020 11:46AM

D4D is diesel. That direct injection petrol is supposed to be a nice engine.

CoBo55 · 31-08-2020 11:48AM

Ferris wrote: »

Basically ðŸ˜! No chance of passing, petrol and engine oil being burnt and fired out the exhaust.

Partially burned...

colm_mcm · 31-08-2020 11:53AM

CoBo55 wrote: »

D4D is diesel. That direct injection petrol is supposed to be a nice engine.

The later Valvematic engines are nicer IMO, the D-4 is not that much faster than the 1.8 but is definitely louder.

Ferris · 31-08-2020 11:59AM

CoBo55 wrote: »

Partially burned...

True dat!

Interslice · 31-08-2020 01:17PM

colm_mcm wrote: »

The later Valvematic engines are nicer IMO, the D-4 is not that much faster than the 1.8 but is definitely louder.

Louder in a bad way? Tappety, rattly chain or exhaust noise?

BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day Part 6

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