BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day Part 6

Could have popped this into the Cheapo thread, but throwing it here instead
Nice looking Audi A4 B5 Avant, although it has a couple of dents
NCT until March, despite what the seller says about 4 months extra!

Asking €550

Irishder wrote: »

Lovely example, whats the tax on that?

Wondering around 700 quid

Rgds

Irishder wrote: »

Lovely example, whats the tax on that?

710

W123-80's wrote: »

'03 A4
NCT May '21
142k miles
Leather
Irish car
Advert says 2 previous owners, seller claims he/she is 2nd owner.
T/B at 120k miles
New Michelin tyres (not sure how many!)

Overpriced but a nice looking motor

Asking €1,800

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-a4-1-9tdi-130bhp/26257565

As you say he's probably a bit strong on the squids but she's nice clean looking A4.

No NCT rules it out of bangernomics. Bodywork is in tatters too which takes any good out of a car like that. €750 asking price would be more like reality.

Nice spec on that Civic. Unfortunately the bigger wheels put it into the more expensive tax band - but at that price who cares?
Has seen a bit of paint in it’s time too but again it’s a €1000 car.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-523-2-5-trg-brand-new-nct-fully-serviced/26436978





Nice looking 523i touring with NCT til January 2022, €1250

This is absolutely lovely. A 1 owner car until August this year too

Idbatterim wrote: »

because it was sold with bigger wheels, it goes from E390 to E570?! you cant change the wheels and bring it somewhere to get it on the lower tax I assume?

No but what would have made better sense was buy the other model and fit after....

colm_mcm wrote: »

Nice spec on that Civic. Unfortunately the bigger wheels put it into the more expensive tax band - but at that price who cares?
Has seen a bit of paint in it’s time too but again it’s a €1000 car.

That's the most bazzar thing I've ever heard then again I'm not surprised. Suppose that explains why the Type S is 570 as well ?

thirtypence wrote: »

Looking for a bit of advice, anyone see anything out there under the following that might be worth a punt, looking for second car for school runs, shopping trips etc:
- county Wexford
- saloon
- petrol
- 1.6l or under

I don't have a link for a Wexford car, but I was in a similar situation to you recently. I took the advice on here and went for a 2007 1.6 Avensis.
Great school run car, huge boot, comfortable, practical and reliable.
Get a nice, tested one that goes and stops well, and you won't go too far wrong.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058102764

Hope this helps,
MtM

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.adverts.ie/vehicles/fiat-panda-1-4-100hp-rare-car/22070367



Nice looking Panda 100 with NCT til April 2021, €1850

These are class. Would love this

Ran one for 6-9 months and at the time it was pretty much my affordable dream car ...18k ish new was plain stupid but i dropped a bit under half that on a fresh one . It had a very solidly built feel ,real quality like a post 2006 Yaris /Golf etc ...heavy door clunk ,door handles that didnt feel as if you could rip them off -unlike many cars eg latest Quashquai .Alas for a Fiat fan that was largely where the positives end .OK so it could handle a 45mph/70kmh sweeping bend in a pretty impressive fashion as well .The subwoofer under the drivers seat was cool too



Here comes the rant :-( It ATE petrol on my two hour mixed -but plenty of motorway and very little urban-commute .The best I ever got was 43mpg and the worst about 36/37 so averaged 40/41 .For what it is this was unacceptable to me and I sold it inevitably losing around a couple of grand .A 2 litre Gti getting that(or even 106GTi etc-Sure i used get 40mpg plus in my aul Kadett GSi 16v which was a sub7 sec car ) is ok but a 1.4 litre 9 to 10 second 0-60 car ?!No thanks.The poor mpg was due to the stupidly low sixth gear which completely spoiled the car for me -3600rpm at 75? .It completely lacked the hooligan feel of the 1.1 Panda (and most other small Fiats eg 'centos)and would just 'plough on' on roundabouts which are normally a good test of cars tight handling .Some suggested I had a bad one but it was on good tyres and was laser tracked .(It would loose tracking at the sight of a pothole !)I had a loaner 1.1 Panda when it was in having a new sump after hitting a small grapefruit sized rock -it was LOW -and i didnt want to swap back .A standard Panda will delight on a wet roundabout carving a perfect track around it even if the wheels are spinning most of the way round .

The thing most hated about these is the tungsten(concrete would have been cosy relatively speaking!) hard rear suspension .Every speed ramp was a spine cruncher .(Ive driven all manner of low hard stuff eg lowered MX5 but this was plain stupid hard )
The 1.4 16v engine was just plain boring giving neither low down torque or red line urge instead just a 4500rpm gentle shove .
Now most rave about these and one driving instructor even speaks of passing a Ferrari 355 on a trackday in one .But it left me cold and broke in 2011 .My wife even reckons it shares the blame with Lehman Brothers for causing the recession .
Having said that at 1850 Im ALMOST tempted to not learn from my mistakes .Mind you it could be due a second pricey timing belt at 113k and I dont think the bushings were that tough either although I think theres a UK one on 150k miles plus .
Eh I think that covers it .Any questions ?!:-)

2011 ford fiesta diesel driving school edition

1500 eur

http://www.adverts.ie/22073686

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/skoda-superb-2-5-v6-automatic/26446284





V6 TDI Superb Elegance, same owner for the last 8 years, NCT til September 2021, €1350

Very rare as an original Irish example, only 2 previous owners too. Looks like it could be a nice car

Scaldy tax but it looks beautiful.

That Fiesta has 195k miles on the clock according to the NCT cert photo, not 195k km as stated in the advert. It also had an engine replacement. I have my suspicions as usually this a very good reason why something like that appears to be a bargain.