BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day Part 6

Andrew33 wrote: »

I will never correct someone for misspelling a word but I would happily murder someone (and I mean that) for using an American spelling.
Just me.

American spelling I'd let go but that text language I'd happily do time for.

selectamatic wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volkswagon-golf/27277286

Test till November

"Passed the NCT without issue" to me means that this ad probably gets reposted from time to time since last year.

I find it odd that the pictures are screenshots of pictures.

selectamatic wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volkswagon-golf/27277286

90bhp tdi Golf
Low owner car
with the same owner since July 2011
Test till November
208k miles on the clock
Hitch
Looks reasonably straight and tidy
Asking €650

There isn't even electric window regs, variable vanes or n75 valves to worry about on these.

Wonderful reliable economical simplicity

Is that even an unbroken cup holder I see?

Nice way to move stuff for €1500. Comes with 6 weeks tax and NCT to 09/21. Was only NCT'd a couple of weeks ago and has had a bit of work done on it. Plenty of toys and big miles. The Ad seems honest.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mercedes-e200-nct11-21-tax3-21/27150612

theoneeyedman wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/mitsubishi-colt-1995-only-18k-miles/27276813


These were popular enough back in the day. Old school Mitsubishi were reliable too AFAIK. Maybe more a classic territory than Banger territory, might be nice though.

You will never ever find those steering wheels on cars these days.
Such a shame

CoBo55 wrote: »

Or a TDI with a complete exhaust system...

Have 02 Bora TDI from new, working cup holders (brilliant feat of engineering as it will grap any size) and original exhaust system. She's parked outside mother's house now as I bought an Octavia. Fantastic car unbreakable with only 165k miles on it. Have toyed with the idea of selling but 19 years is a long time to have a car.

Could have had a spinner yoke bolted on and then another steering wheel swapped.

Has to have been an elderly driver.


Even if the mileage is legit, I dont have feel nostalgia with those Colts, and I don’t think many others do either. I think the price is ambitious, but then again it would probably have a lot of value in a few years if the mileage is right

fryup wrote: »

how old does a car have to be to be classed as vintage?

and does a vintage have to be nct'ed ?

90 years

To me it just looks like the steering wheel is dirty. Everything low mileage doesn't have to be clocked.

It's clearly been valeted but even at that the car is too clean for what it is to have done 118k miles. To me, one of those from that era that had covered that kind of mileage would definitely have some surface rust showing around the lower body or steel wheels, wear on the carpet between the clutch and brake, shine to the steering wheel and gear knob etc.

That being said, the drivers side lower dash panel does look like it's been crudely riveted back together and there is something hanging down behind it, the O/S front bumper is sat back in place with self tapping screws and the exhaust heat shield and rocker cover have clearly been painted to tidy up the engine bay.

Tidied up for a sale? Yeah, but to me at least, probably not clocked. Sure if you were going to clock it you would at least clock it to something believable, if that fella went back any further he may aswell have went back to zero and said "new unused Colt barn find" or some ****e.

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

The old "1 careful lady owner" cliche is very misleading in my experience.

I have to agree with that. I'm sure we've all seen old ladies pulling off in their Micra's/ Starlet's/ Yaris revving the ****e out of them with the clutch half engaged and not really going anywhere. I've seen a few of them bump hard enough of a bollard or high kerb and it didn't seem to faze them.