BANGERNOMICS (sub3k) of the week/day Part 7

alan partridge aha · 04-05-2021 9:17pm

An Ri rua wrote: »

It's Nickey's Garage. Looks like a dealer and a scrappy one at that. I see no evidence of a farmhouse. No NCT, and... it's a Kyron. Which is why he has no full picture of it as he'd have to replace the camera.

On the Gorey-Wexford Road about 4 miles past Ballycanew. A place called Ballyedmond. Cars parked on side of the road on grass margin. Been selling there a long time. A lot of older stuff.

theoneeyedman · 04-05-2021 10:23pm

KevRossi wrote: »

NCT to 01/22, done a month ago. €1650. 2.0 petrol, manual.

Cheapish, clean and usually very reliable convertible for holidays at home this year. On the basis we might be going nowhere for the summer it might be a decent 2nd car for the next 6 months. It's not quite 20 years old but a broker should be able to get cheaper insurance on it as a 2nd car. Needs a minor fix on the window.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2001-volkswagen-golfnew-nct-01-22/27775335

Nice!
As an aside, is working Windows not covered in the Nct?

punisher5112 · 04-05-2021 10:24pm

theoneeyedman wrote: »

Nice!
As an aside, is working Windows not covered in the Nct?

Drivers window is all.

ltd440 · 04-05-2021 10:47pm

Turbolounge wrote: »

If you don't mind the 120km range, you'd get a gen 1 leaf for around €4000, very little to go wrong on them and the insurance is really cheap for a new driver. Just make sure the battery is good on an early one.

We actually have a leaf in our house already and I'd recommend it highly as a commuting car.
But she wants a smaller motor

Sir Galahad · 05-05-2021 12:15am

KevRossi wrote: »

NCT to 01/22, done a month ago. €1650. 2.0 petrol, manual.

Cheapish, clean and usually very reliable convertible for holidays at home this year. On the basis we might be going nowhere for the summer it might be a decent 2nd car for the next 6 months. It's not quite 20 years old but a broker should be able to get cheaper insurance on it as a 2nd car. Needs a minor fix on the window.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2001-volkswagen-golfnew-nct-01-22/27775335

I’ve the identical car. Mine is 2002. 40,000 miles, only two owners including me and the same money. &#55358;&#56596;

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 · 05-05-2021 8:15am

Is that 2.0 engine the same as the GTi?

Might be a silly question, VW are not my thing.

colm_mcm · 05-05-2021 8:23am

It’s the 8 valve, 113bhp

Would be the same as mk3 GTI 8V I think.

Those Cabrios are a just Mk3 with Mk4 headlights/bonnet/bumper

AMKC · 05-05-2021 8:58am

colm_mcm wrote: »

It’s the 8 valve, 113bhp

Would be the same as mk3 GTI 8V I think.

Those Cabrios are a just Mk3 with Mk4 headlights/bonnet/bumper

Talk about the half arsed way of doing it but then that's VW for you. So somene back then would pay more for this than a full proper MK4 and only get parts of the MK4 but mostly a MK3 car. The least they could have done is fit the MK4 dash but nope MK3 dash as well. How dull not that the 4 was any better. No wonder it looks so I'll proportioned from the side view.

colm_mcm · 05-05-2021 9:06am

Never miss an opportunity to have a pop!

KevRossi · 05-05-2021 9:21am

AMKC wrote: »

Talk about the half arsed way of doing it but then that's VW for you. So somene back then would pay more for this than a full proper MK4 and only get parts of the MK4 but mostly a MK3 car. The least they could have done is fit the MK4 dash but nope MK3 dash as well. How dull not that the 4 was any better. No wonder it looks so I'll proportioned from the side view.

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punisher5112 · 05-05-2021 10:06am

It's mad now ye bring that up, drove quite a few and it brings back the memory, I completely forgot they had done it that way... The dash was so dated.

bazz26 · 05-05-2021 11:09am

VW Golf convertibles sold in small numbers so it wasn't cost effective to design an entire new Golf convertible with every new generation of Golf hatchback. The Mk1 Golf convertible stayed on sale for most of the Mk2's life too. They just slapped Mk4 panels on to the Mk3 convertible to bring it inline with the hatchback but it was always a stop gap until the new Beetle convertible arrived a couple of years later. Then the Eos replaced the Golf convertible altogether when the Mk5 Golf came along and that lasted well into the Mk7 Golf's life before VW gave up on that market.

Toyotafanboi · 05-05-2021 11:19am

AMKC wrote: »

Talk about the half arsed way of doing it but then that's VW for you. So somene back then would pay more for this than a full proper MK4 and only get parts of the MK4 but mostly a MK3 car. The least they could have done is fit the MK4 dash but nope MK3 dash as well. How dull not that the 4 was any better. No wonder it looks so I'll proportioned from the side view.

It's not like it was a secret though. I'm sure every single person who bought one seen it before they bought it. It's very blatantly not a Mk4.

colm_mcm · 05-05-2021 11:30am

Were those mk3/4 built by Karmann or built in Mexico and exported?
Or both?

User1998 · 05-05-2021 12:24pm

It was the same with the mk6/mk7. Heres a 2016 mk6 convertible:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202104261826392?advertising-location=at_cars&year-from=2016&postcode=BT39EP&body-type=Convertible&model=GOLF&page=1&make=VOLKSWAGEN&include-delivery-option=on&sort=relevance

colm_mcm · 05-05-2021 12:37pm

Sure the mk6 hatch was little more than a revamp of the mk5 anyway.

Odyssey 2005 · 05-05-2021 12:51pm

I'd have the Irish one first. Cute little thing for small money. The kind of thing you wouldn't be embarrassed to drive.

Turbolounge · 05-05-2021 1:01pm

The Mk6 convertible looks very dated for a 2016

2ndcoming · 05-05-2021 3:40pm

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/08-peugeot-207-1-4l-petrol-long-nct-amp-tax/27885859

Clean low mileage 207 with long NCT, ideal car for a young one.

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Duke O Smiley · 05-05-2021 4:09pm

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/rover-25-2004/28036776

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ZR 160 auto with NCT til January 2022, tax til June, €1295

Definitely would

wotzgoingon · 05-05-2021 4:20pm

Auto though what is the auto box like on them?

Duke O Smiley · 05-05-2021 4:40pm

****e, I’d imagine!

Toyotafanboi · 05-05-2021 4:56pm

Only problem is it's literally a Rover 25 with MG badges and the wrong alloys for that model ZR.

slipperyox · 05-05-2021 5:02pm

Does it have a functioning head gasket?

wotzgoingon · 05-05-2021 5:03pm

They are nice alloys though.

I think so anyway.

2ndcoming · 05-05-2021 5:23pm

slipperyox wrote: »

Does it have a functioning head gasket?

Not for long.

inajock · 05-05-2021 5:28pm

1.8 is 160 not the 1.6

05-05-2021 5:41pm

As TFB said, it's a Rover 25 1.6 auto that someone has gone to a lot of trouble to turn into an MG ZR.

kalkat2002 · 05-05-2021 7:43pm

2004 vw passat 1.9 tdi 130 cv auto

1250eur ( timing belt due )

http://www.adverts.ie/23720828

AMKC · 05-05-2021 8:36pm

2ndcoming wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/08-peugeot-207-1-4l-petrol-long-nct-amp-tax/27885859

Clean low mileage 207 with long NCT, ideal car for a young one.

Great cars. The brother had one and never had any problems with it. Very reliable and good to drive with plenty of power the 1.6 diesel anyway. Looks well in blue too. The only reason he changed is he needed something bigger so got the Volvo S60 with the same engine basically I think.

KevRossi · 06-05-2021 10:18am

A few more cheap Convertibles...

For less than a grand, this Megane. NCT last month to 01/22. €999. I like the colour.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/05-renault-megane-cabrio-new-nct-1-22-low-km-103/27819031

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This is a bit classier, cream leather on black looks good too. NCT was done 4 weeks ago and can be done in another 4 weeks, so should be good to pass.

1.8t manual, 09/21 €1,650

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/saab-93-vector-cabrio/27814451

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KevRossi · 06-05-2021 10:22am

These aren't the prettiest IMO, but I'm surprised how cheap they are. 2007 Eos, slowish 1.6 manual, but has plenty of spec. No idea how reliable to roofs are either.

Longish NCT to 03/22 €1,550.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2007-vw-eos-1-6-petrol-convertible-nct-02-22-amp-tax/28040032

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Well over budget at €2,700 with a short NCT to 08/21, but would be worth this in 12 months. 318i Auto.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-318-ci-convertible-2003/27716185

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hurikane · 06-05-2021 10:40am

AMKC wrote: »

Maybe they just don't drive it on the road any more so did not bother. It looks like it could be a farm house.
I would also say there is room there to bargain. Maybe if someone offered them a grand they would take it.

Yeah but it’s still a heap of sh1te

CharlieCroker · 06-05-2021 1:08pm

It would worry me that there's not a single photo of that Eos with the roof down

bear1 · 06-05-2021 6:06pm

CharlieCroker wrote: »

It would worry me that there's not a single photo of that Eos with the roof down

Because it looks ****e enough with it up.

Toyotafanboi · 06-05-2021 6:32pm

The roof's on those Eos are an utter disaster between not opening and closing properly and leaks.

Sound advice if you have an Eos, if the roof is closed and not leaking too much then don't touch it.

Pearsett100 · 06-05-2021 7:53pm

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/s-u-b-a-r-u-new-nctautomatic/28007799

Thoughts on Subaru legacy, love the styling personally and nice interior too diesel one might make more sense but I've heard some bad stuff about diesel boxers.

slipperyox · 06-05-2021 8:12pm

A friend has one, and so far so good.
But the boxer engine is a ticking bomb,...when not if

passatman86 · 06-05-2021 8:20pm

Loads and loads of those diesel leagacys up for breaking down the years with engines gone
Even the petrol jap import ones suffered engine trouble - big ends

Turbolounge · 06-05-2021 10:06pm

Does it have full Subaru service history i.e. new head gasket every third oil change?

selectamatic · 06-05-2021 10:11pm

It's the 2.5s that are plagued with headgasket issues.

Those 2.0s are pretty reliable I think.

mankteln · 06-05-2021 10:12pm

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/skoda-octavia-ambiente-1-4-5dr-80hp/28042936

Think my next bangernomics will be something like this, old and drab but reliable I'd imagine?

Pearsett100 · 06-05-2021 10:46pm

selectamatic wrote: »

It's the 2.5s that are plagued with headgasket issues.

Those 2.0s are pretty reliable I think.

It's the 2.0l and it's automatic so I don't it's been through much of a hard life. Looks in good Nike but dear tax for what the car is

AMKC · 07-05-2021 10:57am

mankteln wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/skoda-octavia-ambiente-1-4-5dr-80hp/28042936

Think my next bangernomics will be something like this, old and drab but reliable I'd imagine?

Not a thing wrong with that. Good cars. Put some alloys on it and you would be right.
Very practical too.
Great price. Mad to thing it is 14 years old now do it's great condition for it but maybe could have done with a wash before the pics were taken.

DARK-KNIGHT · 07-05-2021 12:09pm

what are the alfa romeo like? the 159 i was looking at maybe 2008

mankteln · 07-05-2021 1:42pm

AMKC wrote: »

Not a thing wrong with that. Good cars. Put some alloys on it and you would be right.
Very practical too.
Great price. Mad to thing it is 14 years old now do it's great condition for it but maybe could have done with a wash before the pics were taken.

Yeah the mileage is nothing when think about the numbers you see on some of that generation of Octavias. Looked at a couple last time I was in the market and was very impressed with size of the boot too.

AMKC · 07-05-2021 2:24pm

mankteln wrote: »

Yeah the mileage is nothing when think about the numbers you see on some of that generation of Octavias. Looked at a couple last time I was in the market and was very impressed with size of the boot too.

Very little mileage on it 4 years or 8 years driving whatever way you look at it and its 14 years old so divide that mileage by 14 years and it's even less in fact it's just under 6thousand miles a year. Strange that it is in miles do and not Kilometers. I always preferred miles myself.

Timmaay · 07-05-2021 2:32pm

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

what are the alfa romeo like? the 159 i was looking at maybe 2008

1.9diesels not the worst, basically a gm engine, Soft dual mass flywheel and clutch slave cylinders, which are pain in terms of labour when they go. Petrol alfas, avoid like the plague.

2ndcoming · 07-05-2021 3:54pm

mankteln wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/skoda-octavia-ambiente-1-4-5dr-80hp/28042936

Think my next bangernomics will be something like this, old and drab but reliable I'd imagine?

1.9 tdi all the way, that VW 1.4 was never great.

mankteln · 07-05-2021 5:42pm

2ndcoming wrote: »

1.9 tdi all the way, that VW 1.4 was never great.

A diesel of that age with that little mileage might be a minefield though wouldn't it?

BANGERNOMICS (sub3k) of the week/day Part 7

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