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CHEAPO-ECO-MANIACS (sub-500euro)

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    #722
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,544 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    SCOOP 64 wrote: »
    Said's NCT till September? just checked , nct up January, noticed this lately cars for sale adding the nct extension on when it doesn't apply to car, if it did it would say on nct site if a extension does apply wouldn't it?

    The NCT cert in the window says 30.08.20, even with the extension it's well out.


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    #723
    AMKC
    Registered Users Posts: 15,724 ✭✭✭✭AMKC
    Ms


    SCOOP 64 wrote: »
    https://www.adverts.ie/car/ford/focus/2005-ford-focus/23753219

    What is he covering with is hand his insurance or lack of maybe for it?
    It's a very basic Focus no fogs, no rear electric windows, no alloys typical main Ford back then. But if that is all you want cheap basic motoring it would do the job for someone. Its not even the best Focus do the MK1 its a MK2.


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    #724
    elperello
    Registered Users Posts: 14,544 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    I think that won't get through an NCT without fixing the central locking.

    The doors will need to open to check the seat belts.


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    #725
    BOSTIK
    Registered Users Posts: 412 ✭✭BOSTIK


    elperello wrote: »
    I think that won't get through an NCT without fixing the central locking.

    The doors will need to open to check the seat belts.

    The doors can be manually opened, the key only unlocks one of the front doors. That’s not a NCT fail, at least it wasn’t on my car 2 weeks ago.


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    #726
    elperello
    Registered Users Posts: 14,544 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    BOSTIK wrote: »
    The doors can be manually opened, the key only unlocks one of the front doors. That’s not a NCT fail, at least it wasn’t on my car 2 weeks ago.

    He says in the ad that they can only be opened from the inside -

    "Not a bad little run around. Nct until Sept. Tax just out. There's a problem with the central locking(3 doors won't open on the key and need to be opened from inside). Cheep and cheerfull.has a new battery."

    I think you were ok because the doors could be opened from outside.


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    #727
    BOSTIK
    Registered Users Posts: 412 ✭✭BOSTIK


    elperello wrote: »
    He says in the ad that they can only be opened from the inside -

    "Not a bad little run around. Nct until Sept. Tax just out. There's a problem with the central locking(3 doors won't open on the key and need to be opened from inside). Cheep and cheerfull.has a new battery."

    I think you were ok because the doors could be opened from outside.

    I’d say that he means that 3 of the doors need to unlocked from the inside, and can then be opened from outside. That’s the situation with my yoke anyway, the key will unlock either front door, but not all 4 together.

    Anyway, if someone is willing to buy it without a NCT cert, they’d hardly be bothered much with that sort of issue.


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    #728
    elperello
    Registered Users Posts: 14,544 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    BOSTIK wrote: »
    I’d say that he means that 3 of the doors need to unlocked from the inside, and can then be opened from outside. That’s the situation with my yoke anyway, the key will unlock either front door, but not all 4 together.

    Anyway, if someone is willing to buy it without a NCT cert, they’d hardly be bothered much with that sort of issue.

    Yes could be that ok.

    The trouble is that fixing something like that could take the shine off a bargain.

    Taking door cards off and fiddling around with electrics is soul (and knuckle :)) destroying.


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    #729
    AMKC
    Registered Users Posts: 15,724 ✭✭✭✭AMKC
    Ms


    elperello wrote: »
    Yes could be that ok.

    The trouble is that fixing something like that could take the shine off a bargain.

    Taking door cards off and fiddling around with electrics is soul (and knuckle :)) destroying.

    Really why? My brother replaced the electric window motor in his MK 2 Megane a few times and never said anything like that.


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    #730
    elperello
    Registered Users Posts: 14,544 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    AMKC wrote: »
    Really why? My brother replaced the electric window motor in his MK 2 Megane a few times and never said anything like that.

    Thanks for the tip, I'll give him a shout the next time I'm in trouble :)


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    #731
    MEGA BRO WOLF 5000
    Registered Users Posts: 17,438 ✭✭✭✭MEGA BRO WOLF 5000


    This has served me well over the last few months, literally zero issues. I expect it to sell today.

    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2003-hyundai-getz/28091366?campaign=14

    IMG-20210510-145901.jpg

    Boardsies can ignore the asking price, 300 euros will do just fine - it's to stop the JohnnyXmary's and JacintaXBilly's and scrap merchants ringing me.

    Clutch is poor.
    Radio doesn't work.
    The front left CV has started to click.

    It's NCT'd until 08th of August so will get someone out of a hole and you'll get 200 from a scrapper who will collect it from your door after that. 110k miles. Two keys and logbook present.


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    #732
    fryup
    Registered Users Posts: 18,069 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    don't care about the rest, but this....
    MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 wrote: »
    Radio doesn't work.
    is a deal breaker


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    #733
    job seeker
    Registered Users Posts: 5,115 ✭✭✭job seeker


    fryup wrote: »
    don't care about the rest, but this....

    is a deal breaker

    You could just get a Bluetooth speaker and connect it to your phone.. I probably sound like a red neck suggesting this! :D Although it's a cheap alternative..

    Or a second hand HU could be picked up for like 30 quid...


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    #734
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users Posts: 12,074 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/fiat-punto-1-1-petrol-nct-12-21-tax-06-21/28122021

    Nzk5ZjEwMGY3MWFhMDQ0NGZjZDc0NjBhMTNhYmYxZDPqV2fG2pvkSsXNn-0xbqqGaHR0cDovL3MzLWV1LXdlc3QtMS5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tL2RvbmVkZWFsLmllLXBob3Rvcy9waG90b18xODAzNDA2NDd8fHw2MDB4NjAwfHx8fHx8fHw=.jpeg

    1 owner low mileage Punto with tax til June and test til December for €350

    Cheap car to get someone out of a hole for a while


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    #735
    MEGA BRO WOLF 5000
    Registered Users Posts: 17,438 ✭✭✭✭MEGA BRO WOLF 5000


    My getz was taken as a p/x against a 330d...and I imagine straight to the crusher :(


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    #736
    AMKC
    Registered Users Posts: 15,724 ✭✭✭✭AMKC
    Ms


    MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 wrote: »
    My getz was taken as a p/x against a 330d...and I imagine straight to the crusher :(

    Awe such a pity. So what did toy replace the Getz with or was it you buying the 330d?


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    #737
    MEGA BRO WOLF 5000
    Registered Users Posts: 17,438 ✭✭✭✭MEGA BRO WOLF 5000


    AMKC wrote: »
    Awe such a pity. So what did toy replace the Getz with or was it you buying the 330d?

    I ended up in the 330d, the fella I bought it off ended up with the Getz, fair trade I thought :pac:


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    #738
    TommyGun2017
    Registered Users Posts: 272 ✭✭TommyGun2017


    NCT until end of November. Nice colour and rear spoiler, asking 550. A set of tsw stealth wheels would set this off lovely.

    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/1999-toyota-corolla-1-4/28140227

    553198.jpeg


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    #739
    MEGA BRO WOLF 5000
    Registered Users Posts: 17,438 ✭✭✭✭MEGA BRO WOLF 5000


    A set of tsw stealths go for more than double what that yoke is worth.


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    #740
    TommyGun2017
    Registered Users Posts: 272 ✭✭TommyGun2017


    Really? I figured you could just pick up a cheap set handily enough. Any half decent wheels then and a good wash and you've got yourself a motor that'll probable serve you a few years if it checks out :)


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    #741
    Gotya
    Registered Users Posts: 837 ✭✭✭Gotya


    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-a4/28116364


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    #742
    Roger Mellie Man on the Telly
    Registered Users Posts: 1,097 ✭✭✭Roger Mellie Man on the Telly


    ^^^ I have a very bad feeling about that A4 for some reason.


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    #743
    brian_gall85
    Registered Users Posts: 456 ✭✭brian_gall85


    Probably the one interior shot being of the passenger side floor.


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    #744
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users Posts: 12,074 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volkswagen-passage-tdi-nct-10-2021/28196429

    Yjk3MmQ3YjVkMjUzMjdhY2M1NTU0M2FhMTNhOGY3N2UZ_ECB4521q5cOKiPFozmkaHR0cDovL3MzLWV1LXdlc3QtMS5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tL2RvbmVkZWFsLmllLXBob3Rvcy9waG90b18xODExMDU1MDZ8fHw2MDB4NjAwfHx8fHx8fHw=.jpeg

    Handy diesel Passat estate with test til October for €450


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    #745
    Rrrrrr2
    Registered Users Posts: 982 ✭✭✭Rrrrrr2


    Fascinating thread to stumble across- only thing is most of the ads are gone/sold by now!
    Recently sold an €1100 Honda Civic sub banger/runabout and since had the new owner into me looking for a refund or money off - obviously blocked and ignored.


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    #746
    lalababa
    Registered Users Posts: 1,727 ✭✭✭lalababa


    Was just looking up cars for sale in France as I'll be working there for a year. The prices (and valuations)are almost the opposite than here!
    The old cars are expensive and the new cars are cheap.
    My 05 corsa that I have here would be around 700 euros...in France its at least 3 times the price @2100.
    And new cars are like 20% cheaper over there!


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    #747
    Rrrrrr2
    Registered Users Posts: 982 ✭✭✭Rrrrrr2


    lalababa wrote: »
    Was just looking up cars for sale in France as I'll be working there for a year. The prices (and valuations)are almost the opposite than here!
    The old cars are expensive and the new cars are cheap.
    My 05 corsa that I have here would be around 700 euros...in France its at least 3 times the price @2100.
    And new cars are like 20% cheaper over there!

    That’s fairly typical of the continent- you see 20+ year old cars in very good condition and still make good money. In France especially. Either be scrapped here or about to be


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    #748
    Green farmer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,005 ✭✭✭Green farmer


    Rrrrrr2 wrote: »
    That’s fairly typical of the continent- you see 20+ year old cars in very good condition and still make good money. In France especially. Either be scrapped here or about to be

    I was over in the states a few years ago and was the same. 10byr old cars selling for crazy money, where as new cars very cheap.


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    #749
    gussieg
    Registered Users Posts: 1,084 ✭✭✭gussieg


    notice also the number of cars on donedeal altogether has gone down, was over 80 k during lockdown, now down to 77k


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    #750
    road_high
    Registered Users Posts: 19,397 ✭✭✭✭road_high


    gussieg wrote: »
    notice also the number of cars on donedeal altogether has gone down, was over 80 k during lockdown, now down to 77k

    More buying going on? There's probably a bit of saved up cash about, especially for the cheaper end.


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    #751
    gussieg
    Registered Users Posts: 1,084 ✭✭✭gussieg


    yes and i seem to have ended up with a few 'beauties'. would have done better spending it on a load of scratch cards, less of a gamble.


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