BANGERNOMICS (sub3k) of the week/day Part 7

Straight 6 petrol engines are lovely, refined and bullit proof. The car in general is well made. The €1080 motor tax though if it is only your 2nd or 3rd car!

Then by all means go and see it. The E60 BMW on non-sports suspension with I6 engine and autobox is very much a nice big comfortable car, in setup it's more like a big cruiser than like a sports saloon.

E60s are getting old now and many of them are very tired in that price bracket. If it's being used for wafting around in then I'd consider a v6 Merc E Class.

This looks way fresher than that E60 and has a fresh NCT until Nov 2024, same tax rate as the E60 too but looks posher

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/car/35271401

It's overpriced for sure but the buyer market for such a car on that tax rate is very small so maybe an offer of 3k would be realistic on it.

I think the facelift model did improve reliability over the pre facelift model alright. That one has the facelifted exterior door mirrors. No timing chain issues with the 6 cylinder engines either afaik.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-is250-v6/35144719. This looks clean and they're very reliable. Same owner since 2018 too. Looks a genuine car. Should haggle down well on that price too.

Gs300s could be worth a look too but clean ones are a bit thin on the ground.

E46 318Ci

Not a fast car but a great driver's car. "Freude am Fahren!"

All the coupes came with factory sports suspension as standard. Asking €3k

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-3-series-2001/35028454

Two great finds.

I am tempted by that CLK even though the ad says ‘need gone’ which I normally run a mile from. I’m no grammar nazi but that just rankles me.

"Need gone" is good. It means "please make me an offer, I am desperate, I will accept anything that's half reasonable, you have me by the balls"

Find one

That 3-Series seems to have the original 1.9 engine which has 117bhp. Not fast, but it's a decent price for what it is. Will probably need new tyres as well. No interior pics is odd.

And you save nearly €400 pa on tax which is alright. Buy it, look after it and you'll get your money back in a couple of years.

Passed the NCT 18 months ago with 101.8k miles on the clock, now 102k miles, so it basically has been sitting. Might not need tyres at all, or might. Sitting is not good either

I spotted that but didn't make the association. You are probably right, those are typically for tyres the way that is looking 😁

Looks like you made yourself the cheapest campervan in Ireland 😁

We've discussed it many, many times on this thread, @hoodie6029 and on other threads in this forum. Some people have an irrational sense of insecurity. Nothing we can do about it. Of course there is also a minority that is more sinister who wouldn't like us to find out more about the dodgy car they have for sale. Indeed like you say, blocked reg plates rightly put off some people - potential buyers

Totally agree. My main car is a fancy Tesla Model S. That said, most of my favourite cars cost me less than €800 😁