I'd be keeping it until it was completely scrap. Unless it is at that stage already
or breaking your heart with problems.
Dealers don't want old cars on their lots, especially main dealers soo they want to discourage you from considering the trade in option and instead buy straight (ideally straight with finance provided by them) to maximise their profits.
You should get €3000 for that car privately as long as its straight and in fair condition
(of course, you will probably be dealing with the baseball cap brigade and/or the cultured minorities)
3k is nearly as useless as 1500 in a world where a 2022 Rav4 (missus wants) is 40k or 2022 520d is 45k+. Better to keep as a second car for the house. The point I was making is that everything I learned about cars is now defunct. "Old" low mileage clean cars keep their value turns out to be nonsense. Some of the dealers didn't even check if it had tax/nct. They literally don't care
Ive got two actual bangers lucky to get 500 for both, but yet, loath to let them go too. Was thinking electric banger but if anything does go wrong, will have no clue where to turn with them to get it going again.
Hardly call it a banger, a low mileage MG-TF with tax and test asking just €2k
I owned one for a few years and these are fantastic driving cars. RWD and mid rear engine. The K-series engine is nicely free revving too. And it's the only car I have owned where I could open or close the roof, while sitting in the driver's seat
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2002-mg-tf-1-8-convertible-tax-n-nctd-11-24/37715221
It is €2,000 for a reason. About €1,000 over priced too in my opinion.
Had one and hated it, roof leaked, suspension leaked, you could never lock it
or the alarm would go off. I never locked it, hoping someone would steal it.
Head gasket went (par for the course with these) It would randomly blow fuses
and stop in the road. A dreadful car. I wouldn't sell one to my mother in law.
It's the reason I will never own another british car. My heart went out to the poor
bugger who bought mine and was driving it from Meath to Donegal. I often wonder
if it ever made it.
A complete heap of sh 1t.
Head gasket going on the K-series is not par for the course. You need to be aware of the issue and keep a close eye on coolant temp, that's all. I drove the bejaysus out of my one, it never missed a beat. Fantastic car to drive and yes the hydragas suspension needs to be pumped about once a year, I had that done by the original Rover / MG garage in Blanchardstown for €45 iirc. Above car has steel suspension, so that is not an issue
I never lock or put on the alarm on any convertible I ever had. I prefer if someone has a good look inside by opening a door rather than by cutting the roof
And yes I grant you, these cars leak even when brand new. So do many other soft roof convertibles. I just used those €1.50 moisture traps from Dealz to counter that
I worked for MG Rover for a while and seen engines being replaced under warranty because of
the head gasket going. Not all were bad in fairness. Had a fair few dealings with Ryan's over
the years. Pat was the workshop foreman there, an intelligent and helpful man.
If I had a big garage with somewhere to store cars, I "might" be tempted to buy the TF you
posted. It does look a bit rough though.
Yeah it's no beauty queen. It is more one for trashing. And in fairness the one I bought (with tax and 2 years NCT) was only €500 so I had very little to lose (as opposed to someone buying one brand new, they weren't all that cheap)
And I wonder all the time what nice cars I would buy and keep if I had a big shed 😀
I've had 3 of them (Mercs) not as old as that one, but I know people who swear by them, and if I was in the market for a cheap car, I'd take a chance on it. A friend has a 1995 E-Class 1.8 petrol and travels all over the place with it (even takes it abroad for holidays) And it has high mileage on it too. But its never let him down.
Skoda 4 u in New Ross
The temptation to put a bit of tippex on the ‘1’ is strong
Hi All
Looking for a 2nd car in the bangernomics category (based in Mayo so keeping the search fairly local) and would be interested to hear some feedback on these as possible options (all fulfill the bangernomic criteria I think so hopefully not too far off topic):
2011 ford focus 1.6 Diesel Sport for sale in Co. Mayo for €2,250 on DoneDeal
Ford fiesta for sale in Co. Mayo for €1,550 on DoneDeal
Ford Focus 2007, 1.4L, NCT to 29/3/25 for sale in Co. Mayo for €1,900 on DoneDeal
2011 Renault grand scenic for sale in Co. Mayo for €2,950 on DoneDeal
2009 Citroen c4 for sale in Co. Mayo for €1,950 on DoneDeal
Toyota Corolla for sale in Co. Mayo for €1,350 on DoneDeal
Toyota Corolla 2005 for sale in Co. Roscommon for €1,100 on DoneDeal
Seat ibiza for sale in Co. Leitrim for €1,600 on DoneDeal
If the C4 could be got for €1500 it would be ok.
If the 2011 Focus could be got for a few hundred less I would take it.
Check the FSH of the Focus.
The 2007 Focus I'd remove right away from your list anyway. Its 4 years older than the 2011 one and very rough and only 350 euros less. Both of the Corollas are 2005 and a lot of the Corollas of that era are starting to fail NCT on rust issues underneath. The engine/gearbox etc will generally run for years, but a lot of the Japanese cars start to suffer with rust once they hit that kind of age
Personally I'd probably go for the Ibiza, but depends on size car you want and how much driving etc. It has a fresh NCT, so you know it has just passed within the last week and looks fairly well minded. They also said they have a service history and they're saying they are open to any offers. I'd imagine if you drove it and it's to your liking, if you had €1,250 in your pocket, you'd drive it away hopefully!
@MacDanger - what sort of daily driving will you do in your second car? If it is small, did you consider an EV like a Nissan Leaf? I presume you own a house with a driveway?
These cars are extremely reliable, don't need any maintenance and are very cheap to charge on night rate electricity. It will have a lower total cost of ownership than any petrol / diesel car, even if you got that car for free
Yeah, I've been looking at some of those (following a recommendation earlier in the thread) but my wife isn't too keen on it considering the range at this sort of budget is typically 50-60km so maybe we just need to up the budget a bit to get closer to a 100km range
Edit: Mostly it's short distances but occasionally, it might be up to 70-80km round trips
Yeah that round trip is a bit much (in winter) for most EV bangernomics cars.
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-a4-2005/37829849
NCT passed 3 days ago. Big mileage, but my own 2004 one has slightly more and has never missed a beat. These will go on forever if kept serviced any way right at all. Asking €1550, but I'm sure it could be got for a bit less
New owner every 2 years for the last 20. that's some going.
Keep it in the family. The new 3 months on - 3 months off getting it stamped by the guards way of taxing cars. Only in Ireland 😏
I'd say thats exactly it!
The only way to run pre 2008 cars with the crazy tax on them it seems 😂
A proper car at nearly 300k miles, doubt modern electric rubbish would get near that
LOL, what are you smoking? Electric cars will last much longer than combustion cars with little to no maintenance either.
The guards don't stamp anything now, those days are long gone, the only way to cancel the arrears is to change ownership.
Yes indeed. That's why I called "keeping it in the family" the new form of evading motor tax
My personal favourite is registering the car in a friends name and claiming you just bought it and haven’t received the new logbook to tax it yet😂
Anyone doing that may as well not have an insurance policy, save themselves a few more quid.
Driving other cars extension would cover it. I have motor trade insurance anyway so I don’t have to worry about that
Not quite the same though, is it? Get caught by the guards with no tax and they will likely believe the "dog ate my homework" excuse @User1998 mentioned. Worst case scenario a €80 fine or whatever it is. Cause an accident without insurance and the injured party's insurer can sue you and pursue you for money for the rest of your life.
