Bangernomics car of the week/day - Part II

Sleepy · 19-04-2012 12:05PM

2qk4u wrote: »

I recently bought a 99 1.3 corolla with 120000 miles, I put a new clutch into it and gave it a service, I have done over 1000 miles in it since and the oil is a clean as the day I poured it in and last week I got 200 miles out of €30 of petrol, dont know how many mpg's that is ? Its comfortable and reliable and boring but what do you want for €900 with 3 months tax and four months nct ?
Proper bangernomics ?

I've a 1999 1.3 as well and it's just shy of 200k. Needs the timing belt done sooner rather than later but since I only shelled out 500 for her (a year, 24,000 miles and a work-free NCT pass ago) I think I'll be spending the few quid. Cheapest motoring I've ever had.

Jimdagym · 19-04-2012 12:14PM

Sleepy wrote: »

I've a 1999 1.3 as well and it's just shy of 200k. Needs the timing belt done sooner rather than later but since I only shelled out 500 for her (a year, 24,000 miles and a work-free NCT pass ago) I think I'll be spending the few quid. Cheapest motoring I've ever had.

What about driving her till she snaps and putting the money off the next bangernomics? I know "better the devil you know" and all that, but still.

L-M · 19-04-2012 12:18PM

Sleepy wrote: »

I've a 1999 1.3 as well and it's just shy of 200k. Needs the timing belt done sooner rather than later but since I only shelled out 500 for her (a year, 24,000 miles and a work-free NCT pass ago) I think I'll be spending the few quid. Cheapest motoring I've ever had.

Aren't they non interference?

19-04-2012 12:25PM

No NCT but still.........

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3246935

220k mile diesel that looks straight.

Could be worth a look.

166man · 19-04-2012 12:32PM

RoverJames wrote: »

No NCT but still.........

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3246935

220k mile diesel that looks straight.

Could be worth a look.

No rev counter? :eek:

Still a decent polish and fresh NCT could see it for another 200k miles.

Mycroft H · 19-04-2012 12:39PM

Limerick man wrote: »

Sleepy wrote: »

I've a 1999 1.3 as well and it's just shy of 200k. Needs the timing belt done sooner rather than later but since I only shelled out 500 for her (a year, 24,000 miles and a work-free NCT pass ago) I think I'll be spending the few quid. Cheapest motoring I've ever had.

Aren't they non interference?

I think they are.

19-04-2012 12:40PM

166man wrote: »

No rev counter? :eek:.............

Yeah, you'd think 'twould have one. I had a 1990 Rover 414si as my first car and that had a rev counter.

The Merc looks smelly enough on the inside, the 1992 250d I bought looked worse though externally

2qk4u · 19-04-2012 12:46PM

RoverJames wrote: »

Lot's of that €900 is for the reliability reputation, it doesn't seem great value considering the clutch was needed to be done.

In fairness I suppose the tax covered your clutch

In the week I was looking for a car I looked at 4 other cars, and they were a bit more expensive and in worse condition or no tax or nct, one was badly crash repaired and was as dodgy as hell, I was running out of time and wasting time and money travelling to look at cars, I wanted a Toyota and this car popped up not far from me, its not the cleanest corolla around but with the new clutch and service I knew it would last which is more important to me at the moment.
I did the clutch and service in my driveway on a friday evening and saturday morning so wasnt expensive like leaving it into a garage, I probably could have found one a bit cheaper if I had more time on my side but at least with this I know it will last..

E39MSport · 19-04-2012 12:52PM

BX 19 wrote: »

I think they are.

Think its the 3e-fe that is NI

19-04-2012 12:53PM

I know, it's all about luck really when going bangernomics if you are limited by time and location, same thing happened me three weeks back.

Sleepy · 19-04-2012 12:59PM

Jimdagym wrote: »

What about driving her till she snaps and putting the money off the next bangernomics? I know "better the devil you know" and all that, but still.

Thought had crossed my mind but I got a quote of about €350 for the timing belt and water pump change so I'm inclined to do it since I've heard of plenty of these cars going well over the 300k mark.

Mycroft H · 19-04-2012 01:08PM

E39MSport wrote: »

Think its the 3e-fe that is NI

The 3E, 4E and 5E engines are all non interference motors as far as I know. Rule of thumb with older toyota stuff is that the SOHC engines are non interference.

E39MSport · 19-04-2012 01:09PM

proper bullet proof

- ta

19-04-2012 01:49PM

166man wrote: »

No rev counter? :eek:

Yeah, I've no rev counter in my '93 corolla either.

ongarite · 19-04-2012 11:18PM

Citroen C5 with 9 months tax for €750:
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3242449

Why does it say it's tax exempt (taxi?)

colm_mcm · 19-04-2012 11:21PM

Exempt from nct too?

ongarite · 19-04-2012 11:23PM

Another C5, Estate this time with good spec for €1200:
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3264880

ongarite · 19-04-2012 11:25PM

BMW 735 for €1650:
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3264796

19-04-2012 11:27PM

colm_mcm wrote: »

Exempt from nct too?

It's not exempt from NCT, that's the motor tax class

Esel · 20-04-2012 01:09AM

W123-80's wrote: »

New NCT & T/B done.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3207318

Has the ad been changed? €5,200 is not bangernomics....

ongarite wrote: »

Another C5, Estate this time with good spec for €1200:
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3264880

Looks like a great car for the price! What's the general opinion on the early C5?

Marty McFly · 20-04-2012 01:32AM

Merc 300sel for 1450.

Sobanek · 20-04-2012 07:38AM

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3204168

No NCT on it alright, but it will pass, the car's in very good condition.
And it is really from a BMW enthusiast lady owner.

I'd say you could go down a little bit as well

20-04-2012 09:33AM

Esel wrote: »

Has the ad been changed? €5,200 is not bangernomics.............

'twas an 02 156 asking €950 iirc, not a €5K Passat.

Minister Boyce · 20-04-2012 09:50AM

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3252155

Baura's mouse will melt with excitement looking at this...:)

Excellent little bus for the next year, if not a tad sluggish

W123-80's · 20-04-2012 09:54AM

Esel wrote: »

Has the ad been changed? €5,200 is not bangernomics....
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Dunno what's gong on there, it was a 156 for €950 with test and 2 months tax.

20-04-2012 10:14AM

Minister Boyce wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3252155

Baura's mouse will melt with excitement looking at this...:)

Excellent little bus for the next year, if not a tad sluggish

"uses little oil and little coolant"

either a very honest seller and it uses a tiny drop of both or it may be guzzling a litre a week and they're covering their ass for some reason :pac:

166man · 20-04-2012 03:29PM

If this is genuine then it's one of the best out there for the money,

€500 takes it, small bit of tax, 10 months NCT, new timing belt apparently.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3266759

Saab Ed · 20-04-2012 07:23PM

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3153601

dahamsta · 21-04-2012 12:05AM

I had a look at that the other day, interior's a little scruffy but the body's in good shape. Service history is patchy though, with gaps of 20k on more than one occasion, and I'd be sceptical about that 't' -- the Carzone ad (and MotorCheck) says HPT but I'm not sure there's even a low pressure turbo in there. It's certainly no T5.

He's dying to shift it though. He fed me a fairy story about some fella from Belfast ready to buy, despite having just dropped the price by 100 - Google cache says it was 1500 a few weeks ago - and he nearly dragged me into it for a test drive.

Nice car, but I'd get someone to go over the mechanicals with a fine tooth comb before offering a grand for it. And I'd make sure I had some cash handy for the inevitable.

21-04-2012 12:19AM

dahamsta wrote: »

I had a look at that the other day, interior's a little scruffy but the body's in good shape. Service history is patchy though, with gaps of 20k on more than one occasion, and I'd be sceptical about that 't' -- the Carzone ad (and MotorCheck) says HPT but I'm not sure there's even a low pressure turbo in there. It's certainly no T5.

........

.... you reckon its a 2.0 nasp?

Bangernomics car of the week/day - Part II

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