Bangernomics car of the week/day - Part II

bud1970 wrote: »

mysteriously went up to 750??? Hmmmmmmmmmm....

Sure they're all ringin me she must be worth moore.

I'm selling this.

bijapos wrote: »

NCT is up in 3 weeeks, did you take it there for a test already ?

No, that's why I'm selling it. The airbag light is on, and would prefer to leave it to someone else, hence the price.

I needed a diesel as I'm now doing higher mileage, so was time for a change anyway.

166man wrote: »

A fresh NCT would double the asking price you know? Why not run it through to see what it fails on? There could be a couple of hundred in it for you if you did.

Might not be a bad idea, cheers.

But it'll surely fail on the airbag light? My mechanic put it through the diagnostic but no fault showed up.

cgal093 wrote: »

Still worth putting it trough and getting the fail sheet. Most people would buy a car with an NCT fail sheet rather than a car that hasn't been through at all

Cheers cgal. Probably should have done this alright. Might consider doing it this week now.

Saab Ed wrote: »

A little chancy with short test, big clock and 750 quid. A good going over and after that, if its a good one, offer 500 quid and take it home.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3733548

He says "any test welcome"

Why doesn't he put it through THE test? Could be all sorts of genuine reasons for it, but as a buyer I would move on to the next car. Plenty of fish...

<Ollie> wrote: »

It doesn't say no test though. Maybe it does have an NCT but he never mentioned it?

If I was buying a 2001 Saab, it wouldn't be the tractor 2.2 diesel, it'd be the more refined petrol.

If I was selling a 2001 Saab, the first thing I'd be mentioning would be a NCT of some description.

unkel wrote: »

You lads not read the ad?

The car has NCT until 10/12. You can do the test 3 months early...

Nahh I'm too cool to read the ad...:pac:

<Ollie> wrote: »

in fairness, hardly anyone does the test early.

If you want to sell your car and not lose out on a lot of money, you do the test early. Simples

I went out of my way last year to get an NCT done on the very last day (31/05/11) that you'd still get a 2 year test on a 10 year or older car. Sold the 12 year old car quickly (for very good money) with a 27 month test

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3774829

S40 with NCT till 05/13 for 650E. Looks clean, but don't like those windows...Bit to dark for me...
Still - could be a bargain.

unkel wrote: »

A bargain for sure! But personally I'm not that keen on a dreary Mitsubishi Carisma (:rolleyes:) badged as a Volvo...

I'd rather a Ford Focus badged as a Volvo, especially a C30

This?

delthedriver wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3748202 Nice MG convertible

new engine hhhmmmm :cool: cool car all the same

Limerick man wrote: »

There's 160k on it and it's a 1.6. Don't bother trying to test it wasting money on it, it's worth a grand tops with a test. Hold out for your 600 or close to it and let the next fella worry about it.

Decent examples of the car are going for about €1500. If he spends €50 on NCT then a further couple of hundred on fixing what's wrong with it could sell for €1250 putting €500 in his own pocket. Makes sense IMO.

Also mileage aside some would regard the 1.6 as better than the 1.4.

Limerick man wrote: »

There's 160k on it and it's a 1.6. Don't bother trying to test it wasting money on it, it's worth a grand tops with a test. Hold out for your 600 or close to it and let the next fella worry about it.

166man wrote: »

Decent examples of the car are going for about €1500. If he spends €50 on NCT then a further couple of hundred on fixing what's wrong with it could sell for €1250 putting €500 in his own pocket. Makes sense IMO.

Also mileage aside some would regard the 1.6 as better than the 1.4.

I reckon if I had the car fixed up I'd be lucky to get €1000. A dealer is selling this for a grand. It's the saloon, but still. It's cleaner than mine (I have a nasty scrape on the rear door).

My mechanic couldn't find the airbag problem (checked sensors etc.). Maybe the next guy will get lucky.

The speed sensor is a cheap fix, but very tight space to work on and the pin is a bit of a pain. Don't fancy chancing it myself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOVAj8ED0kk

Think I'd be better off letting it go for €500. Have had it five years and very little trouble. Car owes me nothing.

<Ollie> wrote: »

Think I'd be better off letting it go for €500. Have had it five years and very little trouble. Car owes me nothing.

I think you're making the right choice. Sell it on cheaply honestly describing what's wrong with it (and indeed the good points too)

Someone else might fancy making a few hundred on it...

You've a new car now, time to move on