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Bangernomics car of the week/day part III

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  • #932
    dh0011
    Closed Accounts Posts: 890 ✭✭✭dh0011


    i think its a dent


  • #933
    DAZP93
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 346 ✭✭DAZP93


    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/5151773

    I have a funny feeling we might see some e60's in here in a very short time..


  • #934
    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    DAZP93 wrote: »
    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/5151773

    I have a funny feeling we might see some e60's in here in a very short time..
    I've seen early (03-04) e60 petrols going for 3 grand so it wont be very long before they are bangernomic territory!


  • #935
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,578 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    3k will get you a fairly knackered one. I'd say at least a full year from now until the first E60 bangernomics (with NCT and without issues) or I'll eat my hat...


    ...Might come to regret that. I wonder what hats taste like :p

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  • #936
    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    unkel wrote: »
    3k will get you a fairly knackered one. I'd say at least a full year from now until the first E60 bangernomics (with NCT and without issues) or I'll eat my hat...


    ...Might come to regret that. I wonder what hats taste like :p

    Quoted for posterity!

    Although I agree. Actual e60 examples will be "bangernomicable" soon, i would say 12-18 months too


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  • #937
    Seweryn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,490 ✭✭✭Seweryn


    DAZP93 wrote: »
    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/5151773

    I have a funny feeling we might see some e60's in here in a very short time..
    I still prefer the E39 much more.


  • #938
    Eric Cartman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,247 ✭✭✭✭Eric Cartman


    Max Power1 wrote: »
    Quoted for posterity!

    Although I agree. Actual e60 examples will be "bangernomicable" soon, i would say 12-18 months too

    considering the more complicated computer coding, model launch issues and cost of some parts , Id probably avoid 03-04 e60's in the same way Its a good idea to avoid 02-03 e65 7 series. Just because somethings cheap doesn't make it a bargain.


  • #939
    Saab Ed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,372 ✭✭✭Saab Ed


    Summer lovin, happened so fast :D

    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/5118826

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    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/5154931

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    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/5145603

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  • #940
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,578 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    Saab Ed wrote: »
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    Spent a few days driving / co-piloting one in Italy, across the Alps and on the Autobahn last week. Ours had the proper 3l V6 Alfa Busso engine though :D

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  • #941
    Toyotafanboi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,903 ✭✭✭✭Toyotafanboi


    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/5155946

    just had a clutch and service :) realistically though not too much test and probably galactic mileage. could be worth a look though.


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  • #942
    wonski
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,679 ✭✭✭✭wonski


    Toyotafanboi wrote: »
    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/5155946

    just had a clutch and service :) realistically though not too much test and probably galactic mileage. could be worth a look though.

    Price is good, but what kind of project it was to work on Primera?
    New clutch and full service is worth more than 300 euro, so what was the point of the "project"?


  • #943
    Toyotafanboi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,903 ✭✭✭✭Toyotafanboi


    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/5157208

    7 months NCT. nicely styled car, alloys, front fogs, air con, half leather, all electrics. €1000 asking.


  • #944
    MidlandsM
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,734 ✭✭✭MidlandsM


    Toyotafanboi wrote: »
    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/5157208

    7 months NCT. nicely styled car, alloys, front fogs, air con, half leather, all electrics. €1000 asking.

    nicely styled>?>> ughhhhhh


  • #945
    dh0011
    Closed Accounts Posts: 890 ✭✭✭dh0011


    are they the rovers with the honda engine or is it one of the less reliable rover ones?


  • #946
    Toyotafanboi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,903 ✭✭✭✭Toyotafanboi


    i suppose styling is a matter of opinion but i personally think most of the range of "Z" series cars were quite handsome.

    its a rover with the K-series engine. not half as unreliable as bar stools would have you believe. aside from the dreaded head gasket, they are actually a really good go-er, we had one in the family for years, rarely gave any trouble.

    i don't think any rover has had a honda engine for nearly 20 years now.


  • #947
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,728 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    Toyotafanboi wrote: »
    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/5157208

    7 months NCT. nicely styled car, alloys, front fogs, air con, half leather, all electrics. €1000 asking.

    At least we know where SH's spoiler went.


  • #948
    Ded_Zebra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,773 ✭✭✭Ded_Zebra


    Diesel with tax and test

    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/5149136

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  • #949
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,978 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    NCT till March, 650

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  • #950
    ktown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭ktown


    Full-19156174.jpeg

    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4889599

    Whats the catch?


  • #951
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    The VRT probably


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  • #952
    Ded_Zebra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,773 ✭✭✭Ded_Zebra


    It's registered in the wrong country. It has no tax or test (that are relevant here)
    The next problem is that I just don't like them. Look clean enough though.


  • #953
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,578 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    Aye, it's well outside the definition we must use for bangernomics

    That said, a cheeky offer of €1.944 minus €550 VRT, plus a €55 NCT would bring it into bangernomics. Yeah, I know. This won't happen :)

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  • #954
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,291 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Vrt came up at 778 for me


  • #955
    unkel
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    Not surprised. The €550 sounded too cheap for a Cooper

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  • #956
    JohnBoy26
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    dh0011 wrote: »
    are they the rovers with the honda engine or is it one of the less reliable rover ones?
    These have the far less reliable rover k series units, in fact no 45/ZS had a Honda engine.


  • #957
    ba_barabus
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    JohnBoy26 wrote: »
    These have the far less reliable rover k series units, in fact no 45/ZS had a Honda engine.

    The earlier 1.6 Rover 400 with an auto box did. I think it was the last Rover to have a Honda engine but am happy to stand corrected


  • #958
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,578 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    JohnBoy26 wrote: »
    These have the far less reliable rover k series units

    The k-series engine was an excellent engine in its day. Don't believe all the pub talk from people who haven't got a clue :)

    Very light weight, easy revving but yes, if something went wrong cooling the engine the head gasket would fail and there would be trouble.

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  • #959
    JohnBoy26
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    ba_barabus wrote: »
    The earlier 1.6 Rover 400 with an auto box did. I think it was the last Rover to have a Honda engine but am happy to stand corrected
    Yes you are correct they had a d series Honda 1.6 sohc. I however never mentioned a 400 series though. The rover 45 never had a Honda engine even in auto form and neither did the mg zs.


  • #960
    ba_barabus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,585 ✭✭✭ba_barabus


    JohnBoy26 wrote: »
    Yes you are correct they had a d series Honda 1.6 sohc. I however never mentioned a 400 series though. The rover 45 never had a Honda engine even in auto form and neither did the mg zs.

    I never said the 45/ZS did either ;)

    I was just saying the 400 was the last to have one.

    Still makes me chuckle though when its included in an ad that the the 75/45/25 etc have the Honda or BMW engine


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  • #961
    JohnBoy26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,525 ✭✭✭JohnBoy26


    unkel wrote: »
    The k-series engine was an excellent engine in its day. Don't believe all the pub talk from people who haven't got a clue :)

    Very light weight, easy revving but yes, if something went wrong cooling the engine the head gasket would fail and there would be trouble.
    My comment was based on first hand experience with these engines and not what's been said down the pub :p.


    On paper they are an excellent engine and when working correctly are a nice engine to use, however they are soft and very fragile andeven the best maintained engine can and do suffer from things like premature hg failure(not just due to a poor cooling system but also because of a poorly designed and manufactured block and the long bolts setup).

    A modified headgasket can however be got along with a few other modified parts to prevent this but this modification at best will only postpone the inevitable.

    These engines can also suffer from dropped liners, premature and frequent starter motor failure and almost all I have seen had developed noisy tappets.

    In reality it's hard to make a strong argument to buy a rover 45/ZS when if you really want one of these you can have the equivalent albeit older better built Civic with the ultra reliable honda d series engine which has all the revvy characteristics. Of the k series rover engine.


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