Bangernomics car of the week/day part III

bear1 · 02-07-2013 10:38AM

Yeah thats what I was thinking. Heard they are a right crap engine. fairly heavy on fuel as well

jharr100 · 02-07-2013 11:03AM

bear1 wrote: »

Yeah thats what I was thinking. Heard they are a right crap engine. fairly heavy on fuel as well

Although not a great engine reliability wise, they deliver 30mpg around town and 40mpg on a motorway spin which is not bad for a 1.8 petrol at all.

The v40 / s40 GDi were sold with leather and on board computer etc as standard so expect plenty of toys with the 1.8i .

kc66 · 02-07-2013 05:54PM

jharr100 wrote: »

Although not a great engine reliability wise, they deliver 30mpg around town and 40mpg on a motorway spin which is not bad for a 1.8 petrol at all.

The v40 / s40 GDi were sold with leather and on board computer etc as standard so expect plenty of toys with the 1.8i .

Drove to Waterford from Kells and back at the weekend in one, around 300 miles of motorway. Averaged 47mpg according to the computer. I reset it at the start. 222000 miles with no engine trouble (had to get the throttle body cleaned twice @ €20 a pop). Throttle position sensor starting to act up recently though. Has been a great car. Averages 39mpg for me on crappy roads.

BorneTobyWilde · 02-07-2013 07:51PM

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mint-bmw-728i-m-sport-auto-leather/5273502

Bean tin lol

Ded_Zebra · 02-07-2013 07:52PM

I'll leave this here:D

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mint-bmw-728i-m-sport-auto-leather/5273502

dgt · 02-07-2013 07:53PM

DZ see above your post

Ded_Zebra · 02-07-2013 07:56PM

Fook ya all!! :mad::mad::P

Short test, High miles, nice car, low price

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volvo-s80-diesel-2002-reduced/5254851

This also

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-ls-400-top-of-the-range-excellen/5289568

BorneTobyWilde · 02-07-2013 07:59PM

You're fast
Just not fast enough
:P

dgt · 02-07-2013 08:04PM

A choice of petrils

NCT Till March, 795

NCT Till Jan, 650

Worth a punt as a stopgap perhaps?

NCT till Feb, 1800

Small mark on bumper for bargaining further

NCT till April, 1000

Ded_Zebra · 02-07-2013 08:04PM

Another Lexus

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-ls400-new-nct/5215910

Seems like there was a lot of bangernomics luxurobarges up today

dgt · 02-07-2013 08:13PM

And oblig dayyyysels!!!

NCT till Oct, 900

NCT till Oct 2014, 1750

NCT till March, 1250

Overpriced but prob could be bargained further

NCT till April, 1500

Those tail lights will devalue the car even more :pac:
Full?id=21227994

NCT till Feb, 1390

I just couldn't resist the next one, as I secretly want it.... Not a secret anymore I guess

NCT till March, 1550

Donegalised, overpriced, missing oblig towbar.... Needs a straight pipe for seriousssss POWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!! :pac:
Full?id=21234534

"Shes a Cav, lad"

MidlandsM · 02-07-2013 08:31PM

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

I'll leave this here:D

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mint-bmw-728i-m-sport-auto-leather/5273502

if only it was a sport......:rolleyes:

unkel · 02-07-2013 08:34PM

25C and more from Friday for at least a week is what they say. How about:

€2k asking price. NCT 04/14, 4 brand new tyres, belt done!

dgt · 02-07-2013 08:39PM

unkel wrote: »

25C and more from Friday for at least a week is what they say. How about:

€2k asking price. NCT 04/14, 4 brand new tyres, belt done!

I know where that is and can have a gander if anyone's interested

unkel · 02-07-2013 08:40PM

Or cool in a different way if you need to bring the kids

Passed NCT today, asking €1,800

Eric Cartman · 02-07-2013 08:57PM

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

I'll leave this here:D

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mint-bmw-728i-m-sport-auto-leather/5273502

"WITH EVERY CONCEIVEABLE EXTRA"

If I listed every extra that car is missing I would have a list approximately 3 pages long. That e38 is bog spec even in engine terms, still a great deal but theres lots of equipment not on that car.

ochambers · 02-07-2013 09:09PM

Howye lads, anyone got an opinion on these few yokes?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-avensis-ncttax-mint-condition/5291774

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2000-vw-golf-petrol-1-4/5290913

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/02-toyota-avensis/5285828

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2002ford-mondeo/4572932

Any insight would be much appreciated, apologies if this is the wrong thread for asking questions or whatever...

unkel · 02-07-2013 09:13PM

Overpriced, the lot of them

ochambers · 02-07-2013 09:32PM

unkel wrote: »

Overpriced, the lot of them

I know right?! ;-)
I unfortunately find myself swimming in economically embarressed seas at the moment, was wondering whether anyone had a handle on reliability on those years/makes, or whether the ads raised any red flags, I know at that price range you're planning explodey-engine Russian roulette....:-)

cadaliac · 02-07-2013 09:58PM

ochambers wrote: »

I know right?! ;-)
I unfortunately find myself swimming in economically embarressed seas at the moment, was wondering whether anyone had a handle on reliability on those years/makes, or whether the ads raised any red flags, I know at that price range you're planning explodey-engine Russian roulette....:-)

Well, dgt posted a 01 Nissan maxima with 90,000 miles for €650. I would look at that before any of the ones you posted, for value at least. A Mazda 626 of the same vintage will have an ultra reliable engine. They pop up here the odd time
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/01-nissan-maxima/5275773

JohnBoy26 · 02-07-2013 10:19PM

ochambers wrote: »

I know right?! ;-)
I unfortunately find myself swimming in economically embarressed seas at the moment, was wondering whether anyone had a handle on reliability on those years/makes, or whether the ads raised any red flags, I know at that price range you're planning explodey-engine Russian roulette....:-)

The first car on your list, the 00 avensis is a good bet if you want a car with very good build quality and reliability. 98-00 Avensis have the ultra reliable 4e-fe engine so you will have nothing to worry about in that regard.

As for the price, it's not as over priced as people make out. Provided the car is in good condition if you got it for around the 1k mark you wouldn't be doing to badly Imo.

dh0011 · 02-07-2013 10:41PM

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

The first car on your list, the 00 avensis is a good bet if you want a car with very good build quality and reliability. 98-00 Avensis have the ultra reliable 4e-fe engine so you will have nothing to worry about in that regard.

As for the price, it's not as over priced as people make out. Provided the car is in good condition if you got it for around the 1k mark you wouldn't be doing to badly Imo.

+1 for the avensis. But the mondeo seems reasonably priced.

MidlandsM · 02-07-2013 11:06PM

dh0011 wrote: »

But the mondeo seems reasonably priced.

but will burn oil

like a toyota

dh0011 · 02-07-2013 11:08PM

Do they really burn oil?
My avensis doesnt and it is well over 100K miles at this stage.

MidlandsM · 02-07-2013 11:18PM

dh0011 wrote: »

Do they really burn oil?
My avensis doesnt and it is well over 100K miles at this stage.

a lot do , yeah

JohnBoy26 · 02-07-2013 11:23PM

MidlandsM wrote: »

a lot do , yeah

The 4e fe engine burns little to no oil. It is not to be confused with the vvti unit that came after it.

dh0011 · 02-07-2013 11:27PM

mine is a vvti and doesnt burn oil. Oil burning question is about the mondeo

unkel · 02-07-2013 11:32PM

ochambers wrote: »

I unfortunately find myself swimming in economically embarressed seas at the moment

There's nothing to be embarrassed about dude. Many of us are financially a lot worse off than we were before. Some of us drown in a sea of self pity (or worse), others embrace the fact that we can still drive a half decent car for very, very little money indeed

Ded_Zebra · 02-07-2013 11:47PM

Looks like a very good one for very little money:)

I would love to have those floor mats

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/quick-sale-toyota-levin-98/4762918

Toyotafanboi · 02-07-2013 11:50PM

I know johnboy you know your toyotas but i think you mean 4a-fe :P

i think the first avensis linked is good for the money.

being as non biased as i can be the petrol mk4 golfs are soft ****heaps as are the 1.8 petrol mondeos.

edit : that levin is fantastic value for money!

Bangernomics car of the week/day part III

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