Bangernomics car of the week/day part III

Ronnie Beck · 10-09-2013 05:06PM

thenightrider wrote: »

Diesel

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2001-b-m-w-320-diesel-163-bhp-nct-04-14/5653991#

link don't work

thenightrider · 10-09-2013 05:08PM

Ronnie Beck wrote: »

link don't work

Fixed now thanks

jharr100 · 10-09-2013 05:11PM

thenightrider wrote: »

Here is an other Diesel no nct or tax but still looks like a good deal

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2002-ford-mondeo-diesel/5653980

Not really bangernomics with no test..
wonder if the injectors / pump were done?

Red Kev · 10-09-2013 05:59PM

jharr100 wrote: »

Not really bangernomics with no test..
wonder if the injectors / pump were done?

I always get the impression that the car has been NCT'd and failed in these cases. There isn't any way to find out if a car has been taken to the NCT and failed it, is there?

Anyway, in my experience these Xantia's are good cars, loads of space,2.0 HDi means it's very economical (50+ mpg on a long run) and very comfy. Nice commercial conversion if you're up to it and then you have half the tax to pay.

Nice colour, nice wheels. €1000 and NCT till January

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2000-citroen-xantia-estate-diesel/5608640

This has the older, less economical but easier to maintain 1.9 TD engine, and a longer NCT till June '14, not as clean as the one above in the pics but that doesn't always mean everything. €900 asking.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/citroen-xantia-1-9td/5322376

Top Dog · 10-09-2013 07:03PM

Red Kev wrote: »

Anyway, in my experience these Xantia's are good cars, loads of space,2.0 HDi means it's very economical (50+ mpg on a long run) and very comfy. Nice commercial conversion if you're up to it and then you have half the tax to pay.

I'm not singling you out here Kev, but I'm getting tired of people so flippantly commenting about easy commercial conversions in this thread and others. 5 years ago it was pretty simple, but the goalposts have moved considerably in the past year meaning many offices require VAT numbers & declarations.

I know a number of people who have had to tax their commercial vehicles privately meaning you get all of the drawbacks and none of the benefit of a commercial vehicle. Its just not the easy saving it once was.

king size mars bar · 10-09-2013 07:07PM

Top Dog wrote: »

I'm not singling you out here Kev, but I'm getting tired of people so flippantly commenting about easy commercial conversions in this thread and others. 5 years ago it was pretty simple, but the goalposts have moved considerably in the past year meaning many offices require VAT numbers & declarations.

I know a number of people who have had to tax their commercial vehicles privately meaning you get all of the drawbacks and none of the benefit of a commercial vehicle. Its just not the easy saving it once was.

And i,m one of them prob going back to a small car within the month as the insurance on the van ends, no saving at all being taxed private (200 every 3 months)

Red Kev · 10-09-2013 07:19PM

Top Dog wrote: »

I'm not singling you out here Kev, but I'm getting tired of people so flippantly commenting about easy commercial conversions in this thread and others. 5 years ago it was pretty simple, but the goalposts have moved considerably in the past year meaning many offices require VAT numbers & declarations.

I know a number of people who have had to tax their commercial vehicles privately meaning you get all of the drawbacks and none of the benefit of a commercial vehicle. Its just not the easy saving it once was.

Fair point Top Dog, but the thing is I know a fair few people who have done this and are still doing this recently, for the simple reason that an estate car is usually in better condition and has been subject to less abuse than a vehicle that has been a van from new.

You're right, it's not as easy as before, but for some people it's worth the couple of hundred quid and a bit of a runaround for a couple of days.

If somebody has been caught out then they probably should have taken a bit more time to research the conversion process properly and maybe rely a little less on bar stool advice.

Markcheese · 10-09-2013 08:35PM

Soarer wrote: »

Your wife's a mechanic?

I wish ,:) nah the mechanic is a bit of a mini nut....

10-09-2013 09:08PM

was only looking at one of the 1.9hdi Xantia's parked up last weekend, needed a little work but not much. Apparently a favorite of the brigade that run on chip oil.

dgt · 10-09-2013 09:54PM

00833827 wrote: »

was only looking at one of the 1.9hdi Xantia's parked up last weekend, needed a little work but not much. Apparently a favorite of the brigade that run on chip oil.

No such a thing

Be thankful these cars never came with a Lucas with the 1.9

10-09-2013 09:57PM

W123-80's wrote: »

Test 08/14
Asking €1550

http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/jaguar-xj-executive-bargain-1550/5434989

http://photos2.donedeal.ie/View2-21949519.jpeg

My brothers old bangernomics. Still hasn't moved on from the new owner who had it up on DD within a day or 2 of purchase. He was looking for over 2k for it a few months back and now has dropped to €1550. I love the way he still has "Lady Owner" in the ad. My brother is no lady

Lazybones · 10-09-2013 10:45PM

mini_brian wrote: »

Too good to be true surely? That's serious value there!

Just a personal thing..... but whenever I see the that the piece of plastic that should be covering where the the towing hook is screwed in is missing on any car It always makes me wonder was there a recent breakdown that made the seller decide it's time to get rid. Just the way my mind works

W123-80's · 11-09-2013 01:59PM

Nice honest looking '04 Stilo
Test 01/14
Maybe a bit of haggling to be done.
Asking €1500

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/04-fiat-stilo-1-2/5656644

W123-80's · 11-09-2013 02:02PM

'03 406 Diesel
Test 08/14
Asking €1250
Looks a decent motor

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/peugeot-406-estate-diesel-nct-taxed/5655483

W123-80's · 11-09-2013 07:51PM

Test 05/14
Asking €1550

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

colm_mcm · 11-09-2013 07:55PM

W123-80's wrote: »

Nice honest looking '04 Stilo
Test 01/14
Maybe a bit of haggling to be done.
Asking €1500

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/04-fiat-stilo-1-2/5656644

Back end of those always reminds me of these

Which I suppose makes sense.

W123-80's · 11-09-2013 08:05PM

colm_mcm wrote: »

Back end of those always reminds me of these

Which I suppose makes sense.

They are not unlike in an odd sort of way! I have very fond memories of getting ferried to football twice a week in the boot of an '87 Lada estate. Twas 1 year old at the time. Fun times.
Forgive my ignorance, but why does it make sense that they would look alike?

dh0011 · 11-09-2013 08:07PM

didnt lads buy the design to an old fiat and then produce those things they made

colm_mcm · 11-09-2013 08:10PM

dh0011 wrote: »

didnt lads buy the design to an old fiat and then produce those things they made

Yes, they swapped the 124 design for a load of dodgy steel basically!

Manual, boggo spec but still a merc
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mercedes-benz/5596270

colm_mcm · 11-09-2013 10:36PM

Golf, says tdi but maybe it isn't

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/vw-golf-tdi-new-nct/5568037

Alanstrainor · 11-09-2013 10:39PM

colm_mcm wrote: »

Golf, says tdi but maybe it isn't

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/vw-golf-tdi-new-nct/5568037

Really like the artsy parked in a ditch picture.

unkel · 11-09-2013 10:46PM

That's not the ditch, it's the main road

colm_mcm · 11-09-2013 10:49PM

There's also the obligatory 'walking on water' shot

Markcheese · 11-09-2013 10:56PM

So would that be an SDi instead of TDi,
It's a real go anywhere car... Half expected to see it on a runway in foreign airport ... Maybe wearing a funny sombrero...

Quazzie · 11-09-2013 11:22PM

Markcheese wrote: »

So would that be an SDi instead of TDi,
It's a real go anywhere car... Half expected to see it on a runway in foreign airport ... Maybe wearing a funny sombrero...

No. VW made Turbo Diesels before they made TDIs, I suspect his is one of them

Ded_Zebra · 11-09-2013 11:40PM

NCT 4/14, lots of power :cool:

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/subaru-impreza-gtt555-nct-4-14/5643052

W123-80's · 12-09-2013 01:00PM

Test 07/14
Tax 05/14
Asking €750

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-starlet-1999-1-2-5-doors/5661807

joujoujou · 12-09-2013 01:04PM

W123-80's wrote: »

Test 07/14
Tax 05/14
Asking €750

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-starlet-1999-1-2-5-doors/5661807

"Small dent on tailgate and bumper"

bear1 · 12-09-2013 01:14PM

Here we go

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2002-alfa-romeo-156-jtd-price-reduced/5460532

No mention of tax though but fairly quick cars - speaking from experience and can do about 40/42mpg if driven sensibly.

W123-80's · 12-09-2013 01:43PM

joujoujou wrote: »

"Small dent on tailgate and bumper"

Looks a bit worse alright now that I look at it again, didn't take much notice earlier.
Still if it's not effecting any of the vital organs it's handy runabout until next May when the tax runs out.

Bangernomics car of the week/day part III

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