Bangernomics car of the week/day part III

Id expect that theres a fairly decent chance of getting the 02 Saab for 2 grand yes.

Seller would want to be a bit daft imo to completely reject an offer of exactly 2 grand from someone whose serious about buying and wants to buy it right now if the seller was willing to do a deal at 2 grand.

The reality is that id say the market for a Saab 9 5 would be pretty small - so any seller with any bit of cop on at all should be happy with a genuine offer of bang on 2,000.

Reality is that a big 2.0/2.3 type car is not very popular in the first place and the fact that Saab went belly up (the new lot making them are a completely different company - if im not mistaken - which is very possible) would be a deal breaker for many.

And a BMW 5 series E39 would be very tempting for many people who would be inclined to buy an 11 year old big executive saloon

In saying that however - if I particularly liked the car and was genuine about buying it - then assuming it was a decent example etc - I wouldn't walk away over 100 euro if the seller was willing to settle for 2,100.

Unless I thought id find a better one elsewhere or a better priced example - in which case I wouldn't be making the offer for 2 grand in the first place

jharr100 wrote: »

What a stunning looking motorcar!

You, Sir, are very ill. Call an ambulance immediately and tell them you need to go to "the" hospital in Dundrum. They'll know what you mean.

unkel wrote: »

You, Sir, are very ill. Call an ambulance immediately and tell them you need to go to "the" hospital in Dundrum. They'll know what you mean.

I'm sick... I need help..

Its still cheap luxury motoring nonetheless .. if a little ugly

alias no.9 wrote: »

Good luck with the sale

Its not mine..

Nice looking Diesel V70 with nice spec and some service history. I just can't believe that the design is nearly 14 years old.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volvo-v70-d5-auto-7-seater/6055952

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Nice looking Diesel V70 with nice spec and some service history. I just can't believe that the design is nearly 14 years old.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volvo-v70-d5-auto-7-seater/6055952

Very optimistic price though IMO, 230k on her as well even if it does have a nice spec.
I imagine he will be waiting a while with that price.
Still, those engines are supposed to be very good

nd wrote: »

It's a good looking car alright.

Alfa 156, nct to Sep 2014, 111k miles, 595 euro.

Timing belt done at 89k miles.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/alfa-romeo-156-long-nct/5843087

That car was already posted months ago afaik. Either that or it was one very similar to it.

pajor wrote: »

Could well have been. Maybe being sold on again.

looks to be outside the same house though :P
Im not sure mind.

Kaiser D wrote: »

I posted it a while ago, can't remember how much it was at the time.

Memories like elephants around here.

Moneymaker wrote: »

Yeah the D5 engine is a peach. The mothers Volvo has it and its so smooth and it doesn't half shift for such a big car.

It's only 130BHP, that's pretty poor for a 2.4 liter 5 cylinder of that era (it's taxed as a 2.5, so even worse again)

If you want a V70, the 2l petrol is a far better choice for your motor tax dollars

Interslice wrote: »

That's poor. The AEL tdi in the previous model had 138hp. Easily remapped to 150 - 170.

Much prefer the looks of them v40's and V70's , not sure what the remap potential of the D5 is like though.

Open to correction - but isn't the D5 a 163 in euro 3 form????

Interslice wrote: »

A mix of options. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_V70#Second_generation_.282000.E2.80.932007.29


Diesel
Model name Power (ps) Torque (Nm@rpm) Displacement (cm³) Engine code Comment 2.5D (TDI)
(2000-2001) 140 290@1900 2460 D5252 T Inline 5 with turbo (VAG/Audi engine) 2.4D
(2001-2005) 130 280@1750-3000 2401 D5244 T2 Inline 5 with turbo D5
D5 AWD
(2001-2005) 163 340@1750-3000 2401 D5244 T Inline 5 with turbo D

No worries - knew there was a 163 version - and from reading up Uk forums was always under the impression that all the Euro 3s were 163s.

Which to be fair - they may have been in the UK.

Interslice wrote: »

Not sure. It seems to be only the remap in the difference between the 130 and 168.

Interesting
http://www.chippedire.com/vms_view.php?man_id=33&mod_id=223&var_id=847&pg_name=Volvo_V70_2_4_D_130_Tuning

Never even realised there was a 130 bhp version until now