Bangernomics car of the week/day part III

nd wrote: »

a2, nct to jan 15, slightly over at 2150 euro

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2001-audi-a2/6322813

What a horrible looking little car!

CianRyan wrote: »

What a horrible looking little car!

Twas something different. its kinda quirky looking i guess and it gets a very good rating on parkers!

Red Kev wrote: »

If I was looking for a small car I'd probably buy it. Interesting cars, very technologically advanced for their time, very innovative, very well built. I agree they don't look the best to everybody, but it's more interesting to me than a Fiesta, Polo or Corsa.

I'd need to get the keys to remove the bonnet though, just having that little hatch wouldn't be my thang.

lovely little car to drive, nearly bought one for theoh, nice engine, fast& nippy fo what it is and a solid feel for a small car. only thing i remember i didnt like was access to engine. the whole front had to come offi think.
doesnt matter the guy sold it when we went back with the cash a few days later. it was the open sky version with panoramic roof

mr2, nct to mar 15, 2200 euro but surely get it for 2k

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-mr2-ncted-till-march-2015/6326587

civic diesel, nct to aug, 1100 euro

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-civic/6326231

91 corolla nct to june, 550 euro

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/xl-corolla/6224643

pippip wrote: »

good mileage for a 95 on that mr2

bin those wheels for a start .....going by the 'drifting' steering wheel I'd say it might have a hard life - but these engines are well up to taking abuse as long as the coolant and oil is kept in check..

only thing that can make these an economical write off (well €500 hole in your pocket) is the rear sills especially in Tbars, basicly Toyota but 2 foam blocks each side as sound deadening - problem is they can retain water and rot from the inside out.

I pulled mine (and left them out altogether) and found this:

EDIT: I should point out to access this you need to remove the plastic panel behind the seats (below the seat belts) reach into the cavity with your arm and pull the foam, after which you need to stick a digital camera in to inspect it...if you've mars bar fingers like me its far from an easy task :P

SH!T:



not so bad (treated with hammerite kurust in this pic):



Sills and rear cavity injected with Dynax S50



Thankfully mine were more or less clear :cool:

....

this is what happens if its left untreated:

05 mazda 6, nct to may 15, 1750 euro

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2005-mazda-6-saloon-1-8-new-nct/6328541

nd wrote: »

out of curiosity eringobragh, is insurance expensive on your mr2?

Depends - Jap import even an NA the insurance want to wash their hands off you - UK/IE is fine

Just checked there:

I'm paying (123) :

€483.10 fully comp including no claims protection - (Male, 30, 5 y NCB, Full DL 7 years, 0 points)

a6 estate with lpg conversion, nct to oct 14, 1900 euro

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-a6-1-8turbo-lpg-autogas/5836680

Civic saloon, 83k miles, nct to sep., 1350 euro

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2000-honda-civic-1-4-nct-7-14-83mls/6334517

Pity that BX isn't the diesel version, I've been looking for a diesel BX or XM for a while now.

nd wrote: »

almera, nct to aug, 695 euro

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sal...petrol/6323008

Paging CianRyan to bangernomics.....

They're pretty thin on the ground alright! If I was going to get another one, it'd be the 16v GTi

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Pity that BX isn't the diesel version, I've been looking for a diesel BX or XM for a while now.

colm_mcm wrote: »

Wouldn't put me off on a €695 car to be fair

Indeed just saying I know €695 isn't a lot of money but it's no harm in checking out why it was changed as your €695 might be better spent elsewhere if it turns out to be more than just. cosmetic

If it's only a cosmetic thing id have no issue with it myself and tbh it doesn't look like a car that had a major accident.

id be having a good look behind the bumper for damage though, just incase