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Bangernomics car of the week/day part III
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I know the ad says it needs a little work (mostly cosmetic I think) but NCT until 12/14. €56 tax
:D and a 5l V8 :cool:
All for €1750 :cool::cool::cool:
http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/mercedes/6722408
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All for €1750 :cool::cool::cool:
Love it!
"NOW THE BAD NEWS,THE CAR NEEDS WORK AS IT HAS THE DREADED RUST BUG.THE TWO FRONT WINGS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED AS DO THE REAR ARCHES,AFTER THAT I WOULD SAY FUEL PIPES ETC"
How bad can it be? It passed the last NCT not that long ago....
...edit.. oh wait, you misread that. It doesn't have any NCT. It has tax till the end of the year alright.
Still my favourite S-class of all time the W126. With the V8, the only engine I would want in one
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Love it!
"NOW THE BAD NEWS,THE CAR NEEDS WORK AS IT HAS THE DREADED RUST BUG.THE TWO FRONT WINGS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED AS DO THE REAR ARCHES,AFTER THAT I WOULD SAY FUEL PIPES ETC"
How bad can it be? It passed the last NCT not that long ago....
...edit.. oh wait, you misread that. It doesn't have any NCT. It has tax till the end of the year alright.
Still my favourite S-class of all time the W126. With the V8, the only engine I would want in one
Whoops my bad. Could have sworn it said NCT earlier because I checked it carefully. Looked too good to be true! and as usual, it was
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Front wings are an easy fix :cool:
Check in the boot under the rear window for rust there, common rust patch.
Beware of rotten chassis legs (screwdriver through them job :eek:)
Upgrade to the post 86 brakes/W140 with this one, those 279mm brakes aren't up to the job on a 2.8 let alone a 5.0!!!!
Other stuff includes faulty window regs, failing fuel pump (external beside the tank, rich running (faulty WUR) and failing central locking (module in the bay)
Otherwise an epic find at that price especially with that interior, they command at least double that price (or in our case, a fraction of that
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I usually check against carsireland these days as a matter of course. It showed there was tax but no NCT. Them ads, one can never believe them
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I agree with what this guy said. :P
...aanyway, back on topic
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volvo-s40-2-0-alloys-leather-aircon/6726389
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it's not like you'll be redlining it away from the lights to beat the corsa with L plates beside you.
And the best argument in favour of an automatic is that it is far quicker away from the lights than a manual My ads on adverts.ie:
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And the best argument in favour of an automatic is that it is far quicker away from the lights than a manual
At the risk of totally derailing the thread I'd argue that it probably depends on the autobox, thery're usually set up to change at optimum revs for fuel economy/engine stress etc, but the thing with a manual that as long as you change before topping out on the power band you'll wring more speed out of every gear.
On an auto that old I'd be pretty sure that a like for like race with the same engine, the manual would beat it every single time.
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I hope not.
GvidoR's gearbox?
On Topic,
'Will come with new NCT'
Mazda 6 1.8 Touring
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You lads must have driven some crap autoboxes
Decent modern autobox is always quicker from 0-100km/h, except when the manual is driven by the manufacturers professional testdriver (who doesn't mind wrecking the clutch after a few goes)
Quazzie is the exception though. Sure he's a better driver than Senna My ads on adverts.ie:
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Changing gear is for peasants :pac: 
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