FIXERUPPER of the week/day

davycc · 31-05-2014 09:51PM

fixerupper/bangernomics NCTd Cappo;)

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/suzuki-cappuccino/6973360

Kaiser D · 31-05-2014 10:00PM

That's still not sold!?

davycc · 31-05-2014 10:03PM

was it posted here before? i never seen this mayo reg one before?

jharr100 · 02-06-2014 08:09AM

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-3-series-318-auto/6777056

No NCT Or Tax - Airbag Light On - Needs Passanger Rear Wheel Bearing

Is this worth bothering with for under €599 asking price?

The airbag light is the one that would worry me..

Frankie Lee · 02-06-2014 07:20PM

jharr100 wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-3-series-318-auto/6777056

No NCT Or Tax - Airbag Light On - Needs Passanger Rear Wheel Bearing

Is this worth bothering with for under €599 asking price?

The airbag light is the one that would worry me..

I think the mat in the seat is the most likely cause in them, can't remember what sort of cost is involved. High enough mileage too.

Madman2 · 03-06-2014 09:52PM

^^^ cheap price for a clean enough car, few dents and scrapes in the arches (from what i can see) and the airbag light may just be a quick plug in fix, but at the end of the day it's an auto with no tax or nct and that's it's biggest downfall.

Ded_Zebra · 04-06-2014 11:43PM

Supercharged V8 goodness :cool::cool:

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/jaguar-xj8-for-sale/7029610

bear1 · 05-06-2014 11:48AM

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-accord-noise-in-engine/7020263

Possibly fecked engine or a simple fix

mullingar · 05-06-2014 12:00PM

bear1 wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-accord-noise-in-engine/7020263

Possibly fecked engine or a simple fix

I'd say engine is fecked, only way to know is to pull the head off and check for piston/crackshaft/bearing damage in the block plus check the head too..

Honda Accord Noise IN Engine

HONDA ACCORD CTDI 2007 ENGINE HAS NOISE IN IT TIMING CHAIN SLIPED ?

THIS CAR IS SOLD WITH EINGINE DAMAGE

THIS CAR JUST HAD 570EURO SPENT ON IT

THIS CAR IS MINT 6 SPEED GEAR BOX

NCT TILL 3/2015

WE ARE SELLING THIS CAR ON BEHALF OF CUSTOMER

07 (2007)

bear1 · 05-06-2014 12:15PM

mullingar wrote: »

I'd say engine is fecked, only way to know is to pull the head off and check for piston/crackshaft/bearing damage in the block plus check the head too..

Think you could be right there.
Factor in probably another 2/3k and it would be back on the road.
Ah well...

Kaiser D · 06-06-2014 11:52AM

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-5-series-520-automatic/7081977

Bill Griffin strikes again

Foxhole Norman · 06-06-2014 12:20PM

Kaiser D wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-5-series-520-automatic/7081977
Bill Griffin strikes again

I'd totally buy that, could be a small cheap fix.

dougie-lampkin · 06-06-2014 12:22PM

In keeping with the Bill Griffin theme:

Looks decent enough, other than the usual loose airbag cover. As I discovered, red "fir tree" trim clips off any Fiat are a perfect fix. No moo cows, but if that mileage is genuine...

€650

bear1 · 06-06-2014 12:38PM

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

I'd totally buy that, could be a small cheap fix.

I think the simplest fix could be the thermostat.
I somehow doubt that though...
Easy enough to tell if the head is gone - remove the oil cap and if any mayo coloured oil then the head is gone.

bear1 · 06-06-2014 12:39PM

dougie-lampkin wrote: »

In keeping with the Bill Griffin theme:

Looks decent enough, other than the usual loose airbag cover. As I discovered, red "fir tree" trim clips off any Fiat are a perfect fix. No moo cows, but if that mileage is genuine...

€650

If that mileage is genuine then I'd want proof that the belts/pump and variator were done as it would be seriously due now.

Kaiser D · 06-06-2014 12:40PM

I'd say they've had a look at it already and decided its not worth the hassle.

bear1 · 06-06-2014 12:41PM

You mean the 147?

Kaiser D · 06-06-2014 12:52PM

Nah, the 520

bear1 · 06-06-2014 12:58PM

Ah ok, I'd agree with you as well. I wouldn't go near it.

jharr100 · 06-06-2014 01:39PM

bear1 wrote: »

Ah ok, I'd agree with you as well. I wouldn't go near it.

Yeah, Overhauling the entire cooling system would be a costly exercise if you weren't doing it yourself?

bear1 · 06-06-2014 02:37PM

I guess it depends how far gone it is and how much you are willing to spend.
You could probably get it back on the road with another 6/700e in repairs.
So you'd still be in bangernomics territory with it.

yoshiktk · 08-06-2014 11:41AM

For any one looking for Mazda 6:
This is not worth the hassle. Dent in the back, cracked window, rust in few places,no logbok.

bear1 · 08-06-2014 01:08PM

To be fair, the dent and the rust is quite visible at the rear of the car.
Any reason why he didn't have the logbook?

Mad4simmental · 08-06-2014 05:20PM

Well lads/lassies quick question put in here as ye might know. If I buy a few fixer upper cars to sell is there a limit as to how many I can sell a year? Besides changing diffrent names on the book ect how elce do ya get around it? Cheers.

yoshiktk · 08-06-2014 05:39PM

bear1 wrote: »

To be fair, the dent and the rust is quite visible at the rear of the car.
Any reason why he didn't have the logbook?

I was checking the pics on the phone, it looked more like shadow not a dent so my bad. There is rust inside as well. He didnt wanted to say exactly whats the story with the logbook. Plus the John was more like Anatoli from Romania.
When I said that im leaving started pretending that he got a call from another buyer. In my 10 minutes visit there he "had" five calls. Tried to put pressure on me. Wouldnt be surprised that it was a "landmine"
Just checked the info on motor tax, it just changed ownership in last week.

mickdw · 08-06-2014 05:46PM

Mad4simmental wrote: »

Well lads/lassies quick question put in here as ye might know. If I buy a few fixer upper cars to sell is there a limit as to how many I can sell a year? Besides changing diffrent names on the book ect how elce do ya get around it? Cheers.

I there is a general rule that if more than 4 cars are moving through your name per year revenue might have a look at you.

Mad4simmental · 08-06-2014 06:06PM

mickdw wrote: »

I there is a general rule that if more than 4 cars are moving through your name per year revenue might have a look at you.

That's sort of what I was getting at. Iv herd that they cought up with a few lads around here, if it's true or not I don't know. Is there any way around it?

Bigus · 08-06-2014 06:18PM

Mad4simmental wrote: »

That's sort of what I was getting at. Iv herd that they cought up with a few lads around here, if it's true or not I don't know. Is there any way around it?

Sure why not give them a bit , it's not illegal to make money and you'd have expenses too.

colm_mcm · 09-06-2014 08:26AM

Not quite enough to make it bangernomics

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2003-volkswagen-passat-1-8t/7096428

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 09-06-2014 08:27AM

mickdw wrote: »

I there is a general rule that if more than 4 cars are moving through your name per year revenue might have a look at you.

I've done more than that this year and last year (not as a business mind, I just like to buy cars and I get bored quickly :P ), but nothing has been said to me yet.

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