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Long Time Lurker · 03-12-2015 5:36pm

jimgoose wrote: »

Only someone as cool as James May could drive that.

That's me so. I'm about as cool

:D

Duke O Smiley · 03-12-2015 5:52pm

That Punto cabrio is very cool. I'd love it

stuboy01 · 03-12-2015 5:56pm

I had a Punto once...
Numerous counselling sessions and over a decade later and I still feel physically sick when I see one.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 · 03-12-2015 6:22pm

Owned a 1.7d mk1 Fiat Cûnto myself many years ago. Snot green. Easily the worst car I've ever driven let alone owned. It was free. And shît.

Boradriver · 03-12-2015 7:11pm

I'll never forget going to a FIAT dealer in Limerick back in the late 90's with my Dad, looking at the Bravo & Brava. Back in the days before electric windows, we were test driving the Bravo and went to wind down the front windows. Both window winders literally fell off. This was a brand new car now. Thinking they were maybe just loose after being delivered from the factory, we sat into a Brava and did the same thing. Checked that the winders were attached properly and they were. Funnily enough, the exact same thing happened. Long story short, he ended up buying a VW!

Sofiztikated · 03-12-2015 7:16pm

Boradriver wrote: »

I'll never forget going to a FIAT dealer in Limerick back in the late 90's with my Dad, looking at the Bravo & Brava. Back in the days before electric windows, we were test driving the Bravo and went to wind down the front windows. Both window winders literally fell off. This was a brand new car now. Thinking they were maybe just loose after being delivered from the factory, we sat into a Brava and did the same thing. Checked that the winders were attached properly and they were. Funnily enough, the exact same thing happened. Long story short, he ended up buying a VW!

That's a shame, the Bravo was a deadly car. I know a guy that changes his cars more often than his boxers, and his still laments letting his Bravo go.

Long Time Lurker · 03-12-2015 7:38pm

Sofiztikated wrote: »

That's a shame, the Bravo was a deadly car. I know a guy that changes his cars more often than his boxers, and his still laments letting his Bravo go.

Yeah the interior plastics were criminally poor but then again this was a time when you could buy an Escort and it had an even worse quality interior.

Funny how some of the worsts cars I've ever owned though are The most lamentable. I still hanker for a Peugeot 309 albeit the Gti, a Fiat 126 and bizarrely a Skoda Favorit Estate! Something wrong with me :-) Oh and a Xedos 6 I once owned but it wasn't really crap at all. In fact it was brilliant.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 · 03-12-2015 7:40pm

Sofiztikated wrote: »

That's a shame, the Bravo was a deadly car. I know a guy that changes his cars more often than his boxers, and his still laments letting his Bravo go.

I read that a lot on boards. That x car was the best I ever had, usually a boring middle of the road little number like a punto/rover 25/Megane etc...and I always wonder what a f*cking deprived life these people have.

Sofiztikated · 03-12-2015 8:00pm

The Honey Monster wrote: »

I read that a lot on boards. That x car was the best I ever had, usually a boring middle of the road little number like a punto/rover 25/Megane etc...and I always wonder what a f*cking deprived life these people have.

Enlighten us then, the best car you ever had was ...?

A Hummer? Porsche Cayman? Top of the line Vectra?

Jesus, best car someone ever had is subjective. He bought it for peanuts. It went on the sniff of stuff, all he ever changed was a clutch and the oil in the time he had it. He couldn't break it. It was the 16v one, so was nippy enough (not fast) and looked different enough to other cars to be interesting looking.

Most importantly, in our eyes, it wasn't a Golf.

alan partridge aha · 03-12-2015 9:01pm

Back on topic please.

Long Time Lurker · 03-12-2015 9:59pm

Cheap fun

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/10824742

flazio · 03-12-2015 10:10pm

First that pre cut Punto, then a Beemer with some seriously ugly lights.
I'm never getting a lift off longtimelurker

rizzodun · 03-12-2015 10:38pm

flazio wrote: »

First that pre cut Punto, then a Beemer with some seriously ugly lights.
I'm never getting a lift off longtimelurker

You could always go back seat modding driving with Alan instead :pac:

Long Time Lurker · 03-12-2015 10:45pm

flazio wrote: »

First that pre cut Punto, then a Beemer with some seriously ugly lights.
I'm never getting a lift off longtimelurker

Ahhhhh. We'd have looked so well together with the wind in our hair. You have hair right?

punisher5112 · 03-12-2015 10:52pm

Long Time Lurker wrote: »

Ahhhhh. We'd have looked so well together with the wind in our hair. You have hair right?

A wig or hat would sort that right out especially a Ferrari cap.

Iseedeadpixels · 03-12-2015 11:00pm

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/1994-toyota-carina-1-6-automatic-lean-burn/11015704?sv=1

I am going to try and see this tomorrow. It looks clean and I get the impression it has been well cared for.

Did you view this?

Long Time Lurker · 03-12-2015 11:38pm

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/10984189

Kamili · 03-12-2015 11:48pm

Long Time Lurker wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/10984189

Small scrape?

Toyotafanboi · 03-12-2015 11:50pm

Was thinking the same. We aren't talking a trolley dent here, looks like it was hopped off a ditch.

The Sidewards Man · 03-12-2015 11:54pm

Typical beer stain right there.

CJhaughey · 03-12-2015 11:57pm

If the door isn't hanging completely off then its a small dent.
Look at this small dent.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-mondeo-estate/10830915?offset=14
Both doors and the sill damaged and its a small dent.

colm_mcm · 03-12-2015 11:58pm

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/10913507

Nice SWB Rav

I quite like ravs but I'd hold out for a facelift one, just feels nicer and looks better.
2 tone seats are nice though.

bear1 · 04-12-2015 2:18pm

CJhaughey wrote: »

If the door isn't hanging completely off then its a small dent.
Look at this small dent.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-mondeo-estate/10830915?offset=14
Both doors and the sill damaged and its a small dent.

A tad over the bangernomics rules

zurbfoundation · 04-12-2015 3:12pm

clean enough looking small car, taxed and tested till Feb for under 400 beans -

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/nissan-micra-nct-amptax-/10982986?offset=8

Boradriver · 04-12-2015 3:33pm

zurbfoundation wrote: »

clean enough looking small car, taxed and tested till Feb for under 400 beans -

Hmm, 99 Micra with the 2001 facelift and 2001 rear bumper. Might have had a less than desirable past. Still, 400 notes isn't bad.

unkel · 04-12-2015 3:46pm

Unless there is something wrong, that is too cheap!

Buy, give it a €55 14 month long NCT, couple of hours TLC and sell for €750

unkel · 04-12-2015 3:49pm

And some €14.99 Lidl hubcabs I hasten to add

zurbfoundation · 04-12-2015 3:58pm

yeah i think if its still passing tests then for that money it cant be too much of a risk. Do we think lads are offloading older yokes now because of this over 15 year old car insurance nonsense?

zurbfoundation · 04-12-2015 4:00pm

Boradriver wrote: »

Hmm, 99 Micra with the 2001 facelift and 2001 rear bumper. Might have had a less than desirable past. Still, 400 notes isn't bad.

Didn't the facelift come in late 97/early 98?

unkel · 04-12-2015 4:06pm

zurbfoundation wrote: »

Didn't the facelift come in late 97/early 98?

Yeah I think MY '99. Mileage 115k miles is low enough too, once they hit 140-150k you might get a worn / rattly timing chain, that high kinda mileage I would avoid altogether

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