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Duke O Smiley · 17-03-2016 06:52PM

Think I know where that bmw is

davycc · 20-03-2016 04:49PM

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Think I know where that bmw is

i messaged the seller but sold inside 24hrs

davycc · 20-03-2016 04:51PM

http://www.adverts.ie/car/bmw/3-series/e36-touring/9717230

318i test until may tax until end March.
173k miles
Blow in exhaust and hand brake needs work.
Everything else working as it should.
Hitch and spot lights.
Dented quarter from sliding off the road last year.

nice colour and a cheap road-legal project.. shame its down in fecking cork:p

selectamatic · 25-03-2016 11:29PM

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/99-toyota-corolla/11888136

Liftback e11 corolla tested till feb17 and taxed till Aug16 asking 350. Needs a timing belt but these are properly noninterference engines so there's a very good chance there's no head/valve damage, the waterpump isn't driven off the timing belt either so it really should be just a matter of replacing the belt and away ya go.

nd · 26-03-2016 10:39PM

i was going to buy this before i bought my latest fixxerupper but the seller wasn't around at the time.

you surely can't go wrong at that price?

GvidoR · 26-03-2016 10:42PM

nd wrote: »

you surely can't go wrong at that price?

When I saw this, I expected it to be cheaper.

nd · 26-03-2016 10:45PM

Really? i know nothing about the cars tbh just think it looks very fresh for the money.

Ded_Zebra · 27-03-2016 01:00AM

nd wrote: »

Really? i know nothing about the cars tbh just think it looks very fresh for the money.

They're fairly poorly built I believe (no personal experience) and fantastically undesirable for some reason. I wouldn't think that's a crazy good price for one. Golfs and Corollas are the most desirable cars in that class for the general public.

ba_barabus · 27-03-2016 02:17AM

That 307 would want to be near free.

26000 Elephants · 27-03-2016 02:25AM

Its done 176K miles and it only needs some bushings. Scrapyards have plenty of 1.4 golfs on half that.

176K is pretty respectable for any car.

ba_barabus · 27-03-2016 02:29AM

26000 wrote:

176K is pretty respectable for any car.

Agreed but I think nd wants to buy it to shift on. I'd be expecting to get a good condition one with nct for 750-1000 to be honest.

If you got it for 400ish I wouldn't think it too bad if everything else was OK.

26000 Elephants · 27-03-2016 02:42AM

ah, i have you.

Yeah, tricky to make money as margin would be very tight on it and market limited.

But worth a shot if the car is clean, but at that mileage its unlikely.

Still though, fair fecks to a 1.4 petrol engined french car hitting that mileage.

ba_barabus · 27-03-2016 02:56AM

I think those engines are hardy enough with some maintenance. Head gasket failure does occur but I'm not aware of anything else

bear1 · 27-03-2016 10:54AM

I always wonder why sellers dont just fix these small issues and increase the price accordingly?
When it comes to bushes its not even a medium job.

goz83 · 27-03-2016 11:33AM

bear1 wrote: »

I always wonder why sellers dont just fix these small issues and increase the price accordingly?
When it comes to bushes its not even a medium job.

Some people struggle to fill the water bottle, let alone bushes.

26000 Elephants · 27-03-2016 11:35AM

bear1 wrote: »

I always wonder why sellers dont just fix these small issues and increase the price accordingly?
When it comes to bushes its not even a medium job.

I think its just a point you reach where the car owes you nothing, and you want to move on. Any further expenditure is seen as a loss, as its unlikely to be recouped, especially where the overall condition of the car may be less than perfect.

This is where the opportunities lie for turning a few quid. Some of these sellers will often let these cars go for pocket change just to be rid of them.

Be careful though, a lot of these cars are genuinely knocking on the door of the Grim Salvager.

bear1 · 27-03-2016 12:29PM

26000 Elephants wrote: »

I think its just a point you reach where the car owes you nothing, and you want to move on. Any further expenditure is seen as a loss, as its unlikely to be recouped, especially where the overall condition of the car may be less than perfect.

This is where the opportunities lie for turning a few quid. Some of these sellers will often let these cars go for pocket change just to be rid of them.

Be careful though, a lot of these cars are genuinely knocking on the door of the Grim Salvager.

Id agree with you there but I think such a minor job like that could help you shift it quicker. Plus you'd avoid the potential explanation as to why you aren't fixing it. With the accord I gave it what it needed and even when it broke my heart and I decided to flog it on I wanted the new owner to have something that didn't need to go straight to a mechanic. Maybe that's just me though.

nd · 27-03-2016 10:08PM

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

They're fairly poorly built I believe (no personal experience) and fantastically undesirable for some reason. I wouldn't think that's a crazy good price for one. Golfs and Corollas are the most desirable cars in that class for the general public.

i'm thinking that due to the insurance 15 year thing the likes of these will be more popular as older cars become increasingly more expensive to insure. But who knows.

Supergurrier · 02-04-2016 08:42PM

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-735i-v8-m-sport-individual/11952932

Nice project car right there

visual · 03-04-2016 02:06AM

Supergurrier wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-735i-v8-m-sport-individual/11952932

Nice project car right there

Would need to source cheap gearbox and be handy with DIY to replace suspension arms etc.. along with overhaul brakes and paying VRT

You probably get better irish example for not much more if you looked around

shietpilot · 07-04-2016 12:02PM

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-728i/11977930?sv=true

commited · 16-04-2016 12:34PM

http://www.carsireland.ie/detail.php?ad_id=1484236&r=s.php%3Fyn%3D1928%26pp%3D50%26g%3D1%26z%3D-6
Absolutely heroic mileage.

Cheensbo · 17-04-2016 06:14PM

commited wrote: »

http://www.carsireland.ie/detail.php?ad_id=1484236&r=s.php%3Fyn%3D1928%26pp%3D50%26g%3D1%26z%3D-6
Absolutely heroic mileage.

Plenty of them out there with that kinda mileage, the rest just get rolled back every 100k :pac:

nd · 18-04-2016 02:22PM

I know the tax is very offputting but imo it looks lovely for very litle money. Not something to make money on.

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https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/saab-9-3-diesel/11924169

jimgoose · 18-04-2016 02:24PM

nd wrote: »

I know the tax is very offputting but imo it looks lovely for very litle money. Not something to make money on...

Well for me it is highly illustrative of how screwed up the used car market is here because of the ridiculous tax setup, when the likes of that can be had for beer-money.

Cheensbo · 18-04-2016 03:18PM

What are they like in the 2.2 diesel?

That really is small change, the seats would nearly be worth the asking.

porsche boy · 18-04-2016 09:09PM

The 9-3 wasn't as nice a car as the 9-5 IMO. The ball joints on the front & wheel allgnment as well as the brake pipes at the rear and blown exhaust will set you back another 400 or more to get fixed. Then thanks to the 2.2 engine the tax is around 900 for the year and as it's about to go 15 year old the insurance will be high too.
A mechanic with a garage policy is the only person for this... might just go have a look!

Iseedeadpixels · 20-04-2016 09:30AM

http://m.carland.ie/photos.php?ad_id=1484758

NCT out a year but serviced and checked by the garage, low mileage too.

flutered · 20-04-2016 09:38AM

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

http://m.carland.ie/photos.php?ad_id=1484758

NCT out a year but serviced and checked by the garage, low mileage too.

if its checked out and servoced by the garage the they could slap an nct on it if sold, surely an extry 50 lids would not break them to sell it

Iseedeadpixels · 20-04-2016 10:42AM

flutered wrote: »

if its checked out and servoced by the garage the they could slap an nct on it if sold, surely an extry 50 lids would not break them to sell it

Could be an option if you rang them.

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