The Bangernomics thread
Discussion
There seems to be a lot of love on PH for Bangernomics, so I thought I'd get a general thread going. I did a forum search before starting this thread, but the only stuff I found was old, and a lot of it was specific to one person's search for a cheap car.
This thread's going to be a bit more general than that - any and all talk of Bangernomics welcome. As a fan of the craft myself, I'll kick it off:
- E32 730i purchased for £500, run for a year, sold for exactly £500.
- Very pink (should have been red) Mk1 Mondeo, purchased for £185, given a damn good T-Cutting, run for 2-ish years, sold for £350.
- E39 528i Touring purchased for £950, run for nearly 3 years, paid out £1,250 by third party's insurance company when she drove into my car, writing it off.
There are others, too, but those are the ones that spring to mind (i.e. that I am most smug about!!!)
If you have any good Bangernomics stories, share them here. Same goes for hints & tips on buying an old crock, and good spots of ridiculously cheap cars.
Only one bit of debate on Bangernomics that I can think of, and that's the upper price limit... I'm suggesting £2,000, tops. Anything more pricey than £2k falls into the "normal used car purchase" bracket, as far as I'm concerned.
This thread's going to be a bit more general than that - any and all talk of Bangernomics welcome. As a fan of the craft myself, I'll kick it off:
- E32 730i purchased for £500, run for a year, sold for exactly £500.
- Very pink (should have been red) Mk1 Mondeo, purchased for £185, given a damn good T-Cutting, run for 2-ish years, sold for £350.
- E39 528i Touring purchased for £950, run for nearly 3 years, paid out £1,250 by third party's insurance company when she drove into my car, writing it off.
There are others, too, but those are the ones that spring to mind (i.e. that I am most smug about!!!)
If you have any good Bangernomics stories, share them here. Same goes for hints & tips on buying an old crock, and good spots of ridiculously cheap cars.
Only one bit of debate on Bangernomics that I can think of, and that's the upper price limit... I'm suggesting £2,000, tops. Anything more pricey than £2k falls into the "normal used car purchase" bracket, as far as I'm concerned.
Riley Blue said:
Ah yes, Bargain Basement = Bangernomics.I suppose this could just be a boasting thread then.
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