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Padraig Mor wrote: »Yeah, have a look around Europe and see the prices elsewhere! Cheapest barges in Europe right here in Ireland.....
I'm surprised the UK, Cypriot and Maltese buyers are not flocking here to buy them up, perhaps they are not familiar with Donedeal and hopefully things stay that way
Motor tax on an LS460 is only £570 a year in the UK.
€500 ish in Malta
https://www.transport.gov.mt/POL-33-List-of-Annual-Circulation-Fees-Version-11-1st-January-2018.pdf-f41150 -
Atlantic Dawn wrote: »I'm surprised the UK, Cypriot and Maltese buyers are not flocking here to buy them up, perhaps they are not familiar with Donedeal and hopefully things stay that way
Motor tax on an LS460 is only £570 a year in the UK.
€500 ish in Malta
https://www.transport.gov.mt/POL-33-List-of-Annual-Circulation-Fees-Version-11-1st-January-2018.pdf-f4115
Add it to the registration tax one has to pay to import a car. That Lexus would cost a grand to get to Malta on shipping (or more) and €7500 roughly to register. Perhaps as this would be a new import that the higher emissions tax would also be used for the calculation and could see tax as high as 1175 per year at some point. (page 3 of the link)
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https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/range-rover-sport/22910364
not a range rover sport but a 4.2 supercharged , its 2006 so has more reliable electrics and the more modern navigation system, could easily be haggled into barge price and its a crewcab on the logbook so probably the cheapest tax 4.2 supercharged petrol car available.0 -
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https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/range-rover-hse-high-spec-tax-nct/23223451
Speak of the devil, a very honest advert for a 2003 RR with an NCT for another 6 months. I'm sure it could be negotiated to Luxobarge prices.
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ToxicPaddy wrote: »Always loved these. Knew someone who had a Range Rover, beautiful beast but there was always something wrong with it, which was usually accompanied by a rather hefty repair bill so it always scared me away from buying one.
Still would if I ever get the bank balance in better shape. Just bought a new house so that may be a few years away yet
Theyre really not as bad as everyone thinks, the air springs last 75k miles on the front, 120k miles on the back , buy decent ones and dont leave it broken so the compressor doesnt burn itself out and thats most of your issue there sorted.
Using an LR specialist makes a huge odds to the reliability, the diesels have some turbo issues but to be fair there was a massive overhaul by ford for the 2006 midel year and after that the reliability is massively improved.
Ive had my 2010MY for 3.5 years , its been on the road 98% of the time ive owned it , turbos have been the only big bill (5k) but aside from that its hands down the best car ive ever owned.0 -
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Eric Cartman wrote: »Theyre really not as bad as everyone thinks, the air springs last 75k miles on the front, 120k miles on the back , buy decent ones and dont leave it broken so the compressor doesnt burn itself out and thats most of your issue there sorted.
Using an LR specialist makes a huge odds to the reliability, the diesels have some turbo issues but to be fair there was a massive overhaul by ford for the 2006 midel year and after that the reliability is massively improved.
Ive had my 2010MY for 3.5 years , its been on the road 98% of the time ive owned it , turbos have been the only big bill (5k) but aside from that its hands down the best car ive ever owned.
Owning one is definitely on my bucket list, but the thoughts of a €5k bill atm is putting shivers down my spine.
Give it a couple of years when the shock of a large mortgage doing unspeakable things to my bank account each month disappears and I'll rethink getting one 0 -
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https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2010-mercedes-benz-s-class-lwb-top-spec/23154223
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darragh o meara wrote: »Some mechanics wouldn’t be used to dealing with complex self levelling suspension and would be quick to replace a part than to try fix what’s there, that to me is the difference between a good mechanic and a bad one. Years ago mechanics were trained to fix the broken part as best they could and it was rare the part was discarded unless completely knackered whereas nowadays it’s a remove and replace methodology that is thought.
Luxobarges can be an expensive item to run but having a good mechanic definitely helps a lot and can save you a fortune.
100% agree here.
Had a mondeo years ago and there were a few problems with the rear lights. Took to a local dealership who quoted me over €1k as the interior would have to be lifted out to replace the wiring loom as it could be a damaged cable.
Friend recommended a local independent mechanic who used to work for a main dealers for years before going out on his own.
He swapped the switch and noticed some issues with the connection on one of the wires going into the switch connection, fixed that in 5 mins and lights were working perfectly after that, charged me €70 including the cost of a new switch.
I told him what the dealership said, he laughed his a*s off calling them a bunch of muppets 0 -
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Interslice wrote: »Eric Cartman wrote: »spec isnt fantastic and why are these going up in price, a year or 2 ago you could get early model petrol e65s for just shy of 2 grand.Hunky Monster wrote: »It’s very expensive for a pre facelift.
Very very expensive.
I used to see that car very regularly on my evening commute home down the quays. It always drew my attention for being an early(ish) example in an unusual colour, and it was always very clean.
It is quite expensive, and there are loads of other, much better buys for the same money, but a low mileage, clean, 1 owner, Irish-from-new example of one of these is as rare as a rare thing. Most of them by now have fallen into the hands of neglectful owners.
I'd say in a few years time it will be worth a nice few quid, but as it stands its not worth near the current asking (IMO).0
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