[Limerick man]

Originally Posted by youcancallmeal

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Ford/Fo...t?channel=CARS

Anyone think this is a good deal. Friend in work is selling it and said he'd give it to me for 3k?

Meh.

2,500 would be a good deal.

[youcancallmeal]

Originally Posted by Limerick man

Meh.

2,500 would be a good deal.

Yeah seems similar cars can be had for anywhere between 2k and 3k on carzone. This is my first time buying a car so don't want to rush into it?

[Limerick man]

Originally Posted by youcancallmeal

Yeah seems similar cars can be had for anywhere between 2k and 3k on carzone. This is my first time buying a car so don't want to rush into it?

What are you? 3 doors and 1.6's would be a hard insure for a young, first time buyer.

[youcancallmeal]

Originally Posted by Limerick man

What are you? 3 doors and 1.6's would be a hard insure for a young, first time buyer.

I'm 30 and have been fully licensed about 3 years. Also the insurance would probably be in wifes name and I'll be a named driver. She's been driving longer than me and is already fully insured on another car which she is going to transfer over to whatever we buy together. We have budget of about 4k. Probably won't get much use except for at the weekends so just want something that will stand the test of time and not cost too much to maintain.

Just got offered another 2 cars:

04 Mazda 3 for sale. TS model. 81,000 miles, NCT 02/14, Tax 04/12, Alloy Wheels, Central Locking, Power Steering, Immaculate Condition, No Work Needed, 1.6 Petrol, Metallic Charcoal Grey in Colour.
Price: €4000 ONO

06 Toyota Corolla 1.4 Petrol 5Dr HB Champagne in colour, approx 60k miles. Recently serviced, perfect car. NCT 09/2012, Tax 04/2012, ABS Brakes, Air Conditioning, Airbags, All electrics, Alloys, Car Alarm, Cd/Radio, Climate Control, Colour Coded Bumpers, Electric Mirrors, Electric Windows, Front Fog Lamps, Full Service History, High Performance, Immobiliser, Lady Owner, Metallic Paint, Power Steering, Remote Central Locking, Traction Control, Beautiful clean car, lady owner carefully minded car.
Price: Offers

[Brussels Sprout]

What is a good way to get a sense for the true value of a car?

Like if I use, for example, the valuation tool on the cbg.ie site this just averages all of the models for a certain year. It lumps together all of the different mileages and also includes the buffer that a lot of sellers will build into their asking prices in order account for bargaining.

So is there a rough rule of thumb for factoring the difference in value between a 20,000 mile/yr car and a 10,000 mile/yr car?

Is there a rule of thumb then for what % you can generally get off with bargaining (this would naturally be a very rough estimate)?

[peace2804]

Can anyone please give their feedback about these two cars, I am looking for an automatic car, diesel or petrol with a 2l engine max, what do you think about the cars below? are they too expensive? mechanically speaking are they reliable?
cheers.

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Volkswa...t?channel=CARS

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Audi/A3...t?channel=CARS

http://www.carzone.ie/search/BMW/3-S...t?channel=CARS

[Limerick man]

Originally Posted by peace2804

Can anyone please give their feedback about these two cars, I am looking for an automatic car, diesel or petrol with a 2l engine max, what do you think about the cars below? are they too expensive? mechanically speaking are they reliable?
cheers.

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Volkswa...t?channel=CARS

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Audi/A3...t?channel=CARS

http://www.carzone.ie/search/BMW/3-S...t?channel=CARS

is auto the only requirement?

i personally wouldn't buy an of those, unless the Golf was a year or two newer. Autos are harder to get here, and thus demand a premium. Be careful of any Mid range C, D and some other regs, in Auto's as most of them would have been ex rentals of some form.

[peace2804]

Originally Posted by Limerick man

is auto the only requirement?

i personally wouldn't buy an of those, unless the Golf was a year or two newer. Autos are harder to get here, and thus demand a premium. Be careful of any Mid range C, D and some other regs, in Auto's as most of them would have been ex rentals of some form.

Hello Limerick man, yes an auto is a requirement, I don't mind if it's a petrol or diesel, what do you think I should go for?

[Limerick man]

Originally Posted by peace2804

Hello Limerick man, yes an auto is a requirement, I don't mind if it's a petrol or diesel, what do you think I should go for?

Completely depends.

it's very hard to pick a car for someone else. What do you like? Do you need space? 3/4/5 door hatch/saloon/estate?

What's your ideal budget?

[peace2804]

5 doors would be perfect, hatch/saloon no estate and budget is anything below 4k.

[Esel]

Originally Posted by peace2804

Hello Limerick man, yes an auto is a requirement, I don't mind if it's a petrol or diesel, what do you think I should go for?

Have you looked at any Japanese makes?

[The Muppet]

Excellent Guide , Fair play for taking the time to put it together

[Pj!]

Hi folks.
Having a look at the market. Spotted a car and just wondered what the following information from the motortax.ie website would signify:



Just wondering why the registration certificate would be issued lately? Simply because it was misplaced or could there be any other reason?



/scepticism

[Limerick man]

Misplaced

[Loulatalu]

Hi Limerick Man

Great thread... think its made me more nervous about buying a car myself

I currently living in the UK but will be moving back to Ireland in the coming months. Am I mad to try and buy here or would there be better bargains to be had at home???? I don't know anyone here to advise and would appreciate if you could throw your eye over these.... I have narrowed my search to :

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...1zb?logcode=kp

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...1zb?logcode=kp

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...1zb?logcode=kp

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...1zb?logcode=kp

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...1zb?logcode=kp

Thanks