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second hand car

  • 31-03-2009 6:48pm
    #1
    Wook
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,555 ✭✭✭


    someone in my family is using a very simple rule.

    10K Km for every year since the car was purchased otherwise its a bad deal.

    so they would consider a car from 2000 with 70.000 Km a good deal and a car from 2000 with 120Km they would touch.

    would it not depend on the car make, petrol diesel, etc?

    or do you have any other guidelines as such to make your selection in car?


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  • #2
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    Is this 'person' a child or an adult?:)


  • #3
    biggybum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 69 ✭✭biggybum


    its simple, if a car has been well maintained all its life and looked after within reason mileage should'nt really be too much of an issue.


  • #4
    eman66
    Closed Accounts Posts: 602 ✭✭✭eman66


    Is this way out there?

    2yr old Golf R32, 80,000km!

    Or is that a stupid question :)

    http://www.cbg.ie/Car_Detail.aspx?ID=2891545


  • #5
    Wook
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,555 ✭✭✭Wook


    biggybum wrote: »
    its simple, if a car has been well maintained all its life and looked after within reason mileage should'nt really be too much of an issue.


    the question proably what is reasonable and when?


  • #6
    biggybum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 69 ✭✭biggybum


    I think 12-15k is reasonable mileage on a petrol car (thats miles by the way) some mite disagree, 20k for a diesel. But people do a lot more mileage these days!! Engines are built better and have a longer life span. Again its to do with the general maintanance of the vehicle.


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  • #7
    PauloMN
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional North East Moderators Posts: 10,883 Mod ✭✭✭✭PauloMN


    Wook wrote: »
    or do you have any other guidelines as such to make your selection in car?

    Price v. quality of car. If both are good, then it's definitely a good deal. :D

    Mileage is one thing, but condition and service history are more important.


  • #8
    eman66
    Closed Accounts Posts: 602 ✭✭✭eman66


    eman66 wrote: »
    Is this way out there?

    2yr old Golf R32, 80,000km!

    Or is that a stupid question :)

    http://www.cbg.ie/Car_Detail.aspx?ID=2891545
    Is 80k km too much to consider this car?


  • #9
    Saab Ed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,374 ✭✭✭Saab Ed


    eman66 wrote: »
    Is 80k km too much to consider this car?

    Way too much for a car like that unless you are going to keep it for a long time. Alot of people say they will keep it but the plan changes and they dont. 100,000kms is fast becoming the new 100,000 miles in peoples head. Me thinks you'll never sell that car for proper money with another 20-30k on it in 2 years time so unless you get it alot cheaper than that I think Id be keepin my money


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