would u be put off by car with country reg

NedKelly

Looking to buy an M3 found a few with "L" or "MO" reg
does this affect the "sellability" of a car if it has a non Dublin reg?

Drummerboy08

If its a relatively new car, yes it will effect it. If its 5/6 years old, it wont make too much of a difference IMO. Depends on the car too. If its a bigger car, like a Merc, BMW, Audi, it may effect it more than if it was a Fiesta or Micra.

It wouldnt put me off either way, just as long as the price was right.

xabi

:rolleyes:

-Chris-

xabi wrote: »

:rolleyes:

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NedKelly

:rolleyes:

smash

I think it depends on the car, if it's a special car then enthusiasts wont really care as long as the car's been looked after. For anything that's pretty ordinary then it will affect resale outside the county it's registered in. Reg snobbery in this country is unreal...

Mena

I went from a new "D" 3 Series to an older "C" 5 Series. Very happy so far

Seriously, how can the reg (besides age) make a difference to people

NedKelly

i woulnt buy a car with a Leitrim reg for example
and you will find in the trade its the same

maidhc

Mena wrote: »

I went from a new "D" 3 Series to an older "C" 5 Series. Very happy so far

Ah, well, it is a Cork car, like.

lafors

NedKelly wrote: »

Looking to buy an M3 found a few with "L" or "MO" reg
does this affect the "sellability" of a car if it has a non Dublin reg?

In my opinion the whole "D reg" thing comes from the fact people in Dublin (I'm a Dub) think that the folk down the country like to rally their cars down sh*te roads.

Its a bit of a myth imho. You'd see people in Dublin rallying their cars around as much as anyone else. Plus cars not in a city are usually not stuck in traffic everyday

But you're right, a non D reg will affect price...........but only to a person in Dublin who still believes "they rally their cars and eat their young down there"

Anan1

Mena wrote: »

Seriously, how can the reg (besides age) make a difference to people

It's just one of those things, it shouldn't but it does. As the others said, it has a greater effect on high-end cars. An M3 with DL plates, for example, will be harder to sell than the same car on a D plate, and is therefore worth less.

I think having a "D" reg would put people from outside Dublin off a car more than any other county reg. The county of registration does not bother me in general but for some reason I wouldnt like to drive a "D" reg, thats probably comes from living in the county though. If I have a choice/registering a car myself I would always go for a "G" reg.

lightening

NedKelly wrote: »

:rolleyes:

Sneer all you like, its a fact. I went to trade up and visited lots of showrooms, the first thing all the country garages asked was "is it a D reg?" before they even looked at the car!! A friend of mine asked if she could use my address to register her new merc so it would be a D reg, she is from the midlands.

Seems deep down, everyone wants to be a Dub.

fastrac

Jackie Healy Rae got in trouble with the locals for always registering his car with a C plate instead of his native KY.

Rowley Birkin QC

Can we please not do this again?

EPM

I would want a Cork reg on my car...but only because I'm being patriotic!

If I didnt have a choice it wouldn't bother me in the least, so long as it wasn't a DL with yellow rear plates...not thats seriously:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

TestTransmission

steve06 wrote: »

I think it depends on the car, if it's a special car then enthusiasts wont really care as long as the car's been looked after. For anything that's pretty ordinary then it will affect resale outside the county it's registered in. Reg snobbery in this country is unreal...

Badge snobbery is even worse

mike65

D reg = knackered clutch and blown cat oh and sludgey oil!

peasant

So far I've had:

TN, KY, WW, LH and SO

for some inexplicable reason they all drove fine

daRobot

To be honest, it would put me off a little, especially on a performance car.

The roads in the country are much worse, and faster cars generally get the bollox driven off them in more rural areas.

rocknchef

lightening wrote: »

Sneer all you like, its a fact. I went to trade up and visited lots of showrooms, the first thing all the country garages asked was "is it a D reg?" before they even looked at the car!! A friend of mine asked if she could use my address to register her new merc so it would be a D reg, she is from the midlands.

Seems deep down, everyone wants to be a Dub.

I was told before that country folk like to have a D reg for resale as the roads are usally better in Dublin?

L-M

bigkev49 wrote: »

Can we please not do this again?

+1

I think this topic cause a lot of bickering, and pointless arguments the last time it came up. I'm going to lock this provisionally, pending other mods opinions.

-Chris-

I agree with locking - if we could keep this to a simple "here's the price difference between two cars which occurred because of the different regs. OP use that information to inform your decision" thread then I'd say keep it open.

But it won't.