Board member , Advice Needed

Number Nine

If you were buying a car in the UK , What would be the best second hand UK car to buy with the intentioned off reselling the car in Ireland .

robtri

Number Nine wrote: »

If you were buying a car in the UK , What would be the best second hand UK car to buy with the intentioned off reselling the car in Ireland .

I would say... do your own research....look up cars prices in uk, use the vrt calculator, and compare it against whats on sale over here..

Padraig Mor

I wouldn't be buying any car with the intention of re-selling in Ireland currently!

fryup

Padraig Mor wrote: »

I wouldn't be buying any car with the intention of re-selling in Ireland currently!

here here........it'll be sitting in your drive for months un-end

niceirishfella

This is a peach of a question.............lol

Stevie Dakota

If you mean selling down the line then I would suggest diesel, post 2008 and below 2 litres. Focus 1.6TDCi comes to mind.

But your question is somewhat vague and more info would be needed to give you a meaningful answer.

unkel

RR Drophead Coupe. It will bring you the most profit.

rocknchef

A lada;)

niceirishfella

ohhhhh, and I forgot to say, In before the lock!

Number Nine

robtri wrote: »

I would say... do your own research....look up cars prices in uk, use the vrt calculator, and compare it against whats on sale over here..

I have done that for the last year. But the question is more of what might sell ?

Padraig Mor wrote: »

I wouldn't be buying any car with the intention of re-selling in Ireland currently!

I know you have a point . But there has to be something .

niceirishfella wrote: »

This is a peach of a question.............lol

Thanks, It like getting an opinion poll , from people that know (i hope)

unkel wrote: »

RR Drophead Coupe. It will bring you the most profit.

I would agree with that , but as fryup said it could sit on my drive for sometime .

Stevie Dakota wrote: »

If you mean selling down the line then I would suggest diesel, post 2008 and below 2 litres. Focus 1.6TDCi comes to mind.

But your question is somewhat vague and more info would be needed to give you a meaningful answer.

The type or value of the car dose not matter . I am trying to buy and sell one car per month . So I am looking for the forum views on the type or values of imported cars that are currently selling (if any).

Thank's

Saab Ed

1) W8 VW Passat

2) Hyundai Sonata ...any year

3) BMW 760il

4) Espace 3.0 V6 dci

5) Vauxhall Omega 3.0V6 Estate ( Ex Police Force )

All great buys :D:D:D

Anan1

Number Nine wrote: »

The type or value of the car dose not matter . I am trying to buy and sell one car per month . So I am looking for the forum views on the type or values of imported cars that are currently selling (if any).

Thank's

I'm afraid the short answer to this question is that you're about a year too late.

Drummerboy08

Are you registered as a dealer with the VRO, or registered VAT, or are you just selling the car on the side of the road?

There's a great market for Range Rovers here at the minute. Especially petrol ones....

niceirishfella

I have insider information that all ex uk Kia Rio's are going to to be hot investments in the next 6 months.
Buy, Buy, Buy.............ohhhhhh, and bye bye.

Stevie Dakota

Number Nine wrote: »

The type or value of the car dose not matter . I am trying to buy and sell one car per month . So I am looking for the forum views on the type or values of imported cars that are currently selling (if any).
Thank's

I think the overriding advice would be don't bother. However if you are hell bent on this wacky venture then the recent views of those in the know say that sub €6000 stuff is moving.

Number Nine

Saab Ed wrote: »

1) W8 VW Passat

2) Hyundai Sonata ...any year

3) BMW 760il

4) Espace 3.0 V6 dci

5) Vauxhall Omega 3.0V6 Estate ( Ex Police Force )

All great buys :D:D:D

Saab Ed

Are you trying have me on . In your best buy list . Surely the Espace should be petrol

Saab Ed

niceirishfella wrote: »

I have insider information that all ex uk Kia Rio's are going to to be hot investments in the next 6 months.
Buy, Buy, Buy.............ohhhhhh, and bye bye.

....nah think you missed the boat on that one....but a little bird told me that any Ssangyong come 2010 will be quids in...BANKER :P

niceirishfella

OP, If I were you, I'd invest in Chineese electric cars and sell them from your driveway - you'll make a fortune.
You'll be the Bill Gates of the green car here in Ireland.
They are going to sell like crispy wontons!

Number Nine

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

Are you registered as a dealer with the VRO, or registered VAT, or are you just selling the car on the side of the road?

There's a great market for Range Rovers here at the minute. Especially petrol ones....

Drummerboy

I now live North now just miles from the M1 . I did have a garage about 10 years ago in Dundalk that was registered for VRT . As for the Range Rover ,even in diesel you would want to be brave .

Saab Ed

niceirishfella wrote: »

OP, If I were you, I'd invest in Chineese electric cars and sell them from your driveway - you'll make a fortune.
You'll be the Bill Gates of the green car here in Ire;and.
They are going to sell like crispy wontons!

:D:D:Dlolololol ...FFS stop ....please :D:D

niceirishfella

Saab Ed wrote: »

:D:D:Dlolololol ...FFS stop ....please :D:D

Ed, I'm here chorkling away......LOL, I just can't help myself.:D:D:D

Number Nine

Stevie Dakota wrote: »

I think the overriding advice would be don't bother. However if you are hell bent on this wacky venture then the recent views of those in the know say that sub €6000 stuff is moving.

Thanks Stevie you could have a point
But you know the crack , I have to try something !

L-M

Lads, no more of those posts.

Either give advice or keep it to yourself.

OP, do you plan to import to sell and make profit? I think what you have to realise is that anyone who wants to buy what you buy, will be able to go over to the UK as easy as you and buy and import. This time last year, ya, maybe you could of made some money. Now? It's too late, everyone has already done it or is already at it, plus there is some great value starting to appear on the Irish market.

cianclarke

From looking at a few select marquees there's actually better value to be had here if you're getting a good cash price than in the UK I've found - really think you're too late, find another way to make money..

Number Nine

Limerick man wrote: »

Lads, no more of those posts.

Either give advice or keep it to yourself.

OP, do you plan to import to sell and make profit? I think what you have to realise is that anyone who wants to buy what you buy, will be able to go over to the UK as easy as you and buy and import. This time last year, ya, maybe you could of made some money. Now? It's too late, everyone has already done it or is already at it, plus there is some great value starting to appear on the Irish market.

Limerick Man

I know what you are saying about been to late . But surely if the car was available to view in Ireland it has to be an advantage .

rocknchef

would you not do up a little survey and go to a local shopping centre and ask there?

L-M

Number Nine wrote: »

Limerick Man

I know what you are saying about been to late . But surely if the car was available to view in Ireland it has to be an advantage .

How much would you plan on adding onto any car? Add on travel costs and your profit margin? How much profit would you like to make, to make it worth your while going over, buying, advertising, I presume some sort of maintenance work on the car, nct etc. etc.?

Number Nine

rocknchef wrote: »

would you not do up a little survey and go to a local shopping centre and ask there?[/quote

Unfortunately that called smuggling .



Again
:D:D:D:D

Stevie Dakota

I suspect your main problem would be explaing where you got the car and why you are selling it. If you come clean wouldn’t the prospective buyer just think he/she could just do it themselves and cutout your markup?

Number Nine

Stevie Dakota wrote: »

I suspect your main problem would be explaing where you got the car and why you are selling it. If you come clean wouldn’t the prospective buyer just think he/she could just do it themselves and cutout your markup?

Not if you were selling the car at the same price as in the UK , as for why I selling it , I would be honest about it , to make money .

L-M

Number Nine wrote: »

Not if you were selling the car at the same price as in the UK , as for why I selling it , I would be honest about it , to make money .

LOL... How can you sell the car for the same price as the UK, if you are after spending money importing it and all of the above mentioned? And still make a profit? Your plan doesn't make sense.

Stevie Dakota

This is bizarre!

Number Nine

Limerick man wrote: »

How much would you plan on adding onto any car? Add on travel costs and your profit margin? How much profit would you like to make, to make it worth your while going over, buying, advertising, I presume some sort of maintenance work on the car, nct etc. etc.?

Travel , Anyone that travels to the UK to buy a car is going to incur travel expenses and possible not buy the car they went over for .

Profit , I was hoping to sell the cars at the same advantage price as that car would be in the UK , The question is what type of cars are selling .

Maintenance , 90% of UK cars have a three year warranty ,so if the car has a full service history with low milage along with a bit of the three year warrarty left ,happy days !

Saab Ed

Number Nine wrote: »

Travel , Anyone that travels to the UK to buy a car is going to incur travel expenses and possible not buy the car they went over for .

Profit , I was hoping to sell the cars at the same advantage price as that car would be in the UK , The question is what type of cars are selling .

Maintenance , 90% of UK cars have a three year warranty ,so if the car has a full service history with low milage along with a bit of the three year warrarty left ,happy days !

Is this a wind up....No really is this for real?

If you are being honest here well then we better be honest back.....

YOU ARE OUT OF YOUR DEPTH

Run away before you get badly badly stung. Richard Brannson aint shi**ing it today

L-M

So wait now, let just say you want to buy car A. It's €9000 in the UK, plus €3000 vrt, a total of €12000. Add €500 travel costs and you have €12,500.

How do you plan to make profit by selling it at €12,500? Going by what you said, by selling it at what people can buy it for? What if you go over to look at a car, and it's not what you tought it was? You're loosing money then?

Number Nine

Limerick man wrote: »

LOL... How can you sell the car for the same price as the UK, if you are after spending money importing it and all of the above mentioned? And still make a profit? Your plan doesn't make sense.

I should have explained . I was in the trade some years ago . So I have some contacts within UK leasing company's . I also have a 11 car transporter that is on hire to a company that takes cars home from the UK . So haulage would discounted .

Saab Ed

Number Nine wrote: »

I should have explained . I was in the trade some years ago . So I have some contacts within UK leasing company's . I also have a 11 car transporter that is on hire to a company that takes cars home from the UK . So haulage would discounted .

Ahhhhh, well that's different. Even still unless you are robbing the stuff I'd still say you've missed the boat

Number Nine

Limerick man wrote: »

So wait now, let just say you want to buy car A. It's €9000 in the UK, plus €3000 vrt, a total of €12000. Add €500 travel costs and you have €12,500.

How do you plan to make profit by selling it at €12,500? Going by what you said, by selling it at what people can buy it for? What if you go over to look at a car, and it's not what you tought it was? You're loosing money then?

Sorry I might have misled you . I was trying to say was if the car was the same price in the North why go to the UK .

L-M

Number Nine wrote: »

I should have explained . I was in the trade some years ago . So I have some contacts within UK leasing company's . I also have a 11 car transporter that is on hire to a company that takes cars home from the UK . So haulage would discounted .

Lol, could of saved alot of hassle just to say that.

So ya, bulk buy and make a profit. Any thing cheapish will sell, the likes of 02 Corolla's, Golfs etc. 05/06 Passat diesels, A4 diesels, Honda Accord diesels, etc. etc.

Number Nine

Limerick man wrote: »

Lol, could of saved alot of hassle just to say that.

So ya, bulk buy and make a profit. Any thing cheapish will sell, the likes of 02 Corolla's, Golfs etc. 05/06 Passat diesels, A4 diesels, Honda Accord diesels, etc. etc.

Thanks Limerick Man

Have you any experience with Yaris d4d . They seems to be very little of them in the South .

L-M

Number Nine wrote: »

Thanks Limerick Man

Have you any experience with Yaris d4d . They seems to be very little of them in the South .

Can't say I do, if there are very little of them, could be a hint, lol. I'd imagine a small petrol engine would be as good a seller in a Yaris.

Number Nine

Limerick man wrote: »

Can't say I do, if there are very little of them, could be a hint, lol. I'd imagine a small petrol engine would be as good a seller in a Yaris.

It seems one of the reasons why the D4D Yaris is in short suply , was the new price in Ireland , compered with the petrol version .

If say an 07 diesel Yaris was priced at the same price as a petrol , which would you go for ?

L-M

Number Nine wrote: »

It seems one of the reasons why the D4D Yaris is in short suply , was the new price in Ireland , compered with the petrol version .

If say an 07 diesel Yaris was priced at the same price as a petrol , which would you go for ?

More than likely the petrol tbh.

Clare_Guy

My suggestion would be small automatic cars. Any age. Perfect for first time drivers. Do a search on carzone and you'll see how rare they are and how they command a premium price because of this rarity and obvious demand...

L-M

Clare_Guy wrote: »

My suggestion would be small automatic cars. Any age. Perfect for first time drivers. Do a search on carzone and you'll see how rare they are and how they command a premium price because of this rarity and obvious demand...

Automatic? For first time buyers? No way! You do realise if you pass your test in an automatic that you can only drive auto's, unless you redo the test in a manual? 99% of first time buyers go for manual.

Drummerboy08

Clare_Guy wrote: »

My suggestion would be small automatic cars. Any age. Perfect for first time drivers. Do a search on carzone and you'll see how rare they are and how they command a premium price because of this rarity and obvious demand...

:rolleyes:

Clare_Guy

Limerick man wrote: »

Automatic? For first time buyers? No way! You do realise if you pass your test in an automatic that you can only drive auto's, unless you redo the test in a manual? 99% of first time buyers go for manual.

I am aware of that.

You do realise the OP is asking a question about cars that sell? I'm simply suggesting a niche market that I believe exists...

Saab Ed

Clare_Guy wrote: »

I am aware of that.

You do realise the OP is asking a question about cars that sell? I'm simply suggesting a niche market that I believe exists...

Yeah but its not niche you need at the moment its bread and butter bankers you need.

Henry Ford III

Any small engined diesel post 2008. Low(er) tax/VRT.

MINI, Toyota, Ford.

Drummerboy08

The only cars that are selling at the minute are cars that are priced as bargains. Not cars that can be bought cheaper in the UK, North, or South Africa for that matter.

People have an eye for bargains - they know what represents good value to them.

As long as you buy a car, and price it for considerably less than other similar cars advertised in Ireland, you sell it.

Number Nine

Clare_Guy wrote: »

I am aware of that.

You do realise the OP is asking a question about cars that sell? I'm simply suggesting a niche market that I believe exists...

Thanks Clare Guy for your contribution