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Why would a 8 year old car never have been NCT'd

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  • 20-12-2009 4:13pm
    #1
    dewsbury
    Registered Users Posts: 441 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I have a possibility of buying a car (privately) at a good price.
    However, it is a 2001 car and has never been NCT'd.

    I intend asking the owner why it has not been NCT'd.

    In the interim, is there any valid reason why a Toyota previa would not be NCT'd??

    Are there any administrative problems with the NCT people?


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    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,074 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    Could be a recent import that has dodged the nct. Should still have gotten it nct'd at some stage. Is it Irish or an import?

    If it hasn't got one, there's probably a reason.


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    mickdw
    Registered Users Posts: 23,293 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    Most likely an import. Thats the main reason I could think off.


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    squod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,704 ✭✭✭squod


    Tra****ers.


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    Doodoo
    Registered Users Posts: 430 ✭✭Doodoo


    Just got my 2003 car nct tested for the first time. It should have been done in jan 07 and again in jan 09 but i never bothered. As it should have been done in jan 09 the cert runs out in jan 11. Didn't have any hassel from the nct crowd for not doing it before.


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    Del2005
    Registered Users Posts: 18,938 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    dewsbury wrote: »
    Hi,

    I have a possibility of buying a car (privately) at a good price.
    However, it is a 2001 car and has never been NCT'd.

    I intend asking the owner why it has not been NCT'd.

    In the interim, is there any valid reason why a Toyota previa would not be NCT'd??

    Are there any administrative problems with the NCT people?

    Don't buy it unless they NCT it. Even if it's a recent import buying privately you've no come back and if it fails it's NCT you could be out a lot of money. Make them NCT it before sale or walk away.


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    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users Posts: 24,480 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    The real question here is why on earth you want to buy a Previa:confused:
    :pac:


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    Marlow
    Registered Users Posts: 14,555 ✭✭✭✭Marlow


    I second that. The Previa's engine sits under the floor, which means you can do nothing yourself to it, unless you've got a lift.

    It's hugely expensive in maintainance.

    /M


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    Lisnagry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 52 ✭✭Lisnagry


    dewsbury wrote: »




    In the interim, is there any valid reason why a Toyota previa would not be NCT'd??

    Yes, It has not been looked after.


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    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    if its never been NCTd its almost certainly never been serviced....no brainer as to whether youd buy it or not....


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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,405 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Marlow wrote: »
    I second that. The Previa's engine sits under the floor, which means you can do nothing yourself to it, unless you've got a lift.

    It's hugely expensive in maintainance.

    /M
    The 2nd generation Previa (from 00-06) is front engined.
    Most major components are shared with the Camry.


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    nogoodnamesleft
    Registered Users Posts: 1,031 ✭✭✭nogoodnamesleft


    mickdw wrote: »
    Most likely an import. Thats the main reason I could think off.

    The registration office are on the ball (with UK imports at least) as I imported my car in mid october 2007 and I got a NCT booking form in the post in December before the cars brithday at the end of December less than 2months later.

    Most likely this car hasnt been looked after so the owner hasnt bothered to get a valid NCT for the last number of year....or he has in fact brought it to the NCT but it failed on something serious.


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    rowanh
    Registered Users Posts: 703 ✭✭✭rowanh


    I wouldnt be all that put off, if you want them to put it through the nct you might be waiting a few months which wont work, you could offer to pay for a nct check in a garage, then if it fails you can work the cost of getting it to pass into the price.


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    blastman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,450 ✭✭✭blastman


    corktina wrote: »
    if its never been NCTd its almost certainly never been serviced....no brainer as to whether youd buy it or not....

    What are you talking about? :rolleyes:


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    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 38,636 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    corktina wrote: »
    if its never been NCTd its almost certainly never been serviced....no brainer as to whether youd buy it or not....

    i recently bough a 2002 MG ZR with FSH and has also never been NCT'd. treat it like any other car purchase and enter it with your eyes open and carry out all the necessary checks that you'd normally do.

    ps. the MG flew through the NCT without me putting a penny into it :D


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    Gurgle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,064 ✭✭✭Gurgle


    dewsbury wrote: »
    Hi,

    I have a possibility of buying a car (privately) at a good price.
    However, it is a 2001 car and has never been NCT'd.

    I intend asking the owner why it has not been NCT'd.

    In the interim, is there any valid reason why a Toyota previa would not be NCT'd??

    Are there any administrative problems with the NCT people?

    It could have been used on one of the islands for 8 years.

    Don't see a problem, take all the above replies in consideration of 'a good price'.


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    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    blastman wrote: »
    What are you talking about? :rolleyes:

    which bit didnt you understand? quite clear to me, I would suspect that someone who doesnt bother with a two-yearly safety check also wont bother with an annual service...i would want to see the service history...otherwise i would avoid it like the plague


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    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 38,636 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    corktina wrote: »
    which bit didnt you understand? quite clear to me, I would suspect that someone who doesnt bother with a two-yearly safety check also wont bother with an annual service...i would want to see the service history...otherwise i would avoid it like the plague

    the irish NCT test is not a good inspection of a car and i certainly wouldny buy a car based on the nct test alone.

    what if the car was only imported last year, would that not be a valid reason for no NCT????


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    Marlow
    Registered Users Posts: 14,555 ✭✭✭✭Marlow


    rowanh wrote: »
    if you want them to put it through the nct you might be waiting a few months

    Actually, that's just because you aren't checking NCT places a bit further away. Like in my case Athlone is always overbooked, but if I go to the NCT test-center in Tullamore instead, which isn't too far away, I can get a test within days, sometimes even same or next day.

    /M


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