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Would you buy a car with no NCT?

  • 29-06-2010 6:28pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,746 ✭✭✭✭


    In the process at looking at a car for a run around.
    have around a 1200 budget and any I really like either have no NCT or a short with one.

    This puts me off as I could be buying a pile of dirt but on the other hand you could be doing the same with one that has an NCT only it will take a little longer to fall apart.

    Have you bought one with no NCT and put it through yourself?

    What would you recommend if buying one with none?

    Thanks


Comments

  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,340 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    have done it before with no probs, but if your unsure make sure you have somebody look over it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,651 ✭✭✭Captain Slow IRL


    I've done it before, expecting work to be done but they've all been honda's so not a lot of work was needed:D

    Oh, and never take a sellers word when they say "should fly the nct", "nct ready", etc.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,746 ✭✭✭✭Misticles


    I was looking at a civic.
    http://www.gumtree.ie/dublin/09/60711109.html

    No NCT just seems to put me off gRR


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,651 ✭✭✭Captain Slow IRL


    As long as the engine management light and airbag light come on and go off when you turn on the ignition, you should'nt have too much too worry about.

    Items that would fail the nct would be rear trailing arm bushings and exhaust leaks. Beyond that, the engines are bulletproof and not a lot else goes wrong. Just bring someone along who knows cars, if you're a bit nervous.

    Budget a timing belt, full service and brake items if you buy - timing belt is due 60k/72k miles, you'd have to ring your local dealership to find out for certain.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭robtri


    haing no nct hasnt put me off buying before, always just expect to do a bit of work... full check around... and if you dont feel up to it get a mechanic to do it..


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  • Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Bought a 16 year old Prelude with no NCT, was more or less fine except a battery bracket, CV boot. Bought a 17 year old Merc, ex taxi with 226,000 on the clock (may well have done more) that was off the road a year. Passed test with new tyres, battery bracket (weird having two cars in a row needing one), handbrake adjustment and their was a fault with the ABS that I fixed myself with the help of splendid dudes off a Merc forum.

    No hard and fast rules, you may get burned you may not, as others said if you don't have a clue bring someone who does :) But be sure they genuinely have a clue and are not just some top gear and honest John educated f***tard :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 66,122 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    Misticles wrote: »
    In the process at looking at a car for a run around.
    have around a 1200 budget and any I really like either have no NCT or a short with one.

    Keep looking. You will be able to buy a decent car with a long NCT for a grand. Bring a mechanic with you to check the car before buying for peace of mind
    Budget a timing belt, full service and brake items if you buy

    The whole point of bangernomics - buying a 1k car is not to have to spend the guts of another 1k soon :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,602 ✭✭✭skippy15


    what types of cars years have you been looking at?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,844 ✭✭✭✭cormie


    I'm with Unkel, if you want a run around, you don't want to be spending anything on it.

    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1353158

    buy it!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭robtri


    cormie wrote: »
    I'm with Unkel, if you want a run around, you don't want to be spending anything on it.

    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1353158

    buy it!


    nice little motor that...


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    I wouldnt feel comfortable buying a car without an NCT. But thats just me.

    If you have a car checked over by a (competent) mechanic and can trust their opinion that the car is sound then why not. However there are plenty of cars out there for under 2 grand, and some even under a grand, with almost 2 year NCTs so I dont know why youd take the extra hassle of buying a car without one.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,651 ✭✭✭Captain Slow IRL


    unkel wrote: »
    Keep looking. You will be able to buy a decent car with a long NCT for a grand. Bring a mechanic with you to check the car before buying for peace of mind



    The whole point of bangernomics - buying a 1k car is not to have to spend the guts of another 1k soon :)

    You'd buy a full service kit for less than €100 and having a belt changed by a decent indo would only cost an extra 2/300. It'd be sickening to lose a grand over ignorance and negligence - and a decent car with a long nct wouldn't escape this either!

    EDIT: The civic is an ideal bangernomics car - you can run it with virtually no chance of it breaking down. The only time you'll have to spend money on it is for the regular service items and petrol.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,208 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    Would depend on the circumstances.

    i.e. if they just couldn't be arsed getting it NCT'd they probably couldn't be arsed doing anything else to it either.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    Being very honest I wouldn't buy something without a test. If you've 1200 to spend, you'd want to budget at least 250 euro for the test assuming you can't do any of the mechanics yourself. That lowers it down to 950. Anything that's for sale for under a grand that's any way decent won't be much of a car LOL.

    If you can do the work yourself, and are up for sourcing parts, buy one without a test.

    If not, don't.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 541 ✭✭✭fonda


    You could buy a car with 2 years NCT and the engine could fall out of it the day after, its only a road worthiness check, some people seem to think that once it has a long NCT its guarented to be perfect.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭johnos1984


    Why not buy a car with an NCT?

    Yes the formidable Hyundai Sonata is what I suggest if you really want a cheap car on a very tight budget

    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1397856


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    fonda wrote: »
    You could buy a car with 2 years NCT and the engine could fall out of it the day after, its only a road worthiness check, some people seem to think that once it has a long NCT its guarented to be perfect.
    Well its a good indication as to the general condition of the car and I would be of the opinion that buying a car with NCT is a much better option than saving a couple of hundred quid and buying one without.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 541 ✭✭✭fonda


    Max Power1 wrote: »
    Well its a good indication as to the general condition of the car and I would be of the opinion that buying a car with NCT is a much better option than saving a couple of hundred quid and buying one without.

    True so would I but some people take it as gospel and dont even bother getting it checked over they just buy it and think its perfect. If you have a good knowledge of cars or know a decent mechanic then get it checked out and it shouldnt matter wheter it has 2 months or 2 years NCT


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    fonda wrote: »
    True so would I but some people take it as gospel and dont even bother getting it checked over they just buy it and think its perfect. If you have a good knowledge of cars or know a decent mechanic then get it checked out and it shouldnt matter wheter it has 2 months or 2 years NCT

    2 years helps though ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,844 ✭✭✭✭cormie


    Depends how much of a run around you want it to be. If it's going to get little use and you don't care about how it looks, how it drives, how comfortable it is etc, then you just want something that's cheap to tax, cheap to insure, cheap to buy and won't cost you a lot of money in the period you need it for.

    The Suzuki I linked to is a perfect example, 172 tax, cheap insurance, 24 months NCT. It doesn't mention about tax on the ad, but even if you need it, it's only €1,122 total and you could be driving it tomorrow until June 2012 with only having ever spent €1,294 on it. They are a reliable car, can get to 120kmph comfortably and have a lot of nice features that other 1l cars wouldn't like electric windows etc.


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  • Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Anything that's for sale for under a grand that's any way decent won't be much of a car LOL.

    .

    Not true, with steelies the Merc you posted picks of is worth about a grand.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    RoverJames wrote: »
    Not true, with steelies the Merc you posted picks of is worth about a grand.

    A 2.0 petrol Merc is a far cry from what the OP is after, I'd assume ;)

    Edit: Re reading it, maybe not.

    I'm left short for words, for once... :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,800 ✭✭✭voxpop


    Thing that would worry me about a no NCT car is the emissions - if it dont pass the emissions test, then you're left with replacing parts and sensors and maybe never getting it to pass.


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