Sub €1500 Automatic

Stealthirl

I have been looking on donedeal,carzone and adverts.ie for the last 2-3 months for a decent Automatic with no joy.

Every one iv gone to look at has had issues.

I'm primarily looking at 4wd diesel Toyota Estima /Previa's
problems with the ones iv looked at
blown turbo,head gasket gone,gearbox shagged
some i wouldn't even pay 100 for

i was also looking at diesel SWB pajero's
again i found allot to be very very rough some with gasket issues or shagged gearbox/4wd


iv looked at other cars but they all seam to have not been looked after at all.

i got a 91 1.5 manual corolla last march for €150 [no NCT or tax]
spent some money to fix a smashed fly window and some other small bits.got a NCT on it and taxed it.
Only just sold it to a friend for €400 as he needed a car ASAP and i was already looking to pick up something bigger/newer.

Is there just no decent automatics out there in this price range ?

colm_mcm

You're aiming too high by the sounds of it. A regular petrol automatic car could be had within budget.

An automatic pajero will struggle to do 20mpg so don't be buying diesel on fuel economy grounds.

Stealthirl

Well the currant daily driver costs at least 9K a year to tax,insure and fill with petrol
so looking for something better to use for 6 months of the year Oct-march

i think its just the fact some people are unrealistic with what there car is worth. i would say my cars worth about 5K but i know realistically i would only get 1500 at best for it if i wanted to sell it.

i went to look at a 2.2 estima a while back for 950
sunroof motor was broke
turbo was shagged
suspected head gasket/cylinder head issues
broken radio
3 very bald tyres
interior was full of stains and marks
dash had lumps taken out of it

i asked was the seller open to offers and he said no so i walked away

mullingar

Stealthirl wrote: »

Well the currant daily driver costs at least 9K a year to tax,insure and fill with petrol

Wow,

My 98 GS300 (3.0 petrol, automatic) cost me €4,500 for the last 12 months. That INCLUDES insurance, tax, petrol, servicing, basically everything (12k miles).

If you include depreciation, It cost me about €5k for the year:D Its probably worth max €1500 now!

Eric Cartman

a gs300, nissan maxima, merc - some kind of luxobarge will be available for your budget, you wont get a diesel 4x4 in good nick for that money

Max_Damage

Get a JDM Toyota Camry. Taxi men swear by them.

Here's one: http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1743698



And another: http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1536077

Max Power1

plenty of older auto diesels about to come onto the market due to the 9 year rule. Should pick up an ex taxi for within budget.

Stealthirl

mullingar wrote: »

Wow,

My 98 GS300 (3.0 petrol, automatic) cost me €4,500 for the last 12 months. That INCLUDES insurance, tax, petrol, servicing, basically everything (12k miles).

If you include depreciation, It cost me about €5k for the year:D Its probably worth max €1500 now!

Tax = €932
Insure - €1300 FC
rest is petrol [16-21mpg and €90ish a fill]

Max Power1 wrote: »

plenty of older auto diesels about to come onto the market due to the 9 year rule. Should pick up an ex taxi for within budget.

was thinking that aswell,i just missed out on a 4WD camry a few weeks ago

argosy2006

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1719476

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1687342

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1765426

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1619317

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1611669

daRobot

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1748942

1100 asking, maybe you'll get it for 900 euro?

Could be in bits, but worth a look.