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Buying a used car in Ireland guide

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    #512
    lauras91
    Registered Users Posts: 87 ✭✭lauras91


    Went to see the car today... dodgy as, nearly drove away when we saw the 2 lads trying to flog it and the car was just a mess! holes in seats and all :( Written on engine that timing belt was done at 50,000 miles but the guy tried to convince it had been done since with no proof!! Oh well, on the look again it seems.....

    Edit - you wouldn't go near a golf, i'm guessing you wouldnt consider a polo then?? ha


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    #513
    the GALL
    Registered Users Posts: 938 ✭✭✭the GALL


    lauras91 wrote: »
    Went to see the car today... dodgy as, nearly drove away when we saw the 2 lads trying to flog it and the car was just a mess! holes in seats and all :( Written on engine that timing belt was done at 50,000 miles but the guy tried to convince it had been done since with no proof!! Oh well, on the look again it seems.....

    Edit - you wouldn't go near a golf, i'm guessing you wouldnt consider a polo then?? ha

    Ah jaysus lads, Whats wrong with a golf?
    :confused::confused::confused:


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    #514
    L-M
    Registered Users Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    lauras91 wrote: »
    Went to see the car today... dodgy as, nearly drove away when we saw the 2 lads trying to flog it and the car was just a mess! holes in seats and all :( Written on engine that timing belt was done at 50,000 miles but the guy tried to convince it had been done since with no proof!! Oh well, on the look again it seems.....

    Edit - you wouldn't go near a golf, i'm guessing you wouldnt consider a polo then?? ha

    From 00-01 i would yeah, good cars. Bits and piece can be dear, the spec would be alot less than Clio but less spec = more reliable!

    Pity that Clio was a crapper, but the only way to know is to go and see them. TBh the timing belt was more than likely done, there's no way it would of lasted 90,000 miles and not have broken.


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    #515
    lauras91
    Registered Users Posts: 87 ✭✭lauras91


    Looking at at 01 3door 1litre polo from a dealer at home, asking price was 1950.. instantly said he'd drop it to 1500.. I've always like polos, this is a tidy little one but even at 1500 its a bit much, mileage is over 100k, nct til November. I am just being a typical stingy Cavan women or is that a fair price?


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    #516
    L-M
    Registered Users Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    lauras91 wrote: »
    Looking at at 01 3door 1litre polo from a dealer at home, asking price was 1950.. instantly said he'd drop it to 1500.. I've always like polos, this is a tidy little one but even at 1500 its a bit much, mileage is over 100k, nct til November. I am just being a typical stingy Cavan women or is that a fair price?

    Seems fair for a 01 Polo alright. Chance him at €13 or €1400 and see how it goes. You can really go too far wrong.


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    #517
    lauras91
    Registered Users Posts: 87 ✭✭lauras91


    heres the link for the polo Wouldn't want to come across to cheeky on the offer, he's already knocked 450 off! http://mitsubishi.bradyscavan.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=4813304438639770

    Just came across this on donedeal...http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3151441 Seriously cheap for the year..... :eek:


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    #518
    L-M
    Registered Users Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    Seems a grand little Polo. You would be surprised with those Corsa's, they wouldn't be a great seller at the best of times.


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    #519
    shot2go
    Registered Users Posts: 423 ✭✭shot2go


    Would buying an ex taxi be a bad idea? Looking at car on dondeal. Just sold my first car and looking for something cheap 3000 would be my max could possibly go to 4000


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    #520
    L-M
    Registered Users Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    shot2go wrote: »
    Would buying an ex taxi be a bad idea? Looking at car on dondeal. Just sold my first car and looking for something cheap 3000 would be my max could possibly go to 4000

    Depends on the driver. People say they're best minded cars, in my eyes most of them were left until something went wrong and especially in the last few years since "money was tight".

    Also, remember very few people will buy one off you again.

    if you're asking me would i spend 3 grand on a taxi, i would if the car was right and i planned on running it into the ground, and no if i wanted it to be saleable in the next year or so.


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    #521
    shot2go
    Registered Users Posts: 423 ✭✭shot2go


    he has it on done-deal at 2999 very little info on the ad, mileage is 200000 miles.
    got brother in law to ring and he dropped price by 500 almost straight away, he said he buys them and sells them, goggled the pone number and lots off ads came up from him. im waiting on forms to get the vrt back on a new car or imported older car for disabled passenger, only want something cheap to keep me going.


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    #522
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,635 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    shot2go wrote: »
    Would buying an ex taxi be a bad idea? Looking at car on dondeal. Just sold my first car and looking for something cheap 3000 would be my max could possibly go to 4000

    I remember a German taxi driver telling me "we do 300000 km, then the engine gets rebuilt, then we do another 300000 km".
    To me a taxi is a car that has earned it's money ten times over and is being sold because it's falling apart, is beyond economic maintenance, will have intergalactic mileage on it and is likely snort it's last very soon.
    I would buy ex-rental, ex-fleet and ex-cop car before I'd buy ex-taxi.
    I think I'd buy from the scrapyard before I'd by ex-taxi.


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    #523
    shot2go
    Registered Users Posts: 423 ✭✭shot2go


    What car would Ye recommend? I need something with big boot and room in back, little lad wears splints on his legs so needs legroom. I'm used to driving a small yaris so id say I'm in for shock! I like the avensis and I'm impressed how little my yaris went down in value in 4 years


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    #524
    tom23
    Registered Users Posts: 1,102 ✭✭✭tom23


    howdy campers,

    was looking at this, what do you reckon? Paranoid to bits buy car as we are smashed broke and are breakign the bank to get a seven seater... cheers folks.

    http://www.carzone.ie/search/Renault/Grand-Scenic/1.4diese/4813303826679150/advert?channel=CARS


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    #525
    L-M
    Registered Users Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    tom23 wrote: »
    howdy campers,

    was looking at this, what do you reckon? Paranoid to bits buy car as we are smashed broke and are breakign the bank to get a seven seater... cheers folks.

    http://www.carzone.ie/search/Renault/Grand-Scenic/1.4diese/4813303826679150/advert?channel=CARS

    Looks good in the add anyway, the fact it's 07 doesn't mean it's on the "cheap, emissions based" tax, but it's still cheap tax as a 1.4.

    i'd be a bit skeptical about the wording in the add, it's a bit of an over kill but it would be no harm to go and view it. Just make sure it's not on UK plates and that price includes VRT.


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    #526
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,382 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    It should be 1.5 diesel, still cheap tax, but


    Uk import + no service history (mentioned) = handle with care.


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    #527
    Jimdagym
    Registered Users Posts: 3,843 ✭✭✭Jimdagym


    Limerick man wrote: »
    Looks good in the add anyway, the fact it's 07 doesn't mean it's on the "cheap, emissions based" tax, but it's still cheap tax as a 1.4.

    i'd be a bit skeptical about the wording in the add, it's a bit of an over kill but it would be no harm to go and view it. Just make sure it's not on UK plates and that price includes VRT.

    It has an NCT do it has to be on Irish plates doesn't it?


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    #528
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    You would think so but stranger things have happened.


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    #529
    tom23
    Registered Users Posts: 1,102 ✭✭✭tom23


    thanks folks for all the replies. I have asked for the reg plate and I will do a full cartell check on it.


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    #530
    Tiesto
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,509 ✭✭✭Tiesto


    Thinking of selling my car as I really dont have much use for it these days and I'm looking to get an idea of how much I can expect to get for it.
    Its a 06 BMW 318i with 98k KM on the clock. Full service history.
    It's silver with the cream leather interior and in great condition.
    1 previous owner and I've kept it well since I bought it in Oct 2009.
    4 brand new tyres put on in January and the alloys themselves are not the boring standard ones you get with the car.


    Thanks


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    #531
    Cal04
    Registered Users Posts: 514 ✭✭✭Cal04


    dh has a good distance to drive every day. he has a petrol car and needs to change to a diesel. we were looking at skoda ocavias, but for our budget, they are hard to come by. thinking of a citreon berlingo van, however I know nothing about vans. whats the doe, are tax and insurance much the same price, is it better on diesel than a diesel car? only have a budget of €2,500, or €3,000 if they take a trade in. as long as its diesel, the world is our oyster. mainly, its getting the best we can for that money that is cheap to run.any advise appreciated.


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    #532
    L-M
    Registered Users Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    Cal04 wrote: »
    dh has a good distance to drive every day. he has a petrol car and needs to change to a diesel. we were looking at skoda ocavias, but for our budget, they are hard to come by. thinking of a citreon berlingo van, however I know nothing about vans. whats the doe, are tax and insurance much the same price, is it better on diesel than a diesel car? only have a budget of €2,500, or €3,000 if they take a trade in. as long as its diesel, the world is our oyster. mainly, its getting the best we can for that money that is cheap to run.any advise appreciated.

    if you don't own as business, don't buy a van. Simple.

    Cars, it depends. Diesel Octavias (good ones) are hard to come by, you'll just have to keep an eye on donedeal.


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    #533
    Cal04
    Registered Users Posts: 514 ✭✭✭Cal04


    Limerick man wrote: »
    if you don't own as business, don't buy a van. Simple.

    Cars, it depends. Diesel Octavias (good ones) are hard to come by, you'll just have to keep an eye on donedeal.

    any other good diesel car you could recommend please?


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    #534
    Laurel67000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭Laurel67000


    Excellent LimerickMan, thanks for this!
    Anyone got any ideas on how to deal with the warranty in the garage? I bought a sencond hand car from a garage with a 6 month warranty, but they are doing everything they can to avoid any work on it. Do I just stand my ground and insist do they do the work I want done on it? Do I threaten to return the car - can I even do that? They are causing so much stress and I can't even enjoy the new car!


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    #535
    Jimdagym
    Registered Users Posts: 3,843 ✭✭✭Jimdagym


    Laurel67000 wrote: »
    Excellent LimerickMan, thanks for this!
    Anyone got any ideas on how to deal with the warranty in the garage? I bought a sencond hand car from a garage with a 6 month warranty, but they are doing everything they can to avoid any work on it. Do I just stand my ground and insist do they do the work I want done on it? Do I threaten to return the car - can I even do that? They are causing so much stress and I can't even enjoy the new car!

    What is the work? It mightnt be covered by warranty. What does the warranty say?


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    #536
    the GALL
    Registered Users Posts: 938 ✭✭✭the GALL


    Laurel67000 wrote: »
    Excellent LimerickMan, thanks for this!
    Anyone got any ideas on how to deal with the warranty in the garage? I bought a sencond hand car from a garage with a 6 month warranty, but they are doing everything they can to avoid any work on it. Do I just stand my ground and insist do they do the work I want done on it? Do I threaten to return the car - can I even do that? They are causing so much stress and I can't even enjoy the new car!
    You might want to check consumer issues I remember something about handing back cars bought from dealers if within a couple of months of purchase.


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    #537
    L-M
    Registered Users Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    Laurel67000 wrote: »
    Excellent LimerickMan, thanks for this!
    Anyone got any ideas on how to deal with the warranty in the garage? I bought a sencond hand car from a garage with a 6 month warranty, but they are doing everything they can to avoid any work on it. Do I just stand my ground and insist do they do the work I want done on it? Do I threaten to return the car - can I even do that? They are causing so much stress and I can't even enjoy the new car!

    What type of warranty did you get and what's wrong with the car now?


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    #538
    Laurel67000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭Laurel67000


    Jimdagym wrote: »
    What is the work? It mightnt be covered by warranty. What does the warranty say?

    I do not have it to hand right now, but the clutch is starting to go, I only have it 3 weeks, and also there is a gap between the dashboard and the windscreen, which they tried to fix but is not correct. They seem to feel that because I already had that fixed that they won't look at it again. I know the clutch is an expensive job, but they are saying it is normal, but it is very heavy and giving me pains in my leg.


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    #539
    Laurel67000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭Laurel67000


    I will look into that, thanks


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    #540
    Jimdagym
    Registered Users Posts: 3,843 ✭✭✭Jimdagym


    Laurel67000 wrote: »
    I do not have it to hand right now, but the clutch is starting to go, I only have it 3 weeks, and also there is a gap between the dashboard and the windscreen, which they tried to fix but is not correct. They seem to feel that because I already had that fixed that they won't look at it again. I know the clutch is an expensive job, but they are saying it is normal, but it is very heavy and giving me pains in my leg.

    They probably won't touch the clutch as its a wear and tear, and no offense, but you could easily of ruined that by now (not saying you did), but the gap in windscreen they will have to finish. They have already accepted responsibility by attempting to fix it the first time.


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    #541
    Laurel67000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭Laurel67000


    Jimdagym wrote: »
    They probably won't touch the clutch as its a wear and tear, and no offense, but you could easily of ruined that by now (not saying you did), but the gap in windscreen they will have to finish. They have already accepted responsibility by attempting to fix it the first time.

    I see what you mean... Well hopefully whan I get it back tomorrow, they will have fixed what I asked them to and we shall see about the clutch! To be honest I didnt know why my leg was sore at first, as I changed from petrol to diesel, then I was informed they should feel the same to drive. Is that true?


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