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Repair for NTC or buy?

  • 12-03-2011 12:11pm
    #1
    desaparecidos
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭


    It will cost potentially 1,000 to fix my 99 to pass the NCT.

    I'm trying to decide whether to do this or buy second hand 04/05 in the 5,000 price range.

    Would this be a pointless move as a 04/05 could end up costing me a bit year in year out to pass the yearly NCT, just as my 99 will most likely do?

    I could always use the scrappage scheme and get a nice brand new saloon for 15,000 but that figure will just wipe out my savings.


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  • #2
    Midnight_EG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,727 ✭✭✭Midnight_EG


    I spent €1000 recently on my NCT for my 98 car...I love the car so I was more than happy to pay it though!


  • #3
    desaparecidos
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭desaparecidos


    I have to say I like the look of my 99.

    It seems all affordable 03-06s look like ****e to me.


  • #4
    dylbert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,552 ✭✭✭dylbert


    Whats the car, what needs to be fixed and whats the mileage?


  • #5
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,102 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    desaparecidos wrote: »
    It will cost potentially 1,000 to fix my 99 to pass the NCT.

    I'm trying to decide whether to do this or buy second hand 04/05 in the 5,000 price range.

    Would this be a pointless move as a 04/05 could end up costing me a bit year in year out to pass the yearly NCT, just as my 99 will most likely do?

    I could always use the scrappage scheme and get a nice brand new saloon for 15,000 but that figure will just wipe out my savings.

    It'll only cost €50 to find out what needs fixing.

    Better to send it in for the NCT and see how much to fix then spend €5k on another car you don't know the history of.


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