Help buying a car.

CommanderC

Hey,

Im looking around for a small car.

What do you think of this one :

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3690111

I have never bought a car before

Henry Ford III

Yet another dyslexic advertiser.

Car looks ok, but is it worth €1000? Go see it and drive it. Check the title, and any service history.

corktina

looks OK...Micras very popular (not with me though)...go check it out, take someone with you with experiance...offer a good bit less....

trixyben

Its hard to go wrong when going for a micra as they are a great wee car, just look to see if it has been looked after, is there any service history, why are they selling it, take it for a good drive get the car warmed up make sure all works etc etc, take someone with you as 2 pairs of eyes and ears are better than 1!

They really are a decent motor and will last forever if they been reasonable looked after.

andyseadog

can't go too far wrong with a micra

that one you might though. it has a japanese front bumper and lamps and an irish rear bumper and lamps.

so one end of it has been replaced at some stage, i'm going to take a guess and say it was in a front end collision because the chrome trim from the bonnet vents is painted black too which i asume would have been easier than removing them when it was being sprayed.

also you can only asume they mean the aux belt was done at 60k because these are a chain driven engine, not belt.

CommanderC

andyseadog wrote: »

can't go too far wrong with a micra

that one you might though. it has a japanese front bumper and lamps and an irish rear bumper and lamps.

so one end of it has been replaced at some stage, i'm going to take a guess and say it was in a front end collision because the chrome trim from the bonnet vents is painted black too which i asume would have been easier than removing them when it was being sprayed.

also you can only asume they mean the aux belt was done at 60k because these are a chain driven engine, not belt.

Thanks- I never even noticed that

CommanderC

This one looks good......I think

http://www.gumtree.ie/cp-cars-in-dublin/nissan-micra-5-door-taxed-and-n-c-t-tested-399987949

andyseadog

as regards the black one, micras are ten a penny, i'd hold out for another.

or offer 650-700 max for that one after someone who knows what they are looking at can confirm it was only lightly damaged, even then i still wouldn't like it.

it might be taxed for 3 months, but on a micra thats only 50 quid to be fair so not really that big of an incentive.

edit : the red one looks much more genuine.

CommanderC

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3687575

Sorry to be annoying. Could I ask for opinions on one more ?- a Suzuki Wagon.

andyseadog

CommanderC wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3687575

Sorry to be annoying. Could I ask for opinions on one more ?- a Suzuki Wagon.

stick with the micra, very tried and tested car. i've never owned or driven one but the wagon*r just looks shonky and i'd say its a very nasty car to live with in nearly every sense.

goz83

That Micra has a Learner sticker on it. To me, that says to watch out for the clutch and gearbox. The Micra is also a very common car for first time drivers and old lady drivers. If it were me, I would be buying the micra from 72 year Mary up the road, rather than 21 year old jonny boy from skanger gardens.