Condron Car Sales Carlow

martineire

Hi has anyone ever had experience in dealing with Condron car sale just outside carlow? Looking at buying a car off of him and just looking for some feed back about him?

Thanks

sparkynash

Did you buy a car from condron after....i too have been in to him but didn't buy.he sells 500 cars a year

Noccy_Mondy

sparkynash wrote: »

Did you buy a car from condron after....i too have been in to him but didn't buy.he sells 500 cars a year

Ah now talk is cheap, that's 1.4 cars a day taking into account he's open Sunday's.... someones been telling porkies!

sparkynash

Dunno but he does have a big turnover in cars.he told me he only looks for 500 to 1000 profit per car...his cars are always very well priced compared to most dealers.

road_high

sparkynash wrote: »

Dunno but he does have a big turnover in cars.he told me he only looks for 500 to 1000 profit per car...his cars are always very well priced compared to most dealers.

Oh they all say that
He's out the Portlaoise road ain't he, looks like he developed from the side of his house (nothin g wrong with thst of course).

sparkynash

I looked up uk cars from uk dealers and even in sterling a Skoda superb is 12500 sterling,he has uk superbs for same price,where is his profit coming from.i check his site very often and he moves alot of cars.he makes 500k per year not bad for a small operation at what looks like his parents house

blindside88

I bought a car from him in 2011. Peter is the guys name and is very good to deal with. He buys ex fleet and rental cars and turns them fairly quickly. Mainly high mileage cars but well documented

sparkynash

May i ask what you bought and how did the car go,any problems with it.

blindside88

sparkynash wrote: »

May i ask what you bought and how did the car go,any problems with it.

I bought an 06 vectra. No problems really, couple of minor things that you'd expect, needed a wiper linkage and an air flow meter after about a year. I bought it with 200k kms on the clock and sold it last year with 360k kms on it and it was still going well. Changed it as I wanted something different

sparkynash

That's good to hear,i need a car myself and went to him,he seems sound.

blindside88

sparkynash wrote: »

That's good to hear,i need a car myself and went to him,he seems sound.

He is but bear in mind it's a trade sale so no warranty as far as I remember. He may have changed this now as he seems to be selling a lot more now

sparkynash

Ohhh didn't know that.what would worry me is as you said ex fleet cars mmmmn ie company cars that anyone who has a company car drives the sh..ite out of them.

blindside88

sparkynash wrote: »

Ohhh didn't know that.what would worry me is as you said ex fleet cars mmmmn ie company cars that anyone who has a company car drives the sh..ite out of them.

I wouldn't worry about that too much to be honest, fleet cars are generally services on time and given everything they need when they need it, unlike most cars for sale in Ireland. Just have a mechanic look over it and have a look at the service book

slimjimmc

blindside88 wrote: »

He is but bear in mind it's a trade sale so no warranty as far as I remember. He may have changed this now as he seems to be selling a lot more now

If a business is selling to the general public then it's not a trade sale it's a consumer sale. That doesn't mean he's obliged to give a warranty (they're optional) but it does mean you have all the usual statutory protection as a consumer. It may not get some things sorted easily but at least you're not entirely left high and dry like you could be if you were buying as a trader.

blindside88

slimjimmc wrote: »

If a dealer is selling to the general public then it's not a trade sale it's a consumer sale. That doesn't mean he's obliged to give a warranty (they're optional) but it does mean you have all the usual statutory protection as a consumer.

When I bought my car off him he said it was trade sales only (his words) he was involved in, he was only starting out then so may have gone more main stream now. I see he now deals with trade ins also which he didn't then

Vince007

Logged in to this site to give out about the Garth Brooks concert been cancelled . Loads of reviews and info that I never know about here. Anyway look up Condron Car Sales to see had they any reviews. I bought my BMW 520d from them in 2011. Going like a clock and never missed a beat. Due a upgrade soon(if the funds let me) and I will be going back to them. Sister bought a Mazda 3 last year and a good few lads in work that I told about them bought up there too. Nice cars and easy to deal with.

sparkynash

Thanks for the positive feedback about condron.

sparkynash

Was the BMW uk import

Vince007

No my BMW was a Irish reg (D) car but my sisters was a UK import. He put in on Irish plates for her before she collected it.

Truckermal

I smell shilling...

sparkynash

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sparkynash

blindside88 wrote: »

I wouldn't worry about that too much to be honest, fleet cars are generally services on time and given everything they need when they need it, unlike most cars for sale in Ireland. Just have a mechanic look over it and have a look at the service book

Well so much for fleet cars being looked after,I bought a passat from condron a 1.6 diesel and it had full vw service history and I can tell you there not maintained that well,first the air con compressor failed then the egr valve and the car was on variable service intervals.Fleet cars are sold on for a reason,there about to start breaking and cost the fleet company money.

Truckermal

sparkynash wrote: »

Well so much for fleet cars being looked after,I bought a passat from condron a 1.6 diesel and it had full vw service history and I can tell you there not maintained that well,first the air con compressor failed then the egr valve and the car was on variable service intervals.Fleet cars are sold on for a reason,there about to start breaking and cost the fleet company money.

None of those items have anything to do with maintenance.

porsche boy

sparkynash wrote: »

Well so much for fleet cars being looked after,I bought a passat from condron a 1.6 diesel and it had full vw service history and I can tell you there not maintained that well,first the air con compressor failed then the egr valve and the car was on variable service intervals.Fleet cars are sold on for a reason,there about to start breaking and cost the fleet company money.

As has been said, none of these fall under scheduled maintenance. A car on variable service should be looked after better in theory as the car analyses the quality of the oil etc and throws on a service light when it reaches a pre defined level of carbonisation or consistency depending on maker. Also all the fleet driver has to do is call the account manager in the fleet company and they arrange service & replacement car so it's no hastle at all for him.

Fleet cars are sold on for a reason, yes. The fleet operators usually get them from a dealer with an agreed buyback amount after 36 months. Nobody that has a company car usually keeps them for longer than 2 or 3 years. It reflects very well on a company if they have a fleet of current model current reg cars.