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Buying up north. Is it worth it?

  • 16-02-2017 8:44pm
    #1
    dbagman
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,216 ✭✭✭


    Just wondering on peoples opinions. Im looking for a second car for herself. Have a commercial jeep myself but with a bun in the oven were gonna need a 'family' car. Not sure of budget,under 5k anyway Id say. So im wondering...for that price range are the savings worth it?


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  • #2
    bmwguy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,006 ✭✭✭bmwguy


    Not really at that price level. Republic of Ireland has cheaper cheap cars than anywhere else in the world if that makes sense!

    Even a few hundred quid in travel expenses up and down a few times eats into it, not so much in a 20k purchase.

    But I suppose decide what you want in a car then compare prices


  • #3
    PVF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25 ✭PVF


    Hi does anyone have or know of a contact in the UK where I can get a commercial jeep.Im looking on autotrader but they seem to have very little of what I want.Im trying to source a sportage commercial in or around 2011-2013 if possible.Any help would be grateful thanks.


  • #4
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84,713 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
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    Commercial jeeps don't really exist in the UK, they are converted from passenger vehicles in Ireland for tax reasons.


  • #5
    PVF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25 ✭PVF


    So I'd be better off buying a passenger and converting it when I bring it here?


  • #6
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,360 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    There is a crowd in Dublin I think that do most of the commercial conversions but I think Revenue are gone very strict around what can qualify as a commercial vehicle these days.


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  • #7
    kay 9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,676 ✭✭✭kay 9


    PVF wrote: »
    So I'd be better off buying a passenger and converting it when I bring it here?

    Vrt will be higher going that route


  • #8
    dbagman
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,216 ✭✭✭dbagman


    kay 9 wrote:
    Vrt will be higher going that route


    Not if they buy it bring it in and do the conversion before it goes for its vrt.


  • #9
    millington
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,288 ✭✭✭millington


    dbagman wrote: »
    Not if they buy it bring it in and do the conversion before it goes for its vrt.

    It will have to be registered as commercial in UK first though I think


  • #10
    bs2014
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 734 ✭✭✭bs2014


    http://www.ogh-enterprises.com/
    These crowd do a lot of the local commercial conversions for some of the manufacturers.


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