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Buying in the North of Ireland

  • 21-02-2017 8:42pm
    #1
    BabysCoffee
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    I'm planning on buying a car up North. Does anyone know if Northern dealers will take a Republic of Ireland reg as trade in?


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  • #2
    bazz26
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    Some will if they have a dealer contact in the South who they can sell it straight too.


  • #3
    BabysCoffee
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    bazz26 wrote: »
    Some will if they have a dealer contact in the South who they can sell it straight too.

    Thanks Bazz.

    Car is really only suitable for scrappage - might they take this also, do you think?


  • #4
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85,504 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    Some will but if you can at all though it's much better to sell down here private, your car will typically be worth 20-40% less than the same car in the UK, then on top of that the dealer will knock their commission out of it.


  • #5
    BabysCoffee
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Some will but if you can at all though it's much better to sell down here private, your car will typically be worth 20-40% less than the same car in the UK, then on top of that the dealer will knock their commission out of it.

    Thanks Atlantic Dawn. Think the car I'm selling is pretty much worthless


  • #6
    Mnc0814
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭Mnc0814


    Are you planning on financing the new car? I couldn't get finance for a car in the north even though I've worked there all my life. I live in the south so had to arrange my own


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  • #7
    BabysCoffee
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    Mnc0814 wrote: »
    Are you planning on financing the new car? I couldn't get finance for a car in the north even though I've worked there all my life. I live in the south so had to arrange my own

    Probably will get a credit union loan. So like a cash buyer I guess.


  • #8
    Roger Mellie Man on the Telly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,108 ✭✭✭Roger Mellie Man on the Telly


    Donegal dealers will certainly take a Republic of Ireland reg as trade in.


  • #9
    Mnc0814
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭Mnc0814


    Roger Mellie Man on the Telly wrote: »
    Donegal dealers will certainly take a Republic of Ireland reg as trade in.

    Donegal is in the Republic though. I may have misinterpreted but I think OP is referring to buying a car in Northern Ireland.


  • #10
    BabysCoffee
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    Yes it's a dealer in Belfast


  • #11
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,182 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    I see Desmond Motors in Derry (main Ford dealership) is now advertising that they accept RoI trade-ins.

    I suppose being so close to the border probably opens up a lot of potential customers for them.


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  • #12
    slave1
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    BabysCoffee wrote: »
    Thanks Atlantic Dawn. Think the car I'm selling is pretty much worthless

    Is it worthless? If it has 6months NCT and someone buys it, taxes it and insures it they can use it as a scrappage car in 6 months time, plenty of scrappage deals around...


  • #13
    BabysCoffee
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    slave1 wrote: »
    Is it worthless? If it has 6months NCT and someone buys it, taxes it and insures it they can use it as a scrappage car in 6 months time, plenty of scrappage deals around...

    NCT is up in a month. It's a 2003 car, not going to get through the NCT


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