Thoughts and opinions on these motors please

everlast75

So I've had a golf for 3 years and a gti for 1.

I'm tired of paying 500e a month on a car loan and so am gonna try something different.

I've decided to sell it and reduce my car loan from around 18k to 5k (leaves me with 10k to spend all in).

There are 3 cars (at the moment) I'm looking at.

https://www.usedcarsni.com/2011-Mercedes-C-Class-BLUEFFICIENCY-C220-SPORT-2-2-CDI-AUTO-204095479

Pro - nice but those alloys are 700stg. No dsg

https://www.usedcarsni.com/2010-B-M-W-3-Series-325d-SE-4dr-Step-Auto-205332388

Pro- powerful and frugal on fuel and dsg. Con - a bit plain inside and quite common

https://www.usedcarsni.com/2009-Audi-A4-S-LINE-TFSI-AUTO-206872908

Pro - classy car - dsg. Con - not very powerful

Whatcha all think?

punisher5112

Very random....


Diesel and petrol???

Do you need diesel and does a diesel suit .....


Remember our tax system is totally different to the UK so they may be low tax there but much higher here.

lawred2

Merc for me. The other two do nothing for me personally

The 10k mentioned? Is that a stg budget or EUR budget?

Will you be importing to the republic? If yes, have you factored in vrt?

bear1

The second one has an engine warning light and passenger airbag warning light on.. I'd be wary of that one.

everlast75

punisher5112 wrote: »

Very random....


Diesel and petrol???

Do you need diesel and does a diesel suit .....


Remember our tax system is totally different to the UK so they may be low tax there but much higher here.

Random indeed. Thought a nice cross section would be best to consider. Plan on keeping it for a year or two and then see if I miss a more modern car.

Petrol or diesel suits. I've a 25k commute each way to work.

I'd prefer auto for a change and with dsg you can retain a bit of control.

The VRT on each of them is about 1k euro - once the tax is not prohibitive I'm happy enough.

lawred2

bear1 wrote: »

The second one has an engine warning light and passenger airbag warning light on.. I'd be wary of that one.

Car possibly hasn't been started??

punisher5112

lawred2 wrote: »

Car possibly hasn't been started??

Could well be was dead battery and brought in for photos but would need checking.

punisher5112

everlast75 wrote: »

Random indeed. Thought a nice cross section would be best to consider. Plan on keeping it for a year or two and then see if I miss a more modern car.

Petrol or diesel suits. I've a 25k commute each way to work.

I'd prefer auto for a change and with dsg you can retain a bit of control.

The VRT on each of them is about 1k euro - once the tax is not prohibitive I'm happy enough.

Merc does look well, Audi in s line are nice but there are so many Audi's now they nearly all look the same.

Seen a S3 2017 yesterday lovely motor.

everlast75

punisher5112 wrote: »

Could well be was dead battery and brought in for photos but would need checking.

I've contacted them and asked him to send a video (an option on their website)

everlast75

punisher5112 wrote: »

Merc does look well, Audi in s line are nice but there are so many Audi's now they nearly all look the same.

Seen a S3 2017 yesterday lovely motor.

Low mileage and s line is indeed nice- as is dsg. He will take 8k straight with 1k euro and 1k vrt.

I'd be keener for a Quattro and the 2 ltr diesel mind...

bazz26

Is that A4 actually S Tronic (Audi's dsg)? My understanding was that the front wheel drive ones used the old multitronic CVT gearbox in that model. That car looks like a multitronic to me.

Edit: Motorcheck does indeed confirm it's multitronic CVT.

everlast75

OmegaGene wrote: »

Mercedes would be my choice
Are you going to sell your own privately ? The used car market has fallen big time since the sterling crash

Sold it to a garage. About 2k less than I "think" I might get- lots less hassle too

everlast75

bazz26 wrote: »

Is that A4 actually S Tronic (Audi's dsg)? My understanding was that the front wheel drive ones used the old multitronic CVT gearbox in that model. That car looks like a multitronic to me.

Edit: Motorcheck does indeed confirm it's multitronic CVT.

Sorry Bazz. My ignorance is showing. I thought DSG was essentially paddle shift, which it has

bazz26

everlast75 wrote: »

Sorry Bazz. My ignorance is showing. I thought DSG was essentially paddle shift, which it has

Ah to be fair the seller incorrectly lists it as DSG too.

Zubeneschamali

everlast75 wrote: »

Sorry Bazz. My ignorance is showing. I thought DSG was essentially paddle shift, which it has

Paddle shift is just a way to control the box.

CVT is a horror from the 1950s.

bear1

lawred2 wrote: »

Car possibly hasn't been started??

No it's on, you can see by the rev counter.
May be a dead battery but I'd be still very careful in case it's something worse.

aaakev

The VRT on the merc is about €4,700. Where are you getting €1k from??

punisher5112

Find a car and go onto revenue vrt calculator.

You will get a better deal across the water.

eurokev

aaakev wrote:

The VRT on the merc is about €4,700. Where are you getting €1k from??

I got €2800 on the motorcheck.ie.

It's at least that anyway. It wouldn't be a grand in a million years anyway

aaakev

eurokev wrote: »

aaakev wrote:

The VRT on the merc is about €4,700. Where are you getting €1k from??

I got €2800 on the motorcheck.ie.

It's at least that anyway. It wouldn't be a grand in a million years anyway

Use the revenue vrt calculator, its €4700. Love to know where the 1k came from

everlast75

aaakev wrote: »

Use the revenue vrt calculator, its €4700. Love to know where the 1k came from

Give me a chance mate - I was out all day.

I had checked the VRT on the Audi and the beamer and they were about 1k. I thought the merc was too. I will check em out better when I get to a pc

ba_barabus

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

CVT is a horror from the 1950s.

Yet it's leading the way of the future

aaakev

everlast75 wrote: »

aaakev wrote: »

Use the revenue vrt calculator, its €4700. Love to know where the 1k came from

Give me a chance mate - I was out all day.

I had checked the VRT on the Audi and the beamer and they were about 1k. I thought the merc was too. I will check em out better when I get to a pc

The audi is just over 1k, the bmw is €3700

Motormadcork

If your swaying towards the C220 would you not see if you can get your hands on a C250. More bang for buck and when selling it in the future there would be more of a demand due them not being readily available in the republic ?

everlast75

aaakev wrote: »

The audi is just over 1k, the bmw is €3700

Ah ffs


I'm off to buy a f*^×ing micra

everlast75

did a bit more searching and it will be bring me about 3.5k over the budget ( :eek: ) but found this

https://www.usedcarsni.com/2012-Mercedes-C-Class-C220-AMG-SPORT-CDI-BLUEEFFI-C-AUTO-MERC-HISTORY-197125172

Facelift model, FMSH. He will do it for 10,200.

VRT seems to be between 2510 and 2704 (my calc and his).

It's above the budget as I said, but will be a far more modern car and with it being the facelift, will hopefully be easier to sell in a couple of years.

Anyone had any experience of this model?

FUBO

VRT will certainly be more that 3500ish id reckon it cost us 2880 to bring in 2014 PASSAT CC
But i do think cars in the North are slightly more expensive then across the pond

everlast75

FUBO wrote: »

VRT will certainly be more that 3500ish id reckon it cost us 2880 to bring in 2014 PASSAT CC
But i do think cars in the North are slightly more expensive then across the pond

His quote went of the emissions - 136 which is what is on his log book which led to his €2704

When I entered the details, the emissions was 131 which meant €2510

Is there any way of getting the exact figure as opposed to an estimate before I buy, other than the physical inspection which I believe happens when you import a car, i.e. after it has been bought?

rocky

everlast75 wrote: »

His quote went of the emissions - 136 which is what is on his log book which led to his €2704

When I entered the details, the emissions was 131 which meant €2510

Is there any way of getting the exact figure as opposed to an estimate before I buy, other than the physical inspection which I believe happens when you import a car, i.e. after it has been bought?

The log book /V5 value is used by the VRT crowd, so his figure is correct.