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First car

  • 23-07-2020 9:24pm
    #1
    Itainire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 93 ✭✭


    Hello!
    I am looking to buy my first car ever.

    Which expenses should I don't forget when looking for an used car from a authorised car dealer?
    -Car price
    -Insurance
    -Road tax
    -NCT

    Am I missing anything??


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  • #2
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,544 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Nope, that’s about it aside from fuel and servicing/maintenance


  • #3
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,479 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    You need to budget for unexpected repairs too.


  • #4
    Itainire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 93 ✭✭Itainire


    bazz26 wrote: »
    You need to budget for unexpected repairs too.

    Yeah I was thinking that.. the car I am looking at would have 1 year warranty and I would get comprehensive insurance so I hope not to have to pay unexpected repairs tbh hah


  • #5
    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    Itainire wrote: »
    Yeah I was thinking that.. the car I am looking at would have 1 year warranty and I would get comprehensive insurance so I hope not to have to pay unexpected repairs tbh hah

    You've a good way at looking at it. When I was budgeting for my first car, I considered the price of insurance and tax, as the price of the car also.


  • #6
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,544 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Need to keep in mind that you’ll have the car after the warranty runs out.


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  • #7
    Superfoods
    Closed Accounts Posts: 322 ✭✭Superfoods


    Itainire wrote: »
    Yeah I was thinking that.. the car I am looking at would have 1 year warranty and I would get comprehensive insurance so I hope not to have to pay unexpected repairs tbh hah


    If a garage is providing a 1 year warranty, if the car is second hand then normally it is just covering gearbox and engine. Or something along the lines of that.


    Loads of other parts in a car can go wrong, check exactly what the 1 year covers.


    Some garages will offer extended warrantym, like Windsor for about 300 quid but you can sometimes get it thrown in as part of the deal


  • #8
    Ta ceist agam
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 387 ✭✭Ta ceist agam


    Probably not compulsory but most lads pay for a Nurburgring sticker and attach it to their 60bhp car.


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