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Car has been for sale at dealer for 10 months--problematic?

  • 23-02-2019 08:05PM
    #1
    moonage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 890 ✭✭✭


    I have my eye on a 2011 car at a dealer's. I haven't seen it in person yet.

    I believe it's been there about 10 months. Will the fact that it hasn't been driven (apart from the odd test drive) for such a long time have much of an effect on the integrity of the engine or the reliability of the car in general?

    Is this something I should be wary of or is it something not to be too worried about?


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  • #2
    blade1
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    moonage wrote: »
    I have my eye on a 2011 car at a dealer's. I haven't seen it in person yet.

    I believe it's been there about 10 months. Will the fact that it hasn't been driven (apart from the odd test drive) for such a long time have much of an effect on the integrity of the engine or the reliability of the car in general?

    Is this something I should be wary of or is it something not to be too worried about?
    Timing belt if there is one,I'd want changed for starters.
    Brakes could also get sticky.


  • #3
    Toyotafanboi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,903 ✭✭✭✭Toyotafanboi


    Its probably fine.

    People will write you a list of every item conceivable that "could" need replacement, tyres, brakes, rubber suspension components, fluids, belts, exhaust and so on but in all reality 10 months is not that long a time, particularly if it's been ran/ moved occasionally.

    A conventional pre sale service should be enough to let that car back on the road, any issues would be noted during that anyway. Personally I don't think a timing belt is justified.


  • #4
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,310 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    moonage wrote: »
    Is this something I should be wary of or is it something not to be too worried about?
    More chance that it'll be moved every so often if at a dealers, than if left on someones driveway.

    IMO, if you think it's a great price for the car, bring someone who knows about cars with you in case there's a reason why it's still there.

    Would it be an unpopular car for any reason?


  • #5
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,596 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    I'd check it for mould and damp, including the boot.


  • #6
    EPAndlee
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    It's fairly common, some cars just stick. More than likely it's been driven in those 10 months. I would be checking for damp or mould


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  • #7
    JoeA3
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    What sort of car is it? Something relatively mundane, a diesel econobox I’d be surprised if it was sitting that long.
    But something a bit more niche, e.g. a performance car, a coupe, it’s not unusual for it to sit. It’ll likely have been driven more than occasionally in that time though.


  • #8
    moonage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 890 ✭✭✭moonage


    JoeA3 wrote: »
    What sort of car is it? Something relatively mundane, a diesel econobox I’d be surprised if it was sitting that long.
    But something a bit more niche, e.g. a performance car, a coupe, it’s not unusual for it to sit. It’ll likely have been driven more than occasionally in that time though.

    It's a fairly mundane Suzuki Swift.

    The NCT is up next month, so if I were to buy it it'd have a fresh NCT and I'd also get it checked out by a mechanic beforehand. Hopefully these checks would pick up any problems.


  • #9
    the_syco
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    moonage wrote: »
    The NCT is up next month, so if I were to buy it it'd have a fresh NCT and I'd also get it checked out by a mechanic beforehand. Hopefully these checks would pick up any problems.
    An independent one, as the garage one would be looking to not spend money!


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