Who sells cheap cars in Waterford?

Harry Palmr · 07-04-2021 03:28PM #1

and are there any who are straight and honest! I'm getting itchy fingers. My car is fine but I'm looking for something a little bigger pref estate with job in mind. The main garages have no time for budget motoring unless it comes as a finance deal for something new or nearly new. Back before we were declared a "rich" country they'd have a selection of cheap trade ins tucked away round the back.

dzilla · 07-04-2021 03:51PM

not really sure of your budget but I know Martin Barrett's are finished with Skoda and selling not so new cars instead (year 141 - 171), mainly VW / Ford / Skoda / Kia / Hyundai.

Harry Palmr · 07-04-2021 04:06PM

Cheap as in budget cheap - I'm talking 3500 max, probably 2010 as most recent year.

dzilla · 07-04-2021 04:18PM

in that case I would say

Tommy Farrell

john walsh - https://www.carzone.ie/dealers/ireland/waterford/3001656

obriens - http://www.obrienmotorswaterford.ie/

castletown - https://www.donedeal.ie/dealer/castletown-car-sales

Atlantic Dawn · 07-04-2021 04:22PM

If it was me I'd be looking at private sales, the warranty you are likely going to get from a dealer at that pricepoint will be a limited 3 month engine and gearbox, little else. Do your homework and try to buy from someone who has had the car a while and looked after it with service history etc.

Harry Palmr · 07-04-2021 04:29PM

Oh sure that's the obvious thing but I was just thinking about what might be another angle worth looking at. Can't rule out a garage having the specific model spec you're after.

corollake35 · 07-04-2021 04:40PM

Martin Barrett's prices are still main dealer prices from what I can see.
I went there last year looking for something similar to you, but they didn't have anything like that.
A few years ago I bought from Eddie Garry over in Bilberry and found him quite good. He sold me a car with a faulty ABS sensor, I needed the car before he could repair and had to leave back with him later, found him to be very accommodating and easy to deal with.
I can see you're not keen on the private route, but that's where I'd be searching too.

Hijpo · 08-04-2021 11:29AM

There used to be plenty of used cars being advertised by the likes of John Kelly for €2000 - €4000 in the Munster and news and star.

Buddy Bubs · 08-04-2021 11:33AM

Find the right car, not the right garage at that price. 3500 is fairly rock bottom nowadays for anything you'd consider as a work car. There are plenty of gems out there, I wouldn't hold out for a particular garage in 1 small county of Ireland having what you want.

kuang1 · 08-04-2021 01:24PM

Apologies for hijacking this thread slightly.
But I'm wondering if anyone could recommend someone to sell a car for me?
Don't want to deal with the hassle of tyre kickers and time wasters, so would happily pay someone a fee to do that for me.

Any ideas?

punisher5112 · 08-04-2021 01:26PM

kuang1 wrote: »

Apologies for hijacking this thread slightly.
But I'm wondering if anyone could recommend someone to sell a car for me?
Don't want to deal with the hassle of tyre kickers and time wasters, so would happily pay someone a fee to do that for me.

Any ideas?

Throw it up on motors section you may get a boardsie interested...

What is it, year etc...

kuang1 · 08-04-2021 02:53PM

punisher5112 wrote: »

Throw it up on motors section you may get a boardsie interested...

What is it, year etc...

Yeah might do that ta!

171 jetta.

Captain Red Beard · 08-04-2021 05:16PM

kuang1 wrote: »

Yeah might do that ta!

171 jetta.

Advertise it in the farming section too.

dzilla · 09-04-2021 11:45AM

what's everybody's opinion on buying a second hand diesel nowadays? is it something that could potentially be hard to move on in 2-3 years. Would petrol be better option. I see eddie garry has some nice fiesta hatchbacks at the moment all petrol, the guys importing cars from the north seem to be moving away from diesel.

bullpost · 09-04-2021 05:43PM

dzilla wrote: »

what's everybody's opinion on buying a second hand diesel nowadays? is it something that could potentially be hard to move on in 2-3 years. Would petrol be better option. I see eddie garry has some nice fiesta hatchbacks at the moment all petrol, the guys importing cars from the north seem to be moving away from diesel.

Thats part of a cunning plan to get all petrol cars out of the North so they cant be used for rioting

punisher5112 · 09-04-2021 06:32PM

dzilla wrote: »

what's everybody's opinion on buying a second hand diesel nowadays? is it something that could potentially be hard to move on in 2-3 years. Would petrol be better option. I see eddie garry has some nice fiesta hatchbacks at the moment all petrol, the guys importing cars from the north seem to be moving away from diesel.

If you buy a diesel you do big mileage if you don't then buy petrol..,..

Diesels will be around for a very long time yet but the turn is happening where those that don't need them are starting to get petrol

Who sells cheap cars in Waterford?

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