What's the most you would spend on Done Deal?

Just spent 16.5k private.

Had I a budget of 20K it would have been the same gig.

I didn't any difference between a chain-link fence type dealer and a private sale tbh.

[edit: wrong: a chain link fence dealer knows nothing at all about the car. He could have bought it at auction yesterday. You can't interrogate a chain link fence dealer]

Tip: people buy off people so the primary work is ascertaining the person your buying from. Not the state of car. That comes second...

Main/reputable dealers - fair enough but you'll pay a premium for a warranty that's worth it in my view

NB:

In case you didn't know, Toyota/Lexus do a 1yr warranty on cars less than 10 yrs old, even if they haven't been main dealer serviced up to that point. Get the seller to subject it to that (strike a deal: you pay of it clears / you both go halfs if its doesn't) and you have a lot of peace of mind.

They won't warranty pre existing conditions, so the service will tell you whether there are pre existing conditions! Doesn't have to be main service, just minor oil and plugs. They'll still put it through a serious test. Have the battery checked if hybrid.

If the seller ain't game then why not?

Maybe other brands do similar?

PS: Google Maps Streetview is good for checking is that dealer there since last night (if coming across a dealer who has something you want) or for a number of years. Just go to it in streetview then roll back the years to previous versions.

Delta Cars on the Naas Rd (for instance) got turned up noses on here "anything on the Naas Rd is fly by night - poo!"

Streetview had them there since 2009 or something...

I haven't looked through (or interpreted) the T&Cs in any great detail ...but hybrid and EV components are in there.

€250 oil & filter service on a 9 yr old Lexus and you a pretty comprehensive 1 year warranty.

Colour me impressed!

Pay with a bank draft and buy it on a Friday. Takes 3-5 businesss days to clear. Gice you time to really check the car.

Cancel the draft if not happy

Yup. I checked. All you need is the receipt they give out with it.

And in further good news (for those sub 10yr old Toyota / Lexus owners who want to avail of a 1yr warranty for the cost of a minor oil/filter tyoe service: that warranty moves with the car.

So if buying a car with that warranty, you get the remainder of it.

Probably add to the value of the car if you were selling it with manufacturers warranty.

Then again: existing conditions discovered during that warranty obtaining service aren't included in the warranty.

So either clean bill of health (= added sales attraction). Or issue identified and excluded from warranty + issue now known to the buyer (which is a good/ bad thing depending on your morality as a seller)

I'm sure it did. All I was saying is that folk can avail of 1 yrs warranty when selling a 9yr old Toyota or Lexus.

Maybe other marques offer that kind of deal? Sounded good to me.

Mines late 2016 so later this year, in for a 250 quid service and with luck a years warranty on the whole thing.

Great value.

No worries

No worries. 2016 IS300h first reg sept 2016 with 127K km up.

Lovely drive (stepping out of an 07 A4!)

But I'm it for the alleged reliability. With 2nd hand prices these days and my tendency to resent even putting petrol on a car, i intend to repurpose this car as my coffin come the time

Model for this warranty!