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Why is it so hard to buy a used car??

  • 23-02-2008 08:53PM
    #1
    timemachine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭


    Why is it so hard to try and buy a car. Have been looking for a car for over a month wthout much success. Am looking for private sale, but some sellers are asking for way over the odds. Does everyone have this probleam to.


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  • #2
    JHMEG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,684 ✭✭✭JHMEG


    timemachine wrote: »
    Why is it so hard to try and buy a car. Have been looking for a car for over a month wthout much success. Am looking for private sale, but some sellers are asking for way over the odds. Does everyone have this probleam to.

    Look at the cheapest 5 of the year and model you're looking for. If nothing takes your fancy, bide your time and something will come up.

    Or better again: import a car from the UK. Time it right and you could turn it into a weekend away.

    Or try auctions. They're on fairly regularly.


  • #3
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 41,108 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    timemachine wrote: »
    Why is it so hard to try and buy a car. Have been looking for a car for over a month wthout much success. Am looking for private sale, but some sellers are asking for way over the odds. Does everyone have this probleam to.

    what car you looking for?


  • #4
    timemachine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭timemachine


    Am looking at between 1.3 and 1.4. Prefer Japanese. Must be Nct for at least 12 months. No more than 8 years old, but would go for older car if I thought car was in good condition. Prob spent 6k at most. Have seen couple I like, but price wasnt worth it. A Mitsubshi carisma, but seller was asking for to much. Am still waiting to see if he will com down on price.


  • #5
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,683 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    I don't know judging by all the used cars out there for sale at the moment it appears to be a buyer's market.

    Just have a bit of patients, if your prepared to wait then the right car will come along. I did this and the right car did come along eventually.


  • #6
    --amadeus--
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,095 ✭✭✭--amadeus--


    Are you joking? There are 3 private sale 1.4 Honda Civics, all 2001, on Carzone between €4,800 and €6k. Or a couple of Mazda 323's (2002), private sale and sub €6k. Or your pick of no less than 16 Toyotas (2 Versio, rest Corolla), all 2001, all sub €6k. Include dealers (why does it have to be private?) and your choice increases by a factor of 4 or more.

    With the glut of cars out there at the minute if you can't find what you want you must have quite unrealistic expectations.


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  • #7
    timemachine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭timemachine


    So have you taken all this cars ou for test drive and had a meachanic check them out????.


  • #8
    JohnCleary
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,205 ✭✭✭✭JohnCleary


    TBH from the sounds of things you're being too tight budget wise. You're probably expecting something for nothing

    It's a buyers market, but you're probably taking this too literly. People aren't going to give away their carss


  • #9
    --amadeus--
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,095 ✭✭✭--amadeus--


    timemachine wrote: »
    So have you taken all this cars ou for test drive and had a meachanic check them out????.

    Errr, no, I'm not buying the car so why should I?

    You wanted a Japanese car, 1.3/1.4, younger than 2000, private sale and less than 10k. A couple of minutes on Carzone and I found 21 cars that match those criteria. It is very improbable that all 21 are mecanical turkeys.

    Your question was "Why is it hard to buy a second hand car". I think the answer is "It's not if you are realsitic in your expectations". No 6 or 7 year old car will look showroom fresh, be realistic about what you'll get and there is a car out there.


  • #10
    Churchy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 258 ✭✭Churchy


    Perhaps a topic "Why is it so hard to find a decent buyer" should be made.

    Points could included :

    They want my car for nothing.
    They complain that others have just been serviced : they want it done (for free) before buying.
    Promise me they will call to view but never do.
    Sorry I went up a kerb on test drive and buckled your alloy wheel - no my insurance wont cover that.
    OMG my "friends" on teh intraweb say its not a good deal , I want to pull out of it and get my deposit back. (see numerous boards threads on deposits)

    Did I mention this :
    They want my car for nothing.


  • #11
    who_ru
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,019 ✭✭✭who_ru


    well said churchy people expect way too much nowadays - next thing they will insist on seller including a years free tax on the car as well.


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