Buying during the Covid19 pandemic

I think you're missing my point.

aFlabbyPanda wrote: »

I think you're missing my point.

Covid threads are that way -->

timple23 wrote: »

If you buy a car that has no tax, are you allowed to drive it home with no tax? What do you say if stopped by guards?

Technically you’re actually not allowed to.

If you shower a gard a hand written letter saying you just bought it, 99 percent would be fine. The other 1 percent would give you 10 days to produce tax.

You could meet a complete an utter arse that would impound it, but that’s highly unlikely.

Once it’s insured and NCTd, drive on.

No, it’s actually a “shifty eyes” meme, I think. It’s there 10 years or more at this stage

I'm looking to buy a car at the moment and like the look and orice of this car but the price seems too good, should I be wary?

https://www.carsireland.ie/2774122

bazz26 wrote: »

It's an undesirable entry level spec Clio with the free flat white paint so the cheapest Clio you could probably buy new at the time. Could well have been a rental car at one point. The majority of them sold would have been the mid spec Dynamique with nicer metallic paint.

Ok, I actually like the white colour, so you think its priced for what it is?

If they are not prepared to stand over it with a warranty then I wouldn't bother. Might as well cut out the middle man dealer and his profit at that point and just buy privately.

There is also a 2019 Dynamique model with a bit higher mileage (not overly high) in metallic wine asking 11,700 on carsireland.ie.

L-M wrote: »

That would surely have 3 months manufacturer warranty left, if not more?

That's true, aren't they all 5 years since 2015?

I had reason to travel through limerick today. Almost every garage was open and not just for service. I could see punters walking around the showrooms of at least two garages.
Judging by the amount of people around generally, most people are making their own restrictions.

I'm considering buy a 2019 Renault Clio from a small trader. It's an Irish car. Just wondering should I do a Vehicle check on it and if so, which one would you use?

carsfan2 wrote: »

I had reason to travel through limerick today. Almost every garage was open and not just for service. I could see punters walking around the showrooms of at least two garages.
Judging by the amount of people around generally, most people are making their own restrictions.

Test drove two different new vehicles last Friday & Saturday in Limerick, other than mask wearing it seemed like it was business as normal, just rambled in, had a look at a couple of models, asked to drive what I was interested in, no problems at all.

On one of the tests, stopped at Gardai checkpoint on way back to dealership, had a great chat with the two male guards about the vehicle, they were sound

Theres absolutely no benefit of cash to a genuine private seller. It benefits a business who can pocket the cash and under declare how much the car sold for, and thus can offer a discount to the buyer (doesn’t just apply to cars, ‘cash price’ is a thing in many industries)

If it’s a large amount just be prepared for Questions when you try lodge kt

timple23 wrote: »

Anyone know how long its taking to get log books in the post after change of ownership? Private sale.

Recently done it, new log book within a week I think.

timple23 wrote: »

Anyone know how long its taking to get log books in the post after change of ownership? Private sale.

Did you see the book when buying the car.

caustic 1 wrote: »

My daughter is buying her first car from a car dealer. As far as I am aware the car is English Reg. She paid a deposit nearly 2 weeks ago and is waiting for him to get in touch, she rang at the beginning of this week and he says he was still waiting for paperwork. What is the normal waiting time for this? The car is 2020 and we thought it would be in around a week but it seems to be running on. Can anyone guide me on this?

The dealer would need to get an appointment for VRT inspection, looking in Dublin I could get one tomorrow, Saturday or any day next week in Northpoint, could be different around the country but backlog is nothing near what it was like towards the end of last year. You get the new registration details there and then once VRT payment is made.

Same situation here. Waiting on a Car ordered in November. Except car is now ready and they can't get it registered as there is no Stat Code on Revenue to pay the VRT.

SarahSTARRR wrote: »

I bought a brand new car in August 2020 and never received a log book. Are they issuing them at the moment?
I've received all the tax info about a week after and my car has been taxed since then but I am moving house now and need the log book to change address which I haven't gotten yet!

You should have received it after you taxed it. You could ring the tax office and say you never got it and see or just apply for a replacement which is €12.

I bought a new car this week from dealer - they sent me a full video of the car I was interested in and all the information , we spoke on the phone and then they arranged to meet me for a test drive, when I arrived the car was ready and sanitized , the keys were in the car and the dealer stayed distanced and masked as did I...when finished I wiped the car down with the wipes they left and went home , we spoke on the phone to agree a price - went to the dealership to collect and car was valeted and sanitized , all the forms were laid / account info was laid out and ready to be signed , they collected them handed me the keys and we parted ways.

are all dealerships open now? or is it still by appointment?

fryup wrote: »

are all dealerships open now? or is it still by appointment?

Any I've seen are operating with drop ins and when I went to collect a new car last week the showroom was busy with prospective buyers and others picking up cars.

The one I was in was open, but I was there to look at a specific car and was able to test drive it on my own, though I left my own keys, but I was doing a trade in anyway.