"Anybody else notice the price of second hand cars is really expensive?
For example a 2012 golf with 150k miles on the clock for 7.5 k euro.. Imo crazy for an 8 year old car with that miles.. "
I'm not sure but wasn't there an increase in VRT in the budget? That would lead to 2nd hand cars value increasing. I presume the Golf you mention was diesel, if petrol then surely overvalued. |
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By *aid backMan
over a year ago
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"Anybody else notice the price of second hand cars is really expensive?
For example a 2012 golf with 150k miles on the clock for 7.5 k euro.. Imo crazy for an 8 year old car with that miles.. "
I picked up a 152 open insignia with 130k miles on the clock for 6000 at the start of the lockdown. |
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"Anybody else notice the price of second hand cars is really expensive?
For example a 2012 golf with 150k miles on the clock for 7.5 k euro.. Imo crazy for an 8 year old car with that miles..
I'm not sure but wasn't there an increase in VRT in the budget? That would lead to 2nd hand cars value increasing. I presume the Golf you mention was diesel, if petrol then surely overvalued."
A 1.6 diesel.. Too expensive better off buying in England or out of the north then pay the vrt than pay that money would still save a few thousand easily |
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"Anybody else notice the price of second hand cars is really expensive?
For example a 2012 golf with 150k miles on the clock for 7.5 k euro.. Imo crazy for an 8 year old car with that miles.. "
Absolutely scandalous ..7.5K !!.. FFS...l'm driving a now 22yr old corolla for the last 3 years ,150,000 miles..l bought it for €500 ...an absolutely beautiful car to drive ..going like a dream |
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"Anybody else notice the price of second hand cars is really expensive?
For example a 2012 golf with 150k miles on the clock for 7.5 k euro.. Imo crazy for an 8 year old car with that miles..
Absolutely scandalous ..7.5K !!.. FFS...l'm driving a now 22yr old corolla for the last 3 years ,150,000 miles..l bought it for €500 ...an absolutely beautiful car to drive ..going like a dream "
Toyotas are bomb proof in fairness. |
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Your in Louth so look up usedcars.ni
You will save yourself a couple of grand with vrt cleaned and all. I bought my last 2 cars up there much better choice and spec of used cars, but be quick as vrt is being increased massively in January from the budget just gone which is going to make it more expensive than buying in the south then |
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Be careful buying up north or uk, all car before 2016 have to pay a nox tax as well as vrt so depending on the car the nox can be an extra 2500/3000 on some diesels which doesn't make it worthwhile anymore so check the nox tax before you buy. |
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By *enguin1Man
over a year ago
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It’s all to do with Parents buying cars for college students who are commuting 1/2 days a week to college instead of living away from home.........plus people are shying away from public transport |
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By *d01Man
over a year ago
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I buy and sell a few Cars , Nothing at the moment .. I sold a 11 hiline golf tdi for 5600 last yr bout nov .. Since then golfs are making over 6500 1.6 tdi . Cant be got as dealers either arent trading inn or being sold on DD .. id view private sales maybe u might pick up a deal |
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By (user no longer on site)
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We get ripped off in Ireland when it comes to cars and car insurance. The Polish guys I work with cant believe the lack of choice here and the fact that theres so many brand new cars being bought that are absolutely bog standard. Only two years ago one guys wife bought a new car that only had electric windows in the front. What we pay for big standard is more than what alot of Europeans are paying for cars with all the extras. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"We get ripped off in Ireland when it comes to cars and car insurance. The Polish guys I work with cant believe the lack of choice here and the fact that theres so many brand new cars being bought that are absolutely bog standard. Only two years ago one guys wife bought a new car that only had electric windows in the front. What we pay for big standard is more than what alot of Europeans are paying for cars with all the extras."
So true.... the spec on imports is always way ahead of what you’ll get here.
Want the 4th wheel? Doesn’t come on the basic model and will be €2k extra  |
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I got a Renault Kadjar, less than 3 years old. The engine soze has a lot to do with how much vrt you obviously a bigger or sportier car would be dearer to import. |
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"Be careful buying up north or uk, all car before 2016 have to pay a nox tax as well as vrt so depending on the car the nox can be an extra 2500/3000 on some diesels which doesn't make it worthwhile anymore so check the nox tax before you buy."
All cars have nox tax added, it's just lower on newer cars. |
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That's expensive OP, im just reading through the threads and i never knew cars are that expensive in Ireland. I wanted a golf, but i could not find a good car in my price bracket.
So i brought a Skoda, much cheaper on car price, insurance and it has a golf engine 1.9tdi. I brought it for £2000 with 80,000 on the clock, 3 years later i wouldn't change my car. Its brilliant. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Anybody else notice the price of second hand cars is really expensive?
For example a 2012 golf with 150k miles on the clock for 7.5 k euro.. Imo crazy for an 8 year old car with that miles..
Absolutely scandalous ..7.5K !!.. FFS...l'm driving a now 22yr old corolla for the last 3 years ,150,000 miles..l bought it for €500 ...an absolutely beautiful car to drive ..going like a dream
Toyotas are bomb proof in fairness."
Just look at the middle East with all those Toyota pick up trucks with machine guns... They last longer than most regimes out there |
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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago
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"Anybody else notice the price of second hand cars is really expensive?
For example a 2012 golf with 150k miles on the clock for 7.5 k euro.. Imo crazy for an 8 year old car with that miles..
Absolutely scandalous ..7.5K !!.. FFS...l'm driving a now 22yr old corolla for the last 3 years ,150,000 miles..l bought it for €500 ...an absolutely beautiful car to drive ..going like a dream
Toyotas are bomb proof in fairness.
Just look at the middle East with all those Toyota pick up trucks with machine guns... They last longer than most regimes out there "
Best ever Top Gear segment |
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"That's expensive OP, im just reading through the threads and i never knew cars are that expensive in Ireland. I wanted a golf, but i could not find a good car in my price bracket.
So i brought a Skoda, much cheaper on car price, insurance and it has a golf engine 1.9tdi. I brought it for £2000 with 80,000 on the clock, 3 years later i wouldn't change my car. Its brilliant. "
That’s not just the engine that’s identical. They’re built on the same platform. It’s basically the same car with different clothes on. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Anybody else notice the price of second hand cars is really expensive?
For example a 2012 golf with 150k miles on the clock for 7.5 k euro.. Imo crazy for an 8 year old car with that miles..
Absolutely scandalous ..7.5K !!.. FFS...l'm driving a now 22yr old corolla for the last 3 years ,150,000 miles..l bought it for €500 ...an absolutely beautiful car to drive ..going like a dream
Toyotas are bomb proof in fairness.
Just look at the middle East with all those Toyota pick up trucks with machine guns... They last longer than most regimes out there "
I got my Toyota a bit cheaper when l declined the offer of the extras of the machine guns |
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Recently bought a 16 Mazda 6 60k on clock fully loaded leather unreal colour gumetal grey
Heads up driving display..
2.2 ltr diesel rocket
Nct 2 yrs taxed until Jan
Cost me 14k from a dealer..
Always had opel but never again
Mazda 3 saloon a good car too..
Check them out.. wont disappoint
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Buy a 30 year old car, classic insurance, nct every 2 years and €56 fixed rate of tax per year  "
how does that work buddy? Me dad has an 1998 escort thats just liyin there he can't drive so he said if I wanted it it's there for me. but its an absolutely bullet proof car lovely ta drive just needs some light repairs. But are you limited on millage on classics when comes too insurance? Me uncle said it too me do the classic insurance job but I'm not sure if there's a catch on it of not as I'd be up an down too Dublin often especially now with a family member sick. |
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"Buy a 30 year old car, classic insurance, nct every 2 years and €56 fixed rate of tax per year how does that work buddy? Me dad has an 1998 escort thats just liyin there he can't drive so he said if I wanted it it's there for me. but its an absolutely bullet proof car lovely ta drive just needs some light repairs. But are you limited on millage on classics when comes too insurance? Me uncle said it too me do the classic insurance job but I'm not sure if there's a catch on it of not as I'd be up an down too Dublin often especially now with a family member sick."
Your limited to between 8000 and 16000kms per year, and you must be over 25. The higher on the millage limit you want to be the more expensive your insurance will be so it all depends on how much millage you are going to be clocking up per year |
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