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Interested in a Car but are the AA/Rac check worth it.

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  • 25-08-2006 3:14pm
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    PowerHouseDan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,659 ✭✭✭


    Hey,

    I am after movin over to wales and i am looking for buy a car over here, This morning i managed to find a 316i Coupe... Air Con/Alloys standard inter... The Car is spotless after from Missin 1 wing mirror(Ebay) The Car has 87k Miles on it... Mot for 10 months taxed till Dec...He is looking for 1800 for it but reckon i can get it for 1600 or soo... Its a 1997.. Does that price seem good for 97 316i coupe?Thing is i wouldnt no very much about the mech side of cars and AA/Rac want the bones of 140 Pounds to get it checked out...


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    mike65
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    Sounds pretty good money (expect people to say "buy a 2.0"!) if you really know diddly-squat then 140 squids is worth spending. Just find out if the survey comes with a guarantee.

    Mike.


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    unkel
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    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    £140 is a lot cheaper than what you'd pay here. I'd go for it
    mike65 wrote:
    (expect people to say "buy a 2.0"!)

    Isn't it a lot cheaper to insure a car with a bit more oomph in the UK compared to here? If it is, why would you limit yourself to a 316, Dan?

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    Seth Brundle
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    You could find a local mechanic for less but Im assuming that you don't know any there.
    The AA/RAC will look at the car for you and let you know if its worth buying. If its not then you lost £140 but that is a lot less than the money spent on buying a crap car!
    If you go to the site in my sig, there are folk there who would probably help you look at a car for nowt. Its worth asking!


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    Paul (MN)
    Closed Accounts Posts: 291 ✭✭Paul (MN)


    make sure that £140 covers everything. I thought the full tests were the guts of £200.

    If you are on a limited budget I wouldn't do it. Parts can be expensive etc.
    Plus, £200 is a good % of the purchase price!

    If you can afford to fix a few things or can see that work has been done on it then go for it.


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    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,742 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    looking at theaa.com they outsource the vehicle checks to this crowd(www.dekra-assured.com) but it costs £199 for a '97 316i.
    (their price rises to £249 if the size goes over 2L for some reason)


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    PowerHouseDan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,659 ✭✭✭PowerHouseDan


    I have a car over here, been lookin for a few on ebay aswell there is a lovely lookin one about 1 hour drive i am considerin havin a look..I am limiting myself to a 1.8 litre to be honest, was considerin spendin a extra 1k to buy a tdi golf with the price of petrol... I will have a look on the Bmw boards and sure i will get it checked out better save than sorry..


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    wingnut
    Registered Users Posts: 1,939 ✭✭✭wingnut


    I'd second getting a Deisel. The Mondeo 2.0 TDCi is cheap to insure in the UK, and a nice roomy car. Does decent MPG as well.


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