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Buying a toyota corolla, need advice

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  • 08-10-2008 8:24pm
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    pjjk
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    Hi, I am thinking of buying a toyota corolla luna hatchback 2006.it has 45,000 miles on the clock is €16000 too much to pay???


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    bazz26
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    Seems a bit expensive to me.

    Here are a few cheaper examples:
    http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/Toyota/Corolla/Luna-Hatchback/1194792/
    http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/Toyota/Corolla/1.4-VVT/1050513/

    Anyway, it is a buyers market out there so shop around for the best price and haggle hard. Remember this car will be a year older in just over 2 months time which means it will be worth less come January.


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    pjjk
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    Thanks for the reply, see its part of a trade in, we're trading in a Yaris (01) and getting the Corolla for €11,000. We are just unsure to take it or leave it.


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    colm_mcm
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    bazz26 wrote: »
    Seems a bit expensive to me.

    Here are a few cheaper examples:
    http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/Toyota/Corolla/Luna-Hatchback/1194792/
    http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/Toyota/Corolla/1.4-VVT/1050513/

    Anyway, it is a buyers market out there so shop around for the best price and haggle hard. Remember this car will be a year older in just over 2 months time which means it will be worth less come January.


    That one for €15k isn't actually a Luna (despite the garage putting the badge on) it's actually a UK spec T3, and not worth as much as a Luna.
    (dead giveaways are the lack of number plates, the manuals, and the locking wheelnuts)

    These last of the line Lunas generally go for decent money as they're rare and quite well specced.
    You should be able to get a similar age Avensis 1.6 for near your budget.


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    bazz26
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    colm_mcm wrote: »
    That one for €15k isn't actually a Luna (despite the garage putting the badge on) it's actually a UK spec T3, and not worth as much as a Luna.
    (dead giveaways are the lack of number plates, the manuals, and the locking wheelnuts)

    These last of the line Lunas generally go for decent money as they're rare and quite well specced.
    You should be able to get a similar age Avensis 1.6 for near your budget.

    Good spot there Colm.

    €11K to trade up 5 years from a 01 Yaris to a bigger 06 Corolla doesn't sound too bad to be honest. I would go to a few other garages to compare though, just to see if it is really a good deal.


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