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Right price cars?

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  • 04-12-2008 7:31pm
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    Stark
    Registered Users Posts: 20,995 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi,

    Would anyone know the history of this dealer? I've been looking for a new car and the best option seems to be a car from them. The trading address has me a bit worried though: "Old airport road, cloghran, swords". The same trading address as that "airport used cars" company that was caught clocking cars. I will try and get a check done on the car regardless, but it would save me wasting my time if they turned out to be the same company renamed. Fingers crossed not though.

    Cheers.


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    Hal1
    Registered Users Posts: 8,720 ✭✭✭Hal1


    Chances are its the same crowd just renamed or a sister company. Do a check on the vehicle history anyway.


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    Stark
    Registered Users Posts: 20,995 ✭✭✭✭Stark


    Okay, don't think it's them as Airport used cars are still trading (www.airportusedcarcentre.ie). I guess nothing left but the usual caveat emptor stuff...


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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,458 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Didn't/Doesn't "Jap Cars" have the same address as that?


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    richardsheil
    Registered Users Posts: 691 ✭✭✭richardsheil


    As far as I know a lot of their cars come direct from Murray's Europcar.

    This in my opinion is a good thing.

    Richard


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    johnnysmack
    Registered Users Posts: 2,108 ✭✭✭johnnysmack


    if a dealer was clocking the mileage, is there any way an average joe would be able to tell?


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    derry
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,380 ✭✭✭derry


    johnnysmack wrote: »
    if a dealer was clocking the mileage, is there any way an average joe would be able to tell?

    no

    Even a good mechanic can be fooled if its done very well

    Your best bets are verifiable service records from the car and knowing the general abilties of that type of car over the period of time If its low milage say ~20k and has the original jap crap spec tyres which look to be ~20K tryes it might be true after 20K its much more tricky.

    Knowing the owner and the history of the car such as neighbour or friend who bought it new works well

    Derry


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    brendos1b
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭brendos1b


    They are not the same company as Airport Autos and from what I understand the fellow who owns it is very well respected. I am in the motor Business myself and would use him. Hope this helps.


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    SV
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,534 ✭✭✭SV


    Doubt they are.


    There's a lot of car dealerships on that stretch of road.


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    Táck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,744 ✭✭✭Táck


    they are run by two brothers


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    pipsqueak
    Closed Accounts Posts: 618 ✭✭✭pipsqueak


    they had a lovely 04 x5 sport diesel (not comm) with leather last week , sold it for 24k, cheapest anywhere! and ive ben looking


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