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Buying 2nd hand from dealer - Hints/Tips?

  • 03-06-2009 12:26am
    #1
    Nulty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,838 ✭✭✭


    My mums 00 Astra (55k miles, she doesn't do cruising :)) had a crash th'other day. cost of the car is 2.6k and cost *of repair* is 3k+ so its a write off. Any way, I'm going to look at another, almost identical, 01 Astra @e3k (57k miles - my mums doppleganger) at a non-SIMI dealer.

    I've never bought a second hand car before but considered trying to get a professional to come along. I'd rather be sure that the car is legit, uncrashed and unclocked. Maybe I'm being paranoid but theres a lot of heisting going on with cars and I dont want to put my mother in a dodgy car.

    Can anyone make any suggestions on how to proceed?

    *edit


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  • #2
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    Personally, i'd feel safer buying privately and perhaps having the car inspected by a mechanic I felt I could trust. One huge advantage of buying privately is that you get to meet the previous owner. My father has so far never bought a bad car - he knows next to nothing about mechanics, but he's very good at reading people. Just my 2c.


  • #3
    Nulty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,838 ✭✭✭Nulty


    Is it easy to get a mechanic to go out and inspect a car with you? I dont know any personally. Maybe I could ask to take the car to a mechanic on the 'test drive'?


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