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First car advice.

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  • 03-04-2005 9:20am
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    spunkymunky
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    Hi guys

    Looking at buying my first car and have a somewhat limited budget, hoping around the €4000 mark. Have my eye on a few car but mainly these are private sales. Would like to but form a dealer but generally very hard to find cars in my price bracket. One salesman said that the bigger more specialised dealers (mongey plunket, denis mahony, etc) wouldnt really keep such cars and that i would be better of at a privatly owned trader. Is this true? Are these places reputable or is there some cowboys about (heard a few stories). Does anybody know some good reputable places?
    Thanks
    SM


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    camarobill
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    what cars are u lookin at ;)


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    spunkymunky
    Registered Users Posts: 674 ✭✭✭spunkymunky


    Ideally a Golf but i know thats gonna be tough to find.
    Polo, Ibiza, 106, 306. Generally a hatchback up to 1.4. No micra, cinquchento (spell)
    Maybe a punto or bravo but trying to avoid fiat on advice of many.


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    Kimbot
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    I saw a 02 Ibiza for 6000 in a dealers yard opposite merlin motors a couple of weeks ago. Are you working full time???


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    green-blood
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    are you working full time???

    you will bloody well need to be to pay the sort of extortionate interest on a car from one of the merlin type supermarkets... and DO NOT trust the condition of the cr have it independantly assesed if you dont know motors very well


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    spunkymunky
    Registered Users Posts: 674 ✭✭✭spunkymunky


    Thats the thing leaving job at end of month and nothing lined up, hence the budget. (and i know leaving a job to go to nothing is kinda mad but staying would drive (no pun) me mad) 6000 a little more than i wanted to spend.


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    camarobill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 449 ✭✭camarobill


    finglas ford centre/citroen/and motor city,finglas offramp m50,there not near me but iv bought cars there for years,theres all types of second hand cars there ;) iv always got a good deal there,after sale service was a1 if thats any help.u always get a better deal if u have no trade in.


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    spunkymunky
    Registered Users Posts: 674 ✭✭✭spunkymunky


    A deal with no trade in? Is that if you pay cash?
    On that note, do any dealers take motorbikes as a trade in. Have to get rid of the one i have.


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    camarobill
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    any deal with no trade in ;) u dont need cash,bmw take bikes in,theres a joe duffy moter centre in finglas tooo,whats the bike ur selling.


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