How to bridge the period between selling the old car and getting the new car?

The main "solution" is not not sell your old car until you have the new car

The problem in today's car market is that even cars that pre Covid were cheap are no longer cheap. Even the biggest sheds that need a pile of work done or have no NCT are asking silly money. Cars that normally would have been asking 1k are now 2k+, etc. Have a look how quiet the bangernomics thread is gone these days, there are really no bargains out there.

You'd need to check terms and conditions

But maybe this might work.

You need your insurance but you can just transfer a policy you take out to the new one.....

https://www.nifti.ie/

Sorry about that.

I thought it was similar to those car subscription services in UK like Onto.

:(.

Personally I'd just buy the nicest condition usable for your needs Toyota you can find at whatever price you are willing to pay.

They are usually less likely to go wrong then most other cars and more likely to easily find a new home when you are finished with it as a result.

When it comes to selling the thing then there's the option of the dealer selling the permanent replacement taking it as a trade if you dont want to be dealing with done deal callers.

It sounds properly messy.

How about not selling your current car until you get the new car.

That would eliminate a lot of stress.

I've seen this place discussed here before, you might find someone on it who'll be open to some haggling for a long term rental on their spare car.