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How much is my 2009 Ford Focus worth?
How much is my 2009 Ford Focus 1.8 Ghia with 130,000km on the clock worth?
Declan Wrenn
Jul 2019 Filed under: used car values
Cash for cars sites any good?
Hi guys,
I have a 2011 Saab 9-3 Vector Sport with 56k miles, 1.9 TTDi. I need to sell it as we only need one car in the family now and the Saab is only being used at the weekend. There are a few Irish websites offering to buy cars for cash. Do you know if they are any good? Should I expect a trade in price or less?
Any advice much appreciated.
Regards Rory.
Rory Donoghue (Dublin 12)
Aug 2018 Filed under: used car values
Value of my 2004 Toyota Avensis?
How much is my 2004 Toyota Avensis worth with 90,000 miles on the clock?
Thank you
Elaine Carwood (Dublin)
Dec 2012 Filed under: used car values
Price range of a good Nissan Skyline GT-R?
What is the price range of a good Nissan Skyline GT-R? And what are the things I should look for?
Ramon Kaspers (Cork)
Jan 2013 Filed under: used car values
How to sell a 2000 Toyota Avensis?
Hi,
I have a Toyota Avensis that I want to sell for export. It's year 2000 with 180,000 miles on the clock. The car is still running but the head gasket is not far from going (have to fill coolant up regularly). Do you know who might buy car from me and how much I'd get?
Ken Hayes (Cashel)
Jan 2013 Filed under: used car values
Why do Irish car buyers not get discounts?
Hi,
I wonder if you could explain something I don't really understand about the Irish car buying market, even though I have a big interest in cars and the industry. Why is it that Irish car buyers hardly ever seem to get the sort of discounts that buyers in Britain do? I'm not just referring to the fact that overall new and used prices are cheaper there.
I wanted to buy a new or nearly new Peugeot 508 here recently and thought I would get a reasonable discount, which I pushed for, as that model does not sell as well as many of it's rivals and I thought the Peugeot dealer would be delighted to sell a saloon seeing as the market for them is declining so much and so many people now want SUVs instead. Alas, I could not get any sort of decent discount for a new or nearly new 508. It is well known that in Britain the buyer often gets a sizeable discount for car types or models that lag behind many rivals in sales, or for certain brands such as Vauxhall/Opel and Citroen. From what I observe and hear, you don't get decent discounts either for certain makes and models here in Ireland.
Higher VRT and other taxes here, don't explain these differences alone. I thought with Brexit and the vast increase in used and nearly new imports that Irish dealers would be more price competitive, but I'm surprised also that the prices of good fresh second hand cars here haven't come down more in this backdrop. For some good reasons, I'd prefer to buy here than from abroad, but it just seems that Irish car buyers can't catch the breaks that UK buyers get at all! Do you agree with me or can you kindly explain these differences in both markets?
Thanks, JC
JC Holohan (Waterford)
Jun 2018 Filed under: used car values
Original value of 2009 Discovery?
Hi,
I am trying to find the original market value of a 2009 Land Rover Discovery 3 Commercial. Can you assist please
Thanks
Gearoid Flannery (Cork)
May 2018 Filed under: used car values
Average price for an older Opel Astra?
Hello there!
I would like to ask what was the average price for an 1998 Opel Astra hatchback in 2011? I need an answer to prove I sold it at a good price (the buyer paid €600).
Klaudyna Biesaga (Cavan)
Jan 2013 Filed under: used car values
Value of a 2015 Kia Soul diesel?
What is the used car value of a 2015 (151) Kia Soul EX CRDi with 100,000km on the clock? It has a full service history and was recently serviced.
Mary Kinsella (Dublin)
Jun 2018 Filed under: used car values
Thoughts on my Touran's value?
Hi there, just want to get another opinion on trade in value.
I bought a 162 Volkswagen Touran in a Highline spec with the 2.0-litre engine not 1.6 and the car cost me just slightly over the €40k mark. We have been pricing around to trade up for a 182 Tiguan Allspace and I've tried five to six Volkswagen dealers with the highest of €22k as a trade-in value for my own car, so that’s a loss of €18k in two years and there was me thinking buying a VW was a sound bet!
I also contacted Volkswagen Ireland and the response I got was "your local dealer is best equipped to give you the best trade in." Is it any wonder people are deciding to go to the UK to buy when there is a serious rip off culture in this country? I look forward to your thoughts on this.
Thanks
David
David Hayes (Dunmanway )
May 2018 Filed under: used car values
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