Wanted: Automatic car
Looking to buy a good automatic car, mid size, ford focus / Fiesta, or similar. Willing to pay a fair price for a good car
Looking to buy a good automatic car, mid size, ford focus / Fiesta, or similar. Willing to pay a fair price for a good car
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2022 8:25pm
Helpful member
"Will to pay a fair price for a good car"
Then don't shop in Spain. The second hand market here is ridiculous.
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2022 9:48pm
Super helpful member
I fully agree.
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2022 12:52am
Lukas wrote on Fri Feb 18, 2022 8:25pm:
"Will to pay a fair price for a good car"
Then don't shop in Spain. The second hand market here is ridiculous.
Thanks for the heads up, hoping to find someone looking to sell locally, and avoid the hassle of going from garage to garage
Spanish used car prices seem crazy to us Brits especially when new car prices are competitive.I recently imported a 2005 Beetle convertible from the UK.Paid £500 for it in the UK cheapest I could find in Spain at the time was €5000,and we all know that older Spanish cars are usually not in very good condition!Anyway my fun summer car is now registered here at an all in cost of another €1200.Its RHD but not a problem for me.
Advertisement - posts continue below
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2022 11:06am
DUI wrote on Sat Feb 19, 2022 10:02am:
Spanish used car prices seem crazy to us Brits especially when new car prices are competitive.I recently imported a 2005 Beetle convertible from the UK.Paid £500 for it in the UK cheapest I could find in Spain at the time was €5000,and we all know that older Spanish cars are usually not in ver...
Read more...
...y good condition!Anyway my fun summer car is now registered here at an all in cost of another €1200.Its RHD but not a problem for me.
Thanks maybe that’s worth looking at, i would prefer a LHD though I will do a some searching online and see what’s available
Again thanks for that adv
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2022 11:15am
Super helpful member
Have a look at www.autoscout24.com. Easy registering in Spain however MUST have a COC.
https://www.spainmadesimple.com/insurance/car/buying-used-cars/
Make sure you know what you are doing buying privately, it may be best to use a gestor if you go this route.
LHD is obviously better in Spain,but even trying to buy LHD in UK is more expensive than LHD.COC is important I bought mine online.In the past automatic was never very popular in Spain,different now though.
DUI wrote on Sat Feb 19, 2022 11:25am:
LHD is obviously better in Spain,but even trying to buy LHD in UK is more expensive than LHD.COC is important I bought mine online.In the past automatic was never very popular in Spain,different now though.
Also, if you buy a Spanish registered LHD in the UK you cannot drive it on UK soil and there have been some instances of being ripped off on the forum as UK garages either don't know about the rules or choose to ignore them and you need to be able to check if there are any fines, unpaid road tax or worse, an embargo on the car. I've no idea if you can drive it in France.