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floydbloke

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#175220 22-Jun-2015 10:10
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I haven’t really kept up with used car prices. Looking on Trademe helps a bit but listings show what people are asking, not what they’re selling for. Shopping around for my son’s first car. Have been offered this for $2,500:

 

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=898024584

 

which still seems quite a lot to me for a 21 year old car. It’s got 4 good tyres and apparently it has professionally had rust removed from around the windscreen.
Worth $2.5k or not?




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  #1329638 23-Jun-2015 07:28
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rokki: In my experience this particular engine was no where as good as the 1600 engine of toyotas. Also buy NZ new with a history used import odometers are not to be trusted. always get a mechanic to check.


Certified used import odos are a step ahead of uncertified used NZ odos - especially for diesel where RUC is a strong incentive to disconnect the odo. (But the OP is talking $2,500 cars here, so it's not relevant anyway).
If you need a mechanic to check out a $2500 car - rethink the whole idea of buying a car in that price range.  All will have faults - and if you start rejecting them based on faults, you'll end up spending the $2500 on mechanic checks, and have nothing left to buy the car with.  If you can't DIY, then buying an old clunker is going to end up in tears anyway - even if it's a Toyota.
Many private sellers expect dealer prices for used cars - so if you're not good at haggling and don't have a lot of time to spend checking out cars, spend a bit more and buy from a dealer, where at least you get some protection from the CGA.
The difference between description / photos and reality when it comes to many of the clunkers offered for sale on TM etc is huge. Not to say that the sellers are a pack of dreamers/liars, just prone to extreme exaggeration/glossing the turd - and it's "most" of them - not "some".

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