Buying a car - private or dealer?
Jan 2nd 2006, 9:19 pm
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Buying a car - private or dealer?
We get to Melbourne on Jan 20th and have a hire car booked for a couple of weeks. Was wondering what people's experiences of buying cars has been? I guess the "car dealer" is an international phenomenon (if you get my drift 
) but are there any specific pitfalls that we shoud look for (eg in the UK we're always interested in MOT, service history, mileage etc etc). The last car we bought in Oz was around 10 years ago and was an ancient Mazda 929 from Darwin. Still, it made it the long way round to Cairns!
Or...if anyone knows anyone in the Melbourne area who wants to sell a people carrier...
) but are there any specific pitfalls that we shoud look for (eg in the UK we're always interested in MOT, service history, mileage etc etc). The last car we bought in Oz was around 10 years ago and was an ancient Mazda 929 from Darwin. Still, it made it the long way round to Cairns!Or...if anyone knows anyone in the Melbourne area who wants to sell a people carrier...
Jan 2nd 2006, 10:20 pm
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Re: Buying a car - private or dealer?
Originally Posted by zazutata
We get to Melbourne on Jan 20th and have a hire car booked for a couple of weeks. Was wondering what people's experiences of buying cars has been? I guess the "car dealer" is an international phenomenon (if you get my drift ) but are there any specific pitfalls that we shoud look for (eg in the UK we're always interested in MOT, service history, mileage etc etc). The last car we bought in Oz was around 10 years ago and was an ancient Mazda 929 from Darwin. Still, it made it the long way round to Cairns!
Or...if anyone knows anyone in the Melbourne area who wants to sell a people carrier...
) but are there any specific pitfalls that we shoud look for (eg in the UK we're always interested in MOT, service history, mileage etc etc). The last car we bought in Oz was around 10 years ago and was an ancient Mazda 929 from Darwin. Still, it made it the long way round to Cairns!Or...if anyone knows anyone in the Melbourne area who wants to sell a people carrier...
Obvious if you think about it.
Jan 2nd 2006, 10:26 pm
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Re: Buying a car - private or dealer?
I bought from adealer, but next time will do it privately and get the state motoring organisation to give i the once over like the AA and RAC do in UK. Dealers are rip off merchants no matter where you are.
Jan 3rd 2006, 7:31 pm
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Re: Buying a car - private or dealer?
Originally Posted by zazutata
We get to Melbourne on Jan 20th and have a hire car booked for a couple of weeks. Was wondering what people's experiences of buying cars has been? I guess the "car dealer" is an international phenomenon (if you get my drift ) but are there any specific pitfalls that we shoud look for (eg in the UK we're always interested in MOT, service history, mileage etc etc). The last car we bought in Oz was around 10 years ago and was an ancient Mazda 929 from Darwin. Still, it made it the long way round to Cairns!
Or...if anyone knows anyone in the Melbourne area who wants to sell a people carrier...
) but are there any specific pitfalls that we shoud look for (eg in the UK we're always interested in MOT, service history, mileage etc etc). The last car we bought in Oz was around 10 years ago and was an ancient Mazda 929 from Darwin. Still, it made it the long way round to Cairns!Or...if anyone knows anyone in the Melbourne area who wants to sell a people carrier...
