Buying second hand car in Sydney
Nov 13th 2010, 11:21 pm
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Buying second hand car in Sydney
Is there a place anyone can suggest where is good place/area to pick up reliable second hand cars in the Sydney area.
Nov 14th 2010, 12:05 am
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Re: Buying second hand car in Sydney
Paramatta Road, from about Lewisham up to Strathfield. More car dealerships than you can shake a stick at. It's a long walk though - probably best to hire a car for the day to drive around them all.
I found that cheap second hand cars were something quite rare though - often high kms and low on warranty cover. I ended up spending a bit extra and got a new, albeit very cheap, car.
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Nov 14th 2010, 2:10 am
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Re: Buying second hand car in Sydney
When you say cheap, what numbers are you talking and what type of car.
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Nov 14th 2010, 2:12 am
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Nov 14th 2010, 9:28 am
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Re: Buying second hand car in Sydney
Went the slightly more dodgy route myself recently, and found a car on eBay (we wanted a fun weekend car as we don't need a car to commute so picked up a Jeep Wrangler). Had a look on carsales.com.au and drive.com.au and found a few, but ended up viewing a couple on ebay and won one of them. So far couldn't be happier; make sure you do your research tho with regards to stamp duty and insurance (some companies accept UK no claims) when setting your budget tho, otherwise you might get a nasty surprise!
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Nov 15th 2010, 4:34 am
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Re: Buying second hand car in Sydney
I would go to "Auto Alley" Church St. Parramatta. No need to hire a car. Train/bus to Parra. and walk down one side and up the other. Almost every make of car known to man can be found there.
Nov 15th 2010, 4:44 am
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Re: Buying second hand car in Sydney
Found a 2004 HOLDEN BARINA with only 42,666km for $6,990 and I am going to negotiate a reduction in price 
Nov 15th 2010, 4:47 am
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Nov 15th 2010, 1:34 pm
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Re: Buying second hand car in Sydney
Check out gumtree.com.au too.
Nov 16th 2010, 4:22 am
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Re: Buying second hand car in Sydney
We bought our second hand Honda CRV from Paul Patterson Motors on Parramatta Road. Still going strong after 3 1/2 years, I think we got a good deal (was very surprised to pay stamp duty buying a car though!).
Nov 16th 2010, 4:26 am
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Is stamp duty paid only when buying from dealers or private as well
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Nov 16th 2010, 8:16 pm
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Re: Buying second hand car in Sydney
www.carsales.com.au
Biggest online car sales here in Oz. You can also try the auctions, which is where I picked up my last little runabout
www.pickles.com.au
Good luck
Biggest online car sales here in Oz. You can also try the auctions, which is where I picked up my last little runabout
www.pickles.com.au
Good luck
