Buying a car

Old Mar 25th 2005, 9:04 am
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Im also going to need to get a car when I'm out there, I'm looking at either a Ford Focus, or a Citreon Picasso, can anyone advise me whether I should buy new or used, and what sort of figures we are talking about. I appreciate prices vary greatly but some average costs would be great. Also what about insurance, where do I get it from, how much is it likely to be?
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Im also going to need to get a car when I'm out there, I'm looking at either a Ford Focus, or a Citreon Picasso, can anyone advise me whether I should buy new or used, and what sort of figures we are talking about. I appreciate prices vary greatly but some average costs would be great. Also what about insurance, where do I get it from, how much is it likely to be?
I would buy new. There is not a lot of difference in price because here HP is over 8 years so people hold on to their cars and expect to get their money back when they sell. Also there can be legal problems and cost when buying seconhand.

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Old Mar 30th 2005, 8:19 am
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HP is great...if you can get it!! Most expats can't prove an income so can't get hp.

You do need to be careful buying second hand, best buying from a dealer than a private sale.

For a Ford Focus, 3 years old with average milage you are looking around the 8000 Euros bracket.

Insurance wise, there are good fully comp policies with Direct Line (Called Linea Directa in Spain). For a Focus type car, fully comp, any driver age 25+ you are looking around 500 Euros per year (the last time I checked!!!).

Hope this helps.
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Old Mar 30th 2005, 9:05 am
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Try looking at this page as I gave this advice only last week.



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