17polarbear

I am hoping that I can benefit from the various levels of research that must have happened, given the huge numbers in the forum, and be pointed in the right direction to, and best method of, make a purchase of a fairly new used, automatic, I am looking for a 7 seater preferably. Any ideas? Pointers?

JLFS

There was one pretty similar for sale a while back, but now it is being used as a mobile knocking shop.......

With the winter being cold........I suppose it speeded up productivity.

17polarbear

Ah! When I saw that it had brothel painted on it, useful as a soup kitchen I thought, and you're right, a decent hot broth would be perfect in the winter.

twistedmelon

The best bit of advice if you are buying private is to know your onions with documentation etc as there are a lot of rip off merchants out there.
If you are looking at fairly new then a dealer may be your best bet but then the problem is that 2nd hand prices aren't far off what it is to buy new.
Availability of an auto 7 seater will depend on where you live.
Milanuncios and segundomano are a couple of sites you could look at, a word of warning, you will notice that prices vary widely for the same vehicle but you will get a general idea.

17polarbear

Well, thanks for the responses all, it seems to be exactly as the UK, buyer beware, choose carefully and checkout the vendor before parting with beer tokens.

petew

Even if you are buying from a main dealer, satisfy yourself that the car hasn't been clocked and that it's not an ex hire car.

Mitzyboy

I bought my car from a garage at Calpe which isnt too far from you. They were very helpful. It's on the N332 between the two Calpe turns, nearer the Southern one. They had some 7 seater type vehicles in there then, but mainly deal in Suzuki

poolboy

there was an auto focus titanium spec in the CBN a couple of weeks ago, 13k e from memory but it was top spec.

New focus out now so if not sold some movement on price to be expected

reggiedh

I am sending you a PM.

Casa Santo Estevo

Have you see the video in this thread? There is no comparison IMHO

shoemanpete

any recommendations for good dealers around Fuengirola area? I am also looking to buy an automatic hatchback.
Anyone give me some ideas as to how much it costs to import a car if I buy in UK? Say...a car valued around 7000 euros, 1.8cc.
Thanks.

Casa Santo Estevo

Several factors affect the cost.
Are you already living here or are you moving across?
Will you use a Gestor or are you willing to run around and dive through the hoops yourself?
The tax to import actually is depending on make, model and year, not on the purchase value.

Fred James

It is based on the original value when new.

That value is discounted according to the age of the car.

There is normally no import tax if the car originated in the EU but there is a tax to register the car in Spain (which applies to all cars, imported or not).

The registration tax is based on the CO2 emissions and can vary from 0% to 14.75%.

Casa Santo Estevo

Sorry FredI, I must have got it wrong I thought "La Agencia Tributaria was a tax office.
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