Thinking about buying a second-hand car? What brands will you find best value in? Here’s a little dig around what’s currently available out there in two-year old cars and the kind of value that is to be had.
The used car website, carzone.ie is probably one of the bigger websites in this space in Ireland. They currently have about 40,000 used cars listed.
The most popular makes of cars there are:
- Ford (4,022 cars listed)
- Volkswagen (3,532 cars listed)
- Toyota (3,365 cars listed)
- Nissan (2,844 cars listed)
- Opel (2,549 cars listed)
- BMW (2,395 cars listed)
- Renault (2,120)
We love our Ford cars here in Ireland and in particular we love our Mondeos. One in five of the Fords listed on Carzone is a Mondeo, and there are 214 alone with a 08 reg. There really is great value to be had here. The most expensive 08 Mondeo on offer is priced at €29,950, while the cheapest is listed at €12,500.
When it comes to Volkswagens, the Golf is really the flag bearer. One third of the Volkswagens for sales on Carzone are Golfs and the 08’s range in price from €33,155 to €11,900. Passats are also very popular and these range in price for a 08 from €28,750 to €14,950.
Toyota and “reliability” go hand in hand and between the Corolla and Avensis the family car market has been sown up for years by the Japanese brand. You’ll pick up a 08 Corolla for anywhere between €19,500 and €11,950. An Avensis can be had for prices ranging from just €21,500 to €13,950.
At the smaller end of the market there is great value to be had in buying a Nissan Micra. Ranging from €13,600 to €7,250, that’s a differential of 50% from top to bottom of the range in the ultimate small car.
Opel’s top car for 2008 is the Astra. The slightly sportier models start at €26,000, but you’ll also pick up a decent model for €9,950. There are 261 Astras for sale currently which means that there is plenty of opportunity for negotiation.
Shifting up a gear to the BMW doesn’t meant that here is any less value to be had. You can buy a 3 Series for as much as €52,950 or as little as €17,000. In fact, that price difference means that BMW of all the cars is probably where the best value is to be found.
Last in our list is Renault and their most popular car is the Megane. You’ll get your hands on a 08 cabriolet for €21,950, but prices go as low as €9,349. The Laguna is also popular and these range from €28,500 to €10,450.
Considering all of these price ranges on the most popular second-hand cars in Ireland there is an average difference of 54% between the most expensive and the least expensive. And with so many on offer there should be plenty of haggle room.
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