Why are cars so much cheaper in Northern Ireland?
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A pre-registered, delivery mileage example of a car I'm interested in has recently appeared in Northern Ireland, at a useful 6-11% cheaper than used, year-old examples with 10,000 miles on this side of the Irish Sea. The spec/options on the NI car is very slightly lower, but nowhere near enough to account for that level of difference.
Looking through the other cars on offer from the dealer and also from other marques, the prices all seemed remarkably lower than I'd expect - especially at the higher end of the market.
Why is this? Just because NI is a smaller market and thus less demand? Or are there any other reasons behind it - are there spec differences on NI cars (surely they're all standard UK spec and trim?), or is an NI registration somehow worth less?
I can't understand it, because at face value it doesn't cost much to pop over there and bring a car back on the ferry - certainly a lot less than the price difference!
Looking through the other cars on offer from the dealer and also from other marques, the prices all seemed remarkably lower than I'd expect - especially at the higher end of the market.
Why is this? Just because NI is a smaller market and thus less demand? Or are there any other reasons behind it - are there spec differences on NI cars (surely they're all standard UK spec and trim?), or is an NI registration somehow worth less?
I can't understand it, because at face value it doesn't cost much to pop over there and bring a car back on the ferry - certainly a lot less than the price difference!
Bear Phils said:
Eh?
It's usually the other way round
Edit: Aren't pre-registered cars significantly cheaper anyway? I've heard many times about pre-registered models being cheaper new, than some used examples
Pre-regs being cheaper is true, I can't understand why a pre-reg would be cheaper than a 1 year old 10k car though? Unless sellers of said cars have their ambitions too high!It's usually the other way round
Edit: Aren't pre-registered cars significantly cheaper anyway? I've heard many times about pre-registered models being cheaper new, than some used examples
I know someone who got Porsche to bring his Cayman over from NI purely because it was cheaper than every other similar spec model in the UK!
cuprabob said:
liner33 said:
Insurance and road tax is much higher though i believe
Road Tax is the same as NI is part of the UK. I think you may be mixing it up with EireETA: one individual car is hardly a representative sample. I think, on average, prices here are still a bit higher.
SMcP114 said:
The cars here are half the price because they are half as good and half as well looked after.
That is a stereotype, yes, but there is a huge element of truth to it, particularly with performance cars.
This ^ in my experince is true, even more so in the Republic of IrelandThat is a stereotype, yes, but there is a huge element of truth to it, particularly with performance cars.
SMcP114 said:
The cars here are half the price because they are half as good and half as well looked after.
That is a stereotype, yes, but there is a huge element of truth to it, particularly with performance cars.
Given that this is PH might I venture this, if the car is sporty/ performance type 99% of people here will ignore it totally.That is a stereotype, yes, but there is a huge element of truth to it, particularly with performance cars.
The vast bulk here want diesel motors. My dad 74 yr old retired , wanted a Skoda Octavia and the garage were thrilled to get rid of a mint one owner petrol car. The difference was about £5 grand from memory from diesel to petrol and he does 5 maybe 5 1/2 thousand mies a year!
johnnyr6 said:
I just bought my subaru from NI. The seller was saying insurance is mad and most were hit pretty hard with the recession making cars that are expensive to run out of the reach of most.
Johnny
hit hard by the recession my balls, you only have to drive after Belfast on an afternoon and you will see some cracking carsJohnny
although
we live in mud huts, and st in a bucket too
then at the end of the week we bury it it at the bottom of the garden
and weed after we sow potatoes
true story
not really
Sorry to resurrect an old thread.
I'm tentatively looking for an XC90 (for my wife, her car needs to sell before we can buy).
Had one a few years ago and can't believe how the prices have not really decreased since we sold it.
We want a 2007 or newer for the lower tax and all issues were sorted by then (hopefully)
There's one I've seen which is in NI and its at least £1500 cheaper than those for sale in England.
Is it purely because of the reduced market and cost of ownership over there?
I'm tentatively looking for an XC90 (for my wife, her car needs to sell before we can buy).
Had one a few years ago and can't believe how the prices have not really decreased since we sold it.
We want a 2007 or newer for the lower tax and all issues were sorted by then (hopefully)
There's one I've seen which is in NI and its at least £1500 cheaper than those for sale in England.
Is it purely because of the reduced market and cost of ownership over there?
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