Buying from NI

[anonymous-user]

Any issues ? I'm looking at a main dealer car, three years old, around £30K and cheaper than counterparts over here.

The only thing I can think of is the MOT as for NI its 4 years. I guess the main dealer would do this a year early as part of the deal.

No issues with logistics I can fly over and ferry the car back but a little sceptical with buying unseen as I'm in southern England and I can see on the pics a kerbed alloy - would you trust a salesman to go over it with a fine tooth comb or do I really need to see it first ?

I'm happy to keep it on the NI plate as I quite like them, a bit different. Would the fact it was first reg in NI impact resale value,would the reg plate do the same. I know I can re register to a normal plate..I say normal as in this side of the water.

[ZX10R NIN]

I've bought from NI on a fair few occasions, ask the salesman to do a walk around video for you (most will do this) & always book a return flight (explain to the salesman you have a three hour window to view the car before you have to fly back) that way you're under no pressure to buy & the salesman is under pressure to sell.

In over 30 occasions of buying in NI I've only flown home once.

[Sir Bagalot]

Plus if you fly with the orange company, and you don't fly back, you can claim the tax portion back

[anonymous-user]

ZX10R NIN said:

I've bought from NI on a fair few occasions, ask the salesman to do a walk around video for you (most will do this) & always book a return flight (explain to the salesman you have a three hour window to view the car before you have to fly back) that way you're under no pressure to buy & the salesman is under pressure to sell.

In over 30 occasions of buying in NI I've only flown home once.

Just the 30 ? :-)

Thanks. I can already see a damaged alloy, I guess I would simply want some honesty and Integrity but in my experience a walk around video doesn't pick up minor stuff that I would want doing.

I can fly with Flybe locally and would want just the one trip without messing around. I guess thats the issue with logistics.

Other than that I guess no real issue other than asking them to slap an MOT on it as its just over the 3 years.

[stevemcs]

I never bothered with booking a return flight and would only book the ferry once i had purchased the car. MOT isn't an issue if you wanted to drive it back and get it MOT'd on your return.

Make sure you fly into the right airport.

[Jamescrs]

Sir Bagalot said:

Plus if you fly with the orange company, and you don't fly back, you can claim the tax portion back

Any Airline should allow the same, many years ago I worked for British Airways and even on non refundable tickets the taxes were always refundable on non used tickets

[Jimmy Recard]

Hi all,

Any issues with buying a car from Buckinghamshire? What about Staffordshire?


That’s the same question really. You’re overthinking