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debating if I should buy a cheap car rather than keep hiring
debating if I should buy a cheap car rather than keep hiring
by karllap » Mon Nov 01, 2021 4:34 pm
Hi, We have just bought a holiday home and imagine that we will be using it for around 10 to 12 weeks per year to start with as we can only come over when my Wife has holidays as she works in a school.
I'm trying to figure out if it would be more cost effective to buy a really cheap car to keep here and use when we are here or to hire each time we come
One of the contributing factors is that due to us only being able to come over in the school holidays price of car rentals seem to be higher
Another option I thought of if there are any people or companies that do a car share scheme as I would guess there are others in my position and may work the opposite way round ie don;' use their house in school holidays as they prefer to come when its quieter and cheaper
I'm trying to figure out if it would be more cost effective to buy a really cheap car to keep here and use when we are here or to hire each time we come
One of the contributing factors is that due to us only being able to come over in the school holidays price of car rentals seem to be higher
Another option I thought of if there are any people or companies that do a car share scheme as I would guess there are others in my position and may work the opposite way round ie don;' use their house in school holidays as they prefer to come when its quieter and cheaper
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Re: debating if I should buy a cheap car rather than keep hi
by jpeg » Mon Nov 01, 2021 4:44 pm
Plenty of cheap cars round the 1000 euro mark some good one at 500 euros as well I would buy a car here a nd keep it maintained and ITVd
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Re: debating if I should buy a cheap car rather than keep hi
by karllap » Mon Nov 01, 2021 4:54 pm
jpeg wrote:Plenty of cheap cars round the 1000 euro mark some good one at 500 euros as well I would buy a car here a nd keep it maintained and ITVd
Thanks for the quick reply, 500 to 1000 Euros is exactly the mark I was looking at, where would be a good place to look for cars at that price?
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Re: debating if I should buy a cheap car rather than keep hi
by Chrisdee » Mon Nov 01, 2021 5:04 pm
If you are in no hurry, wait and see what comes up on here. Quite a few seem to be going back to the UK so you never know what might pop up.
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Re: debating if I should buy a cheap car rather than keep hi
by jpeg » Mon Nov 01, 2021 5:07 pm
Facebook is full of them but take a mechanic with you
Their is a Ford Focus saloon on Market place long ITV on their. looks like a very good car i pmd you a link
Their is a Ford Focus saloon on Market place long ITV on their. looks like a very good car i pmd you a link
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Re: debating if I should buy a cheap car rather than keep hi
by Chrisdee » Mon Nov 01, 2021 5:12 pm
There is also a young lady who rents out cars on Facebook, her name is Lisa Maria Daly, they look like older cars so maybe contact her and ask what her rates would be.
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Re: debating if I should buy a cheap car rather than keep hi
by karllap » Mon Nov 01, 2021 5:23 pm
jpeg wrote:Facebook is full of them but take a mechanic with you
Their is a Ford Focus saloon on Market place long ITV on their. looks like a very good car i pmd you a link
That's brilliant thanks, is it a big deal to buy a used car privately in Spain? I change my car all the time in the UK so am happy viewing etc but no idea on the formal process of actual transferring ownership
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Re: debating if I should buy a cheap car rather than keep hi
by Paul58 » Mon Nov 01, 2021 10:03 pm
karllap wrote:jpeg wrote:Facebook is full of them but take a mechanic with you
Their is a Ford Focus saloon on Market place long ITV on their. looks like a very good car i pmd you a link
That's brilliant thanks, is it a big deal to buy a used car privately in Spain? I change my car all the time in the UK so am happy viewing etc but no idea on the formal process of actual transferring ownership
It's a lot more complicated buying a used car in Spain as opposed to buying one in the UK. You'll probably need a gestor (professional legal aid) to assist with the transfer of ownership. You need to pay a transfer tax and all debts & fines stay with the car, not the owner, so be careful. A gestor will make sure that no debts remain.
Insurance will be via a Spanish company and will usually include breakdown cover, as you can't tow a car in Spain. Another advantage is that the insurance covers the car and usually any driver over 25yo, so your friends, guests, kids? can legally drive the car with your permission (which means that it could be shared). Tax is paid to the town hall via the Suma and is usually less than the UK, downside is that there's no SORN (well not easily). ITV(MOT) is required every year (for the car within your budget) and many garages will sort this out for you. Some parking companies will do this at a cost if you're not in the country.
There are a number of very good value parking companies near Alicante airport, where you can park the car while in the UK (300 euros or so per year). They will deliver your car to the airport when you arrive.
When comparing against car hire companies, especially with their increased costs, it's a no brainer.
Good luck.
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Re: debating if I should buy a cheap car rather than keep hi
by PGA » Tue Nov 02, 2021 11:03 am
Might be worth contacting Seguro Car Parking at Alicante airport. I used their car sharing scheme for some time before buying my own and a very good service. You can then get pre-agreed rates for "hire" all year round regardless, subject only to how many days a year you want to purchase. You deposit a sum on account and use that allowance through the year before renewing.
Also handy that you could elect a small hatchback for one trip and a big 7 seater for another if you had guests etc so depending on requirements for that particular visit.
Also handy that you could elect a small hatchback for one trip and a big 7 seater for another if you had guests etc so depending on requirements for that particular visit.
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Re: debating if I should buy a cheap car rather than keep hi
by ROOTCHOI » Tue Nov 02, 2021 12:06 pm
can you advice me a good reasonable Gesto near Vila Martin area and a car parking Company with their address with Email/ Phone No. at Alicante Airport please.
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