Comments on: Irish used car buying guide https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/irish-used-car-buying-guide/ Helping people view money differently while chronicling my own path to financial independence in Ireland and Canada Tue, 09 Aug 2022 15:00:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Meagan https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/irish-used-car-buying-guide/#comment-1077 Sat, 25 Sep 2021 10:14:37 +0000 https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/?p=1720#comment-1077 In reply to Prabagaran.

Hiya, The cost we paid was to the dealer and no additional costs were applied to us so the dealer took care of all of those costs when they imported them.

]]> By: Meagan https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/irish-used-car-buying-guide/#comment-1076 Sat, 25 Sep 2021 10:12:02 +0000 https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/?p=1720#comment-1076 In reply to BK.

Hi BK, Thanks as ever for you support and encouragement 🙂

]]> By: Meagan https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/irish-used-car-buying-guide/#comment-1075 Sat, 25 Sep 2021 10:11:15 +0000 https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/?p=1720#comment-1075 In reply to Paul.

Hi Paul, Interesting point, to be honest no I did not really take that into consideration. I suppose like anything it’s about weighing risk vs probability. For me, buying older cars in cash is a major part of why we are as financially secure as we are which has all kinds of real benefits for our mental health and time with our son etc. Also, I could be faulty in my thinking but I feel like brands like Toyota and Honda are more trustworthy in their reliability and safety features even from 10 years ago and on the flip side of the argument, even newer cars have unknown faults that have not yet been discovered and recalled so there could be unknown risks there in newer vehicles too. Would be interested to hear more if I’m way off point here 🙂

]]> By: Prabagaran https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/irish-used-car-buying-guide/#comment-1061 Sun, 12 Sep 2021 10:07:51 +0000 https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/?p=1720#comment-1061 How much total cost happened for importing car from Japan , ? VRT and custom and etc fees

]]> By: BK https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/irish-used-car-buying-guide/#comment-1054 Sun, 05 Sep 2021 15:25:55 +0000 https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/?p=1720#comment-1054 Amazing research as always Megan… just signed up for the FIRE event from your link as well

]]> By: Paul https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/irish-used-car-buying-guide/#comment-1053 Sun, 05 Sep 2021 15:25:33 +0000 https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/?p=1720#comment-1053 Do you give any consideration to the safety features/NCAP rating an old car may have vs. newer model when deciding on the sweet spot? One thing I know we have debates about is that yes a 10 year old car is sensible and makes sense but if the worst ever happened it wouldn’t fair well in an accident against a newer model. Even when you look back at an older cars NCAP rating, that was the rating in the year it launched and technology has moved on considerably in the last e.g. 10 years.

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