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Buying a car

Posted: Wed 09 May 2012 3:28 pm
by Steveanne
Moving over in June,can anyone advise on the best place to buy a car from,Do they give warrenty?Can you buy a car without Residency.
Many thanks and keep up the good work making this site informative and friendly

Re: Buying a car

Posted: Wed 09 May 2012 6:44 pm
by amadoresblue
Try Tiga Trading on the road to the airport. Ask for Hugh- you'll find him very helpful and he'll be able to answer all your questions.

Re: Buying a car

Posted: Wed 09 May 2012 8:54 pm
by Stevebb
Hi i have a 2004 Toyota Funcargo for sale
Very economical 1290cc Engine, Priced at £5850
Its a 5 door saloon in Silver, Full Service History, and a CD Radio fitted, dont know if this is of any interest to you
if it is you can contact me on 0533 8329316

Thanks Steve.

Re: Buying a car

Posted: Thu 10 May 2012 3:14 pm
by JoandJelly
You can buy a car without residency but if you are moving here then you will need to apply for a TRNC driving licence after 3 months, for which you will need residency first. I would also recommend Tiga Trading as your first port of call.

Re: Buying a car

Posted: Thu 10 May 2012 3:37 pm
by Royalcorpsoftranspor
Yesi think Tiga trading is the way ahead, ask for Hugh or Ufuk

Re: Buying a car

Posted: Thu 10 May 2012 4:10 pm
by Gary-monger
buy second hand - plenty of britts throwing in the towel and going home...

Re: Buying a car

Posted: Sat 12 May 2012 7:28 am
by andrew4232
there are a few second hand cars about do you have price range and type your looking for ?

Re: Buying a car

Posted: Sat 12 May 2012 1:21 pm
by ozonkoyboy
Try this link and click on the english version
http://www.kktcarabam.com

Re: Buying a car

Posted: Sun 13 May 2012 7:34 am
by waddo
Steveanne, buying a car here is not the same as in UK, many pitfalls to be aware of. A good dealer will help you through them all but remember when you buy the car, you also buy the traffic fines that are outstanding on it - check with the police that the car has no outstanding fines before you finalize the deal!
You do not need residency, you do need to change the name in the "log book" and sometimes you have to pay for that but sometimes you can reach a deal with the seller. You may get a warranty from some dealers but don't hold your breath. Check the car has valid road tax as if not you get to pay all the back tax and the fines. Make sure the engine number is the same as displayed in the log book or you will be in for trouble at the next MOT. Remember that the registration date in the log book (TRNC license number) is taken as the age of the car and not the actual manufactured age of the car - this can have an effect on how much your road tax is.
Don't expect it to happen overnight as everything takes time, but it is fun and so long as you ask the right questions, take it all in your stride and end up with what you want (regardless of price) then buying a car here is easy.

Re: Buying a car

Posted: Thu 17 May 2012 8:48 pm
by Steveanne
Many thanks to every one that has answerd this post,some useful information and places to start looking.
Hope to be out there soon and may well get to meet some of you in person

Re: Buying a car

Posted: Fri 18 May 2012 3:50 pm
by ham on brown

Re: Buying a car

Posted: Fri 18 May 2012 8:30 pm
by Brend
Trying to find how to click on the English version but being a bit thick at the moment!!!

Re: Buying a car

Posted: Fri 18 May 2012 9:56 pm
by Keithcaley
Brend,

Don't worry, it's not you - there isn't an English language option!

However, 'Google Translate' makes a fair job of it: -

http://translate.google.com/translate?s ... 2F&act=url

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