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Buying a car

Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:14am
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Littlelady

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Any advice please on buying a car for Spain 

Having looked at buying new in Almeria they are expensive 

Also looking at buying a LHD in UK and bringing it over to Spain 

Costs of matriculatand what is involved to do this and where 

Also best places to look for used cars in Almeria 

Any advice would be great 

Thank you 

DarioMartin

Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 7:57pm

DarioMartin

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Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 7:57pm

Second hand cars hold their value in Spain.  I’ve bought from Dario Burgos motors in Roquetas de Mar, very good, good cars, good service.

You can buy a LHD in UK probably a lot cheaper than you’ll get it here, HOWEVER, depending on what needs changing, it can get expensive to matriculate a car.  Lights seem to be the big item - if you have a LHD car that’s had it’s lights swapped to drive in the UK, you’ll need to change the whole light unit.  If however they’ve just had a patch put on the lens, you’re laughing.  Some models also come with a lever that changes the dip from left to right.

chrisso50

Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:58pm

chrisso50

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Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:58pm

Littlelady wrote on Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:14am:

Any advice please on buying a car for Spain 

Having looked at buying new in Almeria they are expensive 

Also looking at buying a LHD in UK and bringing it over to Spain 

Costs of matriculatand what is involved to do this and where 

Also best places to look for used cars in Almeria 

Any advice would be great 

Thank you 

We bought a new car here - from Indalo Motors in Roquetas - but not everyone can afford to do so. Cars do cost more but they hold their prices better for later resale. 

We took our RHD U.K. car back and sold it in England then flew back. Far better to drive a LHD car in Spain...

Good luck!

Chris

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