anyone have leads on a used car for sale in EY?

ruth

Sun, Mar 15 2009, 4:17 pm

anyone have any leads on a used car for sale in EY. dh has heard about a website "yad shanit" We find that it will much cheaper than renting for the period of time he will be there.

shabbatiscoming

Sun, Mar 15 2009, 11:50 pm

loo and / or post something to janglo saying what kind of car you are looking for. you may get some relpies (thats how we found our first car we bought here)

chanchy123

Mon, Mar 16 2009, 12:03 am

We just recently bought a car from a dealer in Yerushalayim. He is a frum guy and is a mechanic as well and he services the cars he sells. My SILs buy from him also.
He specializes in cars for the frum population (large family cars are his forte).
If you're intersted I can give you details. Just PM me.

shabbatiscoming

Mon, Mar 16 2009, 12:08 am

I just wanted to say, no matter where you buy from in the end, juts do your research about who you are buying from.
we bought from someone who is a car insurance sales man who is connected to a garage. he did not know all that much about the car and he was told that we would be the second owners. well, long story short, we were the....................7th owners and only found that out when the car that we did but kept on having crazy problems and we were told that it did not make sense for a car, that was only 2nd hand, to have so many problems.
so, no matter where you end up getting the car, be careful.

chanchy123

Mon, Mar 16 2009, 12:09 am

I didn't realize this is for a visit - how long will your husband be visiting? I'm not sure this will be all that much cheaper. Cars are very expensive in Israel and they devalue alot with each additional owner. You might be able to buy a really cheapo car (about 6,000 NIS) but take into consideration A it would be stick shift, B it would be very old (think late 1980s early 1990s) and it would be liable to break down at any moment which could end up costing you a lot of $$$$.
OTOH maybe it would be worth it if he's staying for a few weeks if he doesn't mind driving around like that (get into the feel of a real Israeli).
You can get some good deals for rentals in Bnei Brak, many times you won't have to pay for shabbat at all and only pay for the kilometers you drive.
Remember gas is expensive in Israel.

mali

Mon, Mar 16 2009, 1:41 am

chanchy123 wrote:

I agree with chanchy. You'd also have the headache of getting yourself insurance. Why bother?

ruth

Mon, Apr 20 2009, 2:11 am

Marion wrote:

Yad Shniya? www.yad2.co.il

It turns out that my dh got a car without my "interferance" -- he got a deal by purchasing something from the car rental fleet. he did look into the yad shniya, though. he told me there is a company/agency that does an inspection on the cars

Chancy, t hanks for the feedback. Actually, my dh is Israeli... he is plannning another trip in Elul (and visits about annually.) He was fed up with paying so much for a rental. About the cost of petrol, what can I say? Even though I am the Amerikiyit, I don't mind taking buses -- he hasn't been on a bus since???? I have teased him about becoming pinuk. He wouldn't mind using a stick shift except he had a bad car accident in the States and has problems with his shoulder.

Thanks everyone for the suggestions.

raspberry tea

Thu, Apr 30 2009, 3:59 am

Can anyone give me an idea about what a 2000-2002 mini van would cost? I'm just looking for a general idea to know if it's better to ship my 8 pass., paid off, low miles van over or buy there.

shalhevet

Thu, Apr 30 2009, 4:47 am

This is the most used car price list in Israel.

Levi Yitzchak mehiron

I see you have to pay a subscription fee, but it is not very much, and you will get the info you need.

hila

Thu, Apr 30 2009, 5:09 am

yuki wrote:

Can anyone give me an idea about what a 2000-2002 mini van would cost? I'm just looking for a general idea to know if it's better to ship my 8 pass., paid off, low miles van over or buy there.

Before you import a car - check other's horror stories.
(see the nefesh benefesh site).

I understand it is not worth it - just because of teh demands to comly with Israeli laws etc.

raspberry tea

Thu, Apr 30 2009, 8:19 am

shalhevet wrote:

This is the most used car price list in Israel.

Levi Yitzchak mehiron

I see you have to pay a subscription fee, but it is not very much, and you will get the info you need.

Thanks, I just wanted a general idea.