Hopefully everyone is fit, healthy, happy and not bored....
I could do with some advice. Last week my fabulous little Honda Civic died at the grand old age of 28. It was a very reliable little car till almost the very end and the condition was totally terminal so fixing not an option alas.
Where I live a car is not a luxury but essential so I have been researching second-hand cars. Because of Bloddy Brexit (UK clients) my budget is rather limited.
There are many, many car dealerships in PT but I have no idea how to find one that will not deliberately sell me a "charuto" (my kind neighbour told me this is what they call a crap car).
Near my village there is a dealership with top notch cars and way out of my reach. I have met the owner socially so I asked him if he had a reliable part exchange car cluttering up his space, which he would be willing to sell to me cheaply. The one taking my fancy (without having seen it yet) is a 2004 Peugeot. But it runs on diesel. My brother (in Holland) told me I should check out the diesel situation in Portugal because in Holland they are being phased out. So I googled and am not really sure what will happen over here in the future. I read that newer diesel cars will not have a problem but older ones will - banned from cities/higher taxes/wotnot.
Does anyone know exactly what the situation is relating to a 16 year old diesel car? I will ask the guy if he has a petrol car too which he perhaps forgot to pass on to me. If at all possible I would like to buy a car from this guy because he will not stitch me up and my neighbour told me he has known the guy for years and he really is trustworthy. Paulo also said that although the car would come without warranty, if something turns out to be faulty his garage would fix it or he would give me another car....
Anyone able to enlighten me?
