Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2022 1:39pm
www.coches.net is the equivalent of Autotrader in Spain, covering New, Used (Secondo Mano) and 'Km 0' cars - which are nearly new, pre-registered, ex-demonstrators; so this may be a good place to start to get an idea of the market. However, note that many dealerships offer a 'cash' price and a 'finance' price. The 'finance' price is commonly 10% lower than the 'cash' price, but doesn't include the cost of the finance. Also, remember that 'mileage' is actually in kilometers!
The used car market is not as large as in the UK and cars are a bit more expensive. This is due to the fact that companies generally don't provide company cars so there are very few 3 year old ex-fleet cars going into the market; and also as Spaniards traditionally hand cars down through the family until they have been run into the ground! There are however, quite a few small dealers offering high km, older cars for reasonable prices.
In my experience, car insurance is similar in cost to the UK - we used Linea Direct (the equivalent of Direct Line) - and the cost was competitive. I've also seen posts on this forum stating that you can negotiate down the price with Direct Line, but I have no experience of this myself. Policies tend to cover any driver over the age of 25 years.
Car tax is based on the car's horsepower & emissions. We pay €23 per year car tax for a 1 year old Ford Puma.
Hope this helps!