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- Used car buying adviceInspection, contract, price and negotiating.4 threads
- Car experiencesSpecific makes, models and engines: what breaks and what lasts.11 threads
- Car dealers and sellersFirst-hand experiences with dealers and car lots.1 thread
- Selling a carWhere and how to sell a car, for how much and how to hand it over.2 threads
- Importing from abroadBuying in Germany, Austria or Poland, roadworthiness test and registration.No threads yet
- Servicing, faults and maintenanceCommon faults, repair and maintenance costs.2 threads
- Paperwork, finance, insuranceOwnership transfer, leasing, liability insurance, number plates.No threads yet
- How Carnado worksGuides to Carnado, ideas and bug reports.13 threads
Official guides
Pinned guides from the Carnado team. You can ask follow-up questions under each one.
- 📌 PinnedOfficial guideHow Carnado works
Account: signing in by link, password, Google or Facebook; changing language; deleting your account
An account is free. Searching without a daily limit, having alerts, saving a checklist from a viewing or writing in the forum is only possible with one. Signing in is on the page…
CarnadoCarnado team1 day ago0
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- 📌 PinnedOfficial guideHow Carnado works
Alerts: 1 free with a daily digest, Plus within 15 minutes, price-cut notifications
An alert is a saved search that we check for you and e-mail you when a car matching your criteria appears or when one of them gets cheaper. It is handy when you have been looking…
CarnadoCarnado team1 day ago0
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- 📌 PinnedOfficial guideSelling a car
Car buying services: how to avoid a lowball offer
Selling to a car buying service is the fastest way to turn a car into cash. You don't wait for a buyer, the service handles the re-registration and will take the car even without…
CarnadoCarnado team1 day ago0
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- 📌 PinnedOfficial guideHow Carnado works
Favourites and comparing cars
When you look for a car you usually end up with five open tabs and notes on paper. Favourites and comparison put it all in one place. How to mark a car. In the search results or…
CarnadoCarnado team1 day ago0
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- 📌 PinnedOfficial guideHow Carnado works
Foreign sources: which countries and portals we search, currency conversion, an unavailable source
Carnado doesn't search in just one country. The same Octavia or Golf often costs something different in Germany, Austria or Poland, which is why we search foreign marketplaces…
CarnadoCarnado team1 day ago0
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- 📌 PinnedOfficial guideHow Carnado works
Credits: promoting your ad and price trends
Credits are prepaid units that you buy as a one-off, with no subscription. They are handy when you need one specific thing and don't want to pay for a monthly plan because of it…
CarnadoCarnado team1 day ago0
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Latest threads
- QuestionServicing, faults and maintenance
Engine warning light is on: what it can mean and what to do
The yellow engine-shaped light (the emissions warning, often called "check engine") is probably the most common reason for questions like "can I still drive to a garage?". The…
CarnadoCarnado team1 day ago0
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- QuestionHow Carnado works
Found a bug? Report it here
Is something on Carnado not working as it should? Search not returning cars that are on a marketplace, an alert that didn't send a notification, a page that won't load, or a…
CarnadoCarnado team1 day ago0
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- Used car buying advice
Over 200,000 km on the clock: buy or not?
In a modest budget, plenty of cars have over 200,000 km on them, especially estates and diesels. Some people reject such a car automatically, others say that an honest 250,000 is…
CarnadoCarnado team1 day ago0
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- Car experiences
Petrol, diesel or electric: what do you drive and why?
"What should I buy?" comes up again and again when people choose a used car, and the answer usually ends up being that it depends on how much and how you drive. On the blog we…
CarnadoCarnado team1 day ago0
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- Servicing, faults and maintenance
Timing belt and clutch: when to replace them and what did it cost you?
The timing drive and the clutch are among the most expensive routine repairs, and almost everyone asks about them when buying a used car. But "the manufacturer says X kilometres"…
CarnadoCarnado team1 day ago0
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- How Carnado works
What is missing in Carnado for you?
We build Carnado around what people really need when looking for a car. We learn the most from you, which is why we started this thread. We mainly ask about: Sources. Which…
CarnadoCarnado team1 day ago0
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- Car experiences
What to watch for on the Audi A4
People buy the A4 when they want more comfort than a Passat or a Superb gives, often with quattro drive. The market has many imported cars and former company cars with high…
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- Car experiences
What to watch for on the BMW 3 Series
People buy the 3 Series BMW for the rear-wheel drive, the steering and the strong engines. Used, it is often priced close to an Octavia, but the running costs can be elsewhere…
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- Car experiences
What to watch for on the Ford Focus
The Focus is praised for its steering and chassis and is usually cheaper than a comparable Golf or Octavia. Because of that, many people looking for a family car at a reasonable…
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- Car experiences
What to watch for on the Mercedes-Benz C-Class
The C-Class is the most accessible Mercedes with classic rear-wheel drive, and there are many used ones on the market, both in Germany and elsewhere. But a prestige badge doesn't…
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- Car experiences
What to watch for on the Opel Astra
The Astra is one of the cheaper used cars in the compact class. For the same money as an Octavia or a Golf you often get a younger car or better equipment. That is why it pays to…
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- Car experiences
What to watch for on the Škoda Fabia
The Fabia is often a first car, a family's second car or a cheap town car. There are many used ones on the market, from twenty-year-old first-generation cars to almost new…
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