So, how do prices compare to where you are?

From what I have seen the UK has the lowest prices in Europe for used cars. In Portugal cars are very expensive because they have very high taxes wright from the start. Also because of the friendly climate cars age very slowly if you take care of them. How the care looks inside is a good tell signe of how previous owners took care of them.

Cars in Portugal are very expensive because of taxation. Buying new is a commitment that sets you back almost half the average salary, and often for almost a decade. So people tend to make the most of it either by driving the hell out of them or reselling at high value. Furthermore, the import taxes on used cars are also high and, believe it or not illegal. Portugal as already been fined by the European Union several times by violating the treaties on free market laws, but as the legal processes are costly and dead slow, not many people have the means to go against the State, as a result the income in taxation is superior to the value of the fines, so in the end "it is worth it".

Cars here don't go rotten like they do in the UK because the roads are not salted in the winter and all licenced car dealers have to give 12 month warranty no matter how old the car is, so in a way your paying for the warranty in the high prices but road tax is cheap here and yes it hurts the first time you buy a car here but they hold their value for years

I’m shocked at the prices 😂 Some of them prices are crazy

I've been researching car prices in central Portugal for a while preparing for our move later this year. The prices for used cars are really high compared to the US where used cars are already considered to be expensive. The price difference between a newer used car and and a brand new car in Portugal isn't a lot. Both new and used car prices in Portugal seem to be crazy high!

Half those cars would be on the verge of the breakers yard here in the UK.

Never mind cars,show us the best value meals of the day in the cafes,in arganil was unbelievable value a few years back,thank you for the videos

Insane prices, they would be half that in the UK

Thank you for all your good advice, Geeza Can you please advise on changing UK driving license to Portuguese and how to pass Portuguese motorbike test.

I'm a portuguese young lad (25) that's moved out of country in pursuit of a better life mostly for political reasons. I find it symptomatic of the state of the country that someone like myself can work their ass off for 1 year or more (earning 800 euro) to buy a 20 year old car. Appalling.

Pretty much the same price for a used car here in America. Three years ago I bought an 2006 Audi s4avant v8 had 113,000 miles on it and payed $12,000! Great used car wouldn’t trade it for a newer Audi avant!

In the Netherlands that small Opel Corsa on "gasoline" you can buy for maybe 500-700 euro's. Still those are nice cars, if they are well kept, repair/parts are cheap.

These prices are 75% to 1000% higher than in Canada, but similar to prices in Sri Lanka. I wonder how they compare to France/Italy/Spain or Greece?

right now im looking at buying a 2017 Jaguar XE 20d Prestige AWD with 146,000 km --asking price equal to 9,800 Euros--in Toronto, Canada

We are a rich country, but we dont know yet

So when you bring your car from uk, what's that cost, and are there any conditions?

Those prices are very inflated, even for portuguese standards. Maybe it has to do with competition scarcity (countryside factor).

Wow €12,000 for a Peugeot 308. In England on e bay there is a lovely 2016 308 with 56.000 on the clock for £ 3,600. That’s insane I wonder why? Is it really hard or expensive to import cars in Portugal?

That Merc at the end seemed the best deal there?

So how much is duty when you register an imported car and annual road tax? you could buy a house for those prices LOl

Beyond ridiculous prices. Like maybe 10 xs to much for some - mileage wise to price.

That is very expensive for high mileage cars, they are definitely more expensive than USA.

How much was the Volvo XC40 ?

---Have you thought about bringing UK cars in, as a business?

The prices are high compared to most other markets. Most of these vehicles need to be taken off the road. The problems I found when buying here were the following: 1) They love diesels here. I would never buy one. 2) They love manual transmissions. I hate them 3) Japanese cars are not popular. I would never touch anything else. 4) High mileage vehicles are the norm here. I would not buy anything with over 20,000 Km on the clock. 5) You find things like cloth seats and manual widows, even on newish models. I didn't know what to say about this. It is just bizarre. 6) French brands dominate and are regarded as being good. Anyone in touch with reality would know that French makes lose value like nothing else - and for good reason. In terms of bad choices, French brands are in the company of stuff like Jaguar for how much trouble they will bring you over time. 7) Engine sizes are small and there are not all that many choices with 2.0L or above. This matters because having an underpowered car in a place full of hills (Coimbra) is not fun. Finally, after looking at 2nd hand , I just went and bought new. I won't be here long, but if I needed another car and planned to stay, I would import from Germany and jump through the hoops. For electric cars, this is the way to go for sure. There are significant savings to be made.

Crazy prices. How do Portuguese afford them?

Hopefully I will never need to buy a used car here to expensive and the way the Portuguese drive most have been hammered big time much rather get screwed on a new one at least you have some warranty and come back from the dealership.

Well, I guess lets not even get to pickups and japanese cars....all these have way too much km's + french