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How do you guys buy cars down in Oz?
Everybody up here seems to use PCP. In which case you don't buy the car, but you essentially finance the (expected) depreciation. It seems an expensive way to buy a car to me, but then again, it does allow people to drive brand new cars for 250-300 per month.
Now obviously, if you are going into flash car territory, then things change somewhat. But you'll get a brand new golf for the above. That's pretty damn good.
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@MajorRage said in Buying a car:
How do you guys buy cars down in Oz?
Everybody up here seems to use PCP.
No, we're not drug dealers.
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@mariner4life said in Buying a car:
@gt12 said in Buying a car:
What are you thinking of getting?
The next generation Isuzu D-Max comes out Monday and I am very keen. Sick looking truck, all the bells and whistles, heaps of grunt
Are they planning to stay in Australia supporting new car sales? Lately, a few companies have been leaving or talking about it.
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@MajorRage seems to be a lot of that about at the moment. I was fucking around online getting quotes and there were a heap like this. New 50-odd thousand utes for 750 a month.
I prefer the traditional method
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@gt12 said in Buying a car:
@mariner4life said in Buying a car:
@gt12 said in Buying a car:
What are you thinking of getting?
The next generation Isuzu D-Max comes out Monday and I am very keen. Sick looking truck, all the bells and whistles, heaps of grunt
Are they planning to stay in Australia supporting new car sales? Lately, a few companies have been leaving or talking about it.
well that's an interesting question
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I haven't seen anything about it, but it's something I'd be asking about. Those new Isuzus look pretty good.
Those poor bastards who have Honda and Holden franchises must be feeling pretty shit right now.
Given that Mazda Utes are basically Isuzus anyway, I wouldn't buy one of those either.
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@mariner4life said in Buying a car:
@taniwharugby said in Lockdown Check In:
I actually decided now was a shit time for us to buy a new car (even though my job is quite safe)
my little kia rio is 7 years old, and starting to battle. I am loath to put any money in to it as it's worth absolutely nothing
also i need a camping vehicle
And I pictured you as a Holden Barina kind of guy
If you can pick an old Ute (4x4 if possible) they are great for the camping grounds, carrying gear and the odd bush bash with mates riding in the tray!
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@Virgil said in Buying a car:
@dogmeat said in Lockdown Check In:
@Virgil or have had water restrictions for months. I too have a black car. It is thing of beauty when cleaned but at the moment it looks like shit inside and out.
Don’t talk abut the inside, I’ve given up keeping mine clean. When you have young kids it’s like pigs at a trough. Food, clothes, food, empty packets from food, hair ties and food. I always stare forward when I get into my car, I never look in the back seat.
My wife's car is just a big, mobile raisin box. But i get tremendous satisfaction from cleaning it.
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@shark said in Buying a car:
@Virgil said in Buying a car:
@dogmeat said in Lockdown Check In:
@Virgil or have had water restrictions for months. I too have a black car. It is thing of beauty when cleaned but at the moment it looks like shit inside and out.
Don’t talk abut the inside, I’ve given up keeping mine clean. When you have young kids it’s like pigs at a trough. Food, clothes, food, empty packets from food, hair ties and food. I always stare forward when I get into my car, I never look in the back seat.
My wife's car is just a big, mobile raisin box. But i get tremendous satisfaction from cleaning it.
What is wrong with you, I can’t stand to be inside my wife’s car ( or dump hole as I call it)
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How about a truck? Hilux Invincible X very nice, bit too big for me but depends on what you like. We've had a Ford Ranger and Nissan Navara over the years, love my Ford Kuga but might go a bit smaller for the eco sport next year.
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@ACT-Crusader pah
I go camping in my Audi S5. I had to sacrifice the gas fridge for a fuck off eski but everything fits (just).
I do have to drive with the seat forward which means I arrive at the campground crippled and then have to put the tent up, but hey its a 4WD camping vehicle that'll do 265 kph - allegedly.
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@dogmeat said in Buying a car:
@ACT-Crusader pah
I go camping in my Audi S5. I had to sacrifice the gas fridge for a fuck off eski but everything fits (just).
I do have to drive with the seat forward which means I arrive at the campground crippled and then have to put the tent up, but hey its a 4WD camping vehicle that'll do 265 kph - allegedly.
I cast no judgments at all, it’s not what we do on the Fern, but given our bro @mariner4life is currently driving a Kia Rio, I‘m willing to go out on a limb and say that I don’t think he is looking at an S5 for a camping vehicle. I might be jumping to conclusions, but just a hunch.
And by the way my RS3 is a very fun car to drive.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Buying a car:
@dogmeat said in Buying a car:
@ACT-Crusader pah
I go camping in my Audi S5. I had to sacrifice the gas fridge for a fuck off eski but everything fits (just).
I do have to drive with the seat forward which means I arrive at the campground crippled and then have to put the tent up, but hey its a 4WD camping vehicle that'll do 265 kph - allegedly.
I cast no judgments at all, it’s not what we do on the Fern, but given our bro @mariner4life is currently driving a Kia Rio, I‘m willing to go out on a limb and say that I don’t think he is looking at an S5 for a camping vehicle. I might be jumping to conclusions, but just a hunch.
And by the way my RS3 is a very fun car to drive.
European cars cannot handle the tropics. I always wanted an Audi until close friends got them, and i see how much goes wrong with them up here.
If i was going to splash i would buy a Ford Ranger Raptor, but i am not spending $90k on a car.
I was given a $120k Range Rover to drive for a couple of weeks while the Rio got resprayed. That was nice.
And fuck you. The Rio was bought for a specific purpose, which it has carried out very successfully
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@mariner4life Interesting. Are the Audi issues with the electronics (humidity?)
A high proportion on NZ's second hand Audi's are imported from Singapore. I have always stayed away from them Mine had one careful owner (who had a speed radar detector fitted...) from new in NZ before me.
I've not been as careful. Hard to fit in all the camping gear without creasing the leather
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