Reply With Quote'90's Subaru wagons are generally cheap and reliable.
Our D1 has also been pretty good - and extremely practical for your uses.
ChatterBox
SubscriberToyota camry wagon as has already been said; or look at a van like a hiace, transit or volkswagon t4 in diesel. this would fit all your bikes and if it's wet you could sleep inside. The vans also have the bonus of being able to cart around defender spares/muddy bikes without worrying about staining carpets
Swaggie
'90's Subaru wagons are generally cheap and reliable.
Our D1 has also been pretty good - and extremely practical for your uses.
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hmmmmmm
what do drama queens drive?
hard to go past a falcon ea/eb
son just picked up an absolute ripper for $1600
tinny little man that he is...
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Buy a disco
Swaggie
Among all the cars that I have before the Volvo 244 was the most unreliable.
The best was a Peugot 505.
AT REST
EB, ED Falcon 4.0, don't touch the 3.9's
Dunnydore, VS is the last of a long line, better motor than the older ones
Camry 1993 onwards, dull but very reliable.
TS Magna with the 3.0V6
All the above are quite good on LPG, which is an indicator of engine strength.All of the above can have under floor gas tanks fitted.
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SubscriberYes but not the magnaOriginally Posted by bee utey
I'd go for the cantu myself
Or be sensible and combine the car and bicycle concepts and get a motorbike !!
It's not broken. It's "Carbon Neutral".
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ForumSage
Have to agree with the falcon wagon idea, and as allready been stated, leave the EA (3.9 motor) out of the conversation. Be aware that the first of the EB's also had the 3.9 motor, So stick with the series 2 and younger. Anything from EB2 (1993) upto and including EL (1998) have the same general running gear and are everywhere (cheap bits). Aircon issues plague these models as does powersteer pump leaks (directly onto the alternator which is an easy clue to spot). Obviously all models have probs but Falcoon parts are common and cheap.
HTH
PS the hiace van idea sound pretty good though.
ForumSage
Yeah, falcon is the go. A mate bought a ef falcon for 2 grand a couple of years back and hasn't missed a beat. Boring car but they are cheap, work ok and hard to kill.
I recently bought a 2000 Magna for bugger all and that is a pretty good car too. - for what it is.
Is this short term while you finish the 110, or is the 110 going too?
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