Thread: I hate cars

Move to tassie, then you wont need air con. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

It sounds as thought you have put some time/effort/dollars into the old girl Vlad. Given this, it might be better to spend the dollars and get the old girl fixed, at least that way you know what has been done to the vehicle and how good it is.

If you were to buy another car, i would be looking at an early 90's Commodore. I holden ford debate aside, you can pick up early model commodores for well under $4000, with air con and the 3.8 V6 will go for ages if it has been looked after. Mine had done 325000km before i sold it to buy the disco, the air con was spot on, the engine went like new and never used a drop of oil between changes. Also has a VN commodore, her x went with her to buy it, they paid $1800, it has done 170000km, the oil hadnt been changed, it had water in the radiatior, no coolant, i gave it a full service and it goes like new. If you find a reasonably well maintained one you cant go far wrong. Oh and they are better on fuel than the earlier fords, thats why i bought mine. I regularily got under 10L/100km using premium.

Matt

Originally posted by DiscoTDI
get a freelander [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

What did she pay for hers ?

Forget all the crap i just dribbled, Vlad, and get a freelander. Thats the only useful thing i have heard from DiscoTDi in a long time. :wink: Matt

What makes you think I remember the crap you dribble :?: [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif[/img]

Hey Vlad

If it makes you feel any better, I just grabbed my ankles today for the radiator guy (figuratively speaking of course - I won't go that far for a discount).

$700 for a new core in the radiator ( and the TEFBA coolant filter - what's $50 for a bit of insurance when you just spent $650)

The problem is - you never know what or when something will go wrong. Statistically speaking, with this car, even if you fix this round of problems you can't guarantee nothing else will happen.

Best change to a car that you really love, then at least when something goes wrong you can fix it less begrudgingly (is that spelling OK Ron ?).

SWMBO still thinks mine is a money pit, but then she got the car she wanted (<span style="font-size:36pt;line-height:100%">CR-V</span>). And yes she too is the Aircon queen. She could hardly handle turning it off up steep hills on the way back from Sydney (overheating problem which is now fixed).

Dave

Just shop around vlad, dont rush into anything. Buy a car which you like and which you feel is a good deal, dont go out and buy a car just so you can have air con. Matt

dont buy a crappy land cruiser either

Originally posted by hiline
dont buy a crappy land cruiser either

I dont think vlad would do that. Mind you there has been alot of people buying outside the camp lately. matt