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Originally posted by quietman1920:
I had a very bad experiance with a Dodge/Chrysler product once. I bought one.
Leaving the exploding headgasket and the fights with the warranty company that screwed me over aside, I have to say it was still a below average experiance.
OK, carping aside, the TV News the other night said prices on second hand cars were at a historical all-time low. Given that, I'd say get yourelf a nice Used Car.
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Yeah, I also here they used to (at least older models did) have major problems with rust.
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Originally posted by Skippy1:
Giday Intrepid,
Been living in the UK for the last 10+ years, so haven't a clue what the price of second-hand cars are now. I'd have thought $1000 would be plenty to pick up a good condition old Holden or Ford. If you like your wheels hot, you can't go far wrong buying a HR or even EJ/EH Holden for peanuts and spend a bit doing her up. You mentioned mechanics in the family. Spare parts are dirt cheap and the engine is a block with a carbie on top, and an exhaust out the bottom. Basic! Even a monkey can work on them, unlike modern cars which you need a degree to understand, and even then, when you adjust one thing it puts everything else out of whack! The money you have left, (you mentioned something like 5-6000 I seem to remember) invest it in land. You can't lose.
Cheers, Skip.
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Hey skippy
Yeah an old holden or ford is a deffinate possibility, i hadn't really thought of that before, and doing it up would be fun
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Although i think i'll use the rest of the money for other things, like University or something, deffinatly land later on.
Anyway thanks for your suggestions, I'll seriously consider the old Ford or Holden and as you say replacment parts are really cheap, so that is anothe bonus.