Monday, Jul 22, 2013 at 09:22
I disagree with this. There will always be low, medium and high income earners which will dictate whether they can afford a new or used car and how much they can spend on that car. Yes new cars seem to be alot cheaper now, but new 4wds are not cheap (for me anyway and I earn above the national average). I also believe that even though vehicle electrics are becoming more complicated, this will one day revert back to simpler systems purely because the "average" person will not be able to do what used to be basic repairs. The wealthy will still get their bells and wistles, but I still like to see the ground when I look under the bonnet.
Some people are adding a list of vehicles they have owned so below is mine, I'm not particularly old compared to most others so the models will be later.
TC Cortina with a 250 6cyl. - very cool car to have on P plates
LC Torana - rubbish drum brakes
Kawasaki ZZR250 - good learner bike
Suzuki GSXR600 - quick mid bike
Datto 200B - reliable s**t box
Ford ZC Fairlane - was a 289 converted to 351 - very cool car
Ford XC Falcon Ralley Pack - 351, 9inch what more could you want?
Kawasaki ZX10R - unbelievably fast bike (litterally killed myself on that bike)
KJ Laser - nice reliable nannas car
Toyo LN106 Hilux - steel tray, petrol, good ute that one
GQ Patrol - motor needed rebuild so I wrecked it
GQ Patrol - 2.8TD is a slug but its a 4wd not a race car
Next car will probably be a Landy. Depreciation on those Discos is amazing. You can get all the bells and whistles for half price after a couple of years.
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