Wednesday, Jan 05, 2005 at 15:40
Hi Pete, i go to Fowles auctions in melb, they have a light commercial and 4x4 lane every fortnight i think from memory. You can spend the whole tuesday arvo looking at them and their books, look wed morning before auction, and they will even tell you the ballpark the vendor is asking. Not too shonky, the auctioneers will try to run you up against the potplant in the back corner, but if you let them know you are serious and keep to a limit then they are pretty good ( helps to bid on a few before the ones you want and drop out when the dealers are still going ). when we got our hilux 2wd they were worth about $16 s/h and we paid $11700 only 2 years old (factory warranty still) and 40,000k on it in mint condition ( ex govt resarch
farm), its now got 140,000k on it and still looks and goes grouse, and worth about 9-10.
My jackaroo had just turned 3 and had 80,000 on it in top nick ( ex plantations dept bosses car), got it for 19,000 ( but it took me 2 goes to get it, passed in previous week for 21) now got 130,000 on it and hasnt missed a beat. Had to buy the missus a new car because she didn't like any of the available models at the auctions :-(( But scored a grouse demo deal and saved 5 grand :-)))
sounds like a good yeal you got in the end, 04 plate runout deal was it ?
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