Buying a car - Need it only four months
Submitted: Monday, Nov 03, 2003 at 00:36
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Dutch Richard
Hi all, from January till May I will visit Australia for the second time. This time I have planned to do the circle
Melbourne -
Perth -
Broome -
Darwin -
Melbourne. Since I am quite adventerous and doesn't like to sit in a bus, I am planning on buying a car again.
The difficulty is that I also have to sell it at the end and if you are not able to sell it in lets say two weeks, you lose all the money you invested in the car. So I am thinking about what to do and would like to ask you for advise about this.
Do you think there will be carsellers who will sell me a car and make an agreement that they buy it back after four months? I understand they couldn't garantie me a price, because it all depends at the state I will return it in.
A 4wd will be nice, but I am not technically skilled and an if an 4wd breaks down, it is probably going to be more expensive than for example a Falcon or Commodore, am I right?
A Falcon or Commodore has my preference, for these reasons:
1. In The Netherlands the fuel is twice as expenive as in Australia, the roads are narrower and there are almost no cars with 4 or 5 liter engines. I would like to drive such a car for a while.
2. They are common cars in Australia and if they break down, it will be easier to get parts.
3. Bigger car carries more stuff and is more comfortable to drive in.
Otherwise I was thinking about a Toyota, since they have proved to be the most reliable cars there are.
My budget for a car will be around 3000 A$ or a bit more if I have some sort of garantie I can sell it at the end.
It is a long story, but I am open to any advice anyone can give to me in this matter!!
Thanks in advance.
Reply By: Tristjo (Brisbane) - Monday, Nov 03, 2003 at 00:51
Monday, Nov 03, 2003 at 00:51
Hey Rich,
$3k doesn't buy you much Falcon or Commodoore. You would be looking at mid 80's models in both. Not the greatest cars on the planet, thats for sure. And don't get me started on reliability, or lack there of.
My advice would be to hire a vehicle. For a long term hire, a brand new Commodoore could be had for as little as $50-$60 a day. Very comfy, lots of room, and very much up to date. And if anything went wrong with the vehicle, the hire company would supply you with a replacment vehicle. This would be a much, much safer idea, as you would never be left strandard.
If you want any more advice or idea's, give us a yell. And enjoy your stay.
Tristjo.
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Follow Up By: Dutch Richard - Monday, Nov 03, 2003 at 01:00
Monday, Nov 03, 2003 at 01:00
Hi Tristjo,
You are right, but renting a car for 100 days times $50 is to expensive. It would be nice when not traveling alone, so you can split cost.
Previous visit I bought a 1981 Nissan Urvan camper for 2700. Had some repairs on it and new front tires (about 1000 dollars) and sold it five months later for 3000. So when you are lucky, it should be possible.
Richard
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Reply By: surfer - Monday, Nov 03, 2003 at 01:31
Monday, Nov 03, 2003 at 01:31
Gday Dutch
Get a VN commodore wagon.It is a GMH car.
Dont touch the Ford of same era as youll go thru set of tyres on long trip
There front ends are usually worn out.
You can pick up 89 or 90 model for $3000 which should get you around OZ.
they usually have air conditioning on those models too.
Some dealers have them for $2500 around my city of
Adelaide
They are 3.8 lit and go like hell....V6
My freind has one and its very reliable car......
Two major sites to buy a car are
http://www.tradingpost.com.au
which is for all states
and
http://carsguide.news.com.au/news/
which links to all newspaper
classifieds in all states
They list private and dealer adds
regards Lee
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Follow Up By: Stuart - Monday, Nov 03, 2003 at 10:34
Monday, Nov 03, 2003 at 10:34
the old Holden v Ford arguement, personally l have heard and witnessed to many bad things about commodores to warrent them as being the better car, they both have their pro's and con's, but which ever way you go, you can garantee that parts are readily available for both, so it's just a matter of taste.
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Follow Up By: diamond(bendigo) - Wednesday, Nov 05, 2003 at 20:01
Wednesday, Nov 05, 2003 at 20:01
gday surfer.
the fords your talking about with the buggered front ends would be xf back wards.ea have rack and pinion and far better than the old ones.
hmmmm commodores being a little better with out geting into ford-holden thing.
common comodore problems .steering racks/autos/rear control arm bushes/coil packs/crank angle sensors/water pumps ect
falcon steering racks/heads/wheel alignments done wrong.
im sure theres lots more but this is what i see day in day out as main problems.back by popular demand
:-)
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