Wanted, a temporary small car

[Shounak]

After a bit of a pounding with my car, I'm thinking of getting a manual LS1, but I've got a year of P's to go..

I'm sick of my car completely and just want to get rid of it. I'm thinking about buying a small 4 cylinder manual car that will be reliable and cheap for a year and selling it at the end..

And on a side note, does anyone know the rough transaction costs in buying and selling a car. Maintenance and stuff won't cost too much with this car, because I could take care of it and probably even fix up a few things with it..

I'm after a car that won't lose its value too much, but be decent.. Any suggestions?

[Charg'd]

wats your budget nakkers?

[Nobody Actually]

what's wrong with your car bro?

[TheForgotten]

If you only want it for a year, get a *gulp* korean car, eg hyundai

[V-ahhh]

depends how much you want to spend but honda civics always have good resales like the EK models etc

[Shounak]

I crashed my car and the front needs to be put on a rack and pulled to the side. It's never gonna drive the same again and after driving a manual for a few weeks, driving auto is shitting me up the wall..

And driving a 6, it's like a tease and it's pissing me off..

I'm probably willing to spend upto 5, cuz hopefully I'll get most of it back after a year anyway. So I'm not too bothered..

But yeah, good resale, reliable and manual is all I'm after..

[Nobody Actually]

I crashed my car and the front needs to be put on a rack and pulled to the side. It's never gonna drive the same again and after driving a manual for a few weeks, driving auto is shitting me up the wall..

And driving a 6, it's like a tease and it's pissing me off..

I'm probably willing to spend upto 5, cuz hopefully I'll get most of it back after a year anyway. So I'm not too bothered..

But yeah, good resale, reliable and manual is all I'm after..

no good man, no good.

but if you just want a small car to get you around for a year that is pretty reliable, grab an old astra or pulsar (mid '80s) for a couple of grand.
drive it till you get your 8.


my 2c

[J_D]

If you only want it for a year, get a *gulp* korean car, eg hyundai

Thats what I was going to say. Korean cars pretty temporary.

Seriously tho, get a ford laser, nissan pulsar etc and dont spend anymore than you have to, the more you spend the more youll lose in depreciation. My last car cost me $500 plus about $500 for roady costs and lasted 12 months. My current car cost $1200 plus $400 for 4 tyres and $350 rego costs. I hate paying too much for a car, you always lose out in depreciation. I let the other suckers pay the big money for me.

[IBLOWN]

I know it sounds funny, but ive always had sigmas for my everydayer and i love em. Easy to fix, parts everywhere, everybody knows them. As for loosing value, you cant loose too much from buying a $500 sigma!

[Hairy Eater]

is there any car auctions there?.... try ebay... i seen 3 other websites with private car sales on them.... i just bought this 1990 Mazda 121 ( Ford Festiva )... I got a suprise to see so much engine room under the bonnet.... lot more than wife's 1993 Barina ( Suzuki Swift )... I think just look for a car every way possable in advertising... I'm sure you should find a bargain...

[Sabbath']

You forgot to mention what the rear wheel looks like nakkers...you know you want that red ss man

[fabz]

what are you doing with your car? wanna get rid of any parts? or are you gonna sell it out right?

[sixshooter]

Get your L's or what ever for a motorbike... and get some 250cc cruiser... thats if your still single.... a bike will hold its value better, be cheaper to purchase and be ultra reliable and economical on fuel while you save etc...my 2c worth ! btw How did you stack the VX?

[matty88]

The old Excels are cheap if that's the way you want to go, or even a Ford Laser :-)

[VRFURY]

You forgot to mention what the rear wheel looks like nakkers...

very very scary sight, that rear wheel

but ohh dear, shounak driving a little car, is it going to be a pretty little colour as well....


hehe im only messing with ya good luck with a new car

get this its so cute awwwwwwwww
http://www.autotrader.com.au/iteminf...ubs_Used+Cars_

[Nobody Actually]

but ohh dear, shounak driving a little car, is it going to be a pretty little colour as well....

ha ha, that'll be a sight to see. so will you still let him take you out if he pulls up in an excel?

[Patrio7]

maybe a corolla ( older one ) a little gutless but they move when they want to, easy to get a manual and they are near bullet proof

[Emackulation]

Sigma sounds like a good option.

[VRFURY]

ha ha, that'll be a sight to see. so will you still let him take you out if he pulls up in an excel?

maybe if i put a paper bag over my head so no one knows its me

i just really cant imagine him in a little car, i really gotta see it

[Nobody Actually]

maybe if i put a paper bag over my head so no one knows its me

don't take this the wrong way nic, but that'd be a crime.

I know this doesn't need to be said but.............

no matter what you choose shounak, please don't turn into a rice boy once you get this car.



any who, i'm off to the land of nod before tonite's shift.

[Wombat]

May I humbly suggest you have a bit of fun with your five grand, and have change to spare?
Here's what we did for $4500...our "fun car", fully restored 1957 Morris Minor, with Marina disk brakes. handles better than you expect actually...they have a stiff little body shell and half-decent suspension and weigh bugger all (we're talking something like only 770kg's here... ), so small engine mods, even to the original and tough 1000cc BMC A-series motor, give big results. Whip off the head, go to a local engne shop, have them seat the valves and shave 40 thou off it, and put a sports air cleaner on the standard SU carb, and believe me, you'll notice a huge difference.

I garantee you will be smiling every time you drive it, the damn thing has the fuel economy of a motorbike, and like an Energiser battery, they just keep going, and going, and going...

Not to mention the fun to be had stuffing them full of a hidden stereo and subs, which people really don't expect when you pop the bootlid...


Go on...do it, you know you wanna...you'll get a laugh as well as having something which will not only be able to be sold (if you really must after the year) for as much if not more than you bought it for, and which will get more attention than a Hyundai...

[s0sage]

Sigma sounds like a good option.

a common trick up with the sigmas is to drop a 351 cleveland in them ...

you'd mince just about anything on the road with that .. and coudl do it for $5000
shame it'd drive like a pig with such a heavy front.

[Doctor Sodways]

Get a beetle, run off an oily rag, cheap to fix, and they never stop. Mine Chirps second with enough persuasion haha

[Emackulation]

COMBIVAN, the van for the uncommon man....

[Shounak]

Cheers for the suggestions people.. I'm just after a no nonsense 4 cylinder car, I couldn't give a flying f*ck about power for now. In fact, I'd probably prefer no power..

A bike sounds like a good idea.. But I might go for a crappy excel or something..