New VE for me!

[goVZ]

My parents, actually. Brand new VE Berlina. Mum reckons it looks like a tank, but meh. Either way, looking forward to going home from uni this afternoon and seeing it!

Just a shame that knowing my parents, by the time I get to drive any VE, they'll all be old and crappy and driven by bogans lol....

[goVZ]

Well we've had the VE for a week, so I just thought I'd post my impressions of it.

Personally, I'm very impressed. The car has a much better "feel" to it than the VT - VZ, even just little things, like the way doors open and close, much the same as how the VT had a nicer "feel" to it than the VN - VS. I haven't sat in the back yet, but the interior seems more roomy than the VZ. Got to take it out for a bit of a spin, too. Even though I've only taken it around the block a couple of times, it still drives bloody beautifully. I'm counting on Dad letting me take it out on the highway in a couple of weeks...can't wait. I've driven the VZ on the highway, and it handled bloody beautifully, so I can only imagine the VE being even better.

All in all, i'm very impressed. Only real bad points are:

a) Its white (i'm sorry, but i find white cars boring )
b) It has a huge ass bullbar on the front that looks like it belongs more on a Hummer than a Berlina
c) Its not mine

[MickVE]

Your on your Learners licence aren't you!
Your parents VE, your parents Hilux... how bout letting us know about your car (if you have one)

[88GreenVN]

Originally Posted by MickVE

Your on your Learners licence aren't you!
Your parents VE, your parents Hilux... how bout letting us know about your car (if you have one)

Why?? My kids claim everything I own And thats OK by me.

[88GreenVN]

Originally Posted by goVZ

Well we've had the VE for a week, so I just thought I'd post my impressions of it.

Personally, I'm very impressed. The car has a much better "feel" to it than the VT - VZ, even just little things, like the way doors open and close, much the same as how the VT had a nicer "feel" to it than the VN - VS. I haven't sat in the back yet, but the interior seems more roomy than the VZ. Got to take it out for a bit of a spin, too. Even though I've only taken it around the block a couple of times, it still drives bloody beautifully. I'm counting on Dad letting me take it out on the highway in a couple of weeks...can't wait. I've driven the VZ on the highway, and it handled bloody beautifully, so I can only imagine the VE being even better.

All in all, i'm very impressed. Only real bad points are:

a) Its white (i'm sorry, but i find white cars boring )
b) It has a huge ass bullbar on the front that looks like it belongs more on a Hummer than a Berlina
c) Its not mine

So has the Hilux been retired?

[goVZ]

Originally Posted by MickVE

Your on your Learners licence aren't you!
Your parents VE, your parents Hilux... how bout letting us know about your car (if you have one)

Um, I'm on my opens, actually. Only reason I was having driving lessons last year was because my parents wouldn't let me touch either the VZ or the WB, and I only had auto P's, so I couldn't touch the Hilux (which is a manual). No, the Hilux hasn't been retired - my parents will probably have it until either it drops dead or they do (which is far more likely, considering it is a Hilux after all, and therefore tough as nails)

As for my car (or lack of) - basically, I drive an 18 speed Speedwell Bushranger. And I catch the bus into town every day for uni With no real job (or any way to get one until i get my degree hopefully next year), thats about all I can afford, too.

[tommo82]

How come you can't get a job before you get your degree ?

Not having a go at you, and not knowing your situation, I'm just curious.

[goVZ]

Because I live in a hick town near a ****hole called "Bundaberg", where IT jobs only come up once in a blue moon, and mostly only go to someone who knows someone.

I'm sorry - I'm just not that much of an advocate of my local area! Rather be somewhere decent, such as Rockhampton, Brisbane, Sydney, or even Maryborough, lol.

[Cousin Slow Poke]

LOL!!! I love it when people say they can't get a job because there's nothing they WANT to do.

I have never been unemployed... There's always work around if you're willing to do it. In between IT jobs I once worked as a labourer for a fencer. Then between the RAAF and getting back into IT I worked as a Shell Servo Console Operator for 6 months.

You just have to want to WORK, not want to do a specific job.

[cxcxcxvcvcvc]

Hey fellas how about keeping OT and giving the bloke a break! the threads about cars not how he,s going to make a living sheesh!!
Hey goVZ's good to hear about the VE, took one for a spin the other day, very nice car

[tommo82]

Originally Posted by goVZ

Because I live in a hick town near a ****hole called "Bundaberg", where IT jobs only come up once in a blue moon, and mostly only go to someone who knows someone.

Go and work at woolies mate.

Degrading, but pays the bills (whilst you're a student).

cxcxcxcx, I'm sorry for hijacking the thread. THere are no pics posted anyway!. What choice did I have but to liven the thread up?

[andyman]

Originally Posted by tommo82

Go and work at woolies mate.

Degrading, but pays the bills

i do 5 hours a week at woolies just to keep my foot in the door, and at 20.50 an hour its worth all the pain and suffering lol.

but i need to keep it so i can buy a house in the next year or two, i want do do it before i turn 20 haha

[MickVE]

So goVZ, just correct me if im wrong, you live in country QLD where im sure if you want a job there are plenty. Your parents wont let you drive an old car because you were lazy and got an auto licence. And you dont have a job because you are "finishing" you degree... well good on you sounds like you're living it up!!
IT isn't hard to get into, work in a call centre taking abuse from people every day, its a foot in the door and the money isnt that bad. Or like the other guys have said work in a supermarket stacking shelves. In the end its money and may get you a car...