What car should I buy next ?

[panther]

Ive got about $6000 to buy a car, what car should I buy for economy, a 4 cylinder on petrol or a 6 cylinder on lpg ?
Also should I buy privately, caryard, or car auctions.
I dont want to buy a cheap car with problems.

[Dog_ger]

Sorry to tell you this my friend.

$6000 buys you someone else's problems.

Every second hand car has a problem.

Otherwise why would the owner get rid of it?

In my oppinion,

best to have a good look around,

get to know the prices, and maybe get it RAA checked before you buy.

Good Luck panther

[dinglinga]

panther if its over 15 years of age or 200,000km it will come with no warranty

also if u want lpg see when it was installed or last tested anything else just pm me
cheers

[Dog_ger]

Keep your money and do home improvements.

Or buy a Plasma...

[Bully]

yeah buy a new car, save yourr money for a while longer then you wont be fixing your second hand car that you buy in like 4 months of purchasing it.

but personally buy a commodore ute, thats what im getting next!

[Dirko]

Save another 5 k and get a new Mazda 2 !

[Strawb]

a beer scooter

[Lunchcutter]

If I was buying a new car it would definitely be a Honda or a Mazda - I love the top end range of Honda's niiiiiiiice - maybe read some online reviews for certain brands.. this may aid your decision

[dinglinga]

Save another 5 k and get a new Mazda 2 !

dont know where u can get a new mazda2 for $11,000

[devilsadvocate]

Buy a Ferrari.

Christiano Ronaldo just pranged his up real good after playing silly buggers with Van Der Sar.



Got any panel beater mates?

[dinglinga]

u sure ronaldo just didnt stage a dive

[smac]

He was found rolling around next to the car, but walked away unharmed.

[devilsadvocate]

He was seen rolling around on the road clutching his ankle.

[devilsadvocate]

He was found rolling around next to the car, but walked away unharmed.

Dammit, too quick for me

[The Ash Man]

He was found rolling around next to the car, but walked away unharmed.

He did wait for them to bring the stretcher out tho

[Johno37]

buy a Datsun 1600

[Sojourner]

Ive got about $6000 to buy a car, what car should I buy for economy, a 4 cylinder on petrol or a 6 cylinder on lpg ?
Also should I buy privately, caryard, or car auctions.
I dont want to buy a cheap car with problems.

Get a Camry, Corolla, Apollo, Nova with as low ks as possible. I cant think of another car that is as reliable. Yet any car with over 200 000 on the clock is going to have problems!

Alternatively get a HJ Kingswood for $1000 and bank the rest until its needed - its not unusual to buy an old Holden and do nothing to it bar change the oil for two years or so!

[SABRE]

Ive got about $6000 to buy a car, what car should I buy for economy, a 4 cylinder on petrol or a 6 cylinder on lpg ?
Also should I buy privately, caryard, or car auctions.
I dont want to buy a cheap car with problems.

G’day ‘panther’,
Really think you need to add a few thousand to your $6000 to get something decent with lower clicks on the dial. Otherwise, you’ll probably only end up shelling out more for repairs later. We only buy new, but recently got a second hand Nissan Pulsar for my daughter (her 1st car).
After much searching all over Adelaide, we found a small dealer at Reynella called Deluxe Car Sales. I think they go to auctions in the eastern states and pick up the best at public / private auctions cheaply enough to make a good profit back here. Based on our experience, I can’t fault them or the vehicle. In fact, even I enjoy driving this zippy little 1600, or should I say, I did, until my daughter covered it in bloody frangipani stickers. You wouldn’t believe the ‘offer’ I got from a gay couple in a yellow Toyota convertible on Fullarton Road !!!

[gadj1976]

my missus has got a 96 pulsar and 6k would buy you one of those. I think hers would be valued at about 5500, has air and done 135k. Lots of them around too and they just keep going.

[Mickyj]

yeah buy a new car, save yourr money for a while longer then you wont be fixing your second hand car that you buy in like 4 months of purchasing it.

but personally buy a commodore ute, thats what im getting next!

Agree with the second hand car thing but beware some new cars are just as bad.
Last company i worked for always bought new holden utes .they bought a new one the driver picked it up drove it home and the gear box fell out .It was only spot welded in .
And heard from a chap I used to work with.during his apprenticeship he had to strip a falcon door back .somehow they ran out of metal at the factory and had made the door out of a 44 gallon drum .