Investingating Additional Car To The Family...

**SoulSearcher** · July 7, 2007

Today, whilst driving my "spare" car, because the rolla is in the work shop I thought to myself, oh my god I'm sick of driving this car (U13 Nissan Bluebird), I want a newer spare car...so I got to thinking about logisitics, how can I convince hubby we need another car? and I came up with this (FIGJAM!)

Sell the bluebird and find another car, budget around $8,000 (because I don't want to give her a 15K car PLUS it's not our principal mode of transport), then next year when our daughter gets her P Plates she can use it as her DD if our cars aren't off the road, I put this to hubby and he said "that's a really good idea" (I was shocked into speechlessness because he NEVER agrees to anything that easily).

So I started making a list....

'98 onwards

under 100,000 klms

1.8 - 2.0 lt 4cyl

electric everything

power steering

disc brakes (F & R)

cup holders

mp3 player

hatch back (back seats must be able to fold down)

tow bar

has to be SAFE

ABS

16 or 17" rims

Not a holden

Not white or silver

Not girly

And after I made my list I went out to have a look at cars...and found NOTHING (It was a horrible rainy day and I wasn't trying hard), although a few months ago I saw a really nice little Honda Civic, and realised I don't want another corolla (but I don't know why).... but I'm not sure WHAT I want, any suggestions???

Lesley :)

dfunkt · July 7, 2007

off my head, Nissan Pulsar, Mitsubishi Mirage, Daewoo Lanos (?) Toyota Echo, Hyundai Excel (?)

7shades · July 7, 2007

Toyota Caldina GT-T fits the bill juuuust right... Might need to save up another couple o g's though :)

You may struggle to find less than 100k with those specs on your budget... most MY98 vehicles are pushing about 140k by now, anything with less k's will fetch a premium price.

Edited July 7, 2007 by 7shades

**Jono** · July 7, 2007

a bit older with more k's but....AUDI 1.8T wagon.

**SoulSearcher** · July 7, 2007

I revised my list somewhat and....

I found this:

http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars/priva...l&R=1428844

and this:

http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars/priva...l&R=1292685

but then I saw this and was REALLY tempted to throw my list out the window:

http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars/priva...al&R=370576

Edited July 7, 2007 by SoulSearcher

kangaroosa · July 7, 2007

Its a bit older than what you were looking for, but i reckon you can't go past a SSS Pulsar for a zippy reliable daily car.

PGA

Thats a bloody good price for a SSS with all the mods listed.

SSS Ebay

Edited July 7, 2007 by kangaroosa

mookie · July 7, 2007

what about a ford mondeo ?

7shades · July 7, 2007

Bwahahahaha mondeo

Thats gold.

Personally I could never bring myself to own a Lancer or Accent. They're just so.... "meh".... the accents drive terribly and the lancer, well, its a lancer. You'd cringe every time you sat down in it.

SSS pulsars are quite a good bit o kit... probably the pick of the bunch there, but you KNOW you'll end up putting an SR20det into it :)

The levin gets my vote... thats borderline price to import one yourself.

Wood§tok · July 7, 2007

you will strugle to find a nice car with all those features for less than 8gs. perhaps extend the window of oppertunity to say 1992 onwards, as many cars of this era are still in good nick and will have more of the features you are after.

cheers and good luck with the search.