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Re: Whats the longest period youve ever owned a Car?
« Reply #25 on: August 03, 2012, 06:16:57 AM »
Had my 2nd Pajero  3L for 13 years & a bit . Went around the block a few times , traded for SFA on a Pajero 3.5L & started again . Sweet ride   :cheers:
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Re: Whats the longest period youve ever owned a Car?
« Reply #26 on: August 03, 2012, 09:15:25 AM »

My father in law still has his brand new sandman ute ...i think 75model............but highly modded.


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Re: Whats the longest period youve ever owned a Car?
« Reply #27 on: August 03, 2012, 12:11:21 PM »
I have a friend who still has an XY GT that he bought new.
He bought it in Sydney with a mate who also bought one, the mate wrote his off when driving back to Brisbane and my mates is under lock and key.
I think he might get his money back if he ever sold it
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Re: Whats the longest period youve ever owned a Car?
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Re: Whats the longest period youve ever owned a Car?
« Reply #29 on: August 03, 2012, 06:52:57 PM »
Oops, only 4 years for me.  :'(

Ditto. Gotta Love company vehicles. This latest hilux I bought will become a family airloom however.

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Re: Whats the longest period youve ever owned a Car?
« Reply #30 on: August 03, 2012, 07:58:04 PM »
My record is my 60 series Cruiser. Had it 8 years now.
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Re: Whats the longest period youve ever owned a Car?
« Reply #31 on: August 03, 2012, 08:17:56 PM »
I've had my 1973 model HQ since 1988 so 24 yrs now, prior to that it was my grand parents car who brought it new so it's never left the family tree. I paid $800 for it in 88 and it had 78,000 ks on it, now around 260 odd. Still registered and gets driven occasionally

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Re: Whats the longest period youve ever owned a Car?
« Reply #32 on: August 03, 2012, 08:24:36 PM »
No more than 18 months, car whore, 31 vehicles/bikes in 24 years of motoring.  I've had holidays that have lasted longer.  ;D  I used to be able to quote all the number plates, can still remember the first 3, but not the current one?

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Re: Whats the longest period youve ever owned a Car?
« Reply #33 on: August 03, 2012, 08:45:15 PM »
For 16 years we owned a 1986 VL 3.0L Turbo Wagon ordered by the first owner as a SL wagon optioned to Calais specs.

Went like the wind.
The 80 we've owned since August 05.
The Cruiser turns 21 this December.

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Re: Whats the longest period youve ever owned a Car?
« Reply #34 on: August 03, 2012, 09:02:38 PM »
I have owned my 1970 Torana now for 33 years. In the process of a full restor.


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Re: Whats the longest period youve ever owned a Car?
« Reply #35 on: August 03, 2012, 10:57:35 PM »
1988 Mazda 626, bought in 1998@160,000k's intended to keep a couple of years and sell,
guess what, still got it, now done 305,000
Rebuilt just about everything forward of the windscreen at 230,000
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Re: Whats the longest period youve ever owned a Car?
« Reply #36 on: August 04, 2012, 01:24:35 PM »
Got my Ford escort 2ltr ex rallye car in may 1984, its been through a few changes since then and morphed into a V6 powered RS2000 for about 8 years and is currently sitting on the drive way, awaiting its next incarnation.
It has another Escort as a stable mate that has been around for 18 years and morphed into a 4x4.
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Re: Whats the longest period youve ever owned a Car?
« Reply #37 on: August 04, 2012, 08:00:39 PM »
I've had my 1972 mini panelvan for 15 years now, but I still haven't got it on the road yet. I bought it when I was 15 and spent a lot of coin on it in my late teens, but now its sitting under cover in the back corner of the shed waiting for me to have a mid life crisis and finish it.

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Re: Whats the longest period youve ever owned a Car?
« Reply #38 on: August 05, 2012, 11:52:49 PM »
About 30 seconds,oh,s**t sorry, thought you said "owned a cat"  >:D >:D >:D
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Re: Whats the longest period youve ever owned a Car?
« Reply #39 on: August 06, 2012, 10:04:14 PM »
My man bought his 1976 XB Falcon GS Panel van (Tango Orange) in 1980 (32 years ago).  I met him about a couple of years later.  He still has it sitting in the shed waiting for its resto.  We then bought a 1954 FJ Holden Special Sedan on 26th Jan 1985(27 years) just after we were married, with the intention of full resto once the van was finished.  Yep she sits in the shed beside the van still waiting for restos.  But our recent ride our 2000 GU Nissan patrol we have had for 11 years this month, and still loving it. cheers Rellbell