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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #25 on: January 16, 2015, 01:44:20 PM »
Quote from: muzza01 on January 16, 2015, 01:32:56 PM
I was never given a car. I was only 18 when I left home and joined the military. I looked after myself, bought my own car, furniture, paid for my own wedding, and generally learnt my own lessons the hard way.

For my kids, I want to help them with decisions, subsodise there life as one of my sons is an apprentice and gets paid SFA. I give them money, furniture, cars and as long as I am alive help where ever I can.  I have spoilt my kids, I have given them opportunities in life that I didn't have.

not a crime, mate...  :D we as parents do what we think is right for our kids.  everyone's circumstance and background is different...
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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #26 on: January 16, 2015, 02:06:22 PM »
Tough call .... though the choice between a car and schoolies sounds like a good option :cheers:

My only advice is to get something without a back seat ;D

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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #27 on: January 16, 2015, 02:10:16 PM »
Quote from: yogi on January 16, 2015, 02:06:22 PM
Tough call .... though the choice between a car and schoolies sounds like a good option :cheers:

My only advice is to get something without a back seat ;D

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so a ute, then... >:D
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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #28 on: January 16, 2015, 02:14:34 PM »
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Re: Daughters first car ???
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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #30 on: January 16, 2015, 02:35:01 PM »


Quote from: DropBearRacing on January 16, 2015, 12:41:12 PM
the gear linkages would stick at the most inappropriate times going from 1st to 2nd.  I would have to stop pop the bonnet smash the links into place and then rev the guts out of a gutless 202 and take off in 2nd.  Very embarrassing when you are trying to impress the ladies ;D

Geez that brings back a few memories, i had a XB panelvan with the same problem
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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #31 on: January 16, 2015, 03:27:23 PM »
Quote from: Footy Shorts Shane on January 16, 2015, 02:14:34 PM
Panelvan   ???

...been there... ;D ;D

If you really love her Mark, you buy her a Benz..... ;D ;D

Rather than buy a new or slightly soiled shoe box, check the prices of some 7-10yo Benz offerings.
They tend to have a good maintenance record. I reckon they're pretty good value...
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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #32 on: January 16, 2015, 03:48:00 PM »
From personal experience I wouldn't recommend any of the above ...... you get to many people asking you to help them move :angel:

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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #33 on: January 16, 2015, 03:53:04 PM »
Quote from: GeoffA on January 16, 2015, 03:27:23 PM
...been there... ;D ;D

If you really love her Mark, you buy her a Benz..... ;D ;D

Rather than buy a new or slightly soiled shoe box, check the prices of some 7-10yo Benz offerings.
They tend to have a good maintenance record. I reckon they're pretty good value...

can be expensive to get parts, though...
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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #34 on: January 16, 2015, 04:07:25 PM »
Quote from: paceman on January 16, 2015, 03:53:04 PM
can be expensive to get parts, though...

That won't worry Mark..... ;D ;D
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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #35 on: January 16, 2015, 05:11:02 PM »
Just buy her a motorbike.

Mrs Jeepers use to have an 04 Triumph ST Sprint, easy to ride, 995 cc and around a 110 HP in a 200 Kilo bike, so snappy performance, good on fuel, easy to park, cheaper rego.....

No need to thank me,  ;D
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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #36 on: January 16, 2015, 06:00:03 PM »

I had to save up to buy my first car. When I found a car that I liked, and the parents thought was suitable, I found it was a few thousand out of reach.

My parents loaned me the difference. I needed a reliable car to get to work, and about half of my first year apprentice weekly rate was what I had to pay back each week.

They helped me afford the car, but it was all mine after 18 months when I repaid them, with (low) interest.

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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #37 on: January 16, 2015, 06:04:17 PM »
Quote from: muzza01 on January 16, 2015, 01:32:56 PM
I was never given a car. I was only 18 when I left home and joined the military Same here, I was 17. I looked after myself, bought my own car, furniture, paid for my own wedding Same here again, and generally learnt my own lessons the hard way.

For my kids, I want to help them with decisions, subsodise there life as one of my sons is an apprentice and gets paid SFA Same here yet again. I give them money, furniture, cars and as long as I am alive help where ever I can.  I have spoilt my kids, I have given them opportunities in life that I didn't have. This is freaky, what your Dads surname?
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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #38 on: January 16, 2015, 06:22:49 PM »
Quote from: muzza01 on January 16, 2015, 01:32:56 PM
I was never given a car. I was only 18 when I left home and joined the military. I looked after myself, bought my own car, furniture, paid for my own wedding, and generally learnt my own lessons the hard way.

For my kids, I want to help them with decisions, subsodise there life as one of my sons is an apprentice and gets paid SFA. I give them money, furniture, cars and as long as I am alive help where ever I can.  I have spoilt my kids, I have given them opportunities in life that I didn't have.

Good on ya Muzza, hope I can provide my kids with the same when the time comes.

what about a little suzuki SUV or toyota RAV, pending on budget
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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #39 on: January 16, 2015, 07:00:32 PM »
Quote from: DropBearRacing on January 16, 2015, 12:41:12 PM

My siblings and I all had to buy our own cars.  My first one was a HQ sedan with 3 on the tree.  I bought it off the old man and I'm sure he made a profit off me  >:D  It was a POS, the gear linkages would stick at the most inappropriate times going from 1st to 2nd.  I would have to stop pop the bonnet smash the links into place and then rev the guts out of a gutless 202 and take off in 2nd.  Very embarrassing when you are trying to impress the ladies ;D

Lol, my old ladies XD used to be the same, Infact I did my licence test in it with the instructor, and it happened mid test lol. Same deal, pop the hood, bash the linkage and off ya go. Still marked me 100%. Only test I've ever got 100% in  :D
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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #40 on: January 16, 2015, 07:08:36 PM »
Mark, I thought it was already a foregone conclusion?

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« Reply #41 on: January 16, 2015, 07:10:43 PM »
Being 16 might be a transformer's fan. So go the GMC Ironhide!
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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #42 on: January 16, 2015, 08:01:45 PM »
If it is the daughters car then I shall outline some essential criteria gained from my experience with providing my 2 daughters with cars .

1. passenger side floor shall be of sufficient size so as it can accommodate all form of rubbish including macca's packaging, drink  bottles used tissues etc
2. centre console shall resemble a dressing table ,and have space for lipgloss, hair brush, eye liner, used tissues and multiple hair clips and hair ties ,sunglasses including broken pairs.
3 vanity mirror on sun visor
4 rear back seat that can accommodate all form of clothing, not unlike an extension to the wardrobe and complete with a floor area below seat to store  all the shoes plus 6 different colour havanas thongs
5 hatch  back boot area to store any other items that don't fit in the previous mentioned other spaces and including blankets ,pillows
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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #43 on: January 16, 2015, 08:38:16 PM »
Quote from: DropBearRacing on January 16, 2015, 12:41:12 PM

My siblings and I all had to buy our own cars.  My first one was a HQ sedan with 3 on the tree.  I bought it off the old man and I'm sure he made a profit off me  >:D  It was a POS, the gear linkages would stick at the most inappropriate times going from 1st to 2nd.  I would have to stop pop the bonnet smash the links into place and then rev the guts out of a gutless 202 and take off in 2nd.  Very embarrassing when you are trying to impress the ladies ;D
Ha. De ja vu moment. It was 1987, i had a HJ Panel van, 3 on tree same probs as yours but with first and reverse gears. Anyways, I go over to this really rich blokes house to take his daughter to the drive in movies and i couldn't reverse out of his driveway due to the selectors playing up.

 Losing first wasn't too bad as you could ride the clutch into second gear. I had to get his daughter in the drivers seat, lift the bonnet and pull the reverse selector by hand to get it into reverse. I dropped her home by the requested time, she didn't put out and just gave me a kiss and he was waiting at my PV when I got back to the car after escorting her to the door. 

In no unpleasant terms he told me to never come to his house again or contact his daughter.  :-*

I upgraded to a XB Falcon sedan after that, looked great on the outside but both of the front floor pans were completely rusted out. I had a couple of prices of ply under the mats for floors.
They didn't work too well keeping water out  in the wet season up here in FNQ.  ;D
Those were the days >:D
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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #44 on: January 16, 2015, 08:40:13 PM »
Quote from: rags on January 16, 2015, 08:01:45 PM
If it is the daughters car then I shall outline some essential criteria gained from my experience with providing my 2 daughters with cars .

1. passenger side floor shall be of sufficient size so as it can accommodate all form of rubbish including macca's packaging, drink  bottles used tissues etc
2. centre console shall resemble a dressing table ,and have space for lipgloss, hair brush, eye liner, used tissues and multiple hair clips and hair ties ,sunglasses including broken pairs.
3 vanity mirror on sun visor
4 rear back seat that can accommodate all form of clothing, not unlike an extension to the wardrobe and complete with a floor area below seat to store  all the shoes plus 6 different colour havanas thongs
5 hatch  back boot area to store any other items that don't fit in the previous mentioned other spaces and including blankets ,pillows

Rags,

I hear ya bud!!

My daughters little Mazda 121 is like a walk in badly kept wardrobe / skip bin on wheels....

Drives me nuts, as i like to clear my Cruiser of any goods collected on a daily basis......

Oh yeah and back to the original question, i bought my daughter a Mazda 121, it is old and does lack in safety features compared to new, this does bother me a bit, however with her at uni on the Gold Coast, and in need of a car quite urgently at the time, this was the best i could come up with, the little beast also had to be sent from Cairns down to her...... so far so good, and she has learnt to take it easy in the little Mazda, and one day soon i hope to assist her to upgrade to something a little more upgraded, though she has grown quite fond of the little beasty Mazda.. oh and i took it for a few spins too before sending it down, was quite a novelty to drive..... picture a gorrila in Mr Beans car.

Oh and yeah, go the RACQ membership, she's had to uise them a couple of times over the years, and they've been great.

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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #45 on: January 16, 2015, 08:40:20 PM »
Quote from: DropBearRacing on January 16, 2015, 12:41:12 PM

My siblings and I all had to buy our own cars.  My first one was a HQ sedan with 3 on the tree.  I bought it off the old man and I'm sure he made a profit off me  >:D  It was a POS, the gear linkages would stick at the most inappropriate times going from 1st to 2nd.  I would have to stop pop the bonnet smash the links into place and then rev the guts out of a gutless 202 and take off in 2nd.  Very embarrassing when you are trying to impress the ladies ;D
Ha. De ja vu moment. 1987 HJ Panel van, 3 on tree same probs with first and reverse gears. Anyways, I go over to this rich blokes house to take his daughter to the drive in movies and i couldn't reverse out of his driveway due to the selectors. Losing first wasn't too bad as you could ride the clutch into second gear. I had to get his daughter in the drivers seat, lift the bonnet and pull the reverse selector by hand to get it into reverse. I dropped her home by the requested time, she didn't put out and just gave me a kiss and he was waiting at my PV when I got back to the car after escorting her to the door. 

In no unpleasant terms he told me to never come to his house again or contact his daughter.  :-*

I upgraded to a XB Falcon sedan after that, looked great on the outside but both of the front floor pans were completely rusted out. I had a couple of prices of ply under the mats for floors.
They didn't work too well keeping water out  in the wet season up here in FNQ.  ;D
Those were the days >:D
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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #46 on: January 16, 2015, 08:52:30 PM »
Quote from: muzza01 on January 16, 2015, 08:40:20 PM
but both of the front floor pans were completely rusted out. Those were the days >:D

Hey Muzza, i only had motorbikes as a young fella, didn't own a car till in early 20's.... i picked up my girlfriend for our first date (now my wife) in a borrowed ford cortina wagon, we were driving from Aeroglen back into to town and it was raining, i noticed her look down at the holes in the rusted out floor pan (yep no carpets/mats, nothing..... i then genuinley said, you might have to spread your legs to get a foot over each hole to stop the water coming through the floor.................. she still takes great joy in telling anyone, when the topic of first dates comes up, that i within seconds of picking her up for our first date told her that she "may have to spread her legs".................... some things, never forgotten! :cheers:
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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #47 on: January 16, 2015, 08:58:30 PM »
Quote from: Barrabart on January 16, 2015, 08:52:30 PM
Hey Muzza, i only had motorbikes as a young fella, didn't own a car till in early 20's.... i picked up my girlfriend for our first date (now my wife) in a borrowed ford cortina wagon, we were driving from Aeroglen back into to town and it was raining, i noticed her look down at the holes in the rusted out floor pan (yep no carpets/mats, nothing..... i then genuinley said, you might have to spread your legs to get a foot over each hole to stop the water coming through the floor.................. she still takes great joy in telling anyone, when the topic of first dates comes up, that i within seconds of picking her up for our first date told her that she "may have to spread her legs".................... some things, never forgotten! :cheers:
My holes were pretty bad. Basically about 300x 400 holes in each front floor pan, basically no floor pan  ;D.
The car really stank in the wet season. I swapped the XB Falcon sedan for an FB Holden Ute, swapped the ute for a 308 rifle, bought a cheap Mazda 4cyl sedan, then bought an XB 2 door coupe, then a 4 door XB Fairmont all within 12 months.
Speaking of spreading legs,  :D I was driving an XC Falcon when I met Cath, had our 24th Anniversary the other day. Maybe she has stayed with me cuz I harp e great taste in cars  ;D
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« Reply #48 on: January 16, 2015, 10:25:44 PM »
Second hand diesel Golf. Will reduce nightmares by at least 30%. Cheap to run, super safe. And of course make it a manual.
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« Reply #49 on: January 16, 2015, 10:27:04 PM »
Quote from: muzza01 on January 16, 2015, 08:58:30 PM
My holes were pretty bad. Basically about 300x 400 holes in each front floor pan, basically no floor pan  ;D.
The car really stank in the wet season. I swapped the XB Falcon sedan for an FB Holden Ute, swapped the ute for a 308 rifle, bought a cheap Mazda 4cyl sedan, then bought an XB 2 door coupe, then a 4 door XB Fairmont all within 12 months.
Speaking of spreading legs,  :D I was driving an XC Falcon when I met Cath, had our 24th Anniversary the other day. Maybe she has stayed with me cuz I harp e great taste in cars  ;D

Hahahahahahaha. Gold. Thanks mate.
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