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Offline chappo555

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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #50 on: January 16, 2015, 10:27:38 PM »
Fuji heavy industries aka subaru. Safe, reliable and hold their value.
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« Reply #51 on: January 16, 2015, 10:35:42 PM »
I bought my daughters first car last week, managed to find a 97 Toyota Corolla Seca with only 235 000kms on it (yes a lot but not when you are in the first car budget). Got it for $2100 with 6 months rego.
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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #52 on: January 17, 2015, 06:56:51 AM »
Thanks everyone for your feedback.

I had to get my first car myself while i was going to Uni.

I believe in giving my daughter a better start in life which i can, and have her focus on the more important things. Study and enjoying life.
And if i get the car,i will sleep better because my wife is sleeping better because she's not worried about it breaking down.

Probably get her to pay back some so she has a financial tie into it.

Rav4 or Suzuki SUV appeal. Also like the idea of her learning in her own car.

But then dont want her having her own car too early because then she'll want to use it !!

Newer model also looks the way to go for safety and reliability.

Next stage of life.

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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #53 on: January 17, 2015, 07:05:49 AM »
Our daughter worked 4 jobs, fish & chip shop, supermarket, picking up horse droppings & part time two days week in an office and at the same time was doing uni and also lived out of home so when it came time for a car we worked out a plan that we would go halves in her first car, she has a Honda Civic 2001 and it is big enough to be seen and is a bit sedate for her (in her words) but a good reliable first car.  For her next car she wants an Audi A3 lol! This one she will have to buy herself so will be awhile. 


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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #54 on: January 17, 2015, 07:59:26 AM »
Quote from: elkay on January 17, 2015, 07:05:49 AM
Our daughter worked 4 jobs, fish & chip shop, supermarket, picking up horse droppings & part time two days week in an office and at the same time was doing uni and also lived out of home so when it came time for a car we worked out a plan that we would go halves in her first car, she has a Honda Civic 2001 and it is big enough to be seen and is a bit sedate for her (in her words) but a good reliable first car.  For her next car she wants an Audi A3 lol! This one she will have to buy herself so will be awhile.
Elkay,
I hear what you and others are saying. I did several jobs while i was at Uni. But maybe i think differently.
I dont see the value in making life difficult for the sake of it. The money lesson we teach her in other ways.
Thats why in the original entry, i dont talk about buying the car or not. It was more about the age of car and ongoing 'looking after' lessons.

Mark
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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #55 on: January 17, 2015, 02:53:58 PM »
Hey Mark, Happy New Year to you and the Family. This thought is starting to cross my mind as well. Number one priority is reliability and safety. Number two,  you don't want to get her a rocket ship, temptation and peer pressure are hard to resist for anyone. I like the RAV4,  Vitara idea and I know this would appeal to Tish. We ALL do what we think is best for our children to give them the best start in life we can.

PS When our son got his licence he used to drive to school as it was a 40 Klm one way trip and he had training after school, but we forbid him to have anyone else from school in the car for the first 6 months he had his licence. Whilst he had been driving in the paddocks since he was 12 the road is a different matter.

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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #56 on: January 17, 2015, 05:35:32 PM »
Craig,
Thanks and happy new year to you guys as well.

How about we solve 2 problems. We jointly buy a Rav4 and the girls can time share it!

I'm sure that'll work

Mark
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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #57 on: January 18, 2015, 07:10:00 AM »
Dunno about the Rav4, once upon a time it was something you could take on the beach, but over the years it has morphed into a mid-sized SUV that is really only good for soccer runs.

Even though it is underpowered, the Suzuki would be more capable.
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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #58 on: January 18, 2015, 08:49:31 AM »
Quote from: Symon on January 18, 2015, 07:10:00 AM

Even though it is underpowered, the Suzuki would be more capable.

Symon,
Do you think 'more power' is going to be high on MY list of priorities ?

Mark
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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #59 on: January 18, 2015, 09:27:13 AM »
Quote from: MarkVS on January 18, 2015, 08:49:31 AM
Symon,
Do you think 'more power' is going to be high on MY list of priorities ?

Mark

It will on hers!
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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #60 on: January 18, 2015, 09:55:07 AM »
Quote from: Symon on January 18, 2015, 09:27:13 AM
It will on hers!

Only if you keep getting into her ear.... ;D
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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #61 on: January 18, 2015, 10:53:02 AM »
Three years ago, a friends 3 month old commondoor, with wife and baby inside, was squashed in a three way on the Pacific highway (no fault of his wife). They had to be cut out but were ok, with the only injuries being cuts and bruises and whiplash to the wife. Fire rescue told him that if his family had not had that car with its size, crumple zones, airbags etc they would have been severly injured or killed.

Lesson learned: Number ONE priority: buy as safe a car as you possibly can. You don't wont to live to regret it!

Sometimes, size (and features) does matter.

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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #62 on: February 03, 2015, 11:32:40 AM »
Anything but a bloody commonwhore , personally i would buy something that actually needs to be driven and not auto piloted if that makes sense.
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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #63 on: February 28, 2015, 05:26:06 PM »
Did a deal today on the eldest girls first car.  97 RAV4 for an absolute steal.  4 door auto with a few kays on her, but with a little work she'll shine up like a new penny.  A little gutless, but they're pretty nice to drive.


Just needs a winch bar, lift kit and set of muds... >:D
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Re: Daughters first car ???
« Reply #64 on: March 03, 2015, 10:22:47 AM »
Quote from: RWW on January 16, 2015, 10:35:42 PM
I bought my daughters first car last week, managed to find a 97 Toyota Corolla Seca with only 235 000kms on it (yes a lot but not when you are in the first car budget). Got it for $2100 with 6 months rego.

Best car ever built this was my first car then hannded to my brother so it lived through 2 robust 17 year old surfers and still did not die and we took this thing everywhere even beach tracks that i would think twice about now in my dmax


Honestly go a 3 year old corolla with ABS and airbags and you cant go wrong safe reliable and it has already copped the depreciation so you wont get hysterical when it gets scratched
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