Old Car vs. New Car?

[ajjack]

No need to downgrade ... do a course on defensive driving
and get yourself a right proper 4 wheeler.

Something like a Nissan X-Trail, Suzuki Grand Vitara or even
a Toyota Rav4. There's lots around so they cant be that bad.
You will command more respect from other road users that way.

It happened to me.

 

[gooner]

The thing with luxury cars too is that everyone else who sees you driving it thinks you look like a knob. Which is ironic as people generally buy them to look good.

In my experience, they often actually are knobs too. Road rage and illegal driving (transit lanes etc) always seems disproportionally performed by
Merc and BMW drivers.

It's that sense of entitlement that there time is so much more important than yours.

 

[Bafana]

Seems like I am loner buying new cars...

As I see it I spend over 3 hrs a day in it so I may as well have a nice one. Same logic applies to big screen TV's. If you like watching movies and spending time, buy the biggest and best. If you like watching the O'Rielly Factor and Red Eye in between working, sleeping and playing with the kids buy a small TV.

Surely there are new car enthusiasts on the forum

 

[trainspotter]

Hey Spoticus (Trainspotter),

A mate told me once he saw someone who was on a gopher which had a complete perspex cover over it that had tipped over on 1 side.

Because it fell over on the side door side, he was stuck in there and it took a couple of them to get him up.Apparently the man was liquered up and just ran down the curb at the wrong angle and it tipped.

I showed him your photo!!!

Did you get rid of the cover because of that experience or was the photo taken before you put the cover on??

They do have a tendency to tip over when you hit a kerb at high speed (8km/h) when liqoured up on RED WINE. Hence why no plastic cover for this little drinker.

A Segway ???? Not bad, not bad at all. Might trade the gopher in for one.

 

[nunthewiser]

Surely there are new car enthusiasts on the forum

yes , have purchased a few new cars over the years ...... PURELY FOR TAX REASONS ONLY

yes its lovely being the "first owner" but that is a large price to pay when one can buy a 2 /3 yr old vehicle for a massive discount on brand new retail price

for value i would not consider buying a brand new car as a personal purchase

 

[cutz]

Although i got a new car for the misses recently i wouldn't bother with one myself, especially since touch parking is the go with the older generation.

Had first hand experience on the weekend, when i confronted the person the reply was "but i was going slow"

See it happen all the time.

 

[matty2.0]

couldn't care what people thought of my car.
Anyone who spends a fortune on a car is probably a financial idiot.
i would rather invest the money in property or equities.

My car is ugly, but your house is even uglier.
Living in the city, it's all about public transport anyways. So that's that really.

 

[cutz]

couldn't care what people thought of my car.
Anyone who spends a fortune on a car is probably a financial idiot.
i would rather invest the money in property or equities.

My car is ugly, but your house is even uglier.
Living in the city, it's all about public transport anyways. So that's that really.

Yeah but it's all about relativity matty,

A fortune to you may be a pittance to someone else.

 

[Smurf1976]

You will command more respect from other road users that way.

For years I drove on the same road to and from work every day at the same times.

Drive a normal car and I'd be tailgated simply for sitting on the speed limit heading up a steep hill. Yes I'd be in the right lane (of 2), but only because I was legitimately overtaking slower vehicles in the left lane. Trucks, buses etc really struggle on this hill - anything down to 20 km/h (speed limit is 80) would not be unusual as it's fairly steep and quite long.

Drive a ute with a very solid steel flat tray, lots of stuff on the back and some flashing beacons and I'd never be tailgated or receive any other kind of road rage despite driving at the same speed, in the same lane and at the same time. Not sure what aspect of the vehicle influenced other drivers, but something sure did. I've since moved and no longer travel that way but it was a very consistent pattern of driver behaviour.

 

[mini696]

Without reading through the older posts yet (so excuse me if this has been stated before), my biggest opinion is this;

The advantage of purchasing an old car has been greatly reduced since a roadworthy was made mandatory. Back a few years I would buy a bomb for next to no money (I think the most I paid was $350) and run it into the ground.

My theory was that a new car (even the cheaper ones) cost a lot to run. Looking at some sites that do all the sums for you an average car per week (including replayments, depreciation, insurance, rego, maintenence etc), would cost in excess of $150.

By purchasing a "time bomb" you could run it for a month, or a year or two, not have to maintain it, repair it and you would be so far ahead of the game in overall cost. Quite often you could sell it for more or less the same price you got it for. Or just take off the plates and leave it where it broke down LOL.

Just my thought on the subject.

 

[matty2.0]

Cars depreciate at a rate of 15-20% for the first 3 years.
Might as well go to the Casino and have fun ... you'll "look good" that way too.

 

[nunthewiser]

Cars depreciate at a rate of 15-20% for the first 3 years.
Might as well go to the Casino and have fun ... you'll "look good" that way too.

no offense intended but im finding your posts immature , offensive to my intelligence and a complete bunch of crap

whats the current depreciation on a new suit ?

on a new computer ?

new set of golf clubs ?

who the hell are you to give ppl here crap on how they should spend there cash ?

grow up

 

[nunthewiser]

couldn't care what people thought of my car.
Anyone who spends a fortune on a car is probably a financial idiot.
i would rather invest the money in property or equities.

My car is ugly, but your house is even uglier.
Living in the city, it's all about public transport anyways. So that's that really.

Cars depreciate at a rate of 15-20% for the first 3 years.
Might as well go to the Casino and have fun ... you'll "look good" that way too.

financial idiot eh ?

um please go chat to an accountant in regards to tax breaks for business and vehicle purchases

not just now but in the past ....

anyways why am i even responding ..makes me just as silly

 

[Awesomandy]

As I see it I spend over 3 hrs a day in it so I may as well have a nice one.

Not many people drive that much though.
Well, I bought a new car, and spend 3 hours a month in it. To this day, I'm still wondering why I did that.

 

[trainspotter]

Got to admit the tax benefits on a new vehicle are pretty enticing and the smell ........ mmmmmmmmmm that new car smell just can't be beat. IMO. The warranty is another factor. 5 years and 100,000 kms is pretty good as well. It depends on your circumstances I guess and what is applicable to your situation.

 

[ojm]

How does she get the dog hair out of blankets? German Shepherd hair winds through that sort of material and you have to pick it out hair by hair.
I have the back seats down flat and a large piece of vinyl covering. Quick to vacuum and wash. Never allow wet dog in car or house.

I think she just puts it in the washing machine. And when it gets really bad, throws it out and gets a new one. Our lab/spaniel ("spanador") hair gets stuck on everything too, its a pain.

Our dogs go swimming, and by the time they get back to the car, they are still damp, but they are over the shaking stage.

On the topic of new cars, I wouldn't buy one new (well, I'm tempted as an employee can get 30% off new cars). Go the auctions and get a few year old one for half the price (seen '06 Omega Commodores for ~$15k at auctions).

 

[theasxgorilla]

Cost the earth, feel every bump on the road, one curb shot and they are trashed, they wear quicker than most...the handling advantages are overstated, unless you can drive like the Stig

Can attest to that. Low profile tyres sitting on 19" rims. 370 EUR later I have a brand new front, left tyre on my BMW which needed to be replaced due to puncture. Ouch!

 

[theasxgorilla]

Then again you could buy a Volvo, they are built tough to protect Volvo drivers from Volvo drivers

I got a 2006 V70 earlier this year. Diesel too of all things. Gets about 1200 kms to a tank with motorway driving. Bloody awesome! And the driver comfort is unbelievable. I heard a rumour that the front seats of a Volvo rate higher than those which go into an S class Mercedes. I totally believe it, compared to my BMW where I get a sore butt/back after 2 hours, in the Volvo I can drive all day and feel nothing. Awesome car. Probably get an XC90 next... one of the best bang for buck SUVs out there IMO.

 

[Bafana]

Not many people drive that much though.
Well, I bought a new car, and spend 3 hours a month in it. To this day, I'm still wondering why I did that.

Absolutely. Spend your money where you spend your life. Also doing it for tax reasons through work as well.

 

[Smurf1976]

Not many people drive that much though.
Well, I bought a new car, and spend 3 hours a month in it. To this day, I'm still wondering why I did that.

On the positive side, it shouldn't wear out anytime soon with such low usage. Just remember that it still needs regular servicing despite the low km.