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Old 31-10-2012, 03:06 PM   #31
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We all think when we are younger that we wont hit anything, but we do, so save some bucks and drive dads old Tojo for a year or so and keep an eye on how much it really costs to own and maintain a vehicle. Of course thats the sensible older me but the younger me would buy the ute. No wonder I was always poor.
i think he wants his own car thou. I was the same when i was younger. if it wasnt going too cause any problems i'd drive around in the hilux but if your dad uses it a fair bit i'd buy me own car. you will notice the running cost of a car pretty quick
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Old 31-10-2012, 08:35 PM   #32
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Found one for ya mate!

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/new-n...dan/1008800467
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Old 31-10-2012, 08:40 PM   #33
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Old 31-10-2012, 10:03 PM   #34
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That's in my home town hahaha,

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Old 01-11-2012, 12:27 AM   #35
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pfft. i had a mazda wagon with a 1200cc engine. i had to plan ahead if there was a hill.
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Thats cool! haha. But yep!
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Old 01-11-2012, 12:47 AM   #36
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Wow, just wow...
wonder what sorta lawn mower he would take? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA


And if ya gettinga falcon, just keep in mind fuel costs, a lesson I learnt the hard way after driving around in 4 cylinder saabs...
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Old 01-11-2012, 09:17 AM   #37
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yeah, i had a talk to dad, and he said the k's are a bit to high, though the ute itself is good. im gonna be driving his ute i think, and yeah, see how much it really costs to run and own.
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Old 01-11-2012, 12:52 PM   #38
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yeah, i had a talk to dad, and he said the k's are a bit to high, though the ute itself is good. im gonna be driving his ute i think, and yeah, see how much it really costs to run and own.

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Old 01-11-2012, 03:22 PM   #40
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pfft. i had a mazda wagon with a 1200cc engine. i had to plan ahead if there was a hill.
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Mate. You'd be pulling the chicks with that classic shooting brake.

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yeah, i had a talk to dad, and he said the k's are a bit to high, though the ute itself is good. im gonna be driving his ute i think, and yeah, see how much it really costs to run and own.
Thats still allright! Gives you time to save more money to buy something with lower kms...low km AUII/III
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Old 01-11-2012, 10:51 PM   #42
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Costs to run an own? Guess it depends where you live a bit. Our car just gets serviced every 10,000kms and whatever parts changed when needed, which isnt often at all, and other than that, we get at least 700kms to the tank in it!
We're used to driving in a very relaxed manner in Busso, never any need to rush, and most of the time its doing country road kms. Very rarely any start stop kind of stuff.
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