Re: Anyone bought a new car recently?
 

maybe you should have asked the dealer if he had a sense of humour he could sell you as well ;)

Re: Anyone bought a new car recently?
 

dont need humour when funny people like you are around:D NOT

Re: Anyone bought a new car recently?
 

Calm down folks, its only a thread about cars.....

Buzzy

Re: Anyone bought a new car recently?
 

The novated lease works like this, you agree with your employer that while you work for them , they will pay the lease payments on your car, you then go to a dealer and agree on a car and any finance amount you want or need, you agree to the payments but then you place your company details on the novated lease and all the time your work for the company they pay the payments, but the day you leave the company you must either carry on paying the payments (because you signed the agreement) or start with a new employer and they then take over the payments for you or you sell the car back to a dealer so you can get out of the agreement
hope this helped

Re: Anyone bought a new car recently?
 

Major sense of humour byepass I think, the guy was just pulling your leg, surely you could see there was no malice in his comments, chill out mate.

As for getting a good deal, we have bought 2 new cars since arriving, both times we have looked up the price of the model we wanted on http://www.discountnewcars.com.au then used that as a guide when bartering. Its a really good site, and lets you know all the deals that the manufacturers are offering as standard, so when the dealer tells you he can throw in this that and the other, he can actually do a lot more, as the manufacturers were doing that anyway, so he is actually not giving you anything.

If you click on the Specials link: http://www.discountnewcars.com.au/dnc_specials.cfm you will see there are already some big discounts, before you even walk into the showroom.

Re: Anyone bought a new car recently?
 

Toyota Prado Grande
Including full tank of diesel (180 litre tank), heavy duty floor mats, tints, rear parking sensors, metallic paint, 3 yr road side assistance, first service free. $72K on the road. That compares to $75K list price (before on the road stamp duty, GST, etc - one initial quote was $86K for this car.)

Re: Anyone bought a new car recently?
 

Bloomin Toorak Tractor drivers.

:D

Buzzy

Re: Anyone bought a new car recently?
 

Thanks for that. Much appreciated.

Nic

Re: Anyone bought a new car recently?
 

Not new,it would break my heart to see 25% depreciation for the wheels to turn round once.I like to buy things that go up in value ,not down.Anyway.

Bought a Fairlane Ghia last week 5 litre V8,2002 model,90,000K's.All leather,electric everything.He wanted $19000,asked how much for cash,he said make an offer.I said 15k and he agreed instantly,shot myself in the foot there I think.

Stamp duty should be around $400-450.

Rang around for a gas conversion price.First guy said $2900,and I would get $3000 back from the govt in grants.Second guy said $5500,I think he has decided the grant and the cost of the system should go into his pocket.Rang the first guy back and it is booked in end of next month.3 year warranty on system and labour.

Rang around for insurance,over 50 driver,full no claims bonus,fully comprehensive insurance.Cheapest quote was $357, nobody under 40 to drive the car,most expensive (HBF) was $760.Most of the others were around the $550 mark.

Should get 10 yrs out of it easy,takes me well past retirement age.

By then that will be 38 yrs in OZ ,total cost of cars will have been $32,000.XC Fairmont GXL ($3000),E A Fairmont Ghia ($14,000),then this one.

That depreciation lark is not for me,but each to their own.A young apprentice in one of the factories I go to was well miffed,he pays $1400 for insurance for his V8 falcon,98 model.

The insurance companies would not let me insure it for agreed value of $18,000.According to them the market value of the car was between $22,000 and $24,000,weird.

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It'd be interesting to see how much they'd give you if it was written off then!

Re: Anyone bought a new car recently?
 

WHAT IS REGO???? wE ARE LOOKING TO LEASE A CAR FOR 3 YEAR - OR SHOULD WE BUY ?

LOOKING FOR A suv WITH 7 SEATS - ANY TIPS.. PATHFINDER LOOKS GOOD ?

Re: Anyone bought a new car recently?
 

Rego is registration - like your car tax here.

There's some good info on 7 seaters on this thread - we personally chose the Pathfinder.

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=376751

Buzzy

Re: Anyone bought a new car recently?
 

Was this a private sale, or from a dealer? Was it cash as in used readies, or a cheque?

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It would be interesting to know, how many of you who have bought a 4x4, actually use it for its intended purpose i.e Off-roading ??

For those who have this next bit is irrelevant.

For those who havn't.....What are your reasons for spending such a huge amount of money on a vehicle which will only be used as a normal car ??

Obviously these 4x4's are designed to go off road so their handling on the normal roads is maybe not as good as a normal car (Family Saloon)
I understand that because your surrounded by a big lump, the feeling of safety is increased, and the level of equipment is good, but does this justify the amount of money these vehicles will suck out of you ??

This is not a slagging off of "4x4 drivers post", its a genuine question....

Re: Anyone bought a new car recently?
 

trails, beaches, towing that trailer/camper, and that humourous Oz road sign "Rough Surface", which translated to either a piece of tarmac 3 ft x 10ft by 4inches missing from the road in the next 40 ft , or a small trench accross it. Had a few experiences of gripping the wheel tight, and hopeing for the best on some of those.