JJJHM

Hi... we are at the stage of booking our rental car for when we arrive in Brisbane, but are unsure on how long we will need one for. It is very expensive and would like to just book a week but is it feasible to buy a car in such a short time. If we aren't too choosy can we just buy from the forecourt and drive away or do we have to wait for paperwork to clear. Although it will mainly be a cash purchase we have been advised to get 5% or so on credit to get us some australia credit history, if we do that how long does it take?...

Many thanks

Julie

wargod

Sorry cant help so i thought i'd bump this back up!!

karenjc

Not sure but let us know how you get on as we will be doing the exact same thing in a couple of months. We are looking at a car rental for two weeks to give us some time to find a bargain

John

You could always give these a try if you're still looking at the rental option..have a look at the 'to buy or rent bit' to compare...

http://www.travellers-autobarn.com/n...compacts.shtml

they seem reasonably cheap but as always check the small-print

samnrob2

Dead easy. We took a cab out of the city to the 'Marooka Mile' and just walked up and down there for the day. Found a motor, paid cash and drove off that same day.

We're not putting anything on credit over here so not sure what difference it would make if you borrowed money against the car.

R

jarv

Hi
We are also moving to Brisbane, we go on 22nd Aug.
Have you noticed how expensive used cars are in Oz ?????


Dave



ps are you getting nervous yet ??

JJJHM

Sounds easy.. thanks!!

As we are coming debt free it would be nice to think we don't need to have a credit rating.. but with possibly needing a small mortgage and the emergancy credit card we need to start somewhere.!! I suppose!

Julie

JJJHM

Yes and yes.... first 4am wake last night.. what are we doing and why.. reality of day put things back into perspective!!..

Good luck.. where are you heading in Brisbane?

Julie

jarv

forest lake area or maybe kallangur in the north, not been before !!
where you going ?

JJJHM

We haven't been either!!.. we have friends in Ormiston/Cleveland so looking at Bayside, but also West Lakes, Middle Park, Mount Ommaney.. which are east (I think) but closer to CBD and cheaper...

Good luck..

Julie

TrickyTree

As soemone said earlier head for the Mooroka mile (on Ipswich road) and you will have the choice of dozens of car yards. You should be able to find something on that stretch of road in your price range.

If you are paying cash you should be able to take the car away on the day but if using credit that may complicate things. I dont know for sure as we paid cash.

TT

surfdude

If you are interested I have a 1 year old X-Trail Ti for sale - Gold coloured under 17000kms - all extras. Just under 1 yr rego and Nissan fully seviced. Excellent condition as new. Bought as family vehicle when we arrived (after 1 weeks car rental). Hubby now has company car and I only use it for school and back, hence the sale.

PM me if interested.

ABCDiamond

We went out and bought one on Saturday, but were told that we would have to wait till today to collect it, due to getting the transfer paperwork done, as it was a weekend, and this was done at their main branch.
This is a cash transaction too, although we are trading one in aswell.

MrsDagboy

So what happened to your Swift ABC, did you get it fixed or did you just tell them?

ABCDiamond

I'll let you know in a little while
I got someone to look at it, and got it working yesterday, but not sure if it is a 100% job. The correct parts are not available for a few days. So in 30 minutes, I will be trying to start it, and see if I can get it to them