Carrianne

Well we only have a budget of £4000 and looking and researching this will get us either a new Daewoo or a 1971 ford Cortina.

There are a few old cars that don;t look to bad can anyone recommend a good oldy but goody. Or tell us what to avoid like the plague

The age of the cars seem to be 10 years and older with our dosh.

Thanks

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maxpaxx

try www.redbook.com.au I have been looking at KIA's. They look ok to me for a little run a round.

Carrianne

Thanks

Any othe comments advice I have done a search, but no real advice ???

Mummy

Old cars in Australia fare much better than old cars in the UK because of the drier weather. We bought an 18year old Suburu (bronze in colour so we called him SuperBruce) and he got us from Sydney to Perth with very little trouble. I would say no trouble but that would be a lie but the things that needed fixing were very minor things that any car will need if made to travel that far!

Carrianne

Thanks for that Mummy they do seem to be taken care of, i would get an insepction but apparently they need to be inspected anyway before you can sell. I think I may go for the slippers and cardigan at 30 and go for a toyota camry or a older celica.

I do love the 1984 Landcruisers though

Pollyana

Certainly In QLD they have to get a safety certificate which is like an MOT before you sell the car - unless you sell it unregistered in which case you have to get it inspected to safety certificate standard before you can register it!
Once registered in QLD unlike other states it doesn't have to be inspected yearly.
see your pm list.......

dotty

Cars here are expensive. Unless you want to trade one in and get rid of it then it seems to be worth nothing

We had a Subaru that got to 300,000klms tho, put it out of its misery because of rust. Its a complete myth that cars dont rust here. Most aussies live near the coastline in an attempt to get cooler weather. Coastline = rust. Cant say I'd buy an old Kia, thats not a breed made to last is it?

Although cars need an inspection certificate to sell them, guess what some people can get them written up by a mate for a case of beer. Get your own private inspection done by someone you can trust. RACQ are great and honest in QLD.

Don

I got a small low mileage Hyundai when I was in Aus. Can't say I recommend it, it buckled under the heat and the aircon broke with the fairly constant use. Avoid.

DianeOZ

Speaking from experience here - low buget gal'

I have a 1990 Toyota Camry which I have had a year and only had to have a couple of minor things done. Various members of the family have Camrys old and new and they seem pretty solid. One hint is to look for a "bush car" when looking at older models ie those with red sand dust in the air filter etc. They seem
more reliable than city cars.

Good luck

Badge

Dotty is right - cars are close to the coast so there is salt air and water - but its a FACT everywhere you WILL see older cars up to 20 and even 30 years in Australia on a regular basis whereas cars in the UK only 10-15 years are often rust buckets.

I put this down to less use of salt on roads to deice and less rain?? It pisses down in Aus, like right now, but then the car dries out????!!! In the Uk the constant drizzle must make a difference.

I'm guessing, I'm guessing.

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katyjoy

Unless the Kia's in Oz are vastly better made than the ones we get here (and I doubt it) I wouldnt have one given to me. Utter cack.

Go for a reasonable quality jap make like Toyota/mazda etc.

dotty

I think a big factor is that because you dont need a yearly MOT you can keep old cars on the road. Its acknowledged many are death traps waiting to happen. About 4 years ago there was a lot in the press about bringing in yearly testing for cars over 10 years old.

Result a big outcry of people declaring poverty (battlers ) who claim they cant possibly afford the frills of life like a safe car. I am sorry if that sounds harsh but some of the cars here are death traps and they can cause harm to an innocent party in another vehicle.

Badge

still see a load of older cars in NSW where there is an annual inspection Roadworthy certificate - having said that many of these will be old restored or maintained 'collectable' cars run for love and interest, certainly not profit..but some still look less than mint even taking in to account age.

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DianeOZ

I think car parts and repairs are pretty cheap. It doesn't cost much to keep an old car safe. Outwardly they still look like a bag of shite but as long as they are safe that's the main thing.

But as you say, some people just dont bother.

ABCDiamond

Toyota Corollas are very popular here. I got a new Daewoo Nubira 2 years ago, and been pretty happy with it, the smaller version, the Kalos I think, was too small.

Examples in local paper here;
94 Toyota Camry $9,490
94 Holden Commodore $ 8,490
97 Ford Falcon $10,995

I used to like Falcons, and still do, but my wife doesn't !!