Car buying advice
Dec 1st 2018 | 10:43 am
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Car buying advice
Hello all,
We arrive in Sydney on 18th December and have about 4 weeks of travelling before we make our way to where we'll be living in Central NSW. We really want to get a car the week we arrive. We could buy outright but I'd prefer to do a large deposit and then get car finance for rest. I was looking at SUVs a couple of years old at first but actually the prices of new models or showroom models are not that much more. I am not sure whether we'll be eligible for finance as new arrivals, but I will have my contract to show what my salary will be when I start work in January and would be looking at a 50% deposit.
Does anybody think this is unrealistic? Any other advice or pointers would be appreciated. Our only experience of buying a car in Australia was 15 years ago as backpackers with only 1000AUD to spend!
Thanks
Kelly
We arrive in Sydney on 18th December and have about 4 weeks of travelling before we make our way to where we'll be living in Central NSW. We really want to get a car the week we arrive. We could buy outright but I'd prefer to do a large deposit and then get car finance for rest. I was looking at SUVs a couple of years old at first but actually the prices of new models or showroom models are not that much more. I am not sure whether we'll be eligible for finance as new arrivals, but I will have my contract to show what my salary will be when I start work in January and would be looking at a 50% deposit.
Does anybody think this is unrealistic? Any other advice or pointers would be appreciated. Our only experience of buying a car in Australia was 15 years ago as backpackers with only 1000AUD to spend!
Thanks
Kelly
Dec 1st 2018 | 3:53 pm
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Re: Car buying advice
Hello all,
We arrive in Sydney on 18th December and have about 4 weeks of travelling before we make our way to where we'll be living in Central NSW. We really want to get a car the week we arrive. We could buy outright but I'd prefer to do a large deposit and then get car finance for rest. I was looking at SUVs a couple of years old at first but actually the prices of new models or showroom models are not that much more. I am not sure whether we'll be eligible for finance as new arrivals, but I will have my contract to show what my salary will be when I start work in January and would be looking at a 50% deposit.
Does anybody think this is unrealistic? Any other advice or pointers would be appreciated. Our only experience of buying a car in Australia was 15 years ago as backpackers with only 1000AUD to spend!
Thanks
Kelly
We arrive in Sydney on 18th December and have about 4 weeks of travelling before we make our way to where we'll be living in Central NSW. We really want to get a car the week we arrive. We could buy outright but I'd prefer to do a large deposit and then get car finance for rest. I was looking at SUVs a couple of years old at first but actually the prices of new models or showroom models are not that much more. I am not sure whether we'll be eligible for finance as new arrivals, but I will have my contract to show what my salary will be when I start work in January and would be looking at a 50% deposit.
Does anybody think this is unrealistic? Any other advice or pointers would be appreciated. Our only experience of buying a car in Australia was 15 years ago as backpackers with only 1000AUD to spend!
Thanks
Kelly
Dec 2nd 2018 | 1:34 pm
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Re: Car buying advice
Letting someone else take the depreciation hit always wins over the “new car smell/experience†in my book.
Out soon, in all good (and bad) booksellers near you.
in the market for a dual cab Ute myself ... Triton front runner right now ... Don’t want anything too big.
Out soon, in all good (and bad) booksellers near you.
in the market for a dual cab Ute myself ... Triton front runner right now ... Don’t want anything too big.
Dec 2nd 2018 | 1:46 pm
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Re: Car buying advice
Letting someone else take the depreciation hit always wins over the “new car smell/experience†in my book.
Out soon, in all good (and bad) booksellers near you.
in the market for a dual cab Ute myself ... Triton front runner right now ... Don’t want anything too big.
Out soon, in all good (and bad) booksellers near you.
in the market for a dual cab Ute myself ... Triton front runner right now ... Don’t want anything too big.
I have a Triton - GLX base-model. Great value with a 5 year warranty and fixed-priced servicing
With the new v 2nd hand argument, I no longer think that buying 2nd hand is currently the best value. New car prices are very competitive and there's a lot of competition for your dollars from dealers who will bend over backwards for your custom. I found that a new Triton was only marginally more expensive that fairly new 2nd hand models. I know this equation shifts towards 2nd hand when you start looking at older cars but for me the warranty and fixed servicing costs won out. This only really applies to common cars - when you start looking at luxury and niche vehicles the equation shifts to 2nd hand
Dec 2nd 2018 | 2:11 pm
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Re: Car buying advice
I have a Triton - GLX base-model. Great value with a 5 year warranty and fixed-priced servicing
With the new v 2nd hand argument, I no longer think that buying 2nd hand is currently the best value. New car prices are very competitive and there's a lot of competition for your dollars from dealers who will bend over backwards for your custom. I found that a new Triton was only marginally more expensive that fairly new 2nd hand models. I know this equation shifts towards 2nd hand when you start looking at older cars but for me the warranty and fixed servicing costs won out. This only really applies to common cars - when you start looking at luxury and niche vehicles the equation shifts to 2nd hand
With the new v 2nd hand argument, I no longer think that buying 2nd hand is currently the best value. New car prices are very competitive and there's a lot of competition for your dollars from dealers who will bend over backwards for your custom. I found that a new Triton was only marginally more expensive that fairly new 2nd hand models. I know this equation shifts towards 2nd hand when you start looking at older cars but for me the warranty and fixed servicing costs won out. This only really applies to common cars - when you start looking at luxury and niche vehicles the equation shifts to 2nd hand
My wife is in favour of new so might go that way in the end.
Dec 2nd 2018 | 2:31 pm
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Re: Car buying advice
The Triton is seriously good value for money. I got mine - GLX, metallic, auto, canopy, tray liner, mats, neoprene seat covers (get these), tow bar, rear step plus other fruit for under $36k. With the 5 year warranty and FP servicing it's a winner for a Jap 4x4 ute. I'll keep it for 10 years. Sure, it's not as polished as a BT50 or Ranger but - $36k. I'm not into hard-core off-roading but for dirt tracks and beach driving, you can't go wrong
Dec 3rd 2018 | 12:55 am
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Re: Car buying advice
The Triton is seriously good value for money. I got mine - GLX, metallic, auto, canopy, tray liner, mats, neoprene seat covers (get these), tow bar, rear step plus other fruit for under $36k. With the 5 year warranty and FP servicing it's a winner for a Jap 4x4 ute. I'll keep it for 10 years. Sure, it's not as polished as a BT50 or Ranger but - $36k. I'm not into hard-core off-roading but for dirt tracks and beach driving, you can't go wrong
Triton seemed like the sweet spot for me, ta for backing this up. Buying nothing until after Christmas though, need a total mental shutdown until the new year.
Dec 3rd 2018 | 1:29 am
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Re: Car buying advice
Yes I'd agree that the difference between new and a few years old doesn't seem that big, especially when compared to some of the good driveaway offers I've seen at the moment, including 7 years warranty and 7 years roadside cover. Still having a good look around though!
