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PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:56 pm
by victor_alpha_charlie
I'm thinking of getting this.
What do you guys think? Here.

PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:05 pm
by benwynn
Very low kilometres for a 1990 model- looks awesome to me- Id buy it, but then again I am no car nerd :P

PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:13 pm
by victor_alpha_charlie
benwynn wrote:
QUOTE (benwynn @ Nov 30 2007, 07:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Very low kilometres for a 1990 model- looks awesome to me- Id buy it, but then again I am no car nerd :P


I nearly have enough.. :D

PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:26 pm
by benwynn
Just $4000 sounds a bit expensive- Then Im not sure about car prices these days in New Zealand. A car like that in Australia- Maxiumum $3500 but probably less..

PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:37 pm
by Q300
Wow nice car, I think 4Gs sounds good...
I brought my new car (2 door coupe BNR32 Skyline) for 8.5Gs and IMO this is nicer ;)

PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:39 pm
by Alex
Looks nice, thats a decent price for what you are getting I reckon. ;)

Alex

PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:02 pm
by victor_alpha_charlie
Thanks guys, I just can't find anything wrong with it. NZ New, 2 Owners, Very low k's, nice rims/paint/audio, 1.8 so economical+I won't be tempted to speed :D
Alarm, Sunroof.

It's only $2,000 for me because my awsum dad has said he'll equal what I save/pay half. Now I'll see if I can get a loan from mum for the other half.. Thanks god for holiday jobs :P

Am I missing something?

PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 7:28 am
by creator2003
I would say its ok for the money with all the little extras ,but in the future when it does start to die and need parts you are going to have to dig deep in the pocket ,,
firstly i notice the guy who is selling it hangs out with a dude with a skyline and takes lots of photos etc.., this would mean to me that these guys cruz abit skyline vs volks all around town ,
the pimping of it alone tells me this car mite of had its pedal to the metal abit more than a normal car ,
i dont think personally this car will be a good investment for a first car , the brand is good but first car etc alot of money in the future for you maybe dealing with the problems that will no doubt to me will happen ...

just a opinion dude ;)

PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 7:37 am
by ZK-Brock
Aren't VW's expensive to fix? Looks cool though.

PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 8:51 am
by benwynn
Thats always the case with European Cars isnt it Brock?

PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:04 am
by victor_alpha_charlie
creator2003 wrote:
QUOTE (creator2003 @ Dec 1 2007, 08:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
but in the future when it does start to die and need parts you are going to have to dig deep in the pocket ,,
firstly i notice the guy who is selling it hangs out with a dude with a skyline and takes lots of photos etc.., this would mean to me that these guys cruz abit skyline vs volks all around town ,
the pimping of it alone tells me this car mite of had its pedal to the metal abit more than a normal car ,

just a opinion dude ;)



Going from it's history I'm thinking the problems you talk about might be a fair way off.
I don't mind if the car's been thrashed, because that's all I'm going to do to it ;)

PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:30 am
by creator2003
QUOTE
Going from it's history I'm thinking the problems you talk about might be a fair way off.
I don't mind if the car's been thrashed, because that's all I'm going to do to it[/quote]

All good then mate i hope its all you are looking forward too dude ,other than the problems i pointed out you mite have it looks to me a good car and a good looker ;)

PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 12:01 pm
by ardypilot
Euro cars are always expensive to fix because the parts here are hard to come by and have to be shipped from far away.

Looks pretty mint though, good to see its a manual.. but why not got for a cheap jap import? Say a good ole 323 :P

PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 12:33 pm
by victor_alpha_charlie
Trolly wrote:
QUOTE (Trolly @ Dec 1 2007, 01:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Euro cars are always expensive to fix because the parts here are hard to come by and have to be shipped from far away.

Looks pretty mint though, good to see its a manual.. but why not got for a cheap jap import? Say a good ole 323 :P


I want a car that runs. ;)

And that I know has been driven well, unlike most jap imports (not because I am being racist, but because there aren't as many chances to drive a car properly in Japan, it's all just city driving which isn't good for the engine.)

PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 1:27 pm
by pois0n
victor_alpha_charlie wrote:
QUOTE (victor_alpha_charlie @ Dec 1 2007, 01:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I want a car that runs. ;)

And that I know has been driven well, unlike most jap imports (not because I am being racist, but because there aren't as many chances to drive a car properly in Japan, it's all just city driving which isn't good for the engine.)


You ever been to Japan? Some bloody good roads there :D

I'd say go check the cambelt too, around 100,000k is when most cars need a replacement.

PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 7:57 pm
by brownbox
Hmmmmmm. Id try haggling the price down a bit. 4k is a bit much for an old VW.

PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 10:01 pm
by Naki
I would never buy another Eurpean car again I am afraid (I have had too many nightmares with them), they are less reliable , parts are scarce and usually have to be shipped from Europe (particularly an older European car that wasn't sold here in big numbers) and they are generally not as well built as Japanese cars. In saying that I think VWs aren't too bad from a reliability point of view BUT Japanese cars are still better.

PostPosted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 6:56 am
by brownbox
You could look for a good solid jap import for that price. Parts would be cheap as.

PostPosted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:54 am
by victor_alpha_charlie
I'm gonna have to give it a miss :( , but I'll still be looking :P

Oh, and you will NEVER see me driving jap cr@p ;) Just no flair, they're so common and boring. I want something that stands out.

PostPosted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:36 pm
by bardos
Oh, and you will NEVER see me driving jap cr@p Just no flair, they're so common and boring
Oke, but everything has his price :P

I have had a VW, Nissan, Toyota, Mercedes (used them all over 250.000km) and now for a year a Volvo V70.
After all I prefer a Toyota for reliability and price.