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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Newcastle, NSW
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Been driving since 2003, and have only owned 2 cars.
TE Cortina. I had this for about a year before getting my Ls as my parents used it a run about, and I done bits, and pieces to it. When I got my Ls in mid 2003 I only drove it for about a week before getting the VL. Good old car, but I always wanted my first car to be a HR, or a VL. So it wasn't my choice. Nearly sold the VL in 2008 to come over to the dark side (sorry Ford ![]() I'm undecided what it'll be when I get to the stage of getting another car, but I want a V8. |
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BURN RUBBER NOT OIL
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Rylstone, NSW
Posts: 2,461
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1976 Toyota Corolla - paddock basher (1 year)
1987 Toyota Corolla - paddock basher (few months) 198? Nissan Bluebird - Paddock basher (current) 1967 Ford XR falcon 500 wagon - long term project car I have had for 5 years. Only really started this year 1990 Ford XF Panelvan - got it just before I got my Ls. Done my Ls in it and a few months of my Ps. About 2 years or so. 1991 Holden VN commodore - only had a few months..always broke down 1996 Ford EF Fairmont Ghia - Current daily driver. Have had for 2 and a half years 1984 Ford XE fairmont - weekend car / burnout toy have had a few months 1984 Ford XE S-pac - parts car had a few months 1987 Ford XF Fairmont - cheap burnout car now being rebuilt by my brother Holy crap didnt realise how many I have had lol. I am 19
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Newcastle, NSW
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2008
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The most years i kept a car was my first one..... been driving for around 17 years and have owned at least 1-2 cars at any one time..... I know its a poor investment most of the time
1 - 1973 Ford TC Cortina (8years) 2 - 1990 BMW e30 318is (3years) 3 - 1998 toyota hilux (2years) 4 - 1990 camry (2years) 5 - 1993 nissan skyline r33 (5years) best all round car.... 6 - 1998 toyota hilux 4 by 4 (1year) 7 - 1973 Ford XA UTE (4years) 8 - 1972 Ford XA sedan (current) 9 - 1990 nissan terrano 4 by 4 (current) Mostly poor investments but hey, so is the missus ![]() |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: NSW
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Christ here we go...........the cars we have owned over the years
Ive made a excel spread sheet to keep track including prices bought for and sold for.,but my au wagon/RS2000 2dr were the longest owned cars at 5 and 13 years. vc valiant 81 xd falcon 71 mercedes 250 78 escort rally pack 79 escort rally pack 4 door 84 laser kb S PACK 73 corrolla ke 25 93 eb fairmont 89 xf van 99 impreza rx wagon 84 trx bluebird III white 97 mazda bravo EXTRA CAB 00 wrx impreza 80 Rs2000 79 rs2000 4 door 99 liberty rx 94 ED xr6 wagon 1979 Rs2000 2 door red 97 EL XR6 2001 xr6 vct ute 2001 AUII SR WAGON 2004 Outback 3.0R 2004 BA fairmont ghia 5.4ltr 2000 AUII FAIRMONT GHIA VCT 2006 SY FORD TERRITORY GHIA AWD 6SPD (current) 1992 kh2 ford tx3 Laser club car(Current) 2007 BF2 Fairmont ghia ZF 6spd(current) In 19 years of driving. i get bored easily
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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Please do not take this the wrong way vctxr6ute, my post is certainly not aimed at you, nor is my post meant to be offensive.
From my casual observations: People who buy really old second hand cars cheaply tend to turn them over often, because generally they are not good mechanically and don't go the distance and so need replacing often. Similiarly people who are quite well off turn over their cars regualarly because they can afford to.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Queensland
Posts: 1,801
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On my second car, and intend to change every three-four years. I can relate to the thread poster though, a year into owning my MK7 Fiesta and I want that new MK3 Focus. But it's like everything I suppose, the more you have, the more you want...
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 201
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i have been driving since 2000, i usally owned two cars one as a daily for a few months the other to spend my hard earned money on, some of these are out of order as good as i can remember
1) ae82 corolla seca 2) lada samarah - i swapped someone a second hand vk starter motor for it, then someone swapped me an rm 250 for the lada in all i had it for about 4 weeks, car still had 3 months rego left on it 3) ae92 corolla seca sx twin cam buzz box- had it for a 3 years spent a bit on it, microtec bigger cams, rims system, etc etc (young and dumb) 4) n13 astra 5) 94 hilux single cab (every tom dick and harry wants to be your mate when you own a ute) 6) n13 exa LOL (the p plater who bought this rocked up with a bass cd, cranked the system and bought the car didnt even bother about test driving it) 7) Twin turbo soarer 8) n13 pulsar q 9) 88 model 4runner 6 months - loved mud 10) 91 4runner, lift kit, and muddies 1 year -loved mud 11) mk 1 escort coupe (still own it) 12) 99 Rodeo single cab ute 13) vs commo 3 years 14) el xr8 (current) |
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: In between gas stations
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I owned my first car at 16, however I didnt start driving it till 17, that was my old VK commodore.
VK commodore - 1 year (actually driving it) AU Fairmont Ghia - Current (had it for a year and a half) VY SV8 - Current (only got it a few months ago) Haven't really changed much as I haven't been driving that long. I've driven heaps of the family's cars including a Datsun 120Y etc. but they weren't mine personally. |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: NSW
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I bought a brand new car In March this year and I must say BIG mistake. I want to get rid of it as soon as I get off my P's in December and get a V8.
I don't think I will buy a brand new car ever again, a 3 year old sounds like a better idea for a near new car. I don't know what the hell I was thinking when I bought my current car, it's a 2010 model softroader 4wd, not as much room as I now want, slow, **** on and offroad and is pretty much pointless unless you want A - B transport for 4 or less people, which Is not what I want. Oh well you learn when you are young and make stupid mistakes. I'm on carpoint every second day looking at the next car I want to buy. |
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Its yellow, NOT green!
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Hunter Valley
Posts: 1,219
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11 in 13 years of driving so far. Usually have them about 18mths - 2 yrs before I get bored and trade up. A couple of times I had 2 at a time.
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Shockwave
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Seaford SA
Posts: 783
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40 years - 50 cars...
57 Hillman Minx Wagon 57 Zephyr 64 Hillman Minx 60 VW Type 3 65 HD Holden Wagon 65 Datsun Bluebird Wagon 66 VW Type 3 Wagon 67 HR Holden Wagon 74 P76 Executive V8 73 P76 Super V8 72 HQ Holden Ute 69 HT Holden Wagon 71 XA Falcon 351 V8 77 Toyota Hi Ace Van 72 XA Falcon GT 82 XD Fairmont S-Pack V8 Manual 72 ZF Fairlane 351 84 Toyota Hi Ace Deisel Van 65 Hilman Minx 77 XC Falcon Wagon 77 XC Falcon Wagon 200ci Manual 69 Morris 1500 Sedan 75 Valiant Charger 770, 265 86 XF Falcon Ute 67 VE Valiant VIP Safari V8 82 Nissan 1200 Ute 86 Nissan 1200 Ute 88 Toyota Hi Ace SWB Van 80 XD Fairmont Ghia 351 91 Nissan Navara Tray Back 86 Citroen BX19 GT 91 VN Commodore Sedan 83 VH Commodore Sedan 88 Nissan Bluebird Sedan 82 Toyota T18 85 Toyota Cresida Sedan 92 NC Fairlane Ghia V8 2000 Mazda 323 SP20 2001 BA Falcon XLS Ute 2003 BA Falcon XT Sedan 1999 Magna Executive V6 2004 BA MKII Falcon S 92 Ford Telstar TX5 Ghia 2002 VY Commodore Executive Sedan 2007 VE Commodore Omega 2007 BF Falcon Sedan 2008 VE Commodore Omega 1989 Citroen BX16v 2000 AU Falcon Tray Back Ute 2003 BA Futura Sedan Went over 5 years without paying rego, just kept changing cars. The HQ was the shortest time i owned one - 20 mins, guy doing the raodworthy bought it before he even finshed doing it?? Standouts:- 57 Zephyr, my dad and i kept it immaculate, I wrote it off in the main street of Gosford... Crazy. 64 Hillman Minx, i know you kids wont believe this but i could triple any corner advisory speed sign.. 40 KPH sign - 120KPH, i have lots of witnesses. 74 P76, had a few mods, went quite well, used to race my mates up and down the Toowoomba range, cops clocked me at 160KPH there once... 71 XA GT, genuine item, further modded, have done a true 150MPH in it, loved, loved, loved that car, wish i still had it. The first Nissan ute was rally prepared, Bob Jane sponsored, corners just didn't exist... Citroen BX16v, hugely underated, they won their class at 92 Bathurst 12 hour against the Brock factory Peugeot team. Loved all the BA, BF's as well, one of the best sorted production cars built anywhere. VE's are nowhere in comparison IMHO... No wonder i'm still trying to earn a living, oh well. Cheers. ![]() |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jun 2009
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turn over chicks more than i turn over cars... nag.. nag.. nag.. nag.. trade it in....
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: richmond, nsw
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Join Date: Jan 2010
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Since moving to australia 18 months ago i am about to go onto my 8th car..
1 xr6 turbo 2 ford festiva 3 subaru impreza club spec 4 nissan skyline tommy kaira 5 citreon ax gti 6 peugeot 205 gti (still got this) 7 ford fiesta zetec and my 8th will be the f6 typhoon if i get it.... Not bad in 18 months... |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2005
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by the list of those cars GEZZA, you must have come over Europe way somewhere, just guessing - LOL
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Join Date: Jan 2010
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Lol thats right!!
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Oct 2010
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ive had about 20 cars in the last 6 months, im a swap addict ive had over 200 cars in the last 10 years i some times buy 2-3 cars a week, i find i get bored very quick ive had 7 12 second cars of various makes and about 3 11 second cars, the xa ute was mid 12s the silver esp was high 12s and the crapy charcoal esp would pull 11.7s i had a ally headed bigblock xa that would of been a 9 second car but got bored before it was finished and sold it off to finance 2 toys
the best ones are the cheap nasty ones that go well and owe very little cause you can enjoy them more ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Oct 2010
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20+ cortinas
20+ escorts 3 capris 3 xe esps 1 xe interceptor 8 xa falcs 2 xc ralley pacs 2 xb gs coupe 7 xb falcs 10 xr-xys 5 xk-xps 10+xds 6/8s 15+ xfs 5-6 f trucks 20+ e series cars
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AUII XR8 220
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Perth
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i've had my licence for 10 years and i think i'm on my 9th car, 6 fords and 3 "others" including a commodore (ducks)
best car: I had an ED manual for 5 years that only cost me a total of $300 in repairs, and I killed a lot of tyres in that car, it was friggen bulletproof, not just that but I matched a few 1990's V8 commodores at the lights worst car: I bought a brand new Rodeo, only owned it for 9 months and that gave me more problems than the ED did in 5 years, also had an XE for a while that just kept stoppin on me car i should've died in: I owned a VL Turbo for about a year when I was 19 and I can't believe i didn't kill myself in that thing |
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