One for The P-Platers

[Casablanca]

dude dont mind the above posts i myself are 19 they are just having a joke and anyway if youve worked hard for it good on ya i did myself in similar situations dont worry bout the stereotypes

[yabby6]

i drive a ba xr6 but i never intended or even considered buying one until i called the caryard in jan 07 chasing an el xr8 factory sunroof 140xxx ks.. long story short couldn't get the el he said he had another xr on the lot i signed the papers the next day....

[vanman_75]

in my town learners are in saharas and f25os when they decide to buy their own most are ss or typhoon ! rich little ^%$#^&s

[Airmon]

Originally Posted by G.J.Tuddy

My father recently borrowed one grand off me to pay back his father. I drive and pay for the loan, petrol and insurance of my sexy BA XR6 5 Speed.

People may look at us as spoiled brats or drug dealers but most of you are mistaken, cause alot of us work bloody hard for our cars and I mean hard because we are on the low or the lowest wage compared to some of the big wig smartasses that are driving around in there lastest BMW or Posche and crash cause they can't drive. :

Oh by the way, I drive a 04' BA XR6 5 Speed BluePrint Sedan.

Yeap, I've been working 2 jobs to keep my BA Fairmont on the road and every time I sit in the drivers seat and start it up it seems 100% worth it.
I know people who's parents bought them 2-3 year old BMWs but they don't appreciate it, its not THEIR pride and joy. I love having my car and its worth every cent.
I was lucky enough to get mine cheap and it is already payed off but its the greatest feeling walking out to it every morning and knowing that its MINE

[Falcon_Power_06]

Originally Posted by Hybrid34

....Daddy's pocket;)

i brought a bf xr6 about 8 months ago now and not one cent of daddys money went into it not all p platers with newer cars are rich kids.

i just figured why waste money on my old car (EL gli) when i could waste money on a new car.

[Booka]

EB Fairmont and 60 series landy (l's) :(

[Miller]

EF Futura and 2 door RS2000 here

[JTFG]

umm 626

[Psi-Pop]

Trusty old EF Fairmont Wagon, its a baby only done 320,000k, just run it in, on gas and was cheap and very suitable.

Then I got the go fast bug and now Im building a mk2 Escort 2 door with a turbo'd efi 2 litre to be a track/street car.

[sleekism]

Originally Posted by G.J.Tuddy

My father recently borrowed one grand off me to pay back his father. I drive and pay for the loan, petrol and insurance of my sexy BA XR6 5 Speed.

People may look at us as spoiled brats or drug dealers but most of you are mistaken, cause alot of us work bloody hard for our cars and I mean hard because we are on the low or the lowest wage compared to some of the big wig smartasses that are driving around in there lastest BMW or Posche and crash cause they can't drive. :

The way I see it with my loan is, in another 4 years, i'll own my XR6 fully, that still looks great for its age and then I can work on worrying about getting a house loan with the credit history I have, which is at the moment very good because im ahead on both my loans and credit card is always paid off in quarter the time then expected.

Oh by the way, I drive a 04' BA XR6 5 Speed BluePrint Sedan.

yeah not everybody with newish cars are rich kids!

I work 38 hours a week for little money and do the work of people who earn five times as much but cos I'm a "CADET" I get very little money.

My boss pays his kid more in pocket money than I get in a week and always whinges about "my generation being so spoilt".

90% of us live from paycheck to paycheck. There was a period where my missus was out of work and it was scary not being able to pay bills. I don't know how I'm ever guna buy a house

[nb_351]

i hear you living from pay to pay...
own a ba fairmont ghia, while trying to finish the xe project...
had a mazda 3 previously, then an eb ghia before that...
still on my ps though, sadly...
cant really say i own the ba, but im paying for it lol near enough is good enough...
being an apprentice mechainc doesnt leave you with much to spare after raising a daughter and renting... but its getting there slowly...

[Fev]

im surprised you have enough to feed yourself mate! apprentice wages suck ***!

[Conrad]

All my mates of rice burners

[ABoringUsername]

When i was a P plater i had an '86 Laser TX3 with 425,000k's on it...

[nb_351]

depends what you eat lol

[xurbanx]

An EA (or EB - can't tell) Falcon and a Fiesta, during my P-plates.

[Phyber]

When I first got my license I was gifted a damn solid XF Fairmont (no compressor though so windows down on hot days!) by my cousin (thanks man!). The odo's always been stuck at over 347000Ks since I got it, and the fuel gauge lies 95% of the time and sits past full (lol)... Water pump gave up recently though so helped dad replace that, the fan and some oooold split hoses (nightmare drive on the freeway leaking water like a sieve...but that's a tale for another time).

Scored a minor (cough) crash damaged 1990 EA a week ago and we're fixing it up (well Dad is doing most of it over at his place : I don't get much time)...only 59 thou on the clock, hope it runs sweetly! Might post for tips in the EA section

Love the XF though, I was Holden minded before driving anything purely because I thought they were 100% Aussie... ha! Next car will be a BAII XR6T : but need to save $$$!!

[dillza_69]

Originally Posted by wazza69

I just wanna know how the hell P-platers can afford BA/BF XR6's etc?? I never could of afforded a new model car when I was on my P's... got me stumped

Im 19 and Own a 2007 BF xr6 and when i say own i dont mean the bank owns it i mean i own it. Im a sparky and with lots of overtime and working for a big company i paid it off in 6 months, i also get employee discount, no points for guessing who i work for!

Nothing gives me the shits more than people pulling up next to me at the lights and asking when i have to give it back to daddy. i make sure they know its mine with lots of swearing and hand signals

[TKFRD-6]

I dont get you poeple, whats the big deal if your Perants were to buy or help you buy your first car? thats what they are there for, to help you out, i htink some poeple just get jealous buy the looks of things., BTW i have an EL XR6 on my Ps.

[Debzilla_108]

i find that you feel better about your car and take better care if it as it is YOURS not half your parents!

[SirJuggsalot]

Yeah Im an apprentice 'P' plater with an XR6T. Yeah its on a loan, so what? lol theres plenty of other ways to throw your money away (gambling, smoking etc). Its actually mine and my partners. We are both 24 and work to pay off the car and our new homeloan.

I look pretty young, so some people look at me and probably think I'm driving my dads car, but I couldn't give a crap what they think. Its my car, I work for it, I look after it, and it sits in my garage, and I'm happy as a pig in mud when I drive it! lol

[discus177]

I feel good about myself being in the minority owning an XC Falcon. , Somethings fishy about that pole! Don't make me get that holy ford water out :P

[1sikxt]

im only on my l's i own a 68 xt 351 i got a loan off my parents iv neally fully paid them back but if my parents bought it 4 me i think it would b completely different

[andrewts]

I've got an ED. My mum paid for it and when I move out of home I'll take it with me as a parting gift I guess you could say. It does the thing where the right pedal goes down and the smile comes so I'm not complaining.

[RachsEa]

I am a P Plater and I own and drive a 79 ZJ Fairlane 351 I allways get llooks becoz im a girl, and I drive such a old car and a v8 But I LOVE IT

[Fev]

hehe nice

[Binnie]

Originally Posted by Fairlane

EF/EL Fairmont and Fairmont Ghia's seem to be the weapon of choice of Platers followed probably by povo pack EB's Gl's and Fairmonts

I'm a P Plater and i own an EBII outright and proud of it. How many ba/bf owners can say that.

[Fev]

Me. hehe

[Shaggzy]

I bought my datto outright but now have a nice sum of money in the bank awaiting the right el ef to pop up or im tryin to get my old girl to sell me her xr so she can upgrade to a nice purple ba xr

[CMGLX]

The car i drive on my p's is a CM (1979) Valiant :hihi: I must be one of the only p plater driving a CM I reckon