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Old 07-12-2007, 09:12 PM   #1
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Question In a 2 minds...

Recently i've been thinking about what to do with my ute, ever since buying it it's been nothing but trouble. I guess it's one of the one in a hundred cars that has everything wrong with it, seems like i fix one thing only for something else to go wrong almost immediately after.
OK enough whinging, what i am thinking of doing is selling it, downgrading to something a lot cheaper and using the money i sell it for to get rid of my remaining debt, then saving for a deposit on a house in the new year.

It's a bit of a tough decision, i've always been of the opinion that when buying a new car it should be upgrading, not downgrading...if that makes sense.

So i'm curious if anyone else has been in a similar situation and/or have some advice.


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Old 07-12-2007, 09:14 PM   #2
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You can downgrade in size but upgrade in package. But you probably wont make any money out of it.
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Old 07-12-2007, 09:14 PM   #3
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Old 07-12-2007, 10:14 PM   #4
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Get yourself a car you will enjoy, whether it's 2 years old or 20. Who cares if it's seen as a "downgrade" by some people.
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Old 07-12-2007, 10:17 PM   #5
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i would say get a house too, once you have the house longer enough you can always get a another loan for a car but doesnt always work the other wayi got the house then waited awhile and went for the car loan they didnt even look at much of it just saw i had a house and said yes to the car loan
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Old 07-12-2007, 10:23 PM   #6
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Yeah getting the house would be the logical thing to do..I probably should of said what ute i have and what i'd get if i was to 'downgrade' i have a AU1 xls ute and what i'd buy? well i'm leaning towards an older 4wd of sorts...if not it would prolly be an EB or ED fairmont...or a nice clean XF
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Old 07-12-2007, 10:26 PM   #7
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Wish I had of bought a house instead of forking out for a car :

Would have had a fairly decent one at that between the amount of money I've p!ssed up the wall :(
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