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Old 06-03-2007, 09:43 PM   #31
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Fiesta is a way better car for the money.
Sure, I agree. However, you will need to pay more money to get into a Fiesta. From what I can gather, the price limit is around 11k.
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Old 06-03-2007, 09:49 PM   #32
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What is she like as a driver? If she drives like some Sydneysiders and parks by feel etc, and treats cars poorly, leaves em in town while partying etc, get her an ex-taxi on gas, will be cheap to run, easy to fix up and cost half that money, be nice n big, solid and have air bags.
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Old 06-03-2007, 09:56 PM   #33
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Lol the same thing is going on in my family at the moment, well sorta. My sister wants a 'cute' Yaris :. My dad wants to get her a camry (the one with the big butt that is definately NOT cool for a chick).
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Old 06-03-2007, 09:57 PM   #34
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http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars...ype=2&trecs=39

http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars...ype=2&trecs=39
Might be able to talk him down on price
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Old 06-03-2007, 10:12 PM   #35
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Focus or Fiesta would be my choice if I were that way inclined (mmm XR5 turbo), or a 2000 model Corolla hatch. My friend has one, and it's not too bad.
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Old 06-03-2007, 10:28 PM   #36
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i know nothing about any of the small cars however my mate turned up yesterday and mentioned his little proton which he has had for 2 years and totally mis treated it, 160000 k`s and only ever had (1) yes 1 oil change in its life and still on original plugs, but he`s an old trucker who never gives it any stick (it would probably go boom), but he is very happy with reliability and economy.
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Old 06-03-2007, 10:36 PM   #37
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If i were to get a "hot" hatch id definatly go the satria gti i rekon they look pretty good for hatches
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Old 06-03-2007, 10:47 PM   #38
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On the Price Is Right, they always had Proton satrias as the car you could win.

Damn that Larry Emdur was a good looking bloke.

Id buy a car off him. :P
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Old 06-03-2007, 10:59 PM   #39
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Silly, silly, 5tumpy..
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Old 06-03-2007, 11:28 PM   #40
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Just don't buy a bloody Barina.

I see a lot of P plater females with Barinas and I wonder how the hell they could have chosen such a bucket of crap!

Frankly, if people did any research, they'd see what a junkpile it is.

I guess some people don't value their legs much.

On the bright side, it means they'll never have to buy shoes and socks again!
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Old 06-03-2007, 11:34 PM   #41
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I have worked on quite a few Protons. They are a pain. For example to change a handbrake cable, you just cant change the cable - you have to buy the cable, surround and brackets. To install take apart rear brakes, take out rear seat, take out centre consol, lift up the back half of the carpet and to make it easier remove the drivers seat. All this to change the hand brake cable.
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Old 06-03-2007, 11:46 PM   #42
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http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars/dealer/PROTON/SATRIA/details.aspx?__Ns=pCar_StatusSort_Int32|1||pCar_Pr ice_Decimal|0&Make=PROTON&__Nne=20&R=339268&Region =All%20Regions&state_id=0&__N=4294963543+0+4294963 542++834+285+258+287&distance=25&trecs=39&Model=SA TRIA&RegionID=&__sid=11129991EA17&silo=1000&Cr=3&s eot=0&State=All%20States
$8000 much more realistic price
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Old 06-03-2007, 11:54 PM   #43
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i say get her a nissan pulsar i know they realible and econmy at the same time and after driving an 99 model one on auto its goes well and its a very active car
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Old 07-03-2007, 12:20 AM   #44
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I agree satria GTi's are nippy little buggers..i notice no ones mentioned Holden Astra yet, seems to be a reasonably reliable car.
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Old 07-03-2007, 01:57 AM   #45
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A holden astra 5spd would be a great car in the 10-12K range.
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Old 07-03-2007, 03:07 AM   #46
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i just got a 05 colt and i love it great car. ugly but fantastic car, great on fuel nice and new breaks are wicked they handel well if you know how to drive as i can do gower in 28 mins in it. costs around 35-38 for a full tank, i get 500kms from a tank. only thing they need is a good set of tyrees as the stock ones are **** house.
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Old 07-03-2007, 05:36 AM   #47
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I guess this thred means the 2 of you are talking again..... :

Not a Proton. :

She could get a nice AU XR ute with the money......lol

Is she realy ready to buy another car that will have to be looked after????

$11,ooo is a decent car.

I will come with you for the test driving...
What time are we leaving...
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Old 07-03-2007, 07:26 AM   #48
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Thank-you to all who took the time to reply. I will show her this thread to hopefully sway her decision.
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Old 07-03-2007, 07:37 AM   #49
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Just don't buy a bloody Barina.

I see a lot of P plater females with Barinas and I wonder how the hell they could have chosen such a bucket of crap!

Frankly, if people did any research, they'd see what a junkpile it is.

I guess some people don't value their legs much.

On the bright side, it means they'll never have to buy shoes and socks again!
I assume you are talking about the Daewoo ones, as the Opel Barina's are very good.

Unfortunately if she has her heart set on something its going to be hard to change her mind. But, maybe this will help you. I had my heart set on a EA Ghia for my first car. It looked awesome as it was a ED XR6 replica, had everything (minus the power..LOL..it was MPFi though!). Mum and Dad sensed something about it, but I didn't listen and brought it. $6500 for an EA Ghia that cost me atleast $4k for the year or two that I owned it.

So the lesson I learn t, never buy a car thats been tricked up unless they have receipts and it is MINT, or, listen to your parents when your young...LOL

The mechanics of the Satria mightn't be to bad, but the rest leaves a bit to be desired. You could get a Corrolla, everyone else seems to. :
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Old 07-03-2007, 08:32 AM   #50
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If you can afford another grand or two I'd look at a Lancer or Subaru. Something reliable for years to come...

http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars...eot=0&R=948748

http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars...eot=0&R=753445
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Old 07-03-2007, 08:33 AM   #51
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[QUOTE=Polyal] the Opel Barina's are very good.

QUOTE]They are RUBBISH!!!!
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the Opel Barina's are very good.

QUOTE]They are RUBBISH!!!!
Just like any car, the early ones are not so good, but our 1999 model is faultless. Its not flimsy and has enough poke for a 1.4L. 110,000k's in and not a single problem other than me losing the key. :
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the Opel Barina's are very good.

QUOTE]They are RUBBISH!!!!
I hope you're kidding. They're basically a Suzuki Swift. Good little cars.
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Old 07-03-2007, 08:38 AM   #54
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My missus used to have a 99 model satria and i found it to be a great little car. Nice to drive and fully optioned. Had plenty of grunt for the size. (even smoked a non turbo VL commy) We never had a drama with it in the 9 months we had it, And as far as safety goes, The missus was 8 months prego with my daughter when she got rear ended by a clown in a hilux ute who was perving on chicks walking which in turn shunted her into a landcruiser ute and wrote the car off, But all she got was a few scratches and the baby was fine (thank the lord). So yer i would say it was a fairly safe car.
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Old 07-03-2007, 08:58 AM   #56
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I think 5tumpy is on the money. Sure there are girls in the know about cars n all, but a majority of girls I know will pick a car just because it looks good.

Is Car City really the right thing to be doing though? At 11k your purchase is going to have 2-3k of dead money in it :S

Be better off going to auctions to get something like a Hyundai Getz or Toyota Echo..
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Old 07-03-2007, 09:13 AM   #57
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are you required to contribute in any way ? ,insurance etc,its easy to say buy this or that ones no good get her to look into the yearly cost of a few different makes it may change her mind.
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I hope you're kidding. They're basically a Suzuki Swift. Good little cars.
No they're not a SWIFT, that is the earlier model, and they are pretty nasty as well. '94-? on are made in SPAIN, with multilingual controls and the indicator switch on the left.
My grandfather has a '98 Barina auto in his garage with 20,000Km on it. It's so slow it holds up the traffic. Obviously designed as a bare bones manual when you see how roughly all the extra bits are crammed into the engine bay. Its a major job to undo the to radiator hose with the transcooler pipes and air con in the way. At least they had not thought up space saver spares then. Have you seen under the hood of a Yaris? Beautifully engineered and miles ahead. You could fit a V6 in there even with the chopped off nose.
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Old 07-03-2007, 10:38 AM   #60
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...I will show her this thread to hopefully sway her decision.
LOL... Hi DAD :

You know how stubborn i am!
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