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12-03-2006, 09:14 PM
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Goodbye XR8
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Newcastle
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Not the most ideal prize, but, hey, who's complaining.......
 A Holden Viva Now, as much as I hate the thought of having a Holden in the garage at home, im not stupid and a free car is a free car. We have two trains of thoughs here. Our second car is a Suzuki Baleno hatch, its a great car, we havent had any troubles with it, but, its 7 years old now and 110,000kms. We are tossing up between selling the Suzuki, keeping the Viva, or the other way around. Have heard mixed reviews on the Viva and dont wanna get caught with a dud. So, should I keep the new car, sell the baleno and have small $$$ in pocket, or keep the older suzuki, sell the new car for bigger $$$ to play with? I wish I had these hard choices to make more often.......
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12-03-2006, 09:17 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Keep the Viva. Perfect replacement and has a warrenty. Be mad not to.
Small change can go to the BA for CAI, K&N And lowering 
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12-03-2006, 09:18 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Melbourne Eastern Suburbs
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Yeah what Casper said.
How did you win that? |
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12-03-2006, 09:20 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Congrats on the win. Keep the Viva.
Can i ask how you won it? I havent won anything in my life. james |
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12-03-2006, 09:29 PM
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Goodbye XR8
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Newcastle
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As a bit of a hobby the mrs. enters a few competitions, started off just winning a few DVD's and CD's, won a couple of holidays, few mp3 players and mobile phones, couple small cash prizes (bout a grand each), a PS2, Xbox, the list goes on. This was certainly a suprise though. Won it through Woolworths (just had to send in two barcodes from their deli section in an envelope), probably entered 10 times all up over the 3 months it ran....
As far as the cash from selling a car, i'd say it will be going towards paying off some debts. hehehe
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12-03-2006, 09:32 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Congrats. Personally, Id sell both and get something you REALLY like.
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12-03-2006, 09:38 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jul 2005
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THATS MAD DUDE!! keep the viva
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12-03-2006, 10:47 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Livin On The Edge
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Sell them both and buy here a ford.
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12-03-2006, 10:51 PM
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12-03-2006, 10:51 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Calgary, AB. Canada
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^^I agree.
Even if it's not a ford. Sell em both and buy another smaller car. |
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12-03-2006, 11:02 PM
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Has Blue Blood
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Brisbane
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Keep the viva as its got 20 something storage spaces !
Now , I have been wondering why have so many storage spaces. Its so the yuppies bogans can hide some legally suspect contraband , and hope the coppers get sick of looking in so many places so they give up looking ! hahahaha
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12-03-2006, 11:04 PM
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politically incorrect
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Cornwall UK
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Never even knew the Viva name was still going! my first car was a Viva - (Vauxhall) over here.
I'd say keep the Viva & run it until it drops :hihi:
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12-03-2006, 11:09 PM
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LPG > You
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Keep the Viva. New car with warranty > old car without warranty.
And... FREE new car with warranty > just about anything.
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13-03-2006, 12:59 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Narangba QLD
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congrats on the win!!
i would keep the viva and sell the baleno.. then just before the waranty runs out ditch the viva on somthin nicer
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13-03-2006, 10:21 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: GOsFORD Central Coast NSW
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i reckon sell them both and get a nice new focus or something
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13-03-2006, 01:10 PM
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Location: Sunshine Coast
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Viva is a rebadged daiwoo.
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13-03-2006, 01:14 PM
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Mot Adv-NSW
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Lake Macquarie, NSW
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Keep the Viva, buy a warning device and have life-time warranty tinted windows fitted.
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13-03-2006, 01:25 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
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A warning Device??
Pfft Sell it and your other car and buy a Focus Zetec, much much better car, or Sell it and your XR8 ute and buy a Pursuit?
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13-03-2006, 01:32 PM
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A free car is a good car... If you and your partner are happy with the Woo, keep it, otherwise check out a Mazda 2, Ford Fiesta, Toyota Wombat(Yaris) and see how they compare.
If you do sell the Suzi Baleno, PM me. |
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13-03-2006, 01:47 PM
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13-03-2006, 01:48 PM
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13-03-2006, 04:22 PM
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Dunnydore Destroyer
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Sell the Daeden or Holwoo which ever name you prefer and pay some off your mortgage or use the money to get one. The car is worth more now so get rid of it!!!
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13-03-2006, 04:28 PM
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13-03-2006, 08:12 PM
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13-03-2006, 08:25 PM
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Goodbye XR8
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Newcastle
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I'd say around the 18K - 19K, the prize comes with all onroads, rego and insurance for a year....
They say its worth 22, but thats rec retail and upped a bit id say to make it sound good.
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13-03-2006, 10:33 PM
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Lucifer's Angel
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sydney
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I know a guy who won a WRX at Star City. He didn't want it as he can't drive, so he asked the dealer he was supposed to pick it up from to sell it on consignment.
It never left the showroom floor, so it wasn't second-hand, and it cost less to pay the dealer's fee, than he would have lost trading it in, or selling privately. I'm with some of the others, sell the Baleno, and the Viva, and buy a Focus or Fiesta or something.
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13-03-2006, 11:28 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Driving my Tickford T3 Wagon in Sydney
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Congrats on the win. I would say sell the cars and get a Focus or Fiesta. Or then again you may never know when a crowd is going to gather and scream "Viva", in poor taste, and you dont want to be caught with the wrong car, do you? Since this is not going to happen buy the Focus or Fiesta.
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14-03-2006, 07:57 AM
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Sell car back to dealer. You will get SFA for it but the money can be spent on a holiday or something.
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14-03-2006, 09:08 AM
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Windsor Man!
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Not under the bonnet!
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Keep the viva, just for 12 months or so, then trade it in on a focus.
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14-03-2006, 09:57 PM
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Sleeping Beast
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Port Lincoln SA
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[QUOTE=Nevermind]
We have two trains QUOTE] Slam the Viva between the two trains  :
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Guess what we won......
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