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Old 07-10-2010, 09:32 PM   #1
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After continued sugestions from the wife i'm tossing around the idea of selling one of my toy, just not sure which one.
option 1 is my ZC fairlane, a 3owner country car i've had for a bit over a year, good clean rust free with 250 2V with just over 54000ml and still has the original numberplates and continual rego since it was sold new.
option 2 is my XR6T ute, manual with 86000km
option 3 is my Mk I GT Cortina 2 door, a project still in progress.

also a bit out of date with what sort of prices are realistic

any help with my dilema would be great

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Old 07-10-2010, 09:33 PM   #2
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the wife :P
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Old 07-10-2010, 09:35 PM   #3
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Yeah here's your solution...keep all of them? Explain what you mean by suggestions, if there's no real reason to sell any of the cars then don't, unless you need the cash or a landlord is hustling you to get rid of one, there's no point letting either of those 3 fantastic cars go! If the missus hates you being a boy with toys, tell her to get rid of her fave dress-but prepare a bed on your sofa first ;)
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Old 07-10-2010, 09:35 PM   #4
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The xr6 would get the most dollar back which might put you and your wife at ease and help fund the cortina project? just an idea.
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Old 07-10-2010, 09:38 PM   #5
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Old 07-10-2010, 09:48 PM   #6
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Fairlane - its the least special car of the bunch.
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Old 07-10-2010, 09:58 PM   #7
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My wife loves the cars as much as i but we are running out of room, my XD is staying as is my bike and all my fishing gear. (turns out a man CAN have too many toys!!)
Her new Ranger has pushed the storage to the max.
the fairlane is the most likely to go but not sure what its worth.
if the fairlane and ute go i'm allowed to buy a rod
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Meh I'd just keep em, build a bigger shed you can not, ever, EVER, have too many toys. ever.
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Old 07-10-2010, 10:12 PM   #9
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i never thought I'd have too many
and i wish i had enough room to build another shed :(
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It appears to me you have 4 choices!! My second suggestion would be the ute, but if you're like me, you probably need the ute to collect parts for the Fairlane and Cortina, which leaves only 1 other option.
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Old 07-10-2010, 10:16 PM   #11
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Fairlane, its worth $500, PM sent ;)





Hey, it was worth a shot.
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Hey, it was worth a shot.
never hurts to try, lol
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never hurts to try, lol
I dont know, Ive tried a few things that have hurt.
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if u decide to sell the fairlane let me know
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still a few zd`s getting around, if it was me it would be the zd.
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Old 08-10-2010, 12:40 AM   #16
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Where are you located mate, what state? If the Fairlane really is for sale I may be interested pending condition/pics/price
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Old 08-10-2010, 12:46 AM   #17
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i say the turbo ute. new cars are going down in price and there will be hundreds to choose from if you decide to buy another down the track, BUT good condition old cars are getting harder and harder to find. go the hotrod i will sell you my t-bucket for a small tax deductable fee!!!!!!
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Old 08-10-2010, 01:06 AM   #18
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Depends, if the ute is under fiance... then the ute must go! Keep the collectables...

Otherwise, get the wife to sleep in the loundge... and put a roller door on teh bedroom and park one in there?
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Old 08-10-2010, 08:05 PM   #19
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Depends, if the ute is under fiance... then the ute must go! Keep the collectables...

Otherwise, get the wife to sleep in the loundge... and put a roller door on teh bedroom and park one in there?
Never borrow to buy cars if you can!!

rollerdoor on bedroom sounds good, just have to work out to get the cars up the steps!
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Old 08-10-2010, 08:21 PM   #20
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Iggy, there are a couple of pics of my ZC in my gallery
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The first to go would be the biggest liability
Anything thats owed money

Then work logically from there

Which would you miss the most ???
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Old 10-10-2010, 12:36 AM   #22
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dont owe money on any of my cars, and i'd probably miss the Mk I the most (the slowest of the 3, go figure)
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Old 10-10-2010, 07:35 AM   #23
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Dont get rid of the fairlane. If it were up to me, the ute would go.

...although im liking the wife comment hehe
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you'll regret selling the steel cars. you can always buy another xr6t...
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have you thought of off-site storage?
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Old 14-10-2010, 09:37 PM   #26
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have you thought of off-site storage?

have thought of it but a bit exy down here .

still undecided, but did have a guy stop by work and make an offer on the ZC, he didn't know i was thinking of selling and still not sure if want to.

I used to be indecisive, but now i'm not so sure
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If the XR6T is not the daily hack, then it's the one to go, it will be losing value over the next years, the others will be gaining in value. Otherwise, the ZC... it has good value now. The cortina has best potential to be worth more in the future than it is now. imho. (but fight to keep them all its a good diverse stable)
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Old 19-12-2011, 09:23 PM   #28
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over 12 mths on and i've managed to keep all my toys, even had time to splash some paint on the fairlane







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Fairlane - its the least special car of the bunch.
Are you on drugs? The Fairlane is special because its a classic, and rarer because its a 6 and not a V8 one, but even so is still special.
The XR6 ute is the only one of those 3 that would never rate as special today.. Its just a daily driver car.
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Good to see you kept them all. I'll never understand why some women want their partner to get rid of cars they love.
Just last year my friend Jarrod told me his partner wanted him to pick between the Gemini coupe, the Gemini 4 door, the Mazda 323, the civic, the EB xr6, the VS commodore, the AU, the escort, the Fairlane.....ok maybe she had a point.
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