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Would you be happy to list what the service actually covered here on this thread? What was the parts list, and the labour time/cost? Was there a list of items "For Attention". The reason I ask this is because for $190, at our place that would cover yer basic oil and filter change, a...

A large chunk of a service at a dealership has to cover all the staff between front desk and mechanic on tools too. This is why they are so much more expensive, and there are a myriad costs involved in running a service business - equipment etc. In the backyard business, there is only the...

Audi A6 for this little "insert politically correct colour description here" duck. Just Dreamin'

No; he's 56, but he lives his life like an 85 year old in many ways; technology-phobic, listens and watches only ABC. Even drives down to Rosebud to do his banking over the counter every Friday during lunchbreak. There is an ATM 30metres from our shop. He's single, lives like Steptoe, wears...

LOL! The older guy on my team is an 85 year old in a 56 year old body - no mobile phone, no answering machine on the home phone, no computer, can't use my computer at work, can't see, is bloody deaf....:D The other guy is a bit better; can use a computer a bit, and even owns one plus a...

Any bites? Or, has it been "tyre kicker central" with a bazillion ridiculous low ball offers? Great fun trying to sell a sec/hand car privately....not.

Probably still a viable car to keep for a few more years - especially Corollas which are easier to get parts for - a very popular car. Just keep in mind; parts suppliers are disappearing, and many of the car companies are winding back their stock supplies of parts - the older the car, the...

It's a tough call. I'm of the mentality of buying a 1-2 year old second hand car, service it as it should be and keep it for a long time. This is the financially prudent way to do it. Others will disagree and say buy brand new and so on. Second hand still has dealer warranty. Most cars that...

Yep. We service a 1986 Hi-Lux ute owned by a single lady with a hobby farm nearby. And, it's been to the moon and back as you'd expect of a car that age. Gearbox has blown up this week....only place to get one now - if you can even get one - is from a wrecker.... No warranty, and no...

Incorrect. They assume everyone is in a position to buy. You would not believe how many apprentice 19 year old tradies get around in $20k+ utes....all on finance. All dealers know that the vast majority of cars will be bought on finance. So, they don't care (and are trained to ignore) how you...

i35's are pretty good. There would be pretty much no danger in buying one which is about a year to 18 months old from a dealer. Save loads, and get a good car with some dealer warranty still to go. The issue with a car 17 years old is going to getting the parts - less and less parts...

It's the $6 mill question. Maybe just keep driving it until it dies (keep it maintained correctly of course). The trade in value is probably $1000 if lucky, but if it suffers a decent mechanical problem and the cost to repair is more than the car is worth, then it becomes a car worth nothing...

We see these scenarios all week long, every week. Get rid of the car. Two reasons: 1. Parts will be very hard to get soon for a car that old, and it will get worse each year. We are already seeing this with various models that we all perceive to be quite common. 2. As much as folk say...