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  1. geoffw

    17 yr old car 140,000 kms Versus investing

    In that case the salesman who didn't see the invisible customer that day lost his job :-)
  2. geoffw

    17 yr old car 140,000 kms Versus investing

    Now now Dave. You'll be in the same place one day ;-)
  3. geoffw

    17 yr old car 140,000 kms Versus investing

    I was having my 21st when you were born. At your age now you will be well noticed and well treated. Invisibility starts to creep in much later.
  4. geoffw

    17 yr old car 140,000 kms Versus investing

    He's going to procrastinate but not until next year. I spent a lot of time checking the web first, especially customer review sites. I narrowed it down to two cars in my price range and then went to the dealers. At one, we were completely ignored for fifteen minutes before we gave that one a...
  5. geoffw

    17 yr old car 140,000 kms Versus investing

    You say that, but you're still driving an unsafe rattletrap, while sitting on a lot of money in the bank. I think it's time to spend something for your own safety- I would have valued a safe car well ahead of a first class trip.
  6. geoffw

    17 yr old car 140,000 kms Versus investing

    While I don't rate vehicle luxury as a priority, I do rate vehicle safety. I drive a Hyundai i30 which, at $20k new, rates highly for safety. It does have curtain air bags. It is on the list of safe cars which China posted. Like the star rating for kitchen appliances, it's just one item in a...
  7. geoffw

    17 yr old car 140,000 kms Versus investing

    OK. So the car salesman got all my toxins.
  8. geoffw

    17 yr old car 140,000 kms Versus investing

    I had a Falcon which had done 440000km. It was still running well but looked like crap. As soon as the business was gone, and I no longer needed a larger car for carrying things, I got a new Hyundai I30. I had never wanted a new car, but the difference between brand new with three years warranty...
  9. geoffw

    17 yr old car 140,000 kms Versus investing

    BIL had a Porsche worth $400k. Brand new. It broke down 3 times in the first 4 months. Yes, it was covered by warranty. But major nuisance value when the only service centre is in Melbourne and you are visiting in Shepparton. Even a replacement car ha to wait for the truck up from Melbourne to...
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