If you had $40k to spend what car would you buy

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theDoctor
theDoctor
NSW
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5 May 2012 1:46am


sounds pretty selfish,

it maybe depression, it maybe the effect of a life in marketing finally catching up with you...

go for a paddle, open a door for someone who's got their hands full, ride a moped through asia, listen to someone on a soapbox in the cities park,

funny thing is, u wanna f*you car, most people if not are all-atleast those with brains-are just gonna think, f*you

family, and the dawn of a new day is all that really matters
adolf
adolf
1862 posts
1862 posts
4 May 2012 11:54pm
I wouldn't say depressed, melancholy describes my outlook. I don't think I suffer from depression as I don't remain feeling like this for long. Selfish - of course. A life spent sitting in front of a computer promoting untruths catching up with me - absolutely.

I'm sure I'll figure it out. I'm planning on cooking a slow cooked goat stew tomorrow for the family, I'm sure that will help. I hope I can find goat meat at the South Melbourne Market.

Trust me, talking crap on a water sport forum can be quite therapeutic.

I'm also going to swap that Corrs CD for that Goyte CD on my car tonight.
FlySurfer
FlySurfer
NSW
4460 posts
NSW, 4460 posts
5 May 2012 11:21am
adolf said...

I wouldn't say depressed, melancholy describes my outlook. I don't think I suffer from depression as I don't remain feeling like this for long. Selfish - of course. A life spent sitting in front of a computer promoting untruths catching up with me - absolutely.

I'm sure I'll figure it out. I'm planning on cooking a slow cooked goat stew tomorrow for the family, I'm sure that will help. I hope I can find goat meat at the South Melbourne Market.

Trust me, talking crap on a water sport forum can be quite therapeutic.

I'm also going to swap that Corrs CD for that Goyte CD on my car tonight.


If that's the case, why don't you do something constructive... build a kit car or plane.
www.caterhamcars.com.au/
www.autosource.com.au/car-kitcar-manufacturers.php

I'm going to do it one day.

It has to be easier than building a 3D remote control heli.

oz surf
oz surf
WA
407 posts
WA, 407 posts
5 May 2012 10:04am
adolf said...

. I hope I can find goat meat at the South Melbourne Market.



If they don't have any, try Gnarloo
ockanui
ockanui
VIC
1321 posts
VIC, 1321 posts
5 May 2012 12:08pm
your lucky Adolf to still be talking mid life crisis, reality checkpoint, I'm having a 3/4 time crisis, my advice is, throw out the middle class soft music of the corrs n gotye, get the latest hilltop hoods and black keys, [I have] and play them loud not because you wanna impress, just so you can hear them [ I'm 3/4 deaf] heh sonny, I agree with the doctor spend your money on an extended surfing holidays, thats what is important all the other is just crap anyway, that way the f' you can take a bigger picture meaning rather than just the f'you to people at the traffic lights..

If thats no good then get a late model toureg, I'm in for a surf trip, I'll bring the hoods...

cisco
cisco
QLD
12365 posts
QLD, 12365 posts
5 May 2012 12:34pm
adolf said...

I think I'll stick with my 530i for two more years and pass it on to my son when he turns 18.


Now that sounds like a very good plan. The devil you know etc.

Elroy Jetson
Elroy Jetson
WA
706 posts
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5 May 2012 10:39am
Get off the treadmill.

Instead of buying a new car to impress people you don't like it sounds like that $40 000 would be better spent on a Caravan. Wifey would be stoked with a nice neat nearly new 2nd hand one. Most of them have the feeling of a 4 star hotel room. Plush as. If you wanted to inflate your ego you could even strut smugly passed the poor people camping in tents during a rain shower.

You've been talking about moving to the coast and travelling around in a combi sometime in the future.

Is the 40K inheritance money? It would be well spent if it brings you closer to the dream of living on the coast.

Well you could easily be living on the coast with wifey for a weekend by the end of this month. Then you could go again three weeks after.

There's no downside. When leaving the city the caravan has the F-You factor and you'll still be able to drink 5 bottles of wine and log onto seabreeze to start these multi-page threads.

Stop diddle dandling around the edges and jump in.


adolf
adolf
1862 posts
1862 posts
5 May 2012 5:51pm
Elroy Jetson said...

Get off the treadmill.

Instead of buying a new car to impress people you don't like it sounds like that $40 000 would be better spent on a Caravan. Wifey would be stoked with a nice neat nearly new 2nd hand one. Most of them have the feeling of a 4 star hotel room. Plush as. If you wanted to inflate your ego you could even strut smugly passed the poor people camping in tents during a rain shower.

You've been talking about moving to the coast and travelling around in a combi sometime in the future.

Is the 40K inheritance money? It would be well spent if it brings you closer to the dream of living on the coast.

Well you could easily be living on the coast with wifey for a weekend by the end of this month. Then you could go again three weeks after.

There's no downside. When leaving the city the caravan has the F-You factor and you'll still be able to drink 5 bottles of wine and log onto seabreeze to start these multi-page threads.

Stop diddle dandling around the edges and jump in.


You are absolutely right. I think I found my car, doesn't tick all the boxes but it will solve my MLC. Been looking at cars endlessly today, I'm lucky I didn't crash. I would love to rock home in this tomorrow, but I don't have the guts.

The 40K is just money that I'm prepared to spend on a car, it's been sitting in the bank for a long time doing nothing. Procrastination is another issue I have.

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/maserati-3200gt-1999-12522456
GPA
GPA
WA
2529 posts
GPA GPA
WA, 2529 posts
5 May 2012 5:56pm
^^^
That's a nice looking car... esp. for the price. Low Km's too...
newguy
newguy
654 posts
654 posts
5 May 2012 6:23pm
Why not just have a number plate that says 'FCK YOU'
adolf
adolf
1862 posts
1862 posts
5 May 2012 7:11pm
newguy said...

Why not just have a number plate that says 'FCK YOU'


That's a brilliant idea. I just hopped on the website - sadly, it's not available:


Mobydisc
Mobydisc
NSW
9029 posts
NSW, 9029 posts
5 May 2012 9:45pm
Why buy a car for $40K to make yourself happier? Wouldn't it be better to save that money and use it to do activities you enjoy. Of course this advice is silly if you enjoy driving expensive cars.

However in Australia whats the point driving expensive cars? The speed limit is 110 km/h at the most. Any new car sold in Australia is capable of driving at that speed. If you exceed 110 km/h you are worse than Hitler and will be caught speeding in a short period of time. Most modern cars have features that were only available in luxury cars only a short period of time ago. I used to drive a humble Mitsubishi Magna and a doctor mate of mine once went for a drive in it. He only drives BMWs. He was really surprised how nice it was to drive and its features. This was from a car I bought for about $5K.

If I had that sort of money to spend I'd pay off debt or use it as an investment so if I don't want to work anymore I can do it sooner than later.

Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23652 posts
WA, 23652 posts
5 May 2012 8:28pm
Mobydisc said...

in Australia whats the point driving expensive cars? The speed limit is 110 km/h at the most.


You've never driven one that hits 110 in 4 sec have you?
d1
d1
WA
304 posts
d1 d1
WA, 304 posts
5 May 2012 8:39pm
Moby has a point here.

Adolf, ever read "To Have or to Be" by Erich Fromm? If not, try it - it may put things into perspective for you.
adolf
adolf
1862 posts
1862 posts
5 May 2012 9:06pm
d1 said...

Moby has a point here.

Adolf, ever read "To Have or to Be" by Erich Fromm? If not, try it - it may put things into perspective for you.


Have you ever been at a set of traffic lights next to some kid driving a rotary Nissan Skyline in the left hand lane that merges into one lane in about 100m?

I'd like to see the look on the guys face through my rear vision mirror as he sees my finger and reads my rear number plate after the light goes green.
Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23652 posts
WA, 23652 posts
5 May 2012 9:09pm
adolf said...

d1 said...

Moby has a point here.

Adolf, ever read "To Have or to Be" by Erich Fromm? If not, try it - it may put things into perspective for you.


Have you ever been at a set of traffic lights next to some kid driving a rotary Nissan Skyline ..........................


Never seen a Skyline with a rotary in it but that could be an option for you in the $40K bracket mate
Nice Skyline - $30K
Rotary engine - $3K
Mods to make it fit - $7K

Marty1970
Marty1970
154 posts
154 posts
5 May 2012 9:16pm
I reckon this one looks sweet!!! and $40K should be plenty...


d1
d1
WA
304 posts
d1 d1
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5 May 2012 9:52pm
adolf said...

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Have you ever been at a set of traffic lights next to some kid driving a rotary Nissan Skyline in the left hand lane that merges into one lane in about 100m?


I understand you fully now. Perhaps that other name for rotary engine will be a good match for your numberplate
Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23652 posts
WA, 23652 posts
5 May 2012 9:55pm
d1 said...

adolf said...

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Have you ever been at a set of traffic lights next to some kid driving a rotary Nissan Skyline in the left hand lane that merges into one lane in about 100m?


I understand you fully now. Perhaps that other name for rotary engine will be a good match for your numberplate


13B?
12A?
20B?
10A?

Oh hang on, I know what you mean.....

cisco
cisco
QLD
12365 posts
QLD, 12365 posts
6 May 2012 8:23am
adolf said...


You are absolutely right. I think I found my car, doesn't tick all the boxes but it will solve my MLC. Been looking at cars endlessly today, I'm lucky I didn't crash. I would love to rock home in this tomorrow, but I don't have the guts.

The 40K is just money that I'm prepared to spend on a car, it's been sitting in the bank for a long time doing nothing. Procrastination is another issue I have.

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/maserati-3200gt-1999-12522456



Now that looks like a thing of beauty and worth owning for the sake of it's beauty.

Also it is not the sort of thing you would line up against a "P" plater in his blow off Skyline.

I think it would be more deserving of a tattooed, grey hair in a pony tail Mustang owner.

FormulaNova
FormulaNova
WA
15100 posts
WA, 15100 posts
6 May 2012 7:19am
adolf said...

d1 said...

Moby has a point here.

Adolf, ever read "To Have or to Be" by Erich Fromm? If not, try it - it may put things into perspective for you.


Have you ever been at a set of traffic lights next to some kid driving a rotary Nissan Skyline in the left hand lane that merges into one lane in about 100m?

I'd like to see the look on the guys face through my rear vision mirror as he sees my finger and reads my rear number plate after the light goes green.


You can get that experience in a crappy commodore. The crappier it looks the easier it is to piss people off. It is surprising how many people want to do 'ferrari lane changes (i.e. accelerating and assuming they are in front before changing), and get upset when you are alongside them or even a tad in front.

Whack a supercharged v6 in a commodore, and suddenly you can be a pain in the ass too!

FormulaNova
FormulaNova
WA
15100 posts
WA, 15100 posts
6 May 2012 7:27am
adolf said...

d1 said...

Moby has a point here.

Adolf, ever read "To Have or to Be" by Erich Fromm? If not, try it - it may put things into perspective for you.


Have you ever been at a set of traffic lights next to some kid driving a rotary Nissan Skyline in the left hand lane that merges into one lane in about 100m?

I'd like to see the look on the guys face through my rear vision mirror as he sees my finger and reads my rear number plate after the light goes green.


I have noticed a guy driving a convertible something on the regular commute home. His plate says something like 'luhser'.

I am still not sure if he is talking about other drivers or himself. Do you have to have a gray pony-tail and be going bald to drive these cars?


Wouldn't this whole thing be like any purchase and the fun wears off after a short time?


FormulaNova
FormulaNova
WA
15100 posts
WA, 15100 posts
6 May 2012 7:28am
d1 said...

adolf said...

[
Have you ever been at a set of traffic lights next to some kid driving a rotary Nissan Skyline in the left hand lane that merges into one lane in about 100m?


I understand you fully now. Perhaps that other name for rotary engine will be a good match for your numberplate


What? Felix?
Ian K
Ian K
WA
4169 posts
WA, 4169 posts
6 May 2012 8:11am
FormulaNova said...

I have noticed a guy driving a convertible something on the regular commute home. His plate says something like 'luhser'.



Ironically, for a mid-life crisis thing, you have to advertise the fact that you're midlife. If they can't see your grey ponytail flogging in the breeze the point is lost. Fellow commuters will assume it's just another young gun that has borrowed dad's Cayenne.

You'd get a Lotus 7 replica for under $40k. At only 6 or 700 kgs they win all traffic light getaways.





cisco
cisco
QLD
12365 posts
QLD, 12365 posts
6 May 2012 11:53pm
What blows my mind is the number of "L" plates you see in the front and rear windows

of $100,000 "tosser mobiles".
doggie
doggie
WA
15849 posts
WA, 15849 posts
7 May 2012 3:36pm
adolf said...

Elroy Jetson said...

Get off the treadmill.

Instead of buying a new car to impress people you don't like it sounds like that $40 000 would be better spent on a Caravan. Wifey would be stoked with a nice neat nearly new 2nd hand one. Most of them have the feeling of a 4 star hotel room. Plush as. If you wanted to inflate your ego you could even strut smugly passed the poor people camping in tents during a rain shower.

You've been talking about moving to the coast and travelling around in a combi sometime in the future.

Is the 40K inheritance money? It would be well spent if it brings you closer to the dream of living on the coast.

Well you could easily be living on the coast with wifey for a weekend by the end of this month. Then you could go again three weeks after.

There's no downside. When leaving the city the caravan has the F-You factor and you'll still be able to drink 5 bottles of wine and log onto seabreeze to start these multi-page threads.

Stop diddle dandling around the edges and jump in.


You are absolutely right. I think I found my car, doesn't tick all the boxes but it will solve my MLC. Been looking at cars endlessly today, I'm lucky I didn't crash. I would love to rock home in this tomorrow, but I don't have the guts.

The 40K is just money that I'm prepared to spend on a car, it's been sitting in the bank for a long time doing nothing. Procrastination is another issue I have.

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/maserati-3200gt-1999-12522456



DO NOT GET THAT CAR!!!
adolf
adolf
1862 posts
1862 posts
7 May 2012 3:56pm
doggie said...
DO NOT GET THAT CAR!!!



Hahahaha, I was reading about them today on forums.

Seems like unless they've had the starter motor, throttle body and both backboxes replaced, it may be an ok deal. The prices of these things are astronomical and seem to be a common failure point in Maserati 3200GT.
doggie
doggie
WA
15849 posts
WA, 15849 posts
7 May 2012 4:14pm
adolf said...

doggie said...
DO NOT GET THAT CAR!!!



Hahahaha, I was reading about them today on forums.

Seems like unless they've had the starter motor, throttle body and both backboxes replaced, it may be an ok deal. The prices of these things are astronomical and seem to be a common failure point in Maserati 3200GT.


One of the yards that I worked at had one as a used car,, sounded nice,, didnt run properly ever and know one hada clue how to fix it
landyacht
landyacht
WA
5921 posts
WA, 5921 posts
7 May 2012 9:57pm
adolf said...

d1 said...

Moby has a point here.

.


Have you ever been at a set of traffic lights next to some kid driving a rotary Nissan Skyline in the left hand lane that merges into one lane in about 100m?

I'd like to see the look on the guys face through my rear vision mirror as he sees my finger and reads my rear number plate after the light goes green.

nearly lost my licence this way, RS2000V'sV8 calais, the Rs smoked the calais but didnt slow down and got pegged 2km up the freeway.
I only got to 75 over the limit, lordy only knows what he was doing

giBiLatoR
giBiLatoR
QLD
147 posts
QLD, 147 posts
27 Jun 2012 4:39pm
Mrs just bought a new Toyota 86 GTS scrapes in just under 40k with a few hundred to spare. AND the kiteboard fits in the back JUST! Couldn't get anything off the showroom floor better then this car for 40 G's guaranteed!




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