My car says I am a no frills kinda practical person who hasn’t had much time over the last few years to give it a good detailing lol.
After the thrashing shes had with 3 kids and a dog, bales of hay, horse bits, garden stuff, work stuff, furniture, bikes, you name it! I have managed to cook one engine after my water pump blew out but she’s back with another engine and 320,000km on the clock. I love her! 14 years and long may she continue.
Best money I ever spent.
And I would avoid paying off a car at all costs because of depreciation but the trouble is we never know when we might need a new car and so often don’t have the $$$ just lying around. I would rather extend a mortgage to buy a car as opposed to buy a car with a finance company to pay off.
lakeview3,
Sep 29, 4:03pm
haha I love it!
sw20,
Sep 29, 4:11pm
Old boy down my street when growing up always kept his cars absolutely immaculate. He was a widower as his wife died young of cancer. He never had a huge amount of dollars or even special cars, but what he did have was always in top condition.
horses7,
Sep 29, 9:38pm
Drove trucks for over 40 years ,a large part of that was shiftwork with shift partners,good shift partners good turn an average rig into a very good one,bad partners good turn a new truck into a piece of crap in no time,this was reflected in the way they did their job and their attitude to life in general,thats why i say its not what you drive but how you care for it that matters,it can often be a reflection on the type of person and their values
skiff1,
Sep 29, 10:22pm
My vehicle is a tool, it says nothing about me except that I need that particular tool to do my work. As a youngster, I wanted all sorts of “cool” vehicles that I thought would somehow bolster my identity. I now realise that if you can buy your identity at a car dealership, it’s not really yours, it was created by a car company. Plus anyone who care what I drive, or thinks less (or more) of me for it is irrelevant. I can see some vehicles are more competent tools, or more fun to drive, but they say literally nothing important about the driver.
mouse265,
Sep 29, 11:03pm
the one I drove yesterday shows a battle scar as I got too close to a post but that's ok as ill sort it out
socram,
Sep 30, 10:34am
Some great posts!
My work car is the most expensive, because even with minimal work these days, with 100% work usage, it is all tax claimable as is the depreciation. Therefore long term, it costs me nothing.
When traded in, someone always gets a well looked after, low mileage bargain - and the dealer gets a thumping profit - again.
framtech,
Sep 30, 11:37pm
. i'm in the same camp, spend all my spare loot on cars and boats, all business vehicles( most were new) but with depreciation kids won't be fighting over much when I die. they all get thrashed , my last shop hack was sold at 400,000 klm and still going well, I travel over 60k a year, fuel is the cheapest thing you put in a car.
mk3crazy,
Oct 1, 8:49pm
Alway the same lame 😒 reply from you!
blueviking,
Oct 1, 9:10pm
There are a lot of closet Volvo drivers, evidenced by the reaction Scott McLaughlin got when he came 2nd in a race a few yrs ago, whilst driving 1. I've loved them since Robbie Francevic won the Aussie touring car championship in the old "racing brick" Bought a S70 in 2007 which has only cost me routine maintenance since then and have just bought a 2012 S60, which I think are the sexiest looking cars around.(The wife agrees, so that's a bonus)
sarahb5,
Oct 3, 6:40pm
School holidays
sarahb5,
Oct 3, 6:44pm
I drive a BMW116i - metallic blue with the seats as low as they’ll go. The back seat is covered in dog hair and sand. Ex husband got the Volvo in the split - like driving a box although the reversing camera and heated seats were a nice touch. I got the cat.
pheonix4,
Oct 3, 7:03pm
mine is a 29 yr old hilux owned it 20 yrs 320,000 on the engine still goes like a cut cat plenty of tow owes me nothing
every 'car' ive owned has been a ute add a couple of bikes … still own the motor bike I had at high school - 40 yrs ;ater
saxman99,
Nov 11, 12:48pm
During a working day I’ll be in a black 2004 M330i which probably says “Tosser who can’t drive and doesn’t care”.
On a weekend I might be in either a 1991 850i which says “I am mechanically-minded and also own another car” or a 2001 Mercedes Campervan which I guess says “Old tosser who can’t drive and doesn’t realise it.”
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