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So I'm traveling in New Zealand for a year, and I'm trying to find a suitable car for driving. I'd prefer a hatchback I can sleep in to save on accommodation, and hope to be able to sell at the end of the year. I'm currently looking at http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/toyota/auction-924431541.htm, and some others in a similar price range. My goals are: Relearn driving manual (with my left hand this time!) Be able to evaluate the general health of my vehicle. Resell without losing too much money in the process. Do you goons have any advice, recommendations, or warnings?
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Aug 9, 2015 08:22
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Anphear posted:For a $1600 car you are still going to be spending $250-300 on Registration for the Year, 2, 6 monthly inspection $50 ea. and probably $400 to 500 for full insurance cover, which may or may not include your possessions. I'm actually shopping in country right now. The carib sounds okay in running, and my atrophied manual skills didn't detect a lovely gear box. Points against it are a chunk missing on the wheel well left rear, and a chunk of wood replacing the handle. I am looking at others as well, but this trip is more about learning what my limits are, this includes camping rough or convincing backpacker that it's worth more than I paid. I won't necessarily spend the entire year in it, as a friend I made in Australia has offered her house rent free. Being in Auckland kinda limits my search for the moment.
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Aug 11, 2015 05:10
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Two Finger posted:Where in Auckland are you? The Ellerslie car fair is on every Sunday morning and you can find half decent things there, BUT you need to be aware every dodgy motherfucker trying to flog a clapped out van is gonna be there too. I'm in the CBD, and I'm starting to lean towards the Carib Sprinter.
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Aug 13, 2015 21:10
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So I ended up getting a Subaru Legacy, and I'm currently chilling in Cambridge. New features I've discovered on my car: The FM band on the radio cuts out and goes no higher than 90.0. The driver's seat will not lock into place. I only tried to recline the one time! The passenger seat will not so much as budge from it's position. It's basically exactly opposite. All that said it drives, and maybe I can figure out how to fix these things.
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Sep 8, 2015 01:06
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