Car Advice - Mummy Cars!
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@MajorRage So how is all of this sage advice helping you out with a car for the wife and kids...
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@antipodean MFWAF? show her this too, http://mybuildgarage.com/2010/11/1984-toyota-landcruiser-bj45-world-rig/
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I remember they used to do this before pickapart opened, my mate was so excited when the big day came around I think he camped outside. He put a datsun 108 sx door over each shoulder and staggered out and when he got his breath back and went back for the head, headers and injection.
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@MajorRage So what was the final decision?
I'm hoping a 20 year old Hilux, but probably not...
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@Snowy It's a bit boring if you ask me ...
A3 isn't out of the equation yet though. The BMW (wife was hit in the X5 and dealing with BMW to get it sorted as put me off them in a big way), Mercedes (over priced, poor reviews) and Mazda (indicators on wrong side of stalk) have been ditched though.
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@taniwharugby It's probably what I'd own too if I wanted something practical, but also fast. The fuel consumption worries me a bit though - a buddy of mine here has a 2005 M5, and he said his average consumption is 25-30 litres / 100km ... That would get expensive very quick.
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@MajorRage meh, if I could afford an RS6, I doubt I'd have too many concerns about fuel consumption
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@taniwharugby Indeed ... although I think my advice here, is don't go all silly and snap up a 10 year old one .. running costs don't depreciate with the value of the car!
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@MajorRage its like that old urban legend about the reporter that pretended to be a buyer for a super yacht, and he met with the Texan billionaire and one of his questions was how much does it cost to run, and in his Texan drawl he answered 'son, if you have to ask, you can't afford it'
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@MajorRage said in Car Advice - Mummy Cars!:
@taniwharugby It's probably what I'd own too if I wanted something practical, but also fast. The fuel consumption worries me a bit though - a buddy of mine here has a 2005 M5, and he said his average consumption is 25-30 litres / 100km ... That would get expensive very quick.
I've got a 2007 RS4 and fuel consumption very much depends how you drive it. Put the cruise control on and sit slightly above the speed limit and I get 11lt per hundred km. Not bad for a 420hp v8. Put your foot down and push hard on some of the back roads and yep 25+ average. Have seen a transient 50lt per hundred but won't say how fast I was going or RPM...
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@MajorRage said in Car Advice - Mummy Cars!:
his average consumption is 25-30 litres / 100km ... That would get expensive very quick.
Is he taking it to a fucking drag meet?
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@MajorRage said in Car Advice - Mummy Cars!:
@taniwharugby Indeed ... although I think my advice here, is don't go all silly and snap up a 10 year old one .. running costs don't depreciate with the value of the car!
Yep. Missed that post, but Audi parts in NZ are extortionately expensive. Better in the UK MR. I will order parts from there for mine in future.
I bought a door blade (exterior molding with a rubber seal to keep dust out) the other day - over $400 once it was painted and I fitted myself. Had to replace a couple of adaptive headlight parts - they were $1500 each! I didn't pay as the service guys had screwed it up, but that was about 5% of the value of the car at the time which is crazy.TBF to Audi though 100,000 km (and I've owned it 7 years) that is all I have spent other than routine maintenance.