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Thread ID: 116065	2011-02-15 18:57:00	Unemployed	pctek (84)	PC World Chat

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1178537	2011-02-15 20:30:00	Sell them now and have them catch the bus. :lol::lol:	WalOne (4202)
1178538	2011-02-15 20:56:00	Sell them now and have them catch the bus. x2. Pricks - just because they work for the government does it mean they get to enjoy a higher standard of living that most kiwis? If anything, drop them to the same income, make them buy their own damn cars/houses/whatevers then they might be more in touch with NZ and make their rules/regulations/bollox more applicable to the average person in NZ.	Bozo (8540)
1178539	2011-02-16 00:26:00	I know some people in the retail business . . Some of them do . . Come in on pay day . If they come on another day and does not have enough money they deduct the items 1 by 1 until the EFTPOS works or that they have enough money in their wallets . If they have money left over in their wallets, they give it all away and get as much chips as they can . :D	Nomad (952)
1178540	2011-02-16 01:59:00	I think the 3yr old thing stems in part from tax law that fixes the life of the asset at 3 years for depreciation purposes which is why most vehicle leases are fixed at 3 yrs. I don't know the mechanics of it because it would be commercially sensitive, but the government would have paid far far less than would be the case for company or private purchases. Possibly even to the extent the initial purchase price may be fairly close to that of the resale 3 yrs later. Hence almost depreciation-free motoring. Makes sense. On the news it said they could have paid half the retail price. But that is still a huge amount. For anyone who has purchased a new european car, they will know that it is often best to sell once it's warrenty is about to expire, as they are expensive to repair. That said we had a 10 year old european car, and had it serviced locally and sold it as things began to go wrong with it. The dog and lemon guide doesn't rank european cars highly, and ranks japanese made cars. The dog and lemon guy actually said they should have got lexus's and paid half the price. They use many toyota parts, so are cheap to maintain and are the most reliable of brands. They could have then kept them a lot longer.	robbyp (2751)
1178541	2011-02-16 02:03:00	They are luckier than most because they can pack up and go home.	prefect (6291)
1178542	2011-02-16 02:09:00	On the news it said they could have paid half the retail price. But that is still a huge amount. For anyone who has purchased a new european car, they will know that it is often best to sell once it's warrenty is about to expire, as they are expensive to repair. That said we had a 10 year old european car, and had it serviced locally and sold it as things began to go wrong with it. The dog and lemon guide doesn't rank european cars highly, and ranks japanese made cars. The dog and lemon guy actually said they should have got lexus's and paid half the price. They use many toyota parts, so are cheap to maintain and are the most reliable of brands. They could have then kept them a lot longer. Euro cars can be expensive liabilities for the mana of driving one of these you are going to pay for the privilege. I dont like Jap cars either but they generally reliable up to 300,000 km if oil changed. I have Ka its Spanish but has a sort of Cortina engine expect it will last me 20 years at least	prefect (6291)
1178543	2011-02-16 02:20:00	Euro cars can be expensive liabilities for the mana of driving one of these you are going to pay for the privilege. I dont like Jap cars either but they generally reliable up to 300,000 km if oil changed. I have Ka its Spanish but has a sort of Cortina engine expect it will last me 20 years at least You mean the Ford Ka? Personally not a car I would be seen in, no offense. But I am sure it is very reliable. I used to have a ford festiva, and it was so reliable and never had any problems. Made in Korea as I think it was a rebradged kia, but it rated very poorly for safety. If I was buying a car today, I would make sure it had all the safety features including ESP, as these older and smaller cars can be death traps.Especially when the cars on the road today tend to be large SUVs', and I wouldn't want to get in a crash with one of those.	robbyp (2751)
1178544	2011-02-16 02:30:00	Slighty off topic but re the BMW's etc. I can see the reasoning behind getting new ones every three years. Before they start to cost money on repairs etc. I can appreciate the need to have some nice big cars for overseas dignitaries etc. But why do we need 30 ? Junior ministers should be happy with say a Camry or a Commodore ?	Digby (677)
1178545	2011-02-16 02:32:00	But . . in the context, replacing vehicles 3yr is pretty normal . Sure, individuals may have a 10yr old but it's for transporting VIPs . . . . Even if they were Japanese or Australian cars, I would of thought they get replaced every few yrs . . .	Nomad (952)
1178546	2011-02-16 02:33:00	Junior ministers should be happy with say a Camry or a Commodore ? Some do. Don't some drive a Mazda?	Nomad (952)
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