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| Thread ID: 105978 | 2009-12-21 01:14:00 | What to test drive? | beetle (243) | PC World Chat |
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| 841763 | 2009-12-23 22:04:00 | Whatever you get try and get an AA report on it and also check if stolen or finance still owing. This does not cost a lot and is worth it. I would not want to see you get ripped off. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 841764 | 2009-12-23 22:19:00 | +1 for an AA report. Only $125, money very well spent. I got almost a grand worth of work done on a car when AA managed to botch a check - even if they stuff up you are still safe. :cool: If they do stuff up all the better, I got a free clutch out of it! | wratterus (105) | ||
| 841765 | 2009-12-24 21:21:00 | Question : Toyota Estima 2.4 or 3.0 ? and just for a notes sake, if i look pre 1999 the seats in the rear fold down or way out of the way, the 2000 models only fold down and the seat slides forward, they do not move out of the way and down flattish, they just move forward / back (on sliders in the floor) so........... you have less room and almost permanent seating in the 2000+ models.... I didnt test drive yesterday, town was mad so not a calm day for driving something different. the lady salesperson was good, and showed me the Estima 2000, a honda odessey.... yuk and a something stream ? honda maybe? and i also looked at mazda MPV's........... and the stream had the nicest insides, but was a low wagon........... and the Estima looks smart but the seat thing is different in the back. i will go back after xmas and have a drive (if its still there) nearly every place i went yesterday had sold out of them or were not in my price bracket........ so is that good or bad? :p beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 841766 | 2009-12-24 23:05:00 | Estima 3 litre is a much better vehicle, the 2.4 is underpowered. The 2.4s have a more useful seat layout though. Don't go near a diesel. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 841767 | 2009-12-24 23:19:00 | sigh.................surfing trademe has so many Jeeps......... sigh in my price bracket too:p well nearly in my price bracket............lolololol anyone would think beetle is addicted to jeeps......:p beetle:D |
beetle (243) | ||
| 841768 | 2009-12-25 09:39:00 | Ask yourself honestly what you want to do with the vehicle - How many people you are likely to carry, what other than people you are usually going to carry. If you are thinking 4WD - are you genuinely going off road, or doing heavy towing, or are you thinking 4WD just to be a poser, because 4WD vehicles are heavy, they guzzle fuel, and they can be more expensive to maintain. If you are going to buy second hand before you go to the expense of a AA inspection, and if you have an MOT(Govt run) testing station conveniently located near you pay for a WOF check there, and hint that you want them to be tough and very thorough - I have found them most receptive and helpful for doing a pre-purchase inspection - it passes that OK then pay for the AA check |
KenESmith (6287) | ||
| 841769 | 2009-12-25 20:33:00 | Thanks for that info Ken, ive been thinking along those lines too, i like 4wd because i like to go to the beach and drive on the beach, as i dont have a motorbike, the jeep has been great for that . Ive also been looking at stations wagons . . . . but it comes down to i feel safer in something where my visibility is better, higher . i always feel like im gonna get hit or run over in something small or low, driving the demio is ok, but i dont feel safe . . . . . . and im not meaning it needs to be built like a tank but i like the height . Ive also looked at a few other vehicles, and one being a Mazda tribute . . . . . it has the height i like . . . . . . ive sorta come full circle and still feel that the jeep sitting in my shed is a safe realiable vehicle, it has height and space, just a bit more costly to run, but i feel safe and i feel my family is safe in it? spose that sounds odd . . . . . and i love driving it, no matter if its on the road, gravel or the beach i feel its us, it suits us and we suit it . . . . i can chuck anything in it, stones, or timber, a tv, or the shopping and some bikes on the back and it usually just keeps going . . . Maybe i should just sell the Demio and keep the jeep . . . . . . . . Im not sure if im wanting to change for the good or just for change sake . . . im not sure ive found a vehicle that i would happily sell the jeep for and know ive done the right thing . . . . . . . . does that sound odd? i have time, ill keep looking and talking to other people about vehicles . thanks all beetle :) |
beetle (243) | ||
| 841770 | 2009-12-25 20:52:00 | Its a crime against the planet driving a big 4wd around town for carting kids shopping etc. You could drive the Demio on the beach. In Auckland and I know I am not the only one I feel real hatred to women driving big 4wds dropping off kids to school they call them bytch boxes here. These idiots take their kids from one side of the city to the other because their local school has too many maoris or islanders in it. We carry hundreds of kids to school everyday in our buses but our buses arent good enough for some women who still use big 4wd to drop them and pick them from school. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 841771 | 2009-12-25 21:37:00 | Im sorry you feel that way, :dogeye: but you cant tar me with the same brush as them, i dont live in a big city, i dont care what they do, i have a jeep not because i bought it to look good, i got it as a vehicle after my marriage broke up. as part of the settlement, i dont owe anything on it, i have a life that doesnt mean i need to be in 4wd mode all the time, but i do drive offroad, and i do have a job, and im doing up my house so its a good vehicle to chuck timber in or cement bags, or to tow a trailer, i used to tow a boat. and a caravan, but hey its my choice, and no my children dont go to a yuppy school....... and sometimes you need to think about what you say here because even tho you just use words, sometimes you do hurt peoples feelings. im an individual who is different from others, please dont put all 4wd females in that class. I came off a farm where it was normal to have one of these vehicles, to drive over it with, it was versatile, and realiable. sometimes life isnt easy, sometimes people are not made of money and the choices they have dont always fit in with what is right, but i do my best and i pay my way, and i dont try to hurt people, you have your opinion which is fine, but if you think because i have a 4wd im one of those silly people you couldnt be more wrong. Have a nice day, And thank you all for your input, :rolleyes: beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 841772 | 2009-12-25 22:52:00 | You asked for advice. All the good advice here is to get rid of the 4wd especially the Jeep. They guzzle gas, are unreliable, parts cost the gdp of a small nation, they kill pedestrians with their flat front. Whats the use of asking for advice then shooting the messenger. |
prefect (6291) | ||
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