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| Thread ID: 80620 | 2007-06-29 12:37:00 | Paint oxidation | george12 (7) | PC World Chat |
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| 564394 | 2007-07-01 05:49:00 | In a complete change of tactic I may buy this www.trademe.co.nz for $3600. Thoughts? If you're wondering why every car I look at seems to be an accord, they just seem to be the best car for me, and I like them. At 143000kms nobody can complain! Damned! Hope I'm not too late to warn you..DON'T BUY IT!!! The steering wheel's on the wrong side!!!! Wheeeew...good thing I spotted that huh? |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 564395 | 2007-07-01 06:11:00 | Congrats on your new car purchase - assuming that that's you. Yep, I'm going to pick it up tomorrow if the seller replies to my e-mail in time. Surferjoe, you scared the hell out of me until I got to the part about the steering wheel! |
george12 (7) | ||
| 564396 | 2007-07-01 06:56:00 | I note that the cambelt has not been replaced. This is absolutely essential to do by 100,000 kM. They are an interference engine. The belt breaks and pistons hit valves. That looks like a nice car, you MUST see to the timing belt though. And regarding the Dog & Lemon guide, its a book (the size of a telephone book) available at any Paper Plus for about $25 that lists almost every car sold in Australia and NZ, and whats wrong with them. Entertaining, but actually quite accurate in my experience. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 564397 | 2007-07-01 07:06:00 | I plan to get the timing belt done ASAP. The dog and lemon guide sounds very good, I must say. Now, if the seller would just reply so I can go and pick it up! |
george12 (7) | ||
| 564398 | 2007-07-01 07:28:00 | And regarding the Dog & Lemon guide, its a book (the size of a telephone book) available at any Paper Plus for about $25 that lists almost every car sold in Australia and NZ, and whats wrong with them. Entertaining, but actually quite accurate in my experience.Thanks for that, will check it out. Incidentally, how far back does it go? To 2000, or a lot earlier? (1990's, 80's?) | Myth (110) | ||
| 564399 | 2007-07-01 07:31:00 | You can get an AA lemon check done online ($5 discount if you're a member) and it is somewhere around $10-15 but only covers the one car, alot of detail though. | Faded_Mantis (79) | ||
| 564400 | 2007-07-01 11:09:00 | Ha HA ha...I thought this must be a thread about the Americas Cup...grass growing springs to mind also!! | limepile (96) | ||
| 564401 | 2007-07-01 18:16:00 | Yep, I'm going to pick it up tomorrow if the seller replies to my e-mail in time . Surferjoe, you scared the hell out of me until I got to the part about the steering wheel! So . . can I assume that you aren't interested in my Ford pickup truck? I'd be glad to give you personal driving lessons for the steering wheel and controls on the correct side if you wish . Payments are so very easy! One single payment . Let me know . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 564402 | 2007-07-01 23:26:00 | So . . can I assume that you aren't interested in my Ford pickup truck? I'd be glad to give you personal driving lessons for the steering wheel and controls on the correct side if you wish . Payments are so very easy! One single payment . Let me know . It seems a little cheap for me . I'm worried when cars don't cost enough . Would you take $4000 for it? |
george12 (7) | ||
| 564403 | 2007-07-02 03:53:00 | My previous Toyota was like that all over. Cost me $37 for a tin of Solarguard. LOL Did you hire a paint sprayer or did you have your own? Use primer first? How hard/easy was it to do? My mate has an Accord that needs new paint on the roof and bonnet. DOUBLE LOL I got some quotes from panelbeaters in the Yellow Pages, and it seems like $300+gst is about the average cost, although I suspect my panelbeater friend might be able to do it cheaper, considering he took out some dents for 1/5 the cost I was quoted elseware. Do you guys still think I should stay away from it? It's $2000 for a 1996 Accord with 175000kms from a guy I know, and that price includes a full service. steer well clear that said me and my mate use an ex-courier hiace with 650,000 km on it to cart our dirt bikes around. no radio/speakers, heater kinda works, many rattles, hot air from the engine enters the cabin, loud engine noise, constant black smoke and rusting pillars. only trouble it's ever given us is the ground wire falling off the starter motor (loose nut) and when a courier borrowed it they cracked the head (and fastway paid for the repair:D) just goes to show how toyotas are literally indestructible. did anyone see the toyota hilux they did on topgear? |
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