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Old 19-11-2005, 06:08 PM   #1
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Default I think I got the cheapest AU in Aust.

I just bought a car which was supposed to be my pany car.
some minor faults but nothing serious.
1999 falcon forte wagon (plain jane)
$700 yes you read correctly only two zero`s
I will post a couple of pics soon just dont want to do it with the signage.
just wondering what other great deals have been found.

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Old 19-11-2005, 06:12 PM   #2
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how many kms??? ex rep car??
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Old 19-11-2005, 07:03 PM   #3
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245000 k`s Ex salesmans car
Although I think that I can live with those 2 faults.

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Old 19-11-2005, 07:09 PM   #4
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Bargain! Find me one!
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Old 19-11-2005, 07:16 PM   #5
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even i'd own an AU for that price.
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Old 19-11-2005, 07:18 PM   #6
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holy crap thats cheap!
So what are these minor faults?
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Old 19-11-2005, 07:19 PM   #7
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holy crap thats cheap!
So what are these minor faults?
Its really an EA :P
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Old 19-11-2005, 08:10 PM   #8
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Well it was missing 2 hub caps, the damage on the RH Quarter panel (see pic)
tyres only have 6 months life left in them, It needs a muffler, 1 parker bulb & I had to service it.

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Old 19-11-2005, 08:11 PM   #9
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Pfft! Its still a huge bargain! Good find!
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Old 19-11-2005, 08:33 PM   #10
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There goes our resale value LOL

Good find
Have fun with it
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Old 19-11-2005, 08:37 PM   #11
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I actually made an offer of $500 and was disapointed that they wanted 7
Geez I feel ripped
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Old 19-11-2005, 08:42 PM   #12
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^^Bwahahaha

Good job mate, treat it well.
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Old 19-11-2005, 08:44 PM   #13
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Did the dead possum come free? :
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Old 19-11-2005, 08:47 PM   #14
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that is an unbelievable price. It scares me to think what the resale of my AU will be like in afew years time.
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Old 21-11-2005, 09:46 PM   #15
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that is an unbelievable price. It scares me to think what the resale of my AU will be like in afew years time.
i have my immaculate silver au 2000 model for sale at the moment 155000km for 8000 gees and not really having any luck selling it i think i will have to drop the price some more ouch. it is probably why my ba was so cheap. these cars have shyte resale sad fact. at least they are a great car though to drive and maintane :thebirds: :
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Old 19-11-2005, 09:12 PM   #16
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Damn ... that's cheap.
Make it even cheaper and put it on LPG now.
hee hee
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Old 19-11-2005, 09:32 PM   #17
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I'm currently looking for a wagon.
The cheapest I have seen an AU is $8000
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Old 19-11-2005, 09:34 PM   #18
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Looks like ACT plates? Hate it when a bargin goes south. :
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Old 19-11-2005, 09:51 PM   #19
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The company that I work for is based in Canberra,
although the car was shipped from SA to end up in
Vic just so I could buy it

I think it was ment to happen
And yes the plates are on the car until Jan. Then I need to
reregister it
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Old 20-11-2005, 10:41 AM   #20
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wish i could find a 700 dollar AU... id just thrash it and stuff! good buy!
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Old 20-11-2005, 10:47 AM   #21
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Total Bargain

A nice start for you.


$700 must just have been the book value the accountants had written the car down to as its no where near any market or even auction price you would get for it.
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Old 20-11-2005, 12:18 PM   #22
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why dont you do something like the bloke that had the thread. "project rescue" and re sell it next year and make some $$$$$$$

i am sure you could clean her up, do a dodgy paint job and sell it off EASY!

good find BTW

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Old 20-11-2005, 12:55 PM   #23
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tell vicroads u payed that much and they will tell u to get stuffed :p

they didnt beleive me wen i stated i only payed "600" for my car, lady goes these cars are worth bit more than this, i said to the lady, " you want to buy it?" lol
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Old 20-11-2005, 10:16 PM   #24
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Great find!!! Thats a daily driver I need to find with that price!!!!

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Old 20-11-2005, 03:35 PM   #25
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I actually bought it to sell but the missus decided that she liked it better than my XE
(can`t work that one out). So with that I had a decision to make, if I sell it my manly duties would be left on hold for some time.

As far as Vic Roads goes the buggers would not accept $100 for my XE so I figure its gunna cost me almost as much in transfer fees as the car cost.
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Old 20-11-2005, 04:08 PM   #26
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hey can you tell us how that works... the transfer fees?
i need to transfer one of the cars we have to my name, from my mums name.

If the car is worth say around... $15,000 how much does it cost?
can you give them a B/S figure to get it done cheaper? All i need to do is get it to my name for insurance reasons.

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Old 20-11-2005, 07:46 PM   #27
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hey can you tell us how that works... the transfer fees?
i need to transfer one of the cars we have to my name, from my mums name.

If the car is worth say around... $15,000 how much does it cost?
can you give them a B/S figure to get it done cheaper? All i need to do is get it to my name for insurance reasons.

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IIRC Its $5 for every $200 of market value or so, up to a max of $500 I think. (Figures might be a bit off but thats what I remember when I did the AU) You can make up a price but they might not accept it. I think they use redbook in this case.
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Old 23-11-2005, 11:32 PM   #28
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hey can you tell us how that works... the transfer fees?
i need to transfer one of the cars we have to my name, from my mums name.

If the car is worth say around... $15,000 how much does it cost?
can you give them a B/S figure to get it done cheaper? All i need to do is get it to my name for insurance reasons.

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in NSW its 3% of the value, plus a $11 admin fee i think it was, coz 3 years ago when i bought my sedan for $33k it was just over $1000 to transfer.

But when she signs the rego paper over to you, you can put what ever you want as the sale price in there
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in NSW its 3% of the value, plus a $11 admin fee i think it was, coz 3 years ago when i bought my sedan for $33k it was just over $1000 to transfer.

But when she signs the rego paper over to you, you can put what ever you want as the sale price in there
this will work if the price is not to ridiculous as it is market value not sale price :
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hey can you tell us how that works... the transfer fees?
i need to transfer one of the cars we have to my name, from my mums name.

If the car is worth say around... $15,000 how much does it cost?
can you give them a B/S figure to get it done cheaper? All i need to do is get it to my name for insurance reasons.

cheers
rob
yes you can give them a cattle excretion figure so it is cheaper.
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