I think I got the cheapest AU in Aust.

[Gilesie]

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.

Regards Rod

[LUXO_8]

how many kms??? ex rep car??

[Gilesie]

245000 k`s Ex salesmans car
Although I think that I can live with those 2 faults.

Regards Rod

[dansedgli]

Bargain! Find me one!

[EFFalcon]

even i'd own an AU for that price.

[cArSiK]

holy crap thats cheap!
So what are these minor faults?

[dansedgli]

Originally Posted by cArSiK

holy crap thats cheap!
So what are these minor faults?

Its really an EA :P

[Gilesie]

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.

Regards Rod

[dansedgli]

Pfft! Its still a huge bargain! Good find!

[mattbl]

There goes our resale value LOL

Good find
Have fun with it

[Gilesie]

I actually made an offer of $500 and was disapointed that they wanted 7
Geez I feel ripped

[Peuty]

^^Bwahahaha

Good job mate, treat it well.

[Casper]

Did the dead possum come free? :

[cArSiK]

that is an unbelievable price. It scares me to think what the resale of my AU will be like in afew years time.

[Mechan1k]

Damn ... that's cheap.
Make it even cheaper and put it on LPG now.
hee hee

[Tornado]

I'm currently looking for a wagon.
The cheapest I have seen an AU is $8000

[Bucknaked]

Looks like ACT plates? Hate it when a bargin goes south. :

[Gilesie]

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

[HLC]

wish i could find a 700 dollar AU... id just thrash it and stuff! good buy!

[jonbays]

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.

[sfr rob]

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

cheeers
rob

[niko]

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

[Gilesie]

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.

[sfr rob]

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

[jarridtheruler]

a fella i work with got a series 2 au sedan for $5000. I thought that was a bargain

[dansedgli]

Originally Posted by sfr rob

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

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.

[JC]

Transfer costs are 3% of purchase price up to about $50k, then 5%. In the ACT anyway. They ask you for purchase price and market price - I usually fill in the same figure in both, as what you paid for it is what the market wanted/accepted!

Rob - you should not need to put a car in your mum's name to insure it. Insurable will cover anything that you have an insurable interest in. If that measn you drive it every day, but don't own it, then you should be able to insure it in your name, or at least be added to the policy as a regular driver, which will help you get up to a rating 1. But, if you find that you need to transfer it, $15k would be $450 in transfer taxes.

[Gilesie]

My car is still registered in my companys name but the insurance is in mine
they were not concerned about who owned the car or the fact the it is registered in a different state, they just wanted the main drivers

[sfr rob]

thanks for clearing that up blokes!

i thought that was the amount i would be looking at!
now to tell em its only worth 8G's... hehehehe

I need to do it for insurance/tax/other reasons.

thanks
Rob

[Gubas]

Great find!!! Thats a daily driver I need to find with that price!!!!

Gubas