Post by madametarot on Jan 16, 2019 10:59:11 GMT 10
Wifey wanted an auto second car so I sold my Hyundai getz manual.
Selling the Getz was easy, I selected my bottom price and sold it to the first buyer for my price and I had to ring 2 other buyers to stop them turning up.
But I did it over Xmas New year and I did not have a roadworthy - when I got an inspection he was picky and quoted $700 to fix it but the other roadworthy bloke up the road 100M did the repairs for $600 - I am getting too old for crawling around under cars.
So I had time to research a replacement auto second car.
The criteria was our 2 cars should be the last cars we need to buy and we are over 75 yo. so 10 years is a "round figure" future useage,
Our budget was set by our easy access account money and totalled out around $11,000.
We have no grandkids around so the new car is transport for either one or two and our other car is a 2L Kia Cerato 2013 with 44,000 ks. The Kia is good for distance so we only need a city car, mostly for use in Postcodes 4074 and 4075.
Expected mileage is total for 2 cars annual ks will be under 10,000k.
Finally after much ado, I decided on a 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage auto about 18 months old and done 24,000Ks from a fixed price car yard with thousands of used cars. Private sellers are all hopeless and I gave up on them.
The Mirage is gutless because it is built for fuel economy as a priority (can be as low as 4L per 100k), and on the other hand the KIA has 30% more power to weight than many hatches the same size.
The Mirage has an electric wire instead of a throttle cable and a zig zag auto shift and who knows what else to stop unintentional operation. From a drivers viewpoint, once you get mobile the two cars are the same.
1200cc is never going to accelerate like 2000cc.
The Mirage is 3 cylinder with a timing chain not a belt and they sound different. Timing belts pack it in at around 100,000.
I thought 3 cyls were just el cheapo but the luxury small cars are now 3 cyls. 3 cyls is more energy efficient, apparently.
The Mirage is the cheapest car to buy ($17,000 RRP Plus OCs) and cheapest to maintain, insure and fuel.
The finish on the Mirage is impressive and there are Mirages for sale with over 200,000 Ks. so they can go the distance.
I will report back in 10 years if I am still alive.
The buying experience with Big Box Cars in Brisbane was a pleasant experience, with no trade and fixed prices (no bargaining) They also offered money back after 2 or 3 days if unhappy and 12 months roadside assist with RACQ NRMA etc, guarranteed titles and no write offs re-registered plus balance of new car warranty or their warranty. Some private buyers want full retail price and offer nothing.
Selling the Getz was easy, I selected my bottom price and sold it to the first buyer for my price and I had to ring 2 other buyers to stop them turning up.
But I did it over Xmas New year and I did not have a roadworthy - when I got an inspection he was picky and quoted $700 to fix it but the other roadworthy bloke up the road 100M did the repairs for $600 - I am getting too old for crawling around under cars.
So I had time to research a replacement auto second car.
The criteria was our 2 cars should be the last cars we need to buy and we are over 75 yo. so 10 years is a "round figure" future useage,
Our budget was set by our easy access account money and totalled out around $11,000.
We have no grandkids around so the new car is transport for either one or two and our other car is a 2L Kia Cerato 2013 with 44,000 ks. The Kia is good for distance so we only need a city car, mostly for use in Postcodes 4074 and 4075.
Expected mileage is total for 2 cars annual ks will be under 10,000k.
Finally after much ado, I decided on a 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage auto about 18 months old and done 24,000Ks from a fixed price car yard with thousands of used cars. Private sellers are all hopeless and I gave up on them.
The Mirage is gutless because it is built for fuel economy as a priority (can be as low as 4L per 100k), and on the other hand the KIA has 30% more power to weight than many hatches the same size.
The Mirage has an electric wire instead of a throttle cable and a zig zag auto shift and who knows what else to stop unintentional operation. From a drivers viewpoint, once you get mobile the two cars are the same.
1200cc is never going to accelerate like 2000cc.
The Mirage is 3 cylinder with a timing chain not a belt and they sound different. Timing belts pack it in at around 100,000.
I thought 3 cyls were just el cheapo but the luxury small cars are now 3 cyls. 3 cyls is more energy efficient, apparently.
The Mirage is the cheapest car to buy ($17,000 RRP Plus OCs) and cheapest to maintain, insure and fuel.
The finish on the Mirage is impressive and there are Mirages for sale with over 200,000 Ks. so they can go the distance.
I will report back in 10 years if I am still alive.
The buying experience with Big Box Cars in Brisbane was a pleasant experience, with no trade and fixed prices (no bargaining) They also offered money back after 2 or 3 days if unhappy and 12 months roadside assist with RACQ NRMA etc, guarranteed titles and no write offs re-registered plus balance of new car warranty or their warranty. Some private buyers want full retail price and offer nothing.