A newbie who can't settle on a car...
Discussion
As for the Ferrari, do it!! 
Ten Four said:
I'm very much leaning toward this. Thinking E39 523/528i. One just popped up at a good price and decent mileage.. Its dark green though but I suppose that shouldn't matter as a daily driver...
However... On topic of car hunting, I've seen nothing much really. Then for fun, I clicked Ferrari on carsales.com.au and found this:
A Ferrari 308 GTSI?
Now, its advertised at 39k which I didn't have. I sent the seller an email saying I'd give him 30 cash (no finance) after an inspection to which he replied 34k. (I'd noticed the car has been for sale for a while now and he "may" be desperate to sell...)
Its a LHD New York city delivered car with 16k miles on it will all books and new clutch, belts etc - targa model.
I've emailed my dad's mechanic for his thoughts as he's had one personally and knows absolutely everything about them. He reckons I should set up and appointment to view with him...
My head says no, my bank account says no, my heart says yes.
God dammit...
Good lord you would be a brave man - but fair play - i insist you use it every day lolHowever... On topic of car hunting, I've seen nothing much really. Then for fun, I clicked Ferrari on carsales.com.au and found this:
A Ferrari 308 GTSI?
Now, its advertised at 39k which I didn't have. I sent the seller an email saying I'd give him 30 cash (no finance) after an inspection to which he replied 34k. (I'd noticed the car has been for sale for a while now and he "may" be desperate to sell...)
Its a LHD New York city delivered car with 16k miles on it will all books and new clutch, belts etc - targa model.
I've emailed my dad's mechanic for his thoughts as he's had one personally and knows absolutely everything about them. He reckons I should set up and appointment to view with him...
My head says no, my bank account says no, my heart says yes.
God dammit...
well.......i mormally just go to the porsche section on the ph forum but yesterday i dont know why i had a look on here and am so glad i did. you have done exactly what i would love to do ...only now at age 48 but still quite young at heart an not in bad nik we had no mobile fones or even decent cameras while i was young so its a memory thing. i think im near to about 70 cars now and making a list.
anyway i digress......i started reading yesterday then had to go out an then read some more on my return and then off to work last night by this time im roughly 2 thirds thru, so while at work all night ( i drive the petrol tankers and have a few garages on your grandads doorstep in rotherham.....brinsworh is one and parkhall the other and a few in sheffield and surrounding areas) so while at work i couldnt wait to get home to finish the story and i really really enjoyed it. me thinks you hav an old head on young shoulders. i love the detail you provide mixed with some humour. there has been some very fortunate encounters along the way and some good business decisions made. great that your dad has been around and good old grampappy in rotherham.
my grandad ysed to help me along sometimes with cars. the other thing i thought was real nice was that in years to come you will look back at those times you spent with your dad searching for all these motors and i know he probably got on you nerves sometimes but those memories will be priceless in years to come. so glad ive read it and really hope things continue onwards and upwards for you. have only just seen the bit on the ferrari and have to say thats brave but you hav balls so go for it son. regards nev.
anyway i digress......i started reading yesterday then had to go out an then read some more on my return and then off to work last night by this time im roughly 2 thirds thru, so while at work all night ( i drive the petrol tankers and have a few garages on your grandads doorstep in rotherham.....brinsworh is one and parkhall the other and a few in sheffield and surrounding areas) so while at work i couldnt wait to get home to finish the story and i really really enjoyed it. me thinks you hav an old head on young shoulders. i love the detail you provide mixed with some humour. there has been some very fortunate encounters along the way and some good business decisions made. great that your dad has been around and good old grampappy in rotherham.
my grandad ysed to help me along sometimes with cars. the other thing i thought was real nice was that in years to come you will look back at those times you spent with your dad searching for all these motors and i know he probably got on you nerves sometimes but those memories will be priceless in years to come. so glad ive read it and really hope things continue onwards and upwards for you. have only just seen the bit on the ferrari and have to say thats brave but you hav balls so go for it son. regards nev.
mig25_foxbat2003 said:
Ten Four said:
I will simply buy one nice, super cold air-conditioned (or convertible), reliable, comfortable car that will last me a year or so
Haha!! 
Pull the other one, it's got bells on it!TenFour a week later said:
I'm going to buy a Ferrari 308 GTS
Told you so 
nev996 said:
well.......i mormally just go to the porsche section on the ph forum but yesterday i dont know why i had a look on here and am so glad i did. you have done exactly what i would love to do ...only now at age 48 but still quite young at heart an not in bad nik we had no mobile fones or even decent cameras while i was young so its a memory thing. i think im near to about 70 cars now and making a list.
anyway i digress......i started reading yesterday then had to go out an then read some more on my return and then off to work last night by this time im roughly 2 thirds thru, so while at work all night ( i drive the petrol tankers and have a few garages on your grandads doorstep in rotherham.....brinsworh is one and parkhall the other and a few in sheffield and surrounding areas) so while at work i couldnt wait to get home to finish the story and i really really enjoyed it. me thinks you hav an old head on young shoulders. i love the detail you provide mixed with some humour. there has been some very fortunate encounters along the way and some good business decisions made. great that your dad has been around and good old grampappy in rotherham.
my grandad ysed to help me along sometimes with cars. the other thing i thought was real nice was that in years to come you will look back at those times you spent with your dad searching for all these motors and i know he probably got on you nerves sometimes but those memories will be priceless in years to come. so glad ive read it and really hope things continue onwards and upwards for you. have only just seen the bit on the ferrari and have to say thats brave but you hav balls so go for it son. regards nev.
Mate, you and I think alike. I love comments like these anyway i digress......i started reading yesterday then had to go out an then read some more on my return and then off to work last night by this time im roughly 2 thirds thru, so while at work all night ( i drive the petrol tankers and have a few garages on your grandads doorstep in rotherham.....brinsworh is one and parkhall the other and a few in sheffield and surrounding areas) so while at work i couldnt wait to get home to finish the story and i really really enjoyed it. me thinks you hav an old head on young shoulders. i love the detail you provide mixed with some humour. there has been some very fortunate encounters along the way and some good business decisions made. great that your dad has been around and good old grampappy in rotherham.
my grandad ysed to help me along sometimes with cars. the other thing i thought was real nice was that in years to come you will look back at those times you spent with your dad searching for all these motors and i know he probably got on you nerves sometimes but those memories will be priceless in years to come. so glad ive read it and really hope things continue onwards and upwards for you. have only just seen the bit on the ferrari and have to say thats brave but you hav balls so go for it son. regards nev.
mig25_foxbat2003 said:
Told you so
Shhh!! As for the Ferrari, I've had another discussion with the seller and he says he won't pop below 34k as he has someone interested at 33k. I basically said if it falls through, let me know...
I have a hunch that his 33k offer is either rubbish, or one pending finance so you never know... (I haven't actually met him / seen the car so that emotional side hasn't affected me yet!)
In the meantime, back to looking at more cars!
Thought I might give this a quick update.
Simply for no other reason than I've not had one, I decided to go look at a S15 Silvia. I found a what-I-thought was a black one with cream leather (Aussie delivered).
Gave the seller a text and arranged a viewing.
Upon arrival, the car was clearly grey and fading :\ . The leather was also slightly tired and had a ciggie burn in the middle of the seat.. Though this could be recovered.
Next I found out that it'd been a factory blue as the door insides and engine bay were still blue...
Then I noticed the tail lights didn't line up at each side... I asked the seller if the car had been in an accident.. He said he thought so
Next!!
I called another vendor re a blue Honda S2000 which looked mint in the pictures...
I'm uber keen to view / buy it.. However both my call and text message have so far been unanswered
I've also been on a lookout for an AE86 Trueno but my mate's, sister's BF just bought the last and only good one I can find for sale and refuses to sell
I'm really not keen on EVOs and STIs.. Just the 4wd factor spoils the "fun" for me... You see, the GTRs are 4WD but only ever run RWD till you start to slide, or launch it. (I was ever so close to going to go look at an EVO 7 but it was sold an hour before I was meant to go see it.)
I'm also allergic to front wheel drives "sports cars"...
Simply for no other reason than I've not had one, I decided to go look at a S15 Silvia. I found a what-I-thought was a black one with cream leather (Aussie delivered).
Gave the seller a text and arranged a viewing.
Upon arrival, the car was clearly grey and fading :\ . The leather was also slightly tired and had a ciggie burn in the middle of the seat.. Though this could be recovered.
Next I found out that it'd been a factory blue as the door insides and engine bay were still blue...
Then I noticed the tail lights didn't line up at each side... I asked the seller if the car had been in an accident.. He said he thought so
Next!!
I called another vendor re a blue Honda S2000 which looked mint in the pictures...
I'm uber keen to view / buy it.. However both my call and text message have so far been unanswered
I've also been on a lookout for an AE86 Trueno but my mate's, sister's BF just bought the last and only good one I can find for sale and refuses to sell
I'm really not keen on EVOs and STIs.. Just the 4wd factor spoils the "fun" for me... You see, the GTRs are 4WD but only ever run RWD till you start to slide, or launch it. (I was ever so close to going to go look at an EVO 7 but it was sold an hour before I was meant to go see it.)
I'm also allergic to front wheel drives "sports cars"...
Edited by Ten Four on Monday 14th November 16:35
Well, today I just had a track day.... without a car. :|
Money pretty much wasted as I couldn't withdraw but my mate did let me have 6 laps in his WRX which was good fun! May have converted me somewhat.. Even though it is an under-steering pig on the limit!
Prior to this, I'd been searching high and low to try and find a car in time for the day but had no success.
I went from Skylines to Silvias, EVOs to STIs and even had a brief browse of Australia muscle (HSV/FPV) but quickly talked myself out of it..
There was one silver Evo 8 MR that had a turbo upgrade that I was dead set on... till I received word that it was sold pending payment!
There weren't any really nice STIs on the market nor GTRs. I then found this which I checked out this morning with my dad, 2hrs before the track day, ready to buy...
Its a 1996 BMW M3. Ad says 220kms so a tad high for my liking.. but it was fairly cheap at 14.5k.
However, after a closer look, I found out it was an imported car from England with the dash currently reading 166k MILES - closer to 265kms. The A/C was also broken (convenient with today being 37degrees..) and rust underneath and on the front windscreen. The car itself drove well despite this and has new brakes.
I'm a little undecided at this stage as it'd be extremely difficult to sell on and with those miles, something else could break... The engine had just been compression tested and all cylinders were within 10psi. The box and clutch were also butter smooth.
The night before, I'd looked at a E46 320ci for a daily driver - it had 200kms, manual with short shift, silly aftermarket bodykit and the leather was a little tatty. They wanted around 11k for it, I passed.
So at this stage, still no car and still looking
Money pretty much wasted as I couldn't withdraw but my mate did let me have 6 laps in his WRX which was good fun! May have converted me somewhat.. Even though it is an under-steering pig on the limit!
Prior to this, I'd been searching high and low to try and find a car in time for the day but had no success.
I went from Skylines to Silvias, EVOs to STIs and even had a brief browse of Australia muscle (HSV/FPV) but quickly talked myself out of it..
There was one silver Evo 8 MR that had a turbo upgrade that I was dead set on... till I received word that it was sold pending payment!
There weren't any really nice STIs on the market nor GTRs. I then found this which I checked out this morning with my dad, 2hrs before the track day, ready to buy...
Its a 1996 BMW M3. Ad says 220kms so a tad high for my liking.. but it was fairly cheap at 14.5k.
However, after a closer look, I found out it was an imported car from England with the dash currently reading 166k MILES - closer to 265kms. The A/C was also broken (convenient with today being 37degrees..) and rust underneath and on the front windscreen. The car itself drove well despite this and has new brakes.
I'm a little undecided at this stage as it'd be extremely difficult to sell on and with those miles, something else could break... The engine had just been compression tested and all cylinders were within 10psi. The box and clutch were also butter smooth.
The night before, I'd looked at a E46 320ci for a daily driver - it had 200kms, manual with short shift, silly aftermarket bodykit and the leather was a little tatty. They wanted around 11k for it, I passed.
So at this stage, still no car and still looking
Edited by Ten Four on Thursday 24th November 09:57
^^Haha well it could happen, its still for sale AFAIK. I'm going to assume his buyer either fell through with finance, or is simply keeping me as a last resort.
I'm trying to save up some more $$ to go get it but at this stage a budget increase isn't likely.. I would definitely daily drive it though
I'm thinking before I physically purchase anything else, I'll let the bloke know that my offer will be withdrawn if not accepted...
For those interested, here is a pic of my mates car that I got to bash around the track today.
I'm trying to save up some more $$ to go get it but at this stage a budget increase isn't likely.. I would definitely daily drive it though
I'm thinking before I physically purchase anything else, I'll let the bloke know that my offer will be withdrawn if not accepted...
For those interested, here is a pic of my mates car that I got to bash around the track today.
Edited by Ten Four on Thursday 24th November 10:51
Right, so yesterday I had a look at a 1999 WRX STI V5 Coupe.
I'm really not a dakdak fan but this thing just looked amazing plus its semi-rare being a coupe.
Pics from the ad:
The lack of foglight covers are because it had a minor front ender (no way to tell as it was repaired so well) and the owner chose foglights as he did a lot of country driving. I didn't get to drive it but sat in the passenger seat.
There was this amazing raspy burble that it made... Essentially, I was at the point of buying it as it was immaculately clean and well kept until I asked him to demonstrate the brakes. (Has got 6pot and 4pot F/R Wilwood setup)
It pulls hard to the left under braking
I was devastated. The seller comes off as a very genuine bloke and assured me it was the rotors/hats that was causing it... (Quoted approx $600 for parts) I'm not so sure though as it could be due to the previous accident however minor. At this stage, I've told him I'd pass as I didn't want to be stuck with problems if it turned out that it wasn't the brakes causing the pull...
Sigh, I'm actually pretty sick of looking at cars for sale...
I also went on a car cruise with some mates today and my ideal car was there, but not for sale... A GT-Apex AE86 in black. I wanted this car so bad and missed out on it by a few days when it was advertised about a month back. It was cheap too at 13k.
ATM, there are zero Honda S2000s for sale in the whole of Western Australia.
I'm really not a dakdak fan but this thing just looked amazing plus its semi-rare being a coupe.
Pics from the ad:
The lack of foglight covers are because it had a minor front ender (no way to tell as it was repaired so well) and the owner chose foglights as he did a lot of country driving. I didn't get to drive it but sat in the passenger seat.
There was this amazing raspy burble that it made... Essentially, I was at the point of buying it as it was immaculately clean and well kept until I asked him to demonstrate the brakes. (Has got 6pot and 4pot F/R Wilwood setup)
It pulls hard to the left under braking
I was devastated. The seller comes off as a very genuine bloke and assured me it was the rotors/hats that was causing it... (Quoted approx $600 for parts) I'm not so sure though as it could be due to the previous accident however minor. At this stage, I've told him I'd pass as I didn't want to be stuck with problems if it turned out that it wasn't the brakes causing the pull...
Sigh, I'm actually pretty sick of looking at cars for sale...
I also went on a car cruise with some mates today and my ideal car was there, but not for sale... A GT-Apex AE86 in black. I wanted this car so bad and missed out on it by a few days when it was advertised about a month back. It was cheap too at 13k.
ATM, there are zero Honda S2000s for sale in the whole of Western Australia.
Ten Four said:
Not yet.. 
Still tootling along in bubble power...
I will have something soon though. I'm looking at a car tomorrow arvo and one Wednesday morning.
Wednesday will be deadline though, I'll either have placed a deposit on a car locally, or one in Japan... We'll see
Very interesting and hope you get the fezza. Still tootling along in bubble power...I will have something soon though. I'm looking at a car tomorrow arvo and one Wednesday morning.
Wednesday will be deadline though, I'll either have placed a deposit on a car locally, or one in Japan... We'll see
How old are you now?
What an amazing thread! How old are you again?! A potential ferrari owner at the age of 19. Epic. All my mates think im crazy for buying a caterham at 23 but I'll have to show them this to shut them up.
If you don't mind me asking what do you study at uni and do you have a part time job fund all of this? I would love to chop and change cars as regularly as this but the hours it would take to sort out insurance and the like plus paying policy cancellation fees etc always puts me off it in the end.
My favourite so far has to be the supra. infact youve got me looking in the classifieds. Got any plans for what you'll buy when you come over to the uk? I reckon you should get an exige or something along those lines.
If you don't mind me asking what do you study at uni and do you have a part time job fund all of this? I would love to chop and change cars as regularly as this but the hours it would take to sort out insurance and the like plus paying policy cancellation fees etc always puts me off it in the end.
My favourite so far has to be the supra. infact youve got me looking in the classifieds. Got any plans for what you'll buy when you come over to the uk? I reckon you should get an exige or something along those lines.
Madmatt74 said:
Very interesting and hope you get the fezza.
How old are you now?
Haha still 19. Don't worry, I'm never turning 20...How old are you now?
Meldonte said:
What an amazing thread! How old are you again?! A potential ferrari owner at the age of 19. Epic. All my mates think im crazy for buying a caterham at 23 but I'll have to show them this to shut them up.
If you don't mind me asking what do you study at uni and do you have a part time job fund all of this? I would love to chop and change cars as regularly as this but the hours it would take to sort out insurance and the like plus paying policy cancellation fees etc always puts me off it in the end.
My favourite so far has to be the supra. infact youve got me looking in the classifieds. Got any plans for what you'll buy when you come over to the uk? I reckon you should get an exige or something along those lines.
To be brutally honest, I haven't seen the Ferrari in person and I've not really got my heart set on it... After all, its rather old, slow, LHD, doesn't have AC/PS etc and I don't know... Is a bit cliche?If you don't mind me asking what do you study at uni and do you have a part time job fund all of this? I would love to chop and change cars as regularly as this but the hours it would take to sort out insurance and the like plus paying policy cancellation fees etc always puts me off it in the end.
My favourite so far has to be the supra. infact youve got me looking in the classifieds. Got any plans for what you'll buy when you come over to the uk? I reckon you should get an exige or something along those lines.
With insurance, its just down to where you shop, or whether I go fully comprehensive or not (this depends on the car). I can also choose a limited miles program which reduces the cost a fair bit. We don't have policy cancellation fees here. Currently studying Marketing & Advertising, going into 3rd year soon but will have to an extra semester due to me in the early part changing majors a few times to find something I "liked" doing.
I really do miss the Supra. In-fact, I saw it a couple of weeks ago driving past. It looked exactly the same (same number plate) as when I left it but had a new owner. Guess that's a good thing haha. Whatever I get in the UK will be based on my budget inc air fares, whether I can find a job (doesn't have to be uni-related) etc so nothing set in stone there yet..
Bumpman said:
Brilliant car history so far, i can only hope for something half as interesting in 2 years time!
have you thought about kit cars like the man above's Caterham ^^ not sure if there are that many in Australia though.
I have thought about them... But I daresay Aus really isn't the place to own one.. The same ones are listed for sale for ages and ages too...have you thought about kit cars like the man above's Caterham ^^ not sure if there are that many in Australia though.
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