Jafo has a 'brand new' car...
...bit like Pete and Dud's "Momma's got a brand new bag"
Tuesday, July 8, 2008 by Jafo | Discussion: Community
OK, so it seems all the movers and shakers at Stardock appear to have the same Porsche...
I really don't like them.....bit too beetle-on-steroids for my liking...
So...
I was all about to rush off and get my first-ever truly Brand New Car...a modest little Yaris [Toyota] when a mate of mine said she couldn't get 4/5ths of eff-all as a trade-in on her car and was gonna flog it privately...
So...here 'tis....
OK, so it's a new interpretation of the word 'new'....as it's VIN is 1991 and first reg'd in '92.
Karinda paid over 30 for it in '97....and I paid 3.
It's [for those who can't recognize it] a SAAB 9000 Turbo ...2.3l 4 cyl 16 valve that puts out 200bhp and can lose me my licence by a factor of 2.4 [probably not all that much less than a Porsche].
With only 201k [in kms] on the clock it's "almost" run-in...and pretty darn good for something 16 years old.
So.....anyone want a '87 Toyota Corolla CS 1600? Has a bit of rabies in the radiator....foams at the mouth due to a popped head gasket, but otherwise 'ok'? ['OK' being car-trader-speak for 'you won't die immediately...but maybe down the road a bit]...
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Reply #2 Tuesday, July 8, 2008 10:05 PM
Reply #4 Tuesday, July 8, 2008 10:18 PM
Not that the Yaris is too bad; I drive one for work.
Reply #5 Tuesday, July 8, 2008 10:22 PM
Reply #8 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 4:43 AM
I hope your car is as reliable and as solid as mine was.
Reply #9 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 6:38 AM
If you take it to 1,000,000 miles Saab will give you a brand new car for free.
When you buy a new Aero you get a free trip to the Saab Aero Academy where they teach you how to drive like a fool. You are more than welcome to have my ticket should you feel like coming to the US.
Reply #10 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 6:40 AM
Reply #11 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 8:06 AM
Anyways u can take it to near 500K miles ......... which u cant do with Yaris Toyota
Reply #12 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 8:07 AM
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Reply #14 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 8:15 AM
I'm not in America...but Australia....and a Yaris is around 15 thou and up. The one I would have gone for was more like 20.
If truth be told the saving of maybe 17 thou can buy an awful lot of petrol....probably even enough to get that million miles....
Reply #15 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 11:17 AM
I'm not sure how well made they are but I've been driving a Holden made Pontiac G8 and I'm pleasantly suprized how nice it is.
Reply #17 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 11:42 AM
Yeah. I bought my 97 Mustang with only 17 miles on it in September of 98 and still have it. 177,365 miles (all mine) later and she still runs great. I love that car and don't see myself getting rid of it anytime soon.
Reply #18 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 12:39 PM
Make sure it's not a clone..
Nice ride man..
Reply #19 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 3:41 PM
That's funny right there...Reply #20 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 7:48 PM
I'm not sure how well made they are but I've been driving a Holden made Pontiac G8 and I'm pleasantly suprized how nice it is.
Most 'Australian' car I've ever owned was a Valiant Charger [VJ] 245 Hemi [Chrysler]...and best thing about that was it had the Torqueflite Tranny....same as used in the Aston Martins of the time. [Incidentally the triple Weber carby 265 ver was slated to possibly replace the in-house Aston engine back then].
SAABs are well made....the first ver of the 9000 Turbo [3 of them] did a non-stop trial [enduro] at Talladega [sp] ....60,000 miles at an average 132mph....[22 days]...
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Reply #1 Tuesday, July 8, 2008 9:37 PM