so who here is a bit of a car maker whore....

[THE ASH]

Datsun 120y x 2 (a wagon then a sedan)
88 Mitsi Lancer (wife's car now)
92 Mitsi Galant VR4


Geez I've led a sheltered life, nothing over 2.0l

[Cplus]

Hmm,

Holden
Toyota
Nissan
Mitsi
Ford/Mazda
Nissan

Next? Not sure. Currently don't own a car :D Still trying to decide... Hmmm

[Q]

Originally posted by Chris
Q,didn't you have a 405MI16?

405 was my wifes when we were married.
I didn't count it.

[DrNick]

Here goes mine!

Ford
Hyundai
Holden
Nissan
Nissan (did not make it on the road)
Holden
Daihatsu
Daihatsu (GF's but in my name)
Subaru
Daihatsu (GF's but in my name)

S

[dattoman1000]

Datsun 1000 wagon x 3
LH torana
64 Bluebird
VB commodore
VH charger
Datsun 1000 ute
Datsun 1000 2 dr sedan x 2
VB commy wagon
Datsun 1000 coupe x 7
Datsun 1000 sedan 4 door
HX statesman
WB statesman
HQ monaro
HZ statesman
77 mini
68 mini van
LC torry
LJ torry
LX hatch
Datsun super 6
Datsun stanza SSS
Fiat 850
71 Ford galaxie
TE cortina
32 Ford roadster
91 Honda civic
Z31 300zx
Nissan silvia S11
Mazda 929 coupe
Datsun 1600
Merc 280sel
Chev Luv
57 chev 2 door
volvo 245
leyland P76 x 2
datsun 1200 sedan
N12 Pulsar
Nissan 320 ute 1964
76 Nissan Patrol

I think I might have missed some out.........Ive had lots of cars. I still have 5 now. I have a list in the shed somewhere which is itemised with each car-rego-cost-sell etc. All in order too. Must find it and do a proper count.

[psi999]

Ford / Mazda (1)
Nissan / Datsun (4)
BMW (1)
Toyota (1)
Seat (1)

[08RUT]

total brands

ford x5
holden x9
nissan x4
chrysler x2
suzuki x 1
honda x1
mitsubishi x1

total cars



1975 Holden Gemini Tx sedan ( maroon )
1965 Xp Ford Falcon sedan ( green )
1975 Tx Holden Gemini Sedan ( green )
1975 Ford Escort panelvan ( white )
1973 Valiant ranger wagon ( white )
1976 Chrysler Regal Se LE-Baron ( Silver )
1975 Holden Gemini Tx coupe #2 ( green )
1980 Holden Gemini Te Sedan ( red )
1980 Holden Gemini Te sedan ( silver / green )
1978 Te Holden Gemini Panelvan ( cream )
1980 Suzuki Hatch Efi intercooled Turbo ( silver )
1974 Tc Ford Cortina
1978 Td Holden Gemini Wgon ( cream )
!978 Td Holden Gemini SLE ( blue )
1983 Nissan pulsar hatch ( silver )
1983 Nissan Bluebird Trx Sedan ( white heap of CRAP!)
1985 Mitsubishi Magna Sedan, HOT 2.6l ( white )
1998 Ford Festiva trio-S
1984 Holden Tf Gemini Sedan.
1987 Ford Laser sedan
1985 nissan pulsar ET turbo hatch
1986 nissan pulsar hatch ( white )
2003 Honda Jazz (current )

[dirtyrex]

Am I the only one who sees the huge amount of money wasted by constantly buying and selling cars? (unless you're a dealer of course :p) The depreciated resales must cost some of you guys a fortune.

Me,
Mazda RX4
Subaru Liberty company car
Subaru wrx (current)
BMW 323i (current)

[hardcoregtr]

not if you buy 2nd hand and buy wisely from people who are desperate for cash and also choose models that will nto depreciate much.

on the other hand guilty as charged with a couple of cars, having said that will never buy new car again unless i win lotto.

[piss98]

NOt many for me -

Mine went -

1979 Datsun Sunny (4 cyl) (extractors/exhaust)
1978 Nissan/Datsun Skyline (6 cyl) (loads of timing advance!!) :p
1992 Holden VP Commodore Wagon (engine swap to V8 with manual trans)
1998 Nissan N15 SSS Pulsar (turbo conversion)
1998 Nissan s14a 200SX (exhaust, filter, boost)
1998 Piaggio Vespa Typhoon Moped (stroked using 70cc kit)

[Jim]

Originally posted by DIRTYREX
Am I the only one who sees the huge amount of money wasted by constantly buying and selling cars? (unless you're a dealer of course :p) The depreciated resales must cost some of you guys a fortune.

I used to be a mechanic, so in my spare time I would pick up a bargain car, like an old sigma with a blown motor, but a good body. these could be had for anything between nothing and $500. it'd cost another $300 to fix or replace the motor and maybe another $100 for bits and pieces, and it would be a car I could sell for maybe $1500 to $2k.

not a huge profit but enough to make it worthwhile when I earnt $350 a week in wages.

When I went off to study engineering full time and living off ausstudy, it became a necessity of life. It was the only way I could afford to live, as ausstudy paid for rent and nothing else.

[dirtyrex]

Secoh: Fair enough.
I understand the people, like yourself, who try and make abit of money from buying shittas and doing them up.
I dont understand the people who buy cars, spend money on them, then lose their money selling or just sit them in a shed.

I'm still cursing about how much I've lost just with 2 cars (I realise my mistake, modding cars). I'd hate to think how much some people have gone through.

[Jim]

tell you what, it's the hardest $500 you ever make, but when the options are limited, you just gotta do it.

Yeah I dont understand the concept of shovelling money into cars then selling them for near nothing. but I guess its better than drugs and hookers huh hehe

[piss98]

All my cars I recouped all costs or made money when I sold them except for the Pulsar - I'll never buy a brand new car again after that one! From $24000 to $17000 in a couple of years! (Plus the odd $4k I spent on the conversion)

[Simon-AE86]

hence why a lot of people choose to do bolt on mods these days.. then at the end of it all when they are bored they can revert said car back to factory and then either sell mods individually or buy another and bolt them back on.

the parts by themselves fetch a shite load.

on a car they are worthless....

go figure!