typhoon_freak Cryptic Clothing Company Donating Members 4,556 Member For: 15y 9m 8d Gender: Male Location: Brisvages, Capalaba Posted 19/03/10 11:47 AM Share Posted 19/03/10 11:47 AM You aint got a car and I havnt got a license!! We should form like Voltron.... You can drive the Hiro Mobile, and I'll be your worst passenger ever.I'll have to take u up on that offer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Spin_ Donating Members 695 Member For: 16y 2m 13d Posted 19/03/10 07:23 PM Share Posted 19/03/10 07:23 PM Got a manual licence, G? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trucka Member 375 Member For: 15y 6m 24d Gender: Male Location: Maroochydore Posted 26/03/10 08:21 AM Share Posted 26/03/10 08:21 AM (edited) hey J-me what type of cruiser ya got? and how much was it / where'd you pick it up from? Thinking I might trade my turbs in as it's costing me too much at the moment. Edited 26/03/10 08:22 AM by Trucka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo.vixen Hey guys, Tab is here... Oh i feel sick Lifetime Members 8,459 Member For: 15y 10m 26d Gender: Male Location: sunshine coast Posted 26/03/10 11:31 PM Author Share Posted 26/03/10 11:31 PM I got a 1991 GXL 80series with the 4.2TD , it came with a few goodies, cost $15k privately off a guy from brisbane. Hows this, one of my headlights blew so I was searching for a new one. Went to autobarn looking for the right bulb, when I couldnt find it I asked the guy and he went to look it up. I found out that they had a sealed beam and will have to replace the whole light, when he looked up the price he nearly fainted when he told me that its $380. I told him no way and walked out.Thought id ring around and get some prices so I rang toyota, he quoted me $450, he laughed and told me to buy an aftermarket one. I agreed.Rang repco looking for an aftermarket one and he quoted me $58 and I thought that sounds a bit better. Told him to order it in and ill pick it up the following day.Being a very impatient person, I didnt want to wait that long so I thought I try supercrap.I was absolutely shocked that 1. they had one on the shelf and 2. the price of it..... $5that's not a type-o, it was $5.With a saving of $445, I dont know how that can be justified, but im glad I rang around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trucka Member 375 Member For: 15y 6m 24d Gender: Male Location: Maroochydore Posted 27/03/10 01:21 AM Share Posted 27/03/10 01:21 AM well I s'pose Toyota have got to pay for all the recent legal costs and compensation claims coming outta the US atm from the prius recalls. $15k's alright that's around the model I'm looking at but I might get the ute version, but they're pretty hard to find with the TD engine. mind you I've only been looking for the last couple of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 19y 11m 24d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 27/03/10 01:33 AM Share Posted 27/03/10 01:33 AM Great...another one losing the friggin plot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo.vixen Hey guys, Tab is here... Oh i feel sick Lifetime Members 8,459 Member For: 15y 10m 26d Gender: Male Location: sunshine coast Posted 27/03/10 03:54 AM Author Share Posted 27/03/10 03:54 AM Yeah there are a few around, but the utes are a bit dearer and have leaf springs on the backAre you gonna bring it in the mud with me??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BensXR6T Member 478 Member For: 15y 3m 12d Gender: Male Location: Burpengary QLD Posted 27/03/10 05:16 AM Share Posted 27/03/10 05:16 AM (edited) Keep the coon and buy a 4by ... that's what I did and now have the best of both worlds Replacing the xr6 with a 4by ain't really gonna save you much money, specially if you are looking at the 4.2 cruiser ... still 6 cyl, so rego costs the same, 3T car, so fuel costs are higher, you might save a little bit on insurance, but that's about it.My '05 pajero 3.2TD will get about 12 - 14 /100 which is about the same as the falcon ... don't believe the hype, diesel ain't gonna save you money to run unless you buy a modern 4cyl buzz box that's gonna set you back $30k + Edited 27/03/10 05:17 AM by BensXR6T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo.vixen Hey guys, Tab is here... Oh i feel sick Lifetime Members 8,459 Member For: 15y 10m 26d Gender: Male Location: sunshine coast Posted 27/03/10 05:42 AM Author Share Posted 27/03/10 05:42 AM yeah mine uses alot of diesel, get about 600km out of a 95L tank, but they are great fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trucka Member 375 Member For: 15y 6m 24d Gender: Male Location: Maroochydore Posted 27/03/10 06:32 AM Share Posted 27/03/10 06:32 AM (edited) It's not the fuel I'm looking to save money on, it's the finance repayments. I should save at least $200 - $300 a month on the finance repayments, also in my particular situation I should save quite a bit on fuel coz I don't live too far from work and the T never gets off the warm up cycle. I'm lucky to get 400k out of a tank around town.I'll get back into a T down the track, but at the moment the repayments are killing me. Also looking at doing a bit more camping from now on so a ute will be good. I'll b talking to my bro-in law who owns a cruiser and knows anything that's worth knowing about them. In any case nothing will probably happen until after easter, I'm doing the research at the moment before I make the final decision on what to get.Yeah once I get everything sorted wouldn't mind having a play in the mud and christen the new beast. Edited 27/03/10 06:34 AM by Trucka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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