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by **ollieboy** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 12:29 am

What are your thoughts on this: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=61422689
I realise its small and gutless but it would be pretty reliable vehicle yeah? It looks tidy as well.

by **ollieboy** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 12:34 am

or if anyone has a good car they could sell me for less than $200? I know it sounds like I'm being a cheapskate but I'm just wanting a daily driver.

OMG so shiny! · by **Dell'Orto** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 12:36 am

Depends how much they want for it. Would be a brilliant little hack though.

by **ollieboy** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 12:37 am

Thats what my thoughts were. I've emailed the guy so hopefully its a good price.

Awesome road-tripping car as well lol. Economical

by **Adamal** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:04 am

Hell, the asking price is $0 ono! Can't go wrong with that!

by **Snoozin** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 9:49 am

Meeeeeeeeeean. Stick some fender mirrors on it, drop it on black painted standard steelies with some of those chrome trim rings and you're set.

Pity it's not a 2dr one, they had the kick-ass porthole windows in the rear quarters.

by **Leon** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:05 pm

Depends on the price really ... you're buying a bit of an orphan in the sense that there weren't many sold here, and they're very old. I've had a Daihatsu Mira (1989?) and it was cheap to run, but absolutely *awful* to drive. Loud, bouncy, diabolical handling, non existant brakes.

Whereas if you buy something more run of the mill, then you get a much better car for your money. The g/f has had two EE90 Corolla's ($500 for one, $750 for the other). They're as common as muck, really easy to get any parts for, run on the smell of an oily rag, and they're a good car for getting from A to B in. We took one up to Taupo and back, got 15km per litre and got up to a speed that really surprised me on the desert road (say no more ). Plus, it's easy to get wheels and tires to suit, and even springs and shocks if you want to get it handling a bit nicer.

My old Mira highway use would get 20 km/l, the EE90's are getting 15 km/l highway, so the trade off isn't huge. That said, my AE111 4AFE Corolla stationwagon, and Charade DeTomaso also get 15km/l. So you're sacrificing a WHOLE lot of comfort and usability for getting that extra 5km/l.

But, all that said, the old Daihatsu would be a hard case little hackabout. I'd actually like to get a Mira stationwagon, circa about 1990. Because it's just such a funny looking thing. My Mira was actually astonishingly roomy inside, with (no kidding around) plenty of room for four people just beacuse it was so tall.

by **ollieboy** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 12:19 am

Its $900, I think its a bit overpriced.

by **ollieboy** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 12:43 am

Theres also this: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Honda/photos/a-61224671/p-22771233/k-401613.htm

by **Leon** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:28 am

ollieboy wrote:Its $900, I think its a bit overpriced.

Yeah, I paid $1000 for a 1989 one

Caldina GT-T · by **snwtoy** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 7:05 pm

ollieboy wrote:Theres also this: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Honda/photos/a-61224671/p-22771233/k-401613.htm

For a grand that's a good score provided it's got no mechanical issues.

by **RS13** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 7:50 pm

Leon wrote:
ollieboy wrote:Its $900, I think its a bit overpriced.

Yeah, I paid $1000 for a 1989 one

I rate the Daihatsus. Use feck all gas (well, I drive mine pretty hard, I mean, I PUNISH it, has been nothing other than super reliable the whole time I've had it), with independant rear, fuel tank mounted in front of the rear wheels, and weighing 700kg.. probably the best factory-handling car I've ever owned, just goes round corners on rails!

And it only cost me $300, off an asian guy who had bought another car, because it needed another wof. Which it flew through! :roll:

by **ollieboy** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:22 pm

I really like this: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=61298534

by **Leon** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:31 pm

ollieboy wrote:I really like this: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=61298534

ad reported for keyword spamming. Can other people please do the same, so he will have the ad taken down. Wankers like that stuff up trademe.

by **ollieboy** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:50 pm

Leon wrote:
ollieboy wrote:I really like this: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=61298534

ad reported for keyword spamming. Can other people please do the same, so he will have the ad taken down. Wankers like that stuff up trademe.

But I wanted to buy that. :cry:

by **Muzzie** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:33 am

Had two of those Charades........

One was that facelift model and the other was the earlier prefacelift. G10 Model.

Damn reliable things, cant kill them. Happily revved mine out to like 6500 everytime and it never quit.

Even put it through a mud puddle which was like bumper deep. Damn thing still kept going

by **10speed** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:35 am

I had a Daihatsu for 2 years, and drove it from Auckland to Hamilton and Back everyday for 18months with absolutely no mechanical problems at all (about 120K in total)... I really do think they're very under-rated cars...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... &key=10863

its a real bargan at the moment

by **ollieboy** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 10:15 pm

Is that aw11 worth the price?

by **ollieboy** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 12:49 pm

anyone?

by **ollieboy** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 7:13 pm

Never mind, its sold now. And not to me

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