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Hey guys and gals,

I got a new job and its about 50- 60kms return trip each day, so I thought about buying a cheap runabout car just for work.

who here has one?

what is it?

or would you not bother and just keep driving the 'line???

thinking around 2k

cheers you lot !

Chriso !

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Im thinking fuel too....as in the line would use alot more to say a pulsar or something and its just normal unleaded....other side of the coin is i love the line too much hahah

why yes, yes it was me ! i was the 33, with the two black 32 gtst's :P

what were you in??

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If Your After something cheap,reliable and really good onpetrol....Like i said before, really couldnt gopast a old Honda Civic...But Than again, you will miss the line way 2much!!!!

I Spotted so many lines going to palmy on Sun....

I wasnt actually driving,but you would have seen my car?it was parked on the main road at avalon...Black 33 with for sale signs on back window???

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I dunno. I don't like bikes as commuters. Not particularly safe, and in 60kms of peak hour traffic there's a lot of risk.

If everyone commuted on bikes or scooters its OK, but when you're dodging soccer mums in 4WDs and mad tradies in vans, its a tad too dangerous.

And when it rains, you're in trouble.

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Nissan Pulsar N12 or N13.

I picked up my 1990 Nissan Pulsar Hatch for $3K cash over 2 years ago now to use a A-B daily runabout.

Was it excellent condition inside and out with approx 100K km's on the clock.

*touch wood* it has not missed a beat!! Just had to replace the dizzi, handbrake cable, thats it. Just general low cost wear n tear items which I do all myself.

These cars a reknown to just keep on going and going with little problems!

Meh my 2c

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I had a 1994 excel that I owned for 2 years 40000 ks later I sold it having never serviced it once :O never missed a beat and used bugger all fuel sure they are ghey and are made of crap stuff inside but for getting from A-B in the cheapest manner possible ther are pretty good!

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I had a 1994 excel that I owned for 2 years 40000 ks later I sold it having never serviced it once :thumbsup: never missed a beat and used bugger all fuel sure they are ghey and are made of crap stuff inside but for getting from A-B in the cheapest manner possible ther are pretty good!

feel sorry for the person who got it after u , wonder what the oil looked like after 40000

Mate if u got 2 grand to spent u can get a mad car I had kingwoods , datsun 180Bs and 1600, geminis , coronas , mazda 121s all with rego for under 1 grand the 1600 had flames painted on it so just think about the car u will get for 2 grand

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