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paid 3.5k for it with only 297000 on the clock

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then a 4wd rode into the back of me with a bullbar, insurace paid 4k for repair..... ?

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got it fixed with the other bloke paying for it, and no excess had to be paid by me

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sold it to a dude for 10, 500 with 307,000 on the clock

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My first car was a 1994 Honda Civic VTI sedan

When I bought it

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How it ended up

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Now I own this. It's usually cleaner than in this photo though

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My girlfriends first car, which she still has

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I like this thread!

My first car was a '97 single cab hilux. Had a gearbox that was looser than a prositute with 400xxx km (and still didn't die) that i drove around the property and started with it on my L's but it was terribly embarassing driving it to school so my 2nd car..

My 2nd car was a slightly newer, 2 door Suzuki Vitara that was given to me when i got my red P's. Had 300xxx km and was an absolute pile of shit. Nothing ever worked in it, i usually feared for my life in daily. It would regularly stall for no aparent reason.

My 3rd car was a 93 (i think) VR commodore, odometer stopped working at 247xxx km. Had major problems with it, bought it off a family friend for $500 that claimed it had a "reconditioned engine"- I put a fully sick $1000 fusion sound system in it back when i was about half way through my red's thinking i was awesome. Now that i think about it, f*ck i was a cool commy driver... no it didn't have any UNIT or LOOSEKID stickers on it. But there was a FUSION sticker on it..

Bought my '03 V35 350GT coupe 6 months ago from Brisbane with 78,000km on the clock. Was completely stock, had a compression rod bush worn but that's all i could fault it with. Car now has 89,000km on it going strong. Love it, best buying decision i've ever made (obviously)

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paid 3.5k for it with only 297000 on the clock

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23500_384393688925_5661007_n.jpg

then a 4wd rode into the back of me with a bullbar, insurace paid 4k for repair..... ?

4276_84537943925_2130727_n.jpg

got it fixed with the other bloke paying for it, and no excess had to be paid by me

23500_384394098925_4715928_n.jpg

sold it to a dude for 10, 500 with 307,000 on the clock

Get into realestate brah

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