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03-08-2006, 02:05 PM
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Ripper's buying a new car (and other plans)
Guys, it's time for me to join the bogan brigade.
My wife was due to give birth on tuesday with our 2nd child, but as yet, she hasn't gone yet. With a 2nd kid brings the problem of the Astina not being big enough. So I'm looking at buying a family car probably a VT-VX poverty pack commodore (as I don't like the AU falcons). My wife isn't a very confident driver, so the car will have to be an auto, and I've been given strict instructions that it will stay in the same condition as when I bought it, ie, no mods. This now leads to the good part: My wife told me that I'm allowed to have a project car, to keep my sticky fingers off the family car! So I thought instead of selling the Astina, and starting again on a project car, I've sweet talked the missus into letting me keep the Astina (cause it is half done already) and using that as my project car. This means I can put it up on blocks, pull it apart, and if I so desire pull the engine out, and not have to worry about it for a family car. I'm leaving my job next year and hopefully getting into the oil rig industry after that, so I will be earning a considerably higher wage, so I can spend some more money on the Astina. If I have enough spare cash I would like to turbo the Astina, but it would be a full rebuild job, all done properly the first time, but that is just a pipe dream at the moment.  Ripper
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03-08-2006, 02:09 PM
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sounds like fun.
shame about getting a commodore, but oh well  will be looking forward to watching the project car evolve |
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03-08-2006, 02:15 PM
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Yeah should be interesting, although the down side....... We're moving back to Tassie cause our families are over there. I'll have to come across for the odd cruise with the melbourne boys.
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03-08-2006, 02:35 PM
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forged rods 9000+ RPM without troubles. just go all out and make the most powerful NA 1.8L astina going around =) |
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03-08-2006, 02:36 PM
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Sweet, that means we've got somewhere to stay when we do a tassie cruise heh
Good to hear you're keeping the shopping trolley though! 
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03-08-2006, 02:46 PM
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03-08-2006, 02:51 PM
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04-08-2006, 05:45 PM
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This is the car I'm looking at getting. Just took it for a test drive, is in immaculate condition, like new. Drives really well, no rattles, squeaks or anything, and for the price, I'm pretty much going to buy it.
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04-08-2006, 05:48 PM
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are you going to get an inspection done first?
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04-08-2006, 05:52 PM
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I probably should........
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04-08-2006, 05:58 PM
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Yeh definantly get an inspection.... best thing to do is ask to take it to your mechanic.. or ask for an RACQ inspection - that'll give you a rough idea of the condition of the critical bits...
Even though i'm not personally a fan of the commodores - my old many had a VT II (his first commodore in a long while after owning people movers as we got to be a reasonably big family), and they go well.... reliable, enough grunt to tow a trailer to the dump should you ever need to and big and roomy for long drives... for a family car, can't go wrong really - especially given that you have the astina to turn into a crazy weekend car
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04-08-2006, 06:16 PM
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Acclaim, Holdens own Volvo.
Something that any Australian mechanic can service and get parts for, an OK land barge
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04-08-2006, 06:32 PM
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I MUST STOP MAKING STUPID POSTS! Yet I keep on making them. And I wonder why I get banned?
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didnt the gen 3 engines all die at 20,000 k ?
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04-08-2006, 06:42 PM
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The Acclaim principal does not allow V8s.
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04-08-2006, 09:45 PM
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I'm not a big fan of the commodores either, but I am even less of a fan of the AU Falcons, and I'm a ford man from waaaaaay back. Just hope none of my cousins see me in the Holden! 
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04-08-2006, 11:29 PM
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I MUST STOP MAKING STUPID POSTS! Yet I keep on making them. And I wonder why I get banned?
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please dont mention the words cousin and tasmania in the same sentince :P
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20-01-2007, 09:58 AM
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Well guys and girls, a bit of an update to my plans.
As per the original thread we were going to be moving back to Tassie, but now plans have changed. I've decided to stay in the Navy another 2-3 years at least, and rack up my long service leave. As I've been down here for 2 1/2 years now, I can't stay down here forever, so as of the end of May, I will "keep it real" for AstinaGT in the Northern Territory. I'm moving back to Darwin, after being away for far too long! As far as I know I'd be pretty much the only active astinaGT member in NT, although hopefully when I get up there I'll contact a few, and see if I can get some more members recruited.
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22-01-2007, 12:00 PM
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personally i dont really have anything against holdens and fords like it seems so many people in the car scene do!
so i dont have any problems with your choice of car, and hey, itll suit you nicely! but outta curiousity, why did you choose a commodore over a magna and all the other "family" sorta cars out there?
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22-01-2007, 05:08 PM
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Well, before you go we'll all have to catch up or something.
You're lucky that NT actually seems to have a decent car scene now
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22-01-2007, 09:37 PM
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Tom: I don't really like the magna's (and neither did the wife) for the budget I had, they are even more grandpa-ish than the commodores!
Dan: For sure, we'll have to organise a get together sometime soon. maybe you could even get the Astina out!! So could Pr1mo for that matter!
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