[Kick poor Ant in guts]

As you can see, prices have tumbled - 20 to 30% off what they were a month ago - this was at Pickles this morning

This kia carnival got passed in at $16k

 

[ghrdrd]

Some decent k's on those cars.
Don't know if I fancy the idea of dishing out $10-$15k and going to the mechanic every 2-3 months.

 

[Kick poor Ant in guts]

2015 ASX with 23,000ks - $13,200 - you’d buy that with confidence

 

[Ubervader]

Only fool think that any Japanese car with full service records below 150k on clock will needed visit to mechanic out of schedule every 2-3 months.

 

[Sandhills]

yeah they awesome...Hyundai at 190km ran it without much oil on few occasions...keeps on purring..or maybe that's the pax:wtf:

 

[New_cabbie]

Only fool think that any Japanese car with full service records below 150k on clock will needed visit to mechanic out of schedule every 2-3 months.

If you drive ft need to visit mechanic for service every 2-3 months

 

[Kick poor Ant in guts]

Only fool think that any Japanese car with full service records below 150k on clock will needed visit to mechanic out of schedule every 2-3 months.

Ghrdrd, isn't a fool. A lot of Aussies buy new because of experiencing traumatic mechanical bills - it's understandable why consumers are weary of mechanics. I do most of my own work and use the excellent Mark Dorio of MD Autocare in Braeside if a job exceeds my limited skills but I've been stung before by greasy palmed sharks and the trauma stays with you. I copped a $600 bill for pads and rotors my old Mitsubishi 380. I almost had a punch on with the c..t. He backed it off to $450. People just buy new to avoid this exposure.

I had a mobile mechanic try and sting me $500 to supply and fit a crankshaft position sensor - the part cost $80 and it took him 25 minutes - the actual guy who did the job was at my mum's place where the car was and the mobile mechanic scumbag boss was on the other side of town. I was at my then office in the CBD. I basically told him on the phone $200 tops or he could take me to court. He took $250. Scumbags.

If you drive ft need to visit mechanic for service every 2-3 months

Most servicing is really basic - just changing out fluids. You can save a lot of $$$ doing it yourself.

 

[Ubervader]

If you drive ft need to visit mechanic for service every 2-3 months

I agree that's why I said out of schedule.

 

[Scottie B]

I'm looking out for another 12 seater at the right price

 

[Immoralized]

Ghrdrd, isn't a fool. A lot of Aussies buy new because of experiencing traumatic mechanical bills - it's understandable why consumers are weary of mechanics. I do most of my own work and use the excellent Mark Dorio of MD Autocare in Braeside if a job exceeds my limited skills but I've been stung before by greasy palmed sharks and the trauma stays with you. I copped a $600 bill for pads and rotors my old Mitsubishi 380. I almost had a punch on with the c..t. He backed it off to $450. People just buy new to avoid this exposure.

I had a mobile mechanic try and sting me $500 to supply and fit a crankshaft position sensor - the part cost $80 and it took him 25 minutes - the actual guy who did the job was at my mum's place where the car was and the mobile mechanic scumbag boss was on the other side of town. I was at my then office in the CBD. I basically told him on the phone $200 tops or he could take me to court. He took $250. Scumbags.


Most servicing is really basic - just changing out fluids. You can save a lot of $$$ doing it yourself.

With those mobile mechanics you can agree on the job over the phone and get a fixed quote. I shopped around 1 time got a quote to change my SAAB timing belt "This was awhile ago" It like an 60-80 minutes job start to finish "did my research" Got 1st quote $150 for the labour he'll drive up and install a new one and said I'll think about it... Called up the second mechanic was $90 for the labour & 80 for the belt so was $160 all up and that was it...

I shop around with tow truckies as well can usually get them down to like $3 per KM "Callout fee generally $50 regardless" :roflmao: call 3-5 of them you'll find one that parked up bored waiting for an accident to happen and he'll load the car up and drop it off quickly before he goes back camping.

 

[Kick poor Ant in guts]

With those mobile mechanics you can agree on the job over the phone and get a fixed quote. I shopped around 1 time got a quote to change my SAAB timing belt "This was awhile ago" It like an 60-80 minutes job start to finish "did my research" Got 1st quote $150 for the labour he'll drive up and install a new one and said I'll think about it... Called up the second mechanic was $90 for the labour & 80 for the belt so was $160 all up and that was it...

I shop around with tow truckies as well can usually get them down to like $3 per KM "Callout fee generally $50 regardless" :roflmao: call 3-5 of them you'll find one that parked up bored waiting for an accident to happen and he'll load the car up and drop it off quickly before he goes back camping.

Immoralized/ how many cars have you got in your fleet and how are you coping with this crisis from a revenue point of view?

 

[Immoralized]

Immoralized/ how many cars have you got in your fleet and how are you coping with this crisis from a revenue point of view?

Doing fine mate thank you for asking :thumbup: More vehicles in the workshop requiring part replacements and or work more then anything for me at this stage.

 

[Hussyboy81]

You are going to buy low but you are going to get a lower resale / trade in value too for your old car. I have a 2008 Prius (non-UBER) with less than 125K on the clock and I am not sure I can get much value for that in a trade in. Cars have got pretty cheap though these days, that's for sure.

 

[aj1043]

I was bidding on Hyundai tuscon 2019 with 2000 kms went for $18k

 

[Kick poor Ant in guts]

I was bidding on Hyundai tuscon 2019 with 2000 kms went for $18k
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The trouble is grays is it has a reputation of being a dumping ground for problem vehicles too troublesome to fix for dealers. I know dealers and they love grays because once they sell the car through grays they're quarantined from any adverse customer reaction because of the grays system.

On the buyer side Ive had a mate who bought a 2005 GS300 from grays and it had an engine light. It wasn't advertised with the light and he only saw it when he drove the car home from grays Dandenong.

He tried everything he could in his backyard to sort the light but he couldn't reset it. He rang grays but as you can expect, they politely told him to eff off. His local auto elec couldn't fix it then he rang Lexus in Geelong -

my mate said the phone call was basically an exercise by their service department to explain how first they would bend him over, then pull his pants down, painstakingly tell him they've run out of KY gel and then charge him 1000's to fix it. He was scared off by that. He ended up just taking it back to grays and copped a loss of $1200 by flipping it.

PS: "don't drink and bid"
I bid on a grays auction and won the auction (at about 9pm) as I was finishing a second bottle of wine. The car was a 2004 Holden Vectra CDX-i. The problem was it was in Sydney and I only realised this when I woke up hungover.

I immediately rung them and explained the situation but they weren't budging (fair enough, my dumb mistake) and they offered me a forfeiture deal where I'd lose 50% of the sale price (it cost $490).

I decided to roll the dice and told them I wanted to sell it up there in Sydney as long as they reduced the fee because of what happened and they said they'd halve the fee. So it sold for $690 and I made a small profit. I was lucky. Don't drink and bid.

 

[aj1043]

The trouble is grays is it has a reputation of being a dumping ground for problem vehicles too troublesome to fix for dealers. I know dealers and they love grays because once they sell the car through grays they're quarantined from any adverse customer reaction because of the grays system.

On the buyer side Ive had a mate who bought a 2005 GS300 from grays and it had an engine light. It wasn't advertised with the light and he only saw it when he drove the car home from grays Dandenong.

He tried everything he could in his backyard to sort the light but he couldn't reset it. He rang grays but as you can expect, they politely told him to eff off. His local auto elec couldn't fix it then he rang Lexus in Geelong -

my mate said the phone call was basically an exercise by their service department to explain how first they would bend him over, then pull his pants down, painstakingly tell him they've run out of KY gel and then charge him 1000's to fix it. He was scared off by that. He ended up just taking it back to grays and copped a loss of $1200 by flipping it.

PS: "don't drink and bid"
I bid on a grays auction and won the auction (at about 9pm) as I was finishing a second bottle of wine. The car was a 2004 Holden Vectra CDX-i. The problem was it was in Sydney and I only realised this when I woke up hungover.

I immediately rung them and explained the situation but they weren't budging (fair enough, my dumb mistake) and they offered me a forfeiture deal where I'd lose 50% of the sale price (it cost $490).

I decided to roll the dice and told them I wanted to sell it up there in Sydney as long as they reduced the fee because of what happened and they said they'd halve the fee. So it sold for $690 and I made a small profit. I was lucky. Don't drink and bid.

I bought a 2007 honda CRV top end luxury edition for $5700, no drama in that, served me well for 16 months, had to pay rego once and 3 service and after driving it for 35k I sold it for 700$ profit. But right they have pretty negative customer reviews

 

[D-River]

The trouble is grays is it has a reputation of being a dumping ground for problem vehicles too troublesome to fix for dealers. I know dealers and they love grays because once they sell the car through grays they're quarantined from any adverse customer reaction because of the grays system.

On the buyer side Ive had a mate who bought a 2005 GS300 from grays and it had an engine light. It wasn't advertised with the light and he only saw it when he drove the car home from grays Dandenong.

He tried everything he could in his backyard to sort the light but he couldn't reset it. He rang grays but as you can expect, they politely told him to eff off. His local auto elec couldn't fix it then he rang Lexus in Geelong -

my mate said the phone call was basically an exercise by their service department to explain how first they would bend him over, then pull his pants down, painstakingly tell him they've run out of KY gel and then charge him 1000's to fix it. He was scared off by that. He ended up just taking it back to grays and copped a loss of $1200 by flipping it.

PS: "don't drink and bid"
I bid on a grays auction and won the auction (at about 9pm) as I was finishing a second bottle of wine. The car was a 2004 Holden Vectra CDX-i. The problem was it was in Sydney and I only realised this when I woke up hungover.

I immediately rung them and explained the situation but they weren't budging (fair enough, my dumb mistake) and they offered me a forfeiture deal where I'd lose 50% of the sale price (it cost $490).

I decided to roll the dice and told them I wanted to sell it up there in Sydney as long as they reduced the fee because of what happened and they said they'd halve the fee. So it sold for $690 and I made a small profit. I was lucky. Don't drink and bid.

Sounds like something I'd do!!! 😂😂😂

 

[fraqtl]

Those are some good prices.

Bit of a gamble with whether they are in good working order for the long term or not but still great buys.

 

[nozm212]

I am waiting for property to crash like that and all real estate agents getting homeless.

 

[clmre]

I am waiting for property to crash like that and all real estate agents getting homeless.

That must be next big thing nobody talks about just yet, average mortgage size reached $500 000 before epidemic, no matter how understanding banks are and amount of Centrelink payments, with such spike in unemployment a wave of foreclosures and distressed selling in a few months only a natural progression

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...kets-but-businesses-wary-20200211-p53zox.html