So... what car do you guys drive when not flying?

[Quickstatus]

Im considering making an offer:
1989 Daihatsu Rocky
With the 2.8 Diesel/manual/4x4
Unregistered but would qualify for historical rego. Starts ok runs ok stops ok.
He wants $9.5k which is a bit much.
330,000km

Can use as a paddock basher and go down to Bunnings on weekends.

 

[tgh]

Have a read up on KEI trucks.. really useful little suckers

 

[Quickstatus]

Have a read up on KEI trucks

Yes there are people who bring them into OZ. Very low mileage as well

Have a look at the daihatsu HiJet or suzuki carry. 660cc - about 37kW.
Most around $25-30K

 

[Muppet501st]

Arent they Toyotas prototypes ?
Old man had one on his farm, couldn’t kill it.

Im considering making an offer:
1989 Daihatsu Rocky
With the 2.8 Diesel/manual/4x4
Unregistered but would qualify for historical rego. Starts ok runs ok stops ok.
He wants $9.5k which is a bit much.
330,000km

Can use as a paddock basher and go down to Bunnings on weekends.

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[Quickstatus]

Arent they Toyotas prototypes

No, Daihatsu actually made them. Toyota rebadge them in the past and sold them as Toyota Raizu
Indestructible. a 2.8 diesel is hardly stressed at all without all the turbos etc etc

Unfortunately the seller won't budge from $9500

 

[Cossie]

Frank Kelly is a legend in Ireland, but he has had a few big ones, this one from a few days ago.

This from a few years ago, just as well you can buy brand new mkII bodies.

 

[Quickstatus]

a Suzuki Jimny ute would be magical
.....

Found this at Woolies:

 

[Quickstatus]

What possessed some marketing bigwig to name a car "Cactus"?

And obviously someone is happy to own a car called Cactus as well

It would easily enter the ranks of vehicles mentioned here

 

[TomVexille]

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What possessed some marketing bigwig to name a car "Cactus"?

And obviously someone is happy to own a car called Cactus as well

It would easily enter the ranks of vehicles mentioned here

Someone who doesn't know aussie slang?

 

[TheRealTMA]

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What possessed some marketing bigwig to name a car "Cactus"?

And obviously someone is happy to own a car called Cactus as well

It would easily enter the ranks of vehicles mentioned here

LOL. Yes saw one of these Citroens in Italy several years ago. I wondered if they would continue the name for the export market!

 

[MikeG]

Still missing my E93 BMW M3 convertible that I let go last year due to being impractical.

Now driving a new (2022) BMW G20 330e PHEV. It really needs a decent LSD installed at the rear but other than that its a great daily driver.

M

 

[Flashback]

LOL. Yes saw one of these Citroens in Italy several years ago. I wondered if they would continue the name for the export market!

They would have to be one of the ugliest cars I've ever seen. Whoever thought of decorating the side panels the way they did should be shot!

 

[Quickstatus]

decorating the side panels

They call them AirBump. Even that is a stupid name. protection against shopping centre bumps apparently.

 

[kookaburra75]

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What possessed some marketing bigwig to name a car "Cactus"?

And obviously someone is happy to own a car called Cactus as well

It would easily enter the ranks of vehicles mentioned here

Agree. I had one as a hire car when in the UK a few years ago, and it was purple too. I tried explaining to my colleagues in the UK office what 'cactus' meant in Australia. Although to be fair, it was very pleasant to drive, and once in it, I didn't need to worry what the exterior looked like.

 

[dairyfloss]

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What possessed some marketing bigwig to name a car "Cactus"?

And obviously someone is happy to own a car called Cactus as well

It would easily enter the ranks of vehicles mentioned here

one of the mums at my son's school has one of these, and her parking matches the name perfectly... every.single.time. I've joked that the side panels are padded reinforcements for people who would like to t-bone this ugly thing

 

[TomVexille]

They call them AirBump. Even that is a stupid name. protection against shopping centre bumps apparently.

Probably quite practical in Europe

 

[Cossie]

Ford introduced Rallye Sport versions of various models in Australia in the seventies.
The Ford works rally team came out to Australia to run in the Southern Cross Rally in 1976. They thought it would be an easy win as in typical English tradition, they thought they were unbeatable although the Japanese teams had been coming for years and winning.
A win here was very highly sought after publicity back home in Japan along with the East African Safari.
Needless to say, Cowan in a Lancer won, The Fords had a 10 cent seal in the rear axle fail and finished low down.

The RS name became short for the Rat cough Escorts, RS being quite a common abbreviation then and now……….

P.S., I’m bored waiting for our flight to Zagreb.

 

[Quickstatus]

10 AFF SC to the first one who names this:
A friend brought it into AUS recently. Only one in AUS.
I've blanked out the logo to make it harder

 

[tgh]

Alfa 1900m…..

 

[Quickstatus]

Well done: just for completeness M =?