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

[cambriamarsh]

Alfa 1900m…..

Had to be an Alfa with that grill

 

[tgh]

I was a bit, er sorry, to have spoiled the thread by jumping in and answering what was really a gimmee ..what with the badge and all...
sorry QS……..

this link tells the tale… https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/1952-alfa-romeo-1900m

I looked at buying a Mitsubishi Jeep for a while, rhd exJapan and some interesting examples going through the auctions.
I have now decided to buy a new or near new Daihatsu HiJet Jumbo extra .. all the modern bells and whistles in a mini package.
Bit of work to get one out of the Japan auctions without the big au dealer margins but I am in no hurry

 

[Quickstatus]

Bit of work to get one out of the Japan auctions without the big au dealer margins but I am in no hurry

Can you please write a little spiel about the whole process.

HiJet is excellent.
There is a guy who imports them . Look up Edward Lees imports on Gumtree

 

[JohnK]

2014 Honda CRV basic model.

How often would you service the car? I don't buy the 6 monthly service spiel. That's not on.

With the VN Commodore I used to do 20,000-25,000 kms/year and used to service every 12 months. Current car I've had for 2y2m and have not yet serviced. Just over 18,000 kms. I have noticed that fuel consumption has been increasing recently.

 

[Quickstatus]

@JohnK
Every 10,000k as a minimum or 6months whichever occurs first. I actually do an oil change 5000-7500km between the 10,000 km/6month mechanic service

I have 1 car that's done 245,000km, another 200,000km and another one 175,000.

 

[Cossie]

Hmmmm, Brabus! When a G Wagon isn’t enough.

 

[Princess Fiona]

My lease is up mid year and I have just ordered a new car.
Macan T. Wanted the GTS but the wait time was ages and I took too long to decide between this and an electric BMW. So noisy combustion it is.

Will likely be my last petrol engine.

 

[Quickstatus]

electric BMW.

How long is the wait?

 

[Princess Fiona]

How long is the wait?

Quoted 12 months

 

[Cossie]

Not a car, but not something you see everyday on Kocula! At Brna on the south coast.

 

[Cossie]

Number plates are something I collect, so I’m always looking, saw these 2 cars and thought they were asking a pertinent question, I don’t know the answer either!


Saw these in Dinkelsbühl, 1947 Harley and a couple of Cobra kit cars, Although GM engines, not Ford.

 

[Cossie]

Anyone cough after the ever popular Fiat Abarth, here is one coming up for auction in the UK

Lot 85 - 1970 Fiat Abarth 595 Evocation

Lot 85 - 1970 Fiat Abarth 595 Evocation

auctions.hampsonauctions.com

 

[Quickstatus]

Interesting car park marking



Yes another Fiat 500. Technically not an Abarth.

 

[kelvedon]

Took this in London a few years ago. Converted into bar fridges

 

[Buzzard]

Number plates are something I collect, so I’m always looking, saw these 2 cars and thought they were asking a pertinent question, I don’t know the answer either!
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Saw these in Dinkelsbühl, 1947 Harley and a couple of Cobra kit cars, Although GM engines, not Ford.

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My mum liked number plates too.
She didn't want 3 in the one below, she wanted a different number. Oh well.
As for number plates, I have 2 personalised ones for my bike. Being allowed to keep them at home, I can swap between them as long as I go to Service SA and change the rego papers.
Unused, the plates are mine for 10 years before being made available again. I don't have to return them.

 

[tgh]

It lives !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fiat 500e 2023 Review – International

Fiat enters the electric age with the stylish, classy and peppy 500e, but are you prepared to pay more than $50K for the tiny EV?

www.carsales.com.au

 

[TheRealTMA]

Then, in 2007, the marketing genius Luca de Meo (now Renault’s boss) persuaded Fiat to disinter Abarth’s scorpion badge and made a huge success of tuned-up versions of the reborn Fiat 500. The brand was re-established and as current Abarth manager Francesco Morosini said: “An Abarth owner is one who thinks the fastest route between A and B is full of curves.”

Abarth 500e review: Abarth helps Fiat’s sporting supermini find its roar

Electric cars with heavy batteries aren’t everyone’s dream, but the tuning expert seems to have achieved the impossible with this model

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[JohnM]

Then, in 2007, the marketing genius Luca de Meo (now Renault’s boss) persuaded Fiat to disinter Abarth’s scorpion badge and made a huge success of tuned-up versions of the reborn Fiat 500. The brand was re-established and as current Abarth manager Francesco Morosini said: “An Abarth owner is one who thinks the fastest route between A and B is full of curves.”

Abarth 500e review: Abarth helps Fiat’s sporting supermini find its roar

Electric cars with heavy batteries aren’t everyone’s dream, but the tuning expert seems to have achieved the impossible with this model

www.telegraph.co.uk

The designer seems to be playing games with the quirky headlight 'eyebrows' on these things.

 

[Cossie]

Not something you see everyday, in a carpark in Mossman, Qld whilst the boss visited a Quilt and Craft Expo at the local indoor sports centre.
She was most impressed with the displays.

AMC AMX - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Quickstatus]

Well we had to get another vehicle
I crossed over to the dark side and got a MYLR

The thing was stuck on Grand Eagle Vehicle Carrier for weeks trying to get into Pork Kembla, and I was watching it via a ship tracking site. Finally it moored and I managed to get a delivery date of 30 June which is cutting it fine for ATO EOFY reasons

Such a bottle neck the Australian ports are.
It arrived off Port Kembla on May 22 but only managed to moor/dock on June 15.

And I discovered that my local shoppo has free charging and free parking.