Originally Posted by
Schrodinger
"a good mate phoned me last evening and said he's got a serious whine in the diff of his Ford Falcon. Its done 280,000 km's but is only 10 years old, what to do ? Does he keep tipping money down a hole on that car, (quoted $1,500 plus GST to fix) knowing there's probably a range of other problems coming shortly ? "
1. Log on to Trademe
2. Select Nissan Sunny/Sentra/2010-2014/80-90k
3. Find one for $3k ish (bonus points if its an old lady etc)
4. Kick tires + Buy
This would need a mind set change from friend as the Sunny is not as "cool" but the bonus is they go forever, dont cost $300 to fill and require minimal mechanical stuff. A bit like investing, would you rather look cool (PEB) or make money (Xero)?
Ford Falcons are rubbish vehicles - thats why Australia stopped making em. NZ was the only country that bought em.