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Been reading on an NY times, since 2004 sales of ALL v8's has declined by 24%. Ford is considering dropping its v8 altogether.
If you think how much prices have gone up in last two years and they kept going that way......it'll be 4 cylinders everywhere.I do a fair few k's myself and easily spend 80 to 90 a week in lpg.With no relief really in sight, and fuel injected gas still far too expensive.....
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V8s will last as long as the internal combustion engine does. the new L98s get 11L/100km in the city and have 270kW. better than most sixes.
I think ford is cutting its V8 because of low sales. this is because its turbo six is cheaper, more economical, a
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If you can use your vehicle less, you can afford to use a V8. I don't have a V8, however I have been able to lower driving use in our household down to 5000k's a year, which costs us less than $20 a week in fuel. In fact we spend more in rego and insuranc |
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If you can use your vehicle less, you can afford to use a V8. I dont have a V8, however I have been able to lower driving use in our household down to 5000ks a year, which costs us less than $20 a week in fuel. In fact we spend more in rego and insurance |
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bloody rego, CTP, and TTP in NSW costs $1500+ it's a joke!
If nissan motorsport is nismo, then doesn't that make honda motorsport Homo?
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bloody rego, CTP, and TTP in NSW costs $1500+ its a joke!
If nissan motorsport is nismo, then doesnt that make honda motorsport Homo?
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$1500 + Is that for two cars? Thats what it is for us. |
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$1500 + Is that for two cars? That's what it is for us. |
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just 1.
If nissan motorsport is nismo, then doesnt that make honda motorsport Homo?
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just 1.
If nissan motorsport is nismo, then doesn't that make honda motorsport Homo?
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Must be high insurance. Yeah? |
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Fuel is cheap when compared with car ownership. On 20,000km/year at 10L/100km and $1.50 per litre you will spend $3k a year on fuel.
Rego: $700 - 900
Comprehensive Insurance $300 - 1000
Two Services $100 - 600
Tyres: $200 - 500 (price of two tyres a
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you're right warren, people don't realise that.
Peter, yes the CTP is about $500, Rego is about $400 when you factor in all the little costs. Third party property is a must (you don't want to smash into the back of a rolls royce and pay for the damage
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youre right warren, people dont realise that.
Peter, yes the CTP is about $500, Rego is about $400 when you factor in all the little costs. Third party property is a must (you dont want to smash into the back of a rolls royce and pay for the damage for
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mmmmmmm so where does this leave the low income earner with his 2.5 kids trying to get to work and back as he cant afford a home in the city and has to live on the out skirts? Or the poor country kid that has to travel 200k's to and from work every day?
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mmmmmmm so where does this leave the low income earner with his 2.5 kids trying to get to work and back as he cant afford a home in the city and has to live on the out skirts? Or the poor country kid that has to travel 200ks to and from work every day?
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It must be different in SA.
I pay $130 for rego on my HQ, and my Shannons full comp insurance (for agreed $25000) is so cheap that I forget how much it is.
We have 'Historic Registration' here and I've got a log book to fill in every time I go for a spi
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It must be different in SA.
I pay $130 for rego on my HQ, and my Shannons full comp insurance (for agreed $25000) is so cheap that I forget how much it is.
We have Historic Registration here and Ive got a log book to fill in every time I go for a spin.
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We still have a V8 family car - the missus drives it around locally - it only sees $80 put into in once a month or so.
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I drove my V8 vn statesman from brisbane to the daintree and back and drove my sisters vp v6 calais to the same place and the statesman got better millage the statesman was around 10L per 100km and the v6 was around 11L per 100km. both 5 litre efi cars i |
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