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Cheers mate. What was/is your experience in regards to the loan? Would you recommend one? I'm not fussed about what everyone else has. 34's aren't that common, I might see one or two a month where I am. Even if they were everywhere I'd still love them

Cheers mate, I'm thinking that my heart has and always will be with the R34, plus it has more seats and is a bit more practical. I came out of nando's tonight and there was a black one with green P plates parked next to my falcon. It looked great, made me wonder why I ever thought of getting anything else

lol, it is a scam, it's got qld plates.

He can't force you to buy it, why not go and suss it out for yourself? He might be desperate and even if it is a heap of shit, you could part it out.

LOL, you obviously didn't read my posts. I'm not interested on the specs for the street, I want to do some track days. 260 isn't a selling point for me, it's just a fun fact. I'd like to drift at a track or skidpan and learn how, though.

Thanks for the advice, guys. My brother just got me a sweeter deal, a traineeship in construction with the company he works for, for only $3 an hour less. So I'd still be clearing over $1120 a week. If I take this job, I'll get all sorts of certificates and it would lead to me being able to be a leading hand, foreman or superintendant. They get paid handsomely

That's really interesting, and it's an idea that I've had in my head for a long time, although I have had no idea of the particulars, this book kind of gets my idea, and polishes it, lol. Anyone know if I'm earning this money, how I'd go about getting a home loan at my age? Ideally I'd be financing a home, and renting it for more than the mortgage. I'm possibly thinking about renting to uni students. I'm in a share house at the moment where each room is $140 x 3 rooms, that's definitely enough to clear a mortgage.

I didn't see this post, mate. I'll check it out, thanks heaps I know cars are negatively geared debt, I just can't help myself, lol. I'd be inclined to get into some positively geared investments ASAP.

AU single cam tickford engine, non VCT, put an EL ecu (with a smartlock bypass module) in it and ran a BBM. The guy sold it to me as 03, but I thought that was the first year of BA? It's more than likely 02. Still a pretty big project and a F around, The AU sump doesn't clear the EA K frame, so it had to be cut and welded. At the moment, the car isn't running. I had it road worthy with an EB manifold, but the belt was slipping because it was a different serpentine configuration to stock, and it wasn't getting enough pull from the balancer. So it was changed over to bbm with the intention of putting the A/C compressor back on, but the only way it can fit is by turning the dizzy, obviously screwing the timing up. I've gotta find a way to get a bracket and a pulley on there. I kinda lost interest in the project, it's sitting at my mothers house just gathering dust. It's a nice EA mont, EB GT body kit (no wing, ew lol), it had a nice set of ROH 17's on it. I'd like to sell it but no one wants it. I didn't do this by myself, my mate who is a gun with cars and I did it, but I can still fix anything that breaks The BTR 4 speeds are shit, aren't they? Can someone explain to me, or give me a link so I can read about how I could get a loan without security, get the S2K and then when the time comes, sell and buy an R34? I wouldn't be in a hurry to sell the S2K, but I know I'd be able to get into a 34 at some stage, and that's what matters to me. If I could do two cars on the one loan, I'd have more fun doing it like that. I would also (hope to) have quite a few K left over to mod the 34, as you can get 34's for under 20 and S2K's in the mid 20's.

Thanks for the advice, do commonwealth allow you to do this without a fee or penalty? I was going to ask about this when I got back online. You've been a great help mate, thanks very much. Cheers birds!

Because if I had the car, even if it was sitting in my shed I could still work on it and make it better, I get my opens in February anyway. Plus even if I couldn't drive it, I'd be paying it off as soon as possible. I'd have my gold medal at the end of the day, plus r34's are a fair bit cheaper than s2000's. There's a 34 gt-t on eBay with a 26 in it for 38 grand. Wish I could have that, The s2k is awesome, but the performance potential isn't as easy to come by in regards to $$ as the 34, and it's not as practical. I don't like the ducktail, I think it looks like a hatchback, lol. The mugen hard top is sweet, though.

Thanks man Yeah, I know the fixed rates are higher, but isn't there a chance with a variable rate loan that it will go higher than the fixed rate? Which bank do you use? Have you ever had a loan for a car? What's your experience been like, good/bad? Thanks for the advice.

Cheers for the info mate, with the unsecured personal loan, can I get it fixed rate? I don't want the interest to be floating all over the place when the bank feels greedy, (as if they aren't already, haha). I think I'm gunna go for this job, and go for the 34. I love 34's too much, plus I don't like the s2k soft top, it looks girly, and a mugen hard top (makes them look awesome IMO) is 5 grand. Too much.... Anyone know how long I'll have to be working for to get this loan? Also, will they loan me the money if they know I'm not licensed to drive it?

I'm having second thoughts about the S2K.... I really like them, but I also really love the 34. With the price of them (much cheaper than the s2k), I'm thinking about POSSIBLY getting a loan for one, buying it and then keeping it in the garage, slowly modding it until I am licensed to drive it. Anyone know if the bank would loan me money for a car if I'm not licensed to drive it? Do I have to declare what I want to buy if I get a personal loan? The 34 seems like the logical choice, they are cheaper, have way more potential and I have wanted one for years.

I've fixed basically everything on a car myself, engine conversions, 5 speed conversions, suspension componentry replacements, steering fixes, and I'm good at trouble shooting things, the only things I can't do is stuff that I haven't had experience with, like forced induction. EDIT I just read what I've written, I'm not trying to sound cocky, it's just that I'm capable of maintaining a car, that's all. Sorry if I came across like a typical P plate shithead.

No, I'm in my first year at uni. I'm not a qualified mechanic, but I've done an engine conversion on one of my cars where I put a 2003 xr6 engine in it, changed it from center point injection to MPFI, changed the engine itself from coil pack to dizzy and replaced every bit of wiring the car, and installed a bypass module on the ECU. If that's not enough "experience" to run and enjoy a different car then I don't know what is. I'm not going to rip into the car myself, but if something breaks I can fix it. I've worked on cars and dirtbikes all my life. If I'm not going to turbo/supercharge the car myself, what's the issue?

Good stuff mate. I really want to take this job, but I don't want to be unqualified... I've got some decisions to make, lol.

LOL, it's worse that some guys buy cars for chicks and they don't really have the passion for them.

Thanks mate, just curious what do you do to be so far ahead in life at 22? Earning much more than I would be? You've got my idea, too. I want to invest, but I also wanna have a bit of fun

Lol, I'm not after that, I just want something that is fun to drive and isn't an mx5 lol.

Cool story man, lol. The way you wrote it sounds like the s2k was a long time ago, before p plate laws, so why didn't you go for a 34 if you had the chance? How did you like the s2000? Did you have a loan for it, sorry for the personal question I'm just interested in hearing about people's experiences with loans.

I don't understand what you're talking about in regards to experience. I've done engine conversions and worked on cars and bikes all my life, I wouldn't tackle stuff that I wasn't comfortable with, like a forced induction install, but the majority of things that go wrong with a car aren't out of my depth? The construction site I'm working at has a few years estimated left, and even if you are right I still have an au falcon I could drive to work.

That's cool mate, what sort of industry were you working in? I'm not 100% sure I want to go for this, as I'll have no qualifications, so we'll see what happens.

I'm sure I could park it safely mate. I wouldn't be parking in the middle of the site. The carpark is also bitumen, not gravel so yeah, the SS can do as many skids as it wants, lol. I've worked on tons of cars, experience isn't needed, the only thing I wouldn't tackle myself is any forced induction stuff, I've got no clue about it except for small bits of knowledge.

Check my username mate, lol Lol, I didn't read your "edit"