From: PHATRS on
On 07/07/10 10:11, D Walford wrote:
> On 6/07/2010 11:47 PM, hippo wrote:
>> D Walford wrote:
>>>
>>> On 6/07/2010 10:52 PM, Diesel Damo wrote:
>>>> On Jul 6, 10:03 pm, Kev<kev...(a)optunet.com.au> wrote:
>>>>> Got $7500 for my 2003 BA Falcon XT
>>>>> Held out against all the sub $5000 offers
>>>>> 2 months to sell
>>>>>
>>>>> Time to fit out the tray of the ute with some nice new custom made
>>>>> alloy
>>>>> Tong Boxes
>>>>
>>>> That's a very good price. I only comment because I have a mate who is
>>>> trying to move a similar vehicle and is having no such luck. He is
>>>> getting rained on with 4-5K offers.
>>>
>>> Interesting to compare values of 2003 Falcons, Commodores and Camrys on
>>> drive.com.au.
>>> Their sh values are about the same yet the Camry cost approx $5000.00
>>> less to buy new.
>>>
>>>
>>> Daryl
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Simple supply& demand. Probably better than 90% of used car buyers will
>> have a Camry&/or a Corolla on their shortlist, but less than 40% of used
>> cars would be those two models, so prices can be set relatively high.
>>
>
> True but the reasons why that is so is that the Toyota's stand the test
> of time a lot better than Falcodores.
>
>
> Daryl

I wonder if that is because Toyota owners are more likely to service
their vehicles. And they cost more in the first place, so they're more
likely to bought by people who can afford regular maintenance.

I could be wrong. It happened once before.
From: Diesel Damo on
On Jul 7, 10:11 am, D Walford <dwalf...(a)internode.on.net> wrote:

> True but the reasons why that is so is that the Toyota's stand the test
> of time a lot better than Falcodores.

Toyotas certainly stand up to the punishment I give them on our local
fkd up roads. The Jackaroo isn't doing too good though. Plenty of
things have broken on it over time just due to vibrations.
From: Fraser Johnston on

"Diesel Damo" <Diesel_4WD(a)yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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On Jul 7, 10:11 am, D Walford <dwalf...(a)internode.on.net> wrote:

> True but the reasons why that is so is that the Toyota's stand the test
> of time a lot better than Falcodores.

Toyotas certainly stand up to the punishment I give them on our local
fkd up roads. The Jackaroo isn't doing too good though. Plenty of
things have broken on it over time just due to vibrations.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Mine is running ok with 200k kms on it. Only problems so far are an
intermittent check engine and abs lights on the dash. Neither of which seem to
effect driveability at all. Going to buy an OBD2 scanner at some point this
week.

Fraser


From: George W Frost on

"D Walford" <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message
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> On 7/07/2010 1:39 AM, Kev wrote:
>> D Walford wrote:
>>> On 6/07/2010 10:52 PM, Diesel Damo wrote:
>>>> On Jul 6, 10:03 pm, Kev<kev...(a)optunet.com.au> wrote:
>>>>> Got $7500 for my 2003 BA Falcon XT
>>>>> Held out against all the sub $5000 offers
>>>>> 2 months to sell
>>>>>
>>>>> Time to fit out the tray of the ute with some nice new custom made
>>>>> alloy
>>>>> Tong Boxes
>>>>
>>>> That's a very good price. I only comment because I have a mate who is
>>>> trying to move a similar vehicle and is having no such luck. He is
>>>> getting rained on with 4-5K offers.
>>>
>>> Interesting to compare values of 2003 Falcons, Commodores and Camrys on
>>> drive.com.au.
>>> Their sh values are about the same yet the Camry cost approx $5000.00
>>> less to buy new.
>>
>>
>> Same with utes
>> Falcon utes cost less than sedans when new, but try getting a good one
>> for under $9000, I paid $10,000 for mine(XLS) and that was around
>> $2000-$3000 cheaper than anything else I could find
>
> Its been that way with utes for a very long time, brother in law used to
> make a bit of cash by buying and selling old utes, sometimes all they
> needed was a bit of a detail a RWC, he resprayed quite a few and could
> easily sell as many as he could get his hands on but no one wanted sedans
> especially in central Vic where he lived.
>
>
> Daryl

Friend of mine in Central Victoria was doing the same thing,
maybe it is the same bloke?

There is a bloke in Central Victoria who was converting station wagons into
a double cabin ute


From: Diesel Damo on
On Jul 7, 11:52 am, "Fraser Johnston" <ftr...(a)iinet.net.au> wrote:

> Mine is running ok with 200k kms on it.  Only problems so far are an
> intermittent check engine and abs lights on the dash.  Neither of which seem to
> effect driveability at all.  Going to buy an OBD2 scanner at some point this
> week.

I find that things like indicator assemblies literally fall out and
end up hanging by their wires. I can't mount the spare on the back
anymore because the spot-welded nuts that hold it in place each have
fallen off. Bullbar is forever getting stress fractures where it bolts
to the vehicle. The grill eventually fell to pieces completely. All
sorts of brackets and things in the engine bay have snapped and been
repaired.

It's just not build with long term (ab)use in mind. Naturally problems
like these wouldn't present in a suburban environment. It's got
360,000 on it right now, but these problems were occuring back around
200,000 too.

Hilux has nearly 500,000 and it's unstoppable (although it has had an
engine reco) - the old Corolla we had got to 460,000 just fine until
it's sump got pierced and eventually died on the way back from
Victoria - Camry has 280,000 and every screw and nut is still in
place. I like my Toyotas :)