Take my brother for instance. When he bought his last car (a 1986 Nissan Patrol, short wheel base, Diesel (3.6 litre? Not sure, memorie's not all that good) with turbo.) he went through the rego papers at found it wasn't stated to have a turbo. Not wanting to have any trouble he changed it when he went in to sign the car over, and said that the price difference was unbelievable.
Just my input :) Dion Baker. On 10/09/2007, Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi All, > > <sigh> Spot the boy racer huh. I gave up worrying about dragging people > 20+ > years ago. > > Thing is Mark, the more weight is a good thing for towing bringing a > definite improvement in stability. Not to mention for a family with > children > as the poster stated, a WRX might lack a little room. > > I am guessing your previous Celica was classified "sports" car (Even > though > it was a Celica), try comparing the insurance for an ordinary aus6 or an > Outback/non turbo Forrester and I bet its a *lot* more than $72 a year > cheaper than a WRX turbo. For example, Falcon is around $400-$500 with > full > no claims, so $72 is a significant percentage. Apples with apples mate! > > I can print you a sticker cheap if you'd like a better looking car.... > > > Dave > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Newton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, 10 September 2007 12:57 PM > To: Dave > Cc: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Family Tow Car > > Dave wrote: > > > If you want powerful a Forrester GT has the WRX turbo motor, and enough > mass > > to have some stability. > > Same power, more weight and worse fuel economy. Great. So the WRX will > blow the doors off of that too! > > > Of course the insurance is very expensive for turbo cars. > > Yeah. Cost me a whole $6 per month more than my previous normally > aspirated car. Dammit, now I can't afford that kidney machine for > grandma. > > - mark > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > I tried an internal modem, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > but it hurt when I walked. Mark Newton > ----- Voice: +61-4-1620-2223 ------------- Fax: +61-8-82356937 ----- > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > -- <Claws> Disabled people are the greatest. <Claws> I have a friend who is in a wheel chair and he has the most awesome sense of humour ever. <Claws> The other day two of my other friends were having an argument about something trivial, one of them turned to him and said "You'll stand up for me won't you" <Claws> He just looked him straight in the eye and with the straightest face you'll ever see, said "Only if your name's Jesus"
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