What Made You Feel Good Today

[Pixy Angel]

coolio. Thanks for the links. I think I should have clarified that. I am after LED infrared flood lights that Power Over Ethernet(POE).

The hunt goes on. How come you set on getting the paradox system?

Do you know someone that works with the equipment?

This is what the local security installer quoted me up. Any recommendations?

[discostig]

Do have to admit that making financially smarter adult decisions has a sucky element to it...but I feel more at ease financially than I have for a long time

And you got free coilovers?

[.Stripes.]

Yep, and I got free coilovers...definitely chalk that up to a win!

[Mrs Jeturbo]

Realising how quick lilly is growing

8 weeks

6 months

She's staring to look liker her daddy:

[discostig]

Colouring patterns changed too, never knew that happened.

[PhilMeUp]

Do have to admit that making financially smarter adult decisions has a sucky element to it...but I feel more at ease financially than I have for a long time

The trick is to buy smart. There are always good deals, but you have to be in the right place at the right time.

I'm about to start on my third Falcon/FPV ute in the last 12 months. All three were bought at Pickles Auctions.

The first two required a bunch of work.

The BA XR6 Turbo ute was crash damaged and written off. I replaced all the front end stuff (control arms, bushes, sway bar stuff, etc) and the diff. However, what was meant to be a cheap experiment ended up getting me started. When I later saw a BF FPV Tornado ute at Pickles I had to have it. Welcome to project number 2.

The Tornado started out as a mess but is now quite tidy. http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/89684-2006-fpv-tornado-f6-ute-cleanup-resurrection/

I've had enough of spending sh*tloads of hours in the carport, so luckily move number 3 won't be as time intensive -

http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/90489-2007-fpv-tornado-ute-tinkering-setup/

Without giving away too much, the net cost of that car will be under $10,000 once it’s licenced. Everything has been paid for with cash - no finance involved.

It was never about making a profit - it was about having a vehicle that was practical but fun to drive, and without tying up too much money. But each car got me more interested, resulting in an ambition for the next move upward. Luckily, I had bought smart each time and made a capital gain on each car instead of the usual depreciation loss. However, I’m looking forward to settling down with the same car for a while (which is what I also said about the previous two…oops).

Right now in Perth it’s a buyers market.

[masda74]

Yep, and I got free coilovers...definitely chalk that up to a win!

You sold the bombadore? :(

what did you get now?

[.Stripes.]

I'll cop some flack for this...but today I said goodbye to my VF. Not because it was problematic or because it wasn't fast enough or anything...but because I needed to start making financially smarter decisions in my life. I've been working 4.5 years now since leaving uni and had very little to show for it other than a car which owed me a decent chunk of money. So, as much as I loved that car, it's gone to a new home today.

Probably won't be an overly popular choice, but I paid cash for an 08 Honda Accord Euro with only 60,000kms on the clock. Single owner since new and very looked after. Pretty much drives like a new car and is actually a fair bit of fun with the manual gearbox and vtec. Actually handles bloody well too! Which, as Steve mentioned in the WMYFG thread turns out it's got Pedders coilovers in it...SCORE!

This is my post from another thread Marco.

[PTR_NITRO_FG]

^^ needs to catch up on his reading

Dans gone full ricer...

Dammit....your 2 fast 2 furious (at posting)

Edited 25/05/15 11:45 PM by PTR_NITRO_FG

[Ralph Wiggum]

^needs moar idle logs.

This is my post from another thread Marco.