[Asterix]

Congrats on your new civil status, Mr. Accim, and with the new home. 

All the best for the future.

[Dazzler]

It is a good decision. I remember doing the same thing when I was younger - selling my nice car for a house and it was well worth it in the long run.

 

I forgot that we did that too  Traded a near new car for an older one in 1986 to help finance the first house we built. Finances quickly turned around and we upgraded again within about 12 months 

[accim]

Thank you! Hoping for the same here Dazz 

PS: What's with the avatars? I see many of you have pictures of yourselves (I think), when you were young. BTW, Dazz, you haven't changed a bit 

[Dazzler]

Thank you! Hoping for the same here Dazz 

PS: What's with the avatars? I see many of you have pictures of yourselves (I think), when you were young. BTW, Dazz, you haven't changed a bit 

Think I started it.. I was having a clean up in my office and found some pictures from when my Mum got re-married (I was 10 y/o)

I particularly liked that picture so living with it on here and facebook and a few other places for now.

Yes, accim I hope you get good fortune, my wife scored a good paying job at the time running a Video shop and I think I had a promotion too 

[meehalych]

Hei, Accim, you changed Hyundai to a Chinese car - Volvo; how dared you?   
Congratulations with your marriage, new home and new car.

[Doggie 1]

And here was I thinking they were Swedish. 

[meehalych]

And here was I thinking they were Swedish. 

Chinese guys are the owners now  , so Volvo is a Chinese car, which is being assembled in Sweden
an info from W
in August 2010, Ford completed its sale of Volvo to the parent of Chinese motor manufacturer Geely Automobile for $1.8 billion

[Doggie 1]

Interesting.
Geely are selling cars in Australia but as far as I'm aware, only in WA because ours is the only state that doesn't insist on 5 star safety rating which Geely cars don't meet.

[Dazzler]

Geely, really?  Actually I'd never hear of them until I just read this...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geely

[Doggie 1]

John Hughes sells them, much as he started selling Hyundai in 1985.
No doubt Geely will lift their game and meet the safety legislation at which time you'll start to see them in other states & territories.
They are cheap though.

[accim]

Hei, Accim, you changed Hyundai to a Chinese car - Volvo; how dared you?   
Congratulations with your marriage, new home and new car.

Haha 

Well..back then (in 2003) it was stil Swedish I think   

[Asterix]

Hei, Accim, you changed Hyundai to a Chinese car - Volvo; how dared you?   
Congratulations with your marriage, new home and new car.

Haha 

Well..back then (in 2003) it was stil Swedish I think   

Volvo was Swedish back then, but the S40 was built in Holland, at least the ones for the European market.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_S40

[Dazzler]

John Hughes sells them, much as he started selling Hyundai in 1985.
No doubt Geely will lift their game and meet the safety legislation at which time you'll start to see them in other states & territories.
They are cheap though.

One of the bigger and better models in Wiki looks like it is based on the previous model Kia Cerato 

My previous Hybrid was only 4 stars  no rear seat belt warning lights in the rear..

The new one is 5 stars (7th - knee airbag + seat belt warning for all seats etc...)

[rustynutz]

Interesting.
Geely are selling cars in Australia but as far as I'm aware, only in WA because ours is the only state that doesn't insist on 5 star safety rating which Geely cars don't meet.

Not aware of cars having to be 5 star in any State of Oz, Dave....

[Doggie 1]

I was listenening to an interview with a guy from the RACWA and he said that WA was the only state whose safety legislation allowed the Geely to be sold as in all other states the car failed to meet their respective safety legislation.
Whether that is 3 star or 4 star or 5 star, I don't know.

[2i30s]

It is a good decision. I remember doing the same thing when I was younger - selling my nice car for a house and it was well worth it in the long run.

 

I forgot that we did that too  Traded a near new car for an older one in 1986 to help finance the first house we built. Finances quickly turned around and we upgraded again within about 12 months 

I'll never forget selling my  mint condition xa gt falcon to buy my first house,18 years on and i still think about it on a week to week basis,but you cant live in your car. 

[Doggie 1]

It is a good decision. I remember doing the same thing when I was younger - selling my nice car for a house and it was well worth it in the long run.

 

I forgot that we did that too  Traded a near new car for an older one in 1986 to help finance the first house we built. Finances quickly turned around and we upgraded again within about 12 months 

I'll never forget selling my  mint condition xa gt falcon to buy my first house,18 years on and i still think about it on a week to week basis,but you cant live in your car. 

Debatable. 
If you had a mint XA GT you could swap it for a house.

[2i30s]

i sold it for $48.000 back then,if i sold it now days i could get nearly $100.000 at a Shanon's auction. 

[Doggie 1]

$48k was probably good money then and we don't have crystal balls.