Car

You’re born a sinner… and a credit risk…

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I’ve been ferreting around everywhere the last few days trying to get things in motion to get a car. I haven’t saved up as much as I’d hoped to have at this point, for a few reasons – mainly due to random little expenses and because I’ve diverted part of my pay to buying shares… Read more

Australian vs U.S. car prices

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The conventional wisdom is that cars are way cheaper in the U.S. And that may be true – for U.S. cars, like Ford or whatnot. Mustangs are dirt cheap here (they’re also dirt quality, though). But European cars are very expensive. Maybe more-so than in Australia, even. And the car I’m currently eyeing, the hybrid… Read more

Ah, the wonders of working with government

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So, a while back I went to the DMV to try to get my Californian license. I’m still not sure whether I actually need one or not, but I figure I should err on the side of caution. And it’d make it a little easier to get into bars and whatnot, too – I’m yet… Read more

Oh yeah, that other car…

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So, speaking of cars, I still haven’t figured out what to do with my old one. It’s sitting at dad’s place, rusting away slightly further… because of the whole mistaken-as-stolen-engine crap, it’s just too much of a PITA to really try to actually sell it or whatever… I don’t even know if the wreckers would… Read more

You want *how* much?!!

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So, sadly I had to return my rental car yesterday. Well, by yesterday, but given I was out most of Sunday, I didn’t get the chance. So I went and did that Monday morning. I also had to go to the post office – to send back my old Powerbook battery, which I was able… Read more

Car shopping

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So, over the last week or two I’ve been considering what car (or bike, or whatever) I might get when I move to California. I started out thinking, originally, that I’d just get something 2nd hand, but not too old, that was cheap, small and easy to run. However, while perusing 2nd-hand car listings, I… Read more