The Questions Thread

[HBF]

How's the fuel efficiency?

Pretty good.
A tank usually lasts me a week to 10 days depending on where I drive.

 

[Shell]

I will be buying a new ex-demo car next year. Ford good?

 

[Quivorir]

Ford are great. What model?

 

[Shell]

Ford are great. What model?

Idk. The cheapest.

I like my Honda, but even an ex-demo is too much $$ I am willing to spend.

 

[craigos]

I will be buying a new ex-demo car next year. Ford good?

Ford are great. What model?

Has to be a Ford Cougar Kuga, for sure.

 

[Catfish Alley]

Never liked Fords. Think it depends. They have some good models but plenty of lemons too.

 

[Shell]

Never liked Fords. Think it depends. They have some good models but plenty of lemons too.

I am open to suggestions. Want to spend around $13-$15K. Automatic as well.

 

[Jack Stevens]

My mum bought a new Ford Fiesta in 2012. I went with her to test drive a heap of cars in the same class, and we both agreed that the Fiesta was the best bang for your buck. It's a little more expensive than some of its asian competitors, but it drives really well and feels a lot more refined on the inside. It hasn't had any mechanical issues at all.

 

[Catfish Alley]

I am open to suggestions. Want to spend around $13-$15K. Automatic as well.

I think Fiesta are ok. Heard some good things about them. It's more the Escape and mid-size and suvs I've heard bad things about.

I'm a fan of Mazda3 as I said. You get get one a few years old for around that. Civics are good but a little boring. I'm not sure how expensive they are in Australia but maybe something like Golf or Fiat. You could also get a loaded Hyundai, which are much better since they stole all intelligence from Audi.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

If I join AHRI (Australian Human Resources Institute) can I claim that on tax?

 

[The Lemon]

I love Corolla's

 

[Catfish Alley]

I love Corolla's

I kind of class them with Civics. Reliable and will run forever but a little boring. That being said, the new Corollas look pretty loaded.

 

[The Lemon]

I kind of class them with Civics. Reliable and will run forever but a little boring. That being said, the new Corollas look pretty loaded.

Boring as batshit but you can set your watch to them

 

[Shell]

I think Fiesta are ok. Heard some good things about them. It's more the Escape and mid-size and suvs I've heard bad things about.

I'm a fan of Mazda3 as I said. You get get one a few years old for around that. Civics are good but a little boring. I'm not sure how expensive they are in Australia but maybe something like Golf or Fiat. You could also get a loaded Hyundai, which are much better since they stole all intelligence from Audi.

Civic is what I had. Great car, never gave me any trouble at all.

God I hate shopping for a car- to me it's a real chore. My fm has volunteered to go car shopping with me tho, she ****en loves it. I would rather just someone drive a car to my place and i hand them a cheque.

 

[Catfish Alley]

Civic is what I had. Great car, never gave me any trouble at all.

God I hate shopping for a car- to me it's a real chore. My fm has volunteered to go car shopping with me tho, she ****en loves it. I would rather just someone drive a car to my place and i hand them a cheque.

I don't hate it but I get a little carried away with it. I was driving my wife nuts with all research and test driving I did before deciding. She had the final call though because in the end it was for her. Definitely tried to sway her though.

 

[Marklar_33]

I know I have asked before, but has anybody got a fair idea how offset accounts work re: mortgage?

For arguments sake, let's say we have 50k by the time of settlement. If we want to throw 35k straight onto the mortgage, spend 10k on furniture etc, and keep 5k in the bank - does all of it become redundant as it's an offset account and goes straight to the mortgage anyway, and we just take out what we need/want?

Done a bit of a s**t job at explaining it, sorry if I am unclear. Any advice would be appreciative. Cheers folks.

The way ours works, the money is better off staying in your offset. The interest is the same whether it's in the mortgage or offset, but most banks will charge you to take the money back out of the mortgage should you need it later on

If we weren't lazy, we'd pay everything by credit card, then pay off the card before card interest kicks in, so as to keep as much money in the offset for the most amount of time

 

[BotsMaster]

I love Corolla's

KE70

 

[Catfish Alley]

When are the penguins around Philip Island? Was thinking of taking my boys down there. Quick google search seems to show it's year round. Is that right?

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

When are the penguins around Philip Island? Was thinking of taking my boys down there. Quick google search seems to show it's year round. Is that right?

yep. The penguins come out at sunset so it depends how late you want to keep the boys up I suppose!

 

[Quivorir]

It's crazy expensive for what it is though. Isn't there penguins that rock up on St kilda beach or somewhere?

 

[Shell]

Ugh. The ****en penguins.


Enjoy CA! Remember the penguins dont like flash photography/ cue a million Asian tourists using flash photography.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

It's crazy expensive for what it is though. Isn't there penguins that rock up on St kilda beach or somewhere?

Yeah but the parade isn't as good as Phillip Island's. You've just gotta find them under the pier.

 

[Catfish Alley]

Hmm...Don't want to spend a ton. Just trying to think of fun stuff for the kids. Any ideas welcome. They are only little. Three and a half and one and a half.

 

[Shell]

Hmm...Don't want to spend a ton. Just trying to think of fun stuff for the kids. Any ideas welcome. They are only little. Three and one and a half.

Ballarat Wildlife Park. Take a picnic and feed the kangaroos. Plenty of demos too can pat a Koala.

 

[Catfish Alley]

How about Puffing Billy? From memory it's a nice little trip that ends at a park and playground.