Did i get ripped off buying my car?

**MWAKU** · 30-12-2010 06:55 PM

^ lol.. lmao honestly lol

**act_gooner** · 30-12-2010 11:01 PM

You can get cheap DC5's but 100% of the time they look like ass.

**MWAKU** · 30-12-2010 11:08 PM

dont most 98 model gsi go for 10grand still? i still see a lot of private sellers trying to sell for 8-9k with higher ks. plus u got warranty on ur car. just relax ur flaps, stop speculating if this and that happened, open ur hood, see if u can tell if its been hit or not, welds? bog on the ends of the radiator support, and/or not straight..? just cause the number plate is crinkly, could mean 100 other things

if its genuine ks, i dont think u got ripped. u only got ripped because u didn't even research jack shit? i was in the same boat, except i REALLY got ripped, i got a ****ing piece of shit false adv, and didn't start half the time after 2 months of owner ship.

so just shut up suck it up don't listen to this dumbos on ozhonda who say this and that. be happy that your car is still working and be more aware and alert next time and actually find out how to buy a car and what to look for.

The dealer gave a year of racv roadside assist and 3 year warranty on gearbox, differentials and something else. Useless?

how is that useless, if ur gearbox ****s up atleast u dont have to fork out 2grand to get it fixed. that shit cost an arm and a leg.

My car's paint job and interior is clean as hell, no rust or peeling anywhere so that's alright, it's not gonna develop skin cancer anytime soon.

then arnt u happy with that? alot of other ****s pay 10 grand for a car with ripped interior and paint impurities and defects...

yea you could have gotten another gsi for about 2k less, with more ks, and no warranty.. but dude. just look on the bright side, u dont have it bad at all.. ur car runs, good paint, good interior, low ks (if genuine) but u can tell if it isnt by doing a revs check (if in nsw) or even getting a full downloadable report of the RTA to see the K's that it was on each year of rego..

and also, when u need to sell it, u wont have high k's either on the odo... rather if u bought a car with 150,000, then when u sell (lets say 2-3 years time) u have put like nearly 50k, thats like nearly 200,000kms, and by then no one wants to buy ur car

**Indie** · 31-12-2010 01:55 AM

Originally Posted by charliebrown

I didn't know anything about cars back when i bought it, so the mechanic's "engine works good" and dad's "paint job looks fine" was enough. Definetely will be fussy next time and haggle like a madman. I didn't even know the difference between GSi and VTi-R lol

Ha, well, it helps to have a Mother or Father who can contribute more than 'paint looks fine', haha, but not everyone's a car person. Never mind. One rule though: Don't trust bloody mechanics!

On the plus side, for someone with little car knowledge, you've picked a great car. I was researching all sorts before I settled on a Teg, and believe me, it really is a very good car. You'll hear people talk shit about GSis (and Type R owners will even look down on Vti-Rs!) on these forums, but the GSi is a nice driver's car, without being overly quick. It's hardly the turtle VTEC fanatics make it out to be, and is a very nice daily driver. It looks the business, too. Provided the car is actually in a decent state, you still haven't done too badly. Just make sure to research every last detail next time, and inspect everything carefully. By being careless with everything, it was pretty obvious you were a walking target. Anyway, best of luck with the car. Just enjoy driving it!

**blastnpast** · 31-12-2010 04:57 AM

Agreed with the last 2 posts completely! And as I said in my previous comments mate you didn't get ripped, in fact you did alright for yourself and sorry but I haven't seen a dc5 go for anything under 12,500 lol and that thing had 210,000 kms :/

**charliebrown** · 31-12-2010 12:29 PM

Thanks for the input guys, good to know the GSi still receives a bit of love.

About the dc5, i prefer the exterior look of the dc4/2's, and dc5 is a little big/fat although it does have a sweet looking interior and fuel efficient due to it simply being newer and whatnot. I like the dc5s and dc5r look but didn't got the dough.