Thinking about new car

brad_gpx · Post by **brad_gpx** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:07 pm

ive always been told that black was your full license

i think thats what harry meant

J · Post by J » Tue Aug 25, 2009 2:57 am

harry90 wrote: BTW i think ive been sold on the is200....looks amazing.

good decision.

if i was after a 4door luxury car that would be up there on my list (staying strictly japanese though) what about a lexus SC400 (soarer)? i have four soarers in the family and they are remarkable cars, very luxurious and got some decent power with the turbo models.

only problem is the size of the doors (huuuuge) and if you have a small garage - good luck getting out of it.

bushido · Post by **bushido** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:19 am

I would say an S15 or something less sporty, late model (ish) 3 series (not the four cylinder ones..they suck)

harry90 · Post by **harry90** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:17 pm

Bennoz wrote:A black licence is a probationary licence The one you get if you loose all your points & decide not to opt for the 3 months suspension but for the 12 months probation (2 points)

The full licence you get after your P's is the silver licence.

I guess I meant silver license then. I also thought blacks was the correct term for full license.

Post by **Bennoz** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:59 pm

Its a myth. A term that started around 10 years ago & seemed to have stuck because the silver band across the top of the silver licence could have been mistaken for black back then.

SchumieFan · Post by **SchumieFan** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:04 pm

wtf... are you all blind? mines yellow

koolio1234 · Post by **koolio1234** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:28 pm

SchumieFan wrote:wtf... are you all blind? mines yellow

I think he was referring to about 10 years ago when they used to be silver and people mistook it for black.

Post by **Bennoz** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:31 pm

He's refering to the Gold licence. Thats what you get when you survive your Silver for 3 years without loss of points.

koolio1234 · Post by **koolio1234** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:41 pm

Bennoz wrote:He's refering to the Gold licence. Thats what you get when you survive your Silver for 3 years without loss of points.

He said yellow

. I got my full license just this year and its yellow. Never got a silver.

SchumieFan · Post by **SchumieFan** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 11:06 pm

yellow nsw licence with blue stripe on back... did i win?

how many licence you have... ben knows better than to assume i know what im talkin bout with oz licences

SchumieFan · Post by **SchumieFan** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 11:08 pm

lol tool

Post by **Bennoz** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:03 am

koolio1234 wrote:
Bennoz wrote:He's refering to the Gold licence. Thats what you get when you survive your Silver for 3 years without loss of points.
He said yellow . I got my full license just this year and its yellow. Never got a silver.

Jesus, you kids need to read the history of the RTA licencing in NSW

Yes, silver licences are no longer issued, everyone goes straight onto a GOLD licence these days after your P's. The Sliver one was a number of years back.

And yes it looks yellow, but its called gold.

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/licensing/licensingfees.html

arctan · Post by **arctan** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:24 am

lol yellow

rasumadu · Post by **rasumadu** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:44 pm

nsw is just a complicated place! lol...hmmm they've changed the act licences too coz i remember they use to say the licence grade on them (learner, probie, full or heavy)...think that was aimed at sorting out the colour bickering haha

SchumieFan · Post by **SchumieFan** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:51 pm

gold like the bledisloe???? oh wait... thats silver too! not that you'd remember...

anywho... my licence is yellow... gold belongs on the wheels of a (blue)sooooooooooooooobie

maxleng · Post by **maxleng** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:00 pm

harry90 wrote:Well...im 19, looking to spend 20k max want something a bit sport but more on a luxury side....not to worried about engine size, turbo etc...just something reliable and good to drive as well as clean and new.

if you can add a few grand to your budget id suggest an RX-8
ticks all the boxes, goes hard, very nice interior, newish, clean, looks good etc quick look on carsales and there are some decent ones for around 24k

i don't know much about rotaries but ive heard the rx8s are a lot more reliable than the rx7s

SchumieFan · Post by **SchumieFan** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:47 am

my mate just bought an rx8, he loves it but again, its a rotor, so be prepared to fork out on maintenance because they will punish you if you dont keep it up...

harry90 · Post by **harry90** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:54 pm

Rx8 Is interesting. I'm not sure if there would be anything wrong with the ones inthat price range because it seems rather cheap

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 7:24 am

maxleng wrote:
harry90 wrote:Well...im 19, looking to spend 20k max want something a bit sport but more on a luxury side....not to worried about engine size, turbo etc...just something reliable and good to drive as well as clean and new.
if you can add a few grand to your budget id suggest an RX-8
ticks all the boxes, goes hard, very nice interior, newish, clean, looks good etc quick look on carsales and there are some decent ones for around 24k

i don't know much about rotaries but ive heard the rx8s are a lot more reliable than the rx7s

For the price of an RX8 is not exactly fast! Motor tested it and got a 7.5 sec to 100 and 15.3 in the GT model.

Great handler but not enough go.

Get a BF XR6 Turbo spend a grand on a flash and it will run 4 seconds to 100km/s.

maxleng · Post by **maxleng** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 5:30 pm

where did i say it was fast? i said it 'goes hard' which it does..

obviously an xr6 turbo + mods is going to smash an rx8 in a straight line, but not everyone buys cars for their 0-100 time, or 1/4 mile time. Some people(probably a few on this forum) would rather a cars handling capabilities over straight line power.

personally id take an rx8 over an xr6 turbo, but i know some of my mates wouldn't even look at an rx8 compared to an xr6 turbo. different cars for different people.