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p-platers driving nice cars
« on: Mar 11, 2008, 03:54PM »
After driving out of my area a fair bit recently, I've started to notice it..

How the fuck do they do it?

I'm talking a GREEN p-plater driving a e46 m3 and his not old either, he was a young bastard with 2 girls in the back seat and his best mate in the passenger.  That's not it though, the amount of "sex spec" bmw's, audi's, s2k's, blah blah..
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Re: p-platers driving nice cars
« Reply #1 on: Mar 11, 2008, 03:59PM »
i would also like to know...
im past my p plates and still cant afford a newer car...
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Re: p-platers driving nice cars
« Reply #2 on: Mar 11, 2008, 04:00PM »
Tatts

HUGE loan

Present from parents/dead family member

Quit school @ 16 and worked their asses off...
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Re: p-platers driving nice cars
« Reply #3 on: Mar 11, 2008, 04:01PM »
drugs
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Re: p-platers driving nice cars
« Reply #4 on: Mar 11, 2008, 04:02PM »
Porn
Ill fight you. May even throw a bar of soap your way. Maybe a few wax strips and some clip on brembo brake calipers for your fooly sic civic.

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Re: p-platers driving nice cars
« Reply #5 on: Mar 11, 2008, 04:03PM »
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Re: p-platers driving nice cars
« Reply #6 on: Mar 11, 2008, 04:12PM »
I mean, i've been asked if i do "drugs" before, but it was only from some kid who had no ambition to do anything and thought all the mods were expensive when they really arn't...

but FFS, i'd do anything to own a e46 m3 at this age!
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Re: p-platers driving nice cars
« Reply #7 on: Mar 11, 2008, 04:14PM »
There's a P plater in Perth with a R34 GTR VspecII with 18" Work Meisters and 500awhp


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Re: p-platers driving nice cars
« Reply #8 on: Mar 11, 2008, 04:17PM »
i noticed that a lot in melbourne, lots of money being thrown around, p-platers driving mercs & bimmers and hsv's (not old ones, new ones) a lot of the time its parents buying the kids cars for getting into/completing uni, or just rich bastards buying their kids cars for their 18th or 21st or whatever.

i dont really understand either.. some people have a perspective on money, others dont. someone i know their father in-law bought their wife a brand new 5 series bmw because 'oh i cant stand seeing you drive around in a 5yr old bmw honey' they're a couple in their mid 30's and they're quite well off, very well off in fact, they could have afforded the car themselves, but yeh.. the father was just like 'meh, whatever, money is nothing'

i know the age bracket they're in isnt the same you're talking about, but thats what i've seen first hand, and obviously this girl has had cars bought for her in the past. at least her dad has good taste :P

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Re: p-platers driving nice cars
« Reply #9 on: Mar 11, 2008, 04:23PM »
This isn't quite in the same league of cash, but someone I knew in high school had their dad give them $10,000 for a new car as a reward for not crashing during their first year of P-plates. He bought a Soarer.  ::)
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Re: p-platers driving nice cars
« Reply #10 on: Mar 11, 2008, 04:44PM »
10k reward for not crashing, rofl I wouldn't drive for a year for that much haha, trust me it's not so bad  :P
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Re: p-platers driving nice cars
« Reply #11 on: Mar 11, 2008, 07:56PM »
When I was living in Penrith (western Sydney,nsw) I saw a P plater driving a new black ferrari F430, with the number plates 'only 22'.

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Re: p-platers driving nice cars
« Reply #12 on: Mar 11, 2008, 11:18PM »
My girlfriends best friend had her Grandparents buy her a $13k Hyundai straight from showroom just so they could upshow the mother.

They won  ;D
mr 4ut0m4t1c d0r1fft0000 p1nny 0n ga5 w17h cu5t0m u13h su8w00f3r!
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Re: p-platers driving nice cars
« Reply #13 on: Mar 12, 2008, 12:40AM »
I personally believe that working your arse off to earn something you know you created from blood, sweat and tears is the the best feeling.

Hence why most of us on this site are dedicated to doing that and not going out and spending tens of thousands on your FIRST car...
I would say majority of P platers do hit something in their first two years. I know that Ive hit a few things in my time. Why bother?


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Re: p-platers driving nice cars
« Reply #14 on: Mar 12, 2008, 12:42AM »
I personally believe that working your arse off to earn something you know you created from blood, sweat and tears is the the best feeling.

So very true. When you work for the money you feel proud of your car.

I reckon you're right chris, you see heaps of P platers with crazy cars now....all from the following I think:
-drugs
-midget porn
-hard work (pfft)
-parents

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Re: p-platers driving nice cars
« Reply #15 on: Mar 12, 2008, 09:01AM »
A 20yr old at work stupidly just got at 49,000 loan for a 3.8L Merc. Its about a 2000 modelish.

But fuck me, the repayments, servicing. Its just so stupid. Shes had in 1-2 months and already she nearly crashed because the brakes went on it and now shes up for big money to fix them.

I am fixing mums struts atm and for aftermarket ones im looking at over $200 a strut not including labor.

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Re: p-platers driving nice cars
« Reply #16 on: Mar 12, 2008, 09:02AM »
fuck that, 50k on a loan for a car....
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Re: p-platers driving nice cars
« Reply #17 on: Mar 12, 2008, 09:09AM »
Had a guy at school got a Sylvia for his 16th (big deal 7 years ago).  He crashed that the first month of his P's.  so the parents got him a WRX... again written off within the year  ::)  not sure if the parents figured out their son is a moron, you would think they would say "buy your own bloody car next time".

On the other side of the argument... parents kids buy/contribute to newer cars so their kids can be safer... our cars with no ABS, no airbags = not as safe.  And with the popularity of big heavy SUV's driven by midgets, drug dealers, pornstars, spoilt kids etc... I do see the value of my kids having something modern with added safety.  maybe BMW is a bit fancy and out of budget though, late 90's would be fine.

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Re: p-platers driving nice cars
« Reply #18 on: Mar 12, 2008, 09:37AM »
our cars with no ABS, no airbags = not as safe.
We shoulda bought Bogandores. Much safer.  :P
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« Reply #19 on: Mar 12, 2008, 09:39AM »
my mum didnt see the trx as safe but it was enough to get me around so i got her to lift the bonnet once and i think she changed her mind bahahaha (nah just kidding about changing her mind thing but it was funny with her this is a tank reaction lol)

then i stripped out the interior and she got even more worried lolz
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Re: p-platers driving nice cars
« Reply #20 on: Mar 12, 2008, 09:47AM »

I'd be happy with them paying for the rest of the KA26 to be finished* =]



You Do mean ka24 dont you cause if you do you kinda stuffed your name up as well
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Re: p-platers driving nice cars
« Reply #21 on: Mar 12, 2008, 09:50AM »
You Do mean ka24 dont you cause if you do you kinda stuffed your name up as well

he's got a 2.6 stroker kit... so no, he meant KA26

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I'm sick of my knob going all floppy and loose in my hand  :P 
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Re: p-platers driving nice cars
« Reply #22 on: Mar 12, 2008, 10:08AM »
ah sorry my bad. Anywayz I have a mate whose first car is a siliva. What i really hate though is that he tells you he could of got a supra or skyline or something expensive and i usually and up telling him i get it you got rich parents
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Re: p-platers driving nice cars
« Reply #23 on: Mar 12, 2008, 10:14AM »
supra and a skyline is achievable imo for our age...

if i saved what i spent on my previous cars (honda and nissan) i could be driving around in one.. 15k isn't hard to save in the space of 3-4 years, remember most of us start saving for our cars in yr10, i didn't really.. i was pumped for the trx, then i got the modifying bug lol.
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Re: p-platers driving nice cars
« Reply #24 on: Mar 12, 2008, 10:20AM »
haha parents bought me my first car which was the gli. cost them a grand i was stoked. Then i bought a ti and another gli and trx all with my money lol
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Re: p-platers driving nice cars
« Reply #25 on: Mar 12, 2008, 10:45AM »
he's got a 2.6 stroker kit... so no, he meant KA26

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Re: p-platers driving nice cars
« Reply #26 on: Mar 12, 2008, 11:17AM »
cheers  ;D
I'm sick of my knob going all floppy and loose in my hand  :P 
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Re: p-platers driving nice cars
« Reply #27 on: Mar 12, 2008, 12:59PM »
My brother did about 6 months worth of ridiculous o/t, nightshift & working at other clinics on his RDO's (radiographer) to buy his DC2R, whilst it's an awesome car, he should have put that money toward a house deposit like i did when i was his age.

My wife's cousin, paid $40k, in cash, for a '06 RX8 about 3 months ago. He's 22, he'd been saving since he started FT work at 17. Insanity. Nice car, but, insanity.

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« Reply #28 on: Mar 12, 2008, 01:13PM »
my mates dad is greek,And his father worked his ass off over there forever and then left the omney to his dad then his dad worked for a bit come to sydney with the money bought some house's 20 years ago,The kids got a couple each,now there worth heaps he's sold one and got wrx wagon,but yer i always wonded not being racist but like the lebs have the sss and what not, and he explained it all and yer so thats why he has 2 chunky gold changs rings and oily hair lol,  uleh
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Re: p-platers driving nice cars
« Reply #29 on: Mar 12, 2008, 02:34PM »
so, much for these new p plate laws stopping turbos and such. these rich parents would of bribed the cops not to take there kids cars after they paid so much for them.
i dont know wat is the go, these rich kids act to impress other guys and girls but in retrospect we only think there tossers and the parents  have got to much money by wasting it on a car that the kid will only just screw up in a couple of months anyhow.
stupid if u ask me, how bout working to obtainin your goals instead of mooching off the parents.