Get an LPG Falcon - probably the cheapest car on the road. Cheap fuel, cheap parts, cheap insurance. 1 million kms is not uncommon in taxis. Reasonable comfort and plenty of room. I'm on my third - a Fairmont Ghia with 360,000 on the clock

Lol I thought you said lexan as that's not a car when compared to plexiglass - bad joke...

Same sht different smell lol.

Yeah heaps of product sharing still exists.

Get something with timing chain, less maintanence once again.

Funniest I remember we're xf falcon utes rebadged as Nissan tradesmans utes.... All they did was change the badges.

i bought a volvo for a daily, has allowed me to do more major work on the ute but at the same time has allowed me to be relaxed enough to leave it off the road for 2 years haha
also dont make the mistake i did and buy a car you might want to modify, wheels and suspension for the volvo are now delaying plans for the ute :P

Quote:Did you mean to say "Yes, dd"? GM had the same agreements in USA. Our club member Angelo worked in the shared factory until they shut it down about 2 years ago. There were three models that I know of. There were more Toyota than GM, but had GM brand badges (Pontiac and Chevrolet).

On the used car market, these cars are a better value than the toyotas they were based on.

I'd buy a nissan.
I got the sh1ts with daily-ing datsuns. So I got an A31 cefiro. It was a bit rough, and not as good on gas as an A12. BUt for a daily, power steering and aircon are a nice touch. I hocked that off, and bought a wgc34 stagea. Thats a real nice car. Once again, not real stingey on gas. The mrs drives it atm. And I'm daily-ing a PB310. So I've come full circle............

Ford laser and Mazda
Hyundai and Kia
All shared parts

No dd Toyota and Holden (gm) had a product sharing agreement and they sold essentially the same car with different badges. Nissan and ford did it too.

Ford corsair Nissan pintara lol.

Get a charade smiley face shape!!! I have always used them as one of my daily drivers.. Lower them, fat whitewalls with hub caps and window tint and still look pretty sweet ..

I also have a Honda jazz auto great little car they go ok too.
Also got my 1200 sedan

Gt cortina is a garage bitch ;p

toyota corolla hatchback (ae92/101) is the ultimate daily/parts chaser

got to be something you will drop a diff or set of wheels in the back and not care about

$50 to service, 200,000kms is is the running-in period...they are good for 600+ and can still be raced at that, as per my bucks day...

I agree with DatsAmore and greendog, I'd be looking for a cheap small Jap car. My daily Corolla is 20 years old and it still goes like it is brand new. Rust will kill it before the engine dies.
Granted it does require maintenance but it is a lot cheaper then a European car. Cheap to run too. There are an abundance of parts available for Toyotas, Hondas etc