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Yeah im hanging for the release of the FH.
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That's exciting! I expect a full brief in this thread.
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Keep the GT in storage for 30yrs, sell for a mint.
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Finally time for me to get a new car, Focus is 10 years old and I can novated lease through work. Need to get something new in the 25-30k range, looking at a bunch of 5 door hatchbacks but nothing really takes my fancy.
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Turns out there was some awesome stuff under 30k. Test drove my final two choices for a new car.

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Distinctive

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Renault Megane GT-Line diesel

Can't decide which one I will get but the Alfa was fucking awesome to drive. It's probably about 3-5k more though, but it's probably worth it.
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Yes, but it's an Alfa. It looks glorious, it'll sound heavenly, and people will lust after you in it... but ultimately it'll be as bad an idea as that one I had about buying an Esprit as a first car.
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It's salary packaged through work, if it's a lemon I can get rid of it in 3 years.
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The Alpha looks better. You're not keeping this car either way so go with what makes you feel good.
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Alfa is going to cost me nearly $80 a fortnight more, and the GPS isn't built in, sits on top of the dash

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The Alfa is way quicker to 100. What's to decide?
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Why not get a Golf? You get a reliable, well-built car, with none of the bizarre Alfa issues, with the added bonus of it not being French either.
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It's boring as shit. Brother has a Golf and Mazda 3 and they're fine boring cars.

Starting to think that a built in satnav is something I'd rarely use.
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eww GPS on the dash, that's nasty. Either inbuilt or not at all I reckon, do you have to get a hatchback?
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It's removable from the dash, so it doesn't always have to be there. Needs to be something with a decent amount of space but not too big (small garage & small parks at worK).
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How small are you willing to go?

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might be a bit small

Looks like if I want the Alfa I have to choose the 2.0 diesel version which is about 4-5k more than I wanted to spend, and about 7-8k more than the Renault :(
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You'd need to weigh up if you'd end up saving that much in fuel costs over the period you own the car.
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Why do you have to get the diesel?
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Very, very few petrol versions left. Only about $10 a week difference too.
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Think I'm going with the Renault, mainly because its in my budget. Will be about 8k cheaper, longer warranty & capped servicing.
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Congrats. Nice vehicle.
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Dropped off my FJ to get some work done. Bullbar, recovery points, suspension + lift, underbody protection & LED driving lights. Looking forward to phase 2...
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I'd totally love to replace the lighting (although not the headlights) on my car with LEDs. Is there an online store that sells drop-in replacements?
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Peppermint Lounge wrote:Congrats. Nice vehicle.
Cheers Pepp. Despite loving the look of the Alfa, I'm excited by how integrated everything is with the Renault and looking forward to driving it. The next two weeks until it gets here will be so long :(
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Driving lights aren't your headlights, this is what I'm getting installed on my bullbar (that's also getting installed):

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