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Not mine etc etc:
Haven't seen much that has represented value for money for a while but here's a couple:
2004 white NB 134k kms $12k Melb:
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/dandeno ... 1294298676

2006 Winning Blue NC 115k kms $12k Tas:
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/prospec ... 1294260127

Not seen an NC in this colour before:
2006 NC in Evo Orange(?) Syd:
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/newtown ... 1294309517

Or if a low km NA6 is you thing:
1990 white NA6 103k kms $24.95k Melb
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/mordial ... 1294131613

Orange NC is painted or a wrap (silver firewall and underbonnet).

All bar the White NA have sold.

I noticed that the white NA has, and I quote: "dríven over short distances in order to maintain its condition" and the major servicing has been done on Km rather than date.

I would think short distance driving is more harmful in the long term?

J

Not sure what price was on the orange NC but it is now on Facebook for $20k

Dumtree ad probably expired and now shuffled to FBook.

Alex wrote:Not sure what price was on the orange NC but it is now on Facebook for $20k

IIRC, it was also $20k on Gumtree.

aka_juffa wrote:would think short distance driving is more harmful in the long term?

Hey J, had a look to see the context of what the seller said:
'Garaged and under a weatherproof cover plus on a trickle charger, started regularly and dríven over short distances in order to maintain its condition'.
While your observation still applies, think the seller was trying to demonstrate that the vehicle hasn't been left for long periods unstarted, as opposed to only ever being dríven short distances to maintain condition. And what's the seller's defintion of a short distance. Also, going back some years it used to be said that a car should be warmed up before driving, ie started & left to idle for a minute or so, but it seems this is no longer recommended. Then again, that NA6 will be 30 next year!

aka_juffa wrote:I would think short distance driving is more harmful in the long term?

I think that dates from the era of stupidly rich carburation for cold start/running, which washed the oil from the cylinder walls causing accelerated wear. Exacerbated if you forgot to push the choke control back to normal running .

greenMachine wrote:

aka_juffa wrote:I would think short distance driving is more harmful in the long term?

I think that dates from the era of stupidly rich carburation for cold start/running, which washed the oil from the cylinder walls causing accelerated wear. Exacerbated if you forgot to push the choke control back to normal running .

What’s a choke…

What's a carburettor ? ... Tried explaining this to a young bloke I helped fix his car on a caravan park a while ago after I quipped about "the old days" having to adjust idle and mixtures ... He didn't even know car's have fuses ...

In the future ... What's an engine ? ...

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KevGoat wrote:In the future ... What's an engine ? ...

A what?...now where's my Uber?