why I won't buy a k3 (Warning: Satire Thread)

**BigMackCam** · 05-20-2017, 02:25 AM

Originally posted by rod_grant

Toyota will cease manufacturing in Oz later this year and for some unknown reason they are just about giving Aurions away; for base model like mine, normally $40,000 on the road (registered and all other costs paid) for the past few months they have been $29,990. Demo models and Toyota exec vehicles have been $2,000 less. Mine was an exec driven car and I got it even cheaper AND it had the navigation pack as a bonus!.
I am laughing!

That's an amazing deal, Rod. Huge amount of car for that kind of money...

Unregistered User 8 · 05-20-2017, 02:33 AM

Originally posted by rod_grant

Mine was an exec driven car and I got it even cheaper AND it had the navigation pack as a bonus!.I am laughing!

Excellent news mate. Enjoy your new toy.

bertwert · 05-20-2017, 06:55 AM

Originally posted by MarkJerling

Here's the Packard.

Not a Ford Model T for Mark?

Originally posted by RoxnDox

With lots of music,

You Tube

robtcorl · 05-20-2017, 07:27 AM - **4 Likes**

Bert,
He said music, not bagpipes.

RoxnDox · 05-20-2017, 09:08 AM

Originally posted by bertwert

Not a Ford Model T for Mark?

? Scottish Bagpipes - Amazing Grace ? - YouTube

Aye that one would be required, not for the grace part but for the pipes!

Racer X 69 · 05-20-2017, 09:20 AM - **2 Likes**

I wanna go out in style.

tim60 · 05-20-2017, 10:06 AM

Originally posted by rod_grant

I turned 70 earlier this month: bought myself a present.

Which one is that. It is a while since I looked at Toyotas to know the models.

tim60 · 05-20-2017, 10:10 AM

Originally posted by rod_grant

Thanks Pete and Mike.
Yes it is a good ride.
I had an earlier Aurion (2007 Prodigy) and got it up to 150000 kms without any trouble at all.
My daughter-in-law now drives it (replacing her 21 year old Ford Falcon, with would you believe it, 148,000 kms!!)

Toyota will cease manufacturing in Oz later this year and for some unknown reason they are just about giving Aurions away; for base model like mine, normally $40,000 on the road (registered and all other costs paid) for the past few months they have been $29,990. Demo models and Toyota exec vehicles have been $2,000 less. Mine was an exec driven car and I got it even cheaper AND it had the navigation pack as a bonus!.
I am laughing!

That is a good deal. I had a black Aurion about the time they introduced Aurion. I kept it 2 years on the tax scam, bought it out, flogged it off, and made a profit. Replaced it with a CRV and then a Tiguan followed by another Tiguan and a Polo. Did my best to keep the national car fleet average age low.

Parallax · 05-20-2017, 12:15 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

I wanna go out in style.

Drawn by six white horses, of course.

You Tube

tim60 · 05-20-2017, 12:21 PM

My great grandfather had one of them. He kept it in the stable at his house, in St Arnaud. They moved into the house on 22 September 1914. I never met him.

Rupert · 05-20-2017, 01:17 PM - **4 Likes**

Originally posted by Parallax

Originally posted by Racer X 69
I wanna go out in style.

Drawn by six white horses, of course.

I don't care about style or horses, but I do want Bert playing his pipes so people won't be sticking around long enough to start telling all the bad stuff they know about me. I figure it will clear out pretty fast once he fires them up.....

Regards!

Parallax · 05-20-2017, 01:24 PM - **2 Likes**

We'll just make sure we schedule him after story time.

robtcorl · 05-20-2017, 02:20 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Parallax

We'll just make sure we schedule him after story time.

Instead of Rupert stories, we'll have stories about Rupert, Otis goes first.

bertwert · 05-20-2017, 04:10 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by robtcorl

Instead of Rupert stories, we'll have stories about Rupert, Otis goes first.

"Rupert was an old fellow who enjoyed bagpipes..."

The start of my story...?

MarkJerling · 05-20-2017, 04:52 PM

Originally posted by rod_grant

Thanks Pete and Mike.
Yes it is a good ride.
I had an earlier Aurion (2007 Prodigy) and got it up to 150000 kms without any trouble at all.
My daughter-in-law now drives it (replacing her 21 year old Ford Falcon, with would you believe it, 148,000 kms!!)

Toyota will cease manufacturing in Oz later this year and for some unknown reason they are just about giving Aurions away; for base model like mine, normally $40,000 on the road (registered and all other costs paid) for the past few months they have been $29,990. Demo models and Toyota exec vehicles have been $2,000 less. Mine was an exec driven car and I got it even cheaper AND it had the navigation pack as a bonus!.
I am laughing!

Happy birthday. (Belated and all) There's few things as nice as the smell of a new car. Except the smell of a really old car. That's so much better!

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05-20-2017, 02:25 AM	#36346
BigMackCam Digitiser of Film Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North East of England Posts: 20,695	Originally posted by rod_grant Toyota will cease manufacturing in Oz later this year and for some unknown reason they are just about giving Aurions away; for base model like mine, normally $40,000 on the road (registered and all other costs paid) for the past few months they have been $29,990. Demo models and Toyota exec vehicles have been $2,000 less. Mine was an exec driven car and I got it even cheaper AND it had the navigation pack as a bonus!. I am laughing! That's an amazing deal, Rod. Huge amount of car for that kind of money...

05-20-2017, 02:33 AM	#36347
Unregistered User 8 Closed Account Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,694	Originally posted by rod_grant Mine was an exec driven car and I got it even cheaper AND it had the navigation pack as a bonus!.I am laughing! Excellent news mate. Enjoy your new toy.

05-20-2017, 07:27 AM - 4 Likes	#36349
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Bert, He said music, not bagpipes.

05-20-2017, 09:08 AM	#36350
RoxnDox Pentaxian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gig Harbor, Washington, USA, Terra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,494	Originally posted by bertwert Not a Ford Model T for Mark? ? Scottish Bagpipes - Amazing Grace ? - YouTube Aye that one would be required, not for the grace part but for the pipes!

05-20-2017, 09:20 AM - 2 Likes	#36351
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,073	I wanna go out in style.

05-20-2017, 10:06 AM	#36352
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,756	Originally posted by rod_grant I turned 70 earlier this month: bought myself a present. Which one is that. It is a while since I looked at Toyotas to know the models.

05-20-2017, 10:10 AM	#36353
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,756	Originally posted by rod_grant Thanks Pete and Mike. Yes it is a good ride. I had an earlier Aurion (2007 Prodigy) and got it up to 150000 kms without any trouble at all. My daughter-in-law now drives it (replacing her 21 year old Ford Falcon, with would you believe it, 148,000 kms!!) Toyota will cease manufacturing in Oz later this year and for some unknown reason they are just about giving Aurions away; for base model like mine, normally $40,000 on the road (registered and all other costs paid) for the past few months they have been $29,990. Demo models and Toyota exec vehicles have been $2,000 less. Mine was an exec driven car and I got it even cheaper AND it had the navigation pack as a bonus!. I am laughing! That is a good deal. I had a black Aurion about the time they introduced Aurion. I kept it 2 years on the tax scam, bought it out, flogged it off, and made a profit. Replaced it with a CRV and then a Tiguan followed by another Tiguan and a Polo. Did my best to keep the national car fleet average age low.

05-20-2017, 12:21 PM	#36355
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,756	My great grandfather had one of them. He kept it in the stable at his house, in St Arnaud. They moved into the house on 22 September 1914. I never met him.

05-20-2017, 01:17 PM - 4 Likes	#36356
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123	Originally posted by Parallax Originally posted by Racer X 69 I wanna go out in style. Drawn by six white horses, of course. I don't care about style or horses, but I do want Bert playing his pipes so people won't be sticking around long enough to start telling all the bad stuff they know about me. I figure it will clear out pretty fast once he fires them up..... Regards!

05-20-2017, 01:24 PM - 2 Likes	#36357
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,333	We'll just make sure we schedule him after story time.

05-20-2017, 02:20 PM - 1 Like	#36358
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Originally posted by Parallax We'll just make sure we schedule him after story time. Instead of Rupert stories, we'll have stories about Rupert, Otis goes first.

05-20-2017, 04:10 PM - 1 Like	#36359
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,172	Originally posted by robtcorl Instead of Rupert stories, we'll have stories about Rupert, Otis goes first. "Rupert was an old fellow who enjoyed bagpipes..." The start of my story...?

05-20-2017, 04:52 PM	#36360
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,422	Originally posted by rod_grant Thanks Pete and Mike. Yes it is a good ride. I had an earlier Aurion (2007 Prodigy) and got it up to 150000 kms without any trouble at all. My daughter-in-law now drives it (replacing her 21 year old Ford Falcon, with would you believe it, 148,000 kms!!) Toyota will cease manufacturing in Oz later this year and for some unknown reason they are just about giving Aurions away; for base model like mine, normally $40,000 on the road (registered and all other costs paid) for the past few months they have been $29,990. Demo models and Toyota exec vehicles have been $2,000 less. Mine was an exec driven car and I got it even cheaper AND it had the navigation pack as a bonus!. I am laughing! Happy birthday. (Belated and all) There's few things as nice as the smell of a new car. Except the smell of a really old car. That's so much better!