Edit: No offense Dave and good luck with the purchase. But it's a bit frustrating that in the hottest thread of the day we are ruling out all the award winning cars because they don't have a 5 year warranty (extended warranty can be purchased by the way), supposed bad looks compared to Korean styling, that it must be a sedan but somehow the 350z still qualifies, local dealership is a must, etc. With those dusty roads around Alice I would've thought the Subaru's AWD would make it a clear winner for safety reasons, or the build quality of a Euro hatch would equate to higher resale values after racking up miles on corrugated roads.
This is a lot of car for the money and there are lower km examples around if you can find a few more dollars. German built too.
2008 FORD MONDEO XR5 TURBO MA Private Cars For Sale in QLD - carsales.com.au
End of rant!
