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The warranty has never been a priority in mine or Ronda's eyes, it has been made mention here though.
And in referance to "Sedan shape - no hatch back" I mean hatch back is fine, as long as it has a boot shape to the back of it.
And with the 350Z, this has nearly always been the number 1 choice in Ronda's eyes, but I had ruled it out (without checking) As I assumed it would be a $35k car (too expensive).
The red centre does have many dirt roads, but the only dirt this car will see is our driveway, its main use will be for Ronda driving to work at the airport.
Hope that clears it up a little?

Originally Posted by sambo

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!