We won a car

[SolMiester]

The wife got the call this morning while feeding the baby.....she had entered a shop competition and won the car....
She currently has an old ford laser 94, on its last legs and we had budgeted for a replacement car @ like $6k for after we sold her old house.....

Suzuki XE 1.5 2008 auto....

yay for us!

 

[OdiN]

Cool. Sell it and buy something good.

 

[foghorn67]

Congrats!!!
For us Yanks in ATOT, here is a link of the Laser.
Wiki

 

[Jimmah]

Love the swift. Great car and great mileage. Gratz

 

[SolMiester]

I think we will keep it for her.....

 

[SSSnail]

Congrats man. I need to win me somethings one of these days., starting with rock papers scissors.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: OdiN
Cool. Sell it and buy something good.

:laugh:

 

[JohnCU]

awesome

 

[Zim Hosein]

Congrats to you and your wife SolMiester! :beer:

BTW, don't drink and drive!

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: foghorn67
Congrats!!!
For us Yanks in ATOT, here is a link of the Laser.
Wiki

So from the looks, it's pretty much an escort.

 

[SpiderWiz]

congrats!!!!

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: SolMiester
I think we will keep it for her.....

Don't blow that 6k.

You have to pay tax on the FULL value of the car. So expect a large bill for it. But still cheaper then having to buy it of course.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: SolMiester
I think we will keep it for her.....

Don't blow that 6k.

You have to pay tax on the FULL value of the car. So expect a large bill for it. But still cheaper then having to buy it of course.

New Zealand may have different tax codes/laws than the US ....

 

[AMCRambler]

That is awesome. Congrats! It will be nice for her to have a brand new car as well. A '94 Ford is pretty old to be rolling around in but I understand you gotta drive what you can afford. It's nice when someone who actually needs the car wins the contest rather than some rich jerk rolling around in his BMW that would just sell it and take the money that he really doesn't need anyway.

 

[bonkers325]

congrats

a hatchback is perfect for a small family. keep it!

 

[Tim]

Congrats. Seeing as you really needed to get a replacement soon, it's cool to see that the new car went to the right persons.


Now if only I could win something for once in my life.... don't need much, just 25k or so...

 

[ViviTheMage]

grats man! Free stuff is the best.

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: BurnItDwn

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: SolMiester
I think we will keep it for her.....

Don't blow that 6k.

You have to pay tax on the FULL value of the car. So expect a large bill for it. But still cheaper then having to buy it of course.

New Zealand may have different tax codes/laws than the US ....

Ahh did not see where he was from. But I am sure there will be some money to pay.

 

[SirStev0]

grats. seems to have come at the best time.

 

[HannibalX]

Awesome! Keep the 6k!

The Swift is a decent car IMO and should run for quite some time.

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: Pale Rider
Awesome! Keep the 6k!

The Swift is a decent car IMO and should run for quite some time.

Keep it because you're going to have to pay taxes on that prize.

 

[TallBill]

Yeah, we want to know how the tax thing works where OP is from.

 

[skyking]

Nice! Keep it, it was good luck to win it and it will bring you some more:light:

 

[Baked]

Now you have to sell your old car to pay for the tax on the free new car.

 

[tfcmasta97]

congrats ya lucky bastid