Decisions, decisions

[DX grunt]

Hi all.

I'm seriously considering a career change, and in order to "follow my dream", it will mean selling my ute.

For those that know what I've got, how much do you reckon would be a 'reasonable' price.

For absolutely everything, I was thinking $35k. Is that too much?

I'm going to sell it 'lock stock and barrell' including all my recovery gear.

I haven't made a final decision, but I'm moving towards it. lol

[growler2058]

Hi all.

I'm seriously considering a career change, and in order to "follow my dream", it will mean selling my ute.

For those that know what I've got, how much do you reckon would be a 'reasonable' price.

For absolutely everything, I was thinking $35k. Is that too much?

I'm going to sell it 'lock stock and barrell' including all my recovery gear.

I haven't made a final decision, but I'm moving towards it. lol


Farrrr OUT!

[katwoman]

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[the evil twin]

Depends how long you can wait for the right buyer... 35K is IMHO reasonable asking for "everything" EG the HF alone is $2K any day of the week
Only problem is you will need a buyer who doesn't want to customise a rig up himself or has 1/2 the stuff already.
Winning that Ute category at the Muster will help a bit.

[DX grunt]

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I certainly hope not. lol

There's a lot of good people with a lot of good rigs, on here.

I could take out a loan and keep my ute, or sell it, move on and be debt free in my new venture.

Given the fact I'm 59 this year, I'm no spring chicken and want to be debt free when I retire. lol.

[DX grunt]

Depends how long you can wait for the right buyer... 35K is IMHO reasonable asking for "everything" EG the HF alone is $2K any day of the week
Only problem is you will need a buyer who doesn't want to customise a rig up himself or has 1/2 the stuff already.
Winning that Ute category at the Muster will help a bit.

Thanks. It'll include absolutely everything, including my 95lt Evakool fridge.

[the evil twin]

Your new dream gunna keep you out in the dirt mate or you going coastal?

PS... hope that rig is in the shed... Doodlakine Radar says its about to rain

[Maxhead]

What’s going on Rossco, spill the beans







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[DX grunt]

What’s going on Rossco, spill the beans







................on the move

I want to start up a driving school based in my local town, but willing to travel to make sure the youngins get the skills to drive, not only pass the test! lol

[Maxhead]

I want to start up a driving school based in my local town, but willing to travel to make sure the youngins get the skills to drive, not only pass the test! lol

Good on ya mate, good luck with it







................on the move

[DX grunt]

Your new dream gunna keep you out in the dirt mate or you going coastal?

PS... hope that rig is in the shed... Doodlakine Radar says its about to rain

Too late, it's here. lol.

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[the evil twin]

Use your rig for the school... the youngun's out that way should be able to nail a hill start and reverse park in a Ute... traffic lights may be an issue tho

[Clunk]

The good thing is that you can actually put 'Never been offroad' on your ad and it wouldn't be a false statement

[pearcey]

I want to start up a driving school based in my local town, but willing to travel to make sure the youngins get the skills to drive, not only pass the test! lol

Wishing you the very best in your endeavor mate. Hope your dream comes true.
Hey I may have to book in for a couple of lessons, next time I`m over your way.

[Cuppa]

We only get one life. If you need to sell your ute to finance a dream - I say do it........... but make the dream a higher priority than getting your asking price. If you can realise your dream a small compromise on selling price will soon be forgotten. I reckon your price suggestion is a good opening gambit but for the reasons ET has mentioned .... be prepared to be flexible. Too many dreams get lost because folk base them on criteria over which they have no control! (Been there done that & learned the lesson - thankfully many years ago).

We agonised over selling our bus a couple of years ago, we'd had it a long time & it was set up as we wanted it, but we needed to sell it in order to 'move on'. Once the decision to sell was made it was like a load off our shoulders, reaching the decision was way harder than following through on that decision. Once we'd decided to sell we priced the bus at what we thought a fair & reasonable price. In hindsight we could have got more, but despite that feel we did the best thing. Waiting & waiting for a sale to happen once you have reached the decision to sell would not have been a nice space to be in. We got what we needed & the buyer got a good buy - win win. Others I knew who were selling a similar vehicle around the same time asked $5k more than us, & after placing all their plans 'on hold' for just over 6 months, dropped their price by $5k & got a sale within 2 weeks.

Good luck with whichever way you go.

[DX grunt]

We only get one life. If you need to sell your ute to finance a dream - I say do it........... but make the dream a higher priority than getting your asking price. If you can realise your dream a small compromise on selling price will soon be forgotten. I reckon your price suggestion is a good opening gambit but for the reasons ET has mentioned .... be prepared to be flexible. Too many dreams get lost because folk base them on criteria over which they have no control! (Been there done that & learned the lesson - thankfully many years ago).

We agonised over selling our bus a couple of years ago, we'd had it a long time & it was set up as we wanted it, but we needed to sell it in order to 'move on'. Once the decision to sell was made it was like a load off our shoulders, reaching the decision was way harder than following through on that decision. Once we'd decided to sell we priced the bus at what we thought a fair & reasonable price. In hindsight we could have got more, but despite that feel we did the best thing. Waiting & waiting for a sale to happen once you have reached the decision to sell would not have been a nice space to be in. We got what we needed & the buyer got a good buy - win win. Others I knew who were selling a similar vehicle around the same time asked $5k more than us, & after placing all their plans 'on hold' for just over 6 months, dropped their price by $5k & got a sale within 2 weeks.

Good luck with whichever way you go.

Thanks. I'm negotiable. I understand I may have to 'cut my losses'. It's gunna be 'walk in, walk out'.

[GQtdauto]

Ever thought of doing both learner drivers in two wheel drives and learners or advanced in four wheel drives ?

[the evil twin]

Ever thought of doing both learner drivers in two wheel drives and learners or advanced in four wheel drives ?

Two different worlds...
"Learners" isn't vocational IE all you need is a Police Check, Medical and Driving Instructor Licence issued by DoT.
"4WD" comes under ASQA IE you need to be a Trainer/Assessor working for/own an RTO, submit to annual audits and hold the Scope for each and every bit of training you deliver.

The latter costs, like 100 times as much, has 100 times as much paperwork and is 100 times harder to get.

[DX grunt]

Teaching learners how to 4wd would be useless. I never go off road, apparently. Lol, but true. Haha

[jack]

Go for it, you only live once. Follow your dreams.

[GQtdauto]

Two different worlds...
"Learners" isn't vocational IE all you need is a Police Check, Medical and Driving Instructor Licence issued by DoT.
"4WD" comes under ASQA IE you need to be a Trainer/Assessor working for/own an RTO, submit to annual audits and hold the Scope for each and every bit of training you deliver.

The latter costs, like 100 times as much, has 100 times as much paperwork and is 100 times harder to get.

OMG what a lot of mucking around I had no idea ET , best not do that one then .

[the evil twin]

OMG what a lot of mucking around I had no idea ET , best not do that one then .

ROFL... yeah, that is why I did all my Trainer stuff thru the Guvment, cost me nothing, only downside is I can only train guvment dudes.

#1 Son is a Trainer/Assessor/Safety dude. He did his 4WD, Dangerous Goods, Load Restraint and Heavy Vehicle Recovery stuff thru the RTO he works for, cost the RTO heaps and can also mean huge potential liabilities which is why they charge astonishing dollars to students/companies for courses.

[bazzaboy]

I certainly hope not. lol

There's a lot of good people with a lot of good rigs, on here.

I could take out a loan and keep my ute, or sell it, move on and be debt free in my new venture.

Given the fact I'm 59 this year, I'm no spring chicken and want to be debt free when I retire. lol.

It could be the best decision you've ever made, but just make sure it's not a "life crisis" decision based on age. At 59 you still have a lot of life yet, probably enough to clear any debts before retirement, unless your planning retirement for 60. I'm 63, debt free, and now retired after being retrenched, and I had the same thoughts about 10 years ago. I wish you good luck and success with what ever your do.

[Wizard52]

I have a friend who has a manual vehicle as a driving instructor with the biggest franchise group in Brisvagas and is really struggling as most kids these days only want an auto licence. Make sense I suppose as in the future with electric and computer cars, who will need a manual licence.

[DX grunt]

I have a friend who has a manual vehicle as a driving instructor with the biggest franchise group in Brisvagas and is really struggling as most kids these days only want an auto licence. Make sense I suppose as in the future with electric and computer cars, who will need a manual licence.

That's one of my challenges, manual or auto. I live in the middle of no where, well actually, half way between Perth and Kalgoorlie. Gotta have dual pedals, too.

Another challenge is that to do their test, the learners have to have a 'pull up' handbrake, not a push button one.

[GQtdauto]

That's one of my challenges, manual or auto. I live in the middle of no where, well actually, half way between Perth and Kalgoorlie. Gotta have dual pedals, too.

Another challenge is that to do their test, the learners have to have a 'pull up' handbrake, not a push button one.

Sort of means you need two of ,I know only one of mine did a test in a manual the rest were auto and I've never seen one of my sons mates cars that wasnt an auto so maybe it's more popular than we think .
If your out in the sticks would be hard to make ends meet if you have to lash out for both a manual and an auto.

[DX grunt]

If your out in the sticks would be hard to make ends meet if you have to lash out for both a manual and an auto.

Maybe. I'm still about 6 months off starting, so have a bit of time to work things out. Lots of 'Likes' and interest, but it's not a sale till the money's in the bank.

[Avo]

Maybe. I'm still about 6 months off starting, so have a bit of time to work things out. Lots of 'Likes' and interest, but it's not a sale till the money's in the bank.

mate from someone in the country.....we need someone like you in the country...believe inyourself....build it asnd they will come.....who bgives a fk auto oir manual.....just do it...i wish my kids could habve someone like you to teach em how to do real skids