Well, story goes I sold a D21 2wd and had enough to buy a rough Mq, Sd33 ( non turbo) with 450 odd thou on the clock. Went for the Mq and loved that car. Its simplicity was its greatest asset. 24v 4 speed SWB. Turns out she is a bit over the hill, the more i looked, the more rust I found. Ball joints farked, swivel hubs, brakes, almost all interior missing. Still loved it, my 007 car... Any tailgaters and Id just drop back a gear and smokem out.... and not off the tyres. She helped move my house and did 9 days straight and never even coughed, Steering was like a 90 year old blokes pecker though. I just could not afford to restore her. Long live the SD33.
So, I have an unregisterable Mq in the drive, a 2002 Tj magna with only 106 on the clock, mint but unregistered and owes me more than its worth ( thanks to the ex mrs...) and an Ef Fairmont. Fairmonts got 180 thou on the clock,new shaved Tickford head, was only told mild and never bothered checking as she went like the showers of shit anyway. 4 speed auto, brand new low shocks + springs ( king tickford spec's), new slotted/drilled rotors up front, plugs, leads bla bla sensors upgrade or replaced, massive audiophile stereo, new upper/lower ball joints, Harmonic ( crank seal), big mouth, Extractors, new 200 cell cat with Lukey 2.5" mandrel singe muffler au injectors, new Maxxis surpassa 16" on sharkfins,nice paint job, tint, leather steering/gear knob/ handbrake, mint interior and Im the second owner. Spent allot of time and money on that car and in the end the Timing cover gasket gets a leak. I swear the more Id spent the more things stuffed up.
So I decide to part with the Ef and Mq, get the Tj back on the road ( rego) and get myself a registered car. Put the Ef up for $3500 with 6 months rego and 5k of receipts. Nothing. Dropped to 3, nothing, dropped to 2500. Still just another Ef. Got a message on Gumtree from a bloke who wanted to swap for a Gq, 93 TB42E, 300 thou on the clock, 5 speed, 6 months rego, 3" lift, nice rims/tyres, air bags, Bullbar with guard rail with side steps, electric mirrors/ windows. Paints peeling off, but only to the undercoat. I think stuff it, so we swapped.
The Fairmont
The Gq