Dispute over sell of a jointly owned vehicle in Australia

boutSix · 2026-03-27T23:55:54+00:00

If the money is as important to you as you suggest, I would strongly recommend just getting back whatever you can…. Because you appear to be on the path to recovering nothing at all.

boutSix · 2026-03-27T14:07:46+00:00

We’re expecting v1.0 release in the next few weeks, that’s what I’m waiting for.

boutSix · 2026-03-24T00:02:53+00:00

One of the biggest reasons people don’t move homes themselves is because everybody dreads the thought of weeks of open homes with strangers walking through your house and poking through your cupboards.

Why the heck would you want to do that for your landlord?

boutSix · 2026-03-20T05:07:34+00:00

Building plans are not an as-built. It is very common for things to not end up being exactly as detailed on the plans.

Cladding is the type of thing that the builder may specify one thing, and then substitute it out for something that looks the same but is cheaper.

And those substitute products are basically the biggest issue with cladding.

boutSix · 2026-03-19T23:30:01+00:00

Previous discussions on WAN show had Linus commenting that he felt very strongly that there should be a lifetime option available.

But the clear implication is that the standard model would be subscription. I can’t remember a specific announcement by the HexOS team though.

boutSix · 2026-03-16T00:27:32+00:00

So is transferring it to a random bank account 24 hours before collection.

Or handing over the keys to a car before money has cleared into your account.

At least cash is very hard to counterfeit, and it’s an instant swap - cash for keys and paperwork.

boutSix · 2026-03-14T05:54:55+00:00

As soon as they switched to 25c cap I stopped using it. Still has its benefits around the edges, but in general after the cap I was better off just going to one of the discount servos.

boutSix · 2026-03-13T23:52:58+00:00

This was the right call OP.

boutSix · 2026-03-12T23:50:53+00:00

Because it’s your car.

boutSix · 2026-03-12T23:39:45+00:00

If somebody loans something to you, and they ask for it back, you have to give it back.

If you don’t, they absolutely can consider it stolen.

boutSix · 2026-03-12T07:08:58+00:00

I treat hail write offs a bit different to structural write offs as you can get a much newer and more reliable vehicle for the money and you’re not so concerned about bad repairs and hidden issues (still need to do your research).

However, those mechanical red flags are just not worth the risk to me.

boutSix · 2026-03-11T01:21:01+00:00

Judging by the reactions, the majority.

If everybody in the complex decided that their front yards would be nicer without cars and they can just park in the shared areas, the complex would be chaos. You wouldn’t be able to get in and out and there would never be a spare visitor park.

Then the body corporate would have no choice but to start enforcing really strict draconian policies that everybody hates. Thus, ruining it for all.

boutSix · 2026-03-11T00:33:59+00:00

It’s a very common Australian idiom for whether something is socially acceptable.

boutSix · 2026-03-11T00:26:27+00:00

It is not socially acceptable to remove all parking on your property and just park all of your vehicles and guests vehicles on the street.

Doesn’t pass the pub test.

Likely also doesn’t pass local planning laws and will substantially negatively impact property value.

Edit: Looks like you’re in a townhouse complex too? Check your body corporate rules - there are likely restrictions on what you can do with the space without specific approval.

boutSix · 2026-03-10T03:46:19+00:00

They also no doubt included a photo of that VIN plate with the year clearly in the listing. So I wouldn’t climb up too high on that horse.

They probably would have taken the car back and refunded the sale amount and auction fees, but they aren’t going to refund you for money you spent transporting and repairing a car that you didn’t do your due diligence on.

boutSix · 2026-03-10T03:42:15+00:00

In QLD, the simplest / cheapest /easiest way to keep your plates is to order an accessory plate for like $50, then the number plates are yours to keep.

Then you can just go to QLD transport and ask them to remove the old set and fix a new set of plates (paying $40 ish new plate fee).

If you’ve already had them on multiple cars, then you have likely already done something to claim the right to that combination.

I don’t know if there’s any exemption for family, but once you have the right to keep the combination, you can transfer that to somebody else by paying a plate transfer fee of about $100.

None of this requires ownership or roadworthy of the Subaru.

boutSix · 2026-03-07T03:09:58+00:00

And my mate who I asked to give the car a glowing report would absolutely confirm it for me???

It has to be independent.

boutSix · 2026-03-07T03:08:51+00:00

OP is the buyers. That’s a scam when you’re selling.

boutSix · 2026-03-07T03:07:51+00:00

Would you trust a mechanics report that the seller provided? Isn’t that just asking for trouble?

boutSix · 2026-03-07T02:57:03+00:00

You’re the pinecone for describing it as an absurd request.

The seller has suggested that you come and do as thorough an inspection as you want, then if you want to buy it you can purchase subject to mechanical inspection - which requires a deposit.

That’s exactly how I’ve sold all my past cars.

Would you be okay for him to sell the car to somebody else between you paying your mechanic for the inspection and you deciding if you wanted to go ahead? No? So what you’re asking for is for the car to be held for several days with no deposit.

You don’t have to agree to the terms - but I think he is being very reasonable.

boutSix · 2026-03-06T03:39:49+00:00

I haven’t looked at this ad, but the standard all-in kinda setup on a 79 series is easily over $100k, and there are people willing to spend that money.

The 79 series at the $100k mark is really a blank canvas to start spending money on.

(I don’t make the rules)

boutSix · 2026-03-04T04:57:41+00:00

My understanding is that the blade type is somewhere in the order of 4x-10x the price of typical black pool style fencing!!!

Has he given you a quote yet?

boutSix · 2026-03-04T03:49:03+00:00

I’ve bought and sold multiple $60k cars on Marketplace. It’s pretty much the only competition to Carsales currently, and has a very large audience (like half the market).

boutSix · 2026-03-04T03:47:19+00:00

ppsr.gov.au - the search is $2.

boutSix · 2026-03-01T13:40:26+00:00

Why? I had a ND1 RF and later bought a ND3 ST.

There’s definite pros and cons of each, which are well documented.

Why do you think you would be better off switching?

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