How To Buy A Cheap Backpackers’ Car In Sydney
Find A Motivated Seller
The first thing you have to do is to find yourself a motivated seller. Your best bet for achieving this is to find a fellow traveller who is leaving Australia in a matter of days and hasn’t sold their car yet.
The place to go to find such travellers is the Kings Cross Car Market in Sydney. Hostel bulletin boards are another great resource, or the notice boards around Bondi Beach.
Example
Let’s take a look at an example. Say you see a 1990 Ford Falcon station wagon advertised for $2300. Because the seller is flying home in two days time, you manage to buy the station wagon for the round sum of $2000. You happily drive to Perth, Uluru and all around Australia for 6 months and sell the car for $1900 a good 3 weeks before you have to fly home. The net cost of owning a car for 6 months in Australia: $100 ($2000 – $1900). Of course, this doesn’t include petrol or other maintenance costs. However, try renting a car in Australia for $100 for 6 months!
