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		<description><![CDATA[Hello all, my name is Alex but I&#8217;m better known on the internet as Durty. I figured I would write a wee introduction about me and the cars i have owned. I owned a 1984 Toyota Starlet, followed by a Civic, Sentra and a Cordia Then one day kyteler posted a link on oldschool.co.nz to <a href="http://blog.retro-classics.co.nz/?p=1461"><b>...more</b></a>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello all, my name is Alex but I&#8217;m better known on the internet as Durty.</p>
<p>I figured I would write a wee introduction about me and the cars i have owned.</p>
<p>I owned a 1984 Toyota Starlet, followed by a Civic, Sentra and a Cordia</p>
<p>Then one day kyteler posted a link on oldschool.co.nz to a trademe auction for my first Volvo, a 1978 Volvo 264. I managed to buy it for $215 and never actually did anything with it due to it blowing a headgasket and some idiots biffing rocks through the windows</p>
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<p>but now i was hooked, two 1982 244&#8242;s followed in quick succession</p>
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<p>Which I bought for $700 and $150</p>
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<p>next came a 1985 360 which i bought for $200</p>
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<p>both of these 240s and the 360 have taken me on 600km round trips and been pushed around racetracks and gotten me home again with only a few minor problems.  These cars have all been unbelievably reliable and solid for a dirt cheap price.</p>
<p>the milage on these 4 cars have ranged from 275,000km to 340,000 miles</p>
<p>My latest purchase is a 1988 Volvo 480ES.  Its a 1.7 litre manual fwd, and has just ticked over 120,000km</p>
<p>These are one of my dream cars but I never thought I would find one for sale. So when this one turned up on trademe i had to have it. I sold my boring toyota and flew up to rotorua and drove it home</p>
<p>It cost me $1400, I drive it to work 5 times a week and have taken it around taupo racetrack and plan to do it again</p>
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