Having recently tried to sell a car for a friend, don't worry about having to buy one. You can't give them away!

I sold a 1992 Mitzi Lancer, with 90,000k for $1600!!!! And that deal took a month to find someone willing for!

The streets are littered with vehicles for sale sometimes, and here in chch, we have weekly auctions where with a bit of care bargins can be easily had.

BTW ditch the dvd player, hold out for a DVD writer so you can record TV programs onto DVD's. Dick Smith has a basic one for $350, but panasonic have an awesome one, dropping rapidly in price with a hard drive in it.

You record to the HD, then edit out the adverts etc, then burn the rogram on a dvd. Its the next generation of technology, they are still pricy at around $700, but well worth it .