Is it a bad idea?

[falcon_bandit]

My daughter is ready to get her learners licence in a few months and has saved nearly $5000 on minimum wage for her first car, something she can learn in & drive for a couple years to tafe, job etc.

Ive been watching gumtree, ebay & carsales like a hawk recently to begin searching for the "right" car cause i know they dont popup at the right time.

Looking at 4cyl shoeboxes that are easy on juice, easy to park, and cheaper on rego. Only to find that all sellers think these $20,000 (when new) cars are still worth 6000-7000 in low km, excellent condition even after 13 years. Then when you find one near 5k, you ring up and get told how the body has hail damage, mechanical issues etc. And im not talking about kia/hyundai/festiva. Talking about quality jappas

So here is the dilemma. I have an AUII 75th futura with about 97,000 original km's that i paid a pretty high price for, and done a few things to get it running perfect & looking good. I also have just recently purchased an AUII fairmont V8 wagon (unregistered) which im dying to get on the road, but dont have the money to do it.

My daughter loves my AU futura, and has been pestering me to sell it to her, and i know by having an instant sale it would get my wagon on the road & modded fairly quickly. And at least i know the car is a reliable one & easy to maintain. But downside is that its gonna cost an extra $800 a year on fuel (based on 10,000km) than a 4cyl, and an extra $200 on rego. This might be too much pressure on a young kid trying to make ends meet.

I would want $4500 from her for the futura, and its honestly worth way more TO ME than that, i dont really want to sell it. At the same time is that ripping her off? Should she just go with an overpriced 2002 model economical 4cyl ?

The mind boggles !!!!!!!