IF THERE ARE ANY 5TH SEMESTER STUDENTS OUT THERE INTERESTED IN SELLING THEIR CAR. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. JUST SEND ME AN EMAIL OR A PM WITH THE SPECTS OF THE CAR AND YOUR PRICE... I WONT BE ON SABA TIL THE 28TH.

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Are you going to Saba 28th of Feb, dreamdoc?

I'll also be in the market for a good vehicle when I get there near the end of April.

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I'm oughta here the first weekend in April, will be selling mine looking to turn it over to whoever buys it then. It's a 1998 Asia Rocksta!! Basically a South Korean copy of a Jeep Wrangler. Hard top, standard transmission, has been a really reliable island car. Need to start advertising it around here, haven't gotten around to putting up a sign on the school bulliten board yet. Anyway, I really am not looking to advertise on here, because as far as looking for cars go, I wouldn't set any deals in stone until you get here & can check the car out & take it for a spin, unless you know someone on the island already who can tell you about it. Plus once you see the steepness of the roads here, it might influence your decision on whether you want an automatic or standard, that is if you can drive a stick to begin with! Once you get here though, if you're interested, come find me! If any of you other Saba students who are here on the island are reading this, you know where I am, come make me an offer!!

No Wolf Im not going the 28th of Feb although thats what it looked like in my post. 8) Im going with you on April 28th.

What's best a stick shift or automatic ? I would think a stick shift if the hills are that bad.

Wolf if you want to buy a car, you could look at the ones in Fla and I could check it out for ya and have it shipped from here. We are entertaining that idea. Im concerned about buying one on the island and then having it break down all the time and having to shell out $ to have it fixed, cuz it sounds like the island does a # on cars. Hasselfree ships cars from Fla and its 1650.00. We were thinking about getting a cheap car and shipping it...We were thinking that may be the same $ as buying one there thats been on the island and will need work. However, still undecided.

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Man, I've always wanted a jeep...

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Dream,
I think the island is about to crack down on having students ship cars in. There are too many here as it is....

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I think stick shift will be a wise choice because its easy on the transmission on hilly conditions....and do find out before hand if there is a person available to fix the car on Saba....it would be expensive to get it fixed from SXM.....



Siddman

Stick is the best... one of the locals shipped down a one year old Ford Expedition 2 door and his automatic tranny overeheated causing some serious melting of some plastic pieces vital for driving. Thus, I suggest stick. Also, there are a few mechanics on the island who can fix just about anything. As for parts, thats where you run into the problems. If you are looking to bring down something Japanese, German, or anything out of the ordinary for the Caribbean, be careful, because parts are hard to find, and shipping em takes 2-3 weeks from the US (Note that KIA's are okay, because for some reason they are really really popular in the islands). Those are my 2 cents

Val

Hopefully an oversupply of cars will make it a buyer's market, and lower the cost of buying a vehicle!

Aren't Kia's made in Japan? Anyway, I know they are inexpensive and small vehicles for the most part, so maybe that's why they are good for the islands.

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I have heard of students buying car on SXM and Saba for as cheap as 200 bucks...is that true.....or I have heard it wrong...andi have also heard that gas is pretty expensive down at the rock..can anyone guess on the price rate per liter....


Siddman