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16-03-2008, 09:07 PM | #1 | ||
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just wondering fellas i was looking at a standard xr6 before due to licensing issues but thats not of a concern anymore so thinking about a xr8 would love a xr6 turbo but they are to expensive and dotn wanna get finance.
Question - Is the Au model good? ive been told so many bad storys of people that work in the car industry........i want to get teh BA shape + but its pretty expensive im looking at spending around 10k. Thing is i have a EL currently and the inside of it and the AU is identical while the BA+ shape are alot better and can add tacos etc. |
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16-03-2008, 09:21 PM | #2 | ||
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Nah mate, the AU models are no good at all. You'd be better off getting a $10K BA for sure, and throw in at least 2 monster tachos, plus a suite of neons etc.
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16-03-2008, 09:46 PM | #3 | ||
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I wouldn't be taking advantage of whatever services these people you know in the "car industry" are providing as they obviously wouldn't know sh!t from clay.
Please tell them I said this. PS: AU's have tacho's in them as do BA's. |
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16-03-2008, 09:55 PM | #4 | ||
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How is an EL interior identical to an AU?
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16-03-2008, 09:55 PM | #5 | |||
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Get a BA (or really, a BF) with FACTORY warranty, and you are laughing, as all the stuff that goes wrong with them will be covered by factory warranty. If you buy one that is out of warranty, expect repair bills of potentially up to the purchase price. Examples are - soft rotors that tend top need machining every 15000km, throttle by wire failures (reasonable $$ to fix), autos that need rebuilding after 30,000km (one of "my" trusted auto trans guys is doing one a week at the moment, and replacing the BA 4 speeds with EL ones (cheap and easy to get, and last longer than the BA ones). With an AU, as you've said, there's not a lot of difference between them and the AUs, but the AU front end is a lot better, and the car just rides and brakes better. Having said that, I have an NF and an EL at the moment, and the difference to the AUs I've owned is not that great. For $10k, you will get a decent (maybe even Fairmont or Ghia) AU. The same money on a BA will get you a POS. The same money into your EL could see a really nice car too (new spray job, worked motor, tough transmission, nice rims and suspension, etc).
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16-03-2008, 09:56 PM | #6 | |||
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16-03-2008, 09:58 PM | #7 | ||
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Im bias but AU's are a good car i havent had any problems with it.
IMO i actually like the interior better on the AU than BA, the AU has a smooth vinyl like material where the BA has a textured type plastic. There are various gauge pod's going round now for the AU so installing gauges isnt much of an issue if thats what you had in mind. Is doing some work to your EL not an option?
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16-03-2008, 10:13 PM | #8 | ||
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fellas i dont really know to much about cars but im a pretty big ford fan and want a car that is reliable....how is the xr8 au's? I was also told the v8 in the El model same shape was the slowest ever?
Yeah for 10k i could only get a standard BA i woudl nmeed to get 15+ for a xr8 one. I didnt know you could get tacos for the aus |
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16-03-2008, 10:14 PM | #9 | ||
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10K will get you a lot of AU.
Did anybody tell you about the rust issues in the BA-BF yet? I checked my AU in the same spots they were talking about in this thread, and mine is absolutely fine and very minimal compared to the mess some of their cars are in. Link to the thread is here. Rust in the Right Rear A-B Series http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11207199 All the best with it. GK
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16-03-2008, 10:16 PM | #10 | |||
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16-03-2008, 10:19 PM | #11 | ||
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make it go faster. LOl no i just want one its one of them cosmetic things i spose. AUs are a hell alot cjheaper then the new shape thats way its appealing to i dont know if i should wait till i get extra 5k then get the new sdhape though
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16-03-2008, 10:19 PM | #12 | |||
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16-03-2008, 10:20 PM | #13 | ||
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yeah, and AU's have TACHO's as standard. so i dont know why the hell you'd want to ad a second one.
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16-03-2008, 10:22 PM | #14 | |||
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16-03-2008, 10:23 PM | #15 | ||
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To clear it up im thinkin by tacho's he means gauges.
Also id be thinking for about $10g you would only be looking at a series 1 au xr8 as a series 2/3 would be out of that price range. If your keen on a 5litre id be looking more towards an AU fairmont etc.
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16-03-2008, 10:26 PM | #16 | |||
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(thats sarcasm too). good luck getting a decent AU XR8 for 10k as well. good luck getting a BA XR8 for 15k. you dont know much about cars, why not go and at least drive them and see if you even like an AU. no point in buying something if it turns out you arent comfy or happy with it. |
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16-03-2008, 11:20 PM | #19 | |||
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16-03-2008, 11:27 PM | #20 | |||
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They knew it was a reliable platform despite the contreversy the styling generated at the time.
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16-03-2008, 11:52 PM | #21 | |||
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17-03-2008, 12:50 AM | #22 | ||
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Or the Ford fan who only became a Ford fan after purchasing an AU. ;)
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17-03-2008, 01:38 PM | #23 | ||
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decided to get finance on a EB V8 thats done 320,000khs costing 9.5k.......got airbrushing to will post pics soon
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17-03-2008, 01:49 PM | #24 | |||
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17-03-2008, 02:16 PM | #25 | |||
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17-03-2008, 02:20 PM | #26 | ||
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http://www.drive.com.au/used-cars/FO...237510196&pt=1
this xr8 looks very straight should you change your mind. |
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17-03-2008, 02:51 PM | #27 | |||
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17-03-2008, 02:54 PM | #28 | |||
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AU 2 XR8 $11,500 - 180,000kms http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11211273 Or This one AU3 Fairmont $8,600 - 242,000kms http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11210969 Heck, you could have mine for $10K. 116,000kms Why oh why oh why? *GK goes outside so that his wife wont see the tears, or hear his sobbing over this confused man.* LOL! GK
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17-03-2008, 10:15 PM | #30 | ||
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just playn fellas lol im still tossing up and will decide soon
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