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yep, the only reason i'm still stuck in a bloody ancient AU is to pay off the house quicker....
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If i went back to an AU, i have a far better sounding V8 for a lot less cash, won't go as hard but who cares, can chuck a lumpy cam in it and have heaps of fun with it, do most of the work myself and STILL have some cash left over to buy another car if I wanted to. See my point?
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Valid point.
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I knew you would be back. hehehe. Quite honestly, what you just mentioned is precisely why I haven't bought a B or F series. Euro regs, tuning, and the dosh needed to make some power. And as you said all 3 go together in a little ball, with a big wad of cash.
AU's are just so much simpler. (well you gotta expect that, when the engine was on the ark lol) P250 - Manual in black, and its happy days ![]()
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I'd have an XR5 too, but not as a replacement for my current car.
EL GT would be awesome Aust, would rip a mean skid too
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Grass certainly does seem greener on the other side.
Dollar for dollar though, I reckon the AU is still superb value. I wonder how many people have "upgraded" only to find the buzz isn't as big as they expected? GK
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What about this one b2tf???
http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11290647
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Clearly the FG is way ahead. Having said that, I drove a DLPG G6E a few weeks back. It was really nice, but I found myself being dazzled by all of the gadgets and information displays etc. The performance was really good and miles ahead of my AUs, but to be really honest, I came away not as impressed as I imagined I would. Not 100% sure why, but just wasn't overwealmed with the experience. In your case, $200 a week just sitting there doesn't make much sense. Welcome back in advance! LOL! GK
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It was advanced to the stage where I was going in the next day to sign it up. The night before that I had a bit of a think and worked out (duh!) that because I work from home my car mostly sits in the shed. It's not unusual for me not to drive it for a week (or more). When I do drive it (excluding holidays) it's usually 10mins here or there. I worked out that over a twelve month period it would have cost me a ridiculous amount (I can't rem the figure) for each hour that I was actually driving the car. So for me, even though a new car would be nice, the hourly rate is far too high :( |
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once again i would say be careful thinking you are going to save a heap of money.
au 13000, maintainance over 5 years 10000, total 23000 fg 33000, maintainance over 5 years 0, total 33000 difference per week over 5 years $38.46. nowhere near $200 and if you had a bad run with au the fg could cost less rego same,insurance same(can't work that one out but true),fuel au less but others say more. 10000 sounds alot for maintainance but last year i spent two grand on little things, clutch,power steer line,powersteer pump,trow out bearing,swaybar mounts,etc. still needs new plugs,leads,o2sensers,brakes,shocks,paint,interior etc. some years you wont spend much i realise, but soner or later it will be big things like motor 2-5g,gearbox 1-2g so i think 10g is ballpark for 5 years. oil and servicing,tyres etc left of both cars. that said i like the au's too just think about it, if it is just for the money |
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ute for ute the AU is good value over the B and F series cars.. the old wheezer is good for the sound and a mid 13 all day... provided your are not a huge 6 speed manual fan you'd be happy in the Windsor imho.
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I dont for a second regret buying the FG - awesome car, love it to bits and as I have said numerous times, I would keep it if I wanted to. I can afford to pay for it and mod it, no worries there, but the thing that has made me think about all of this is that like I said, anything you want to do to an FG has heaps of hoops you have to jump through just to make the damn thing run ok. I miss being able to unbolt crap on the AU and clean it up, mod it whatever - and then just bolt it back together and away we go. FG - look at something funny and the computer will kick in. It is a PITA.
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b2tf - there was a time when most people could not afford or be able to mod an AU.
Couple of years from now, it will be easy to mod the FG. AU has heaps of R&D and a forum load of experiences as to what works and what doesn't. FG will be like that, but it takes time. Or just buy that supercharged AU ute...
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that is a good point ,when you fix something replace with something better, motor,wheels, stereo, what ever. i am in no way bashing au's i think they are the best modern falcon, i sold my ba2 xr8 and bought another au, it is just a bit frightening how much i have been spending on them lately and what they seem to be worth
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Think about it, the Windsor will happily do many, many k's. Unless you are buying a flogged out high k version you won't need an engine. Keep maintenance up to the auto and you won't need to replace that. Apart from consumables, suspension components and a few unforeseen items you won't need to do too much to it. As for the FG; Quote:
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Heheh, I havent seen your cow yet mate.....
Trying to see something up with that blown one, needs a bodykit and I am not a fan of the wheels though.
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