RK2707
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Very nice in black I must say. (going green with envy) Now to convince the missus to let me trade the Territory..........................
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Dunno if this has been mentioned before but heres a few more things that BF gets: Traction control: all sedans & XR utes Dynamic stability control: XR6T & XR8 & Territory and Fairlane & LTD Performance brakes: XR6T & XR8 & all V8 sedans ABS: latest version of Bosch software 8.0 Tyres have also been changed mainly for NVH reasons & many other little bits and pieces mainly for refinement. All the info is on the GoAuto site, Go Auto A bit of a leap forward methinks or should I say I hope.
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I'm looking to trade the sedan on a ute also and goin by the prices here it seems there is a fair margin for negotiation. With no disrespect guys some prices here are very very low. Were there any other influencing factors like factoring your trade in value or say if you are an ABN holder. I'm looking at spending 40k driveaway max for a T ute auto. I think I can get it but not sure if I will in Sydney, may have to go interstate for a better deal. I'll keep looking and post if I manage to get a great deal in the future.
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Yeah we had a great day too. I guess I was lucky that Ken was behind us on the way up, might have been left behind otherwise , but then again maybe not Anyway looking forward to the next one, as long as theres no walking involved Cheers Rob & Fi
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Sounds good, as long as the coffee isn't International Roast Rob
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Saw a Menace sedann today & yeah I must say I was a bit put out by the colour I was actually hoping to replace the phantom with this colour but I think it'll be something else. Have to agree with the other comments though, there has been some tough aussie muscle in the past with similar paint so maybe it will grow on us. Only time will tell I guess.
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Count me and the other half in too, if I can keep up that is.....no turbo here Rob
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Car & Truck mechanic by trade. Worked for a fleet manangement company for a couple of years and an automotive assistance company also for about a year. Fixed pokies for about 2 years for Aristocrat for a sea-change (interesting job - not). Currently employed by Hino Motor Sales Australia as a Technical Service Rep for the past couple of years and for a few more to come I think as well. Cheers Rob
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If this was a dealer for the manufacturer I worked for they would be given a formal notice of warning. This can go on for a while but eventually the franchise will be revoked. Don't know what Ford would be like about it but in my opinion they would be gone.
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I'm sure some of you have experienced a scraping noise coming from the rear wheels at some stage and have returned to the dealer to get it fixed and nothing was fixed ! I've complained for 2 services and also taken it back again to no avail so I had a crack at fixing it today myself and guess what.......I did. Funny that. Basically the handbrake shoe linings are rubbing up against the brake disc causing the noise. The edges of the shoes were very rough at best and also quite sharp. Got out a file and chamfered all the edges and then cleaned them up with a bit of emery paper and it fixed it. Believe it or not some of this information was from a Expensive Daewoo Technical Bulletin to rectify the same sort of noises in Commodores ! I forgot to get some photos just to show what I'm on about. Hopefully it is a permanent fix. It's a pity that the dealers couldn't fix it.
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Love it. After seeing Vibe I thought that was it for purple. Next XR was going to be either Rapid, Envi, Lightning Strike or Mandarin ( in no particular order of preference ) now my mind is made up. Menace it is.
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Yeah Barry good point. It's the bloody dealer that lets us down at the end of the day, being sales service or parts, they can all cause a problem or 10.
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I was a Expensive Daewoo fan for a long time until BA came along. I made the switch and have not looked back. Have owned a few Holdens previously and yeah they weren't too flash but in reality the things that annoy me with my XR6 are just as fiddly as what annoyed me with previous Commodores. All in all I think they both are a good package and each to their own at the end of the day. In my opinion it is the aftersales service that has let the brand down. Yeah sure quality can be an issue but geez we're driving $45000 Falcons not $145000 Mercs or Benzes. You get what you pay for. The brand has grown too quickly and the service will take a while to catch up. Unfortunately that's life. I'm not sticking up for Ford but I work as a Tech rep for a truck importer so I can see all sides of the story, believe me ! Having said that I'll get another XR6, hopefully a T this time and I hope its as good and if not better than my current ride. My 2 cents worth. Rob
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Thanks fellas. Goin to try and fix that damn scraping noise from the handbrake while I'm at it too. Cheers Rob