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WELL AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION, I MUST SAY THAT THIS CAR IS GOING TO BE ONE HELL OF A WEAPON.

I WAS A Expensive Daewoo MAN THRU AND THRU, I HAVE NEVER OWNED A FORD!

I HAVE BEEN A MECHANIC FOR A RALLY TEAM FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS

AND HAVE PREPARED QUITE A FEW CARS IN THIS TIME.

INCLUDING A GT4 , NEW LANCER EVO3, TWO NEW LANCER EVO 5'S,

NEW SUBARU STI RA, ANDA NEW LANCER EVO 6 & 6.5.

I OWNED A NEW VS Late model camira UTE AND WAS NEVER HAPPY WITH IT.

(I HAD A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS AWFUL!!)

TO SAY A FORD IS GOING TO GET ME AS EXCITED, AND STAND AT THE FRONT AMONG THE CARS STATED IS A REAL ACHIEVMENT!

I AM PLACING AN ORDER IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO, BUT I AM NOT SURE WHAT TRANSMISSION EITHER????

WONDER IF IT WOULD MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE IF WE HAD A TEST DAY WITH BOTH CARS AT A DEALER? BRISBANE AREA.

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it was a 98 vs manual.

I did not test drive the manual before I bought it/bad mistake!!

it had a gearbox whine, which got worth with speed. I thought that it must just my car so made them let me take another one out while they looked at mine.

too my surprise the car I drove was worse!! needless to say I did not bother again.

gearbox removed at 15000klm for failed spigot bearing which was a problem with quite a few of them.one other issue with it was how easily the paint chipped, the front became very badly chipped by 50000klm, I have had other new cars and never seen that kind of problem!

best thing was how good the car kept its value!!

I am really looking forward to this new car

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yes I will be ordering a turbo within a week / after a test drive

wish list is this:

xr6t

18 inch wheels (by the way anyin seen the 18 yet?)

premium sound

silver in colour

scuff plates

smooth boot lid

tow bar

transmission??? unsure probably auto

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you can get a hard lid instead of the canopy!!

there are two different types.

a black one which a textured finish on it or

a smooth one which is colour coded to the car!!

they also have twin locks.

when you get it fitted they take out those ugly looking black canopy tie down plugs and fit small blanking plugs that are almost invisible.

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smooth boot lid

what is that?

I think he's getting a ute... ;)

Giant, have a look at richdaves pictures of the .XR6 Utes.

The Silouette ute has 18" wheels

I too am getting an XR6T ute. Getting a delivery date this week.

I went with the auto. I drove it and loved it.

And you won't be able to get premium sound. Only Prestige is available with the utes.

Myself, couldn't see the worth of Prestige sound. I'll plug an MP3 player into it with 10hrs worth of music on one CD. Rids the need of a stacker.

Welcome to the team Giant. :D

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