Mkii Leather And Prem. Brakes

[Turbofalke]

Whatever you do, don't go the sports leather I.e. "The Bubble Wrap Look"

Trent.

Do you have an option if you order the luxury pack for standard/sports leather?

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sadly no... they won't put the normal leather in with the lux pack.

I know if I were a potential buyer I'd skip that option because of the sports leather...

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Aiboart, I've got the lux pac, and while every body is entitled to their own opinion, don’t be turned off it because some don't like the look if it.

Duel climate control, neat dash, suede door inserts, TFT screen, and those sports seats finish it off. I like the seats! and the XR logo can be in any color you like.

PS If your in Melb I happy to show you my ride if that helps you.

Edited 17/01/05 12:21 AM by Turbofalke

[cs123]

Duel climate control, neat dash, suede door inserts, TFT screen, and those sports seats finish it off. I like the seats! and the XR logo can be in any color you like.

You talked me into it. Just rang the dealer and changed the order to lux pack.

So now I'm getting a 2005 Mk2 M6 in Velocity with all the creature comforts.

[Chris xr6]

I Have SPSPL in my ute and I have blue XR logos and stitched real leather door inserts?????

[Turbofalke]

Duel climate control, neat dash, suede door inserts, TFT screen, and those sports seats finish it off. I like the seats! and the XR logo can be in any color you like.

You talked me into it. Just rang the dealer and changed the order to lux pack.

So now I'm getting a 2005 Mk2 M6 in Velocity with all the creature comforts.

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[GlennAUII]

I Have SPSPL in my ute and I have blue XR logos and stitched  real leather door inserts?????

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oooh...

[dude]

How much is the lux pack these days ?

[cs123]

How much is the lux pack these days ?

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Gee, I just ordered it today and have forgotten. I think it was $4520

[aiboart]

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The premium brakes incorporate a larger 2 pot caliper and grooved rotor than the standard brakes.

These although I don't think will make you pull up faster, but will enable you to pull up time and time again without fade. oh and no shudder either.

I had standard brakes on my first XR, fade shudder fade shudder fade shudder. So I bought some DBA 4000 rotors and Bendix pads. Fade fade fade, 4 laps on the track and my brakes were toast.

Now I have premium brakes on my new XR. 15 laps around wakefield and I haven't been able to fade them yet.

Best thing you'll ever buy

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Sounds like I really want the premium brakes....

..... but the $3K price is just too high for me.

(but I REALLY want the premium brakes ).

My car will be a road car and it will never be tracked so I hope that the std system will be OK. I couldn't stand the thought that the car is underbraked.

But I really want the premium brakes!!!!!!

Option Creep

Now consider this. I call it Option Creep (OC).

You go out to buy a BA Falcon XT, which you know is a good thing for the purposes that it is intended because you have used one for an extended period. It's only design flaw is the steel wheels.

The problem is the guys down at Ford Australia have made a Great Thing (GT), a spectacularly great thing, called the XR6-T.

This thing is sooooooooo good you just have to have one because it is a magnificent, coherent, balanced, refined, soooo composed, state of the art design. It's just so brilliant, so together that the GT would cost three to four times the asking price if it had a euro badge.

You then add the leather option to your new base model Great Thing....

because..... because it is leather!...so there!!!

and as noted earlier in this thread......

.......................it smells like leather!!!

Then you add side airbags.

Then you add power pedals.

And you really want the luxo pack with the LCD screen (very nice).... the sports leather is fine too.

And you really!!! want the pemium brakes!!!

This process is Option Creep! (OC)

(By now of course all the marketing chaps at Ford who monitor the forums are slapping each other on the back for being so clever.)

As I explained to my wife, (who really likes the smell of leather a lot)

you think a long time about buying say a $4K leather sofa, but, make the leather a $4K option in a car and the same decision making process takes about one second. It reduces to, 'I would like that', tick the box!

Anyway, I must be strong, I must resist the OC.....

perhaps after I amend the order to include premium brakes

and the LCD

thanks for all the help guys...

this is a great group.

I can't wait to get the car.

regards

John

[Cro]

Try this on for size.

Luxury Pack costs $4595.

Standard Leather seats and Premium sound (comes with same colour screen and same sound system, but no climate control) costs $1980 (leather) + $985 (premium sound) = $2965.

Now that is a saving of: $1630. You're more than half way there.

What the hell do you want power adjustable pedals for? Your seat moves backwards and forward, there is a saving of $350.

Also from memory, Auto trans is $900 more than Manual (the real gear box). (not to mention the insurance pay outs you save cause your wife can't drive it) :D

So, you have 900 saving from not getting the auto, $350 from not getting the pedals, and $1630 from going standard leather and premium sound = $2880.

I'm sure you can scroung the extra $115 for the premium brakes

[Cro]

My car will be a road car and it will never be tracked so I hope that the std system will be OK.

But I really want the premium brakes!!!!!!

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Something to mull over.

When I got my first car, I said I'll never thrash it, drive fast, go on a twisty drive, and ultimatly go to the track.

I thrashed it from day one, drove fast 100% of the time, went on twisty drives twice sometimes even 4 times a month, and been to the track twice.

Now, I'm a heavy braker, I wait till the last minute before a traffic light, corner, what ever then hit the brakes. If you do the same, or similar standard brakes will not do you at all.

I couldn't stand the thought that the car is underbraked.

Get the premium brakes then, because it is...