My T

[Shockwave-T]

I finally picked up my new car on Tuesday - a BA XR6 Turbo with 6 speed manual and in Shockwave Blue.

I picked it up with 24km on the clock, and it now has just over 700 after driving up to Lancefield on Tuesday night, and then to Yea on Wednesday.

I'm really loving this car - the power comes on very smoothly and strongly and for a large, 1700kg family sedan, it handles really well... the suspension's firm but comfortable, and it corners heaps better than my old BMW with modded suspension ever did. I can't wait for the engine to be run in properly and for me to get the confidence to actually push it a bit harder through the twisties.

Interior's nice and comfy. The seats are supportive, and the premium sound option is great.

No real issues with it - the exhaust is a bit loose at the tip, but I'll get that fixed at the first service. The 6 speed is a little noisy, but from what I've read, that's pretty common. It's also a bit notchy but then again, the car only has 700ish kms on the clock. Other than that, as I said earlier, I'm really enjoying this car!

One question though - it pulls all the way up to 4500RPM, but then feels flat after that, even though peak power comes on at 5250RPM - is it just that it's run out of torque and I don't get that "pinned back to your seat" feeling? Or is it that the engine's still fresh and needs to be loosened up a bit more? Or are stock T's just flat at the top end? Or am I nuts?

I picked it up from Courtney and Patterson in Heidelberg and can't recommend them enough - they were fantastic to deal with from the moment I test drove a T way back in June to the moment I picked it up almost 2 months later.

Here are some dodgy pics I took Friday night after work in my driveway before it got dark.. I'll post some more once I find the time to take some quality pics, but for now I am too busy enjoying it and having fun. Why am I still on the computer? Where are my keys?

[bugster70]

Very nice mate, and congrats on the new car! Glad you're enjoying it, just wait till the mod bug bites...

[-carty]

good stuff... has the smile gone from your face yet?

[Orrie]

Well Done .......Enjoy !!!!

[phantomchic]

Congratulations on the addition..

I found that my beast improved after 3000 and was awesomely better after the 15k service and re-flash..

so good in fact that I now need new tyres at 21k.....

Shazzy

Can't get enough T

[slikxr6t]

Congrats on the new rig Shockwave-T! Enjoy!