Mitchy_G Umm... Member 176 Member For: 21y 11m 18d Location: North Lake Macquarie NSW Posted 07/09/03 09:24 AM Share Posted 07/09/03 09:24 AM Hi everyone,Picked up the new bird after 3.5 months of waiting. Well ok its my mums car but I wish it was mine. Dad (plumb_bob) asked me to write this up.In a week we have 1,400km on the clock.We began our run in from day one with medium to hard acceleration from around 60 to 120 in third gear and varied revs and speed a much as possible. First night running-in we had a bit of a scare with the car suddenly jumping into limp mode after overboost. Shut motor down, restart and everything ok. On one run we were only to be away for 15 mins to fill up, this some how turned into 2.5 hour session, dad could not turn the bird around, awesome! Mum was not happy when we got home (its her car!!!!). The Ford guys have done a fantastic job building this car. Quality of finish is first class. Good on you all the Ford workers for such a great performance vehicle. Footwell lights are in....$1.18 from Repco, can any of you beat that price for two bulbs?Option list: SSS, premium sound, leather, boot liner, window tint, xr scuffs, spare alloy.We only had a limited test drive from the dealer but thanks to the xr6turbo.com forum we have been able to buy the car with confidence.Running it on BP PULP 95, seems ok, can tell the car is loosening up day by day. We will try to get along to most cruise days, now that we don't have to chase after all you guys in the Landcrusier.Many thanks also to BLOAN for his updates on the progress of the vehicle during manufacture. Thanks very much Now for the pics Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/6047-a-new-addition-to-the-family/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchy_G Umm... Member 176 Member For: 21y 11m 18d Location: North Lake Macquarie NSW Posted 07/09/03 09:41 AM Author Share Posted 07/09/03 09:41 AM another Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/6047-a-new-addition-to-the-family/#findComment-48673 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchy_G Umm... Member 176 Member For: 21y 11m 18d Location: North Lake Macquarie NSW Posted 07/09/03 09:42 AM Author Share Posted 07/09/03 09:42 AM another Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/6047-a-new-addition-to-the-family/#findComment-48674 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mvec Guests Posted 07/09/03 10:14 AM Share Posted 07/09/03 10:14 AM Love it That was my second choice in colour.... ended up going for the blueprint with almost the same specs. One question... (as I am extrememly ignorant ) what is this footwell lights?? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/6047-a-new-addition-to-the-family/#findComment-48683 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aniken I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it Donating Members 4,316 Member For: 22y 4m 23d Gender: Male Location: Sydney, south west Posted 07/09/03 10:30 AM Share Posted 07/09/03 10:30 AM One question... (as I am extrememly ignorant ) what is this footwell lights?? If you get premium sound, they use the same wiring as the Fairmont. The Fairmont has lights in the front foot wells (driver and passenger side). However, even though the wiring is exactly the same, for markteting reasons Ford decided to leave out the light bulbs in the XR series. Therefore, if you got premium sound, it is a simple matter of buying some cheapo bulbs, finding the empty sockets and voila, you will have some extra light in your car. There is a thread on this somewhere. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/6047-a-new-addition-to-the-family/#findComment-48690 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchy_G Umm... Member 176 Member For: 21y 11m 18d Location: North Lake Macquarie NSW Posted 07/09/03 10:32 AM Author Share Posted 07/09/03 10:32 AM Check out this link for more info on footwell lightsClick here Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/6047-a-new-addition-to-the-family/#findComment-48692 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEN 24T Gandalf the Grey, Maiar of Manwë and Varda, Team HgAg/Sneaky Member 7,371 Member For: 21y 10m 13d Gender: Male Location: The Shire, Middle Earth Posted 07/09/03 10:42 AM Share Posted 07/09/03 10:42 AM Mitchy_G, welcome to Team HgAg! Couple of things, go vote here, then, when you get your post count up, change your Private Title to include "Team HgAg".Welcome to the team, my friend, you have chosen well. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/6047-a-new-addition-to-the-family/#findComment-48697 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mvec Guests Posted 07/09/03 10:43 AM Share Posted 07/09/03 10:43 AM Thanks guys Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/6047-a-new-addition-to-the-family/#findComment-48698 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJF077 The Noble Leader Administrator 4,786 Member For: 22y 7m 1d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Australia Posted 07/09/03 11:28 AM Share Posted 07/09/03 11:28 AM Good stuff mate.. I bet your dad is happy! He seemed really enthusiastic at our last cruise! Now he can join in on some fun Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/6047-a-new-addition-to-the-family/#findComment-48704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cro Flower Power Lifetime Members 6,114 Member For: 22y 7m 3d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 07/09/03 11:34 AM Share Posted 07/09/03 11:34 AM Looking good mate It's about time, I can't wait to see it on our next cruise :D Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/6047-a-new-addition-to-the-family/#findComment-48706 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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