Guest DZ. Guests Posted 23/10/02 03:00 AM Share Posted 23/10/02 03:00 AM Thought I'd quote some excepts for you all here as I'm sure you're keen to find out how it went. XR6T SS0-60 2.9s 3.4s0-80 4.4s 4.9s0-100 6s 6.2s0-400 14.3s 14.5sInsurance $1051 $2457"Acceleration is truly punishing. From 80 to 120km/h the Turbo is half a second quicker than Holden's VY Late model camira SS in third, a second ahead in identically geared fourth, and almost two seconds quicker in fifth.""the XR6 Turbo is that much better again. It's suave, more subtle, and yet no less stirring. In fact, the boosted Ford is more polished than any big sedan Australia has ever produced. It's just so damn good, it makes the SS feel crude. And it's a brilliant example of the glowing future of local performance cars. Ignore the WRX. Forget the E49. Falcon XR6 Turbo is king."XR6T rating - 4 and a half starsSS rating - 3 and a half stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdave SLOJAM, Gone but not forgotten Lifetime Members 1,841 Member For: 21y 6m 9d Gender: Male Location: Outer east - Melbourne Posted 23/10/02 06:17 AM Share Posted 23/10/02 06:17 AM no surprises there I guess. Just validates what we here *knew* all along the XR6T kicks ass! :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DZ. Guests Posted 23/10/02 06:44 AM Share Posted 23/10/02 06:44 AM The insurance quotes stunned me. Just over $1000 for an XR6T - does anyone think they got that wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdave SLOJAM, Gone but not forgotten Lifetime Members 1,841 Member For: 21y 6m 9d Gender: Male Location: Outer east - Melbourne Posted 23/10/02 06:50 AM Share Posted 23/10/02 06:50 AM It does seem cheap! I think the quote I got was closer to $1400 and I'm over 30 with good rating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJF077 The Noble Leader Administrator 4,785 Member For: 21y 6m 8d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Australia Posted 23/10/02 10:09 AM Share Posted 23/10/02 10:09 AM Ive been quoted $2300 for a 25yr old.. not the best but hell of alot cheaper then a WRX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Member 48 Member For: 21y 6m 1d Posted 23/10/02 01:41 PM Share Posted 23/10/02 01:41 PM Well don't any of you bastards go crashing your Falcons, making their premiums go up! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJF077 The Noble Leader Administrator 4,785 Member For: 21y 6m 8d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Australia Posted 23/10/02 10:15 PM Share Posted 23/10/02 10:15 PM Who is worried about crashing? Im more worried about people drooling over it and it getting stolen! :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DZ. Guests Posted 23/10/02 10:37 PM Share Posted 23/10/02 10:37 PM That's why the price of the WRX insurance premiums are so high aren't they? I'm just glad I live up on the Gold Coast - the 200SX is only $620 to insure so I don't imagine the XR6T is going to be much more :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJF077 The Noble Leader Administrator 4,785 Member For: 21y 6m 8d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Australia Posted 23/10/02 10:45 PM Share Posted 23/10/02 10:45 PM That's why the price of the WRX insurance premiums are so high aren't they? I'm just glad I live up on the Gold Coast - the 200SX is only $620 to insure so I don't imagine the XR6T is going to be much more :DIts really annoying how it varies state by state.When i was getting quotes for the XR6T i phoned around several places. A few months back i was thinking about a WRX and being 25 they wanted $5,500 for insurance a year. Few calls around for the XR6T, AAMI wouldnt insure me. NRMA told me $2700, Ford Insure told me $2300 (which i finally went with) plus got a discount on the Ford insure with City Ford's bonus program 10% off. I thought I would try some sports car brokers as well. Just Cars I telephoned. The guy on the other end asked me age, how many years driving blah blah. Put me on hold and came back and told me $4500. I said to him you have to be kidding NRMA quoted me half of that. He said thats our price. Basically I asked NRMA why the premium was so expensive in NSW then any other state, I remember reading somewhere that someone had been quoted $1400 or so in Melbourne and another guy had been quoted $650 in remote NSW. Basically NRMA said due to Sydney having more people, more cars on the road, higher theft etc, this is why the premium is the way it is. I guess thats why we see alot of hire cars registered in Victoria and insured there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DZ. Guests Posted 24/10/02 12:24 AM Share Posted 24/10/02 12:24 AM The entire cost of living is more expensive down south - one of the reasons I never moved to Sydney, but theoretically the pay is better isn't it? Personally, I'm happy being able to get home within 5 minutes after leaving work. Lower insurance and other costs help too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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