Booki Member 2 Member For: 14y 7m 23d Posted 29/11/10 12:51 AM Share Posted 29/11/10 12:51 AM Gday everyone, I have been doing some serious car searching as of late...and now I am contemplating if a XR6 Turbo ute is the car for me.Main reason I am looking at a ute, is because I ride dirt bikes. Id imagine I can just throw it up the back and head off.Though a few questions about the XR6 Turbo...these would be in comparassion to my current car, VT v6.* Hows the fuel economy?* Hows the ride height? (Main reason im selling the commodore....can't be bothered scraping my bar everywhere and lookin like a twat)* Would it be ok for some rough roads? (Some riding area's are pretty rutted up)* Hows the maintence up keep on a turbo'd car?Coming off my P Plates in december, I am seriously considering a car like the xr6 turbo ute, though I am just worried about ground clearance. (Was looking at 4x4's, but to slow, no style and not really my thing)Hope you fellas can help me out in finding a vechile that will be my daily and allow me to take the bike anywhere I need to go!Can you get adjustable shocks that can increase ride height? (rough price costs?) Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71901-is-a-xr6t-ute-good-for-me-ground-clearance-dirt-bike/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle173 Donating Members 774 Member For: 16y 6m 13d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 29/11/10 05:30 AM Share Posted 29/11/10 05:30 AM I have a fg f6 I mostly ride mx with the bikes on back and gear it gets to all the mx tracks fine. fuel econmy on the highway is still in the 10l per hundred k to. no ute is going to be better then a falcon. except 4x4. if u keep ya services up and dont go nuts on power they are as reliably as any other car Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71901-is-a-xr6t-ute-good-for-me-ground-clearance-dirt-bike/#findComment-1059347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansedgli Member 214 Member For: 21y 4m 3d Posted 29/11/10 08:30 AM Share Posted 29/11/10 08:30 AM Where do you ride? Ive got an AU ute on superlows. Its turbo and its not bad for most tracks I ride at because its usually smooth roads to the unloading areas. 95% of the time we take my ute cos its comfy.But when we go camping its a pita cos my mates like to find good spots which are a bit hard to get to so I usually throw the bike on a trailer behind a 4wd or on a mates bt50 4wd. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71901-is-a-xr6t-ute-good-for-me-ground-clearance-dirt-bike/#findComment-1059412 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henz Tampon inserted, Auto Acquired, next purchase a new handbag Donating Members 9,946 Member For: 17y 1m 24d Gender: Male Location: Vic Posted 29/11/10 08:32 AM Share Posted 29/11/10 08:32 AM Ride height will be fine mate, stock these XR utes sit pretty high. has to over 150mm.Fuel economy with a load isnt to bad, I average 13s with 300rwkw and usually over 200kg.maintanance is the same as every car, service it and run it on good fuel, shouldnt give you any problems. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71901-is-a-xr6t-ute-good-for-me-ground-clearance-dirt-bike/#findComment-1059414 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booki Member 2 Member For: 14y 7m 23d Posted 29/11/10 09:36 AM Author Share Posted 29/11/10 09:36 AM Ah.... beautiful !Sounds like the car I want...Any pointers on things to look out for when buying used? Any particular things to steer clear of?I am always anal about maintence on the commodore, but ive always been a ford man at heart...so as far as looking after it goes I will cry if I get dirt on it I generally go to Kinglake/Tallarook. Kinglake unloading area on extons road isn't bad last time I went, Late model camira handled it fine but I was going extremely slow. Went up about 3 weeks ago and there are big ruts on the road now, lucky we were in my mates adventura, but I already knew my commy would be scraping the front bar all the way...Reference pic of my current ride in terms of the front bar. http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/4173/pic2t.jpgAnd same goes here for camping, I don't think any sporty ute would handle camping spots well.Is it possible to get adjustable suspension to increase/decrease ride height easily? Other then putting in bags...? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71901-is-a-xr6t-ute-good-for-me-ground-clearance-dirt-bike/#findComment-1059447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
johno Donating Members 773 Member For: 14y 7m 3d Gender: Male Location: Mt Gambier, SA Posted 29/11/10 10:48 PM Share Posted 29/11/10 10:48 PM Buy a Falcon RTV ute, and fit a turbo motor. Best of both worlds.I used to have a BA Marlin, which had XR6 suspension, and I work out in the bushdown a rough gravel/dirt road, and never had any issues.If you take it easy in the rougher areas, it shouldnt be an issue. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71901-is-a-xr6t-ute-good-for-me-ground-clearance-dirt-bike/#findComment-1059576 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wenier Donating Members 1,736 Member For: 15y 3m 26d Gender: Male Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posted 30/11/10 08:41 AM Share Posted 30/11/10 08:41 AM Stock it should be fine, I go 2 bikes up on mine lowered by 40mm and dont have to many problems. But I dont have to deal with massive ruts, rear mud guards are the only ones that scrape occasionally. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71901-is-a-xr6t-ute-good-for-me-ground-clearance-dirt-bike/#findComment-1059679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo ute79 Member 376 Member For: 16y 8m 17d Gender: Male Location: gladstone qld Posted 27/12/10 10:52 PM Share Posted 27/12/10 10:52 PM Just be careful of where you go. I still take mine dirt bike riding but I gotta be careful. If I go anywhere rough or in lots of mud I get a lift with a mate with a 4x4. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71901-is-a-xr6t-ute-good-for-me-ground-clearance-dirt-bike/#findComment-1067164 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodT6 Member 39 Member For: 14y 4m 14d Posted 26/01/11 02:39 AM Share Posted 26/01/11 02:39 AM My bf ute is lowered to legal height and I drive it around the farm no worries. I think everything underneath is tucked up pretty well. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71901-is-a-xr6t-ute-good-for-me-ground-clearance-dirt-bike/#findComment-1075614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
O Trader Member 89 Member For: 16y 7m Posted 26/03/11 02:07 PM Share Posted 26/03/11 02:07 PM My bike (Aprilia RXV 550) can roll right of the tail gate with out a ramp and the bash plate does'nt even make contact with it. The utes good to sleep in also with a hard lid and just a 3mx3m sun shade over it with the lid up. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71901-is-a-xr6t-ute-good-for-me-ground-clearance-dirt-bike/#findComment-1092137 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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