Hi Everyone,

Just wondering what I should be checking for when I pick my ute up next Tuesday from the Dealer.

It is an August plated build. I know things like check under the doors for dodgy paint work but anything else that anyone knows about would be a help.

Ask Ford how many k's were on it when it left the factory. They told me that they only drive it across the railway tracks a couple of times so there should be no more than about 10kms on it. When I picked it up from the dealer there was 25kms on my car so I considered that pretty reasonable, but check to make sure someone hasnt flogged it at the dealer.

Go over it with a fine tooth comb and particularly look at window seals as well

Ask Ford how many k's were on it when it left the factory. They told me that they only drive it across the railway tracks a couple of times so there should be no more than about 10kms on it. When I picked it up from the dealer there was 25kms on my car so I considered that pretty reasonable, but check to make sure someone hasnt flogged it at the dealer.

Go over it with a fine tooth comb and particularly look at window seals as well

When I first saw my T it had 6km on the clock (basically just of the truck from Melbourne), before pre delivery. When I picked it up from the dealer it had about 25km on the clock. I'm not suprised, they had to drive it from Mitchell to Braddon and then some. A far cry from when I picked up my previous car, the Pulsar SSS. If I remember correctly, it had only about 3km on the clock and that's when I picked it up

So can they be driven without the turbo being fitted vg?

Ours had 25km on it, that was after the car had been delivered from springwood to woolongabba directly to dads work.

Paint under doors is fine.

Can I ask if anyone elses spoiler SLIGHTLY wobbles when the boot is closed?

So can they be driven without the turbo being fitted vg?

Glenn,

The turbo engine is complete when installed on the production line, FPV simply fit imtercoolers & piping, plus options such as sunroof and 18" wheels.

QUOTE (Velvet Glove @ Nov 22 2003, 12:52 AM)

Ask Ford how many k's were on it when it left the factory. They told me that they only drive it across the railway tracks a couple of times so there should be no more than about 10kms on it. When I picked it up from the dealer there was 25kms on my car so I considered that pretty reasonable, but check to make sure someone hasnt flogged it at the dealer.

Go over it with a fine tooth comb and particularly look at window seals as well 

I remember reading somewhere that modern cars with digital odometers could be reset by the dealer if they had less than 100ks on them.

That is they could driven all over the joint, use them for a test drive or two then reset the ODO back to zero, drive it a few K's and still give you that low K new car feeling.

Anyone know if this can be done on the BA?

xrdreaming It may be dificult to check, but the first time I parked the car in the garage and looked at it under flourescent light I noticed a few imperfections in the paintwork on the roof had had been 'worked on' resulting in a little circle of scratches about the size of a 10c coin. But you can only see them at an angle under flouro light.

Perhaps not such a big deal just anoying once you notice it.

Other than that nothing wrong with mine, and from memory it had about 16K's when I took delivery.

I remember reading somewhere that modern cars with digital odometers could be reset by the dealer if they had less than 100ks on them.

That is they could driven all over the joint, use them for a test drive or two then reset the ODO back to zero, drive it a few K's and still give you that low K new car feeling.

Anyone know if this can be done on the BA?

l hope that's not the case YCL.

l thought that for a car to be able to be sold new, it must have less than 100km on the odo. If it can be reset then who knows what you are getting. Surely that would be against consumer protection laws

ask as many questions as possible. When I picked mine up, I asked everything about the car, right down to each nut and bolt. It took 2 hours, I got them to demonstrate the alarm, (hold down the bonnet alarm trigger with finger, and arm car. Let go of trigger to test alarm. Then if it works, disarm. Check the carpet in the boot is attached properly, (the compartment covers). The little plastic plugs that hold it on can become loose. As VG said, go over car with fine tooth comb. Check that all the lights work. Check that all the audio works. And of course, do as the manual says, it has the lot in there. IF you think something doesn't look right, go and compare to another XR in the lot. And... Sedans do come with Traction control, and they do have an LSD. Don't let the salesman try to tell you that you can't have traction control if you have the LSD. Test each option they put in for you as well. Get them to show you everything. Ensure to move the gear leaver around alot. My sequential's selection sleeve buckled, and I was forced to drive in normal Auto mode for a week until they fixed it .

remember, you can't be too careful.

QUOTE (Velvet Glove @ Nov 22 2003, 12:52 AM)

I remember reading somewhere that modern cars with digital odometers could be reset by the dealer if they had less than 100ks on them.

That is they could driven all over the joint, use them for a test drive or two then reset the ODO back to zero, drive it a few K's and still give you that low K new car feeling.

Anyone know if this can be done on the BA?

Well, interestingly my XR6_T ODO currently says 327km whereas Trip Meter "B" says 328.5km.

Unless what you say is true, don't see how the Trip Meter can be reading higher than the ODO.

check your trip computor av. fuel consumption. mine showed 41 litres per 100 km. after its first frantic 22 kms in the hands of the dealership and now averaging 16.5 litres per 100 km. Check straightness of door panels around external handles ,not sure if slight distortion is normal like EA-EL will check with

Dents Out guy I know.