Falky100 Donating Members 305 Member For: 12y 5m 9d Gender: Male Posted 25/10/12 01:26 PM Share Posted 25/10/12 01:26 PM Geez makese think il get bugger all when I go to sell my 96,000km BF mk1 now. Id be grabbing that FG right there^^^^ great buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z2TT Member 714 Member For: 11y 10m 24d Posted 25/10/12 05:06 PM Author Share Posted 25/10/12 05:06 PM Hi Guys,Ended up getting a FG XR6T. Goes good, seems to be very progressive in way it drives. but power delivery is kinda weird. If you plant it from a take off, it doesn't give a rush of torquefrom the start, it sort of comes on 2 seconds after. Also when cruising and plant your foot, it doesn't pin you to the seat e.g the turbo boost I would have expected that for a big cube and turbo,but it comes on later, I had DSC off too but still is there some sort of factory limiter that doesn't give you the max power right after it kicks down a gear? It also seems to kick down pretty slow, e.g you dont feel it kicking down it sort of makes noise and then goes fast.... is this just how they've tuned the car for smoothness from factory?Other than that without being picky, it is quite quick but it seems that the ECU seems to control how power is delivered, e.g brings it on progressivly or whether the ECU controls the throttle?e.g doesn't open it wide open right away to avoid any sudden power surges, but to make it feel more like a cruiser? Is there some hidden mode that can be turned off or something like a Valet mode?Love the interior and way it handles and drives just getting used to how the power comes on, getting used to all the controls/buttons.Thanks for all the Advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Eyes flame magnet Gold Donating Members 5,673 Member For: 15y 11m 3d Gender: Male Location: adelaide hills- 'race air' central Posted 25/10/12 09:13 PM Share Posted 25/10/12 09:13 PM when you do some mods and get it tuned the auto will respond much better, plus factory= low boost and retarded timing. will be night and day once tuned for performance, not economy/ emissions/ noise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Velocity_ Bronze Donating Members 2,768 Member For: 12y 11m 25d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 26/10/12 04:05 AM Share Posted 26/10/12 04:05 AM Don't get a VE, I've had a worked VX SS,a stock VY Calais LS1, VZ SSZ ute & my stock FG XR6T sh*ts all over them all!Three simple words is all you need to no. Smooth! Quick & Comfy!Try find something with low k's & has been obviously looked after, if its been factory optioned then even better.Mine is Aug 2011 MK1 non driven demo from with only 97kms on it, luxury pack consisting of leather, 19s, dual climate & premium audio. $8000 cheaper than brand new!The ZF's are into the 10s now so I wouldn't be stressing about them either!Worked ZFs have cracked into the high 9s now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAZY6 Member 620 Member For: 19y 4m 29d Gender: Male Posted 26/10/12 05:27 AM Share Posted 26/10/12 05:27 AM Even better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzTEXS Member 98 Member For: 17y 6d Posted 26/10/12 06:37 AM Share Posted 26/10/12 06:37 AM yeah I sold my BA XR6T few years ago and want to get back into another XR6T.just can't look past the FG .. was considering a F6 BF .. but seems the FG XR6T is much better bang for buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaton Donating Members 537 Member For: 11y 7m 23d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 26/10/12 07:17 AM Share Posted 26/10/12 07:17 AM Yeah, I just picked up an fg xr6t with ZF a few weeks ago too. 2011 with 12,000kms. Hasn't even been registered a full year. Ex ford executives car. For 30k. Huge savings on new. Extremely happy with the car. Very solid, smooth, quite and fast. Much better than I actually thought to be honest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterr Member 3 Member For: 11y 5m 25d Posted 26/10/12 07:27 AM Share Posted 26/10/12 07:27 AM Great advise guys! Looks like ill be on the hunt for a XR6T! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAZY6 Member 620 Member For: 19y 4m 29d Gender: Male Posted 26/10/12 09:16 AM Share Posted 26/10/12 09:16 AM What colour do you want Pete?There was about 27 cars on carsales when I searched for the km's & 27k I think I put for the price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterr Member 3 Member For: 11y 5m 25d Posted 26/10/12 10:14 AM Share Posted 26/10/12 10:14 AM (edited) I'm still on my P's for another 3 years so something subtle like silver or black and preferably in Vic. Edited 26/10/12 10:14 AM by peterr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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