Its a Sad & happy week

[FRIKA]

Well I think Ive sold my Beloved AU2 XR8. It has been a fantastic 3 1/2 years and I must say for those that are intending to purchase an AU or have no intention of selling, I have great respect for you all.

The car will always remain in my heart and I must say that i hope my new purchase wont dissapoint me.

lets talk new purchase. Well Im looking at a Red BF GT Mk1 (Brand New) Yes they are still around. Manual & red with White striping. Also has Leather.
The deal is pretty awsome so it Ive gotta be quick.

Im still a little bit concerned with Red and its potential to fade. But you would think performance car would have prestige pain. Must say that Red with the White looks awsome.

Anyway I will keep you updated

[kooky]

Layer some good Carnauba based wax on that beauty and you will be fine, my reccomendation would be P21S a very easy wax to apply and maintain. (do polish first etc.... though!!) PM me if you need any advice.

Good luck with the new ride, sounds beautiful.

[Whoosha]

Originally Posted by XR AYTE

Well I think Ive sold my Beloved AU2 XR8. It has been a fantastic 3 1/2 years and I must say for those that are intending to purchase an AU or have no intention of selling, I have great respect for you all.

The car will always remain in my heart and I must say that i hope my new purchase wont dissapoint me.

lets talk new purchase. Well Im looking at a Red BF GT Mk1 (Brand New) Yes they are still around. Manual & red with White striping. Also has Leather.
The deal is pretty awsome so it Ive gotta be quick.

Im still a little bit concerned with Red and its potential to fade. But you would think performance car would have prestige pain. Must say that Red with the White looks awsome.

Anyway I will keep you updated

ohhhhhhhhhhhh how could you ???????????// : :
Nah just joken the BFGTs are are dam nice car .. I wouldn"t be to worryed about the red paint if you keep a good quality polish upto it it should be fine
I just qwick wax and polish my boys AU111 every couple of months and it still sparkles Give the "DOC" a yell he"s bound to have a potion or two to do the job ...hope it serves you well enjoy ..Whoosha

[FRIKA]

Thanks i will definately consult with DOC

[b2tf]

Be a shame to see the AU go, was one of the best looking XR's on the forums IMHO, the rims just suited it oh so well.

[FRIKA]

Originally Posted by b2tf

Be a shame to see the AU go, was one of the best looking XR's on the forums IMHO, the rims just suited it oh so well.

Thanks for that B2tf. The guy doesnt live to far from me so i will probably see it on the road. It will kill me seeing it driven by another owner. If i had the funds i would have definately kept it. But sometimes in life you have to sacrifice things and this time its the AU.

[Polyal]

Congrats on your purchase.

As much as Im not fan of red fords, a GT with the white stripes is very impressive on the road. When you say new, do you mean from a dealer?

[FRIKA]

Originally Posted by Polyal

Congrats on your purchase.

As much as Im not fan of red fords, a GT with the white stripes is very impressive on the road. When you say new, do you mean from a dealer?

Yes its from a Dealer

[Bucknaked]

I wouldn't dwell on it too much. Once your in the GT, you'll be saying, AU, what AU. :

Grats on the purchase

[FRIKA]

Originally Posted by Bucknaked

I wouldn't dwell on it too much. Once your in the GT, you'll be saying, AU, what AU. :

Grats on the purchase

Id say you are spot on. It was just awsome test driving one.

[FPV8U]

Congrads mate BF GT's are great cars, you won't regret your move but AU XR8's are great cars too.

[FTE217]

Originally Posted by FPV8U

Congrads mate BF GT's are great cars, you won't regret your move but AU XR8's are great cars too.

yep sure are but a T3 takes off like the BF is standing still both in stock trim :
I was going to do the same,getting out of my AUXR8S3 but just couldn't go past a T3, heaps of $$ left in my pocket and depreciation couldn't get much worse.
Red with white stripes look good though and good luck with your purchase.

[FPV8U]

Originally Posted by Bluedriver

yep sure are but a T3 takes off like the BF is standing still both in stock trim :
I was going to do the same,getting out of my AUXR8S3 but just couldn't go past a T3, heaps of $$ left in my pocket and depreciation couldn't get much worse.
Red with white stripes look good though and good luck with your purchase.

Without turning this into yet another T3 V GT debate, what sort of differnce would you say there was between a BF GT A6 and a T3 A4 like yours?

On the 1/4 they run pretty much the same time around a 14 dead.

Pm me if you dont want to take this off topic.

[FTE217]

Originally Posted by FPV8U

Without turning this into yet another T3 V GT debate, what sort of differnce would you say there was between a BF GT A6 and a T3 A4 like yours?

On the 1/4 they run pretty much the same time around a 14 dead.

Pm me if you dont want to take this off topic.

and so it shouldn't go off topic, but you ask difference ? here's 1, 5yr old car still neck and neck against current290 it:
PM ? waste of time.

[Polyal]

.........................ignore this

[mattp]

Man, if I could sacrifice my AU and get a BF GT, she'd be on the altar in a flash! Sounds good though, the red will look schmick and with a bit of care should last the duration. Well done!

[FRIKA]

Originally Posted by mattp

Man, if I could sacrifice my AU and get a BF GT, she'd be on the altar in a flash! Sounds good though, the red will look schmick and with a bit of care should last the duration. Well done!

Thanks Mattp. Im going to sign the papers tommorrow at lunch so hope its still their.

[JefXR8]

Originally Posted by mattp

Man, if I could sacrifice my AU and get a BF GT, she'd be on the altar in a flash! Sounds good though, the red will look schmick and with a bit of care should last the duration. Well done!

Agreed,Well done mate

[james22]

Traitor... j/k lol, hope you enjoy your new ride, you won't regret it

[FRIKA]

Well the good news is my car has sold and it will be gone tommorrow. Not really good news as I will miss it alot.

Anyway went today hoping to finalise the purchase of the GT and guess what? It didnt happen.

I always like someone else look over it and I took my brother. He has a very good eye.

He found that doors did not appear to be aligned properley and were not flush. We pointed it out to the dealer and he said you are spot on and we cant tell you why its like that as its a brand new car. So they are having someone in tomorrow to check it out. Im a bit dissapointed. They will call me tomorrow and let me know what the problem is. I hope its fixable as apart from that the car is awsome.

Oh well no sleep tonight again

[HLC]

Originally Posted by XR AYTE

Well the good news is my car has sold and it will be gone tommorrow. Not really good news as I will miss it alot.

Anyway went today hoping to finalise the purchase of the GT and guess what? It didnt happen.

I always like someone else look over it and I took my brother. He has a very good eye.

He found that doors did not appear to be aligned properley and were not flush. We pointed it out to the dealer and he said you are spot on and we cant tell you why its like that as its a brand new car. So they are having someone in tomorrow to check it out. Im a bit dissapointed. They will call me tomorrow and let me know what the problem is. I hope its fixable as apart from that the car is awsome.

Oh well no sleep tonight again

good luck finding a Ford with perfect panel gaps.

the gaps on my AU are ridiculous. same on my dads BA mk2.

[SVR73]

It's what's in the red paint that is the problem
Definately put some wax or sealant and wax on it
P21s is a great looks wax but won't last very long at all