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Old 17-07-2005, 02:17 PM   #1
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Default Series 1 AU Fairmont + IRS weight?
Hey guys, just wondering what you reacon a realistic on road weight for the above car is. Near enough is probably close enough. Anyone had their AU on a weigh bridge?

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Old 17-07-2005, 02:26 PM   #2
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I go 1640kg on the weighbridge @ work. No IRS, 1/2 tank of gas and about 90ish fatso at the tiller :monkes:
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Old 17-07-2005, 03:18 PM   #3
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We were trying to work it out the other day and came to the conclusion that a VCT XR6 weighed about 1600-1620kgs without the driver. A fairmont would be a bit more.
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Old 17-07-2005, 03:23 PM   #4
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Well in an AU intro article I have it shows the Au XR6 VCT at 1620kg and the Fairmont Ghia at 1650kg.

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My fairmont wagon was 1650kg on the weighbridge at WSID without me and 1/4 tank.
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The double wishbone irs was supposed to add 70kg compared with the live axle.
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Old 17-07-2005, 08:03 PM   #8
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Well in an AU intro article I have it shows the Au XR6 VCT at 1620kg and the Fairmont Ghia at 1650kg.

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I read that to. But on the rego on my car its tare weight is 1531kgs ? for a AU1 Ghia VCT.

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I read that to. But on the rego on my car its tare weight is 1531kgs ? for a AU1 Ghia VCT.

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Yes, but Vic Roads are morons. A manual XR6HP is officially recorded from Ford as 1530kg. Add the extra electrics, auto, IRS, etc and you get 1531kgs?? :
A ghia is EASY 1650kgs without the driver.
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Anyone had their AU on a weigh bridge?
At WSID my S1 Manual AU XR6HP weighed up at 1540kg.
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A ghia is EASY 1650kgs without the driver.
My ED Fairmont was 1640kg if that's any comparison.
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