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02-06-2006, 02:01 PM
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BLUE OVAL INC.
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Tell 'em thier right and buy an EL XR6 man, your wallet will be better off running costs wise and in the modding department.
6 cylinders are the future. Ford recognised this in the 80's and after owning an EF XR8 myself and selling it last week i am now familliar with this myself. |
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02-06-2006, 03:06 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Brisbane
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Running costs between the two are minimal anyway.
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02-06-2006, 03:23 PM
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BLUE OVAL INC.
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I am a rating 1 for life SGIC customer and to get my XR8 insured was $78 per month and no one else would touch me as i was under 30 at the time. My brothers EL ghia is better than an XR and only costs $29 per month A trip from home to Adelaide(170km's) cost $55 in the V8 and only $40 in my i6. I think that is a fair saving dont you? especially considering the EF/L ghia is as quick as an XR with only minor mods |
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02-06-2006, 04:08 PM
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It all counts
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Adelaide
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all in all its just the insurance that will be the worry.. you wont be driving your 8 like a hoon so fuel wont even matter, who really cares if joe bloggs can make his i6 falcon go 80.000456445kms more to a tank... it should work in reverse, the awful noise pollution that 6's cause should make them have less fuel so they shut up quicker! !!whoah cat amongst the pidgeons!! maybe get some quotes insurance etc, and prepare a "presentation" of sorts for your case, prove to them you are not only mature enough but balanced enough to own/maintain such a vehicle responsibly...
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02-06-2006, 04:13 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Adelaide, SA
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02-06-2006, 05:57 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Brisbane
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Point taken on insurance. Fuel will hardly matter, 3L/100ks only means about $20 bucks a week more assuming you'd do around 500k's a week. Cheap considering value I place on noise & pulling power.
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02-06-2006, 06:28 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Melbourne
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The running costs for my EL Ghia 5.0 V8 aren't much more than my previous car a VS Berlina 3.8 V6. Infact insurance for the Ford is cheaper by about $500 p/a and the fuel costs would be maybe $10-$15 more per week.
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03-06-2006, 09:55 AM
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Traino!
Join Date: May 2006
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lol i am 17 and i have a EB XR8 and my mum didn't have a clue what it was and my dad wanted me to get it.....there isn't trust between u and ur parents....
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03-06-2006, 09:56 AM
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Traino!
Join Date: May 2006
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i am being seirous when i say that i can afford to go where i want when i want as i don't worry about fuel....i am only working casual at big w and i drive to skool to work and anywhere i want on the weekends....and i am still saving money in fact i got my car about 6 months ago and now i have a grand...
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Previous Cars: EB 2 XR8 - 5 Speed, All Black, SSV Bodykit, EF 2 XR6 - 5 Speed, XR Kit, Sunroof, Current Car: EL GLI - Straight As! |
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03-06-2006, 11:13 AM
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Runnin C3H8 & C4H10
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Blue Mountains NSW
Posts: 525
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 : Put 4.0L badges on the guards, (or XR8 badges when you have stopped liking the sleeper), & no-one will question it. The V8 is for towing & was marketed as such (it is fundamentally a truck motor). As stated already the manual xr6 was quicker, so much so that in EB form, it was only just barely pipped at the post by the GT. Later model XR6s got even quicker with the ef, el & au. As for fuel costs, my 5.0 GLi is very cheap to run. About 14.5l/100km = around 450km from $35.  : Oh, thats right, i only pay 47.9-60cpl for lpg. & before you tell me i've lost power, my lap times @ wakefield are affected more by the tyre pressures than which fuel i use, even with ultimate & the mixer ring removed :eclipsee_
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03-06-2006, 11:17 AM
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The 'Stihl' Man
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: TAS
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Actually one other thing I just thought of, are you sure you can get a V8 on your P's? new laws and all...
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