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Who Cav or the hole in the backa the Ute?
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HUGH JARSE
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I pulled the Fairlane out of mothballs (they really don't stop Geckos from crapping on Big Al) and took it into Rocky to get a wheel alignment and the steering wheel level so it looks normal when driving down the road.
I'm getting it ready for a 7 hour drive down south to attend Dave Shifty's wake at the end of next week. Some old codger on the forum is going to put me up for a couple of nights, or should that be - put up with me a couple of nights? He is free and easy with suggestions on how to make the car look better so I have already booked him for a couple of cosmetic jobs - that will teach to try and help me. He suggested BP 98 would clean Big Al's lungs out so to speak. Gee it's pricey stuff, does it have gold in it? Sum Won said you get better fuel economy using it. Well the trip computer said 15.6 l/100kms on the way in to Rocky. I reset it and when I got home it was 13.9 l/100kms. Maybe the handbrake is dragging or something. I'll get the silly old galoot to have a look at that too just before he gets me a rum ;-) This is my Fabulous Ford Fairlane Sportsman ![]() |
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Did you take that photo with a potato?
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HUGH JARSE
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I must say, nice grass Cav, or has that been photoshopped?
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Honorary Tony Oldest to youngest 1971 ZD Fairlane 1978 W123 Mercedes Benz 280e 2004 BA XR8 2007 W211 E63 ////AMG 2008 Fiat Ritmo -for the kids to take ownership of while I pay for running costs 2009 SYii Territory Ts now the kids swapped with below 2011 W212 Mercedes Benz E350 now the wife’s swapped with above |
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Nice looking Lane Cav. Shame about the photo. Typical fuel numbers from a VCT from what I have read. You can run a V8 for same or less. How long since you have change the o2 sensor ian? One that is not reading right is a common cause of poor fuel economy. Cheers stu
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2002 AU II LTD 5.6L 342ci T3 Short, AFR165 heads, Comp XE270HR-12 Cam, Brembo 4/4s(355/330), T3 5 spokes, LC-1 wideband, Whiteline HD swaybars, TCE 3K Hi Stall, PWR Auto Trans Cooler, Koni shocks, King Low Springs, Hurricane headers, 100 cpsi cats, Twin 2.5" exhaust. Quarter Mile: 13.73 @ 105.86mph Runner Up NA/DA to BF Fairlane/LTD Geelong AFD 2024 ![]() 2002 XR8 pursuit 250 Custom twin 2.5" exhaust w Herrod modifed extractors, Tuned with Moates QH
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HUGH JARSE
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About 3 years mate. I may do that plus new plugs and get to 11 l/100kms ;-) Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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doesn't sound maintained to me, $2500
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Cav, grab this offer quick before he changes his mind!
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If you want to redo the photo send me a PM with the link and I will fix it up for you. |
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HUGH JARSE
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Steve Current rides 2012 Mondeo Titanium wagon (TDCI) Moondust silver 2016 Focus Trend, 1.5ecoboost, 6sp manual. Frozen white Previous 2004 Berlina Wagon (LS1) Vespers Blue 1995 Camry 2.2, white 1971 Ford Fairmont wagon 302w, C4 Polar white 1971 TC Cortina, 2L 4sp, Ermine white |
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I'd be more worried about it reversing into the Terry which will reverse into the gate...
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Looks like he's already hit the fence (passenger side 4 from the bottom)
UK Lovely car Cav
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Big Al is officially over the hill
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Are you feeling generous or just trying to save a poor old pensioner from more expense down the track?
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"Big Al is officially over the hill"...
What a coincidence! ;-)
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HUGH JARSE
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Memory is faulty.
Seeing as the old girl has breasted 200,000kms, I thought now would be a good time to do a recap on how things have gone. I checked the file. BTW, PG2 was right (yeah pretty rare I know) I used Postimage for this image and I hit the bit where it says do not resize and it seems it is much more betterer. Certainly no barbed wires lines running all over the pic. ![]() I bought the car on 3 May 2016 with 177,636 kms for $5,500 From memory I would have said 2015 @ 150,000kms In reality I have owned the car for 4 years and I have covered roughly 23,000 kms. Youse wanna know what it has cost me since? From memory it has been rather cheap to run with no real problems - the reality is something quite different: Fuel $5,175 (23,000kms at 15l/100kms at a cost of $1.50 a litre) Servicing $1,686 Tyres $1057 Rego $1,878 (rego was free in NSW, then I moved to Qld ![]() Stereo $720 Total running costs $10,516 Or looking at it another way: $2,600 a year or $0.45 per kilometre So what about future liabilities? The car is mechanically sound with up to date service and good tyres. There is no rust. The carport shows a few minor oil drops coming from the front of the motor and from the rear as well. Service is due in Sep $250 Rego is due in Nov $939 The car had a full transmission flush in 2016 and I will probably get a transmission service soon $200? A/C was also serviced in 2016 and it is really cold, so I won't bother with a service yet. Cost benefit analysis.... I love this car and it puts a smile on my face every time I drive it. Fordomatic has driven it and he lusts after it but I won't sell it to him, but I'd swap his XR6 for it. ![]() It serves as a backup car to the Territory which is about to go for smash repairs for a couple of weeks. Lemme tell you about the stereo. The Fairlane has 9 speakers. I replaced the headunit with a Sony ![]() I also replaced the front speakers - the tweeters in the A pillars and the 6" speakers in the front. The rear door speakers and the rear parcel shelf speakers plus the sub originals were retained. I also had the cable inserted so that the steering wheel audio controls work. Even clips taken off Youtube and converted to MP3 and played on a USB can sound really great with that bass boost. The sound is sensational, even on non-country music tunes. My wife also likes driving the car so I have a devil of a time keeping her out of it. I keep reminding her that her car is the Ford Territory. It makes no sense to sell the car for the current market value of about $3,000 and get into a smaller more fuel-efficient car. And besides, Scomo's $750 stimulus package to pensioners doesn't go very far. This is how the car looked when I bought it, pic taken in Chew-Mit ![]() And now in Yap-Hoon ![]() All overs over $7,500 will be considered. Did I tell youse that this car is a chick magnet? |
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Serious post, the car looks great mate and having seen it a few times in person now there is no way I would sell it unless it started costing you big $ in upkeep. It's clean and straight and presents really well.
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Rain?
No problem ![]() ![]() It has one of these that apparently don't work, but the Fairlane has no rust except maybe some little bitty traces of surface discolouration of a rusty colour. ![]() |
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HUGH JARSE
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If it gets any closer to the Ford Fairlane Sportsman's keys, I'll move in for the kill.
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