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13-11-2012, 07:16 PM | #61 | ||
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Did you even check the link? AU2 220 with 105000 kays for $8500. Body kit aside there's not a lot of difference between the series 2 & 3.
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13-11-2012, 09:25 PM | #63 | ||
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Having owned 8 LS1 powered vehicles over the years and never had a noisy or oil using example I can highly recommend them (after the usual used car checks). For the money they are excellent used car buys IMO.
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13-11-2012, 10:57 PM | #66 | ||
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oh no you didn't..
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13-11-2012, 11:22 PM | #67 | ||
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Lot's of car for the money there, and it's clean and well presented.
Very classy.
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13-11-2012, 11:30 PM | #68 | ||
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if people want to pay 10 grand for a fairlane with 220 thou on it then be my guest, i'm not stopping anyone.
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13-11-2012, 11:57 PM | #69 | |||
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I've driven low ks Falcons that were nasty as... coz the previous owner didn't give a stuff. So ks aren't really the problem so much as history and condition.
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14-11-2012, 12:49 AM | #70 | ||
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you're not understanding what i'm saying. I have no problem with high KM cars, i bought my AU with 243,000 on it and it's still tight. I once bought an EL Ghia V8 with 345,000km on it! My point which i've said a few times is it's not worth 10 grand given the KM. I'm more than aware of km not being the be-all and end-all of buying criteria. Been there done that many times. Fact is, at the end of the day the KM reading be it granny km or Schumacher km, will make a large difference in the minds of most buyers.
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14-11-2012, 07:07 AM | #71 | ||
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Everyone is obsessed with total kilometers, it won't tell you the full story. Would you rather a car which has done 120,000KM, been driven in stop start traffic its whole life and missed one or two services or would you buy the car with 220,000KM which has a full service history with 90% of its driving country highway?
Give me the car that's spent its life in 4th at 2000RPM rather than up and down gears every 2 seconds and long periods of idling or lots of short trips. |
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14-11-2012, 07:36 AM | #72 | ||
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Agree , I've always bought cars with low km's and before i bought my TL i was iffy to consider it because it had 205,000km on the clock . . . The car is tight as a drum and so smooth and no noise anywhere . . . It has changed my whole perspective on high km cars . . . i had no issue handing over $12k+ for the car which is only 1 or 43 made with the high km's . . .
If you want something nice and the owner knows its a good car be prepare to pay the close to the asking . . . if the owner is happy to slash his original price you must ask yourself "why , whats wrong with the car? why the hurry to get rid of it?" |
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14-11-2012, 08:26 AM | #73 | ||
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If your mate can hold off a little longer it won't be long before BA GT's will be within grasp of his budget the way the market is unfortunately.
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14-11-2012, 08:28 AM | #74 | |||
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All other things being equal, the perception is that a low km car will be more reliable and need less coin spent earlier on major repairs.
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14-11-2012, 08:37 AM | #75 | ||
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I find it really funny how people try and justify high km with saying its always been serviced and its granny km on the highway. The truth is they dont know. Of course the previous owner will say its been babied all its life despite having 220,000km
Then they assume the low km car was never serviced and thrashed. Its more likely the lower km car was cared for but again we dont know We can however make the assumption they have treated similarly good or bad and that high km is worse than low km. One of the oldest tricks in the book is to put a new shiny set of wheels on a high km car, otherwise you would never move them. They always seem to have a nice set of wheels dont they? If my mate opens the gates to all the high km cars he could just about buy anything for $10k but he wants something with some sort of usable life left Last edited by RAPID_BA; 14-11-2012 at 08:42 AM. |
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14-11-2012, 08:44 AM | #76 | |||
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I agree with km's though, high kms turn me away. But that said after buying a new car, my next car will be new aswell so kms wont be a problem.
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14-11-2012, 11:34 AM | #77 | |||
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14-11-2012, 08:49 PM | #78 | ||
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No never owned one myself but had 2 in the family one chewed oil and the other ended up sounding like a tractor the piston slap was so bad. You have had a great run no doubt and they are a great engine but they did have issues so need to be carefull.
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14-11-2012, 08:54 PM | #79 | ||
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ha ha took me some time to work out what i did wrong
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14-11-2012, 10:29 PM | #80 | |||
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The ls1 motors were all good, they do have a little valvetrain noise but it's an alloy motor you will hear more. But they make some really crazy power and more fuel efficient than any Windsor. I also think the lack of low down torque is a myth. Mine just bites and bolts as soon as you crack the throttle. The windsors though are reliable motors, their biggest problem was the ls1 and also the ford i6. In comparison Windsors just a little lacking in the top end department and more thirsty as well. But produce nice torque and sound good, make great cruisers, more of a luxurious feel being effortless and low revving than built for speed/revs. But nothing wrong with them. Don't read about too many mechanical issues with them. If there is one motor I'd trust with high km it would be a Windsor v8 Last edited by RAPID_BA; 14-11-2012 at 10:36 PM. |
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15-11-2012, 12:01 AM | #81 | ||
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Fairlane by Tickford - basically a long wheel base 195kW/410Nm EL GT with GT40P top end, adaptive shift transmission and plush leather interior, only 106 numbered cars built.
This ones a bit over budget, but if you keep an eye open they do pop up in the 10k range on occasion http://www.carsales.com.au/dealer/de...5&sort=default |
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15-11-2012, 08:39 AM | #82 | |||
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Yep the early windsors in stock e series form were pretty sad but they never went up against ls1 or turbo sixes back then. In 220kw and 250kw form were a great engine out of the factory.
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15-11-2012, 09:20 AM | #83 | |||
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15-11-2012, 09:28 AM | #84 | ||
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True from the AU up the windsor did have to get out of its comfort zone. The 220kw 5.0 were a good bit of gear but the 250kw T3 5.6 motor I read had patchy build quality, massive fuel thirst and apparently the piston bores would oval after a few thousand km leading to oil consumption issues. The 220kw 5.0 cars can be had for well under $10k but the 250kw 5.6 cars wont be under $10k
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15-11-2012, 09:56 AM | #85 | ||
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May as well get on the bandwagon - under 10K - a no brainer - AU XR8 series 2 or three.
For sheer practicality,economy & fun factor, can't beat a 220 tickford windsor. Brother has had HSV LS1 clubbies - kept updating but I have kept the XR8 - for many reasons I can't let it go - closest thing to a modern old school muscle car in sound. If you are not in the market for sheer outright drag strip bragging rights, best cruiser on the market. |
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15-11-2012, 09:59 AM | #86 | ||
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My old 220 had better fuel economy than our FGXR6 so not sure where you get idea they had bad fuel economy.
As for finding a low km clean example for under 10k , theyre very few and far between. For under 10 your int the upper 100's and 200 Km range.
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15-11-2012, 10:25 AM | #87 | |||
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Still don't sound as good as a Ford V8 with a good exhaust.....
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15-11-2012, 11:42 AM | #88 | |||
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15-11-2012, 11:49 AM | #89 | ||
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lol @ oval'd cylinders after "a few thousand km"
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15-11-2012, 12:13 PM | #90 | |||
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Big Damo re high k's check the log book stampings yer I can go to my mechanic mate and stamp every 10k service time to have the log book filled up nice and pretty High k's for some isn't a concern but for me not a chance we are all different.....funny thread though.
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