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Old 06-06-2011, 05:37 PM   #1
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Default Rare xr8 in nz ?

Hi I am new to this but was wondering what other people thought of this car and if anyone knows anything about them.

http://www.carupdater.com/cars/used/...ler=1012181452

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Old 06-06-2011, 05:58 PM   #2
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Just looks like another modified and messed around with XR8 to me with an identity crissis.
The fpv badges should be removed and binned as its a Tickford..
The steering wheel is the normal one, not the Momo upgrade one, the gear knob is some aftermarket POS, or off a later model, but not correct. It dosent specify its a 220kw car, so its prolly not. The front mesh looks crap and so wrong..

What do I think? Personally its hideously overpriced and the mods done arent to my taste.. Id say the story about the car is a bit of bull too or embellished at the least.. Its pretty easy to do up some mods an make em sound like their factory.. Without any kind of paperwork or proof, Id not beleive a word of it..
Price wise, recently a few similar cars to that have sold for around 9-10k here, maybe not as few klms, but still..
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Old 06-06-2011, 06:05 PM   #3
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Tickford Touring... Sounds fancy
I hope the seller doesn't believe what he wrote.
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Old 06-06-2011, 06:10 PM   #4
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What a tool!

The wheels pictured were not even around in 2001.
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Old 06-06-2011, 06:14 PM   #5
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the add says the rotors are cross drilled but in the pictures the rotors are solid
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Old 06-06-2011, 06:14 PM   #6
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double the price for some premiun brakes... i dont see the value in it.
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Old 06-06-2011, 06:53 PM   #7
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MMM as stated way over priced with a flaky story looks like it may be a 220 but thats about it, most bolt on cra p looks like BA stuff , and carnt even see the if it has premo sound
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He seems to like word 'tuned' a lot lol

What a tool....
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lol, "touring kit"

The rims are off a BF F6 fer ferk's sake!
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An FPV AU ...... rare as! Should demand a higher price than the more common T series which are a dime a dozen these days and only came out with Tickford badges.



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Old 06-06-2011, 07:44 PM   #11
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T series phhftt your rite ! dime a dozen in Cranbourne

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Old 06-06-2011, 07:45 PM   #12
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It might have a few add on part's that make it look pretty ordinary and if I owned it, it certaintly wouldn't look like that but in saying that, it has low klm's and could easily be turned into a nice looking AU II XR8, just how it should be, but not at that price.
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Old 06-06-2011, 07:51 PM   #13
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it is quite possible it was a nz only spec car, in regards to the touring bit anyway, wouldnt be the first time ford (and holden) did nz only specs.

but agree with the rest, most of its just hokey.
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1 0f 3 special edition car... with a tow bar lol
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Was going to buy a TL but every man and his dog has one these days ...... Bit like XY GT's .... there are more today on the road than Ford ever produced. Go figure! This XR8 is a keeper for sure!



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Old 06-06-2011, 09:25 PM   #16
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...... Bit like XY GT's .... there are more today on the road than Ford ever produced. Go figure! This XR8 is a keeper for sure!
Truer words were never spoken.. XY GT's are becoming common, even tho most are replicars...
Im lovin my XR8, the only thing Id like to do to it is add a stroker motor to it. Its a keeper for sure.
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Old 06-06-2011, 09:43 PM   #17
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Take the 1 off the start of the price and he might have better luck.
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They seem to do some weird things to cars over there....
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They seem to do some weird things to cars over there....

like velcro carpet in the back of shaggin' wagons?
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Was going to buy a TL but every man and his dog has one these days ...... Bit like XY GT's .... there are more today on the road than Ford ever produced. Go figure! This XR8 is a keeper for sure!
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Where's Cranbourne?????
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Old 07-06-2011, 09:34 AM   #22
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dunno if you're serious or not, but it's a suburb of melbourne
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Ignore him, he's a strange man.
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I'm gonna go against the grain.
I like it. Maybe not the fpv badge.
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I don't mind the front but who is he kidding with the FPV badging and pricing. that fron't was never a ford option this guy is full of it
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It must be genuine, it's being sold by a car dealer.
We all know that these guys know their stuff, never exaggerate, always tell the truth and....aw, ferget it!

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Not a bad looking car, i mean if someone on here had been modifying it, we'd be saying great job.

But someone has obviously traded it in, and the dealer is thinking he has everyone fooled.
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Only taking the mickey
I used to live there but have recently moved slightly south.
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Not a bad looking car, i mean if someone on here had been modifying it, we'd be saying great job..
id be saying get your eyes tested.
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Id be sayin dump those fpv badges, those are blasphemy on a Tickford.. An ditch that front mesh..
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