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01-03-2007, 07:39 PM
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I Love My T3
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Scone
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well as the title says the time had come for me to think about getting rid of the old xr6. Although it had done me well I was getting a little tired of it. My father inlaw was going to sell me his xr6 turbo that had some work done to it and was getting close to 300kw for a very reasonable price.
About a week ago I was driving through Fyshwick when I saw this beautiful beast parked on the side of the road at a car yard. Just for some kicks I got out and had a quick look at it. I've always loved these cars. They are the ultimate Ford car in my eyes. When I saw that it was going for 24k I jumped at the chance. After taking her for a test drive I was hooked. Although it doesn't have the punch that my father inlaws turbo has it was just pure heaven. And I know that with a little bit of work she will be keeping up with the turbo pretty easy. The only drawback was that I was having trouble finding insurance as im under 25(by a couple of months). I decided to give Swann insurance a call and they insured me for $860 so there was nothing left to do but buy it. all I wanna do now is sit in my car and never get out. I LOVE IT   
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01-03-2007, 07:42 PM
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Spin 'em Habib !
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Very Nice T Series Dude , Arent you Glad you Stopped ! ,
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01-03-2007, 07:43 PM
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FTF Car Club NSW
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carratt great buy mate, cant go wrong
sweet price, auto or manual? and kays? needs an underpan though! |
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01-03-2007, 07:45 PM
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I Love My T3
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Location: Scone
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yeah I know. the underpan was the first thing that I noticed aswell. after having a auto for so long I had to get back in a manual and I'm glad I did. its got 140k on it which is probably why it was so cheap but is in mint condition
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01-03-2007, 07:48 PM
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FTF Car Club NSW
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Location: The Shire NSW
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still a great pick up for a manual
lucky to get a manual with low kays for under 30, most of the cheap ones are auto |
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01-03-2007, 07:48 PM
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low wagooon
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Location: Swan Hill
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dude you should of come to the E-series. Man where the way to go
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01-03-2007, 07:49 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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nice m8 well done! and from what i hear the manuals are rare so it was a steal.
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01-03-2007, 07:55 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Good catch !! you won't regret it. Turbos are great but there's nothing like a V8
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01-03-2007, 08:01 PM
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Walking with God
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Melbourne
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Glad you found a way to stay in the AU Fraternity, and what a lovely way to do it.
Great car! GK
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01-03-2007, 08:22 PM
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Blown 5L coming
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man, i couldnt stop druelling!!!! great buy. the guy selling it mustnt have known how cheap he was selling it!! lucky bugger
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01-03-2007, 09:08 PM
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Tuned by HPF
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Cranbourne
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If this was a trade in at the yard imagine what the seller got rid of it for!!! Not much over 20k if they were selling it for 24k.
My dream car....Well done. |
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01-03-2007, 09:37 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Sweet car mate! Nice work.
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01-03-2007, 09:39 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Location: Lake Macquarie, Newcastle NSW
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dam'n you carratt, dam'n you u lucky bugger!!
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01-03-2007, 09:47 PM
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Very nice!
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01-03-2007, 09:50 PM
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awesome!
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01-03-2007, 09:52 PM
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Carrat the XR was very nice but nothing beats a TSeries
 _2: They are the class act and thankfully not many around. Welcome to the brotherhood of Terrorist's :evil_laug Nice colour  :NSW plates,which caryard ?
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01-03-2007, 10:22 PM
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01-03-2007, 10:34 PM
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AKA MYTE8
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90 Autos and 114 Manuals Its the TS50 Manual that is hard to find. 152 Autos and 72 Manuals
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01-03-2007, 10:36 PM
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01-03-2007, 10:38 PM
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My kids think I'm cool
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nice work matey! well done, just an awesome car
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01-03-2007, 10:41 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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nice pick up ..........green with envy
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01-03-2007, 11:08 PM
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AKA MYTE8
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01-03-2007, 11:12 PM
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Hey Brad, congrats on the purchase mate. She's a beauty!!!! Awwwww but I will miss the silver beast. Congrats again!
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02-03-2007, 03:26 AM
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Miami Pilot
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Location: ACT
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Carrat - well done! I'm sure I saw your silver car just the other day in our suburb. Did you trade it in, or are you going to sell it privately? If traded, what sort of price did you get? Can't believe you got a T3 for $24k. Excellent bargain!
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02-03-2007, 04:19 AM
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I Love My T3
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thanks for all the compliments guys and gals
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02-03-2007, 05:48 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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I gotta get out to fyshwick more. Well, I'm out there a bit, but I gotta stay out of the porno shops and look at the car yards.
Great buy.
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02-03-2007, 07:43 AM
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With da Warlords
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Location: Orange NSW
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Awesome pickup dude... I always wanted one of those, just have to settle for my XR instead
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02-03-2007, 07:57 AM
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Resident Nyctophobic!!
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thats a great buy!!!
They are the best sedan ford have ever produced!
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02-03-2007, 06:25 PM
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I Love My T3
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Location: Scone
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just wanting to ask the experts a question.
I'll be needing to change the spark plugs and leads on the car (hopefully this weekend) cause it feels like its misfiring(spelling). repco and supercheap dont have the plugs for the 5.6l t3 but they have them for the 5.0l te50. Are the 5.0l one able to be used or should I keep trying to track some down for the 5.6l? cheers
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02-03-2007, 06:44 PM
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Regular Member
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Oh mate thats a weapon!!
Congrats on the purchase!
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almost left the AU brotherhood
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