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Old 30-11-2009, 09:18 PM   #1
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Default proud new owner of a s1 au xr8 ute

hey guys just like to say that dad is the proud new owner of xr8 ute bought it today and hope to pick it up friday,so will get pics up then or saturday,its 5speed manual,106xxx k's,momo gear knob and steering wheel aand a nice purring v8 engine,just quickly werent the au pursuit utes the only au's to come out with momo gear?or was this a option with all xr's?

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Old 30-11-2009, 09:34 PM   #2
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what colour mate?
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Old 30-11-2009, 09:35 PM   #3
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Option for the XRs so did he trade the old one or have you scored it ?
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Old 30-11-2009, 09:36 PM   #4
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Momo gear was an option on any falcon, not just XR's. My AU2 forte (ex Ford exec) came with Tickford gear, including Momo wheel and auto shifter.

Nice pickup. So does this mean you get the old car?
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Old 30-11-2009, 09:38 PM   #5
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nahh the fairmont got traded in the color is like a dar blue looks very nice i dont care about the fairmont lol i get to drive to xr8 when i get my learners
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Monsoon blue? Or galaxy blue - probably galaxy as I don't think they did Monsoon on series 1.
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Old 30-11-2009, 09:44 PM   #7
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yepp its monsoon blue just did a quick search of it
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Old 30-11-2009, 09:50 PM   #8
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Wouldn't be Monsoon for a series 1, I'd say Galaxy blue.
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Old 30-11-2009, 09:51 PM   #9
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yer acutally im not sure i did a google search of both and look very similar to me so not sure but will uploads pics when i can so you can tell me
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Old 30-11-2009, 10:02 PM   #10
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Have a look at the code on the ID plate, should be GY if it's Galaxy.
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Old 30-11-2009, 10:10 PM   #11
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will do when we pick it up on friday arvo
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Old 30-11-2009, 10:57 PM   #12
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i guess you can drive a xr8 on ur p plates where u live
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Old 01-12-2009, 11:06 AM   #13
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i guess you can drive a xr8 on ur p plates where u live
eh? He said learners, not P's.
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Old 01-12-2009, 11:26 AM   #14
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no i ment after the learners
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Old 01-12-2009, 11:53 AM   #15
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no i ment after the learners

mmm nope thats not what he said either
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Old 01-12-2009, 11:39 AM   #16
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Nice. I really like the S1 XR's.
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Old 01-12-2009, 11:53 AM   #17
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If the XR8 is the only car in the family he can drive, then most probably can...
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Old 01-12-2009, 04:43 PM   #18
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no we also have a 05 astra as well but its auto so ill be driving the xr8 on my learners cos its manual and when i get my p's ill by my own car then more than likely will be a xr6 ute or a ute of some description and no i cant drive the xr8 on my p's unless i get a exemption notice or something from the police to say i need a vehicle with extra power for my job(which is apprentice diesel mechanic)but id have a lot of trouble organizing that and im not even sure if you can still do that
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Old 01-12-2009, 04:45 PM   #19
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im pretty sure you can, but its through your boss though who can sign that, saying if you need to drive a powerfull work car or some crap
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Old 01-12-2009, 05:00 PM   #20
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yes well from what ive heard from some blokes is that there gunna ban p platers from driving 6 cyclinder cars?which is silly cos half of the work utes i will be using on the road a turbo diesel 6's

anyways this whole week is gunna go so slow now cant wait till friday and friday will go espicially slow cos ill be at work from 7.30ish to 5ish and dad gets to go get the ute without me
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Old 01-12-2009, 05:28 PM   #21
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which state are you in mate. havent herd anything up here in qld
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Old 01-12-2009, 05:29 PM   #22
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good ol vic mate
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Old 03-12-2009, 07:38 AM   #23
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welcome to the world of 5 litre
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Old 04-12-2009, 09:21 PM   #24
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wooohoo good news and bad news god news is that its immaculate and i discovered it has a 2 1/2 zorst on it and bad news is that cos of the crap insurance policy im not aloud to drivee it so it means i have to learn in a pox box astra but oh well i already know how to drive lol


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Old 04-12-2009, 09:56 PM   #25
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you can still play with it, and mod it though?
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Old 04-12-2009, 10:06 PM   #26
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no i had to be supervised to start it up and rev it once even though im trusted to drive multi-thousand dollar tractors everyday
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Old 04-12-2009, 10:20 PM   #27
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Looking nice mate, and yeah it's Galaxy Blue, the best clour suited for the AU, lol...
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Old 04-12-2009, 10:24 PM   #28
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lol damn! multi thousand dollar tractors are fun though lol ah well soon you'll be enjoying it, love the galaxy blue too such an awesome name lol
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Old 04-12-2009, 10:27 PM   #29
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yer i couldnt say multi million cos we dont have any of them at the moment lol
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