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View Poll Results: Keep the EA Ghia or Buy an EB Ghia
EA Ghia - spend $300 and do the head 35 57.38%
EB Ghia - spend $3000 build 1 car and sell the extra bits 26 42.62%
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Old 08-07-2005, 08:31 PM   #31
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Keep the EA, be a fool not to, ive just done a head gasket, and are currently getting that fixed, i dont just go out and buy a new car cos the head gasket went.

fix the head, get on wif life.
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Old 08-07-2005, 11:02 PM   #32
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if ur gonna upgrade to EB2/ED just get fairmont, has everything the ghia has got minus LSD/different seats/colourcoding and woodgrain trim. all of which is pretty easily attainable. will be a fair bit cheaper than getting ghia. also id go for ED not EB2 :P
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Old 09-07-2005, 05:45 PM   #33
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Dellboy I want to see a new tag at the bottom of your posts EB to BA.
"BA Shifter fitted and trimmed in an EB click here
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BA headlights fitted to an EB click here"

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Old 09-07-2005, 07:50 PM   #34
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id go EB Ghia but try and get one from the auctions......a lot cheaper.
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Old 09-07-2005, 08:36 PM   #35
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id go EB Ghia but try and get one from the auctions......a lot cheaper.
I Agree
Matey if you have got $3000 in your sky rocket for a car go to the auctions, for $3k you will get a good ED ghia or an EF/EL futura , so I vote neither.
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Old 10-07-2005, 09:07 PM   #36
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late eb2 v8 ghia. you'l love havin an 8. and smartlock.
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Old 11-07-2005, 08:37 AM   #37
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late eb2 v8 ghia. you'l love havin an 8. and smartlock.
I would if I could, but owning an 8 is not on the cards at the this time.
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Old 11-07-2005, 09:23 AM   #38
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Fairmont? Pfft... get a LWB mate. LTD is where it's all at


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Old 11-07-2005, 09:29 AM   #39
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Yes I would get one of them, I dont think it will fit the garage for a start :(
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I voted keep the EA anyway. It's a car you know and a lot of work has gone into it.
Save the money and buy something else later on down the track.
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Old 11-07-2005, 09:49 AM   #41
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I voted keep the EA anyway. It's a car you know and a lot of work has gone into it.
Save the money and buy something else later on down the track.
Funny you should say that, after alot of thought, playing with numbers, serious drinking : (i mean thinking) I have ended up at the same conclusion, there will always be another car at a good price or better, it's only a head required after all.

SO THE EA WILL RETURN ON 6 CYLINDERS - AND IT WILL BEAT MICK ON THE DYNO :

P.S. I hope this statement does not came back to haunt me.
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Old 11-07-2005, 07:05 PM   #42
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depending on mick's auto, you might beat him on the dyno with 5.5 cylinders :P
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