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Old 21-12-2007, 04:24 PM   #61
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Dude i think he is talking about a 1/4 mile time not fuel consumption
um judjeing bye he's post/reply a bit of a gray area!
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Old 21-12-2007, 05:54 PM   #62
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um judjeing bye he's post/reply a bit of a gray area!
no,

He was directly responding to Fordoldie's comments on tweaking the car before a review to falsify peformance and 1/4 mile times during a magazine/test comparison

Read Fordoldie's and Falc'mans comments again and you will see no where does fuel consumption even enter into their discussions

Not grey at all actually; meanwhile back on topic...
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Old 21-12-2007, 06:28 PM   #63
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no,

He was directly responding to Fordoldie's comments on tweaking the car before a review to falsify peformance and 1/4 mile times during a magazine/test comparison

Read Fordoldie's and Falc'mans comments again and you will see no where does fuel consumption even enter into their discussions

Not grey at all actually; meanwhile back on topic...
confomed nuff said
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Old 22-12-2007, 12:30 AM   #64
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for me a omega is a lonely choise.
see if you can get an eight in you'r budget'
And make sure it's optioned up with the jink I've been reading about.
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Old 22-12-2007, 09:09 AM   #65
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And make sure it's optioned up with the jink I've been reading about.
yeah that was a kicker of a thread, shame it was closed
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Old 22-12-2007, 11:18 AM   #66
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We have to remember that few locally built road cars have the desired setup for the real enthusiasts like yourself (main market prefers to have less compromise) and you can get some pretty good after market options to achieve that firmer ride.
I'm probably considering a ute as well for the first time ever because I do a lot of kms by myself and often need to carry various things so will be in the same "boat" as you - excuse the pun...
Your right, im not so phased on the ride, i'll deal with it if the car is balanced and doesnt feel like im going to be thrown out the window. I think somehow, im gonna have to save some money for some aftermarket suspension and brakes too if there the same.
It will be interesting to compare the VE to the Orion, especially since its a manual that i want, and the Current XR8 in manual form can only tow 1200kg opposed to the SS's 1600kg. I want to be able to tow my brothers race car, so hopefully ford can offer me something that can do it rather than an auto (yuk).
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Old 25-12-2007, 12:39 AM   #67
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would you really buy the bf now when the new model will be out in about 12 weeks.

I did - XR6T with sunroof, new upgrade model with 18's dual climate ICC etc on the road for under $45K...hell yeah....
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Old 25-12-2007, 09:03 AM   #68
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would you really buy the bf now when the new model will be out in about 12 weeks.

I did - XR6T with sunroof, new upgrade model with 18's dual climate ICC etc on the road for under $45K...hell yeah....
Now thats a good buy. Congrats mate and Merry Christmas all
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