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16-05-2007, 11:17 AM
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AUII Newbie
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Rockhampton, Queensland
Posts: 3
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Hi everyone. I'm new to all this forum stuff - so, if this thread is in the wrong place then I'm truely sorry. But I found this forum & decided to join up & show my newest aquisition. I've been a FORD fan all my life, having said that, I've also owned a few HOLDENS (when they were real Holdens) but I would never, NEVER own a Commodore (sorry if that offends anyone here who has one). My name is Jeff, I'm 50, been married to 1st girlfriend now for 30 years. We did a quick count the other day & between us we have had 24 cars over that time, 22 of those in the 1st 20 years. The last one, XF S-Pack was supposed to be a a quick buy/enhance/sell job, but was so good we've had it now for 11 years - I have pics of most & if you look in No. 28 June-July 1988 edition (yes... a looong time ago) of 'Supercar Magazine' I recieved an award (not for the car hahaha) at the "8th STREET MACHINE NATS" (now deceased) for the 'Longest Distance Travelled' which my Wife & myself did in our just finished XY Falcon. Ok! ok! enough rambling on I can hear you all moaning from here.
 Ok, the real reason why I'm here is because we've never owned a late-ish model car before, mainly bought, enhanced then sold older style cars (still the best I recon) untill now, kids grown up, married, left home & we thought now it's our turn to have a little treat. We were looking at a few BA's & then this AUII just grabbed our attention, wasn't really a fan of the AU before but this one was... looked... different somehow, so we bought it. That's how you actually buy a car, isn't it? hehe I plan on doing it up, well, maybe... that depends on the missus (you know how it is). Heres some pics of it when we saw in the car yard. Will take some others & post soon. Oh, it's a 2000 model, 95,000k's, 235/45R17 94H Kumho's, full black interior, 1 owner, full service history & we paid $11,000 for it. Is that a good price, remembering that this is way up here in Rockhampton Qld? Look forward to reading all the other stuff at this place - theres HEAPS!!!  Cheers for now Jeff P.S. Already checked out some of the other rigs you guys own... nice!... VERY NICE INDEED guys. |
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16-05-2007, 11:33 AM
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not so stock
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Brisbane North
Posts: 218
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Welcome aboard Jeff, I'm certain that you will find this forum absolutely fantastic for getting ideas on mods, general information etc etc etc.
Congrats on the purchase, you will enjoy it.
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Liquid silver AUIII XR6, BA scuff plates with Tickford inserts, proudly displaying AU falcon.com stickers, lowered, K&N panel filter with wide mouth snorkle, 2 1/2 exhaust and hi flo cat, Illusion mags, slotted and drilled rotors. Next mods: extractors |
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16-05-2007, 12:01 PM
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Goodbye stock AU
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 80
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Hey Jeff and welcome! I'm only new hear too and I have an AUII very similar to yours! I'm about to begin modding mine in a few weeks, I've been doing up a great list.
Good luck with the car and I hope you don't have to many probs |
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16-05-2007, 01:47 PM
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V8 Powaah
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Sunshine Coast, QLD
Posts: 1,994
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Nice looking machine youve got there. Always good to see an Organza coloured car kitted up, gets a bit dull seeing only burgundy and blue cars done up.
Looks to in very good condition, AU's are a great car and youll love. I just wished that more people would learn that a top notch AU is a lot nice than a thrashed BA.
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FG G6E Turbo- Seduce & Cashmere - Sold XF S pack Sedan- AU 302 Windsor, T5, 2.77 LSD, Many Mods
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16-05-2007, 02:13 PM
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Irregular member
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 3,941
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Hello Jeff and welcome! Nice car you have, I like that body kit. There's a couple of really good looking ones at www.aufalcon.com with that kit. Come and be a member and create your car profile.
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16-05-2007, 03:23 PM
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AUII Newbie
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Rockhampton, Queensland
Posts: 3
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Thanks for the welcome guys.
fipcee - Your right theres heaps of info, mod & tech in here & looking forward to unending reading material. curtleyw - Looks like ya keen to get modding m8 - hope it all goes well & looking forward to the up-coming progress pics. Fairlane - I was wondering what the name of the colour was. Is that it - 'Organza'? The paint code on the plate says... 'OZ' I think - does that help? Dauphin - Thanks for the invite to www.aufalcon.com not sure if mine makes the cut just yet m8 - but I'll look into it soon.
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16-05-2007, 04:10 PM
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T3/Sprint8
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Australia
Posts: 16,441
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Hecta congrats on picking up a nice AU,really like the colour......
Have fun in here and enjoy the scene, great place just watchout for the "bug"....
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16-05-2007, 04:50 PM
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Walking with God
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 7,321
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Welcome aboard.
There's lots of great stuff to learn here. The AU is a great car, and there's mods aplenty to keep you busy and your wallet empty! LOL! Cheers, GK
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2009 Mondeo Zetec TDCi - Moondust Silver 2015 Kia Sorento Platinum - Snow White Pearl 2001 Ducati Monster 900Sie - Red Now gone! 1999 AU1 Futura Wagon - Sparkling Burgundy On LPG Want a Full Life? John 10:10 |
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16-05-2007, 06:07 PM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 169
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hey mate ,welcome to the forum, i myself recently brought an au11 from a dealership aswell but i paid 14000, but that is because i got them to put a bodykit on it as well (ts50 kit). that is a pretty good price for an au11 considering it came from a dealership. hope to see u round a lot more
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16-05-2007, 07:16 PM
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Karasu
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Melbourne Vic
Posts: 208
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Hi there Hecta and welcome to the crowd, they're a good bunch here, very helpfull and full of no end of useful information. You've got a nice looking beast there and you should get many years happy motoring out of it, personally I think (unlike some others) that they look better in Burgundy, but it's all down to personal taste. the fact I own a Burgundy LTD has nothing to do with my oppinion (much)
good to have you aboard all the same
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16-05-2007, 09:28 PM
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Falcon obsessed
Join Date: May 2006
Location: NSW
Posts: 236
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welcome
, great ride!
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16-05-2007, 09:54 PM
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Captain Malcolm Reynolds
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 3,830
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I really like wheels on your new ride there. The full black interior is great hey, tis what mine has.
Nice AU you've picked up, and welcome to the forums. I've had mine just over the 2 month mark (and counting!) and these forums are fantastic, its a credit to the Ford badge that they have drivers so willing to help out and be "normal" instead of bitching about whose is bigger/faster/better etc. Quote:
Stupid bug :(
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17-05-2007, 12:07 AM
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Audi S3
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Sydney.
Posts: 8,307
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nice ride mate! same as mine. except yours has the kit, and bigger wheels!
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17-05-2007, 12:34 AM
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*SILVER SERVICE PILOT*
  Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: REDLAND BAY QLD
Posts: 16,992
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Hey Hecta, welcome mate...nice car there, my wife has the same model/colour as yours and has 38,000 kms...I'm sure you'll be more than happy with your new toy...cheers Linz.
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17-05-2007, 07:23 AM
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Blown 5L coming
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Warwick, QLD
Posts: 1,997
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welcome hecta to the secret world of the AU. those that own one know how wonderful they are to drive and admire! those that dont....well, lets just say all in good time
 love your ride. you picked it up cheaper then mine, though i got tinting and 5yr warranty with 85,000 on the clock. it was stock, but as you can see in the pic, its slowly being transformed these forums are the best for any topic that you need info on, from technical doccos - LPG forums, servicing, mods etc, to just plain old chit chat - The Pub, The Bar etc. there is also a Qld section for you (us) so you can keep up to date with whats happening near you, there are other state forums, but we dont care about that:P  : j/k enjoy your AU and watch out for that dreaded bug!!!!
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17-05-2007, 03:18 PM
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BA Falcon, AUII. R.I.P.
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Canberra
Posts: 139
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g'day mate, welcome to the site. looks like ya got yaself a pretty good deal there mate.
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AUII Forte: 18 Inch Tickford Wheels, Pioneer Head Unit, Kicker Speakers, Lowered, Tinted Windows. R.I.P. Current: 2004 BA Silk Falcon Futura Mods: Tinted Windows Wheels: RJR 18" Tremors. Sound: Soon: JVC DV7205 DVD Head Unit, Blaupunkt 480W RMS 4Ch Amp x 2, Polk Momo 6.5" Splits, Polk Momo 6"x9", Pheonix Gold 1500W Mono Block Amp, Earthquake SubZero Subwoofer |
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My 1st AUII
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