AUII Fairlane Sportsman - BIG AL

[Burnout]

Originally Posted by PridenJoy

That tub looks familiar.

Who Cav or the hole in the backa the Ute?

[PridenJoy]

Originally Posted by Burnout

Who Cav or the hole in the backa the Ute?

Both. The tub and the teletub

[Cav]

Originally Posted by PridenJoy

Both. The tub and the teletub

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[EL.50]

Originally Posted by Cav

The two tone was the last of the AU Sportsman.

2 tone wasn't the last of the Sportsmans. I've had 3 Sportsmans. 2 of them were 2 tone and they were both 2001. My third was a 2002 and it was a single colour.

[Cav]

I pulled the Fairlane out of mothballs (they really don't stop Geckos from crapping on Big Al) and took it into Rocky to get a wheel alignment and the steering wheel level so it looks normal when driving down the road.

I'm getting it ready for a 7 hour drive down south to attend Dave Shifty's wake at the end of next week.

The old girl gee I can't say that because I've given the Fairlane a dumb name on here, hasn't had a decent run since the 1700 kms trek from Chew-Mit to Yap-Hoon about two years ago when we moved here; although it does get a run into Rocky on average once a week.

Some old codger on the forum is going to put me up for a couple of nights, or should that be - put up with me a couple of nights?

He is free and easy with suggestions on how to make the car look better so I have already booked him for a couple of cosmetic jobs - that will teach to try and help me.

He suggested BP 98 would clean Big Al's lungs out so to speak. Gee it's pricey stuff, does it have gold in it?

Sum Won said you get better fuel economy using it. Well the trip computer said 15.6 l/100kms on the way in to Rocky. I reset it and when I got home it was 13.9 l/100kms.

Maybe the handbrake is dragging or something. I'll get the silly old galoot to have a look at that too just before he gets me a rum ;-)

This is my Fabulous Ford Fairlane Sportsman

[Beastie]

Originally Posted by Cav

I pulled the Fairlane out of mothballs (they really don't stop Geckos from crapping on Big Al) and took it into Rocky to get a wheel alignment and the steering wheel level so it looks normal when driving down the road.

I'm getting it ready for a 7 hour drive down south to attend Dave Shifty's wake at the end of next week.

The old girl gee I can't say that because I've given the Fairlane a dumb name on here, hasn't had a decent run since the 1700 kms trek from Chew-Mit to Yap-Hoon about two years ago when we moved here; although it does get a run into Rocky on average once a week.

Some old codger on the forum is going to put me up for a couple of nights, or should that be - put up with me a couple of nights?

He is free and easy with suggestions on how to make the car look better so I have already booked him for a couple of cosmetic jobs - that will teach to try and help me.

He suggested BP 98 would clean Big Al's lungs out so to speak. Gee it's pricey stuff, does it have gold in it?

Sum Won said you get better fuel economy using it. Well the trip computer said 15.6 l/100kms on the way in to Rocky. I reset it and when I got home it was 13.9 l/100kms.

Maybe the handbrake is dragging or something. I'll get the silly old galoot to have a look at that too just before he gets me a rum ;-)

This is my Fabulous Ford Fairlane Sportsman


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There's a member on here that could help you take better pics...

https://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11463330

Oh wait...

[fordomatic]

Did you take that photo with a potato?

[Cav]

Originally Posted by fordomatic

Did you take that photo with a potato?

Yeah, I took it with my phone and it is OK on FB but went a bit funny here.

$7,500 and I can meet you at Rocky airport for an extra $100.


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[kcodezd]

I must say, nice grass Cav, or has that been photoshopped?

[auIILTD]

Originally Posted by Cav

I pulled the Fairlane out of mothballs (they really don't stop Geckos from crapping on Big Al) and took it into Rocky to get a wheel alignment and the steering wheel level so it looks normal when driving down the road.

I'm getting it ready for a 7 hour drive down south to attend Dave Shifty's wake at the end of next week.

The old girl gee I can't say that because I've given the Fairlane a dumb name on here, hasn't had a decent run since the 1700 kms trek from Chew-Mit to Yap-Hoon about two years ago when we moved here; although it does get a run into Rocky on average once a week.

Some old codger on the forum is going to put me up for a couple of nights, or should that be - put up with me a couple of nights?

He is free and easy with suggestions on how to make the car look better so I have already booked him for a couple of cosmetic jobs - that will teach to try and help me.

He suggested BP 98 would clean Big Al's lungs out so to speak. Gee it's pricey stuff, does it have gold in it?

Sum Won said you get better fuel economy using it. Well the trip computer said 15.6 l/100kms on the way in to Rocky. I reset it and when I got home it was 13.9 l/100kms.

Maybe the handbrake is dragging or something. I'll get the silly old galoot to have a look at that too just before he gets me a rum ;-)

This is my Fabulous Ford Fairlane Sportsman


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Nice looking Lane Cav. Shame about the photo.

Typical fuel numbers from a VCT from what I have read. You can run a V8 for same or less.

How long since you have change the o2 sensor ian? One that is not reading right is a common cause of poor fuel economy.

Cheers
stu

[Cav]

Originally Posted by auIILTD

Nice looking Lane Cav. Shame about the photo.



Typcial fuel numbers from a VCT from what I have read. You can run a V8 for same or less.



How long since you have change the o2 sensor ian? One that is not reading right is a common cause of poor fuel economy.



Cheers

stu

About 3 years mate. I may do that plus new plugs and get to 11 l/100kms ;-)


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[fordomatic]

Originally Posted by Cav

About 3 years mate. I may do that plus new plugs and get to 11 l/100kms ;-)


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doesn't sound maintained to me, $2500

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by fordomatic

doesn't sound maintained to me, $2500

Cav, grab this offer quick before he changes his mind!

[Cav]

Awesum


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[PG2]

Originally Posted by Cav

Yeah, I took it with my phone and it is OK on FB but went a bit funny here.

$7,500 and I can meet you at Rocky airport for an extra $100.


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The reason your photo looks funny is because you used postimage to resize it.

If you want to redo the photo send me a PM with the link and I will fix it up for you.

[Cav]

Originally Posted by PG2

The reason your photo looks funny is because you used postimage to resize it.

If you want to redo the photo send me a PM with the link and I will fix it up for you.

It was posted direct from my phone PG.

I think it has someting to do with using Tapatalk

It posts OK on FB, so I am using FB URL to post here.

[whitelion65]

Originally Posted by Cav

Awesum
image

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Won’t the leaking oil kill that beautiful lawn?

[Beastie]

I'd be more worried about it reversing into the Terry which will reverse into the gate...

[Uncle_Ken]

Looks like he's already hit the fence (passenger side 4 from the bottom)
UK
Lovely car Cav

[Cav]

Originally Posted by Uncle_Ken

Looks like he's already hit the fence (passenger side 4 from the bottom)
UK
Lovely car Cav

A 4 year old backed the Territory through the electric gate UK


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[Cav]

Big Al is officially over the hill



What the hell is going on over at Postimage?

The lines on the dash graphics look like barbed wire.

[Captain Stubing]

Originally Posted by Cav

Big Al is officially over the hill

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What the hell is going on over at Postimage?

The lines on the dash graphics look like barbed wire.

The image has been compressed a lot, it's only 127kb in size. It's comparable to what an old bloke with cataracts would normally see, I reckon.

[PG2]

Originally Posted by Cav

Big Al is officially over the hill

image

What the hell is going on over at Postimage?

The lines on the dash graphics look like barbed wire.

You have scaled the image with Postimage. Try scaling down the image with a third party image program such as GIMP or photoshop.

[fordomatic]

Originally Posted by Cav

Big Al is officially over the hill

image

What the hell is going on over at Postimage?

The lines on the dash graphics look like barbed wire.

Over 200km now and crap pics for advertising, that gearbox is a ticking time bomb, $1750

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by fordomatic

Over 200km now and crap pics for advertising, that gearbox is a ticking time bomb, $1750

Are you feeling generous or just trying to save a poor old pensioner from more expense down the track?

[whitelion65]

"Big Al is officially over the hill"...
What a coincidence! ;-)

[Cav]

Memory is faulty.

Seeing as the old girl has breasted 200,000kms, I thought now would be a good time to do a recap on how things have gone.

I checked the file.

BTW, PG2 was right (yeah pretty rare I know) I used Postimage for this image and I hit the bit where it says do not resize and it seems it is much more betterer. Certainly no barbed wires lines running all over the pic.



I bought the car on 3 May 2016 with 177,636 kms for $5,500

From memory I would have said 2015 @ 150,000kms

In reality I have owned the car for 4 years and I have covered roughly 23,000 kms.

Youse wanna know what it has cost me since?

From memory it has been rather cheap to run with no real problems - the reality is something quite different:

Fuel $5,175 (23,000kms at 15l/100kms at a cost of $1.50 a litre)
Servicing $1,686
Tyres $1057
Rego $1,878 (rego was free in NSW, then I moved to Qld )
Stereo $720

Total running costs $10,516


Or looking at it another way: $2,600 a year or $0.45 per kilometre

So what about future liabilities?

The car is mechanically sound with up to date service and good tyres.
There is no rust.
The carport shows a few minor oil drops coming from the front of the motor and from the rear as well.
Service is due in Sep $250
Rego is due in Nov $939

The car had a full transmission flush in 2016 and I will probably get a transmission service soon $200?

A/C was also serviced in 2016 and it is really cold, so I won't bother with a service yet.

Cost benefit analysis....

I love this car and it puts a smile on my face every time I drive it.

Fordomatic has driven it and he lusts after it but I won't sell it to him, but I'd swap his XR6 for it.

It serves as a backup car to the Territory which is about to go for smash repairs for a couple of weeks.

Lemme tell you about the stereo.

The Fairlane has 9 speakers. I replaced the headunit with a Sony



I also replaced the front speakers - the tweeters in the A pillars and the 6" speakers in the front. The rear door speakers and the rear parcel shelf speakers plus the sub originals were retained. I also had the cable inserted so that the steering wheel audio controls work.

Even clips taken off Youtube and converted to MP3 and played on a USB can sound really great with that bass boost.

The sound is sensational, even on non-country music tunes.

My wife also likes driving the car so I have a devil of a time keeping her out of it.

I keep reminding her that her car is the Ford Territory.

It makes no sense to sell the car for the current market value of about $3,000 and get into a smaller more fuel-efficient car. And besides, Scomo's $750 stimulus package to pensioners doesn't go very far.

This is how the car looked when I bought it, pic taken in Chew-Mit



And now in Yap-Hoon



All overs over $7,500 will be considered.

Did I tell youse that this car is a chick magnet?

[fordomatic]

Serious post, the car looks great mate and having seen it a few times in person now there is no way I would sell it unless it started costing you big $ in upkeep. It's clean and straight and presents really well.

[Cav]

Rain?

No problem





It has one of these that apparently don't work, but the Fairlane has no rust except maybe some little bitty traces of surface discolouration of a rusty colour.

[Cav]

If it gets any closer to the Ford Fairlane Sportsman's keys, I'll move in for the kill.