au 5 spd

14-10-2005, 09:15 PM

did ford make an au 5 speed forte ? years ago when i was hunting around for one . ford said they only did 5 speed in s pack and xr

AUXRVIII · 14-10-2005, 10:18 PM

Yes they were made but very rare.

**Stav** · 14-10-2005, 10:39 PM

Nik I am no expert but the four speed manuals were quote as having quicker times than 5 speeds.

Perana · 14-10-2005, 11:01 PM

You could get 5 manual in Forte, S, SR, XR and T-series IIRC and possibly Futura

There were NO 4 speed manual Falcons after XF

Aaron_EF8 · 14-10-2005, 11:03 PM

Yep, you're right, you are definately no expert. The last 4spd manual Falcon was the XF.

AU Forte had a manual as standard, but most people chose the auto, and IIRC it was made a no-cost option during the AUII

lv619 · 14-10-2005, 11:05 PM

I'm sure he is refering to the 4spd auto... LMAO at 4spd manual.

Perana · 14-10-2005, 11:07 PM

Auto was no cost option from AUI from what i remember aaron

**Stav** · 14-10-2005, 11:46 PM

bwahahah ..I stuffed up...soz..

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15-10-2005, 11:07 AM

no worries thanks guys ,
did they make a 5spd in the v8 sr

Aaron_EF8 · 15-10-2005, 11:45 AM

Unfortuntely not, the only manual V8's were XR8's and T-Series.

RavenLS1 · 15-10-2005, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Aaron_EF8

Unfortuntely not, the only manual V8's were XR8's and T-Series.

nup,go the trading post and type in V8 manual 1998-2001 forte and there will be one or two ive seen i dont know about write now but a few weeks ago there was a coulpe when i bought my EL GLi V8.

Aaron_EF8 · 15-10-2005, 12:36 PM

Just checked, couldn't find any manual V8 Forte's, or any manual V8's apart from XR8's and T-Series. I also looked on www.carsales.com.au in the for sale section and in the car research section. No mention of any V8 manuals apart from the cars I just listed.

loxxr6 · 15-10-2005, 12:52 PM

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Auto was no cost option from AUI from what i remember aaron

I think you're right there. I'm sure that was advertised as a selling point when the AU first came out.

RavenLS1 · 15-10-2005, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Aaron_EF8

Just checked, couldn't find any manual V8 Forte's, or any manual V8's apart from XR8's and T-Series. I also looked on www.carsales.com.au in the for sale section and in the car research section. No mention of any V8 manuals apart from the cars I just listed.

Oh well,im sure i saw them anyways i had a look too and theres a BA 3V XT V8 for sale.

GlennBA · 15-10-2005, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Perana XR8

You could get 5 manual in Forte, S, SR, XR and T-series IIRC and possibly Futura

There were NO 4 speed manual Falcons after XF

futura's were all auto since EL afaik. Also, only TE50 were available in manual if i recall correctly out of the T series range.

jonbays · 15-10-2005, 06:19 PM

In the AU Forte's could be optioned as manuals and V8 manuals not futiras or fairmonts though

Perana · 15-10-2005, 10:29 PM

T2 and T3 TS50 had manual avaliable too... T1's didnt though

LOWAU · 17-10-2005, 08:22 AM

My brother has an AU1 forte 5 SP, 7 months ago we got it for $11000 with 17 in alloys, lowered and black interior.

They are as rare as hens teeth, I was looking for three months almost everyday on carsales, carpoint and the trading post before I found a good one, although I only saw about 5 all up for sale.