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02-04-2011, 11:47 PM
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Hi Guys and Gals
I just want to dote over my new arrival, a 2010 MB Panther Black Titanium Wagon. Picked her up Ex Demo with 4300 klm on the clock. Traded my Xr6 Turbo in for it. Took the family down to the coast today to show off to the parents and Super Saturday at a mate's place. Barely saw the fuel gauge move. Need to spend a bit tomorrow to program in phone numbers and radio stations and to play with the toys in it more. The wife took some other photo's so once I get my hands on those I'll post them up, but in the mean time...    Dan |
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02-04-2011, 11:53 PM
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Nice car mate..
I seen it a few weeks ago at the dealership!! Great cars. Did you buy it off Senior? |
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02-04-2011, 11:58 PM
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Great pics. Congrats
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03-04-2011, 07:48 AM
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Dash
Yep, Senior sold it to me. it looks smaller in the drive way, but in the garage it takes just about the same amount of room! |
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03-04-2011, 08:10 AM
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Looks great. I love wagons and I wish they had made an XR5 model in the wagon.
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03-04-2011, 02:27 PM
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I'll second Bucknakeds desires.......
My MB XR5 hatch is good, but a wagon mit 6spd manual would be more versatile....in Tango or Blue Ambition pls |
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03-04-2011, 02:39 PM
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Did they forget to cut out part of the grill at factory or something?
Nice looking ride mate, starting to consider one of em instead of a falc.. |
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03-04-2011, 03:52 PM
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03-04-2011, 08:46 PM
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I had turned on all the options and chimes today. Decided to turn off the genral info and warnings, now I can open a door in peace. I do like the Home Perimeter lighting, particularly as my garage is dead black at night.
Adaptive cruise takes a little getting used to, just got to get a feel for the distance before i need to change lanes. Washes off speed before I'm ready. Anyway I promised more pics    Dan |
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03-04-2011, 09:01 PM
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Im not sure about the MB but on the MC theres a rocker switch on the steering wheel below where you turn the cruise control on that lets you vary the gap to the car in front. It alters the time to the car so the distance is variable depending on your speed.
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03-04-2011, 09:14 PM
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The MB's got it too, maybe "my" two second gap was closer to a second and a half
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05-04-2011, 05:30 PM
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My MB XR5 has the distance switch. Supposedly 2secs, more like 3secs. And doesn't feel consistent slow-down trigger gap at 100km/h either.
And I'm still trying to get used to the early speed auto-drop...18000kms later. And I use the cruise everyday going to work. Even on tailgate mode (1-bar) it is too far away. You can't float up behind someone and then move out with (still) plenty of gap to continue to float past. Although I have become more sensitive to subtle changes in road speed, so there is some positive to the feature. |
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05-04-2011, 08:45 PM
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I wish you could kill the adaptive cruise control :(
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06-04-2011, 04:22 PM
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Dash_GT : Me too....
You can kill the adaptive cruise control, but then you have no cruise control at all. (Look under Settings menu....) |
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06-04-2011, 04:23 PM
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That wagon looks sooooo good !!!!
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06-04-2011, 07:53 PM
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06-04-2011, 07:59 PM
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If only an XR5 variant was available but will the Ecoboost I4 be available in the wagon?
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06-04-2011, 10:05 PM
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07-04-2011, 08:26 AM
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Wow ... that does look really nice from that angle in the black.
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07-04-2011, 01:31 PM
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thanks guys, real happy with the way it looks, keep getting busted admiring it from the bosses window when I'm in there!
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07-04-2011, 08:24 PM
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i drove a BA falcon hire car the other day and i can tell you, adaptive cruise shits all over standard cruise!!
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07-04-2011, 09:09 PM
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Im with you Mondo the adaptive cruise is in a whole other league to standard cruise its one of my favorite things on the car.
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07-04-2011, 10:28 PM
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Or, as I realised, I could just override it with the accelerator (where appropriate)
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20-04-2011, 05:56 PM
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Looks great, much better than the NZ wagons. We're getting the new model in Zetec trim but no Titanium wagon.
Panther Black is a great colour for the Mondeo as long as you enjoy keeping it clean!
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20-04-2011, 07:59 PM
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Great pics of your car there - the black is lovely.
+1 wish they made an XR5 wagon!
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