richdave

No doubt at all, I was gonna buy the SS until the BA arrived. The BA option was cemented when a senior GMH sales man told me to tale a look a cross the road at the new falcon. Needless to say I never went back.

Yes it is. There is a connector for power and audio (and I'm guessing mute/call signalling) behind the fuse panel. It works great apart from the glitch I have experienced as mentioned earlier. BTW - I was a bit puzzled by the "Media" display on the ICC though. I expected "Phone" or "Mobile"

IMO - It does not sound like a V8 nor any 6 pot I've ever heard. It sounds SEXY at any revs. It just gets better the harder and faster you go :D BTW. Where are you? I'm sure there is a friendly member near you who will gladly help you hear it.

Does any one else have their car kit connected through the audio system on the BA? I have and it is great, only problem is that I cannot hear the keypad tones anymore 'cause the audio is off untill you press send and the ICC switches to media input. A couple of times when the car is off and the phone is rung, the ICC wakes up but the audio is not heard. A second try without touching anything and it all works just fine. Anyone else had this problem? I'm using a 6120 phone in a genuine Nokia cradle.

WOW...pics have been a while comming but worth the wait. Where were the pics taken? I'm guessing that's not your house in the background :lol: :lol:

The manual - $44640, Auto $45560 + ORC. These are RRP prices and donot include dealer, rego, or duty costs. Falcon web page Try here - research tools, configure and price if you want to play with options/prices

I know a guy who wants an XR8 bonnet for his XR6......I think his name is Wayne Kerr. Anyone else here know him?

Look great where did you dig em up from?

She does....and I am :lol: :lol: :lol:

Sure thing mate. I'm in Queens St Mon/Tues next week for training so perhaps after work we could catch up somewhere. I'll try to remember the digital camera

The details I have are as follows: Wetspoint tell me the tint is supplied by MOTOR ONE GROUP and applied by Tint a Car Lifetime warranty Patented scratch resistant coating Patented ultra bond adhesive 99 % ultra violet rejection 35% Visivle light transmission 50% Glare reduction 40% Heat reduction The Warranty card states it is Tint UltraClassic window film. The manufacturer is CPFilms and it is distributed by Martin Energy Products in Canterbury VIC. I have done a web search and so far found no info on either the film, manufacturer or distributer. I have dye based tint all the way round as per Ford recommendations. FWIW. My AM reception is CRAP at the moment and FM is not perfect, Stereo drops out a lot. Will get the RF amp checked/replaced at first service. IMO. go for the Ford recommendation and use the dealer tint supplier so you have plenty of recourse if a problem does develop.

I was thinking that...telling myself "I'm over it" having heard all the stories and comments from the lucky ones who had theirs already... Then mine arrived.....HORN! It looks great in the flesh and driving it is the better than sex. I kid you not, you can do it over and over again and it will still take more. :lol: :lol: Can't wait till I've got a few k's on it to really test it out :D

Thanks Chris.....if a mate cant make you look stoopid who can :lol: :lol:

WooHoo cracked the 600 members barrier....

looks super after a wash and buff (by the dealer of course). One small imperfection on RH front door frame but you gotta be real fussy to spot it IMO. Not worried at all

I'm on novated lease. I could add whatever I wanted to the car as long as it did not exceed an additional 10% of the base cost of the car. I have 2 fuel cards - Caltex and BP. Not sure if I can get PULP yet but will let you know. As far as upgrading, can't do until end of lease and then I can buy the car for residual, then sell it. Trade it in and if the trade price is more than the residual, the lease Co sends me a cheque. OR buy a more expensive car next time and use the extra trade in value as a deposit, and have more equity in the car at the end of that lease. As far as upgrades/options fitted after purchase, not sure but given it's a novated lease, there should be no problems with me upgrading to (for example) 18" wheels and charging the cost back to the lease Co. It will just appear as additional "extra ordinary" expenses and will increase my monthly payment a bit. The cost is still pre tax and it wont affect the FBT since it is based on the FBT value of the car at time of purchase.

Thanks to all for your thoughts.....This is one happy camper. I WILL get the sticker on tonight and post a pic. For those waiting......It is worth the wait BELIEVE ME! :D

Was too dark when I got home to put it on....I thought about it :lol: Yeah I was awake at 6:30 this morning just itching to go......

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I have finaly picked up the car..... :D Thanks to Craig and the team at Westpoint for getting me into a car months sooner that anyone else could :D What can I say that hasn't been said before .... My first impressions (based on about 150km driving) WOW..........that pretty well sums it up Comments galore but the best one was - hmm perhaps I'll have to put off the investment....I WANT one! Likes: Exhaust note sounds sweet, everyone looks (will I need additional public liability against pedestrian whiplash?), every SOB in an SS, WRX, Skyline etc. wants a drag at the lights...they'll have to wait a while. Chick magnet Dislikes: Power window switches and off/on knob on audio system not illuminated. Auto lights off not standard (Too used to the VT) Will have to investigate getting this. Heres a few pics

Hmmm...brain must have been inneutral when I posted that...sorry :nugget:

poor fella...lucky you :D

probably to discourage folks from trying to put video on it...for safety reasons

I've developed a nervous twitch......only 1 more sleep then it's mine :D