coxy321

Hi all,   I'm after recommendations for a good differential workshop in Victoria. I've got a BF Tornado and in the last couple of months I've noticed a bit of extra backlash and more recently a bit of a whine on deceleration. There a no leaks or nasty noises yet, and the LSD is still nice and tight (car doesn't get abused). I wanted to get a freshen up soon, rather than waiting for things to go pear-shaped first. It's currently got about 370rwkw and is driven once a month, with 3-4 track days per year.   I've been in touch with Geelong Differential Service and Trans Diffs & Gears (Thomastown) so far, both offering similar work at similar prices, however I can't really find any feedback for either business. Please let me know of your first-hand experiences with good/honest workshops in Victoria - I'm not interested in "I've heard XXX is good", or your cousin's best mates fathers workshop. I only want to hear from people that have actually forked out the cash and are happy with the work done. I'm happy to travel wherever I need to go in order to get good work done.   I've had a s**t run with workshops over the last couple of years, "specialists" promising the world and delivering sub-standard work. I'm not a fussy guy, I just expect that if I'm paying good money that I should get good work/service in return.   My ute is my pride and joy, I just don't want to risk any more muppets getting the opportunity to taint it.   Cheers,

How did you end up going with this??

I'll take two of the flat-bottomed ones, with green/orange/red lighting (P/N: Shift-I SGAR).   Are we able to get a tax invoice for these?   Cheers, Coxy

Thanks for all the replies guys. I did think about car abuse/rentals before I posted up, but I also know of a fair few prestige rental companies (Granges, Porsche, Ferrari etc etc) and thought there might be someone with XR6T's floating around. I can only imagine how hard they would be driven as a rental...... Chances are that if I can convince her to go for an XR6T, she'll find an NA XR6 and buy it without my opinion being even considered. That happened last time she bought a car (Toyota Echo), but you can only stay angry for so long I spose. Leave it with me, I'll do some more hunting and see if I can find something. Thanks heaps!!! Coxy

Hi all. This is my first post here - so go easy. I recently found out (last week) that my missus has secretly had a bit of a crush on the BA/BF falcons. This comes as a complete shock as she doesn't really care about anything car related, PLUS she knows how keen I am on Falcons. She has even decided to sell the Toyota Echo buzz box and upgrade to a "real" car. She has pointed out the BA/BF shaped falcon, but unfortunately the base XT, and she has also said she didn't want mags/spoiler/any fancy stuff. However, her lack of knowledge has its advantages, and I've been able to show her plenty of XR6T's, and she's happy with the look (minus the cosmetic stuff I mentioned). Our problem, and the reason for this thread, is that we really want to rent one of these things for a week or two to see if it suits our lifestyle. I already know it will suit mine (I'll adjust to suit it!), but my better half travels 80km to work every day, plus I do a fair bit of travelling myself. Also need to tow the bike trailor around too, so we need to compare real life fuel economy etc. Does anybody know a reputable business where we could rent one of these beasts? Thanks in advance, Coxy