markxr6t

Hey Dags - have you considered keeping your house but moving out, rent your house out for top $ and renting a cheaper place to live in? This will reduce your living costs and you'll enjoy tax benefits and capital growth on your current place. Trust me, once you reach a certain "hump" in property ownership, life becomes soooo much easier and you will get there eventually.

I chucked some into the manual trans of an old clapped out BMW 3.0Si I once had. It made a definite difference in reducing noise and making shifts easier. Can't comment on its benefits in a modern manual trans in good condition though. Also can't see how it would add value to quality oil like Transmax Z???

Just tried a search, but couldn't find my all time favourite thread. The one where xrtwpn asked about how "air flow works" in XR6Ts and -carty et al posted the most ridiculous replies and pictures. Not only was it hilarious, but ironic in that the ridiculed thread starter ended up running the fastest ever quarter in a T (and I think the record still stands?) Can anyone find it?

Yep - I should be able to make it!

Tell him there's a fellow T owner a couple houses behind where he lives (or his car's there a lot, anyway) in Morley! (Not to mention those late night "hard launches" into Walter Rd....)

BFs built from May 06 onwards (and of course all BFIIs) have the same engine (stronger rods and valve springs) as the Typhoon.

Has anyone round here got a Phantom T Ute with "4L JET" plates around Morley?

Can't surf, wakeboard or kitesurf, but I can fish! Barra from the Fitzroy, Cobia from Quobba and Mack off Bernier Island.

I'd advertise yours at about $34 - $35k ??? Though it may be of similar value with or without the mods and you may be better off selling off your performance bits separately. People here will buy them in a flash. A mate just bought a brand new one for $40k and I got a May 06 with 40 000kms for under $30k, so I'd put yours right in the middle. Just my opinion - but I've been looking closely for a few months now. Mark

A cruise sounds good. Look forward to seeing how your tune goes with your new cat, Brendan. There's so many options, unfounded claims and BS out there with cats its hard to know which way to go. Either way, I'll definitely get a cat before I get my "nothing burger with the works" tuned. Mark

This happened to me once in my BA. Thought I was going to get 600kms out of a tank based on the fuel gauge, but it ran out of juice and died at the usual 500kms. Filled it up and it never happened again......

So does a BF cat bolt on at both ends (ie at the dump end and the exhaust end?) or is it welded at the exhaust end?

I find that people rarely regret making a decision to change and often regret not making that decision. If you don't like the new job, there's always prospects for (another) different job, especially with your skills and experience.

Well, 16 months after selling my BA, I've finally got my BF, so I'll see you all at Maccas! Mark

Hyundais have come a long way and have a long way to go. I wish Fords were built as well Hyundais and had a 5yr unlimited km warranty that you didn't have to fight for at avery claim as well. Read in Wheels a few months back how Hyundai is seen by all-conquering Toyota as its major threat to World dominance! Bring it on I say - Hyundai has shown that cheap and good quality is possible, now we just need cheap, good quality performance cars!

I agree - that's why I set up all my own novated leases. Of course, I must go through my employer's package provider to make payments, but I pay them, I am their client, so I tell them what I want. Similarly, I shop around for finance, get fleet dicount quotes off dealers direct, tell the package provider what and when to pay and just get my employer to sign the paperwork. As stated, each party (employer / finance company / package provider / ATO) only cares that you comply with the rules and where applicable that they get paid. Most financiers will lease any car that is not more than 7 years old at the end of its lease. So you can lease a 5yo car for 2 years. This is a great way to minimise FBT and depreciation! Macquarie Leasing allowed a work colleague a 3 year lease on a 1976 Triumph TR6. Again, all they care about is that the car is worth the residual amount or more at the end of the lease. Unless your employer is a total control freak, there is a lot more flexibility in novated leasing than most people realise....

Yup - mine would do the same with the edit (238rwkw). It was a distinctive rumble when I backed off that I thought was the diff until I stopped and realised it was a different (and rough) exhaust noise. If I kept revs under 5200 it wouldn't happen. You could try a high flow cat or exhaust to reduce back pressure as a first step and if that doesn't help new valve springs are your only option.

Madness, considering you could build a very accurate replica for under $50k. Car Value = $30k Compliance Plate Value = $970k I prefer cars, personally.

After 4 years, your residual will be 35%, so lets say $15750 including GST if your BF was $45k driveaway. The car will be worth more than this (ie don't just hand it back to the finance co.), so regardless of whether you plan to lease another car or whatever this is what you should do: 1. Pay a year's insurance, rego and a service just before the end of the 4 years out of your pre-tax $ 2. Find the cash, redraw or borrow $15750 to pay the finance company the residual. 3. The car remains registered in your name, but is no longer encumbered by the finance company. 4. Drive it for a year with your only expense being petrol (cos you paid other expenses whilst under lease) and sell it for $20k. The $4250 profit is yours as CGT does not apply to your personal car. 5. Alternatively, you could sell it straight away, but at least you don't need to be in a hurry. Mark

Did you sign anything when you dropped the car off?

Congratulations Steve and Lisa! Great news. Mark

Mod the Phoon or go M3 (mmmm). AWD screamers are fun when you're belting them but not as easy to live with day to day. If you're just after change for change sake your Phoon with tune and injectors will feel like a very different car.

So if everyone here is exceeding that claimed average - the common (X)factor and reason for this must be that XR6T drivers pull more chicks!!!

"STAUNCH F6" spotted belting it on Welshpool road Lesmurdie today. Anyone here?

Whilst 60% sounds fair, with my experience of Ford service I'd be asking "60% of what?" They'll only machine the discs and the brake shudder will soon return - you're better off with after market ones. Maybe negotiate to see if they'll do 100% of the radiator (supply and fit) at their cost and you'll fix the brakes yourself????