BenDoCo

Had a VE Calais before I saw the light and G6E Turbo'd up. Took the old Calais into Bruce Heinrich at Lonsdale about 2 years ago to get the price on some work and they had a Ford Ute on the Dyno at the time. Forgot about my Calais and started talking about all things Ford Turbo and flipped at this guys knowledge and honnesty (said to me that they try and talk people out of doing some mods as they have proven that the work involved doesn't give enough benefits). Bought my Turbo a few days ago and have already re-adjusted my finances to start saving so I can get it to Lonsdale in about 6 or 7 months for a tune and a couple of other things I want done to it.

I just put my name down for a Dyno Day that ford_boy4l posted on the SA Members thread. It's to be held in May. I know this thing has a bit of power but I would like to see it in writing because ANGEL#3 mentioned that once I get the mod bug, I'll be gone and the bug is already starting to bite so it'll be good to look back in a couple of years and see what it was like back when I first bought it.

Would love to be a part of the fun 2010 G6E Turbo Stock - just bought it and very keen to see it on the Dyno Cheers Don

This thread was created in August 2008 and in 4 and a half years, there have been 51 pages of people joining this forum and dropping in here to say Hi..... Well here's another one. Hi all. Bought a 2010 G6E Turbo the other day and couldn't be happier.. Cheers Don

Hey thanks again everyone, yeah I love the thing and I am now a convert....no more cheaply put together crap with a Lion on it for me, especailly now they're sacking another 4 or 500 people AusAnt, I saw a reply you made in another post and because of the xr6t photo you use as a profile picture, that made me go out and take a snap of my badge and use that. Small world.

I justt bought a FG G6ET from Stillwell Ford at Medindie here in Adelaide and delt with a guy named Dion. I'm almost 50, was waring old jeans, a T-shirt & thongs (on my feet - before there are any jokes made) and after about 6 or 7 minutes of chatting he threw the keys at me and he and I went for a drive. I didn't realise at the time what he was doing but he kept looking over at the temp guage and when it hit almost half way, he told me to kick the crap out of the thing.......which of cause I did & after a bit of negotiating, I shook hands and bought it 2 hours later. He and his manager gave excellent service from start to finish. I remember reading once that if a person receives good service from someone or somewhere they will on average, tell 5 people where-as for bad service they will tell (bitch to) approx 15 people and now we have social media where it could be 15 million people and yet there are still wankers out there that think that good customer service is a thing of the past. We have the money, give us the best service possible or me & my money will go elsewhere..........

Hey thanks guys for the welcome. Picked it up this arvo & drove it around Adelaide city for a while and then hit the Freeway to head home & the only reason I knew that I was driving a car and not sitting in my lounge chair was because my stupid right foot kept twitching. I couldn't help but give it a kick every 20 k's or so along the way. Pulled into a truck stop near Mt Barker for a smoke and as I was leaving, an SS pulled in and stopped just up from where I was so I thought I would left foot break and sit on about 1500 revs (you know, just to show this guy how quick it gets up) and after about 1 second, the revs dropped back to idle.......bugga......so I just floored it and I don't think I will do that again (until the next time) as the take off made me mess myself a bit...WOW. Will practice take-offs after I read a few more posts about how to get all that power to the ground. Below is the photo of it at the car yard as I was about to drive away with it. Thanks again for such a warm welcome.

OK folks, now don't get me wrong but I never thought that I would see myself owning a Ford in the near (& even the not-so-near) future as I have always owned things that came from Elizabeth in South Australia. As of today - Sunday - I own a VE Calais. I did the enviomental thing as soon as I bought it a few years ago and chucked LPG on it and then dropped it to the ground a couple of inches to try and make the thing sit on the road. It is a sensible, cumfy car but over the last 12 months or so, a whole lot of little things have started to go wrong with it including the weakass plastic clips that hold the interior together breaking. Gggrrrrr I used to keep an eye on a forum that covered the Late model camira and could not believe some of the crap that went on in there....no joke, I expected some of the members to flop 'em out and measure.. There was even one guy who answered another guys question by saying - "check Google mate, what do you think this is?" About 8 or 9 months ago, my son told me that the parents of a mate bought a G6 and he said that it was soooooo nice to ride in so I decided to check a popular car sales website to see what was available and at the same time, I found this Forum and even though I wasn't a member, enjoyed how the members rushed to help a fellow Ford owner that needed advice. Yesterday arvo I went for a drive down to Adelaide (as I live about 100 k's from the city) and saw an FG in one of the Ford dealerships so I stopped to check it out and after a long (long) test drive and a good chat with the sales guys, I shook hands and bought myself a 2010 G6E Turbo with 32k on the clock. Oh golly golly gosh, for a straight 6, this thing has unbelieveable pick-up and I CAN'T WAIT until late Monday arvo when I can pick it up after they have tinted the windows and done a couple of other things for me. The Ford knocked me to the floor with how confortable it was and how it sat on the road so beautifully (and that's without having to spend 2 & a half grand on the suspension like with the Calais). Amazing what good springs and a set of 18 x 8's will do and did I mention the pick-up?. Honestly, not since my 400 hp HQ back in the early 80's have I been thrown back into the seat like this......WOW So, in about 25 hours from now and in a 100% positive way, I will be very proud to say ----- Hi, my name is BenDoCo and I consider myself lucky to own and drive a G6E Turbo. Can I just memtion the pick-up once more please.......WOW :O