Cav999

Utes*

Dual cab*

Hey guys, thanks for all your responses. I'm really not that concerned about the fuel consumption. I was more curious about reliability. I have considered the idea of a diesel dual can ute, however I find the falcon more comfortable. Also, I was looking at spending close to the 20k mark.. Maybe a little more. The late model diesel ite are a bit out of my price range..

Thanks for the reply, and thanks for the warm welcome! I'm happy to commit to the requirement for higher quality fuel and also to the increased consumption - the extra power is worth the cost in my opinion. In saying that though, I don't think the extra power is worth the inconvenience associated with any significant reduction in longevity or reliability. If keeping the xr6t stock means it will maintain the reliability and longevity of a n/a xr6, I think I'd be happy to do so.

Hey guys, I apologise in advance if there is already a thread on here somewhere about this.. I'm looking at buying a reasonably new second hand ute and for a long time now I've been quite fond of the FG Mk2. For those of you who know the area, I live in Nelson Bay and travel 5 days per week to Newcastle for work (68km one way). As I'm sure many of you would understand, I have my heart set on the Xr6t, however after reading through several reviews, I've developed an opinion that the n/a xr6 is a much more reliable car than it's forced induction counterpart. Due to the extensive driving I do during the week, reliability is unfortunately my absolute top priority. To provide a little more context, In the last 12 months I've done 40,000kms so it's really important to me that the car I purchase provides reliability in the long term. My question is, would any of you consider the n/a fg mk2 ute to be significantly more reliable than it's turbo counterpart? Also, would you consider the manual transmission to be more reliable than the zf 6 speed? I've heard about the dreaded 'Zf milkshake' however after reading more reviews I've come to associate this mainly with drivers who do heavy towing. Ultimately, I desperately want the turbo, but I need to know that she won't give me too many headaches! One way or another, I need to make up my mind once and for all!! Please advise. Cheers!

Hey guys, I apologise in advance if there is already a thread on here somewhere about this.. I'm looking at buying a reasonably new second hand ute and for a long time now I've been quite fond of the FG Mk2. For those of you who know the area, I live in Nelson Bay and travel 5 days per week to Newcastle for work (68km one way). As I'm sure many of you would understand, I have my heart set on the Xr6t, however after reading through several reviews, I've developed an opinion that the n/a xr6 is a much more reliable car than it's forced induction counterpart. Due to the extensive driving I do during the week, reliability is unfortunately my absolute top priority. To provide a little more context, In the last 12 months I've done 40,000kms so it's really important to me that the car I purchase provides reliability in the long term. So my question is, would any of you consider the n/a fg mk2 ute to be significantly more reliable than it's turbo counterpart? Also, would you consider the manual transmission to be more reliable than the zf 6 speed? I've heard about the dreaded 'Zf milkshake' however after reading more reviews I've come to associate this mainly with drivers who do heavy towing. Ultimately, I desperately want the turbo, but I need to know that she won't give me too many headaches! One way or another, I need to make up my mind once and for all!! Please advise. Cheers!