plonky The Bionic Man - half man-half titanium Member 1,766 Member For: 21y 8m 15d Location: Dodge Scat Pack Posted 13/05/04 07:25 AM Share Posted 13/05/04 07:25 AM I have been racking the K's up on the XR6Ute at a rapid rate and I want to trade it in before it gets too many K's on it.As I'm a huge fan of Blood Orange and considering Ford (in their lack of wisdom) has replaced it with Mandarin (metallic orange - not quite right) I have been thinking about leasing another car.Choices areFPV Pursuit ute in Blood Orange, Citric Acid, White or VixenXR8 ute in Blood Orange, Citric Acid, Vixen, PhantomXR8 sedan in Blood Orange, Citric Acid, Phantom, Vixen or WhiteFairlane G220 (found a dealers principal car in Mercury Silver and low K's at a great price)Territory RWD in BlackT3 TE50/TS50 is I can find oneNow I know, where's the T. Well I actuallly want the V8 because of the power bulge and deep down I'm a V8 man through and through. I actually prefer the V8 at work, even though I have a Turbo as well (and it is the quickest out of the V8, SS and Turbo)* My plans are to have some flat black applied to the bonnet bulge (like I am having done in my work car) * have the rear of the bulge opened up and fitted with black mesh (for ventilation) * and have some modern day versions of the XY GT striping applied to the mid line crease in the car as opposed to the Mustang GT sill stripe (don't ask about the Mustang please)* gloss black in the rear valance (area at the back of the trunk/boot)This would be on the Orange, Lime yellow, purple colours and if it is a white ute/sedan I would go for blue Le Mans stripes over the hood, roof and tailgate/trunk similar to the XC CobraThe only options I am interested in is the performance brakes and leather interior.So what are the suggestions pleaseTaGrantBTW I am really tempted by the Fairlane G220 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumpen Poison Fish. Poison Fish. TASTY FISH!!! Donating Members 5,181 Member For: 21y 9m 9d Gender: Male Location: The Bogan Shire Posted 13/05/04 07:54 AM Share Posted 13/05/04 07:54 AM Fairlane G220 does sound quite nice, plush and as seen in Motor if driven properly can round up the new Monaros.... but IF you could find an AU T3 that would be a sweet car, as nice as the BA XR's are, I think that the limited edition 'Handbuilt" factor of the T3 will be an attraction in the years to come, plus they sound very nice indeed AND it's the last of the historic Windsors...I'm sure whatever choose you'll be happy with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRCISM Member 126 Member For: 21y 9m Location: Melbourne, VIC Posted 13/05/04 08:04 AM Share Posted 13/05/04 08:04 AM there is no choice ...... XR8 manual ute ..... in the BO ..... I now return to my kennel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo6man Lifetime Members 4,084 Member For: 22y 2m 14d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 13/05/04 08:04 AM Share Posted 13/05/04 08:04 AM Grant - what a dilemma! Whatever you choose will be a damn nice ride.As good as the G220 is (I drove one when they were first released) I don't think you'd be able to live with the auto - after all you drive one all day so I reckon after hours you'd want to be in a manual eh?I think you have already made up your mind and are keen to do the "touch-up" work to a BA V8 - go for a manual GT-P. I see it as the best value. BUT, try to talk a deal whereby you "delete option" the Brembos and get say a sunroof and sat-nav as a swap for them. The Brembos last only 40k and when you replace them you have to do rotors as well and the cost is around $3,000 just for the fronts I've been told.Now, if you really want my opinion I think you would already know what it is ... go for a T3 without a doubt. It will appreciate in value in your lifetime but a BA GT never will. I just picked up a nice T3 TE50 for under $40,000.Jeff.PS As for colour - a T3 looks nothing in any other colour than Silhouette ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guests Posted 13/05/04 08:54 AM Share Posted 13/05/04 08:54 AM If you get a light coloured bulge,what about just blacking out the sides of the bulge.vik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennAUII Former XT pilot Lifetime Members 4,791 Member For: 21y 5m 1d Gender: Male Location: The Womb Posted 13/05/04 09:07 AM Share Posted 13/05/04 09:07 AM I like the XR8 sedans, they are pretty sweet good luck plonky! such a dilemma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plonky The Bionic Man - half man-half titanium Member 1,766 Member For: 21y 8m 15d Location: Dodge Scat Pack Posted 13/05/04 09:25 AM Author Share Posted 13/05/04 09:25 AM I have just been told of a Blood Orange GT for the right price.....that might be THE option, though I really like the versatility of the ute.On a light coloured car I think the sides of the power bulge may look pretty good in flat black. There was a pic of an XR8 in a recent magazine down at the FPV day that had the those accents and it looked pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macktheknife Xtreme Xalted Member Donating Members 3,112 Member For: 21y 7m 19d Gender: Male Location: BrisVegas Posted 13/05/04 09:35 AM Share Posted 13/05/04 09:35 AM Crikey plonky,What an ask.....Far too confusing a collection for me to even consider.Just to confuse the issue a bit more, how about the limited edition 6 speed BMW 540i that came out about 4-5 years ago.....Stonking..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumpen Poison Fish. Poison Fish. TASTY FISH!!! Donating Members 5,181 Member For: 21y 9m 9d Gender: Male Location: The Bogan Shire Posted 13/05/04 09:38 AM Share Posted 13/05/04 09:38 AM Or an even limiteder edition BMW 850CSi six speed manual, M Sport Coupe?I can remember you talking about 3.2 M3, THAT would be a car! Though if you want a V8 there no stopping you...that BO GT does sound very nice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikxr6t Master of my domain! Member 438 Member For: 21y 8d Location: Victoria Posted 13/05/04 09:41 AM Share Posted 13/05/04 09:41 AM Good luck with the choosin' Plonky! Sounds like a problem I'd like to have. For mine I'd be going the best TE/TS50 I could find . . . they were built when the chips were down at FOMOCO and they were put together SOOOOOOO much better than the current crop of BA's.Although a G220, Pursuit or new XR8 wouldn't be half bad either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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