rs2000 Member 259 Member For: 21y 9m 10d Location: riddells creek Posted 21/10/04 03:16 AM Share Posted 21/10/04 03:16 AM cant always win but remember they are talking about the heavier and slower xr8 not the xr6tthe reviews I have seen on the mk2 xr6t with the 6 speed are great what reviews???share the links please.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falchoon I see red Member 5,758 Member For: 22y 2m 7d Location: nowhere in particular Posted 21/10/04 03:18 AM Share Posted 21/10/04 03:18 AM It's not up on Drive website yet, maybe tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdennis Brendan Dennis Member 750 Member For: 22y 4m 9d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, Vic Posted 21/10/04 03:29 AM Share Posted 21/10/04 03:29 AM is the No 666 a no cost option ?? :lol: Mate,Yep you got it. A NCO and a lottery option. Some are lucky some are not!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Forum Superhero Donating Members 3,109 Member For: 21y 2m 28d Location: Eastern Suburbs of Mexico Posted 21/10/04 03:30 AM Share Posted 21/10/04 03:30 AM Is driveline shunt really that bigger deal? I drive an auto, but from my experience it is not a major problem And the brakes are more than acceptable IMO, stops as well as any other car on the market at a similar price. Quite frankly, you sound like your trying to fault a very good car. I mean, the BA is a brilliant car and these issues are simply unavoidable. We're talking a 350hp engine in a 1800kg car, the gearbox has to be extremely strong and if that means it doesn't feel like a four cylinder box, so be it, at least it'll go the distance. tquarrell, I find it hard for you to pass judgement if you have not experienced these issues. You are welcome to come and drive my T and experience a car that at some stages is hideous to drive because of the shunt, and the constant 'boucing' back and forth on the driveline because it has far too much freeplay. This has been acknowledged by my dealer and Ford themselves.If you think the brakes are more than acceptable, great. But that does not explain why so many owners have either opted for the premium package or spent $1-$2k ontop of their purchase to get some assurance of safety built into he car. Try 3 or 4 'Hard' applications or a long time braking hard, and lets see where you end up then?I have had many a car in this bracket, and the Falcon would rate in the back end of braking ability, very, very average.We are not trying to fault the car, in fact we are raising common faults that are appearing with them, and are angry at Ford for either not addressing them or taking a considerable amount of time and excuses to realise that there is a problem.These issues are unavoidable? Give me a break! It has been noted by dealerships, and other aftermarket businesses in the industry that Ford have built this car to a price nothing else. With that has come a great car, poor components, and a poor build quality. These issues could have been avoided, buy putting better components in from day 1. Once again there are memebers that have shed out extra $$ to upgrade these components. Is'nt it funny how there are a few that immediately upgraded their T5 to a T56 because the T5 is known to be weak, yet it takes ford until the series 2 to acknowledge it.Hmm go the distance hey? Hope you are talking about the T56, as there is a backlog on the T5 box as many have failed and are waiting for replacement under warranty, yes I would be one of those. Oh yes likewise with the Diff, but they are not a major problem either are they? 1100 on backorder from Dana, I personally am waiting for my 4th diff and I am at 25,000kays (1st diff at 5000) but then again I am just faulting the car.Many of us like myself that have these problems, just want them fixed, it is not acceptable for a $50k car. However with that said I know we all still enjoy the T because it is a great design and an enjoyable car to drive, hence we are passionate and that's why we are here. I love my T and would not trade it for the world, I just want it to be how it was designed to operate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Turbo Next stage, to the Pub in 10 seconds Member 2,777 Member For: 20y 6m 11d Gender: Male Location: Berwick Victoria Posted 21/10/04 03:52 AM Share Posted 21/10/04 03:52 AM just didnt want to type that much...On ya JB agree with you 100%Might later upgrade to premium brakes.Rob... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondie Firm Member Donating Members 2,924 Member For: 22y 3m 23d Location: Adelaide Hills Posted 21/10/04 03:56 AM Author Share Posted 21/10/04 03:56 AM cant always win but remember they are talking about the heavier and slower xr8 not the xr6tthe reviews I have seen on the mk2 xr6t with the 6 speed are great Mate, l dont care who 'wins', l will buy the car l prefer not what dribble the media feeds me.As T6man noted, the media's love of the BA appears to be over and finally these cars are getting some bad press on the issues they refuse to address. Good to see. l wished Ford would get their head out of their beancounter arse so l could buy another. l am not stupid enough to do that given the cars current lack of quality however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Forum Superhero Donating Members 3,109 Member For: 21y 2m 28d Location: Eastern Suburbs of Mexico Posted 21/10/04 04:03 AM Share Posted 21/10/04 04:03 AM cant always win but remember they are talking about the heavier and slower xr8 not the xr6tthe reviews I have seen on the mk2 xr6t with the 6 speed are greatMate, l dont care who 'wins', l will buy the car l prefer not what dribble the media feeds me.As T6man noted, the media's love of the BA appears to be over and finally these cars are getting some bad press on the issues they refuse to address. Good to see. l wished Ford would get their head out of their beancounter arse so l could buy another. l am not stupid enough to do that given the cars current lack of quality however. Oh come on Mondie! You sound like your trying to fault a very good car. I mean, the BA is a brilliant car and these issues are simply unavoidable. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondie Firm Member Donating Members 2,924 Member For: 22y 3m 23d Location: Adelaide Hills Posted 21/10/04 04:05 AM Author Share Posted 21/10/04 04:05 AM Sorry JB, it wont happen again, l promise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatV8 Artificially Aspirated Member 951 Member For: 21y 1m 13d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 21/10/04 04:10 AM Share Posted 21/10/04 04:10 AM RE: Driveline shunt, I havent driven any manual BA's to experiance it, but a friend of mine had a VL turbo which shunted BAD!! after new diff and problem fixed the car felt completley different. As for it being un avoidible, how the hell does Expensive Daewoo and HSV do it? There V8 models make just as much if not more power then the BA's on some specs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Turbo Next stage, to the Pub in 10 seconds Member 2,777 Member For: 20y 6m 11d Gender: Male Location: Berwick Victoria Posted 21/10/04 04:14 AM Share Posted 21/10/04 04:14 AM Sorry JB, it wont happen again, l promise You two are friends now... cummon shake hands Rob... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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