Drove The Xr6 (not Turbo) Bf At City Ford

[ZAP]

Was the car new or had it been thrashed a bit ?

The reason I ask is it will learn the way you like to drive, and will ajust the shifts accordingly.

It is possible it just needed some punnishment to comply

[GEoMaNTiK]

The one I drove was a dream and it was just the NA, I didn't get to open it up as much as I'd have liked, the city streets of Melbourne wouldn't have coped very well but I got a good sense of the smoothness and fast changes (when I had realised the gears had even changed).

Wheels did a test in the 6NA, 6T and 8 - all reports were positive and they even said for the 8 that the transmissions intuition is outstanding and the shift quality is superb.

Sounds to me like you might have had a dodgy one or it had learnt some bad behaviour from someone upgrading from a fiat to the boss!!!

[Rik_Biel]

I couldn't wait for the BF.

Despite the extra 8kw and the optional 6 spd - I chose to get a run-out deal on the BA Mk2

As it is I got my Mk2 in a BF colour - Bionic.

Like you - I have this salary packaged under a novated lease arrangement. Included in the contract is the LPG dual fuel conversion that will happen sometimne in December/January.

I do just over 25,000 kms pa so taxable value less recipient's contributions means I'll pay no FBT. I couldn't afford to run the car if it wouldn't be on LPG so the T was out of the question for me unfortunately

My effective cash cost spread over 5 years is $27,000 with $9,900 of that being the GST inclusive residual.

I had to break some serious voodoo to get it though. My Falcon history was;

1985 XF

1995 EF

2005.....when I heard there was to be a BF I knew it was meant to be - but despite that I went

2005 BA Mk2

[mook05]

  tab said:

  Mondie said:

  mook05 said:

Hi all,

Been a while off here but thought I would chime in on this one.

Got to drive a BF XR8 with the ZF 6 speed auto around sandown the other week.

My findings:

- V8 sounds great

- That bulge looks big from inside

- I honestly felt that my stock XR6T was faster

- I liked the look and feel of the auto shifter, its like a short shift - when you flick it to the left it doesnt end up far over on an angle like the 4 speed. It's cool how the drive letters light up red too. BUT - hammering the car around the course - the shifts between gears were TERRIBLE. My 4spd T shifts really short and sharp, no hesitation. The 6spd hesitated between gears, and you could feel yourself slow down before it changed up a gear. It did not feel solid, sharp or sporty like my 4spd.

I dont know if I just got a bad one - but I didnt like it. Or maybe it was because it was the V8, I dont know. Didnt get a chance to drive the BF XR6T there so couldnt compare - but was happy to get back in my T to drive home.

Cheers

Michael.

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Thanks for posting Michael.

Your report is the first negative one l have read which is good, if this box was as good as l have read everywhere it would be a miracle. Wonder why you found it so bad though? Could have been a bad one, doesnt seem like a step forward if that's how it performs in manual mode.

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Was that actually in manual mode or just in "D"? The 8's are a different beast to the T's with an auto, but for someone to say that it was terrible doesn't instill much faith.

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No it was in "D" mode. that's how I drive my T 99% of the time and enjoy very crisp / sharp / solid gear changes. The BF 6spd was very different. I was hoping to get in the T they had there but that never happened.

This XR8 has probably had a life of thrashing - it was certainly getting thrashed this day. I'm hoping it was just a bad one, although my last car was a Series 2 Landrover Discovery V8 which also uses the ZF Auto Trans. That certainly didnt have sharp gear changes either - driving normally you would call them smooth, hammering it you would call them sloppy or hesitant.

I will wait to drive a couple more before I make my mind up though. Will no doubt end up with one in a Territory when we get one for the Mrs in a couple of years...

Cheers

Michael.