Silly Place To Ask But Anyway...

[Dagabond]

Lease is up, it's been three years of pleasure owning the T (except for the friggin handbrake never working ) but it's time for a change, lifes to short and all that crap.

I'm caught in a quandry of which of the above to get, stick with the Turbo, have what could be a last blast in a V8 before the price of fuel goes BEYOND the realms of ridiculous (I do 30,000k's+ a year), go for the Lib with the fantastic fit, finish, handeling and ability to fit in the gararge without having to be a contortionist, or try the LS2 on for size and put up with the IMHO pox interior.

They all have there plus's and minus's and I cant find a four sided coin....

[xrdreaming]

Mate I voted the pursuit, or super pursuit if the dollars allow. We all know that it will never be as fast as a tornado but it has that v8 thing going for it and it isn't a shabby jigger.

I could never allow myself to say try the LS2 but I few of my friends in the ute club love their Maloo's they look tuff from the outside but I agree the interior is not up to the same level as the Ford.

[Mondie]

Dags, l am thinking along the same lines as you for my Sti replacemet in a few months time. l have discounted the new Sti, its too ugly. l like the Maloo but the interior is pox and the resale could be quiestionable, although the LS2 is meant to be a great jigger. The FPV's are tempting, l havent driven an F6/Tornbado nor a GT for a couple of years so not sure who much improved they are since l had my original GT.

Have you consdiered the Evo 9? that's ones car that l am seriosuly considering. The other is the limited release of the Sti tuned Liberty. These rae being out at the end of the year, there will only be 300. If you like the Liberty and want something a touch more tuned and exclusive that would just about be the pick.

[Dagabond]

The Sti Lib is just beyond my reach at 68 on the road otherwise I think I would have jumped at it, if you are considering it better get in quick to there nearly all gone only a few left and all black ones have been accounted for.

I had a drive of the GT Lib yesterday and the Spec B last weekend, The spec B wins hands down for handling and just felt more grunty although not as quick as the GT. I'd like to see what they do with the GT as its currently being run out due to emmisions and if they'll bring it back with the 2.5 next year but I cant wait that long.

I like the EVO but as most of my drivings freeway and they have no cruise it rules them out.

[Dagabond]

We all know that it will never be as fast as a tornado but it has that v8 thing going for it and it isn't a shabby jigger.

Yup, Yup and Yup confusion still rains.

[Mondie]

The Sti Lib should be on the road for less than 68k l think. $59k + ORC l thought......

The Evo could have a CC fitted, dont let that put you off. l am sure the dealers would be getting used to that request from buyers by now Dont discount the Evo, l cant wait for a drive. If its that much better than an Sti it must be f*cking amazing

[Mondie]

Just thought of another car that's got my interest. BMW are releasing the 130i in a few weeks. It has a revised version of the 3.0l Six that puts out 190kw. Now that would be one hot hatch. The BMW 6 is an awesome engine but in a htach that weighs only 1450kg, wow. The model coming here comes with the M pack and is going to retail for around $60-62k l think with all the fruit.

[Dagabond]

Just thought of another car thats got my interest. BMW are releasing the 130i in a few weeks. It has a revised version of the 3.0l Six that puts out 190kw. Now that would be one hot hatch. The BMW 6 is an awesome engine but in a htach that weighs only 1450kg, wow. The model coming here comes with the M pack and is going to retail for around $60-62k l think with all the fruit.

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Bangle was on crack when he designed that model (along with other's).

[Turbo6man]

I voted for the Maloo.

Not that I'd ever buy one but I think it would be good for YOU ... at least WE'D get rid of you and you can go sh!tstir the guys over on LS1.com eh.

[vibe ute]

I've done 3000km in my Maloo now & while I might be a bit biased, if you enjoy spirited driving on a winding road, with the ability to cart a few things in the back, the Maloo's pretty hard to beat. Fuel economy is about 1.5l/100km better than my T on average, it makes power everywhere from 1500rpm to the shift light at 6300rpm, no waiting to build boost or trying to keep in the right rev range. It was a difficult decision for me too as I prefer the look of the FPV's & I'm traditionaly a Ford person, but the Maloo's probably as close as you can get to sedan handling in a ute & is 200kg lighter than the Pursuit. Another plus for the Maloo is 13.3 down the 1/4 for an auto, 13.5 for a manual(quoted from HSV web site), their not speed limited & will wind off the 260kph speedo. I'm not bashing the Ford products, but I do think they've got some ground to make up to be a true performance ute.

Cheers, Steve.