kc_ksom Member 5 Member For: 21y 1m 22d Posted 26/01/06 06:13 AM Author Share Posted 26/01/06 06:13 AM OkSo I test drove the XR8 today, It was a very well looked after car, nice clean, service history was good, still had 6 mths warrenty left. Though it did go ok it still wasnt as quick as the SS I drove the other day, both cars felt quite similar, but it was hard to tell the better ride. Im still yet to drive a newish turbo to compare, but from what ive herd, nearly every one here is saying the turbo, So that is next on the list.The price was still a little high I thought, 33k (dec 02) 39+kms. in Black.... the note was nice, it rides smooth, and the bonnet bulge is cool.Bring on the Turbo..OHHHThe other thing I wasnt thinking is, my partner is yet to get her licence, so she would not be able to drive it (when she does)..... I only thought about this TODAY, doh!!!!!GRRrrrrrCasey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBO240 Member 628 Member For: 21y 3m 2d Gender: Male Location: Geelong Posted 26/01/06 07:03 AM Share Posted 26/01/06 07:03 AM Hey guys and galsI am undecided in which to buy, should I go for the nice sounds and a few KW's in the 8 or just get a turbo and be done with it.There around the same money. So what do ya's reckon...Casey<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I had the same dilemma but could not justify the extra $5000 for a car that was going to be a lot slower spend the extra $5000 on some mods on an xr6t and you won’t look back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvyk Member 1,070 Member For: 19y 8m 7d Location: The North Cooma End of Canberra... Posted 26/01/06 10:50 PM Share Posted 26/01/06 10:50 PM OkSo I test drove the XR8 today, It was a very well looked after car, nice clean, service history was good, still had 6 mths warrenty left. Though it did go ok it still wasnt as quick as the SS I drove the other day, both cars felt quite similar, but it was hard to tell the better ride. Im still yet to drive a newish turbo to compare, but from what ive herd, nearly every one here is saying the turbo, So that is next on the list.The price was still a little high I thought, 33k (dec 02) 39+kms. in Black.... the note was nice, it rides smooth, and the bonnet bulge is cool.Bring on the Turbo..OHHHThe other thing I wasnt thinking is, my partner is yet to get her licence, so she would not be able to drive it (when she does)..... I only thought about this TODAY, doh!!!!!GRRrrrrrCasey<{POST_SNAPBACK}>You could always do what I did, I got my wife a little run around car (I had to otherwise she wasn't going to let me have silhouette) If your wife hasn't got her license as yet are you sure a big powerful car is something she'd want to learn on??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest newl Guests Posted 26/01/06 11:58 PM Share Posted 26/01/06 11:58 PM If she did, she'd be able to drive just about any other street legal production vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc_ksom Member 5 Member For: 21y 1m 22d Posted 30/01/06 12:39 PM Author Share Posted 30/01/06 12:39 PM OkI drove the XR6T today, and have to say it is a better drive by far over the 8, Now what my question is.HOW NICE WOULD MY CURRENT XR6 BE WITH 40 GRAND SPENT ON IT....They are giving me BUGGER all for my 2000 xr6 (8k). So we (partner and I) sat down and said and worked out aprox how much we would loose over the next 3yrs buying a turbo, as the current market for a quick sale through the auctions is 26k for a 2 yr old turbo (low Kms) so that is a loss of 22k over new price 48k (discounted), therefore we would be better off spending 22k on my current car and pocket the rest of the residual payment on the new car (18k)...Friggen NEW CARS,,,,,ThanksCasey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvyk Member 1,070 Member For: 19y 8m 7d Location: The North Cooma End of Canberra... Posted 31/01/06 02:22 AM Share Posted 31/01/06 02:22 AM OkI drove the XR6T today, and have to say it is a better drive by far over the 8, Now what my question is.HOW NICE WOULD MY CURRENT XR6 BE WITH 40 GRAND SPENT ON IT....They are giving me BUGGER all for my 2000 xr6 (8k). So we (partner and I) sat down and said and worked out aprox how much we would loose over the next 3yrs buying a turbo, as the current market for a quick sale through the auctions is 26k for a 2 yr old turbo (low Kms) so that is a loss of 22k over new price 48k (discounted), therefore we would be better off spending 22k on my current car and pocket the rest of the residual payment on the new car (18k)...Friggen NEW CARS,,,,,ThanksCasey<{POST_SNAPBACK}>8K is all their offering??? what about a private sale, whilst I don't know the specifics of your car you should be able (according to RedBook) get around the $13K to $14K mark... The problem is dealers will always give you a raw deal, the older the car the more raw the deal is in comparison... You'd still lose money (that's just cars period) but you'd be in a new car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo6man Lifetime Members 4,084 Member For: 22y 28d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 31/01/06 02:38 AM Share Posted 31/01/06 02:38 AM Whenever you do the sums like that on your car vs new car your car will always win. Especially when going through a dealer.Do you really want a BA that badly? Compared to your AU I wouldn't expect you to be all that impressed by the BA's handling although the performance is obviously better. AUs also get better fuel economy model for model.You know what I think? If you want something that goes as hard as a BA and still handles as well as your current car (or better) then for the dollars you want to outlay there are some really nice Tickfords available. Naturally the T3 is the pick of the bunch and will equal (if not outperform) any BA head to head in normal day to day driving.Of course I'm biased ..... but so is everyone here! :stirthepot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobrav8 Member 1,969 Member For: 19y 7m 15d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand Posted 31/01/06 02:55 AM Share Posted 31/01/06 02:55 AM Why not buy an SS Commodore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc_ksom Member 5 Member For: 21y 1m 22d Posted 31/01/06 06:22 AM Author Share Posted 31/01/06 06:22 AM g"day turbo 6manI already have a 2000 tickford VCT xr6, and it is a good looking car, I was just wanting to get into a 8 or t6, with what there offering I dont think it is worth the 40k, as my car is nice now. I think that because of the amount of kms it has is the killer not that it is really bad, 145000. I think with 10k spent on my car I could easy get a turbo, new paint and trim, followed by some nice wheels.CobraI drove the SS Commodore, and as a qualified Expensive Daewoo Tech I know all to well the Commodore, Thanks mate.Casey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FatBAt Guests Posted 31/01/06 08:25 AM Share Posted 31/01/06 08:25 AM TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT <{POST_SNAPBACK}>What has a picket fence got to do with this thread :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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