doublek Member 333 Member For: 20y 11m 17d Location: sydney Posted 07/06/06 12:15 AM Share Posted 07/06/06 12:15 AM 1996 hsv senator. not a bad car. it had 40,000kms on it when I sold it. now on the t and am glad I made the choice. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26008-holden-to-ford-converts/page/3/#findComment-391473 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFXRT6 Silver Donating Members 687 Member For: 19y 2m 27d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 07/06/06 12:53 AM Share Posted 07/06/06 12:53 AM I always owned Holdens before buying my XRT (I owned a Lexcen newport for a few years, but that doesn't count because it was built by holden).Anyway, The XRT won over a Calias genIII because the rebuilds on the genIII were killers & the Turbo motor didn't really have any major problems, plus the bonus of cheaper fuel costs.So far I have had only minor problems with the XRT & no problems with the running gear which is important to me.My most boring post ever.... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26008-holden-to-ford-converts/page/3/#findComment-391488 Share on other sites More sharing options...
boost69 Donating Members 737 Member For: 20y 28d Posted 07/06/06 01:10 AM Share Posted 07/06/06 01:10 AM Yeh had only driven a Expensive Daewoo too, from fuel injected V8s to the VL turbo.I had a VL turbo berlina 5 speed which I did some mild work to like add an intercooler high flow the turbo etc... and the increase in performance was phenominal.So I knew straight away when Ford released the BA XR6T that this car would have unlimited potential being a big 4 litre six cylinder....It is quite obvious that the car responds so well to the most minor of modifications. Its unbeleivable that you can get a near stock car which is driven every day to comfortably break into the 12s with the most basic of mods...You cant beat turbos for performance and you especialy cant beat a big torqey six cylinder turbo like the XR6T...... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26008-holden-to-ford-converts/page/3/#findComment-391493 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 7m 2d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 07/06/06 01:30 AM Share Posted 07/06/06 01:30 AM I'm just visiting I keep telling myself.....on the second one so far.... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26008-holden-to-ford-converts/page/3/#findComment-391495 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Ace Member 446 Member For: 20y 4m 28d Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posted 07/06/06 02:50 AM Share Posted 07/06/06 02:50 AM XR6T8_U said: ...my mates couldn't believe I was even looking at a Ford, they started calling me Lowndesy because I was thinking of switching from Expensive Daewoo to Ford... ←Slightly off-topic but Lowndesy was a Ford man prior to signing up with Holden. He used to get around in a Cortina methinks....Hope he wins the title this year.... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26008-holden-to-ford-converts/page/3/#findComment-391517 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 9m 11d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 07/06/06 03:13 AM Share Posted 07/06/06 03:13 AM I have blue blood running through my veinsLove my fords Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26008-holden-to-ford-converts/page/3/#findComment-391531 Share on other sites More sharing options...
veczar Gold Platinum Member Member 1,081 Member For: 20y 11m 21d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 07/06/06 03:55 AM Share Posted 07/06/06 03:55 AM I am a fan of either I just like good cars dont care who make em...I was gona get a clubby but then I saw the T's and couldn't resist... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26008-holden-to-ford-converts/page/3/#findComment-391545 Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotom Team Bute Donating Members 1,550 Member For: 21y 11m 1d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 07/06/06 04:24 AM Share Posted 07/06/06 04:24 AM I swore I'd never buy another ford after many issues with a brand new XB GS Falcon..... got rid of it after 2 years.Had a string of the generals vehicles for next 20 years:HZ GTS 4-door, VC Commodore, VL and VR Calais......Also bought a new '86 Supra which I had till last year... traded it on a Mazda 6 for the missus. 17 years of reliable motoring. Don't think that will happen again.Always flew the flag for the general, and bought my teenage dream car in 1997.... 1968 Corvette convertible. Red small block auto... In 2003, I was keen on Expensive Daewoo one tonner. At the showroom I was taken by the SS utes.....found them cramped in the cabin though, ( and the gen 111 had no low down grunt, not to mention there was a lot of problems with oil consumption issues)By chance I dropped in to check out all the media mag fuss with these XR6 turbos whilst trying to kill half an hour of time..... took a manual sedan for a blast up through Belair hills roads.... woohoo!Bought the XR6T ute within a week of that test drive.funny how you can change your justification parameters quite quickly.Wife said..... "What the did you buy that for!!!""Cause the colour matched your beautiful eyes, darling!"no complaints after that. tom Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26008-holden-to-ford-converts/page/3/#findComment-391560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
baboon Member 141 Member For: 21y 8m 21d Gender: Male Location: Geelong, VIC, Australia Posted 07/06/06 04:38 AM Share Posted 07/06/06 04:38 AM turbotom said: "Cause the colour matched your beautiful eyes, darling!"←What a suck. No really if you won her with that line your laughing! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26008-holden-to-ford-converts/page/3/#findComment-391562 Share on other sites More sharing options...
drcook Member 752 Member For: 20y 9m 28d Location: leonay Posted 07/06/06 04:38 AM Share Posted 07/06/06 04:38 AM (edited) RAPHOON said: Mr X said: When your balls drop and your voice breaks you start looking at Fords.←Sh1t.When my balls dropped I started looking at girls. ←you waited till your balls dropped?first car: 84 vk commo (6 cyl) - still have a soft spot.second car: 94 vr commo (6 cyl) - never had a mechanical issue.third car: the turb. more mechanical issues than both previous cars put together but you get that with 300kw. and I LOVE IT. Edited 07/06/06 04:38 AM by drcook Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26008-holden-to-ford-converts/page/3/#findComment-391563 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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