boost69 Donating Members 737 Member For: 19y 6m 4d Posted 30/11/06 06:08 AM Share Posted 30/11/06 06:08 AM Apparently the NSW HWY Patrol has been having some problems with their XR8s...and will prob substitute some with the XR6 turbo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boost69 Donating Members 737 Member For: 19y 6m 4d Posted 30/11/06 06:11 AM Author Share Posted 30/11/06 06:11 AM Highway patrol vehicles to be replaced 17 November 2006 NSW Police will commence a replacement program of some Highway Patrol vehicles after safety and operational concerns were recently raised by officers. NSW Police Fleet Management Services will replace the last 39 Ford XR8 BA series vehicles. The 159 BF series XR8 Falcons will be provided a technical upgrade by Ford, commencing next week. Fleet Services manager Mr Keith Simmons said that as a result of concerns raised by police the vehicles identified will be substituted over the next month. NSW Police Highway Patrol operate more than 400 vehicles and this replacement program will have little impact on day to day operations, Mr Simmons said. These vehicles will be replaced with the Ford XR6 turbo and Expensive Daewoo Late model camira V8 SS models. Information provided to us by highway patrol officers indicated that there were concerns with regard to the vehicles stalling at idle or low speed. We have been negotiating with Ford for sometime over these issues and they have advised us that solutions have been developed to address our concerns. It is imperative due to the nature of the work undertaken by the NSW Police Highway Patrol that officers have every confidence in the vehicles provided to them,said Mr Simmons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 8m 4d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 30/11/06 06:23 AM Share Posted 30/11/06 06:23 AM Changing from XR8 to XR6 T wont fix the problem, there basically the same cars except for the engine. Its not the engines which have been causing the failures, its the electrical system being overloaded by all the extra equipment. How does changing the cars fix the problem. Its a cost benefit, nothing more, the T is cheaper to buy and a lil cheaper to run. The death of V8's is near. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
937 Member 266 Member For: 18y 4m 20d Posted 30/11/06 06:29 AM Share Posted 30/11/06 06:29 AM ReNSW Police Fleet Management Services will replace the last 39 Ford XR8 BA series vehicles. And here is the first new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDIE My new toy Lifetime Members 5,344 Member For: 21y 7m 1d Gender: Male Location: stanthorpe wine capital of qld. Posted 30/11/06 06:33 AM Share Posted 30/11/06 06:33 AM Changing from XR8 to XR6 T wont fix the problem, there basically the same cars except for the engine. Its not the engines which have been causing the failures, its the electrical system being overloaded by all the extra equipment. How does changing the cars fix the problem. Its a cost benefit, nothing more, the T is cheaper to buy and a lil cheaper to run. The death of V8's is near.←The idle problem is not new as our car is a 2002 turbo and it has been doing since new.It is not a load problem it is to do with the drive by wire throttle system.At times our car is unsafe to drive even with all the work we have done it has not change it.Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 2m 18d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 30/11/06 06:48 AM Share Posted 30/11/06 06:48 AM (edited) Ahh well it looks like they are gonna get the quciker ford out of the two now.I think youll actually find its an alternator problem with the Xr8's They have tried to increase the idle to fix this problem and it looks like it hasnt worked Edited 30/11/06 06:48 AM by revheadrobbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saleen Big Gun Donating Members 4,170 Member For: 22y 1m 13d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 30/11/06 07:32 AM Share Posted 30/11/06 07:32 AM The death of V8's is near.←Congratulations!Dumbest statement of the year award goes to You!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 2m 18d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 30/11/06 07:35 AM Share Posted 30/11/06 07:35 AM The death of V8's is near.←Congratulations!Dumbest statement of the year award goes to You!!!! ←Oh rob your in fine form there Captain obvious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blonk Iconoclast Donating Members 4,330 Member For: 20y 1m 27d Gender: Male Location: CH Posted 30/11/06 07:44 AM Share Posted 30/11/06 07:44 AM The death of V8's is near.←Congratulations!Dumbest statement of the year award goes to You!!!! ←You obviously havent been reading tabs posts have you..!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saleen Big Gun Donating Members 4,170 Member For: 22y 1m 13d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 30/11/06 07:48 AM Share Posted 30/11/06 07:48 AM The death of V8's is near.←Congratulations!Dumbest statement of the year award goes to You!!!! ←You obviously havent been reading tabs posts have you..!!←Does anyone? My sh*t makes more sense than the slop that comes out of his gob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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