BOBO Member 13 Member For: 16y 2m 30d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Vic Posted 29/08/08 10:30 AM Share Posted 29/08/08 10:30 AM looks great spooner . Boy are u going to have some FUN now No more snaps mate Go drive drive drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tig Donating Members 735 Member For: 17y 1m 17d Gender: Male Location: kenthurst, Sydney Posted 29/08/08 10:37 AM Share Posted 29/08/08 10:37 AM Amazing the difference lighting makes. Noticed mine (EGO) looks brilliant in the sun. Your impressions same as mine spooner after also owning a BA. Difference between the two is chalk and cheese for finish and refinement. Colour looks good to me, in any case it doesn't matter a razoo what anybody else thinks of the colour choices we make, at the end of the day we pick the colours we like .Cheers mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooner Member 84 Member For: 16y 2m 9d Posted 29/08/08 10:51 AM Share Posted 29/08/08 10:51 AM Hi Bobo mate, For me is as a good as I can get off the shelf with no mods needed , for a 45 year old Aussie muscle car life long head like me , had em all , but those days are gone, this is now, and this car gets my pulse racing even through I dont drive like a Dhead , and have to keep my licence as is my job , driving BD's and semi's.Been many, many years since Ive felt the thrill inside me, for a bog stock car , knowing what it it will do , when you want to, with no effort involved , Has a worked V8 only man , and 1st turbo ever , is a revelation to me , straight outta the box I must admit , as I saw turbos P-Plater stuff, big exhausts, big stupid noises , no real gains other than looking silly , that's what happens as you get older , lol. The only good working turbo stock car I have seen is the VL commodore, and they went like stink and blew everyone ayway, shows my age hey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooner Member 84 Member For: 16y 2m 9d Posted 29/08/08 11:06 AM Share Posted 29/08/08 11:06 AM (edited) Hi Tigwelder,Your spot on mate ,is 2 different worlds between the BA/BF , no one will realise the difference unless they get one. that's the most pleasing thing for me as I was glad to get out of the BA quick into the FG and work a reasonable deal whilst I can.The interior quality was completly utterly crap taxi pieces etc included for a $40k unit , the FG interior shows they lifted their game .Is a completey differnet new car the FG, even though it looks similar and people think its just a facelift model ,it aint mate .Ford done well .Just hope they sell for them Chalk and Cheese , I was never happy with the BA for the amount of money paid for it new, was like a reacharound fairy floss makeup :(This is truly different and exciting for the soul Edited 29/08/08 11:19 AM by spooner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 4m 27d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 29/08/08 12:13 PM Share Posted 29/08/08 12:13 PM Love your work Spooner....making the "wait for another six months before trading" thing harder and harder after reading how happy you bastards are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooner Member 84 Member For: 16y 2m 9d Posted 29/08/08 12:33 PM Share Posted 29/08/08 12:33 PM (edited) Hi Tab,Is all about cutting your losses , while your tax breaks still cut in for the 3 years depreciation , to even it out , If you dont or cant ,then you behind the game. I couldnt get $20 k private for my 2005 BA MkII Ute 50 thou klms Immac. after 4 months trying to sell private. No one wants to buy them unless from a dealer on finance for 5 k + or more.Got $25k as a trade on paper on a FGT , by my local dealer , just to work a deal on the new model, have to wait though, well worth it , My BA was $40k new, busted them down to $36K , less GST rebate ,and tax breaks over the last few years owed me around $27k paid all up.I can live with that .Or to put it another way at a 40k pricetag the BA left me Bitterly Dissapointed and feeling ripped off The FG at 46k with all the fruit 3 years later on , for 6k more with all the improvements a bargain Edited 29/08/08 12:47 PM by spooner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monza1414 Member 58 Member For: 16y 3m 17d Gender: Male Location: Cranny East Posted 29/08/08 09:58 PM Author Share Posted 29/08/08 09:58 PM Great work Spooner. I still cant fault mine mate and im happy.Happy driving mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xa-mont Member 243 Member For: 16y 6m 1d Gender: Male Location: Bairnsdale, Victoria Posted 29/08/08 10:55 PM Share Posted 29/08/08 10:55 PM GOD would you guys stop talking about your FG T utes.This suspense in KILLING me!!! I shoulda just got the pre DSP ute.... GAR!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooner Member 84 Member For: 16y 2m 9d Posted 31/08/08 07:33 AM Share Posted 31/08/08 07:33 AM Took it for its 1st run, Vic country, wet , windy , dirt roads included, truly a massive improvement over my BA 8 II , in terms of road holding ability, effortless low down seamless power curve, sharp handling , made for very enjoyable driving in slippery conditions and proved its worth to me. I wouldnt have thought so as still a bit gun shy from the BA8 bad handling power delivery antics.Truly Superb Ride , Handling and Traction Only thing I could fault is seats give you a numb bum after 250k's . Small price to pay, lol . Cant wait till its run in .Much better than I throught it would be , though needs a wash now , Is really a good stable thing which is all I wanted so im very happy , forgetting about the power output as im running it in ,but drives real fast real smooth in slippery conditons , with no effort involved and feels like it wants to stay on the road ,unlike my BAThumbs Up so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 4m 27d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 31/08/08 07:51 AM Share Posted 31/08/08 07:51 AM Awesome stuff.How do you find the arse-end on it? Is it still a bit 'uncertain' on rough corners? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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