Venom XR6 Member 1,460 Member For: 21y 6m 24d Location: Geelong Victoria Posted 31/07/08 11:19 AM Share Posted 31/07/08 11:19 AM that's correct, a few issues in a couple of pre production models but fixed before release and not a single failure in the 1000+ built so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XF Falcon <put funny sh*t here> Member 3,365 Member For: 18y 11d Gender: Male Location: Perth, NOR Posted 31/07/08 11:24 AM Share Posted 31/07/08 11:24 AM (edited) Ahhh Ford_Power, you are a man of great knowledge Edited 31/07/08 11:24 AM by XF Falcon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluute Cant wait to drive it Donating Members 884 Member For: 16y 4m 6d Gender: Male Location: Golden Bay,WA Posted 31/07/08 11:38 AM Share Posted 31/07/08 11:38 AM Well, you would be used to seeing the rear view of FG's, wouldnt you he he he burn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluute Cant wait to drive it Donating Members 884 Member For: 16y 4m 6d Gender: Male Location: Golden Bay,WA Posted 31/07/08 11:41 AM Share Posted 31/07/08 11:41 AM yep problem was with garrett it was the plastic bearing races they were using apparently ford wasnt convinced of their durability with the heating/cooling involved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-SPEC You are a dead set goose Silver Donating Members 3,968 Member For: 18y 11m 20d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 31/07/08 11:52 AM Share Posted 31/07/08 11:52 AM I thought they were still running those sh*tty bearing races? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ2CME Formerly XR6NA Member 3,512 Member For: 18y 11m 20d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 31/07/08 12:05 PM Share Posted 31/07/08 12:05 PM What happened to the accelerator and brake pedal? They've gone back to the old BA Mk1 ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluute Cant wait to drive it Donating Members 884 Member For: 16y 4m 6d Gender: Male Location: Golden Bay,WA Posted 31/07/08 12:06 PM Share Posted 31/07/08 12:06 PM dont know if they are still plastic or they changed them or wat or if they just extended durability testing was the problem as far as I know will try and find out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilDaifu Cruise Whore Moderating Team 5,130 Member For: 19y 3m 14d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 31/07/08 01:04 PM Share Posted 31/07/08 01:04 PM Hey bluute, nice pics And its good to see Ford delivering on the turbo models. Yep, I heard too that there were issues with the Garrett but wasn't aware until now that they started deliveries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmac450 Member 1,650 Member For: 18y 2m 15d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 31/07/08 10:33 PM Share Posted 31/07/08 10:33 PM that's correct, a few issues in a couple of pre production models but fixed before release and not a single failure in the 1000+ built so far.As opposed to Expensive Daewoo with the VE, who release the cars with faults, then recall them later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluute Cant wait to drive it Donating Members 884 Member For: 16y 4m 6d Gender: Male Location: Golden Bay,WA Posted 01/08/08 01:22 AM Share Posted 01/08/08 01:22 AM Hey bluute, nice pics And its good to see Ford delivering on the turbo models. Yep, I heard too that there were issues with the Garrett but wasn't aware until now that they started deliveries. yeh not sure on exact dates but the old man got his at the start of july got his before the dealer which was quite funnyAs opposed to Expensive Daewoo with the VE, who release the cars with faults, then recall them later true that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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