thorxr6t Member 91 Member For: 20y 8m 10d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 13/03/09 04:22 AM Share Posted 13/03/09 04:22 AM My previous black BMW E90 325i 6-speed zf auto was approaching 80,000kms so it was time for an upgrade to something abit bigger to accomodate a growing 4-year old boy as well. I checked out quite a few other cars in the medium to large category; 5 series, e class, honda euro, mazda6, liberty gt, Late model camira Bogan special , calais v v8 and v6. They are all nice cars especially the german ones of course.But in my opinion (after 4000kms), the G6ET offers the best ride, handling, performance, looks, space, features and value in the current car market. And amazingly the fuel economy gauge displays "13.5"ltr/100kms! And that's in peak traffic around town and with a heavy right foot at times. To put it in perspective, my previous 325i with the 2.5 ltr inline 6 cyl engine (rated at 160 kw/250 nm) and the 6-speed zf auto was averaging "12.8"ltr/100kms under the same driving conditions but nowhere near the performance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronburgundy I love gooold member Donating Members 1,222 Member For: 15y 11m 22d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne (west) Posted 13/03/09 04:30 AM Share Posted 13/03/09 04:30 AM I'm sure it'll be said by someone if not me... Let us know when you get your first speeding fine...After 8 years driving, averaging about 25 klicks a year over that time and a clean record... took me 6 weeks in the G6ET! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 8m Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 13/03/09 04:51 AM Share Posted 13/03/09 04:51 AM Need pics man!Love the look of the white G6ETs, have only seen a few around but enough to get excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorxr6t Member 91 Member For: 20y 8m 10d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 13/03/09 05:41 AM Author Share Posted 13/03/09 05:41 AM Pics coming soon gang... After I give it a proper clean and when I can stop driving it! Truly an awesome sedan and I've owned quite a few cars in my 4 decades walking this earth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjam Member 137 Member For: 19y 8m 21d Location: Sydney NSW Posted 13/03/09 07:37 AM Share Posted 13/03/09 07:37 AM Hey thorxr6t,Great to see mate, I fell off the fence in similar fashion when I bought my Ba Mk1 XR6T which I still have. Just wait until you start to mod! And you will haha. Though I've got a mate with a BMW 135i, very nice machine that, can't fault it. But for the bucks, Ford still make a top factory performance package and there's so much in the way of after market mods and advice such as through this site. Enjoy! Cheers.Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g6eturbo Member 2 Member For: 15y 9m 11d Posted 13/03/09 10:35 PM Share Posted 13/03/09 10:35 PM I have also just purchased my first Ford - Black G6ET with the 19" Mullins Vanquish rims. Gets delivered in 3 weeks and can't wait! Also agree with comments from thorxrt6 - is a great package. I fell over the fence after driving Holdens for the last 10 years - HSV's, SS's and recently the Calais V. Looking forward to learning a bit more about the mods available for the engine. Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAXF6 Member 92 Member For: 16y 4m 19d Gender: Male Location: Mt Druitt Sydney Posted 15/03/09 10:37 AM Share Posted 15/03/09 10:37 AM I own a Typhoon and its also my first Ford. I actually don't like fords that much but to be behind the wheel of 4.0litre turbo everday car is a great feeling. Knowing the power is there when you squeeze the throttle. I also don't like Expensive Daewoo either so I'm not part of that Ford vs Expensive Daewoo battle. I am actually a Rotary freak so please be gentle with me.....LOL!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorxr6t Member 91 Member For: 20y 8m 10d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 16/03/09 12:18 AM Author Share Posted 16/03/09 12:18 AM Here some pics. Enjoy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 8m Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 16/03/09 12:28 AM Share Posted 16/03/09 12:28 AM Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smackers XR6T Red F6310 Member 175 Member For: 19y 4m 15d Gender: Male Location: A small country town on the Murray River South Australia Posted 16/03/09 01:08 AM Share Posted 16/03/09 01:08 AM Looks great in white mate Im really looking forward to picking G6ET up this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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