Looking To Buy A Ba Auto Xr6t But !?

[jxanon]

the only 1s I can afford are around 150k kms

when do the engines give up?

any bits in particular wear out?

would performance be decreasing that much with that many ks

[bluute]

when do the engines give up? how longs a piece of string ? depends on how it was driven, any previous mods etc etc

any bits in particular wear out? Turbo would definately benefit from a freshen up and depending on driving style etc the g/box too

would performance be decreasing that much with that many ks again hard to say

Best advice would be keep saving and get a BF with ZF

others may have better ideas

[Superdan]

Only thing you can do is have an independant inspection done (RAC or equiv.) Unfortunately it won't protect you in the future, but can advise you of dodgy ones.

If a BA is all you can afford, and can't wait any longer, then I say jump in. I did, and still loving it. Do yourself a favour and don't drive a ZF if you can't afford it!

[jxanon]

zf = 6spd auto right?

do all bf's have this or only mkII

[bluute]

yep ZF is 6 speed auto

not sure on the second question I think they were a $ option in mk1's and standard in mk2's im very likely wrong there though

[jambo]

Pretty sure all turbos, XR8s and luxury models had ZF from BF series 1 onwards if you optioned an auto

[EvilDaifu]

Yep, I had a BF Series 1 auto as a company car once and the auto came as a ZF. That was the first time ZF 6 speed auto transmissions were fitted as standard in the XR6T series.

[PJDXR6t]

I used to have a ba b4 I got my bf and it still went pretty hard with 120k on the clock still looked mad yes the zf 6 speed is better but I preffered driving the 4 spd in manual mode than the zf in manual mode as the zf changes itself and doesnt hold gears like the 4 speed did and engine wise there pretty tough and should last ages if they have been kept stock! it all comes down to how much $$$ u got im sure u will still be happy with a ba xr6t rather than not having 1 at all :D

[XR06T]

at 150k kms the turbo would no doubt need a bit of love. not all of them of course, but if it makes any sort of rumbling, best to get it looked at before it lets go.

[xr6t_ute]

I wouldnt touch one with that many kms, best save some more itll be worth it.