RAMPAGE Member 14 Member For: 13y 8m 10d Posted 27/08/11 12:07 AM Share Posted 27/08/11 12:07 AM Hey guys, I'm a newbie ford man(previous R33 skyline),I have just put a deposit down on a brand new 2011 FG XR6T.The head sales guy said coz I want manual transmission that it would have to be built on the production line & that's exactly what I wanted a brand new spanker that know has driven.My question is how many KM's should I expect there to be on the car when I take delivery if any,does ford run them at all after production or anything like that.The reason I ask is I want to be sure that no one has given it a good thrashing before I take delivery especially as it needs to be run-in first.The last thing I want to see after spending so much cash on my first brand new car is km's clocked up on the speedo already.Has anyone here picked up a brand new spanker of the production line & how many km's was on the clock when u received it & what were they from. Cheers guys Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/76678-how-many-kms-should-my-new-fg-xr6t-have/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbonator Donating Members 108 Member For: 14y 4m 7d Gender: Male Posted 27/08/11 12:30 AM Share Posted 27/08/11 12:30 AM A "new" car will usually have 10km or less on it. They have to drive it from the final assembly point to a carpark somewhere while it sits and waits for a car transporter to pick it up. It is then delivered to the dealer and driven to another carpark. Then the dealer does a "dealer prep" before delivery (a $1500-$2000 car wash) and a short test drive to make sure that there are not any unusual clunking or banging noises. That's when they thrash it!Relax, it's under warranty! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/76678-how-many-kms-should-my-new-fg-xr6t-have/#findComment-1136432 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMPAGE Member 14 Member For: 13y 8m 10d Posted 27/08/11 01:34 AM Author Share Posted 27/08/11 01:34 AM Thanks for the reply turbonator much appreciated mate,but did u have to end the quote in "And that's when they thrash it",haha I didn't want to hear that but I suppose they have to give it a bit to see if all is ok. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/76678-how-many-kms-should-my-new-fg-xr6t-have/#findComment-1136440 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPOOLAX Skids? Donating Members 975 Member For: 15y 11m 25d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 27/08/11 01:45 AM Share Posted 27/08/11 01:45 AM Run it in hard mate My FG has just gone over 100,000km and still going strong! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/76678-how-many-kms-should-my-new-fg-xr6t-have/#findComment-1136442 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBXRT Banned 643 Member For: 14y 5m 9d Gender: Male Posted 27/08/11 01:46 AM Share Posted 27/08/11 01:46 AM Mate, you are worrying way too much! I can understand why with the $$ spent but thousands of XRs are sold so its not a "special" car that would create that kind of attention.The car will be fine regardless of how many Ks it has as part of delivery Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/76678-how-many-kms-should-my-new-fg-xr6t-have/#findComment-1136443 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbonator Donating Members 108 Member For: 14y 4m 7d Gender: Male Posted 27/08/11 02:20 AM Share Posted 27/08/11 02:20 AM (edited) I forgot to add, please post some pics after you get it and congratulations on your purchase. As CBXRT said, "mate, you are worrying way too much!" You sound like an expectant father! I can understand it though if you are a young bloke and this is your first new car. I wish you years of trouble free driving. Edited 27/08/11 02:24 AM by Turbonator Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/76678-how-many-kms-should-my-new-fg-xr6t-have/#findComment-1136452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest XR09 Guests Posted 27/08/11 02:31 AM Share Posted 27/08/11 02:31 AM If it had more than ten K's on it when I went in to pick it up I would tell the farkers to jam it.It's not the worry of some neanderthal thrashing it.The freeken point is I am buying a bloody new car and not a demo. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/76678-how-many-kms-should-my-new-fg-xr6t-have/#findComment-1136454 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buf-Phoon loitering with intent Lifetime Members 13,318 Member For: 21y 8m 13d Gender: Male Location: Zombie Birdhouse Posted 27/08/11 02:41 AM Share Posted 27/08/11 02:41 AM I've bought quite a few new cars all with 10-25 ks on the clock so I would consider it normal.I would be more concerned about the pie fetchers at Fraud service flogging it Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/76678-how-many-kms-should-my-new-fg-xr6t-have/#findComment-1136457 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FG50T Member 568 Member For: 21y 2m 18d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 03/09/11 10:27 PM Share Posted 03/09/11 10:27 PM Mine came with 8. Some new cars have 20 if they've been picked up to get window tinting or paint protection done outside of the dealer. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/76678-how-many-kms-should-my-new-fg-xr6t-have/#findComment-1137525 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossmang FREAKY Donating Members 12,440 Member For: 15y 4m 6d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 04/09/11 05:21 AM Share Posted 04/09/11 05:21 AM under 20kms is normal. just depends on how many times they need to move it. a test drive will only be 1-3kms max.but yes as mentioned above id be more concerned about the 15yr olds servicing it at fraud. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/76678-how-many-kms-should-my-new-fg-xr6t-have/#findComment-1137612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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