Mr X Donating Members 998 Member For: 21y 6m 26d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Hills Posted 05/12/03 10:49 AM Share Posted 05/12/03 10:49 AM What other vehicles did members consider or test drive? B4 Subaru Liberty was the only thing remotely comparable for me . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plonky The Bionic Man - half man-half titanium Member 1,766 Member For: 21y 10m 10d Location: Dodge Scat Pack Posted 05/12/03 01:05 PM Share Posted 05/12/03 01:05 PM Maate, it would have to be a WRX.....puts all those overweight taxis to shame and they look great, go real hard At least Ford have got a turbo on the Falcon instead of relying on the V8 (dinosaur) engineHang on.....don;t flame me......I only came onto this site to say HiI thought I would throw out the bait and see you people biteA sensible answer to your question is: I ended up with the Mustang but seriously considered an M3 or another E Class Benz. I didn't want to wait for the Alfa 147GTA to finally arrive and the Mustang was good buying considering the factory bonuses from Ford.(I bought a new WRX back in '99. It was a good car but there are much better things out in the market....I've had one so why buy another) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducatijb Lifetime Members 3,448 Member For: 21y 10m 16d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 05/12/03 08:22 PM Share Posted 05/12/03 08:22 PM I originally went to buy a XR8 but after test driving both I settled on the Tmainly because I felt it handled better The GT wasn't available thenI always buy Aussie cars mainly as it helps keeping Aussies in work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saleen Big Gun Donating Members 4,170 Member For: 22y 4m 8d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 05/12/03 08:45 PM Share Posted 05/12/03 08:45 PM Maate, it would have to be a WRX.....puts all those overweight taxis to shame and they look great, go real hard At least Ford have got a turbo on the Falcon instead of relying on the V8 (dinosaur) engineHang on.....don;t flame me......I only came onto this site to say HiI thought I would throw out the bait and see you people biteOutstanding!!!Anyway, I went to get an XR8 but I was told there was going to be a 6 month wait, and ONLY a 3 month wait on the Turbo. So I ordered the Turbo and still ended up waiting 6 months for it. I would be happy with either.Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms700 Moderating Team 10,170 Member For: 22y 19d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 05/12/03 09:30 PM Share Posted 05/12/03 09:30 PM I put a order in for a XR8 as well, before they had been released. I then cancelled that order and put my order in on the T. And I havent looked back.I considered a IS300, B4 Liberty, and some others, but they just didnt suit me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr X Donating Members 998 Member For: 21y 6m 26d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Hills Posted 05/12/03 09:54 PM Author Share Posted 05/12/03 09:54 PM Plonky Its interesting that you mention the Benz because afriend of mine has a new E320 Avante Garde lowered and has AMG rims.He drove our new XR6T last week and said it was more comfortable faster and great fun to drive. He now has a blood orange XR6t on order! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennAUII Former XT pilot Lifetime Members 4,791 Member For: 21y 6m 26d Gender: Male Location: The Womb Posted 06/12/03 12:40 AM Share Posted 06/12/03 12:40 AM We were looking at a V8 berlina, and SS Late model camira because at the time the company was only buying Holden. When the rules changed, dad mentioned that he liked the BA XR6, I said to him to get the turbo because he was used to driving the V8 LTD and may be dissapointed by the power of the n/a, so we ordered the T without a test drive and we are extremely happy with it. Wouldn't have it any other way :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aniken I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it Donating Members 4,316 Member For: 22y 1m 30d Gender: Male Location: Sydney, south west Posted 06/12/03 01:13 AM Share Posted 06/12/03 01:13 AM Either an SV8, Monaro CV6, or Late model camira SS. Then I saw the 'new look' VY series , compared that to the new BA Falcon (:banghead:), noticed the little turbo badge, and that was that .Although, had the Astra turbo been out at the time, I might have considered that too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA_Turbs Member 836 Member For: 21y 5m 30d Gender: Male Posted 06/12/03 02:01 AM Share Posted 06/12/03 02:01 AM The biggest choices I had to make were what colour and options. As far as I was concerned the XR6T was the only car to consider.(It had to be and Australian made car for the Novated Lease and I ain't buying a Holden) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 56Mainline Guests Posted 06/12/03 02:16 AM Share Posted 06/12/03 02:16 AM Considered BA XR6T, BA XR8, VY SS, CV8, Clubbie, WRX STi, Audi A4 Quattro, Merc 200C AMG.So why the XR6T: biggest bang for ya buck, lowest cost of ownership, ease & cheapest to modify, availability of the National Fleet Buyers discount, and other stuff I've long since forgotten!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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