Decisions, Decisions. Fpv Gt Or Fpv F6

[Spinning]

Good Morning

I am currently driving a BF FPV F6 Manual Ute , and have been thinking seriously about letting it go, and moving into a 'auto' - opps I said it - **auto** , and have test driven both the FG Mk II F6 and GT

Some years ago , I owned a GT Phase 2 , and I am still emotionally attracted to the GT badge , and that 5lt supercharged engine with matching note via both the engine and exhaust system - certainly puts a enourmous smile on the dail .

The current 5lt - offers so much more than the previous 5.4lt - it is very much 'turbo like' in performance , operating well in sleep and race mode, with very little input and or delay .. The 5.4lt has a exhaust note , but struggles to light up my smile like the 5.0lt .

So .. is the $10k ($56k F6 or $66k GT) increase in spend , worth it ...........noting , that it would be very, very, unlikely that I will modify the car .

Alternative , to add further fuel to the decision, should I wait , and see whether their will be further price falls in range .. Interestingly, it appears , you are able to bargin a better deal on a GT-P with all the extra's - low $70k.. than you 're with the GT and then spec it up with stripes , leather , sat nav, etc .. and with the GT-P you get bigger brembo on the rear and those bigger winged seats in the GT-P .. although reading the forum - these seems to be a spilt - 50/50 in whether the bigger seats are preferred to the seats in the GT

Love to hear your thoughts , as your input is very much appreciated in advance

Ross

[Buf-Phoon]

Step into them, the deals offered are soft. Always negotiate a purchase price, keep your trade up your sleeve.

[RHR]

Sounds like your sold on the GT anyway

[Panda Eyes]

I would go gt and disconect bimodal exhaust (not really a mod) and a tune for 370rwkw...

[rbjet]

If I had the money I'd go the GT. It may not be as fast as a Turbo'd Falcon but with a tune and that exhaust noise who cars.

[The Outsider]

if only the GT/GT-P came in ute then that's what I would get in manual.

[Henz]

GT. hands down.

They don't come in the ute as the chassis just can't handle it.

GS Utes are restricted compared to te sedans. Probably the only ford that makes the quoted number and not more.

[Benny]

I had the same decision to make and really you can't go wrong with either. The deciding factor for me was I've owned a turbo and wanted to try something different so went the GT. Power delivery is completely different and the sound is awesome.

Benny.

[XYZ]

^^^^ This is what I'm doing, never owned a V8 so this will most likely be my next car in the coming months.

[nick d]

Funny you guys say going to the GT badge after ownig a turbo, after all these years being a V8 boy and owned a couple GT's GT-P's I have gone from loud v8 rumble to the quieter f6 and XR6T.

V8's sound amazing the GT is the godfather of fords but the six hands down on economy and power.

I love my GT's and I dearly miss the ones I used to own, FG GT does have its advantages too

I don't miss the GT-P seats at all, jump in one and you will see, brembo's will need changing every 30,000kms.

Too many pro's and con's.

Goodluck.

Edited 14/07/12 03:16 PM by nick d