Fg X Xr8 Vs Bogan special Redline..

[barnz]

I did indeed matty, ive been driving it alot more than the g6. Its so much more practical, v8 soundtrack, costs me 55-60bucks to do 450ish kays, and those blos lpg carbies I got are fkn magic, feels exactly the same as it does on petrol with no restriction and ive picked up 100ks a tank, might even get it dyno tuned with a bit more timing(coz gas burns slooow, not coz higher octane, in reality pump lpg is around 98 octane)just to finish off the conversion nicely.

I can take this carnt everywhere

Oh and the family and all their chit as well. Being a fairmont it has all the fruit and although its slow..its comfy as, even with the old 19's of the geegee

Yep, its one of my favourite cars that I have owned, it has alot of character, however it does look like an undertakers work car and it is going on 15yo.

Now I have said this previously but if ford made an g6et sports wagon or an xr8 wagon id buy it in a heart beat. So what options do I have? Dont have the coin for an amg or bmw wagon....which pretty much leaves 2 options...Bogan special redline or hsv tourer...I have owned more v8 commos than falcons so im not bothered.

Also Steve if I win the lotto I have been dreaming of a FG coupe with a 888 chassis and AWD for a while. Ive often looked at the back of the g6 and imagined how cool it would look a little shorter with 2 doors...

Edited 12/01/15 11:41 PM by barnz

[Kimberley Scott]

I know I will sound like a broken record. But on this I'm serious.

Škoda Octavia or Superb wagon.

Mid 30 up to mid 50 k new. Depending on model or spec.

Relatively new for low to mid 20 k.

Serious

[barnz]

I have considered other options also, but fwd is so gay. Look at azzas wagon, practical, sounds horn and does 65m skids...the skodas are nice and so are the offerings from vw and Audi(funny that...) but its just not me, not yet anyway...

Actually Audi would make a v8 wagon wouldn't they? Probably AWD id assume...hadn't considered that, thanks for the suggestion kimbo

(see what I did there)

Well new ones are waaaay out of my price range at around 200k but this looks awesome

Check out this Audi RS4.

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Audi-RS4-2007/SSE-AD-3123080

Edited 13/01/15 12:10 AM by barnz

[Kimberley Scott]

There is Superb comming out later this year so in Oz early 2016. As a mid life upgrade the Superb Wagon comes in an outdoor pack with AWD with proper Haladex diffs. Raised 20 mm. It's a nice car.

For whatever reason my last 4 cars have been front wheel drive. Generally that is sufficient. But I would be lying if I didn't miss RWD and that in a wet day I miss the ability to turn traction off and kick the rear end out.

[arronm]

I saw an FG-X. White. I think just standard 6. At least they have sold 1 in WA

[barnz]

Spot on....over took a 4wd doing 80 in a 100 zone on a wet country road yesterday...sideways(my single pegger turns both 90% of the time, probably farked...)

I was grinning like a silly kid for the next 10min...even the au will hang it out in the wet. Not sure I can live without that just yet.

Awd is a start for skoda I guess but im not really after a cross over I would just buy a 4wd if I wanted it. Keen to explore the aspects of driving an awd performance car....I really like the rs4 wagons now lol...but pricey for a 7 year old car though

[.Stripes.]

Another comparison review.

http://www.drive.com.au/new-car-comparison/ford-falcon-xr8-v-holden-commodore-Bogan special -redline-20150122-12vv27.html

[Never had any say Panda]

That review starts stupidly..

For the first time in years ford has a genuine rival to Holdens go fast commodore..

[.Stripes.]

Hahaha, yeah...that's a bit silly. It's like they've forgotten the XR6T. Rest of it is fairly bang on though.

[Kimberley Scott]

A fair summation unfortunately.

The interior is lacking in the ford and on a day to day basis that cannot be lived with.

Hence Expensive Daewoo owners in here even a wanker in a Škoda.

Edited 24/01/15 12:18 AM by Kimberley Scott