Mondie Firm Member Donating Members 2,924 Member For: 22y 2m 27d Location: Adelaide Hills Posted 01/11/02 09:30 AM Share Posted 01/11/02 09:30 AM Hi everyone,Just thought I'd share a bit of joy with you all.On Monday we ordered our XR6T. We went for Phantom with Phantom interior, premium sound and brakes, 18" wheels, manual, side airbags, momo, & tint. Went a bit crazy on the options, but oh well, the car is gonna be awesome.We presently have a 1999 TS50 that l cant wait to get rid of for this beast. Auto was never an option for us, the TS has tiptronic but after a week you give up on it. l thought it might be a good substitute, but it isnt. There is no substitute for a manual.l notice no one has gone for the optional 18's, am l the only person who likes them? Any thoughts on the Phantom interior, l read someone say they thought it was pretty loud. Took a chance on it as wasnt able to find a dealer that had a car with it. Have seen the blue which l liked, so cant imagine that Phantom could be that lairy. Any opinions?Cheers Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExAreSix TRAITOR Member 1,063 Member For: 22y 3m 9d Gender: Male Location: Townsville, NQ Posted 01/11/02 09:56 AM Share Posted 01/11/02 09:56 AM Congrats on the order.I know the joy you currently feel :DI didn't take the 18s coz I can't see the worth of the extra cash on tyres.Don't like the 18s much either. 17s suit me just fine.Might go for a set of aftermarket 18s one dayI heard the exhaust note and it is very pleasant. Plenty of volume also. :DAgain, congratulations. May your XR6T be delivered pronto, and deliver you from A to B in the same manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJF077 The Noble Leader Administrator 4,786 Member For: 22y 3m 16d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Australia Posted 01/11/02 09:59 AM Share Posted 01/11/02 09:59 AM Yes definently congratulations. What is the Phantom interior? I thought the XR only had the Warm Charcoal for Leather? Or did you choose the standard fabric?I didnt choose 18" because by the time I thought about it, my car was half way up the production line.. Might also put some aftermarket 18" on it one day. Until then the 17" will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdave SLOJAM, Gone but not forgotten Lifetime Members 1,841 Member For: 22y 3m 18d Gender: Male Location: Outer east - Melbourne Posted 01/11/02 11:11 AM Share Posted 01/11/02 11:11 AM Mondie,Congratulations! The Phantom is great and the interior looks wild. What's the ETA on your new baby? You're gonna be one happy lad! :D :D CJF077 - Phantom Interior is the standard XR interior - Plexis Phantom and carbon in warm charcoal with twin needle stitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondie Firm Member Donating Members 2,924 Member For: 22y 2m 27d Location: Adelaide Hills Posted 01/11/02 11:17 AM Author Share Posted 01/11/02 11:17 AM Hi guys,Yep, the phantom interior is the standard cloth. Got leather in the current car, and dont think l would pay any extra for it. Hot in summer, cold in winter and l get sick of rubbing wax into it to keep it soft.l think the 18's look great, seen them in person on a XR8 the dealer had just got into stock. Knew there was no going back...l was truly amazed to find this website existed considering how soon it is since the release of the XR6T. Most of us have not even driven one yet, netherlone taken delivery. l think the turbo 6 was a masterstroke by Ford, l'd much rather a strong 6 than 8. Smoother, more civil, lighter, less fuel, less weight in the front end etc etc. l keep thinking back to my all time favourite car, a 72 Bathurts XU-1 Torana, geez that car was fun. l reckon the XR6T will be the closet modern day equivalent to that, but with 3 kiddie seats accross the back. l can now have my cake and eat it too!Roll on December.Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdennis Brendan Dennis Member 750 Member For: 22y 3m 13d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, Vic Posted 11/11/02 03:55 AM Share Posted 11/11/02 03:55 AM Guys,If you live in Melbouren there is a XR6 N/A in Phantum with the Phantum trim in it at the Mornington Dealer (or at least it was there a week or 2 ago!)As for the trim colour most XRs come with the grey / charcol trim and you can option (at no additional cost) a colour insted of the grey fleks and Grey XR logo in the front seats. Check the colour options sheet (its not on the web). There is Grey, Red, Blue, Phantum, Blueprint. Depending on the exterior colour will depend on the colour of the interior... As I said check the sheet..I reckon the phantom interiro looks great in the Phantum car. Comes down to taste.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJF077 The Noble Leader Administrator 4,786 Member For: 22y 3m 16d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Australia Posted 11/11/02 04:19 AM Share Posted 11/11/02 04:19 AM One thing I cant stand though is the fact that when you choose the warm charcoal leather you cannot change the stitching color for the XR logo on the seat. I wish you could have changed the colour.. ahh well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phantom Guests Posted 11/11/02 05:20 AM Share Posted 11/11/02 05:20 AM that's my only complaint as well. The big XR on the seats is in red and just doesn't go with the rest of the interior. The letters should be smaller and the colour should match the rest of the car, I.e purple for phantom and gold for acid rush not red. Think I'm going to take to the seat with a texta and fix that problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvanxr Member 502 Member For: 22y 2m 17d Location: Country NSW Posted 11/11/02 05:45 AM Share Posted 11/11/02 05:45 AM Congrats. Whats your delivery date look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phantom Guests Posted 11/11/02 09:11 AM Share Posted 11/11/02 09:11 AM The date to dealer is now 18th November. It keeps moving and in the wrong direction.Apparently there have been none delivered yet apart from demo's, but I did see a Blueprint XR6 on the road today. I couldn't see if it was a "T". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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