EvilDaifu Cruise Whore Moderating Team 5,130 Member For: 19y 8m 13d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 10/12/12 09:35 AM Share Posted 10/12/12 09:35 AM Get the Ford - they can be sleepers quite easily. Inexpensive to buy 2nd hand and inexpensive to maintain. I know what you mean about the Euros - had an Audi A4 - really liked the looks but farrk me - come service time it was the proverbial money pit. Window winder mechanism failed - spent about $450 to replace it. On my Ford window sometimes doesn't go up - easily solved with a $2.70 can of silicon spray Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/94828-which-xr6t-to-buy-merged-topic/page/23/#findComment-1335517 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Converted Donating Members 344 Member For: 13y 7m 12d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 10/12/12 08:28 PM Share Posted 10/12/12 08:28 PM On 10/12/2012 at 9:35 AM, EvilDaifu said: inexpensive to maintain.... until you modify it.fixed. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/94828-which-xr6t-to-buy-merged-topic/page/23/#findComment-1335647 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYZ Donating Members 1,171 Member For: 15y 7m 1d Posted 10/12/12 09:06 PM Share Posted 10/12/12 09:06 PM Mates all drive Euro's.. C63's, M3's etc.. They are great cars and I like driving them.. However it's funny when we swap cars for a cruise they all fight over my keys.... 2 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/94828-which-xr6t-to-buy-merged-topic/page/23/#findComment-1335652 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbjet Skid Machine Donating Members 1,640 Member For: 13y 10m 26d Gender: Male Posted 10/12/12 09:11 PM Share Posted 10/12/12 09:11 PM What do you want the car for? Straight line performance or something to take through the twisties? How far do you want to go with modifications?The M3 will be much better to drive on a mountain road but the falcon will munch it in a straight line.The falcon will be cheaper to look after in the long run if you don't go stupid modifying it. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/94828-which-xr6t-to-buy-merged-topic/page/23/#findComment-1335654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYZ Donating Members 1,171 Member For: 15y 7m 1d Posted 10/12/12 09:39 PM Share Posted 10/12/12 09:39 PM On 10/12/2012 at 9:11 PM, rbjet said: The falcon will be cheaper to look after in the long run if you don't go stupid modifying it.^^^^THIS Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/94828-which-xr6t-to-buy-merged-topic/page/23/#findComment-1335662 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Eyes flame magnet Gold Donating Members 5,674 Member For: 16y 11m 2d Gender: Male Location: adelaide hills- 'race air' central Posted 10/12/12 10:25 PM Share Posted 10/12/12 10:25 PM but the definition of 'not going stupid' is keeping it under 450rwkw..... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/94828-which-xr6t-to-buy-merged-topic/page/23/#findComment-1335673 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Converted Donating Members 344 Member For: 13y 7m 12d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 10/12/12 10:53 PM Share Posted 10/12/12 10:53 PM Everyone has a different definition of 'not going stupid' on modifications and it is usually relative to their bank balance. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/94828-which-xr6t-to-buy-merged-topic/page/23/#findComment-1335679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Eyes flame magnet Gold Donating Members 5,674 Member For: 16y 11m 2d Gender: Male Location: adelaide hills- 'race air' central Posted 11/12/12 12:32 AM Share Posted 11/12/12 12:32 AM the point I was making is if you keep it to under 450, its pretty reliable if you dont bounce it off the limiter.the big expense comes from chasing 500+ Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/94828-which-xr6t-to-buy-merged-topic/page/23/#findComment-1335713 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Converted Donating Members 344 Member For: 13y 7m 12d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 11/12/12 12:08 PM Share Posted 11/12/12 12:08 PM (edited) Whereas I'd say that chasing 450 on stock internals in your daily driver, expecting reliability (over x amount of years) is stupid. Edited 11/12/12 12:09 PM by The Converted Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/94828-which-xr6t-to-buy-merged-topic/page/23/#findComment-1336009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Donating Members 1,205 Member For: 13y 11m 3d Gender: Male Location: Burwood, NSW Posted 11/12/12 12:35 PM Share Posted 11/12/12 12:35 PM On 10/12/2012 at 10:25 PM, Panda Eyes said: but the definition of 'not going stupid' is keeping it under 450rwkw.....problem is its very hard not doing that eventually. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/94828-which-xr6t-to-buy-merged-topic/page/23/#findComment-1336016 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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