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Old 23-06-2009, 10:30 PM   #121
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Cant blame me, ive bought 3 FPV V8s in the last 2 years...
The BFII Superpursuit, the FG GT and?
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Old 23-06-2009, 10:36 PM   #122
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The BFII Superpursuit, the FG GT and?
F6X...
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Old 23-06-2009, 10:37 PM   #123
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BFII PURSUIT... the octane one i had for 4 weeks!

F6X is the old boys.
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Old 23-06-2009, 10:39 PM   #124
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BFII PURSUIT... the octane one i had for 4 weeks!
You bought a car and sold it in 4 weeks? Haha what a nutter!
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Old 23-06-2009, 10:43 PM   #125
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You bought a car and sold it in 4 weeks? Haha what a nutter!
No, Ford bought it back.. Cheers.
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Old 15-09-2010, 09:26 PM   #126
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I was told by a dealer today that there will be no XR8 only the GS and GT.
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Old 18-09-2010, 09:07 PM   #127
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XR8 should be available next year.
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Old 18-09-2010, 09:32 PM   #128
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He's full of it.

V8 sales are the highest they've ever been
And if Ford weren't planning on a V8 next year, they wouldn't have wasted money building and testing a new supercharged 5.0L V8

Maybe he's just a 6T fan boy?
The SC 5.0L really was a terribly kept secret wasn't it?

I forgot I even posted this 15 months ago lol


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Old 18-09-2010, 10:21 PM   #129
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I've also been told by 2 dealers no Xr8. Kalgoorlie Wa and Albany Wa oh and also Esperance Wa. All Country dealers where v8's are the main sales.
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Old 18-09-2010, 10:35 PM   #130
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I've also been told by 2 dealers no Xr8. Kalgoorlie Wa and Albany Wa oh and also Esperance Wa. All Country dealers where v8's are the main sales.
Correct, there is no V8 for Ford until the middle of next year, due to at the last minute Ford going back on it's decision to axe the XR8 from it's lineup and now having to do all the approvals etc at the last minute.... (so Motor Magazine says)..
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Old 18-09-2010, 10:59 PM   #131
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So in the meantime till then red team makes a killing not so wise.
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Old 18-09-2010, 11:29 PM   #132
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They were selling bugger all FG XR8's anyway, so leaving it out of the line up for a while won't kill them, especially when it gives them more time to bring in a better replacement.
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Old 19-09-2010, 05:56 PM   #133
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They were selling bugger all FG XR8's anyway, so leaving it out of the line up for a while won't kill them, especially when it gives them more time to bring in a better replacement.
Also FPV has a great value V8 coming out so it may get people buying that.
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Old 20-09-2010, 03:09 PM   #134
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They were selling bugger all FG XR8's anyway, so leaving it out of the line up for a while won't kill them, especially when it gives them more time to bring in a better replacement.
That's if they think it is worth while. They'll see how the FPVs go then they'll make a decision.
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I think it will be a good 6 months before they decide 1 way or the other
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Also FPV has a great value V8 coming out so it may get people buying that.
The next GS? If its priced accordingly, that doesnt sound like the most compelling value proposition IMO.
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I think the descion has already been made.. They would not have used GS over XR8, if the XR8 was not coming back to Ford!!
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What options will GS have standard? (Premium Sound?)
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current AMC also says that ford are doing a back flip (last minute) & will keep the xr8 as a 305 to 310 non supercharged motor & thats why the GS will be in the FPV lineup..
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They were selling bugger all FG XR8's anyway, so leaving it out of the line up for a while won't kill them, especially when it gives them more time to bring in a better replacement.
What about the ute sales?


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current AMC also says that ford are doing a back flip (last minute) & will keep the xr8 as a 305 to 310 non supercharged motor & thats why the GS will be in the FPV lineup..
I say it'll be blown.
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I think you may see something on the XR8 at the motor show in a few weeks time.

Be interested to see if this happens!
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Be interested to see if this happens!
Even if you don't see it you will hear about it.
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What about the ute sales?
The XR8 ute has been comprehensively slaughtered by the SS and SSV ute.
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