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29-12-2005, 06:27 PM | #1 | ||
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Hey guys, well I finally picked up a car from the auctions yesterday....and guess what? It's a FORD lol!
I was swaying towards getting a VY Commodore wagon then I thought that since it's a work car I really didn't want to spend that much and was going to settle for a VT or VX instead. But after arriving at the auctions yesterday the two VT's and VX that were there were absoloute rubbish and the two VY's that were there went for rediculously high prices considering they were both Exec's. There wasn't a great deal of ex-gov cars there as it was mainly a clearing auction or 'family day'. I'd almost lost hope of getting a car when a white BA XT with 138000k's on it rolled into the lanes. We hadn't really even looked at this car cause we'd been looking at Commodores all day but Sunny reckoned it was worth a shot and bid on my behalf (I had no idea). We ended up getting it for a good price. Anyway here's a pic after we gave it a good outside clean, the interior pic is as it was from the auctions minus the drink cans lol. It's got all the usual XT features -dual airbags, A/C, CD player, remote locking, elec drivers seat, cruise control, power steer, tiptronic auto and a cargo barrier :hihi: Gotta get rego and a RWC but I was driving it round today with a permit and it's a very comfortable car to cruise in. I want to get a new front bar as the one that's on it is scratched up and loose (the previous owner has hit something cause the numberplate was bent). Its also missing a hubcap ;) As for mods, I'm still thinking what I want to do lol. |
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29-12-2005, 06:29 PM | #2 | ||
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Nice buy!
put the nitrous on it!!
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29-12-2005, 06:36 PM | #3 | ||
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Cool, with a few mods that could be a pretty damn cool ride! Will prob blow most of our eseries away too. ahah
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29-12-2005, 06:39 PM | #4 | ||
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Body Kit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :d
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29-12-2005, 06:42 PM | #5 | ||
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turn it into a XR6T wagon!!!
good stuff doug, looks pretty straight! |
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29-12-2005, 06:48 PM | #6 | ||
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wanna give us a rough estimate on what you paid
just so i can see what im up against ;) |
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29-12-2005, 07:32 PM | #7 | ||
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Body kit, rims, system, lowered, xr6t engine.
Has definate potential. Get onto it mate. Great pick up!
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29-12-2005, 07:50 PM | #8 | ||
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slap an eseries sticker on it
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29-12-2005, 07:55 PM | #9 | ||
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dump it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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29-12-2005, 08:14 PM | #10 | |||
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29-12-2005, 09:00 PM | #11 | |||
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Nice buy Doug! The adaptive shift feature is fun isn't it? I've been driving dads BF wagon around a bit over christmas and I've got to admit they're very nice to drive. So quiet and smooth. You'll have to bring it around sometime soon and give us a look mate ;)
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29-12-2005, 09:50 PM | #12 | ||
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good stuff Doug ;)
reminds me of the rental :P can u bag BA's???
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29-12-2005, 10:58 PM | #13 | ||
Shoot.
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Nice Doug! I'm glad you ended up in a Falcon. GT front bar, bulge, massive turbo, dumped, 19s. Sweet.
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29-12-2005, 11:02 PM | #14 | ||
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no turbo
no crazy *%#!**%#!**%#!**%#!* go for 200+ rwkw n/a and a 13 second time slip
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30-12-2005, 09:22 AM | #15 | ||
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awesome doug. As Ash said bring it round one night. Missing a hubcap hey ? shouldn't it be missing all 4 ;)
Good luck with it, i'm sure it will be a very reliable comfortable car for many years to come. |
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30-12-2005, 09:47 AM | #16 | ||
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Good work, not an E-series Wagon but its a Wagon. Thats what counts. Any mods planned? (ie. turn it into a BA XR6 Turbo Wagon).
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30-12-2005, 12:23 PM | #17 | ||
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great choice. you woulda grown to hate the commodore
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30-12-2005, 02:40 PM | #18 | ||
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Doug, this is what you should be doing!
Dumped! - John |
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30-12-2005, 02:59 PM | #19 | ||
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Nice one Doug! You'll have to take us for a spin, I've never been in a BA.
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30-12-2005, 03:06 PM | #20 | ||
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he showed me that pic last night, i think he's keen on it:P
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30-12-2005, 03:09 PM | #21 | ||
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here are a few more pics of that FAT5IX :
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30-12-2005, 03:18 PM | #22 | ||
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nice phone cradle.
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30-12-2005, 09:30 PM | #23 | |||
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yeah i know...what kind of spastic drills holes into the radio surround??? : They should have used a holes free bracket...oh well. TUFED6, yeah that car is mint.....that's one of the nicest BA's I've seen. I already seached all his posts looking for pics lol. That's exactly what I'd want mine to look like except I'd also colour code the black side strip, get chrome mirror covers and some driving lights ;) Well as of today I got a roadworthy and registered it. Got some slimline plates. Tonight I did my first mod....here's a pic I just need a FM modulator so I can have sound through the stock headunit. Hopefully I'll find one tomorrow at Strathfield or something. |
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30-12-2005, 09:36 PM | #24 | |||
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Nice one mate! The mod potential for BAs is huge. It will be nice being able to get pretty much whatever wheels you want in the right offset.
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30-12-2005, 11:40 PM | #25 | ||
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Nice ride! I've driven a BA wagon a number of times and they are great to drive! Make the EA feel like a dinosaur! My only complaint about the BA was the cramped pedal layout.
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31-12-2005, 09:35 AM | #26 | ||
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Doug, don't think you will need an FM modulator. Ford sells a part that gives you a line-in on the factory HU.
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31-12-2005, 09:37 AM | #27 | |||
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can it be used with the lowseries unit as well? |
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31-12-2005, 10:58 AM | #28 | |||
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Doug I should still have a modulator lying around. Ill look. Oh and damn that screen looks familiar :P Vision or Directed Electronics?
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31-12-2005, 11:51 AM | #29 | ||
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glad to see you bought another ford doug, cant wait to see what you do to it in the future
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Siiicckkk...DVD! That's 2 mods now, if you include the scuff plate badges
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