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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Perth
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Well I'm going to be different.
Drive both and pick the one you want. the one you feel more comfortable with or in. Nothing else matters. Personally I've owned both and in the city I prefer the VCT I6 and in the country the V8. As I do both I sold the V8 and kept the Fairmont Ghai with the VCT I6. |
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100% aussie hillbilly
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 345
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V8.................
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Barra Turbo > V8
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Having own an XR6 and a TE50.
V8 theres not much in it with running costs
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#34 | ||
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Join Date: Aug 2009
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V8 looks good
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#35 | ||
SY TS AWD LPG TEZZA
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Perth
Posts: 2,383
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V8 Windsor. Long lived lazy motor.
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#36 | ||
Regular Yobbo
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 131
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V8,and work on that sweeeeeeeeeeeet sound!
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#37 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Bundaberg
Posts: 604
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Your decision mate,i'm old and have a V8 monster toy,and go the 6 cyl, but look at rego and insurance costs. Both are over priced in my opinion, i'd be looking for an AUII or III Fairlane for that sort of money.
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#38 | ||
Miami power
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Melbourne
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i would buy the V8.
if you are going to keep it will be worth more as V* are rarer. It also sounds so much better. The most important thing is to drive them both and work out which gives you the most excitement. It's your call. |
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: NSW
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
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The Ghia V8 would be my pick with a simple gas system fitted.
But as for which one is going be more desirable.... After a few years as a daily, I'd say neither. And the Windsor will require some potentially expensive maintenance as the kays stack on. Nice cars, but an XR8 220 will always have the wood on a Fairmont in regards to desirability. |
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Giddy up.
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Kramerica Industries.
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#42 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 786
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Things such as timing cover leaks if it hasnt been maintaned properly, ignition components which arent as prevalent as for the I6 VCT etc;
As I havent personally owned either I do apologise if I am quoting in error. |
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Giddy up.
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Kramerica Industries.
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#44 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 786
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Duly noted galaxy.
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#45 | ||
Regular Member
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Burra, NSW
Posts: 211
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Deal's done... thanks to all that provided advice.
Initially it was about 70/30 in favour of the V8 but once I took out the 'the V8 sounds better' and 'V8 makes you more of a man...' type stuff it was about 50/50. I've bought the Fairmont Ghia 75th Anniversary VCT 6. I saved a grand over the V8 (not that much I know but only $3000 out of pocket after trading a Mitsubishi Challenger costing me more every week on repairs), insurance is $200 less per year ($460 with Youi and cheaper with the budgetdirect-type insurers), I don't have to worry about rego until Jan 2013, will save some $$$ on fuel per week until I get injection LPG fitted and due to it being one elderly owner and regularly serviced with Ford from day 1 I'm confident its 136,000 kms are good kms and the result of sedate motoring. As an aside thought, it'd be great to know what people are paying to insure their AU's (not matter what the badge) to get an idea. I'm 44yo with 60% NCB and currently insured with YOUi. The premium on the Challenger was $517. It looks the goods - IMO much nicer than any XR6/8 and without being a magnet to ********* in V6/8 Commodores, Imprezas, Nissans and/or our friends in the HWY Patrol! Resplendant in a metallic bronze/tan colour, it has 17in Elegance rims (tyres will be a long term cost over the V8) and has a 12 mth (my mechanic) warranty - no strings attached. The V8 looked like an upmarket taxi in white and the windsor a slight overkill for what I'm doing. The 6 will make a perfect daily driver where I do 50/50 hwy/city kms in Canberra so the V8 would have been slightly thirstier. I don't need to spend anything on it but with the V8 I would have been looking straight away to spend on rims, headers and exhaust. The 6 will get filter, headers and exhaust in time but of no consequence now. Thanks again. Images can be viewed via flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_will/ |
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#46 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Nice car. Well done
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#47 | ||
5.0 means business
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Busselton, Western Australia
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Glad to see you did what makes you happy.
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Young Ford Enthusiast
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: NQ
Posts: 287
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Congrats on the new car
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#50 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Melb north
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you could`nt really go wrong with either , i have a vct and other than an oil leak after 160000 k`s of hard work which you would expect by that mileage in anything, it`s been absolutely faultless best engine/car ever imo. good luck with your new baby.
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#51 | ||
Black 2006 XR8
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: SA
Posts: 177
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V8 because ........................ oh just because
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#52 | ||
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Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 32
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Nice car looks like a good buy
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#53 | ||
Starter Motor
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 20
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the v8 for me if you've got the bux to run it...
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