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08-10-2014, 01:38 PM | #10141 | ||
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..also, wouldn't it be great if FG X 01 were unveiled !!!
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08-10-2014, 01:40 PM | #10142 | ||
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08-10-2014, 02:19 PM | #10143 | |||
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Was there the same hype being that it was going to be the last XR8 at the time?
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08-10-2014, 02:27 PM | #10144 | ||
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Dont know about the numbers sold but Ford wasnt shutting up shop and you could still buy a GT so not much hype back then.Now its the last ever V8 performance car from Ford Aus.
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08-10-2014, 02:32 PM | #10145 | ||
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There was also talk at the time of it possibly returning in the future, so people may not have been as worried about it being the last one ever.
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08-10-2014, 02:37 PM | #10146 | ||
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plus the GS was in showrooms everywhere, at the right price
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08-10-2014, 03:34 PM | #10147 | |||
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Also, no GTs in Emperor :( |
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08-10-2014, 04:22 PM | #10148 | ||
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08-10-2014, 07:12 PM | #10149 | |||
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08-10-2014, 07:14 PM | #10150 | ||
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Just a quick one, can anyone tell me whether or not the G6E has different interior material like it was in the FG? I don't recall seeing any pictures of the inside of a G6E FGX
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08-10-2014, 07:45 PM | #10151 | ||
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Yeah it was the Xr8 at the ford Launch event.
Just love the FG FPV styling overall and it feels a bit more special to me, having aspired to owning one. I was left a little underwhelmed by the FGX interior given there wan no change, and the exterior I was 50/50 on. I've wanted an f6 or GT335 for ages, and the perfect car came up, low kms at a great price so I jumped on it. |
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08-10-2014, 08:12 PM | #10152 | ||
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08-10-2014, 08:26 PM | #10153 | ||
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....... they are replica's!
And was not serious. Of course more were made, but were not many, hence, they disappeared without a whimper.
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08-10-2014, 08:48 PM | #10154 | ||
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I'm looking forward to seeing an xr8 in the colour smoke. Haven't seen any yet. Will be my last falcon.
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08-10-2014, 10:33 PM | #10155 | ||
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08-10-2014, 10:34 PM | #10156 | ||
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Yes..today..too and from work....
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08-10-2014, 10:43 PM | #10157 | ||
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Yes... today.... too and from uni....
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08-10-2014, 11:11 PM | #10159 | ||
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I'm sure I would miss the Nitro Colour. Nitro was a standout (in my opinion).
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09-10-2014, 08:32 AM | #10160 | ||
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Does anyone know if the XR8 is doing a hot lap at Bathurst this wknd??
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09-10-2014, 08:59 AM | #10161 | ||
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certainly is, Dick and Frosty are taking some lucky ****** for some laps around the mountain
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09-10-2014, 09:11 AM | #10163 | ||
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Yep, the only one I'll see will most likely be when mine is delivered. Fingers crossed it looks the goods!
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09-10-2014, 09:35 AM | #10164 | ||
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09-10-2014, 09:46 AM | #10165 | ||||
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I like that Gold in the CGis, but I just don't know how well it will age, like nearly every gold/orange/yellow colour ever on a non-funny car. I'm torn between the two blues and Emperor, good thing I've got months to make my mind up! |
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09-10-2014, 10:00 AM | #10166 | ||
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09-10-2014, 10:28 AM | #10167 | ||
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Victory gold looks good in the flesh, it's a bit of a bronze colour.
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09-10-2014, 10:45 AM | #10168 | |||
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Great photo from the "last ever GT rolls off factory floor" article at the toilet paper telegraph. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/bus...-1227084091538 |
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09-10-2014, 11:08 AM | #10169 | |||
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