~$12k on a car

[Pub247]

2000 Ford Fairlane Ghia

An example:
2000 Ford Fairlane Ghia silver 4sp A Sedan - eBay, Passenger Vehicles, Cars, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 03-May-09 10:38:29 AEST)

thats also got the tickford VCT motor in too bonus

 

[greenfoam]

That's very nice posh

 

[Lumps of cheese]

bah, get yourself a hq premier. Old school ftw!

 

[greenfoam]

As much as I love HQ's (my all time favorite car) the times for using one for as a daily driver are long gone. Good parts are hard to get, they have bad rust issues and really they are a sunny Sunday kind of car now

 

[Fun_Bucket]

Pretty much agree with what everyone has said about Fords inline six, BA onwards, Fords 4.o LT twin cam makes Holden Alloytec feel like a an age old buick all over again. Sad but true, unless it's a V8, Ford has, and has had the edge, for quite some time now. Anyone who's been in an XR6 Turbo will testify to that!!

 

[Jo3_Blo]

Yeh! Get a BA XR6/XR6T!!!!

bah, get yourself a hq premier. Old school ftw!

+ 1 :thumbsup:

 

[Fun_Bucket]

Yeh! Get a BA XR6/XR6T!!!!







+ 1 :thumbsup:

Isn't the OP in his P's...? But the BA XR6 non turbo's
are still sweet drive.

 

[VZHSV]

AU XR6 series 2 FTW

a manual is faster then a 5litre

 

[alex2_s]

Thanks for your input guys. The ford is something to consider but honestly how bad does the taxi-pack BA look. Also that plastic dash that stretches on for miles?

Also I'm in NSW, so it can be any NA 6 cyl, (even the 190kw Alloytec) but not turbo or 8 cyl.... as I said the input is valuable will consider. I guess the VY has the same motor and tranny as the VS i'm stepping up from, so a change would be nice... although not too keen on the VZ executive (blandest car ever?)...

So yeah I'm thinking VY Berlina, it looks overall a nice car (or Calais if can find one cheap enough) or similar in ford age/trim level.
Will test drive as much as possible i guess to see what personally suits...

Something I noticed, How cheap are magnas of the same age... although... just no.

 

[Lumps of cheese]

Doesn't take much to make a vz exec. look good though. For the money you have to spend you could get into one and have some coin left over for some small personal touches.