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Marty McFly · 18-01-2013 08:31PM

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

Your accord has the lovely lip kit doesn't it?
E39 or e60?

Yeh it has the lip kit its a Type S accord Irish Type S not Uk.

E60 is what Im thinking but could end up in a Micra yet :pac:.

Foxhole Norman · 18-01-2013 08:43PM

dar83 wrote: »

If it's that Ford Lunar Metallic I'm thinking of, it's actually quite nice and much cooler than Silver. (but anything is, really)

That's the one alright. Just had a change of heart towards the end. I'll be sad to see the Superb go though if we don't manage to buy it

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dar83 · 18-01-2013 08:54PM

Positive thoughts dude, positive thoughts.

Ardennes1944 · 18-01-2013 09:18PM

Marty McFly wrote: »

Yeh it has the lip kit its a Type S accord Irish Type S not Uk.

E60 is what Im thinking but could end up in a Micra yet :pac:.

youre like me so, my sights range from an IQ to an ep3 :pac:

MuppetCheck · 18-01-2013 10:00PM

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

That's the one alright. Just had a change of heart towards the end. I'll be sad to see the Superb go though if we don't manage to buy it .

How come he went for the Mondeo over the Superb?

18-01-2013 10:08PM

MuppetCheck wrote: »

How come he went for the Mondeo over the Superb?

He's going from a Superb to the Mondeo I thought?? And FN was supposed to be getting the Superb.

MuppetCheck · 18-01-2013 10:49PM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

He's going from a Superb to the Mondeo I thought?? And FN was supposed to be getting the Superb.

I have read that. I meant another superb.

SEAN_DUB · 18-01-2013 11:18PM

Not a good pic, but there she is!!!!

renofan · 18-01-2013 11:54PM

emeldc wrote: »

My bog standard low mileage 318ci, but I like it

Fantastic to see a 13 year old car in that condition. How long have you had it and what mileage is on it? Please keep it as is, not too many unmodified ones left, especially in that condition.

18-01-2013 11:56PM

renofan wrote: »

Fantastic to see a 13 year old car in that condition. How long have you had it and what mileage is on it? Please keep it as is, not too many unmodified ones left, especially in that condition.

Good to have you back

renofan · 19-01-2013 12:00AM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Good to have you back

Jaysus you have me blushing here

Foxhole Norman · 19-01-2013 12:13AM

MuppetCheck wrote: »

I have read that. I meant another superb.

There was a mix up on the lists this time around where his boss didn't get any input on the cars chosen, if he had some input there would have been a better choice of cars. My dad was trying his best to get another Superb but no luck.

There's also a weird thing with prices with Leaseplan where they don't give you a straight value to use to get different spec on cars. For example another car on his list was the Insignia Tourer costing I think 30K base which would have gotten an Elegance Superb. The Mondeo was also only valued around 25k base but that didn't leave 5k for spec/extras etc.

Plug · 19-01-2013 05:39AM

Im ordering one of these Falcon XR6 Turbo's on Monday with that colour and alloys. TBH Im not sure which colour, there is a nice green aswell(like the RS). Also note Im getting nearly $11000 off the price:p

Mc Love · 19-01-2013 06:53AM

That is a really nice ford - why dont they sell that here!

Cungi · 19-01-2013 04:48PM

Plug wrote: »

Im ordering one of these Falcon XR6 Turbo's on Monday with that colour and alloys. TBH Im not sure which colour, there is a nice green aswell(like the RS). Also note Im getting nearly $11000 off the price:p

You lucky, lucky bastard! I'd love a Falcon. Any tips on importing one?

ShadowHearth · 19-01-2013 04:50PM

how much would that falcon in your spec will set you back? Somehow i have a feeling we could only afford a low spec fiesta for same money here.

Matt Simis · 19-01-2013 06:45PM

Plug wrote: »

Im ordering one of these Falcon XR6 Turbo's on Monday with that colour and alloys. TBH Im not sure which colour, there is a nice green aswell(like the RS). Also note Im getting nearly $11000 off the price:p

Very nice. What were your thoughts on Falcon vs HSV GTS (or whatever HSV it competes with)?

Mc Love wrote: »

That is a really nice ford - why dont they sell that here!

Unsurprisingly the same reason as lots of stuff will never make it here, I checked and it would have over EUR2000 tax per annum, off the wall rate VRT (due to high CO2) and gets about 20mpg. In Oz its sold with the option from factory of LPG or Liquid-injection LPG (higher performance version).. neither of which are applicable here.

Its a great example of what totally sucks about our part of the world.

Supergurrier · 19-01-2013 07:00PM

Ireland is just one of the most anti motoring enthusiasm nations there is

Ardennes1944 · 19-01-2013 07:19PM

Ireland is...backwards

calistro · 19-01-2013 10:51PM

Supergurrier wrote: »

Ireland is just one of the most anti motoring enthusiasm nations there is

+1. That's the reason I exported my Ford Explorer 4.0L to Spain where I can enjoy driving it!

http://i1152.photobucket.com/albums/p500/raymo2610/063_zps80dc7c74.jpg

http://i1152.photobucket.com/albums/p500/raymo2610/096_zpse19cb6d7.jpg

Plug · 20-01-2013 05:20AM

Mc Love wrote: »

That is a really nice ford - why dont they sell that here!

Because Ireland is destroyed when it comes to motoring, you need to be rich to own cars like that back home:(

Cungi wrote: »

You lucky, lucky bastard! I'd love a Falcon. Any tips on importing one?

Thanks. Seven months ago I was struggling to keep a 99 ford focus on the road. Lesson number one, leave the country!
To import one will be very expensive, shipping container, VRT, customs etc.

ShadowHearth wrote: »

how much would that falcon in your spec will set you back? Somehow i have a feeling we could only afford a low spec fiesta for same money here.

About $42000 with over 10k off. I had a look into getting an FPV model but they are too expensive to maintain and buy. A set of brake pads cost $1000 for example:eek:

Matt Simis wrote: »

Very nice. What were your thoughts on Falcon vs HSV GTS (or whatever HSV it competes with)?

Holden dosen't do turbo models, just V6's and V8's. Since the introduction of the FG Falcon in 08 it seems to be the better car. I know a few people who had commodores and once they drove the FG Falcon they never looked back. The Ford also wins in the reliability department too. The Holden commodore SS equivalent to this is a 6 litre V8, same torque and same power. This Falcon is a 4 litre turbo. It has the same roughly torque as a Lamborghini Gallardo.
The good thing about the turbo is it can be tuned up easily enough. Once I get the alloys sprayed black and get it lower a bit I'll tune it to about 450 - 500 hp.
The HSV models are higher spec than this so thats why Ford have the FPV range which piss on the Holdens. Ill upload a few pics onto the HWIST thread.

tc20 · 25-01-2013 01:08PM

(also posted in the classics section) -

excuse the crappy phone pic quality - this has been my (mostly daily) driver for nigh on 5 years, but alas its time to move her on

BUBBLE WRAP · 25-01-2013 01:16PM

Supergurrier wrote: »

Ireland is just one of the most anti motoring enthusiasm nations there is

Maybe, but you can't bate the spuds..

Bpmull · 26-01-2013 06:30PM

I know there not eactly the most loved car around here but i couldnt resist.
My parents octavias together.

Bpmull · 26-01-2013 06:31PM

double post which wont delete for some reason.

Matt Simis · 26-01-2013 06:33PM

Dear god, almost the same colour too. Are your parent robots? :pac:

26-01-2013 06:34PM

Double Octavia and double post - because the Octavia's boot isn't quite big enough anymore :pac:

YES I WENT THERE!!!!!

JohnBoy26 · 26-01-2013 06:35PM

The pre facelift front end of those Octavias looks alot nicer than the facelift imo.

Bpmull · 26-01-2013 06:52PM

Matt Simis wrote: »

Dear god, almost the same colour too. Are your parent robots? :pac:

The same colour was not a deliberate choice. we bought the 11 reg new and liked that colour so picked it. Then when my dad went to buy a second hand one the above one was the cleanest one he could find. The colour didnt really bother him. it is funny though same car practically same colour.

Big Nasty · 26-01-2013 07:17PM

Do your folks pick matching outfits when going shopping too!?! :pac:

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