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16-05-2007, 11:40 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 7
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Gday there, I am andrew, I have just joined this forum and I have made a purchase of a beautiful, AU Series III Fairmont Ghia 2002 model. This is in seriously MINT condition, it comes with all the trimmings, except for a sunroof, chrome door handles, full leather trim, limited edition alloy wheels, and all on an original 95,000 kilometres. Liquid Silver is the colour.
I traded my old heap of crap A "1996 Holden Berlina VSII" I got a reasonable trade on it and I am very happy. I will post pics on Saturday, that is when I pick it up from the dealer. Owned by a company at the Gold Coast, and the leather is in mint condition, not a tear, crack or wear in it at all. Alloys are in perfect condition. My questions are, as well as introducing myself. 1. Was full leather trim a standard thing or would it have been specially factory ordered? 2. Was the Tickford enhanced VCT engine a standard feature or would it be a factory option? 3. Was the "ghia" centre capped alloys standard or was it special? Thanks for your replies and it will be great to talk to you all in the future. |
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16-05-2007, 11:48 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Australia
Posts: 1,452
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All standard on a AU3 Ghia I believe, and welcome to the club, sounds like a beautiful car, and a lovely platform to do some mods if you're that way inclined... If you're not, hang around here long enough and you will be. When I bought mine I wasn't going to do anything to it at all. The lasted about 3 weeks
 Cheers, Matt.
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17-05-2007, 02:03 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Salamander Bay
Posts: 5,427
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sounds nice welcome to the world of the AU I agree with Matt we all say "this car is Gr8 and no need to mod it" but we all seem to get the bug and the cash leaks from our wallets. feel free to ask anything you want the only stupid question is the one you don't ask Enjoy your AU:eclipsee_
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17-05-2007, 08:12 AM
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Walking with God
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 7,321
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Welcome Andrew!
Looking forward to the pics! GK
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2009 Mondeo Zetec TDCi - Moondust Silver 2015 Kia Sorento Platinum - Snow White Pearl 2001 Ducati Monster 900Sie - Red Now gone! 1999 AU1 Futura Wagon - Sparkling Burgundy On LPG Want a Full Life? John 10:10 |
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17-05-2007, 11:28 AM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Sydney, Parramatta Area
Posts: 185
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These were all standard from the AU1. Dad had one...traded it for a Monaro about 1 month before I was looking for a new FORD...damn I wish I wrote my Galant off earlier...Hot car mate. The Rim style changed through the AU 1-2-3 range. The Ghia rims in series 1 became the standard Fairmont rims (pain in the a$$ to clean) and the ghia got an upgrade. Enjoy your new toy.
Mike |
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20-05-2007, 02:36 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 13
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G'day, I'm a newie. I have a really nice EF Fairmont Wagon and it's immaculate, XR8 wheels, white with tinted windows and still going strong but I'm gettin' itchy for an upgrade and would love to get into a BA series Fairmont Wagon but found out that after the AU III they don't make 'em. The best you can do is a Futura which is pretty much an XT with P/Windows in the front and Alloys.....big deal.
So the only way I can get my Fairmont interior....(I love all those creature comforts) is to go for a Territory TS, all i'd need is a 2WD, or a AU III Fairmont wagon. Can anybody help me find a good source to find one of these animals? I've tried all the Carpoint, CarSales.coms, trading Post Drive.com etc and theres not many around. I found an absolute Ripper,White (it has to be white) 16" alloys the right price but it's got a 5 LTR V8 in it. Any help or ideas would be really appreciated Jimbo |
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20-05-2007, 08:00 PM
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mezzo forte
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Geelong
Posts: 306
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AU series III Fairmont Ghia
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