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Old 03-01-2007, 05:11 PM   #1
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Just for a laugh i rang ford to get a price on s3 xr8 extractors and they only wanted 1700 per side!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I told em to order me in 4 sets coz of the cheap price HAHAHAHA :

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Old 03-01-2007, 05:26 PM   #2
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lol yeah, theyis funny guys
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Old 03-01-2007, 05:27 PM   #3
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do they come with a Forte attached?
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Old 03-01-2007, 05:30 PM   #4
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oi, Casper, that offends us Forte drivers.... they would at least be 1800 a side with a forte attached
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Old 03-01-2007, 05:44 PM   #5
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Sorry, should have said.. "does it come with 8 EA's attached?" :
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Old 03-01-2007, 05:44 PM   #6
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If you dont laugh at ford prices u will get very sad, my eb fairmot ghia v8 cost 2900.That sounds cheap now.
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That's better
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Old 03-01-2007, 05:46 PM   #8
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Im guessing it something ridiculous like that for a 6 aswell. And p platers have to buy it, cause extractors are an engine performance mod.
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how does $10 for a single bolt sound? Rocker cover bolt for a 5Ltr..... :
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what is a good price for the 6's ? usually 500 aye? or is that just exhaust??
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Old 03-01-2007, 05:50 PM   #11
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You'd be MUCH better off getting aftermarket manifolds/extractors. For less than half that price you could get a decent set of extractors to suit that wont be anywhere near as restrictive as the Ford ones.

Sometimes the reason for the high markup is that it can be difficult for Ford to source the items to supply the customer with.
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how does $10 for a single bolt sound? Rocker cover bolt for a 5Ltr..... :
$50... EB V8 Sump plug.. yes, I'm serious, I got charged that at a Ford dealer in Qld when I had the EB
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Old 03-01-2007, 06:23 PM   #13
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$50 for the plastic fuel cap



i also got quoted $600 for the interior chrome door handles LOL
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i also got quoted $600 for the interior chrome door handles LOL
lmao. what dealer was that!
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Sorry, should have said.. "does it come with 8 EA's attached?" :
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Old 03-01-2007, 06:50 PM   #16
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not as bad as $2000 for a territory seat base, yes the part that the base of the seat moves on (6 way).
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Old 03-01-2007, 07:14 PM   #17
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Dad had a leak in one of the pipes from his V8 exhaust asked the dealer to fix it, with some exhaust putty. The dealership replaced the whole exhaust system on both side for a bit over $3000 in 1993!!!

Dad asked for his original exhaust back and because the dealership threw it out he kept the new one and did not pay for it.
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Old 03-01-2007, 07:54 PM   #18
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$1700 per side?????
You could got a whole new system from front to back for that price.
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Old 03-01-2007, 08:17 PM   #19
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Or a set of leads @ $200 per bank!!!!!!
Starter motor for $1017
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Old 03-01-2007, 08:17 PM   #20
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Theres a place i heard that does gold plated exhausts cheaper than ford haha :togo:
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Old 03-01-2007, 10:30 PM   #21
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If you really want a laugh, ring up honda and ask for spare parts (not for your ford....duh). A mate of mine has a gen 5 prelude and its cheaper for him to individually freight parts from japan and pay for the japanese lessons to order them than to buy them here. For memory, a tail light assembly without bulbs or wiring is >$400 each side. It gets worse for him but my memory is shot at the moment.
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lmao. what dealer was that!
Sinclair at Penrith. no idea what they looked up : prolly thought, heres a kid, lets rip him off LOL
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Old 03-01-2007, 11:39 PM   #23
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Got quoted $120 for the ~200mm rubber 90 degree tubing between the airbox and throttle body. Bugger that.

Oh well, the ol' Falcons aren't too bad. Doing some work on my Mercedes 560SEC next week...
Dizzy cap... 600
rotor... 150
idle control valve... 1200 (or 550 from bosch)
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6 foot (!) chain... 150
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Old 04-01-2007, 02:56 AM   #24
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I thought $237 for a mirror was bad.
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Old 04-01-2007, 08:58 AM   #25
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my brother in law has a ford escape 2000
He stuffed a valve and ford quoted on 3000 for parts being a couple of valves gasket set v/v springs and a set of pistons(cant buy individually).
Hes sourced them from the us for a 1/3 of the price.
im not too sure if they are a mazda engine.
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Old 04-01-2007, 11:46 AM   #26
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$5500 for GT-P pads and rotors anyone?
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$5500 for GT-P pads and rotors anyone?
Not a bad price when you consider you get all the extras on top:

* Free factory-backed brake shudder and squealing
* Free unlimited 1st year apprentice brake "testing" in the carpark behind the workshop
* Unlimited greasy marks and crap all over your car
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Old 04-01-2007, 12:07 PM   #28
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Ford spares are always good for a laugh :P

I would suggest if you are patient, you could pick up a 2nd hand set pretty cheap from someone who has upgraded.

I left mine at the exhaust place when I upgraded...probably ended up in the scrap metal bin...doh!
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Old 04-01-2007, 12:32 PM   #30
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oh yeah, that was for a celica
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