a bit stuck on a new car

[stevanford]

You said no to the XR6T due to the missus being on her ps yet you're looking at V8s, one being a S/C 5.0 ?

[lownloud]

Hunt around for a low Kms Territory Turbo Ghia and give it a few tweaks. So much sleeper fun to be had!

[JC]

Originally Posted by lyonsy

hi
i am a bit stuck on what to do with getting a new car, I've had my bf xr8 Ute 6-7 years and been trouble free mostly but thinking of having kids etc and a Ute isn't really the best to haul the minister the dog and kid around in.
so I've basically come down to 3 options all of which id prefer to get a manual
i would also rather not get a gt as id like to be able to drive it around and not have to panic about it being stolen etc
most driving will be highway as i live in the middle of bum **** nowhere with 5 min drives to work

option 1 is a gs 315 sedan - however i took an auto one for a drive and while it goes hard it just did not feel right i do not know if it was cause the leather seats felt more flogged out on it then my old bf but other then the engine it just did not feel special, I am going to take a manual one for a drive hopefully that will be a better experience.
option 2 is a fg xr8 sedan - haven't had a chance to take one for a spin yet so cant really comment on them but my worry here is it wont feel fast enough and with only a slight increase in power over my old xr8 will feel like a let down
option 3 is a bf xr8 sedan - its a known quantity been there done that got the scars etc if i went this way id be getting a stealth supercharger fitted so that way it would have some balls as i find my current xr8 slow

so yeah 3 options all have there good and bad points but just cant make my mind up and just after some oppions

Having a kid might seem like it will be easy, but I'd wait until that's confirmed before doing anything.

[Kieron]

FG XR8 manual with the cloth interior.

I back to back drove a 10,000 K old BFII XR8 auto with leather, a demo FG XR8 auto with leather and a 5,000 old FG XR8 manual with cloth.

Just didn't like the leather in either model, the BFII auto felt lethargic compared to the FG XR8 auto but the stand out was the manual FG XR8, gave you the smile on the dial, ended up buying a new FG manual XR8 with cloth.
I also drove a FG XR6T manual at the time and to be honest, that was the best of the lot but no V8 sound, only thing i'd change on the FG XR8 is the exhaust, not enough V8 sound.

[scoupedy]

Get the sc v8 as they will hold or go up in value depending on how long you keep it