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[RUMBLBM]

Originally Posted by Dauphin

Hi Rumblebm,

That's a great looking AU you have, a late model too. Do you know where the scoop came from? The stripes are a nice touch. I know it's a family car, but would you consider having it lowered? It'd look even better!

So tell us a little bit about yourself...

Andrew.

Thanks for the kind comments mate.

I'll find out where the scoop came from for you as the previouse owner (and ONLY other owner) of this car supplied all 7 years worth of receipts. Mostly serviced by Ford from new.

As said before, she loved and cared for this car so in my mind, it made it a safe buy (as safe as you can get anyway)

I'd love to lower the car but we'll see. it would make it look better for sure, but as a family car im also keen to keep the ride as comfortable as possible. We have kids hence the reason for upsizing again.

We live in Perth, and I've mainly been into the Jap car scene, and the 300zx is well over due some costly TLC, so that's another reason to resist the temptation to go crazy on the AU.

The AU is mainly the wifes car and she loves it to bits.

We're heading out this arvo and already the "who's driving" argument has come up haha.

If you guys ever have meets/cruises in Perth I'm sure we'll try and pop along, or I'll just send the wife out and I'll look after the kids.

I owe her a few from all the nights I've headed out with the diferent Jap Tune cruises. (cruises... NOT street racing)

As said in the other thread, the car's got a 2.5 inch full Exhaust system and larger extractors so I'm kind of interested to know what power over stock that would add if much as all?

And down the line, who knows, maybe we will be tempted to look at lowering, and seeing if an XR6 Manual Gear box and LSD would fit ;)

[RobVee]

Hey everyone!

Im rob, a new member postin for the first time to say g'day! great site great info. Got a 2001 fairlane in March this year and it really rocks!!

Cheers everyone!

[aufreddy]

Gday Rumblm hows things.Mate I too would love to know where that scoop came from,would look great on my ute! Freddy

[AU1]

Hi, name's John, live in Darwin. Usually into quick road bikes, but needed a car and saw a 1999 AU series 1 with full books for a good price so I bought it !
It's great. After 200 Km I love the friggin' thing and will probably keep it for a few years.
Going to get rid of the cassette radio and get an MP3/CD radio, and a few other things.

The last Ford I owned was a 80's Escort van full of bullet holes, but the real deal was a yellow XA coupe, looong time ago. The coupes were, in my opinion, the best looking car ever produced in Oz

[Erich]

Gday, my name is Erich & live in Mt Compass which is about 55 kmns south of Adelaide. Just got (oick up next Wednesday) an AU III sedan that has done 71,200.

Plan to do some simple mods first - bypass rad trans cooler with HD Cooler, Nolathane Sway bar bushes, tint, new belt etc

Had an EB Wagon for 7 years previous to this - love my fords

[cozza1]

Hi all my names Corey recently aquired a AUII XR8 Manual. Live in perth wa and just about to start some mods on the car let the good times roll....

[Dauphin]

Welcome to the club Corey, Erich and John.

Good to see people from more parts of Australia coming on board. So what do you do for a living? I am a website developer and screenwriter myself.

John, do you have a photo of your XA Coupe you could post? Don't see many around anymore. They look so wide and tough those things.

Good luck with your mods, Erich. Sounds like you have a plan!

[White_sr_taxi]

Hey im ben, im 20 and live in hobat, Used to work in retail till ppl started to panic about the global money thingy, now back at Tafe studding retail. fell in love with the white sr. my brother is shazzam, his AUs better than mine lol.

[Whoosha]

Originally Posted by White_sr_taxi

Hey im ben, im 20 and live in hobat, Used to work in retail till ppl started to panic about the global money thingy, now back at Tafe studding retail. fell in love with the white sr. my brother is shazzam, his AUs better than mine lol.

G'day Ben welcome to the nut house, hope you get stuff done to your AU quicker than your Bro. : Still got some CAIs and a heap of AU.COM stickers for sale
Cheers Whoosha

[shazaam]

Originally Posted by Whoosha

G'day Ben welcome to the nut house, hope you get stuff done to your AU quicker than your Bro. : Still got some CAIs and a heap of AU.COM stickers for sale
Cheers Whoosha

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[phantom63]

A quick hello!
I have bought an AUII XR8 UTE.
I live in melbourne, not for much longer I hope.
I enjoy Cars and Motorcycles and would like to meet other people with same interests. I have enjoyed reading some of the topics in this forum they have been very helpful. :evil3:

[Whoosha]

Originally Posted by phantom63

A quick hello!
I have bought an AUII XR8 UTE.
I live in melbourne, not for much longer I hope.
I enjoy Cars and Motorcycles and would like to meet other people with same interests. I have enjoyed reading some of the topics in this forum they have been very helpful. :evil3:

G"day Phantom and welcome , why dont you come along on the Easter cruise with us .need some more AUs to keep the BA softys at bay :
http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...25#post2609525

[White_sr_taxi]

Cheers Woosha, i hope to have stuff done a lot quicker than big bro if i wanna keep up ill ask shazzam to see what he reckons about putting CAI in mine.

[AU1]

Hi Dauphin, sorry, I've got no pix of the XA coupe here. When I get another one then I'll burn up a couple of sets of camera batteries

Regards John

[splitpin]

Hello all, just joined you tonight from Tassie, my names Phil and own a Venom manual series2 XR8 Pursuit . This is my 5th Tickford and 22nd V8 Falcon over the last 30 yrs.Will add detail and photos to my profile over the weekend, I cant do it tonight as I have just turned 50 so as its after midnight its probably past my bedtime. Cheers

[Whoosha]

Originally Posted by splitpin

Hello all, just joined you tonight from Tassie, my names Phil and own a Venom manual series2 XR8 Pursuit . This is my 5th Tickford and 22nd V8 Falcon over the last 30 yrs.Will add detail and photos to my profile over the weekend, I cant do it tonight as I have just turned 50 so as its after midnight its probably past my bedtime. Cheers

Welcome to another senior member , I need all the help I can get keeping the yungsters in check : : Check signature :

[SVR73]

Hey Gang. Matt from Adelaide. Long time AU Falcon owner

Car Detailing shop owner/operator. 36 y/o. High end detailing only. no car yard work etc. only detail cars that owners care about.
I have many passions/hobbies. cars are down the list however. never been a real car enthusiast.
first car was an AU1 Forte which was lowered 65mm (properly) and galaxy blue
had that from 98 to 2004. 200 FWKW with a little work done to the I6

current car (garage queen) is a 8/98 AU XR6 VCT in galaxy with the bi plane spoiler, side and front bodykit plus 18 inch wheels (shadowchromes from italy)
99,000 km on it and sitting in the garage for the rest of the year at least. got no real interest in it atm. my interest in it comes and goes as I have so many hobbies and I like to keep the km's down as I'm keeping it for life. thats the plan anyway.

I don't cruise with groups/clubs in SA anymore. however I would like to go to an AU falcon meet thats closer to SA if that ever happens. mildura or hamilton VIC maybe

no true performance mods. brake upgrades like DBA 4000's slotteds is about it

[Ghiagirl]

Hi all!! My name's Rebecca (Bec),I live in Melbourne with my husband and two beautiful little boys, and according to some of the guys on here, my dirty thirty age must qualify me for a seniors discount pretty soon LOL!

I grabbed up my AU series 1 Fairmont Ghia, around Sept last year for an absolute steal, and have fallen more and more in love with it each day. My youngest son (3yr old) was diagnosed with a kidney disorder in March this year, and doing minor mods on my car has really helped take my mind off things.

See, typical woman, I'm talking your ears off already!!! LOL :evil3:

[Dauphin]

Welcome to aufalcon.com, Matt and Bec.

I know what you mean about having many hobbies, Matt. I am in the same boat as you, not too crazy about cars but enjoy learning about it all, being able to give some advice and recommendations and meeting people from the club. Driving has become a a bit tiresome these days with the amount of confusing and unpredictable drivers on the road, so it's not as enjoyable to drive as before.

Mildura sounds like a good idea. We already did a QLD / NSW / VIC meet up. Maybe we can do a VIC / SA / lower NT meetup or something.

Bec, glad you like your Ghia. I'll be on the lookout for a Fairmont with altezzas and love heart tips. You might think about getting it lowered when you put the new wheels on? Low Fairmonts look great.

Andrew.

[SVR73]

Glad to know that Dauphin. Mildura is my favourite place of those that are within four hours drive. mildura being three and a half hours. the speedway there has a few epic shows on during the summer each year.

thats my summer hobby. following the super sedan class around the countryside

[kpcart]

Hi. I just bought a 99 AU falcon station wagon in sparkling burgundy colour, on gas/ petrol, with 15inch csa rims and cat back sports exhaust. $3000.
Now, when i bought it the gas was running rough, well turns out the mixer was cracked, and the piping had been bypassed on it, and i guess it was just fiddled around for quick sale.
so ive paid another $1350 to a mechanic and had the gas tank tested, new mixer installed and gas serviced (so basically a new system).

I find this car much nicer to driver then my old ED.
its done 350,000km, but the engine runs like its only done 100,000km. Gearbox is silky smooth, as is steeing.

3 problems i have found, the suspension is worse then when i test drove it, over irregular roads, it thumps a bit at the front.
The aircon was working when i bought it, ableit not too cold, yet after a week, the fan switch stopped working, i cant turn the bloody fan on!
3rd problem, is the left hand passenger door doesnt lock! its annoying the car only has central locking, and the central locking only closes 3 doors!

Otherwise im quite happy with the car, its so much smoother then my old ED, and even EFs/ELs i have driven, and the paint on mine is beautiful, car must have been garaged since new, and goes wonderful with the mags.

[ExTaxiDriver]

Hello everyone, My name is Will, i live in Melbourne. I drive an AU series 1, its an ex taxi. First car i have got, been handed down to me by my dad.

The ex taxi has done roughly 460,000 km's. It was retired early and so far ive done about 60,000 - 100,000 km's from when i got it.

I hope that i can find lots of useful information on these forums that will help me out with any car trouble i have.

Ill see you people around.

Will

[ozman2004]

Hi all. My name is Geoff from Brisbane ( sounds like an intro to alcoholics anonomous). I am brand new to this forum. Abit about me. Im 43, 5 kids, married 22 years ,worked in Qld Govt for past 25 years. Was having a mid life moment so saw a fantastic AU LTD 5.0 V8 with hardly any k's on it so splashed out and now have a fantastic ride. It sits in the garage and only comes out every second week end for a burble down to the shops. Had to put some pacemaker headers and twin 2 1/4 inch sports exhaust on it. You know. Just because the sound is awesome. Will look into cold air induction and have also added LPG. Sounds like over kill you maybe thinking for a weekend ride - but its all mine ( not for the kids) and its just nice. Anyway cheers to you all.

[tags84]

Hey guys I'm Greg (tags84 in aufalcon.com) Im 25 live in wilberforce near Windsor NSW. Iv only just recently got into an au and loving it. It's a 2000 falcon S 5 speed with 17"s blue in colour with Kiley extractors. I'll get some pics up soon. Is there many members from NSW in here as I'm lokkin for a club to go cruisin with.

[tags84]

Originally Posted by tags84

Hey guys I'm Greg (tags84 in aufalcon.com) Im 25 live in wilberforce near Windsor NSW. Iv only just recently got into an au and loving it. It's a 2000 falcon S 5 speed with 17"s blue in colour with Kiley extractors. I'll get some pics up soon. Is there many members from NSW in here as I'm lokkin for a club to go cruisin with.

Sorry thats lukey extractors (damn iPhone lol) and I need help with a diff issue

[troystanton78]

Hey guys, new to the V8 and AU scene not so new to the aff, tags i'm out penrith way if you find anyone else to cruise with or hear of any i'll be in. heres the new girl

[Cosaroo]

Joined the ford forums yesterday, so hello all. My name is Corey and I am 33 and live on the northside of Brisbane. I bought my au falcon about 2 months ago. Its a 1999 series 1 au Forte SR sedan auto, colour is white with no modifications. It has a couple of minor problems which I should be able to solve with the help of the forums. I was a little unsure about buying an au but I have been very surprised by its performance, the auto is great and the overall space of the car is very cool.

[Dauphin]

Hi kpcart. Sorry to hear about the gas piping issue. Those dealers can be sneaky. They promised me a full tank of fuel and fresh service if I bought my Fairlane and these things were not done when I picked it up. I whinged and they did the service for me, plus machined the discs. If your front suspension is thumping with 15" wheels then maybe it needs to be looked at.

Do you still have the compulsary 3-month dealer warranty (if you're in Vic)? Maybe look at getting those other issues fixed while it is.

So tell us a bit more about yourself...

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Hi Will. Is your taxi yellow still? It must have seen a lot of action in its time. Does it have vinyl seats? Does it have cruise control (just my curiosity)? Does it attract any kind of different registration because of its ex-life?

Hope we can be of assistance when the time comes.

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Hi Geoff, would love to see a photo of your LTD! I have a Fairlane myself. Hope you can keep your limo to yourself, don't let any of your 5 kids ruin it. Sounds like it'll be a nice car to drive. The longwheelbase V8s do sound good with a decent exhaust setup.

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All of you, don't forget to signup at www.aufalcon.com and create a profile about your AUs! There's only a handful of ex-taxis and LTDs on there at present.

[CYCO TROOPS]

Howdy all! I am not a new member. Been a member since I bought my AU which was Dec 2006.
Here you have a short little chick who is 24 and loves Fords I have a deep love for station wagons, lol, as if you couldnt tell that.
I am also inlove with ZD Fairlanes. In other words, I love big cars.
I am situated in the Western Suburbs of Melbourne and I also play the drums. Yeh I am not an exciting person.

[Whoosha]

Originally Posted by Troop.R HiV

Howdy all! I am not a new member. Been a member since I bought my AU which was Dec 2006.
Here you have a short little chick who is 24 and loves Fords I have a deep love for station wagons, lol, as if you couldnt tell that.
I am also inlove with ZD Fairlanes. In other words, I love big cars.
I am situated in the Western Suburbs of Melbourne and I also play the drums. Yeh I am not an exciting person.

You left out the "Totally Crazy" part in your CV your all ways welcome at our Funny Farm