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SUPRISE i got a new car !!!!
it's a '03, BA-LTD, 5.4, silhouette, black leather, sunroof, sat-nav, etc etc.
it's a ex-gen/manager's car that has been sitting for the best part of 12 mth's with 146,xxx klm's when i picked it up
at $14,000 (market value is alot higher).... yes.... some work need's to be done but if all go's well
i should end up alot better off than paying a higher price for a std car
all going well ? this should turnout to be a .... ummmm ...... a very good car
i'm not going to say much, i'll jut post up some pic's of it "now" (after 4 wash's to get the bug's off)









the pic's come up well, (inside pic's to come) but those who've seen it know there's some work to be done
overall, the base is there..... i've just got to build on it .

4 washes :O u need one of those bug remover glove things lol nice car tho!... drop it on chromies *cough*

looks sick steve. have fun keeping it clean tho hahaha

looks great mate...
when ya taking me for a spin...?
love the ltd's...!!!

should i try my sales pitch on you for a certain set on 19's???? hahaha

congrats mate..!!

mad_keen wrote:4 washes :O u need one of those bug remover glove things lol nice car tho!... drop it on chromies *cough*

it need's more than a "bug remover glove"
it'll go lower (with daily use in mind)
the wheel's i'm looking at will go with the "stealth" platform i'm looking at.....well to a point

LOW_XR wrote:looks sick steve. have fun keeping it clean tho hahaha

it'll be the same as my car now..... so i'm not stressing that much, just washing it more often

KR1STO wrote:looks great mate...
when ya taking me for a spin...?
love the ltd's...!!!

should i try my sales pitch on you for a certain set on 19's???? hahaha

congrats mate..!!

thanks kris,
i think you already know what rim's i'm looking at for it

fkn sick price
cant really go wrong with that...
well im sure you could lol, but certainly a good buy.

SLY5LT wrote:

KR1STO wrote:looks great mate...
when ya taking me for a spin...?
love the ltd's...!!!

should i try my sales pitch on you for a certain set on 19's???? hahaha

congrats mate..!!

thanks kris,
i think you already know what rim's i'm looking at for it

haha
i sure do....
will look awesome!!!!

misk wrote:fkn sick price
cant really go wrong with that...
well im sure you could lol, but certainly a good buy.

it should workout well

Classy!

Needs a dirty big twin exhaust.

Love it!

mmm very nice mate

very nice ride mate.

thanks for the comment's guy's...& gal
i jumped in the nl today to drop off some part's, what a difference between the two !!!!
i still the exhaust note of the 5.0.... only because the LTD you can't hear

As I said in the other thread, BF G8 17's and dumped.

Very nice! Love the LWBs and the BA LTDs are pretty rare!

yep, only a handfull were sold .
done some running around today getting price's on a few thing's.
i still have'nt cleaned the inside of it yet i'll post some pic's up when done (i hope tomorrow).

Very nice! As long as it's clean and in good working order... It's black & it's an LTD - you can't go wrong!

That's awesome, I saw this on carsales a while back and wished I had the cash to buy it, good pickup!

Bipolar wrote:Very nice! As long as it's clean and in good working order... It's black & it's an LTD - you can't go wrong!

my thought's exactly

needfordspeed wrote:That's awesome, I saw this on carsales a while back and wished I had the cash to buy it, good pickup!

it took a few email's, & some time off work (to zip down to view it) but all has worked out well
i spent a couple of hours at vic roads today doing all the transfer stuff,
that remind's me.....must put the new reg sticker on..... which he paid for (12 mths reg,another bonus).

Hey Steveo...

VERY nice, and as already stated, complete F*** all were sold...

Just out of curiosity, what badge is on the bonnet? Seeing it isnt a Ghia,
i assume it doesnt have a "G" on the badge... Can you take a pic of it bud?


Cheers!

seth, this is a quick phone pic of the badge..... some of the black & chrome are coming off, so a new one will be going on



well done with your new ute mate that'll keep you happy for a while.

good to see this in the flesh today steve...
thanks for the spin...

can't wait to see the final result..!!
good luck with it all..!!

thanks for the dvd to man..it's got me all buzzed up now..haha

no prob's

Nice ride.. I was tossing up between a BA LTD and BF2 Wagon for ages, roughly same prices. One is alot cooler but one was more practical so the wagon won

I hope you're going the way i would with this thing. I'm thinking alot of black and chrome.

nothin suss wrote:I hope you're going the way i would with this thing. I'm thinking alot of black and chrome.

your on the money there

love it steve... only problem is i have to wait until the weekend to have my ride in it

i hate you! i called the guy on monday with $14K cash in my hand, but he said he sold it! :(

superhuS! wrote:i hate you! i called the guy on monday with $14K cash in my hand, but he said he sold it! :(

i'll live with that
there was one other guy (you ? )who'd seen the car and was getting back to him that afternoon, i asked if he'd put a deposit down.... with the reply of... NO so i was down there in a flash.... and the rest..... is history

seen this steve... ftg has em mate..
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FORD-BA-FAIRLANE ... 518ff9a33c

i think your too late chris

KR1STO wrote:seen this steve... ftg has em mate..
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FORD-BA-FAIRLANE ... 518ff9a33c

thanks kris,
yep... josh is on the ball i picked up one of those (as the current one is nqr) & some LTD scuff plate's the other day.
i also got some price's on a few thing's, like the bf "piano black" console surround upgrade ......
$350 for the main facia & button"s ..... then there's still the rest of the console bit's ....
(which he said would be around the same price), ya gotta love "fraud" with there price's
i spoke to paul (CVE) today about a few thing's (so many option's)
so i'll take it all in and work out what way i'll be going with power train.
i must say, i've never used a sat-nav before but it being already there.... have used it a couple of time's now & is very handy

& yes !!!! i've been slack & have no interior pick's to post

SLY5LT wrote:i jumped in the nl today to drop off some part's, what a difference between the two !!!!
i still the exhaust note of the 5.0.... only because the LTD you can't hear

Swapping between my fairlane and EB is same. Lane is too quiet too!!

here are some shot's of inside the car (as i got it), have just got window tint done & will give the inside's a going over once the tint has cured.
i've now got the sunroof i've always wanted.....



all in all the inside of the car is good, just needs a good clean & conditioning .



the drivers' seat has some wear (to be expected) but no damage.



i'll be keeping most of the "LTD" trim's (as not many were made) & doing some small change's to keep the black/chrome style
door handle's i'll be going for the chrome option.



the sat/nav with remote is great ! i'm also wanting to go the "piano black" console upgrade.



the auto shift insert is not matching the woodgrain trim's (fairlane maybe) ???
so got a new one with the LTD logo, along with some new "LTD" scuff plate insert's.



it's got a huge boot..... (room for a sub or six).



with the 'lane for sale soon, the real mod's will start

Looks nice Steve. As has been said, nice pick up. and make that a + 1 for hanging out to see what you do with it!

Phoenix wrote:Looks nice Steve. As has been said, nice pick up. and make that a + 1 for hanging out to see what you do with it!

thanks mate , i'll still say ......... for $72,000 new, i would'nt buy one !!!!
but for $14,000 ...... hell yeah

a couple of pic's just taken with the new tint.

before/after.....

looks good man. what % tint is it?

got it done at the sunroof ceatre, and is the same as kyles'.... (black azz film) 35%- allround.
it look's darker than it is due to the dark interior, i'm happy with how it's come out.

yeah looks pretty dark for 35%.

i was looking at tint and got told 15%-20% on the door windows then on the supercab windows and rear window go 5% but think after seeing yours 5% would be way to dark.