Holmsys new daily

by **holmsy** » December 29th, 2010, 8:41 pm

well picked up my new daily today. brand new. 170km on the clock now.
cant beleive how quick it gets to 200.

by **EBOOST** » December 29th, 2010, 8:44 pm

very nice man.
auto or manual?
cheers josh.

by **holmsy** » December 29th, 2010, 8:47 pm

6 speed auto

is stock other then hd tow bar, scuff plates and mats.

love that bluetooth hands free and ipod plug is standard now.
works great with iphone.

by **Dansedgli** » December 29th, 2010, 8:53 pm

Awesome!

I want one.

by **Michael (HYPOEB)** » December 29th, 2010, 9:37 pm

Very nice mate! Any plans at all for it? Your daily would be quicker then SLOXR8 wouldnt it?

by **justa6** » December 29th, 2010, 9:56 pm

lucky man...mod please

by **holmsy** » December 29th, 2010, 10:05 pm

lol yeh well far as i know they make about 235rwkw stock
so on numbers it is.

not sure on the road cause they are completely different to drive.

anyone know what a stock turbo does on quarter mile?

it will be staying stock.
the most i MIGHT do is lower the back a little and maby wheels. not sure.

it will get traded in. in 11 months.

by **holmsy** » December 29th, 2010, 10:19 pm

From what i can find. Wheels run a fg 6t at 235rwkw 13.1 1/4 mile
The xr8 is 13.7 from memory. So with a little extra weight for the ute it is probaly pretty close.

Im happy to have a turbo 6 and charged 8 tho

by **OED666** » December 29th, 2010, 10:37 pm

skid pics??

by **nstg8a** » December 29th, 2010, 10:40 pm

Dansedgli wrote:Awesome!

I want one.

^^^what he said....
:banghead:

i dont need massive car loan :banghead:

by **Mr_4.0** » December 29th, 2010, 11:20 pm

Most of the fg turbo utes stock have been been doing 13.0 to 13.1 at the strip. Wheels and motor are way off.

by **meteora_man** » December 30th, 2010, 12:00 am

Mr_4.0 wrote:Most of the fg turbo utes stock have been been doing 13.0 to 13.1 at the strip. Wheels and motor are way off.

holmsy wrote:From what i can find. Wheels run a fg 6t at 235rwkw 13.1 1/4 mile

by **burnt turtle** » December 30th, 2010, 12:01 am

he has a secret job at ford so just let him write random stuff

by **needfordspeed** » December 30th, 2010, 12:35 am

Sick!

And agree with ya about the bluetooth/ipod connection in the FGs, so damn handy I loveeeeee the bluetooth!

by **Mr_4.0** » December 30th, 2010, 1:21 am

Haha sorry mis read ya post Josh

by **Mr_4.0** » December 30th, 2010, 1:41 am

Actually I read it right. He said the sedans are running 13.1. The ute slower.

In actual fact the sedans are running 12.8 and the utes 13.1ish. So his xr8 running 13.7 should be slower.

What's ya problem burnt turtle?

by **Dansedgli** » December 30th, 2010, 5:31 am

Wheels said f6 too. Bit different.

by **holmsy** » December 30th, 2010, 12:23 pm

guess will have to make the xr8 quicker then ey

as i said tho. they are completely different car to drive. the xr8 is more brutal and fun.

new cars are to smooth. but for a daily thats what i want.

by **Parfrey** » December 30th, 2010, 12:59 pm

Looks nice mate

FGs are quick as with the 6sp auto, fastest fully stock fg xr6t sedan is 12.59

Atleast get a tune done on it :-P

by **holmsy** » December 30th, 2010, 1:05 pm

im hesitant to do a tune n shit.
cause i know that ford can check how many times the thing has been re flashed.

i would consider little things like intake pipes n shit. things i can remove easily and put back to stock without anyone being able to tell.

by **nstg8a** » December 30th, 2010, 1:08 pm

holmsy wrote:im hesitant to do a tune n shit.
cause i know that ford can check how many times the thing has been re flashed.

i would consider little things like intake pipes n shit. things i can remove easily and put back to stock without anyone being able to tell.

thats it, its gotta be fast enough for a daily as it is... plus you said your trading it in 11 months so really money for tune etc is kinda pointless imo.

edit, what a replacement ecu worth? get one from a writeoff, flash that one to buggery and when warrenty issues pop up put the original never flashed ecu back in it...

by **GUTLES** » December 30th, 2010, 7:40 pm

Nice daily, there friggen fast for a stock car, a few mates have them.

How come its only got the XR6 NA Rims on it tho?

by **holmsy** » December 30th, 2010, 7:56 pm

i dunno. thats the wheels they come with?

by **burnt turtle** » December 30th, 2010, 8:00 pm

nstg8a wrote:
holmsy wrote:im hesitant to do a tune n shit.
cause i know that ford can check how many times the thing has been re flashed.

i would consider little things like intake pipes n shit. things i can remove easily and put back to stock without anyone being able to tell.

thats it, its gotta be fast enough for a daily as it is... plus you said your trading it in 11 months so really money for tune etc is kinda pointless imo.

edit, what a replacement ecu worth? get one from a writeoff, flash that one to buggery and when warrenty issues pop up put the original never flashed ecu back in it...

ya can't just swap the PCM's on these like an e-series

by **heebyJeebies** » December 30th, 2010, 9:27 pm

GUTLES wrote:Nice daily, there friggen fast for a stock car, a few mates have them.

How come its only got the XR6 NA Rims on it tho?

most of the 2010 utes either have those, or the snowflake rims which im guessing is an option?

http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/res ... 1560++1767

by **Parfrey** » December 30th, 2010, 9:36 pm

nstg8a wrote:thats it, its gotta be fast enough for a daily as it is... plus you said your trading it in 11 months so really money for tune etc is kinda pointless imo.

"fast enough" im still trying to firgure out what this means :grin:

i can kinda understand the warrenty side of things.. but it would be so so tempting to tune it anyway.

by **GUTLES** » December 31st, 2010, 6:58 am

heebyJeebies wrote:
GUTLES wrote:Nice daily, there friggen fast for a stock car, a few mates have them.

How come its only got the XR6 NA Rims on it tho?

most of the 2010 utes either have those, or the snowflake rims which im guessing is an option?

http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/res ... 1560++1767

Ahh ok, I'm thinking of the 50th Aniversary's, they have the 18" Snowflakes Standard on the Turbo's.

by **stevo** » December 31st, 2010, 9:20 am

Very Nice Mate! :drinks2:

by **private9** » December 31st, 2010, 9:44 am

Very nice mate, congrats!

holmsy wrote:it will get traded in. in 11 months.

What are you planning after that?

by **needfordspeed** » December 31st, 2010, 10:06 am

private9 wrote:Very nice mate, congrats!
holmsy wrote:it will get traded in. in 11 months.

What are you planning after that?

A GS like he should have in the first place

by **holmsy** » December 31st, 2010, 2:40 pm

probably another turbo ute.

gs maby the next year.

by **pHaT`eL** » December 31st, 2010, 3:57 pm

So is this on lease or something for work??

by **holmsy** » December 31st, 2010, 4:19 pm

nah
bought it. but i get family discount so can trade it in after 11 months and hopefully sell it for the same or more then i paid for it.

by **Kaddis** » January 1st, 2011, 3:43 pm

Nice work, the FG's are awesome to drive and I can't think of a better colour than Ego.

by **holmsy** » January 3rd, 2011, 3:22 pm

its not ego its edge. but very similar.

by **nothin suss** » January 3rd, 2011, 4:29 pm

He wishes it was Ego...

Nice ride Josh. They are great power standard hey? They only get better once they loosen up a bit too.

by **holmsy** » January 4th, 2011, 6:07 pm

my ute in EDGE and my mates in EGO

can notice mine is a fair bit darker and has a bit of blue in it.

by **nothin suss** » January 4th, 2011, 7:22 pm

Ego envy....

by **Commando** » January 5th, 2011, 7:51 am

I know it's your daily, but any plans for it? (Not necessarily mods, but road trips, hauling ass, chucking a swag 'n' flange in the back, etc etc?)

by **holmsy** » January 5th, 2011, 6:32 pm

so far i have already taken it out with couple motorbikes in the back to the mrs parents farm.

it has been on a dirt road every day since i got it

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