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if it gets put through as a repairable write off it could be quite an easy repair, unless theres damage underneath.

new guard,new headlight, new door, new tray (or custom flat deck) looks like only visible beating would be the gouge in the b pillar?

It'd be a good auction buy for the right price.
But bargains at auctions are few and far between nowadays.

Fark man!

I know all too well how much of a pain this kinda thing is.

Im with you on the write off status though, I didnt want my EF repaired, knowing what happened to it.

Just use it to step up or get in front a bit cash wise

nstg8a wrote:if it gets put through as a repairable write off it could be quite an easy repair, unless theres damage underneath.

new guard,new headlight, new door, new tray (or custom flat deck) looks like only visible beating would be the gouge in the b pillar?

Eh i guess so its alot of work there was a slight kink on the floor where the door closes i think from what i saw... to be honest its a stock standard ute with no options and a few kms on it not really worth the effort fixing... imo much easier to just buy another one.

nothin suss wrote:It'd be a good auction buy for the right price.
But bargains at auctions are few and far between nowadays.

Danny agree with bargains at auctions been very few and far between... but really anything at the right price is a good buy.. i honestly wouldnt buy it after that much damage to repair... and to wreck out well theres really only the engine everything else is very basic as it had no options and wouldnt pull much money.

pHaT`eL wrote:Fark man!

I know all too well how much of a pain this kinda thing is.

Im with you on the write off status though, I didnt want my EF repaired, knowing what happened to it.

Just use it to step up or get in front a bit cash wise

Yea bit undecided on what im going to do when i get the payout ill decide...

RTV 3V!!!

lol pfffffft thats def NOT on the cards pete hahaha where do you get these ideas from

Although!!! this one is kind of epic!

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/deta ... rt=default" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Pwoar!

and it's already got stockies for you

poor max. at least no one was hurt. cars are replaceable, people arent.

fordbaby wrote:poor max. at least no one was hurt. cars are replaceable, people arent.

Exactly right Kristy... and really in the end it isnt like im attached to this ute. Its very easily replaceable

Haha, thinking outside the square. That RTV is awesome!

haha yea its ok but i dont think the jacked up look would ever satisfy me. Pete you and Wilson take the award for liking and spotting the ugliest cars on the road and saying they are awesome!

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/deta ... 0ss|CarAll" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

This is real tempting actually... been thinking really want a bf xr6t ute with the 6 speed auto but all the ones for sale are just way too exxy like 17k.... i havent spent more then 10 on a daily for a few years now so not sure if i want a 17k ute. Still need my cheque ofcourse

you said VY's suck

it isnt ideal but neither is a series 1 ba haha but get what you can afford i guess

Well yes it got confirmed as a write off i finally got my payout today.. and just like that its at pickles!!!

http://www.pickles.com.au/damaged/item/ ... /252323377" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Might go have a look at it one last time. So the search begins for a replacement ute. Looking to spend under 14.. saw a few fg basic utes on dedicated gas at the auctions today for around 14k very very tempting... just not sure if ill get bored too quickly with one of those

Get another turbine I reckon. Would get bored with NA spec in no time.

Yea going to pickles tomorrow to look at a complete one see what they go for at auctions... just for some reason except for like 2 on carsales all the others seem over priced to me and 14k for an fg with 60,000kms its basically a new car... so i will think about it but yea i think back to a ba turbo most likely

What an epic fail! i go to pickles in the morning with the intention of seeing a complete xr6t ute to bid for maybe turns out complete cars arent at tulla anymore yea my bad.. so thought ill watch this mangled mess go up see what it goes for it was one of the last cars cbf waiting go home come back still hundreds of cars away go home try log on to the bid live fail didnt log on auction over!

If anyone actually went auctions im keen to know what either utes went for...

So now that you got your payout.....what really happened

Would of been interesting to see what it sold for. They want around $3g for a xr6 t motor
How long did it take to get a pay out?

needfordspeed wrote:So now that you got your payout.....what really happened

haha you know already you cheeky bugger! nah people that know me know what happened... who knows someone that is a member here might be an aami assessor!

bng wrote:Would of been interesting to see what it sold for. They want around $3g for a xr6 t motor
How long did it take to get a pay out?

Yea well your telling me the car wasnt great i mean most of the kit was damaged and the interior is the pov pack and wasnt in great condition but the driveline was solid like new auto and diff was great motor still good so woulda been a great indication of what a driveline could be bought for!!

Felt like forever to get the pay out i guess about 3.5 weeks and my claim was smooth no questions asked no quotes for repairs.. apparently they are just that backed up with claims they cant keep up... i always had to ring them they never rang me to tell me where it was up to.

I found a decent price ba xr8 ute up the road from me... its a bit high in the kms like my last ute... i know **** all about ford boss v8s other then they are slow! apparently it has a slight miss at idle any common issues with these engines do they last a while km wise??

I dont really want a v8 one but im not seeing any great xr6t coming up atm so just looking at all possibilities.

You haven't told me, tell me on msn later lol.

And don't get an xr8 man, just wait for a xr6t to pop up you'll find one just patient.

Oh really lol thought i told ya on msn a while back my bad. Yea the xr6t would be ideal just everyone wants drug money atm for a ute... will see could always get a xl ute for work but meh needs to be some sort of an xr figured xr8 better then non turbo xr6 lol least can still drop a patch

Pfft, from the reports I've heard, an NA XR6 would drop a better patch than an early Boss anyway! On the other hand, you would then have the option for a Kenne Bell!

No kenne bell... not interested in modifying my work car unless its very very minor thing

Don't get an XR8. They are boring for what they are.
I'd rather a mint AU2-3 XR8 or Pursuit.

ClassicAU wrote:Pfft, from the reports I've heard, an NA XR6 would drop a better patch than an early Boss anyway!

Yeah I've heard that too. Back in a Barra 240+ Max, don't **** around with anything else!

nothin suss wrote:I'd rather a mint AU2-3 XR8 or Pursuit.

Might be lucky to get a Pursuit for ~$15K...but yeah, AU II / III XR8 Utes can be had for a lot less

Yea Steve if i wanted to spend 15k id prob get an immac xr6t haha its just im a tight ass as usual and want another bargain.

Haha so much hate for the xr8s prob why ive seen so many cheap ones.. i guess ill stop being impatient i dunno i guess i knew they werent mega quick but though how bad could it really be? my xr6t was slow and barely dropped a patch as well lol

go test drive an XR8, atleast you're a little informed then

EFFalcon wrote:go test drive an XR8, atleast you're a little informed then

Yea mate i reckon thats what ill do when i get bored next week. Just gotta do some research how much petrol they use if its alot more something like my old vy prob burn that idea... might go to AFF for that not much useful information here.. glad i didnt bandwagon and get myself banned

my 3V uses about 14L/100 as a guide

AU XR8 Ute ($9K):

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/deta ... uit|CarAll" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

+ JTG LPG (~$4.5K) = Winnar

Thanks wilson that isnt bad my turbo used more around 15ltrs/100. But you have a fairly different engine i thought to the boss?

Steve high kms and nsw theres ones for that price or not far off in melb with less kms if i was to go that way... me and lpg dont mix

Yeah it was just a quick search Max - it was a an AU II Pursuit as well...there would be a better deal out there if you looked.

JTG LPG is not a bad thing - take a closer look at it - same power / economy as petrol...just the exy outlay that turns people off...can get LPG rebate which is still ~$1K or so I think.

Yeah, there is a number of differences, but still useful as a guide

Injected lpg is a great investment. But it'll take 3ish years @ a tank a week approx to start paying itself off and start saving you real dosh.

Yea Steve AU XR8 is in my search criteria i do look at them if there is a mad deal i might be swung across just hard to go backwards from a ba takes me back to like the old days when dad had an au that seems like a life time away haha.

No matter what anyone says im quite one eyed with gas i dont want it. i know theres some decent lpg systems liquid injection and what not but converting a car then keeping it over 3 years is very unlikely for me. Whatever i get ill prob only have it a year or so, in the next year or 2 i wanna get behind the wheel of a fg xr6t ute.

I have looked at straight gas fg xl utes from factory i think thats a bit better then converting yourself or dual fuel etc, they have cheaper rego too so something to think about 14k gets you one from auction, if i was going gas id get that.