Re: Will AU XR8 220's be a collectable car.
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Bringing this back, I've just picked up a 310k km country run 2001 manual XR8 ute. $6k. Interior, exterior and engine need work, suspension and driveline surprising perfect, not a squeak out of it or shunt. I've got the budget sorted out and am intending to bring it back to as close to factory look as possible, with the exception of sneaking a few more ponies into the freshened up motor (retain factory rocker covers).
I was looking for a fixer upper BA or AU ute, I have had a couple BA/FG v8s over the last decade or so. A mate of mine convinced me to go AU XR mainly due to being the last of the Windsor, as well as being less seen on the roads these days or at shows.
The AU feels so much lighter handling wise, really tell the difference back to back. The drive train shunt in the BAs I test drove were horrid.
Hopefully I can do it justice.
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2005 BA Mk 2 Fairmont, riding dirty on Pedders Sports Rider and limo tint, rolling on 18's, hand of god pushing passengers into their seats with a tuned 232rwhp and 470Nm
Previous Rides:
KH Laser TX3
EF Futura (RIP)
EL XR6
AU2 XR6
BA XR8
BF XR8
BF Wagon (XR6 Lookalike)
2014 Ford Ranger
2000 AU XR8 with all the options boxes ticked (RIP)
G.M.H. - Get a Mechanic...Hurry!!
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