|
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 01:28 PM
|
#1 | ||
|
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Perth
Posts: 7,009
|
My Uncle puts me onto a guy who has an AU he's giving away. So I'm thinking why not. Apparently it's been left sitting under a tree after the battery went flat.
So I'm hoping it's not a Forte, otherwise it can stay there. Hoping it's a Fairmont maybe. Anyway, get there and find it's a 2000 series 2 Futura (poor mans Fairmont, rich mans Falcon), it's been neglected for about 6 months (but he kept the rego up). The tyres were still up so I said, yep I'll take it (gave him a carton of Coronas), chucked a battery in, fired up straight away, bit rattley til the oil got up, 188,000 kays on the clock, and drove her home, front tyres were shot, got some new ones. So here it is under the tree.   Got her home, out with the vaccy, Kacher and air gun, pulled off all the rubbers got all the leaf matter out of the gutters etc, really bad under the windscreen and a few spiders.    Ok so after some elbow grease and pulling off bits and pieces and down to the car wash bay to use the high pressure washer here's how she looks now.   Engine bay before.  After a degrease and some Fisholene,  and some Armorall on the interior, a new steering wheel cover, as the rubber on the wheel was badly deteriorated from the sun.  So there you have it, a free car, and I found a receipt in the boot for a new radiator and water pump 3000 kays ago, SCORE. The paint is a bit dodgey, especially on the roof, losing a lot of the clear coat from the bird droppings. My wifes car is a BA Futura, same colour so it's pretty freaky have them next to each other. So now the poor old XC is minus a battery and sitting in the car port conserving kays, big polish coming up for the Perth Ace Ford Cruise for the XC so that will be good.
__________________
jaydee351 4DV8 Last edited by jaydee; 26-02-2012 at 01:34 PM. |
||
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 01:34 PM
|
#2 | ||
|
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Southern Highlands
Posts: 1,493
|
Mate nice work, the car look like a dump and it looks half decent now,well done mate.
|
||
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 01:37 PM
|
#3 | ||
|
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 18,983
|
awesome score...
|
||
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 01:43 PM
|
#4 | ||
|
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: ACT
Posts: 11,647
|
The interior looks spotless. Nice pickup. For a slab of Corona's, that's a much better deal than this.
 
|
||
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 01:43 PM
|
#5 | ||
|
Banned
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 5,801
|
Great score. Bit more elbow grease, tune, oil and filter and a polish and she'll come up even better. Well done, congrats. If you look after her you could have the next 200,000 km's of motoring in a free car
|
||
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 01:47 PM
|
#6 | ||
|
Giddy up.
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Kramerica Industries.
Posts: 15,613
|
That's pretty good for free mate, well done.
|
||
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 01:47 PM
|
#7 | ||
|
.
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: NSW
Posts: 1,090
|
Great score mate I also got a free car about a week ago it is a vs ute 160k your score is a lot better
__________________
TE50 T2 AU2 GHIA |
||
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 01:51 PM
|
#8 | ||
|
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Sun City, North Australis
Posts: 4,274
|
Ok but does the aircon work??? lol
Good score but. Even if you sell it for $1500 a few months down the track it'll be worth it.
__________________
You've seen it, you've heard it and your still asking questions?? Don't write off the Goose until you see the box going into the hole.... |
||
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 02:23 PM
|
#9 | ||
|
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: May 2011
Location: NSW
Posts: 1,428
|
Wow nice score!
__________________
2001 Falcon Fairmont AU2 Big turbo coming Lsd |
||
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 02:28 PM
|
#10 | ||
|
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: newcastle
Posts: 1,200
|
Top score well done! some poeple have all the luck! lol
__________________
Never drive faster than your guardian angle can fly but fast enough so the devil don't catch you! |
||
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 02:30 PM
|
#11 | ||
|
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Gawler, SA
Posts: 1,707
|
Nice pickup. Came up really good too.
|
||
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 02:30 PM
|
#12 | ||
|
Regular Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Hoppers Crossing
Posts: 405
|
thats awesome - go you good thing
|
||
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 02:34 PM
|
#13 | ||
|
Awesome
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: In my own little world..Everyone here knows me :)
Posts: 9,401
|
She came up nice.
 Your lucky all that bird poops didn't eat through the paint.
__________________
|
||
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 02:37 PM
|
#14 | ||
|
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Melb north
Posts: 12,025
|
well done, you have just attained the title of gold finger for a top find !
|
||
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 02:48 PM
|
#15 | ||
|
Peter Car
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: geelong
Posts: 23,145
|
Why would they just give it away, cleaned up a little like you have done and its still probably worth 3 or 4 grand.
Good score. |
||
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 02:53 PM
|
#16 | ||
|
I am Groot
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Burnett Heads, Qld
Posts: 6,840
|
hmmmm...seems a bit expensive for an AU, is the price negotiable?.....
 Seriously though, well done.....
__________________
..  McLaren F1 Dick Johnson Racing "Those were the days when the cars were cars, they weren't built out of an Ikea pack like they are now and clothed in plastic; they were real cars." John Bowe |
||
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 03:02 PM
|
#17 | ||
|
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Gold Coast
Posts: 537
|
Top score.
|
||
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 03:16 PM
|
#18 | ||
|
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Perth
Posts: 7,009
|
Yeah thanks guys, 4 hours hard work and she's pretty sweet.
Yes the AC does work, bit of diff, bearing noise, but not worth worrying about. Oil change next. BossXR8, he was only giving it away because he can't be bothered. He has 2 other nice cars, lives in a million dollar home that he's sort of renovatiiong and just didn't have time. He asked his mates kids but they all said, nuh, too old looking.
__________________
jaydee351 4DV8 |
||
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 03:40 PM
|
#19 | ||
|
"Flooded it mate?"
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Busselton, Western Australia
Posts: 3,196
|
SHEESH! If I'd known about that I'd snap it up right away! Free! Heck!
Series 2, Futura, only thing it's missing for me is being a wagon! But I wouldnt say no! Thats a great car to get for free... |
||
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 03:45 PM
|
#20 | ||
|
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Perth
Posts: 7,009
|
The guy didn't have the code for the stereo, how do I get that please, any tips?
Do I just ring ford and give them the chassis number or something?
__________________
jaydee351 4DV8 |
||
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 04:04 PM
|
#21 | |||
|
Peter Car
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: geelong
Posts: 23,145
|
Quote:
Ask your local Ford dealer, they should be able to get the stereo code for you. |
|||
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 04:38 PM
|
#22 | ||
|
Regular Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 39
|
Nice score mate! I was going to pay about $7k for one of these last year and you got it for free!
Cheers. |
||
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 05:03 PM
|
#23 | ||
|
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: by the beach
Posts: 1,982
|
love ya work i'll give ya 2 cartons & a bottle of jacks for it lol
|
||
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 05:13 PM
|
#24 | ||
|
Where to next??
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Sydney
Posts: 8,893
|
Haaa well done. Don't forget to get your 'receipt' ;)
|
||
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 05:24 PM
|
#25 | ||||
|
335 - STILL THE BOSS ...
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Melb East
Posts: 11,421
|
Good pick up. Funny what people throw out but I have been know to almost give cars away just to move them on.
Quote:
Quote:
__________________
'73 Landau - 10.82 @ 131mph '11 FG GT335 - 12.43 @ 116mph '95 XG ute - 3 minutes, 21.14 @ 64mph 101,436 MEMBERS ......... 101,436 OPINIONS ..... What could possibly go wrong! Clevo Mafia [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] |
||||
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 05:41 PM
|
#26 | ||
|
trying to get a leg over
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 2,690
|
Right place right time, well done !
__________________
Cameron ------------------------------------------------------ |
||
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 08:46 PM
|
#27 | ||
|
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Newcastle
Posts: 3,246
|
Excellent score! AU Falcons are great cars. Exceptionally underated.
__________________
BA2 XR8 Rapid M6 Ute - Lid - Tint -18s 226.8rwkW@178kmh/537Nm@140kmh 1/9/2013 14.2@163kmh 23/10/2013 Boss349 built. Not yet run. Waiting on a shell. Retrotech thread http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...1363569&page=6 |
||
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 08:59 PM
|
#28 | ||
|
Cruising...
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Perth
Posts: 3,819
|
Im jealous...wish i was given an AUII!
Sparkling Burgundy too...best colour  Great!
__________________
FBT '98 BA XT '04 F100 4x4 '82 Subaru Outback '02 |
||
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 09:25 PM
|
#29 | ||
|
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Gold Coaster
Posts: 1,307
|
awesome find Jaydee i'll give ya 3 cartons of beer for it
|
||
|
|
|
|
26-02-2012, 09:34 PM
|
#30 | ||
|
Barra Turbo > V8
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 25,538
|
Awesome score.
__________________
2011 XR6 Turbo Ute - Manual - Lux Pack - Twin 2.5" Stainless Exhaust - Antz Turboside Intake - CCForged Phatlux wheels - Tuned by LS Tuning and Performance |
||
|
|
My FREE!!! car
Linear Mode
