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05-24-2011, 09:17 PM
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woo hoo
(Diesel) and my average economy for the tank was 9.11 litres per 100 km my best ever was 9.0 and usually around 9.4 (calculated , and not from the on board computer, it lies, says 8.1) other than replacing the foam padding in the base of the front seats, the only warranty claim was for a steering rack that the dealer reckoned had some slight play in it, previous to me the vehicle only had scheduled servicing this truck rocks 
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05-25-2011, 12:09 AM
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Congrats, we all feel the same way. I still love my X and it's an 01.
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05-25-2011, 04:29 AM
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Good on ya BW!! I know this truck gets alot of bad press from owners, yes sometimes its justified, but overall this truck does as you say.. it 'rocks'!!
I sold my awwwwwwwwesome e46 m3 to buy this (for life in oz-which is soon!  ), and was absolutely gutted to see the M go. But this is the longest time I've owned a car (3 years now) by far!! We've had our ups and downs with things having to be fixed along the way-some surprising, some expected. However, this motor does everything I want it to. I point and squirt, the V8 roars and I'm at 60 in a few seconds, storming onto 150 if I wanted! Tootling around town doing the shopping, or carrying a friends washing machine to her new house! Not only that, it corners!! Great fun when you have a passenger that doesn't know the capabilities of this 2 ton truck and its M-Tec suspension and you throw it round a bend. Watching them grab the handrail above their head because they think its going to roll cracks me up!! haha.  Fully auto, sport mode, or manual. What choice would you like today sir?!! 
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05-25-2011, 07:02 PM
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hey Isambard
hows the plans for the move coming along, whats the time frame, and whats the deal with getting your car here to OZ is it expensive.
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05-28-2011, 05:02 AM
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hey BW, I should be over by the end of Aug. I got my PR visa last month, just have to sell the house, then book that one-way ticket! total cost to bring the X over should be about £4000 (approx. AUD$6000). Thats with shipping, insurance, port fees, GST, paperwork, compliance test etc etc...
Man, am I looking forward to it!!
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05-29-2011, 09:01 PM
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your going to WA aren't you, better get your A/C serviced heheh and better get used to cheaper fuel, i don't know what prices are in WA but here in QLD i pay between $1.45 to $1.49 a litre for diesel, and i think hi octane petrol is about the same per litre
so probably a fair bit cheaper than you pay in UK registration is around $1000 per year for a V8 around $800 for a 6 cylinder and i pay around $1000 for insurance. get your self ready for some serious heat , probably dont bother bringing all those big thick jackets, just going to be taking up space hehehe best of luck with the move, and keep us posted
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05-30-2011, 11:26 AM
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Quote:
 As for aircon, I have to get it de-gassed before shipment/arrival. Aus laws and that...  Thanks for the headsup on the 'rego' and insurance costs. I've already got my reg plate sorted for when I get there! 
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05-30-2011, 10:20 PM
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wow i always just assumed you paid more for fuel, but thats not the case??
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