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View Poll Results: How many kilometres has your AU Falcon covered?
50,000kms or less 27 5.45%
100,000kms or less 117 23.64%
150,000kms or less 148 29.90%
200,000kms or less 95 19.19%
200,000kms + 108 21.82%
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Old 05-10-2007, 12:38 PM   #121
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AU1 Futura 427,000, mint, untouched engine and g/box.
AU Fairlane 348,000, recon'd g/box.

Nice effort ... got some pics of them both.
I am hoping to get to those distance ... and trying to keep the work ute in good nick as well.

I am only up to 236,000-ish kays from memory though
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Old 05-10-2007, 12:47 PM   #122
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dyno'd today at 98.4rwkw on LPG. not bad for a dead stock motor with that many kays on her

That's pretty much what my AUII EGAS pulled stock standard (99.4rwkw).
So that's pretty damn good for that many kays
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Old 05-10-2007, 04:07 PM   #123
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dead stock with 225000ks my 9/98 build manual xr6 ran 15.3@90mph and made 125rwkw still with original exhaust fitted. Now with 234000ks.

my little brother has a 9/98 fairmont with 250 plus on it
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Old 05-10-2007, 04:27 PM   #124
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heres a pic of my speedo
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Old 06-10-2007, 07:43 PM   #125
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118,000 k for a 2002 model.....can,t stop driving it.
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Old 08-10-2007, 09:18 PM   #126
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Update : 82,800
Sat in workshop for two months without moving an inch.
I had no money left to put fuel in it
it was nice to take it out for a 60km drive to a bathurst BBQ yesterday
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Old 28-10-2007, 11:39 PM   #127
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my Au2 2000 just clicked over 152,000Ks, and my mate has the same but 4 months earlier and his has over 200,000Ks
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Old 29-10-2007, 12:32 AM   #128
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2002 AU3 wagon, 157,300km.

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Old 29-10-2007, 12:35 AM   #129
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My AU1 XR8 has a whole 145,000km on the dial ....... pretty darn good for a 98 model ex cop car.
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Old 29-10-2007, 08:47 AM   #130
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Just clicked over the other day.



although ... I am nearly at 242,000 now.
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Old 30-10-2007, 05:45 PM   #131
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99 AU 1 forte, 5kms shy of 230 000!
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Old 31-10-2007, 08:43 PM   #132
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2002 Ford AU Series 3 - 181,000km
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Old 04-11-2007, 11:02 AM   #133
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au forte ded gas 68000 kays
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Old 04-11-2007, 02:50 PM   #134
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au ute s2 2001 245000 kays
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Old 06-11-2007, 09:12 AM   #135
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2000 XR6 ute 156 000
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Old 27-11-2007, 02:54 PM   #136
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AU1 Ghia 136,000 kms.
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Old 27-11-2007, 03:16 PM   #137
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Sold mine with roughly 92400.
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Old 27-11-2007, 04:14 PM   #138
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124,000km on mine.
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Old 27-11-2007, 07:58 PM   #139
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Fairly happy with 72,000 on the xr... hmmm lets hope the aftermarket 'extras' hasnt made it age quickly! :hihi:
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Old 27-11-2007, 08:06 PM   #140
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247k.. or so!
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Old 27-11-2007, 10:28 PM   #141
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mines got 82,550km for an au198 thats pretty good.
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Old 27-11-2007, 11:44 PM   #142
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my wifes AU3 SR wagon has just ticked over 104,000klms. Still runs like a dream its lowered tinted windows momo steering wheel, catback 3inch exhaust and 17inch series i Au tickford rims mmm nice car its like new i look after it for the missus
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Old 29-11-2007, 09:10 PM   #143
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Mines at 80,000 right now, all I need to is pay the bloody thing off!!!!
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Old 02-12-2007, 01:42 AM   #144
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130,000k's.

AUII auto forte.
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Old 02-12-2007, 01:39 PM   #145
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Au2 Xls Cab Chassis V8 Has Done 175,000
T3 Ts50 Has Done 69,000
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Old 19-12-2007, 02:12 AM   #146
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85,100 and back in storage.

I had to drive it everyday for two weeks as the hilux did a starter motor and I didn't have the money to get it fixed

Besides the car actually getting wet, I loved it, much nicer than the hilux
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Old 19-12-2007, 09:04 AM   #147
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This is where I am at now.

10,000km in just under 2 months.

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Old 19-12-2007, 11:35 AM   #148
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The AU1 Futura has 168,000, the AU2 SR has 110,000.

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Old 19-12-2007, 06:09 PM   #149
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round the 160,000 mark. only about 25,000 were mine though
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Old 05-01-2008, 09:31 PM   #150
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No one is gonna believe this... unless I say this before hand. ...


EX-TAXI.



570 thousandish. Cant rember off the bat.
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