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Originally Posted by Dauphin
Hi Jim, nice Fairmont. It's got that Tickford bodykit as well!
Got any plans for it?
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I was surprised to find the Fairmont Ghia VCT with the Tickford options - pretty hard to chisel out of the factory at the time, IIRC the factory were concerned too many people were specing Fairmont Ghias up as luxury pack XR6's - at 54k list with options they just sneaked under the Luxury Car Tax bracket...... I recall seeing one dealer that will not be named badging and flogging one as a TS40 for a ridiculous premium over the list price - so if anyone comes across a refernce to a mythical TS40, that will probably be it.
Gia (yes, I am one of those guys who names his cars, so shoot me...) started life as a Ford Corporate car. She was built, complianced and registered in Vic in Oct 99, shipped out to a dealer in Townsville in early 01 with 40ks on the clock where a local lass promplty snaffled it for school shuttle duties. I picked her up (the car, not the lass...) two weeks ago with 127ks on the clock - still go for a walk from the office every hour or so just to look at her in the car park (again, the car, not the lass).
At this point the only mods I am considering are
1. XR8 snorkel - does actually make a performance/economy difference and looks stock,
2. Cat back exhaust (when I get sick of riding in a cocoon of silence), and
3.tap an ipod connection into the CD changer harness (hey, I'm only 41, not dead); I've done this mod for a few other vehicles, but trying to get the pinouts for the AU1 Premium system is proving problematic, guess it will be a fun weekend stripping down the CD changer to work it out for myself and before you ask - I LIKE the factory Premium system and IMHO anything else stuck in the curvy double din dash just looks odd.
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Originally Posted by Dauphin
Thanks for the vote of confidence regarding the AU, coming from a ex-Ford service manager. You could be a real help to members here with some questions.
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I'll be happpy to help where I can - thas what its all about isn't it...
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Originally Posted by Dauphin
PS. Love the RS2000, very Bodie and Doyle-ish.
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The RS2000 is, and always will be, the love of my life (he says in the quiet confidence that the broad of control will NEVER see this post....)
Cheers
James