XR5 in short supply

[Teki04]

Hehe - I love the way he mentioned his car has 600kgs... Um, 800s is more like it!

[Gadgetman]

Originally Posted by 01swifty

so u guys have driven 1 then i work for ford so i get to drive them wen u drive 1 then u can say wat u want bout it but thats my thoughts rest of the car is great drives nice inside out side needs to b fixed ie paint but ford say they r fixing that prob and my swift is quick ill run any thing any time all power to weight only 630kg to a car that is 1500+kg so go drive 1 and put your post up till then shut the f up now a f6 6speed auto is the way to go now thats a f*#king fast turbo car

It really is sad that certain minors are allowed to post on this forum.

[mitch_lx]

Also tell him GTI's are buckets of rusty/squeeky bolts now.

I toyed with one the other day, had exhaust, intake (was roaring) lowered, and wheels. It couldnt keep up.

They might have been o.k back in their day (apparently great in the twisties !!!!)

But now.. there old.. rusty... squeeky...falling to pieces...ugly.... unreliable....squeeky....rusty...old....ugly!!!

Also, if you ever modify them and actually get power outa them then the gearbox just WONT take it. They blow more boxes than a porn star shags

[01swifty]

Originally Posted by FOCUSonTHIS

Thanks for the translation Teki04, was getting cross-eyed reading it. Wonder what he does at Ford, washing the customers cars after it has been serviced :P

17'' mp3 wheels where can i buy them

[FOCUSonTHIS]

Ebay....type up Ford Focus....but the stud pattern wont match a gti

[01swifty]

lol ppl bite so well as for the other person stirring its not me,,,,,, as for my car weight it is a mk1 gti stock with all the trims weighs 680 i have removed the rear seats to make it lighter,,,,,,,,,, mk2-3 gti's weigh 750+..........and r slow as (same motor but is weighs more them my mk1 so go figue) dont get me wrong the xr5 does go ok but not as well as i thought and fellow workers at ford said the same................ nothin like a f6 though mmmmmmmm fast car....... as for car washer they got a kid for that.............and for ppl who want to buy a new focus DO A VERY VERY GOOD PAINT INSPECTION as the paint is not very good on it get that when u build a car in south africa BMW had the same prob and shut the plant down to train them...... so dont expect a load more power out of a xr5 audi motor but it does go all right........ at least it is only 4 cyl rego for a 5cyl car............. so go take one for a blat and put ya post up on the whole car......... i love the front seat there sweet as

[Teki04]

Originally Posted by 01swifty

lol ppl bite so well as for the other person stirring its not me,,,,,, as for my car weight it is a mk1 gti stock with all the trims weighs 680 i have removed the rear seats to make it lighter,,,,,,,,,, mk2-3 gti's weigh 750+..........and r slow as (same motor but is weighs more them my mk1 so go figue) dont get me wrong the xr5 does go ok but not as well as i thought and fellow workers at ford said the same................ nothin like a f6 though mmmmmmmm fast car....... as for car washer they got a kid for that.............and for ppl who want to buy a new focus DO A VERY VERY GOOD PAINT INSPECTION as the paint is not very good on it get that when u build a car in south africa BMW had the same prob and shut the plant down to train them...... so dont expect a load more power out of a xr5 audi motor but it does go all right........ at least it is only 4 cyl rego for a 5cyl car............. so go take one for a blat and put ya post up on the whole car......... i love the front seat there sweet as

Firstly, as we have said previously, the Focus is a much quicker car then the GTI, especially doing a rolling start!

Mate - get your facts right. The XR5T is built in Germany; the others are from South Africa. This is a thread about the XR5T though.

Oh, and the Engine is from Volvo, not Audi. The XR5T is nothing like the F6. Not even fair to compare the XR6T to the F6. Two completely different vehicles.

And, do a search - some have already posted up their thoughts of the car.

And yes, the front seats are great - the car is made for handling, so you better hope the seats hold you in!

[yum]

wow 01swifty just got owned in the face

[Zetec20]

Originally Posted by 01swifty

lol ppl bite so well as for the other person stirring its not me,,,,,, as for my car weight it is a mk1 gti stock with all the trims weighs 680 i have removed the rear seats to make it lighter,,,,,,,,,, mk2-3 gti's weigh 750+..........and r slow as (same motor but is weighs more them my mk1 so go figue) dont get me wrong the xr5 does go ok but not as well as i thought and fellow workers at ford said the same................ nothin like a f6 though mmmmmmmm fast car....... as for car washer they got a kid for that.............and for ppl who want to buy a new focus DO A VERY VERY GOOD PAINT INSPECTION as the paint is not very good on it get that when u build a car in south africa BMW had the same prob and shut the plant down to train them...... so dont expect a load more power out of a xr5 audi motor but it does go all right........ at least it is only 4 cyl rego for a 5cyl car............. so go take one for a blat and put ya post up on the whole car......... i love the front seat there sweet as

Is it just me or does none of this make sense? either a minor or someone on drugs take ur pick

Swifty post some pics of ur fully sick mk1 gti

[01swifty]

Originally Posted by Martyvan

I would like to thank Teki personally for the translation, obviously your language skills have developed since purchasing a Frog

01Swift's maths are somewhat lacking like his english skills. Swift GTi

Looks to me the XR5 has a better power to weight ratio....... Ends his argument......

dude for a start i dont drive a 93 gti i drive a 87 gti and this car weighs half the xr5 so power to weight comes into play

[Martyvan]

Originally Posted by 01swifty

dude for a start i dont drive a 93 gti i drive a 87 gti and this car weighs half the xr5 so power to weight comes into play

But, your car has way less than half the power, and less than a 3rd of the torque. Look, it really is a hopeless cause.... so i would give up.... you need to get back to washing cars... because if you wash enough then you might have a chance of driving a real car one day....

[01swifty]

Originally Posted by Martyvan

But, your car has way less than half the power, and less than a 3rd of the torque. Look, it really is a hopeless cause.... so i would give up.... you need to get back to washing cars... because if you wash enough then you might have a chance of driving a real car one day....

yer i might just go do that HOLDENS ARE A BETTER CAR ANY WAY HAHAHAHAHAHAHA my 87 gti does 15.6 down the strip wit cat back pipe,k&n filter, and lowered kings

15.6 , not bad for an old car thank god it's N/A and not a Turbo .

Alan

[Talldude]

can someone ban him already?

[Zetec20]

regardless of whether or not ur 87 gti does 15.6 down the strip, it's still an 87 gti which noone cares about

[Martyvan]

Originally Posted by Zetec20

regardless of whether or not ur 87 gti does 15.6 down the strip, it's still an 87 gti which noone cares about

No, its not even that... we can appreciate good quality cars from some japanese/euro companies. BUT, we dont like it when he comes in here sprouting off that the XR5T is slow... May feel slow, coz its a linear power delivery... but one look at the speedo & the stop watch will have you knowing otherwise.

[Zetec20]

Oh i'm not sayign we don't care about other cars, i quite like jap cars, i'm just sayign we don't care about his

[Nappa]

Originally Posted by 01swifty

lol ppl bite so well as for the other person stirring its not me,,,,,, as for my car weight it is a mk1 gti stock with all the trims weighs 680 i have removed the rear seats to make it lighter,,,,,,,,,, mk2-3 gti's weigh 750+..........and r slow as (same motor but is weighs more them my mk1 so go figue) dont get me wrong the xr5 does go ok but not as well as i thought and fellow workers at ford said the same................ nothin like a f6 though mmmmmmmm fast car....... as for car washer they got a kid for that.............and for ppl who want to buy a new focus DO A VERY VERY GOOD PAINT INSPECTION as the paint is not very good on it get that when u build a car in south africa BMW had the same prob and shut the plant down to train them...... so dont expect a load more power out of a xr5 audi motor but it does go all right........ at least it is only 4 cyl rego for a 5cyl car............. so go take one for a blat and put ya post up on the whole car......... i love the front seat there sweet as

what do you actually do for a job at ford. are you in PD or are you a tech, i doubt your a salesperson as your product knowledge is really poor.

[used]

this guy is funny... 01swifty you make me wanna laugh
before i got my zetec 03 i was about to get a swift but many reasons stop me..

but than i do like the swift ...
anyway
Go to google and search "Cultus 4wd" and should be the second one "ITS MAD - Suzuki Cultus" and cached it to view it... really old site
and unless you got that swift, .................................................. . pls dont compare with the XR5t.

[Teki04]

Originally Posted by 01swifty

my 87 gti does 15.6 down the strip wit cat back pipe,k&n filter, and lowered kings

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Hahaha Swifty. You owned yourself! 15.6 quarter mile? Almost CERTAINLY the XR5T will kill it.

A XR5T owner got 15.119 @ 93.73 at Calder Park... with only 1000kms on it! And I have proof.

Mate, your Swift gets KILLED. Even my RenaultSport Clio kills you.

Please, move on. You've done so many mods to your car, and still can't get an XR5T. All you've done is put a fart can on a buzz box. :

[01swifty]

mods, not big mods. i spose i will put a turbo on my then i will run the xr5 then it will be more fair then turbo against turbo. my car is 19 years old dont forget, look the xr5 is a very nice car to drive handles well looks great inside i was just not happy with the power thought it would have more of a punch but as old mate said b4 its linear power curve just used of the power of the F6 and xr6t how the power comes on, so when mine is turboed in the next 2-3 months then ill run the xr5 to make it fair (turbo against turbo)but as i said very nice car the drive, crap turning circle but it does have 18inches under it ok peace out oh and i work in the pre-delivery department not a car washer

[Teki04]

How is it fair. Turbo vs Turbo - but not weight vs weight.

Dude, please. Just stop.

Pre-delivery... so that explains all the faults that get passed!

In all honesty... I don't think the XR5T is selling to Swift GTi drivers...

It is more for the style conscious. A car that is built well, drives great (effortless power... that you don't even know your speeding), handles and most of all... looks great (esp in orange) parked in Double Bay, or in Paddington on Oxford St with all the other crop of expensive machinery.

[Teki04]

Go get a R34 Skyline, and knock yourself out - literally

[01swifty]

i think its fair a 1.3 turbo vs 2.5 turbo 1987 vs 2006 old tech vs new tech. or ill just go get a bike and beat any thing on the road

[Martyvan]

Originally Posted by 01swifty

or ill just go get a bike and beat any thing on the road

If you do that you wont be around long enough to beat anything...........

[outback_ute]

Come on guys, I think the point has been made, swifty was disappointed the car wasn't faster - his opinion

Saw one in orange at Winton last weekend, they certainly have a presence to them.

[VippiN]

Just wanted to post up and say the Swift pictures posted earlier are horrible!

And that'd i'd be quite happy to give ya a run Swifty, perhaps a bit more even vs my car?

[Casper]

Saw an XR5 in black today parked near CFA headquaters in Burwood. Stunning, just stunning. I would love one!!!

Looked better than any Swift ricemobile :hihi:

[amlohac]

I saw that xr5t at winton also, i was gonna cream alover it. I want one mc badly

[FRA]

Just saw a video of a Ford Focus St225 3 door reving.
Sounded sweet