At What Point would You Sell Your V8

[schnoods]

I own 12.5 litres of engine capacity at the moment, a blown 5.0l, a 360 val and a 1.5litre excel.

I bought the excel for economy to get to and from work, Im now lucky to drive it a couple of days a fortnight. From the cost point of view, its a no brainer, the excel is the fuel miser. But a enjoying the power and urge of a v8 is something that im willing to pay for, and refuse to sell on that basis.

I might drive it less, but as long as there is fuel, there will by my v8's.

[The G6ET Spot]

I'd sell mine when hell freezes over.

[Sam_Boss260]

Originally Posted by xagt_coupe

My GT is a daily driver. Costs me roughly a tank of BP Ultimate a week, approx $90 worth in todays petrol prices.
So I do between 3 and 400 klms a week. So far, even with cruising, I have not had to fill it twice in any week. Car only has 2000klms on the clock, so is still tight.
My GT uses much less fuel than my previous daily driver, which is a 3.2 litre petrol V6 ute.

I agree.... Even though my XR8 consumes more fuel than my XR6, I still get the same sort of mileage per tank out of the XR8. Does that make sense? With the XR8, I'm still getting around 400kms per tank, which is what I was getting in the XR6. I think with the 6 I would rev it more to get moving whereas with the 8, there is no need. With the 8 I'm getting around 14.5l/100kms according to the trip computer.

And that is what you would get in a rodeo ute, territory or other mid SUV.

So I'm happy, I have my toy (a V8) and a comfortable daily driver with heas of grunt !!

[sgt_doofey]

Originally Posted by Fev

I DONT WANNA SELL IT!!! SOMEONE DO SOMETHING!! lol

LPG for the win!

[IDT]

Give up drinking - did that :
Give up smoking - struggling :
Give up my V8 - when you pry thhat steering wheel from my cold dead hands :evil3:

[HSE2]

Originally Posted by Falcon Coupe

Option added for hardcore V8 owners. :

Thats not fair I change my vote.

[DougM]

Originally Posted by Sam_Boss260

I agree.... Even though my XR8 consumes more fuel than my XR6, I still get the same sort of mileage per tank out of the XR8. Does that make sense? With the XR8, I'm still getting around 400kms per tank, which is what I was getting in the XR6. I think with the 6 I would rev it more to get moving whereas with the 8, there is no need. With the 8 I'm getting around 14.5l/100kms according to the trip computer.

And that is what you would get in a rodeo ute, territory or other mid SUV.

So I'm happy, I have my toy (a V8) and a comfortable daily driver with heas of grunt !!

I agree too!!!!

I recently bought my AU111 XR8 auto......Peak hour city driving with aircon on I've been getting 360-380 per tank(60l)......My wife gets 380-400 in our AU 6. I've previously had 2 V6 company cars that used the same amount as my XR8......You have to rev them to go anywhere!!!! We did a country trip in the XR at Easter and I got 600k's out of the XR8...

Fuel alone is not the only cost of running a car.....If you got to a smaller improted car repairs are a lot more expensive than for a falcon....Insurance as well.....I also ran a Focus for 2 years for work and yes it was cheaper on fuel but parts are a rip off:-

Clutch:- $1200
Brake rotors:- $350 ea(approx.)
Focus Insurance:- $2000
XR8 Insurance:- 1200

Also had a V6 Grand Vitara:-
Insurance $1800
Coils Packs $1300 (no aftermarket available).

A lot of imported cars only have OEM parts available where as we can buy hi performance aftermarket parts cheaper than OEM.....And we can even do some of the work ourselves!!

At the end of the day I chose a large family sedan(3 kids) for safety and comfort but also has some fun thrown in....$20 more a week in petrol than a Std 6 cyl.

If fuel goes up much more than I will consieder LPG injection.

[Sam_Boss260]

At the end of the day, fuel isn't the be all and end all. Plus, for me it is a tax deduction, which was another reason why I bought the 8... hell if the texman is helping me pay for it, why not get a V8 !!!

What is bothering me to no end is these bloody interest rates, but that is another topic all together.

[flappist]

This reminds me of a topic from 1996. Cold dead hands. It is my right. I will never give it up. All ended in tears.......

Now we need a few 100,000 strong marches in the cities and a lot of media interviews...

Ford and Holden et al will continue to make and sell V8s while people buy them unless the do gooders bring in some sort of legislation to ban or restrict them.
The yanks are already doing it. A greenie inspired restriction of 2 l/100km/seat for passenger vehicles (10l/100 for a 5 seater) and 5l/100km/seat for utes will be the end of it all.

So if you want to be a V8 owner in the future keep buying NEW ones not old rebuilt antiques and make sure your local member understands it.

[leadfoot]

I wont sell as it would cost much more to downsize..I own my V8 outright and for rego & insurance it costs me the grand total of $20 a week to own.Usually its a weekend warrior,but at the moment it is the daily driver - I only do a 16km round trip so it is hardly worth worrying about...An extra $10 a week??? I spill more than that in a night on the booze

[Sam_Boss260]

That is exactly right.

I justify the extra cost of fuel, probably 10 to 15 bucks a week max by cutting in others areas. I bring my lunch to work which saves me around 50 bucks a week and don't go out that much (wife and 2 kids kills that), so to me, I can comfortably justify my XR8 toy.

[Rev28K]

Don’t need to. No big financial commitments, My race car (V8) will be a toy when it is finally finished that I use at my discretion, same with the tow car (and I don’t know what that will be; Commodore Sportswagon, BF XR6T, E39 BMW 540, VZ Calais 6.0 litre, etc). Daily driver is a 4 cylinder or if times get hard I’m near a PT hub.

P.S. My V8 has been very easy on go juice because it hasn’t been going for years.

[XR_Strider_GuY]

Not a daily driver so I will not sell the XR8. My theory, at the end of the day if fuel doubles Mr Tiida and Mr Corolla are paying you guessed it double in fuel bills. V8 cars are a luxury vehicle and it hasn't been known yet in Australia, but I think it will be now.

The V8 Falcons will be like owning a 1980's Aston Martin V8 Vantage in the UK where petrol is significantly more expensive than here. Yet, people still own, cherish these cars.

[james22]

Damn, I change my vote lol

THEY WILL NEVER PRY IT FROM ME, EVEN MY DEAD HANDS

[Windsor220]

Sell it? I just bought one.

If fuel was that expensive in the future that it was affecting me bad I would just start riding a bike to work.

No way I would convert to LPG. LPG is for barbeques.

[Chamelion]

I've had my AU3 I6 for 6 months (two on LPG) and I'm rather sure my next car will be an AU2/3 XR8 on LPG

I started my driving life in a 1989 SV21 automatic toyota Camry... I'll need a V8 just to make up for it. :P

[james22]

Looking at the poll results, there are a lot of people who don't even own V8's and have voted

Not too mention ( excuse my french ) that III dipstick, who voted nearly all of the options :

[MAGPIE]

Where's the option for...

I'd sell it if I could, but I can't give it away.

I'd tick that one :

[Wally]

I know it's only a straw poll, but I'm wondering how many of the votes are for project cars rather than daily drives. I very rarely see a Falcon V8 on the road, the vast majority are Commodores and given this is a Ford site I'd expect a small population who own a Holden V8.

[Rev28K]

+1 Wally. I voted for my project car

[Fantome]

[burnz]

v8 commo here, fuel has gone up $5.00 pw, so only $60.00 pw at this point in time.
oh yeah i'd like to see them pry it from my dead hand's as im shure rigamortise will help me keep it.

[snakeoil]

Never................ and clearly based on last years sales figures both for Ford and the other one many people agree

[OJ_Pursuit]

Get rid of my V8???
Not a snow-balls chance in hell
I have worked hard to get what I have

Even if it means roaming the wastelands in search of fuel with my trusty blue heeler...

[xbandrew]

what about those new 8s that can be switched to run of 4 or 6 cylinders

[XXRR-50]

Will sell mine in 2 years or so, to get... another V8. Mine is a daily(about 500km a week), fitted with a VSI kit and running cost less than a small 4cyl. In about 2 months the conversion will pay off and the real savings starts - about $2000 a year. The plan is to get a BA/BF Ghia V8 in couple of years and do it all over again. I love my ghias and I love my V8s!

[bwhinnen]

Originally Posted by Wally

I know it's only a straw poll, but I'm wondering how many of the votes are for project cars rather than daily drives. I very rarely see a Falcon V8 on the road, the vast majority are Commodores and given this is a Ford site I'd expect a small population who own a Holden V8.

Daily driver here. Was an BF XR8 up until 4 weeks ago, now something from the other side of the fence, but still a V8 and still driven daily, around 400 - 500km a week.

[chief]

I have a 6 cylinder at the moment and will be putting a V8 in shortly. Cost of fuel is a concern for me bu no so much that I would get rid of the engine.

[[Tonko]]

I am getting an EB 6 ready for daily duties, but mostly because the Clevo-powered XD needs some TLC more than anything, Of all the cars i have owned, (EA 'Mont 3sp CFI, EB XR8, ELII Ghia Tickford 6 XD Ghia 302c) They have all taken a full tank a week so it isnt really a concern, just usual for me.
When the XD is back, it will mostly just be for weekend duty, not because of fuel prices, but i'm sick of it being a vandal target.

[Booka]

I already own a diesel, well two to be exact, and i will be updating to a V8 asap, it will be diesel too