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Treasure your balls?
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: NW Melbourne
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Does anyone know the release date of the Series I. ie. when they became available from the dealerships to the public?
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Flairs - Truckers Delight
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I was about to post this too hords
it was the start of september was the first models made wasn't it i know i certainly have looked after an august 98 EL
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Treasure your balls?
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Flairs - Truckers Delight
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Well drive.com.au tells me the introduction date of the AU's was 01/09/1998, so it'd be funny to find an 8/98 AU. Who's got the oldest AU here aside from hords?
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Brisbane
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AU engines were buildfrom july onwards, chassy from august onwards, release to public was in september, hence you can find the odd el with an au engine from factory. there were several demo models released to dealerships/tour prior to september if i remember correctly
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Adam.
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Garfield, Victoria
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Wow, 10 years has gone so quick.
I've gotta say, an AU is one of the cheapest & most reliable cars to own. So much simpler then B series but so refined from the earlier E series. If I didn't have a company car I'd be looking at a AU Ghia on LPG to get me to & from work.
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And just as a side bit of trivea December will see the last of the AU taxi fleet decomissioned as the S 111 will be 6 years old and past there use by date for Taxis. So look out for some cheap bargins coming up
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Flairs - Truckers Delight
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Hi Woosha
I was going to post this too. I think you'll find the last AU was built in August 2002. (unless the wagons went on longer?) confirm/deny anyone?
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne
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Be after February, 2009 here in Melbourne. We get 6 and 1/2 years.
The disabled cabs get even longer. Still a few EF/EL disabled taxi wagons around. Plenty of AU3s still on the roads. I picked up an AU2 (2001) ex cab at the end of 2004 for $2800. People still try to sell 6 year old ex-cabs for that money. I wouldn't pay more than 1k these days. A few BA cabs coming off the road too.
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AU production started in August 1998 and ceased in September 2002.
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Regards Bobby Current Cars: 2000 AU2 Fairmont (2019-current) 2003 BA1 Falcon Divvy Van (2017-current) 2009 VW Mk6 Golf 118TSi (2020-current) Previous Cars: 2003 MCX10R Avalon VXi (2017-2020) 1995 EF1 Falcon GLi (2016-2019) 1997 XH2 Falcon Van OPT20 (2016-2019) 2006 BF Fairlane Ghia (2013-2018) 2001 AU3 Futura (2010-2013) 1996 EL Fairmont (2008-2010) 2004 BA XR6 (2005-2008) 2001 AU2 Forte (2005-2006) 1988 EA Fairmont Ghia (2003-2005) 1984 AR Telstar TX5 Ghia (2001-2005) |
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Flairs - Truckers Delight
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depends on the condition bobman
if they've been a cab for life and are a taxi-pack (yellow from factory, hose-out interior) then i wouldn't pay much more than a grand either. but painted back to its original colour, interior detailed, in perfect running order, only been a cab for 3 years, i'd be happy to pay 4 grand or so.
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