there you go, you agree........ it takes a dishonest car salesman to move cars quick and become successful.

if carsalesman actually let people now about (for eg.) how the sump had a bad leak before the degreaser & silicone got slapped on at the dealership, or other things that only become apparent to the buyer once they get home, then they wouldnt too so well would they ?

How many kms on it???

sorry i didnt mean to offend so dont take it personally..
although there are alot of shonky ones in sydney, its more as you said, that some salesmen dont know that much about the mechanical side of things and sell on the fact of market value,km and apperence, not mechanical condition..
ive even had one tell me that the falcon had a v6 ..lol....

haha A V6 gees must have been an Explorer falcon hybrid lol

well if under warranty Hell yeah get em to fix or if ya not happy go to consumer affairs n tell them bout the dealership theyll sort it out

Yeah I bought my eb xr8 on parra rd, the guys sales pitch was that it was heaps powerful and I should be careful when I was test driving, I did laugh at him when he flicked the power button and said be careful don't loose control. Only then did I mention that I owned a 200kw xr8 ute, he shut up after that.

Thanks for all your comments guys.

I spent about 4 hours working on the car today to try and get some of the kinks worked out myself. It was a bit of a learning curve as im used to building computers not fixing cars but heres a run down of what i got fixxed.

Left Rear break light replaced bulb and fuse
Pulled fuse out for the motorized radio antenna (Yes the XR6 does have one apparently.
Flushed and changed the oil with 15/40
Fixed the light on the gear stick thingo.
Found a remote for the keyless entry and programmed it in.
Cleaned the hell out of it
Break checked
Steering checked
Found out it had a shift kit
Installed the shift kit properly
/bought a ford keyring from super cheap
spent 45 mins trying to put my keys on it

I'll be calling the dealership tomorrow and sending them the receipts for the bulbs, oil, and other parts ive had to buy. I've been advised by a friend of mine who works at a dealership that its not particularly legal to sell a second hand car with out giving it a service pre sale. I guess I'll try to be reasonable with them and see if i can get a service out of them.

In all honesty I love the car, theres something about the EF that appeals to me. Every time i hear it rev i smile and its nice to have the knowledge that its all mine. I just can't stand dishonesty theres no need for it. If i was told about the problems i would have still bought it. I was hooked. I just didn't need to feel that i'd been cheated.

I'm not saying all car salesmen are terrible human beings but this particular guy was. Last time i trust a londoner

Thanks again all.

Also... I need a switch for the headlights mine appears to have snapped off the pliers will do for now but yeah....

Sounds like an ok price depending on condition and kms. Dealers will usually try to rape you, you need to know what you are looking at, and know what mental tricks they use and be prepared for them. As soon as you are in the yard, there job is to control you to the point of buying a car. They are usually good at it, its there job.

The elec aerial was optional, not many cars would have had one though. If you can hear the motor running in it, it should just need a new rope. A new mast and rope can be had for under $40 from Aerpro (an aftermarket radio accessory manufacturer). Very simple job to change over.

Goodluck getting anything from the dealer though, it may be illegal to sell unroadworthy cars but they do it all the time.

it is a nice car and i personally dont think you got stung but that rear tail light is a roadworthy item that needs to be fixed in 1st 30 days by yard. I myself havent had a good experience with car salesmen but im sure if i looked long enough i would find 1, even a ex friend of mine used to boast how he would pick out the good points of a car and still encourage customers to buy, even though a few of the cars he sold were lemons.

not sure if its the same over your way ..
but here in QLD ,you void any waranty if the car is worked on (without dealer permision)
by someone other than the dealership you purchased it from .?
i would check the fine print in the waranty part of your paper work .
your car should be RWC by the dealer,brake lights are part of RWC.
as well as any oil leaks .
as for the arial ,you can buy the inside part from ford & supercheap .

i bought my 1st 96 xr6 ,got it home ,wammo .2 weeks later found the cracked head ,
also water ports in the engine all coroded .the water pipe rusted & water pump the same.
anywhere the water went there was corosion on alloy bits & rust on the metal .
looked like there was never any coolant in it,only muddy dam water .lol.
but i got it cheap .thinking there were problems & there were..
so i just got another 2nd hand low k engine for $500 .
my 2nd 96 xr6 had a leaking power steer pump.coil pak buggered,leaking water / heater hoses.
but again ,paid low $$ for it knowing these things .
im in the middle of fixxing all this .
there a top car the ef/el .fix the bits on it & enjoy ..
heres apic of my problem on the 1st xr6 .lol.
1st pic you can see the crack ..
dave ..

 

 

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Yeah i got a dodgy deal when i bought my EF XR6 in 04' (partially my fault). Steering rack needed replacing after having the car for less than 9 months, Rear main seal went 4 months after buying, then the transmission needed an external cooler added 1 year after buying, and the biggest thing was a whole new engine was needed just under 1 1/2 years after i had her?? Bad head gasket change and dodgy mechainc skills from previous owner basically f**k my bottom end. The warranty was worth fkn nothing, then the guy that sold me the car tried to say why didnt you just bring it back to me i would have got it fixed. Im like lol i spoke to your boss and he didnt want anything to do with the car. So i told the guy that sold me my car that he was the dodgiest SOB that ive eva met and i hope he burns!

But even when i bought the car home after travelling just 120km the front headlight went, the interior light stayed on after the car was locked, the ignition light stayed on aaaand one of the wheels wasnt even fkn on properly?? i drove it home and thought i could feel and hear something weird turned out 2 of the wheel nuts were comming loose?

Haha so Sammish i dont think that u have had it as bad, and sounds like u still got a good deal.

LOL but despite all of this i love my car!!

what part of the problems on your car could have been forseen by anyone? even a life time mechanic couldnt diagnose a rear main seal months before it starts to leak or a steering rack months before it actualy dies.

Umm pretty sure if the car was on a lift it could of been found...? And doesnt take much for a dealership to say hey lets just put stop leak in thier or some f**k glue or some s**t. As for the bottom end (obviously) didnt point that at the dealership (more to the warranty mob) should have cleared that up. But they are the ones who sell you the warranty and say yeah do it, its worth it what if something happens blah blah buy it etc etc.

Also im pretty sure a wobbly tyre could of been picked up by "anyone" before the car was handed to me.. If it had it been checked before handing it over to the new owner. Same with the electrics... Just more to my point of dodgy dealerships and what they do and dont do.. And what they say and what they B*** out thier mouths too lol

the problem with some of those warranties is that the give you warranty on the engine gearbox and diff..
but in there fine print it does not include any gaskets or consumables..
so things like an oil leak, leaking head gasket, worn brake pad are not normally covered.

but if the engine gets a bearing knock,burns or drops a valve or throws a rod they will only cover the first $1000 of repaires..

so read the conditions of there warranty before you aggree..
i have brought cars from car yards but normally offer them cash at a substantially lower price that they are advertising, and tell them to forget the warrantiy as i know that there warranties mean s**t...