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18-11-2007, 07:54 PM
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AU2 XR8
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Perth W.A
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Hey guys.
Im trying to figure out what the deal is with the XR`s in this colour. Ive only ever seen 2! 1 for sale on the net and one driving around my area. Where they a limited edition? Or was the colour just not a eye catcher like the british racing green with the BA`s and that aswell? I love the colour but good luck finding one especially in W.A......So yeh can someone explain? Both where 220 XR8`s so did they only come in the series 3 XR8? Thanks in advance 
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18-11-2007, 07:56 PM
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I think the actual colour was called "congo green" but i could be wrong.
We had a friend that had a BA XR8 in that colour. |
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18-11-2007, 07:57 PM
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Congo and Harvest were the two greens (dark) in the BA range.
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18-11-2007, 08:46 PM
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The 'Stihl' Man
 
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Pretty sure AU's got a congo for a bit, there was also Oxford aswell IIRC.
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18-11-2007, 09:01 PM
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Giddy up.
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Yeah there is a nice AU XR6 around town in Congo, very nice colour in the AU XR's.
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18-11-2007, 09:07 PM
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Zoom Zoom
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Dark green just wasn't very popular, hence why there aren't many around. Not since E-Series days anyway.
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19-11-2007, 12:53 AM
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AU2 XR8
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Yeh im asking about the AU.................limited edition, not popular? anyone can fill me in?
Want more than one opinion.
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19-11-2007, 12:24 PM
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19-11-2007, 12:37 PM
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The best green in the falcon range I thought was in the EF-EL series... which was Heritage Green.
Oxford Green was more of a dark Jade green IIRC. Congo was a deep green.
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19-11-2007, 01:15 AM
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Zoom Zoom
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I just said it... not popular. Dark green hasn't been popular since E-Series days. AU had congo Green which wasn't popular at all and Harvest Green on AU and BA and wasn't popular.
Congo came in late AU Series 1 all the way through to AUIII and into BA launch. The fact that you don't see many is testament to it not being overly popular. Can't find pics of Congo through Google images... :togo: Harvest Green came in late BA from memory  I for one liked it on the BA at least, saw a BA XR6 Turbo with silver stripes, would look good with a black leather with green stitching.
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19-11-2007, 02:08 AM
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AU2 XR8
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i would love one, nothing wrong with the colour at all, keep it polished and waxed would look great.
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19-11-2007, 12:19 PM
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There's one in Range Ford in congo green at moment in Perth. Manual series 3. Cheers
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19-11-2007, 01:12 PM
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Saw a green AU Fairlane yesterday, it looked way darker than Blackers10's. I thought it was meteorite at first.
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19-11-2007, 03:22 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Ford-XR8-AU-s...QQcmdZViewItem
This one is congo green,In my opinion the second best colour available in AU's closley following Venom red.
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19-11-2007, 03:37 PM
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For me Narooma or Blueprint were the best AU colours... Nothing quite like a nice blue on an AU.
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19-11-2007, 03:51 PM
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AU2 XR8
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blueprint and congo green i think where the to best. Apart from a good clean waxed up black obviously
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19-11-2007, 03:59 PM
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22-11-2007, 07:06 PM
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19-11-2007, 06:28 PM
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Yeah the one in Bendigo lives just up the road from my work. Not sure what I think of the car, seems to be ALOT of w@nk factor, could just be the driver but its not a bad color. In other news Im being stalked by my local police who seem to think Im driving without my license. Sorry. Congo Green, great color.
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19-11-2007, 07:21 PM
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I have a Series One AU (1998)in Congo Green.
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20-11-2007, 01:49 PM
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Nothing wrong with congo Green
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20-11-2007, 01:51 PM
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Giddy up.
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nothing indeed, it look's better on the AU than BA's, I think.
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20-11-2007, 08:34 PM
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I had a Polynesian Green XG ute ... and damn it was a beautiful colour (better than Heritage that came later in IMHO).
Sorta miss that ute in a way ... was a fun ute to drive
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20-11-2007, 08:58 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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my lane is oxford green
its the lighter of the 2 greens in AU
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20-11-2007, 09:42 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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i'm not sure which green mine is now... i think it's the oxford green tho...
anyone happen to know the paint codes for the congo and oxford greens? |
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20-11-2007, 09:43 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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from my understanding oxford is a pearlecent green where as congo is a flat DARK green(british race style)
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20-11-2007, 09:49 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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all i know is that i seem to have a metallic flake thru the paint.... and now that i've said that.. i think i can now see the difference in my head... and beleive i have oxford.. and my grandfathers car (AU II) is congo....
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20-11-2007, 10:09 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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just checked my paint code.. and it says T5...oct 98 built
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AU XR`s British Racing Green?
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