Hi, im looking at buying a BF upwards but really want 1 with the 6 sp auto, a few aucs ive asked on have said yes but when ive googled the model, XT or Futura etc it says they still had a 4 sp auto? are 2007 or BF 2 upwards all 6sp? Is it only Fairmonts? XR6? any info be great, Thanx
monaro17,
Aug 19, 8:00am
Right. The BF was the first falcon to offer the ZF6HP26 auto. In NZ it was standard on XR6, XR6 turbo, XR8, and Fairmont Ghia (6&8 cyl). It was an option on regular Fairmont but was uncommon. BF2 things were much the same. With the exception of the BF2 XT sport no XT or Futura ever had the 6 speed auto in NZ.
ESP or DSC or whatever you want to call it was standard on BF/BFII Ghia, BFII XR6, BF/BFII XR8 and some Fairmonts
mileyfan73,
Aug 19, 8:00am
BF's came out with either the old BTR 4 speed or ZF 6speed.I think the BFII's all went to 6 speed.A 5 speed auto was available in the later FG's.
monaro17,
Aug 19, 8:07am
More changed to 6 speed but no some were still 4 speed BTRs
In NZ, FG 2008-2010(late) all had the 6 speed auto except for the XT which had the problematic 5 speed auto. After late 2010 all had the 6 speed auto. Until recently they were the ZF ones but since then have moved to a Chinese branded one.
You can tell the 6 speed from the 4 speed(or in FG 5 speed) in falcons because the 6 speed has a leather wrapped gear lever with a leather patch on the top of the stick whereas the 4 speeds are un wrapped and have silver top and 5 speeds are leather wrapped but have silver top to gear lever. Hope that makes sense
terry77.ta,
Sep 25, 6:35pm
monaro17 (David) thanx heaps for your help, great tips & wot to look for, couldn't ask for more! Cheers
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