Is the Ford Territory the Ultimate Bargain Family Car? I sold my most reliable vehicle to find out!
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00:00 - Introduction
03:25 - What's been happening?
07:27 - I bought a car!
10:53 - Drive home
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I found this Territory on marketplace, after looking for one for almost a year. FYI: I was also looking at SYII Territories, but I was mostly hanging out for an SZ because I wanted the updated interior. There are always bargains to be had on marketplace if you look often and get in quick!
That is a nice come up… looks mint.
They stopped the Territory and gave us Everest which was worse in most regards.
Maintenance is everything, people complain about bushes when more than one has already failed, and in the process puts more wear on the rest.
Transmissions are just like any other and just need the right fluid and known issues are easily fixed now.
@@wobblysauceEverest is a completely different class of vehicle though.
@MotoringBoxTV - Why were none of us surprised that you were going to buy a Territory??? LOL (It sounds amazingly quiet!) ;)
Glad you got a territory and not a craptiva I would have spewed in my mouth 😂
@@Big_Yin hahahaha
Congrats on your purchase, I used to have the 2013 diesel Territory, went halfway round Australia, without an once of trouble, and it barely used a drop of oil, I got rid of it a few years ago, and now I just purchased a 2016 TS model diesel AWD, just under 170,000 klms, and I'm over the moon with it, it's condition inside and out, is in top condition, it was a 7 seater, but soon changed it to a 5 seater, it gives one more room, where that back seat would stow away into, installed a throttle controller on to it, gives great performance in sports mode, and mind you, I used to own a worked BF F6, it doesn't go like an F6, but I'm very happy with it.. I put on a new set of 255/55/18 Winrun tyres, mainly because I don't want to destroy my rims, The guy I brought it from had it advertised for $15,000, I offered $12,000, which he happily accepted, being an AWD, I felt it was a good deal, I also had been searching for some time, as soon as I found this, I jumped on it, people shouldn't listen to others, and their negative comments about these cars, half of them don't know what they're on about, look after the car, and it will look after you..🙂🙂🙂
Hi Shaun, long time watcher, glad to have you back! Congratulations on your Territory purchase. We have owned our SY1 with ZF for over 8 years and it was 10 years old when we bought it. We love it, it had 150000kms when we bought it and just clocked over 264000 to date. It has had preventative maintenance, transmission heat exchanger bypass and fluid and filter replaced twice and an update to the better SY2 front control arms and lots of bushes renewed. And many of the plastics are rubbish. But on the whole, it is a pleasure to drive everyday. I love ours with its 'eucalypt' cloth interior, the many storage bins for useful family paraphernalia. Effortless performance, sublime handling, compliant ride over awful Aussie B roads. You can drive 10hrs in it and get to your destination and feel ready to do it again. My wife loves how easy it is to park and the two piece tailgate. And it was a dream with child seats and backseat passengers. I love how it handles on fun twisty roads. Ours is AWD so gives plenty of confidence on slippery surfaces if losing a touch of your's steering purity. The Tezza will require more from you than your Jazz, but it will give you back so much more in daily satisfaction. All the best mate. :-)
Better value is a fully optioned BMW X5 IMHO
Good move avoiding the AWD diesel. Looking forward to the ownership report in a few months. As a 2008 SY owner with 300k clicks I can give you a handy list of all the things to look out for (most similar to the Falcons). Otherwise, looks like a good buy and with the right care will be bulletproof with the Barra!
And while I'm at it, I have cloth seats as well and I'm astonished at how well they have lasted. Not sure who supplied the fabric to Ford back in the day but after 15 years (and 3 kids) there is still not a single stitch out of place and the occasional wet vacuum makes them come up like new. I've seen many newer vehicles (Mitsubishi, Isuzu and even the odd Toyota!) where the foam is spilling from the bolsters in less than 100,000kms.
I've owned jazzes. My parents have, my sister and brother have too. My last one, an 03 1.5 had 400 thousand on it when I sold it. Never used any oil, water and never leaked any. Drove great. Was fun and bullshit reliable. Wheel bearings can get noisy, the roof can leak above the hatch causing rust in the wheel well. That's about it. Love them!!!❤❤
They're bulletproof. Mine never had any issues!
@@MotoringBoxTV Bulletproof and TARDIS like inside. That's a Honda thing
I know how pleasurable cars like this can be. Big, comfortable, practical, everything you need, relaxing to drive. I love performance cars and cars with real character, but sometimes it's nice to sit back, relax and almost let the car drive you. Just looking at that Territory you can see it's been looked after. I'm sure it'll be a great, trouble-free daily.
The man is back! Good too see you back at it again mate!
Good to see you back Sean. Congrats on your purchase. I knew it you would opt for a Territory! You know what to do to protect the ZF, like all of the other auto Falcon's & Territories. Cheers
So great to see you in a Territory! There are currently 4 of them in our family fleet and they've all served us well. We spent about 4 months looking for a petrol SZ MkII Titanium for my partner, so I support the petrol-over-diesel choice and understand how hard they can be to find. Whilst the diesel has its place, too many people bought them for the school run and stop-start driving which leads to EGR valve issues among other things - they also had the inferior 6R80 gearbox. People love to call Territorys unreliable but I haven't found them to be all that bad - the extra heft doesn't do the Falcon-grade suspension components any favours, but aside from that it's all pretty trivial. The ZF is a great gearbox if maintained - my SY AWD needed a replacement box at 294,000km but I'm unsure of its maintenance history earlier in life. I would highly recommend replacing or bypassing the factory heat exchanger if it has not been done already; these are known to fail and allow coolant to mix with transmission fluid, which will ruin the gearbox. The TS is a great spec choice if you don't want leather; you still get the nicer ICC with dual-zone climate and reverse camera, and there are a few bits you can add from a Titanium if you feel so inclined - e.g. the TS has a wiring plug for the auto-dimming mirror tucked up above the headliner, so that's a super easy upgrade to do and well worth the minimal effort. I even have a spare mirror I can send you - an SY MkII Ghia, FG G6E or SZ Titanium one should be a straight swap, and will take about 45 seconds as it's just a Torx screw holding it in place. Hope the new car treats you well, I'm sure you'll enjoy it!
Good to see you back Sean. I was wondering and hoping all was OK with you. Honda Jazz are such a great little car. So much space for the external dimensions. Hope you get a good run out of the Territory. We should have been able to export those to the world but it didn’t happen for all sorts of reasons. Cheers from Tassie.
Awesome to see ya return, super neat buy on the territory. Back in September i brought a 07 ghia as a tow car. Then brought a 09 sy2 ghia from salvage and currently sticking the black leather and front end on my other one. Bonus was it has the apline dvd entertainment unit too. Been a step up from dailying/towing cars my Ba xr6.
Well at least you'll have common parts & consumables for it Sean. I've seen Territorys in only 2 conditions: shitboxes & good examples. Looks like the one you have, has been looked after. If you're going to do any videos on it, do a major upgrade to the stereo system. There are kits out there & they are expensive but worth it. It's worth it doing a video on that. I'm sure the missus will appreciate it.
Yep, I agree. Territory’s are awesome but you gotta get a good one.
Nice to see you back! Our family bought a 2011 SZ turbo diesel AWD back in 2020, and in 2021 after a few big trips the transmission went on us, and it couldn't reverse anymore. It's otherwise been amazing for our family of 4, though we have a base model (not a TS) so missed out on all the nice features like the touchscreen. Still a great vehicle though and a good buy if maintained well.
Fantastic purchase, our SZ Territory Barra just clicked over 320,000kms never had a transmission service 😂
I look forward to your report on the car mate as I was looking into one of these a couple of years ago. beautiful purchase I hope it serves you well. and one thing it should do really well is comfort on our crappy roads.
Awesome choice IMO. I think you’ll love it. We purchased an ex dealer demo in 2011, a 2010 SY MK2 AWD Ghia 7 seater. Loved that car great for the family holidays but was mostly the wife’s daily. Travelled from where we live to FNQ several times via the coast and inland highways and south for a lap of Tassie. Never missed a beat bar a faulty ABS sensor on the rear passenger wheel after the Tassie trip. Of course a car is only ever as good as it is treated. Regularly garaged and serviced. It was like new to the very end when my daughter who learned to drive in it and then on her P’s had an unfortunate accident in it earlier this year. Very minor and not her fault. Very repairable and we were able to continue driving it daily until NRMA finally was able to assess it. Short story but they wrote it off due to the age of the car not the damage. I could have challenged them and many times wished I did. Aside from regular maintenance the only things I did to it was window tint, rust protection and a DBA disc upgrade after the 5th year of ownership which wasn’t really necessary but given we were loading her up more and more each holiday I just preferred to. Now the Daughter has a 2018 Escape and the Wife bought a Jeep, I still catch myself thinking checking out what Territory’s are on offer and thinking they are great cars, I’d be very happy to get another. Hope you enjoy a trouble free ownership and as many happy memories with it as we had.
Glad to see you again...that break done you good. Got the spark again enjoy Christmas mate with family look forward to next year 👍
When I was listening to your criteria of what your next family car would look like, I went straight for a Territory, mate.
I wasn’t disappointed. All the best with it, Sean!
Good to see you back. Really enjoyed watching the video.
Good to hear from ya again! Congratulations on getting the Territory for your family needs!
Congrats on the new ride Shawn👍
Nice purchase, enjoy the ride
Congratulations on the new purchase looks like a nice find. I am looking for a titanium model territory in petrol as well but they are hard to come by in good condition. Keep us all updated on how it goes and please put up any videos tutorials if you need to work on it. 👍
Great to have you back Sean, I've been looking up your channel lately to make sure I hadn't missed any new posts . . . Sorry to hear the Magna has stalled, you've done so much on it, she will look great I am sure once she's Back in Black !! Love the new ride, a tad plusher than the wee Jazz . . . Be nice to see it pop in for a visit on the channel from time to time . . . Hope you have some good news soon for the Magna, be great if a local business picked up some sponsorship to paint it and show their talents off on your channel !! . . . Have a great Christmas and may Santa treat you and the family well !! Cheers
Good to see you again Sean
Great choice for the fam
pretty stoked you got a territory! hope to see territory content moving forward. it will be very sad saying farewell to the AU
Great to see you Sean, maybe next year sometime we can do a Cruise in our R.A's ❤ merry Christmas mate, all the best for yourself and fam!
Hey mate! Glad your back and I'm glad you got a territory, great cars.
Congratulations! Very nice
Good to see you back! Nice Territory. We had one similar to that in the US for a short time, It was the Ford Taurus X. Hopefully you keep the AU
Nice find. I'd love a Territory for road trips but can't justify having another car for only occasional use.
My 2004 BA Falcon ute with its NA petrol Barra is still incredibly quiet despite having done 224k km. Very relaxing car to drive as a result. I imagine the turbo models are a bit noisier. Part of the driving experience. 😀
I was saying at the screen to buy a Territory and then as soon as you said you want something you're familiar working on I knew that I was going to see one. Our family used to have a 2013 SZ Turbo diesel. Brilliant car, only sold it a year or so ago.
Great video as well!👍
Cool car....love the jazz too!
Nice purchase i reckon, very clean and staight. And ya cant beat a barra. 👍👍👍
Lol...as you were listing the criteria I was like....he's going for a Territory. I am a fan of them also. Good looking car and in nice condition.
Good to see you on the Tubes again mate. It's a tough gig and very straining on top of doing a project.
Great to see you back. I took a break from my meagre channel as well. But I now have two and maybe three projects for the new year. I knew it was a Territory after your describing your wife's issues. My exporter had something similar and had to buy an SU. My little euro box wasn't an option. Good luck and I'll happily wait for the next episode. Would you like an original sales brochure for the AU to go with the sale - glove box items always go down well. Free!
Awesome to see you back, was getting worried about you
Love the Channel, keep being you ❤
Thank you mate!
Good to see you back mate!
10:00 windscreen wiper paint peel, yep I have aa 23 year old Mitsubishi Magna and have repainted the wipers twice, in 2011 and 2022 using acrylic lacquer paint. It never faded but it peeled so I sanded it back heavily almost to bare metal and used a proper primer and 5 coats of black.
Reliability and Honda's just go hand in hand. They are bloody good cars in that aspect!!!! Would happily own another one for daily driving in traffic
It was a legendary car, and also the IKEA king. With all the seats folded flat it was insane how many things you could pack into it. A true swiss army knife of cars, but one you'll never care about.
Not really. If you're lucky, yes it's reliable. But most of the time, it's horrendous.
I owned a 2004 Honda City (a sedan version of this Jazz), and it was the only car I've ever owned that needed a bloody gearbox change! Plus I repalced at least 3 wheel bearings, 5 engine mounts, and it had unreliable electrics (for some inexplicable reason my passenger side driver mirror don't work). And no, I'm not the only one to face this. It's quite a known issue for that generation Hondas.
Great choice. You will be able to maintain it and it is a very safe car.
Haha thats awesome. I bought the same one but 2012 tdi. I love it. Beautiful cars. It is the 7 seater too and yeah.. when they are up, there not much room at the back but good to put shopping in doesn't slide around
Amazed that you didn't get stuck in traffic up Gympie Rd and the Bruce Highway, must've been midweek!. Coming up to visit the folks from "down south" depending on the time of day, not adverse to the odd Beefy's pie., either at Aussie world or south bound heading to Brisbane. As for the new family truckster, what could possibly go wrong?. I own an FG2 (2012) and it has been no problem over the last 11 years. Your new procurement looks in great condition and hopefully will be trouble free. Good to see you back on the "Tube" and Merry Christmas.
Nice upgrade from the Jazz. I know exactly how you feel with cloth vs leather. Oh, and with the ZF, you hear too many bad stories, but never any good ones. I’m coming up to 360k on my FG that I’ve has since new. It’s only now starting to slip & clunk from 1-2 when cold. Our best friends got a nice SY2 nearly 4 years back. It has the ZF and only about 100k on it. Still drives as nice as I remember my FG did when it was new. You’ll probably get used to the adaptive shift learning over time. I don’t like SUVs but a Terri is one I’d own if I had to.
It isn't the same box and its on a heavier vehicle that is more likely to tow and carry more passengers or cargo regularly.
I'd be interested in the Jazz if it has cruise control. I heard the CVT has problems in that generation and Honda turned to a regular auto in the next one but you claim not to have had trouble.
@@kierenalvarez The point I was making was that you never hear about ZFs that do go the distance (like mine, and many of my friends and colleagues) but only those who have had one fail and who complain about it relentlessly. BTW, mine hasn't been babied either - over 30,000km towing a loaded car trailer interstate 2-3 times/year (across 4 states of Oz) as well as probably another 30,000km doing regular interstate trips with 4 passengers and a box trailer loaded with a tonne. Yes the later petrol I6s got the "chinese ZF" but these have also proven themselves to last. Oh, I carry nearly 200kg worth of tools, parts, and fridge in my FG, so I'm not far off the Territory's tare weight. I would have a ZF over a CVT any day of the week, and I also prefer it to the 6L80 in my Calais-V.
@@jamesfrench7299 no cruise, and yes the CVT's need to be looked after. Fluid changes every few years, and need to take off gently from a standstill to minimise wear on the starter clutch.
@@MotoringBoxTV I'm not a pedal masher, especially after reading one way to save fuel is to take no less than five seconds to reach 20 kph.
Nice purchase!
Shaun I appreciate the car situation. My wife also has a condition that makes it harder for her to get into a lower car, hence we're looking at offloading the Fairmont. The Terri has popped up on our radar, and size wise it's perfect. She can get in and out easily, the boot is big enough for her walker, and coming from a Fairmont, we know most of the potential issues etc. The problem is, they seem to be asking for a premium, even the NA Barra based ones, especially for a late model SY or SZ, with under 200k km. Our budget is only about $10k.
Great to see you back Sean and hope you enjoyed the well deserved break! $11k for a paint job wow! I think you’ll be happy with the Territory. My Sister has the previous model in petrol AWD and apart from being a bit thirsty it’s been a pretty good car.
Lol the family wagon :)
The 7 seater 3rd row can still fold down flat when not in use.
Hell yeah Brother, Make sure to keep a nice layer of something on the headlights so they don't cook
And add some LED to the projector housing.
Have a look at Narva or Auxito
Good to see you back 👍 Life & Family first. Tough going with the Ralliart, there are some good tutorials online how to rattle can paint well, you might answer some questions for all of us. Good pick on the new family car, should treat you well, I had an FG-X, best part was the gearbox. I real enjoy the indepth features you've done in the past, maybe that's something you can do if some viewers can provide their cars for filming.
Yep, Motoring Box reviews of other cars would be cool
@@MartinJones123 @MotoringBoxTV it's a lost cost way to grow the channel. The reviews have always been great and the filming is creative. I hope the viewers in QLD can support you. If you are in Sydney let me know 👍
@@AdrianM082 Low cost way you mean? Yep, I agree as you're driving other people's cars... I think Shaun could cover more forgotten cars as there's certainly a niche for those types of videos...
@@MartinJones123 yes 'low cost', lost cause is my typing 🤣 agreed, and Sean can cover more local spec'd cars, there is plenty of the overseas stuff to see.
Great choice. We have the t/d SZ and are very happy with it. It would be great if you could do an ownership report every few months.
Awesome happy to see you have a Territory, I own a 2012 SZ petrol it is a great car drives well with lots of boot space iv had mine for 3 years now Feb 2020, got mine from a dealer 130km for 15k, the log book had 2 years of no service so I took the risk and well I got unlucky 1 year and half later i had a bottom end bearing in the engine start ticking away, 8k for a engine rebuild and reconditioned new timing chain spark plugs thermostat all fluids change including diff oil, and a aftermarket transmission cooler to avoid any future milkshake I'm very happy with the car now it's like new, oh and I own a 2009 FG XR6 Turbo aswell.
Great stuff, recently got myself a SYII Territory Ghia with only 100k km on it. Needed a daily as the XR6 Turbo had a couple attempted thefts
Mate, I bought a 2007 Territory AWD Barra powered SY model. The previous owner to me (a work colleague of mine) didn't really look after it too much in the later part of his ownership. What I can tell you, is that he was the first owner of the vehicle making me the 2nd owner. It was pretty rough. All bushes in the front end were totally buggered (including the 3 front diff bushes and rear diff bushes), ball joints were had it and had a huge transmission leak (ZF 6 speed with transfer case). I removed the gearbox and found the leak which was around the pump seal in the bellhousing. I bought the vehicle for 3 grand, and spent about 4 grand on it in parts doing all the work myself. The best part about it is the fact that I have cleaned up everything myself so I know that we have an absolutely rock solid vehicle now to drive. It also helps to have a hoist here at home too, so that has made things super easy. My F6 hardly leaves the driveway now, and our Territory is the car of choice every time. But I say you have made a great choice in vehicle. Keep up the servicing, and attend to knocks and noises under the car/through the floor straight away, and you will have no issues.
Love to see it! Please keep us posted, been looking for an excuse to convince my misses we need a territory since we got married! Stay safe and merry Christmas mate.
I've decided for the entry price you can't really beat them, but you'll pay later on fuel and maintenance. I think if you love it or love Aussie cars in general, it'll be worth it.
Good to see you back Sean. Very solid choice. I’ve owned my SZ Mk1 titanium barra for the past 5 years and 100,000kms (you might have seen the review of it on TH-cam ReDriven?)
Its been pretty much faultless. I think you’ll be surprised how good the fuel economy is. My lifetime average is 10.3l/100 and that’s probably 70% city 30% highway.
SZ Mk2 changed to a Chinese made ZF6 FYI.
SZ MK1 with a Barra is peak Territory in my opinion (excluding the turbo!)
That was a great review, I quite enjoyed watching it!
The king returns!
Keep the magna for sure. Anyone mentioned rust yet with the territory. Owned an earlier one and rust was a big issue in general. Check under the rubber seal around the hatch. Was a nice driving vehicle that's for sure.
Good pick. IMO the design still looks good to me. Interested to see how you get on with it.
15:20 noticed with our Terry the performance mode, the shift up was later and shift down was earlier.
Nice! I completely understand your relationship with the Jazz and why you just couldn't take it any more. I have a Corolla that is in the same league, totally reliable car but it just doesn't ring my bell. 😄
I’ve also got a 2005 sx ford territory I’m trying to get on the road, the engine is quiet and your knees will feel better when you’re driving long distances on the highways, seats are comfy, I can’t tell you how much performance wise in detail as I’ve left a few things at so that roadworthy mechanics have something to pick on me about, I’ll tell you more about the performance as soon as I get it on the road, for a territory at 252k it sounds very healthy for its age
I haven't had any problems with my Territory Ghia SY2, except relacing all the bushes, but I did put an air cooler on the ZF to make sure there wasn't any chance of milkshake. All SY2's were either AWD with ZF, or RWD with the BTR 4 speed. Fuel economy is still good enough in the AWD. I bought the car in 2018 with 130000km, now very close to hitting 300000km. Still a great car that we as a family of 5 take everywhere we go. Cheers.
It would be interesting to see a future report of the Territory some time in the feature to see what they are like to live with overtime. Also It looks pretty clean for it's age so hopefully it was a good buy for you.
I used to hate on SUV's untill I had to buy one. I've got a 2012 CX-9 in top spec, it's been awesome, it's got a tow bar, ample room for the 5 of us and being a 7 seater means room for extended family.
Helped my father buy an SZ series 2 BARRA territory pre covid for 18k with only 110,000klm on the clock.
The car was a Melbourne dental Hospital pool car & thus far has been SUPER reliable! Only brakes & oil change!!
An external trans cooler kit is all that is needed. + Don't run the rear factory camber settings & fill all your diff bush voids up with polyurethane to prevent the inevitable.
I bought an SZ II Territory petrol a few months back so I would love to see some videos with you working on it.
I've given up, Shaun. Pre covid, i was quoted 5-6k for a closed door respray. Now, due to what i refer to as an inflated common cold, that quote has since doubled. Im at the point where now have learned to live with my 27 year old Panther mica paint and it's Patina.
oh man in regards to painting holy shit i had a similar issue when i was wanting to get my project car painted i found that most shops basically only want to deal with insurance jobs and when they have someone wanted a car painted that's not through insurance they normally just quote super high ive found
*only seen the thumbnail so far* but... a MANUAL GD3 Jazz is an amazing daily driver, they're such a fun car and insanely practical ❤
I'd still have one if I didn't bin it off the edge of a mountain road haha
Congratulations on the new ride! I bought a 2013 SZ Titanium almost exactly 2 years ago. My decisions mirrored everything you just said exactly. Our fuel consumption is also in the mid-12's. That's on E10. I'm an E10 convert! E10 is not poor-man's 91, it's poor-man's 95/98... ;) There's a place in Ipswich that's awesome for hood linings. (walking distance to the rail-works museum) Highly recommend doing the black conversion. Looks SOOOO much better. Hope it treats you well! As you're doing your own maintenance you'll be very happy it's not an AWD...
Care to name drop the Ipswich hood liner business?
Oh yeah, they can come to you too... ;) Brisbane Mobile Roof Linings /
SEQ Automotive + Marine Upholstery @@__max__
Gotta hand it to the Jazz - my elderly Aunt and Uncle had a horrible accident in theirs (I think it was a 2013 model? They bought it new when they retired anyway) last year - the car was utterly destroyed, but they escaped with only minor injuries - all the safety features worked perfectly even though the car was maybe 9 or 10 years old. Recon you should give the Magna paint job a crack - great way to learn!
My G6E-T had 230,000km on the clock and the ZF-6 was still perfect when it got written off in an accident - I changed the fluid every 60,000km and the strainer every 120,000km though.
Hi Sean, good to see you back on TH-cam. I was thinking about your TJ Magna Ralliart and was wondering if you ever thought about approaching one of the TAFE colleges that train spray painters and maybe see if their students and lecturer could paint your car at a good price.
As far as selling cars, I would sell the BA, then the Magna and AU and start fresh with some new projects so that would get you cashed up.
Nice to see you back mate! 🙂 Yes, you have to give it to that era of Hondas, reliable AF. Your new Territory looks like a good solid unit. Hoping it gives you many many years of a safe, enjoyable and reliable driving experience.
Ooooh most anticipated update!
Gday mate
Had a ghia territory for ten years towed race car t model countless Renaults never had a problem
Hope you do a few videos on it
Wow beautiful Territory I’m contemplating that as I have an XR6 BA - jazz btw would make a good car for the channel the are so cool with a few mods (might open your channel up to the Honda Audience)😅
Nice. That headliner will drop pretty soon though. That aside, for the money and the engine, the Territory is a great buy.
As much as I don't like large cars, or that brand, was a passenger in a Terrycon on a long journey recently, and it was one of the most comfortable contraptions to be transported around in.
Also, someones going to get a Japanese built Jazz/Fit too, so that's an awesome opportunity for someone else.
G'day mate
We bought a 2015 sz titanium a year ago
I told my wife that this is the only spec that we will ever buy
She had a sy territory turbo which I did a total engine build on running 16psi it had 345 axle kws and 751 NM
As much fun as it was I have 5 other cars and 6 motorcycles and the AWD system is just a pain in the arse and fuel economy just forget it 7 per litre mostly highway for grandma's shopping trolley
The titanium is awesome first thing run it on 98 only
Second get rid of the airborne restriction
3rd fit extractors and high flow cat
4th pcm tune
I also fitted Mt fg xr8 airbox snorkel with some modifications that I think that you can do
PM ME
Nut shell almost 10 to the litre and it feels alive compared to when we bought it
Cheers
we bought the 05 territory seconded hand and i loved it for the comfort and the awd but wife later decided to update and bought a cx5 sport and omg the luxury went out the window so next upgrade we went for the 2021 mux 4x4 and we are are loving the suv life again but i do miss that ford
Sad to hear the AU might be getting the cyber 😞 It is that car that got me onto your channel. I understand what you are saying about it not being used but will be a sad day
I absolutely loved my Jazz - the 1.5L manuals were absolute corkers and I loved driving it. Was also amazing in terms of reliability as you mentioned, but it was way better and more fun than I expected. Might be that the manual made it that much more engaging, though.
The CVT was also pretty good, because it kept the engine right at peak power 100% of the time. It surprised a young bloke who was taunting me in an Impreza RS the other night 😁
Hmmm....not seen a Child seat in any of the MBox cars....maybe it's Mrs MBox that got the car upgrade 🤔
Nice SUV - Good Choice
Reliability? It wont be the magna thats going then considering the state it was in. Excited to see you back!
The car has been reliable, the hired tradesman however.....
For a family hack a sz petrol is a no brainer. Good looking, simple to repair, no real “gotcha” faults that will make it a mechanical wrote off.
Ditch the Magna, keep the AU.
At least the AU there are bulks parts & cars available, Magna not so much.
Check the Cam Phaser (VCT) seals, as they can leak bad in the FG series Barra, in turn leaking into Cyl 1 spark plug well/ shorting the coil out
My dad got a new one from ford back in 2016 it was an ex demo it only had 171km when we got it it’s the high end model so it’s a diesel and rear wheel drive we still own it and now it only has like 26-27 thousand kilometres so we haven’t driven it much
love the GT music :P
I had a 2006 Territory Turbo. I had it from new and sold it 2 years ago. It was a very reliable car. When I sold it I missed it. So I have just bought a 2012 SZ Barra TS with 100,000 klm. It is a 1 owner in immaculate condition. I paid $16400. I am going to fit a transmission cooler. This is to avoid the very common milkshake. If the current heat exchanger fails, a transmission rebuild is about $6000. Maybe you could do a video of the bypassing of the heat exchanger and fitting of the aftermarket cooler? Great investment in these cars.
welcome back! are you selling the Honda?
We need a reaction and review video from the wife!
wooo hooo, he's back! 😊
ive always wanted a Territory.. looks like a nice one Sean..
please please please dont spray the magna with pressure pack cans. you'll regret it in the long run. will devalue the car heaps and will probably look like crap, no matter how well its done.
Ive got the Earlier sx/sy 2008 model with the same rwd barra combo. Mechanically its been fine. Usual ford stuff, tail shaft idler bearings, diff bushes etc that are prone to fail in falcons. but the thing that frustrates me most about it are the cheap plastics and door components. Unfortunately mine was left out in the weather all its life so everything is brittle and brakes easily inside. That and the window mechs or lock mechanisms constantly fail.
Other than that they're a good car.
If you come across anyone willing to paint the Magna without redoing all the bodywork that’s already done then I would run because it shows they don’t care how it comes out and will slap some paint on it quickly to get paid, anyone that does decent work won’t trust other people work because you just don’t know how the prep was done and how good the bond is with primers etc. People don’t realise just how much Labor is involved in getting a car ready for paint and that’s where all the money is in paint jobs. Hope you find someone to paint it and it comes out good, anything less will disappoint you more if you’re anything like me and you will then be willing to throw a match at it but you will gain your motivation for it again once it gets painted and comes out well.
Hi Shaun. Welcome back. I noticed you said you didn't want a diesel car. What are your thoughts about current diesels? All the best mate, Merry Christmas. Greg.
And also we fit a 65 inch tv in the box in the back with my son still sitting in one of the backseats. jbhifi bloke was doubting our blue beast. I was never in doubt 😂