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22-09-2006, 08:17 PM
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AULTD
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Langwarrin
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Just wondering about the LTD.
I have a series 2 LTD and have read of people calling them DU's and the fairlanes as NU's. Mine has the compliance plate id as AU11 LTD. I hope this is right as otherwise I have been duped!!!!! |
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22-09-2006, 08:18 PM
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Miami Pilot
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: ACT
Posts: 21,701
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AU is sedans from Forte to Fairmont Ghia, all utes and wagons.
NU is Fairlane & Ghia DU is LTD. Peopel just refer to the Fairlanes and LTDs as AUs because most people know what that means. If you said to someone "I have a DU LTD", most people wouldn't have a clue what you were talking about (which could be good at resale time, as it may possibly not be associated with the success that was the AU).
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22-09-2006, 08:26 PM
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windsor user
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Geelong
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it was never officially called NU or DU...
ford tried to ween the LWB's away from having the different model designation, but it "caught on" to call them NU and DU... AU Fairlanes and LTD's are just AU, just as BA Fairlanes and LTD's are just BA... |
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22-09-2006, 08:33 PM
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Two > One
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Adelaide
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22-09-2006, 08:35 PM
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windsor user
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Geelong
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yeah.........its a shame, but they could have been just that much better than they are.....
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22-09-2006, 09:58 PM
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AULTD
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Langwarrin
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I wondered where the DU term had come from, so mine is definitely an AU LTD. Was worried I might have had to ditch my numberplates ( AULTD ) |
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22-09-2006, 10:02 PM
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windsor user
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Geelong
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the N and D terms are just follow through from the eseries LWB's...NA/DA, NC/DC, NF/DF NL/DL
so you can see why people would think to just continue it to NU and DU |
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22-09-2006, 10:05 PM
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Miami Pilot
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22-09-2006, 10:21 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Belmont, WA
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That would make the BA an NA/DA
 Wow that's an expensive NA! |
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22-09-2006, 10:48 PM
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V8 Powaah
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Sunshine Coast, QLD
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Well the Ford parts database system has the Fairlane listed as NU, so i dont know. NU does have some cred as an official name.
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25-09-2006, 12:43 PM
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Flairs - Truckers Delight
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Brisbane Northside Likes: Opposite Lock
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Just like AU spare parts are listed as the ER
i suspect ER was what ford was going to call the AU
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Are LTD's AU's or DU's?
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