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Old 28-01-2013, 08:45 PM   #61
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I'd go a new Titanium Petrol Territory and LPI it.

My mate has one and it gets 12 litres per 100 on average. That's better than my AU wagon, which gets 13 on a highway run.

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What's wrong with your wagon? 13 is what I get on stop start city drive in Perth whenever we visit in our AUII Futura wagon. Always at least as good as 8 on the highway!
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Old 28-01-2013, 08:56 PM   #62
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have to be a mustang coz i love playing with the mustang customiser on the ford america site and good for making wallpapers too.
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Old 28-01-2013, 09:02 PM   #63
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Old 28-01-2013, 09:03 PM   #64
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^^ The Straight six BMW's have alot of go in them
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Old 28-01-2013, 09:20 PM   #65
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Keep driving mine.

Or a 180sx ;)
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Old 28-01-2013, 09:40 PM   #66
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Toyota Aurion sportivo..
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Old 28-01-2013, 09:55 PM   #67
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If Falcon goes, so does Territory. Assuming that, um, Probably a Prado GXL TD. Different kettle of fish & I'll miss the handling of the Terry.
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Old 28-01-2013, 10:10 PM   #68
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Another manual V8 Rear drive sedan or coupe but not a Holden! I think that only leaves a M3 or Mustang.
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Old 28-01-2013, 10:11 PM   #69
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Mustang would be nice but tough to have as a family car. I'd probably go a 2nd hand XR6T and turn my mind to a project. XY GT or GT350 replica possibly
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Old 28-01-2013, 10:57 PM   #70
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what's wrong with your wagon? 13 is what i get on stop start city drive in perth whenever we visit in our auii futura wagon. Always at least as good as 8 on the highway!
lpg.

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Old 29-01-2013, 10:32 AM   #71
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Mustangs are nice but how hard would parts be to get. As anything imported is over the top. I'm a parts manager in a car dealership and see how expensive parts can be.
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Old 29-01-2013, 11:16 AM   #72
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Ohhh of course.

Funny that because we have a BAII XT sedan that dad put LPG on some years ago, and it does 8.2L on the hwy!
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Old 29-01-2013, 04:51 PM   #73
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Mustangs are nice but how hard would parts be to get. As anything imported is over the top. I'm a parts manager in a car dealership and see how expensive parts can be.


Mustangs are probably the easiest car in the world to get parts for, and parts supplies don't run out as they get older either as they just get re-produced. There are business's solely dedicated to doing this. And not just the early models either, even late model stuff. And prices are cheap too.
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Old 29-01-2013, 05:03 PM   #74
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I was looking at cars over seas and you can get crap cars but everything works and is still straight just all scratched and old, but you can get trans am, charges, mustangs all the older muscle cars for like 3-5grand. Parts to fix are easy to find and pretty cheap. The only hassle would be waiting for them to get to Australia
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Old 29-01-2013, 05:19 PM   #75
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Scarey .. Falcon ute is the best fit for our lifestyle at the moment. Downgrading to a "pickup" is a horrible thought ;)
But the Falcon 'ute' has been a pickup since the AU, the 'ute' tray is separate from the cab.
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Old 29-01-2013, 05:21 PM   #76
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Mustangs are nice but how hard would parts be to get. As anything imported is over the top. I'm a parts manager in a car dealership and see how expensive parts can be.
What people are referring to is when the Mustang is expected to be imported by Ford if the Falcon was no more, not grey import ones.
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Old 29-01-2013, 06:11 PM   #77
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But the Falcon 'ute' has been a pickup since the AU, the 'ute' tray is separate from the cab.
Say pickup and most people think of F100s, C20s and the like; small trucks without sedan-type equivalents (wagons though .. Expeditions, Suburbans, etc). All Falcon utes are sedan based and are utes .. Not pickups, regardless of the tray configuration.

If a Falcon was unavilable I'd buy a Commodore ute EXCEPT it can't tow or carry anything ..
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Old 29-01-2013, 07:40 PM   #78
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It'd have to be the 335i in my opinion


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Old 29-01-2013, 08:22 PM   #79
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Cant say I am attached to the Falcon.
I don't think I will be buying a Large Sedan any time soon, so I would look at Ford 4x4's before considering a different brand.
Even if the Falcon is still around, I will be looking at 4x4. I have already decided my next vehicle will be 4x4 and not low to the ground. Sick of scraping my 300c on my own driveway.
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Old 29-01-2013, 08:22 PM   #80
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I'll be signing up for a new XR6T ute this year - its perfectly suited to my needs. I think I'll be looking at a short lease though, in the hope that the utes will still be around when its time to upgrade.

If they're not, I'd buy a Commodore SS ute.

If they've gone as well, I'd just have to keep the old ute - there just isn't another car in the world like them.
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Old 29-01-2013, 08:28 PM   #81
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if falcon was gone i think id be happy driving most ford products,generaly they are well made,good to drive and very comfy.i seen a write up a week ago were most cars are engineered to do 250,000km and if they reach that mark they are deamed to have had a usefull productive life and after that they dont care but ford engineers the falcon to do 400,000km.
anyway if ford didnt have a product to give me a big rat im sure chrysler would.
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Old 29-01-2013, 08:48 PM   #82
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I take it thats the diesel version not the twin turbo one?

Before the f6 I was seriously considering the 335itt.
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Old 30-01-2013, 02:51 PM   #83
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Old 30-01-2013, 03:18 PM   #84
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Well it would just get fixed under warranty and when a solution found would be upgraded.

Just like it was with BA2 F6 clutches, BA FPV T3650s, BA FPV oil usage, AU drive shafts etc., etc., etc.
Do I have to start on LSx?

For me each car is bought based on my needs at the time and what is available. Most of the time a permutation of Falcon has suited as in Ghias, GT-P, F6 and my current XRT ute but I have also owned a 350Z and RX7 which were bought because I wanted a quick single person transport with, in the case of the Z long range on a tank of fuel (> 800km).

I will continue to buy on that basis and if there are no Falcons but there is a Ford that suits then it would be considered, if not then I will buy something else.
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Old 30-01-2013, 04:03 PM   #85
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It wont be a holden, thats for sure.
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Old 30-01-2013, 04:43 PM   #86
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I'd buy a chai latte.
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Old 30-01-2013, 04:52 PM   #87
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With all the talk of Falcon on life support it raises an interesting question amongst a lot of die hard Ford fans.
What would you buy if the Falcon was no more?.
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Old 30-01-2013, 05:00 PM   #88
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Definitely not a Holden!

This is my first Ford and it's been great. Personally I would just see what's available at the time and see what I like and suits my needs. I would check what Ford has to offer. Maybe they'll have an AWD turbo Mondeo or Focus then. I may even go back to a Subaru.

But it will need to be roomy and not have 6 month servicing intervals.
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Old 30-01-2013, 05:52 PM   #89
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