How Many AU's Are Enough ?

AU2PWR · 30-04-2006, 09:29 PM

My Family Consists of :

Dads 2001 AU XLS Ute
Mums 2002 AU Fairmont
My 2001 SR Falcon
Pops 2001 Forte
And Cousin Nicks 2002 XR6

Mind you , Driving today i saw 4 SR's , And Before i Couldnt See Any !! :SaiyanSmi

EFFalcon · 30-04-2006, 09:34 PM

i feel for u ;)

Smoked · 30-04-2006, 09:36 PM

People are getting to really like the shape, so they are becoming more seen.

GK · 30-04-2006, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by SR_AU

My Family Consists of :

Dads 2001 AU XLS Ute
Mums 2002 AU Fairmont
My 2001 SR Falcon
Pops 2001 Forte
And Cousin Nicks 2002 XR6

Mind you , Driving today i saw 4 SR's , And Before i Couldnt See Any !! :SaiyanSmi

I reckon that's awesome! LOL!

Great stuff!

GK

**Polyal** · 30-04-2006, 09:38 PM

hmm probably more to do with the price if anything.

Still, reliable car.

KOUPE76 · 30-04-2006, 09:41 PM

Nothing wrong with having a Ford family, just shows how reliable and nice looking they still are, at least you have no Crappadores in your driveway :jab: I just bought the wife a series 2 Forte and she couldn't be happier. :evilking:

Mick

GK · 30-04-2006, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Polyal

hmm probably more to do with the price if anything.

Still, reliable car.

If it was really more to do with price, they'd have a family of EF or EL's!

Stick with your EL, I'll take my AU's anyday!

GK

Dark Horse · 30-04-2006, 09:50 PM

That's doing well mate, I'm outnumbered by two Focii :(.

galaxy xr8 · 30-04-2006, 10:09 PM

That's because the AU's really are a great vehicle, they look great and not dated.

Fairlane · 30-04-2006, 10:13 PM

At one stage my family had 4 E-series and 1 X-series vehicles, but damn 5 Au's.

Is the first person to get a B series going to be exiled from the family?

**Polyal** · 30-04-2006, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by GK

If it was really more to do with price, they'd have a family of EF or EL's!

Stick with your EL, I'll take my AU's anyday!

GK

hmmm..Im not going to start anything, but you might want to take a look at EL resales compared to AU, also keep in mind that EL's are older, they are not doing to bad still

HLC · 30-04-2006, 11:42 PM

2's enough at my house :hihi:

DENKO · 30-04-2006, 11:49 PM

i cant compete with that
me 2001 au series 2 s-pack
brother 1999 series 1 forte venom
dad 2001 series 2 forte wagon
lol

JC · 01-05-2006, 12:34 AM

I can compete with that:
Me - AU XR8
Missus - AU2 Wagon
Olds - AU2 Forte
Sister/Brother-in-law - AU2 Wagon
Brother - Focus (I know, not an AU, but still Ford)
Also, in addition to the current "flock", I've had :
AU1 XR8 (red, manual)
AU2 V8 Forte auto
AU1 XR6 VCT auto (the missus' car before the wagon)

**Whoosha** · 01-05-2006, 12:35 AM

mmm got mine .xr8 had kevs xr8 ute till he jumped ship to the BA nd wagon got #2s AU111SR got the boarders Pursuit ute covinced me gm nutter mate hes got a AU11 WAG his mrs got the AU11 sed (still has his gm pickys on the wall at home)

: then 3 mates with AU11 XR8s fills the drive nicely when the boss chucks on a roast for the gang .. :lookedat:

HP Dude · 01-05-2006, 12:39 AM

See my sig. Also seriously considering adding an XR6 VCT, T2 and T3! Well, one day perhaps...

Black XR6 · 01-05-2006, 01:10 AM

I reckon the AU XR in future years will be sought after. Its like the old GT's that were in wierd colours. Now they are the most valuable as there arent as many etc.

Same thing with the AU. Wont be as many around, and in future years they will age alot better then the BA and the series 3 BA (bf)

xd5.8l · 01-05-2006, 01:27 AM

We've had a mint venom red au2 xr8 auto with 40,000km

Ford fairlane sportsman with tickford sunroof that the olds currently drive and is arguablly one of the best examples.

My whyllie old TE50 which despite 130,000 is still a fire breathing dragon as you can see.

OZFORDAU · 01-05-2006, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by HP Dude

See my sig. Also seriously considering adding an XR6 VCT, T2 and T3! Well, one day perhaps...

If you sell one let me know.....The XR's that is hahaha! Bugger not until im 25 thou lol!

Cheers

Simon

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OZFORDAU · 01-05-2006, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by JC

I can compete with that:
Me - AU XR8
Missus - AU2 Wagon
Olds - AU2 Forte
Sister/Brother-in-law - AU2 Wagon
Brother - Focus (I know, not an AU, but still Ford)
Also, in addition to the current "flock", I've had :
AU1 XR8 (red, manual)
AU2 V8 Forte auto
AU1 XR6 VCT auto (the missus' car before the wagon)

What colour was the AU2 V8 Forte?

Cheers

Simon

Bucknaked · 01-05-2006, 07:00 AM

Well I have a focus cause they are cool. Falcons are over rated. Especially the AU. I would never own one

AUIII XR8 MAN · 01-05-2006, 07:36 AM

You can never have to many Au's.

JC · 01-05-2006, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by OZFORDAU

What colour was the AU2 V8 Forte?

Cheers

Simon

It was meteorite.

BJMXR · 01-05-2006, 01:45 PM

Jeez... best looking forte i've seen there... those wheels look great on it

We're a Ford family... there's 5 in our garage usually. Not all AU's but still... go the ford!

**Peuty** · 01-05-2006, 01:49 PM

I have one of them, thats bad enough!

GK · 01-05-2006, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Bucknaked

Well I have a focus cause they are cool. Falcons are over rated. Especially the AU. I would never own one

Sure, that's why you tripped over the chain trying to get to one, or was that a chat with a fellow AU enthusiast! LOL!

GK

GK · 01-05-2006, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Polyal

hmmm..Im not going to start anything, but you might want to take a look at EL resales compared to AU, also keep in mind that EL's are older, they are not doing to bad still

Perhaps you sounded a tad cheeky when you suggested that people now buying AU's was basically due to price!

If you haven't worked it out, there are stacks of us here that love the look of the AU. I chose 2 AU's over older Falcons, I could've had 2 Fairmont Ghias for the same price, but I chose 2 AU's.

It wasn't price, it was looks and lots of other things also.

Hope that clears up things from my perspective at least! Thanks for your post!

GK

ronwest · 01-05-2006, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by GK

If you haven't worked it out, there are stacks of us here that love the look of the AU.

My sil borrowed his dad's BF XR6T when he visited yesterday.

He parked it in the driveway behind my AU.

Call me crazy, but for me the AU (with spoiler) has a much nicer rear end.

I don't really want to discuss the front, the BA/BF is miles ahead (actually it's just the headlights, the rest of the AU front is quite ok).
Maybe I'll get used to the headlights....

AU2PWR · 01-05-2006, 03:48 PM

My AU was bought on the pretence that i had wanted one for ages and that its the best looking car i have seen in a long time

JC · 01-05-2006, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by BJMXR

Jeez... best looking forte i've seen there... those wheels look great on it

Thanks - it quite often was mistaken for a T series, even though the front bar is actually half Forte, and half HSV GTS. I guess the T emblem and the mesh grille helped fool people - but even a couple of actual T series owners were fooled too (T1/T2).