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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2006
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90 series landcruiser, as in a prado?
Imagine if you were in the men's version Landcruiser (50,60,70,80,100,200 series) |
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Tamworth
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You can compare injuries when T-Boning, and how can you say airbags wouldn't have helped?
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Thailand Specials
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Centrefold Lounge
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Also this would be one of those cars you can drive at 10/10 most of the time without getting into too much trouble
![]() You could have so much fun with one of these little things in the hills. The WS Fiesta I have is like a go-kart at 1080kg, you point the nose somewhere and it goes there. |
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I was a fan of this car early on. Cheap, badge cred, build quality, economical, small and nippy for city driving. But...... a 5 door Up! is priced close to a 5 door Fiesta CL that has just had a price cut and now comes with the previously optional saftey pack. With prices so close between the two, it makes choosing the Up! very hard when you consider -
-Fiesta can seat 5 people. Up! is only a 4 seater. -Fiesta has a 1.6 4 potter with 89kw, not a 3 pot with 55kw.(I know its not a power war at this end of the market, but...) -Option of 6 speed powershift auto. -More reasonable service prices. -Has bluetooth/voice control, optional on the Up! (about $500). -Bigger car overall, more metal for the money. VW will sell plenty of them, but I think theres is better value to found and its not like the segment is short of good cars and brands that will match prices when needed.
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Planet Earth
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Great car at a great price, take my hat off to VW |
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Thailand Specials
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Centrefold Lounge
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Just because a Fiesta has 5 seats, doesn't mean it seats 5 people.
Maybe 5 ethiopians. In my WS Fiesta, front two passengers lots of room, rear passenger not so much and thats just 3 people. |
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Virtuous Bogan (TM)
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Location: TAS
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Funny how the same people bagging this out lay into the 86 aswell...small cars have a place and if its not in your garage so what. Its ok to give praise to other brands, it doesnt diminish your loyalty for Ford..LOL
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Join Date: Apr 2011
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So the Up is cheap to purchase and (get it serviced at your local mechanic without voiding warrranty) then cheap to service... Win/win Sinclair Ford wanted over $400 for a Fiesta 60K service... Call that cheap? Obviously I went to my local, but the phonecall for the price was worth it for the giggles... This car will set the new class standard, when the others match it we all win. |
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Sydney
Posts: 8,893
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![]() ![]() Hmmmm looks a whole lot nicer with those outputs! How does this engine compare with the 1.0 Ecoboost?
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Peter Car
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: geelong
Posts: 23,145
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Short of Ecoboost. 89 and 200?
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