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05-03-2015, 07:52 PM
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Ford screwed the Falcon
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No surprise. I always regarded them as way too expensive.
http://www.news.com.au/finance/busin...-1227249971610
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Falcon: 1960 - 2016 My cars Current ride 2016 FG X XR6 - 6 speed manual Previous rides 2009 FG XR6 - 6 speed auto 2006 BF MkII XT ESP - 6 speed auto 2003 BA XT V8 - 5 speed manual 1999 AU Forte - 5 speed manual 1997 EL Fairmont - 4 speed auto 1990 EAII Fairmont Ghia - 4 speed auto |
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05-03-2015, 08:14 PM
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Boss 335
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Would be the ultimate getaway car if fitted with suzuki hayabusa motor
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06-03-2015, 12:58 AM
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Ford screwed the Falcon
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gpp...tion_140698019
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Falcon: 1960 - 2016 My cars Current ride 2016 FG X XR6 - 6 speed manual Previous rides 2009 FG XR6 - 6 speed auto 2006 BF MkII XT ESP - 6 speed auto 2003 BA XT V8 - 5 speed manual 1999 AU Forte - 5 speed manual 1997 EL Fairmont - 4 speed auto 1990 EAII Fairmont Ghia - 4 speed auto |
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06-03-2015, 01:18 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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What a shame I bought one last year for the wife and it is a great little runabout. The wife loves it. Looks like we are going to have two collectible cars in our garage now ....
Here is a pic of them getting to know each other ... The smart is saying to the GT ... "When I grow up can I be an FPV like you sir?" ...... haha  Cheers Mike
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Current - 2014 FG MkII FPV GT (No 1460) Winter White, Black Stripes - 6 Speed ZF - Factory Leather & Sat Nav - Tint - Full Metal Dipstick - K&N Filter. Wife's - 2018 Peugeot 3008 Gtline, Pearl White - 6 Speed Auto - Fully Optioned. My Toy - 2014 Smart Fortwo Passion Crystal White, Black Tridion Cell - 5 Speed Auto with Flappy Paddles - Tint - Twin Exhaust The only good Commodore is the one now very very quickly disappearing in my rear view mirror. 
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06-03-2015, 09:54 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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07-03-2015, 11:29 PM
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Always thought they wouldn't last. Whilst kore people live in the city, those with cars still head to the outer fringes of the city and want some space.
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09-03-2015, 12:32 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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I think another reason they have stopped importing them is because there is a new model out in Europe where you see hundreds of them. You can even get electric ones over there.
Mercedes probably decided it was not worth all the hassle of setting up for the new model based on the very low sales last year of 108 Australia wide. When we bought ours the salesman was chuffed as hell because it was the first one he had ever sold. Cheers Mike
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Current - 2014 FG MkII FPV GT (No 1460) Winter White, Black Stripes - 6 Speed ZF - Factory Leather & Sat Nav - Tint - Full Metal Dipstick - K&N Filter. Wife's - 2018 Peugeot 3008 Gtline, Pearl White - 6 Speed Auto - Fully Optioned. My Toy - 2014 Smart Fortwo Passion Crystal White, Black Tridion Cell - 5 Speed Auto with Flappy Paddles - Tint - Twin Exhaust The only good Commodore is the one now very very quickly disappearing in my rear view mirror.
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09-03-2015, 12:38 PM
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Thailand Specials
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There used to be a guy who lived around the corner from me who had one, and was doing a commute into Melbourne with it.
He hauled *** past me in my Falcon with it once on the highway while I was on my way to work, it looked pretty funny. I live in the country fringe so into Melbourne is a good 70km commute on the highway, I wonder how much fuel it used? |
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09-03-2015, 12:55 PM
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Adapt or perish...
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Theres a bloke who parks his Fortwo at my train station and he has put a marble type wrap on it. Drives it like a go cart.
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11-03-2015, 05:53 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Top car. Don't have enough small streets in Melbourne to have fun in them.
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11-03-2015, 10:09 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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They always looked to me like they'd be a barrel of laughs to drive. There's a lot to be said for a wheel at each corner and only just adequate power which forces you to wring it's neck and actually use your brain and work on your driving skills to get it to go instead of just mashing the loud pedal and screaming POWERRRR like a Clarkson clone and going fast in a straight line.
Then again I've always had a soft spot for oddball little cars...I'm looking seriously at a Fiat 500 as a replacement for the Celica in a few years time, just for a giggle. Last edited by 2011G6E; 11-03-2015 at 10:28 PM. |
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11-03-2015, 11:38 PM
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Thailand Specials
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In 99% of cities you would avoid dingy laneways, but in CBD Melbourne there is heaps of little cafes and food places hidden inside them 
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12-03-2015, 02:50 AM
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Isn't it obvious?
 
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imagine if you had two
you could roller skate to work
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12-03-2015, 06:39 AM
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Wait, what?
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12-03-2015, 12:53 PM
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Isn't it obvious?
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more like
fpv: hahahaahahahah buzzy: what? fpv: nothing, hahahahahaah
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12-03-2015, 02:08 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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It has just clocked over 3000 k's and is still going great. Wife loves it as it can be driven as an automatic. When I take it out I love to drive it manually with the flappy paddle gear changers. Cheers Mike
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Current - 2014 FG MkII FPV GT (No 1460) Winter White, Black Stripes - 6 Speed ZF - Factory Leather & Sat Nav - Tint - Full Metal Dipstick - K&N Filter. Wife's - 2018 Peugeot 3008 Gtline, Pearl White - 6 Speed Auto - Fully Optioned. My Toy - 2014 Smart Fortwo Passion Crystal White, Black Tridion Cell - 5 Speed Auto with Flappy Paddles - Tint - Twin Exhaust The only good Commodore is the one now very very quickly disappearing in my rear view mirror.
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12-03-2015, 02:20 PM
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Isn't it obvious?
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theyd be great in the city or around little community
nimble and cheap im guessing convert would be cool at beach
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12-03-2015, 06:30 PM
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Peter Car
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Everytime I see one parked i'm very tempted to try to tip the thing over, cause it looks do-able
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12-03-2015, 11:48 PM
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Auto drives horrible as it porpoises on gear changes and manually shifting only let's you know when it is porpoising
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13-03-2015, 10:26 AM
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Ford screwed the Falcon
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SMART brand axed from Australia
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