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Ford screwed the Falcon
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Shenanigans..............
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Again?
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Yes, but good to watch again, whats not to love about the GXL 5.8?
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Here's another Torque edition all about turbo , non turbo , petrol and how an expert of the day saw ethanol /blend into the future . Oh yes and a Porsche 924 look too... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5Qt7GbS-cQ .. |
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yep had a new one in '78, a 5.8 GXL auto- good car traded it on an '82 5.8 ESP manual - better car. Fords ruled in those days with a great product
I think the bloody accountants got involved a bit later and stuffed them completely |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbRDC87Oizw He said though 15-17 mpg ...What !!!!!.....The 3.3 was better than that wasn't it ? and anybody remember the extra luggage options too..Roof racks are okay but the other thing ...Oohh... Last edited by roddy1960; 23-02-2019 at 09:48 PM. |
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Ford screwed the Falcon
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He had a constant gripe about power steering and didn't like cars that had too much power. If he was alive, what would he say about the F6 Typhoon?
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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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I never owned a XD but I did have an XE . It had the 4 speed manual and to be honest I loved that gear shift . Then I bought a 5 speed Telstar TX5 Ghia and the gear shift was notchy and stiff , not terrible but not as good as the 4 speed in the XE GL...Then the EF Futura (gunmetal grey) with the 5 speed . That was a beauty..sweet manual box . My AU was the first auto I ever owned . The BA Fairmont Ghia I had was the sports shift 4 speed that I hardly ever used that way but the FG XR6 ZF is a different beast in that way ..The sports shift is fun .
I do love a good manual though ..and if I could have got the XR6 with the six cogger that way it would have been epic.. I guess the X Falcons were the last ones where the manual was the standard and the auto was optioned .. Ended up totally the other way round . Now my fix with a manual comes from my little Honda Accord (circa 1985) with a really nice 5 speed . So AU (standard 4 auto) Accord (5 manual) and XR6 (6 sports/auto) . Yep , on Peter Wherrett's dislike of power steering and higher power was bewildering for a motor journo . The F6 would have literally blown his mind . Another common thread was his rear drum brakes without pressure limiting valves.. He was a bit different Ol' Pete. Last edited by roddy1960; 24-02-2019 at 10:02 AM. |
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Yep, ahead of his time as many have said. Does anyone have the article or a youtube of the VC Commodore that had the 2.6 Mitsubishi transplant? Have tried googling but nothing coming up
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Great review.
Performance 351 ✔️ 4 speed ✔️ Driving position and comfort ✔️ Instrumentation ✔️ Brakes ✔️ Style ✔️ And if memory serves me correctly it was the XC that first knocked GMH off number one sales spot. |
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It was the XE that finally got Ford market leadership in 83.
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Ford screwed the Falcon
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No. The XB won a few sales months against the Kingswood.
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Ford screwed the Falcon
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Love the one where he drove the Torana (LH from memory) and stated that it was negligent on GM's part to put a V8 in "such a small car".
Pretty sure it was a 253... I wonder what he would say about the light-weight, powerful turbo cars that became so popular in the 90s. |
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Ford screwed the Falcon
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What Peter didn't understand is what people want and what people need are not the same. If people want something and companies can make a profit from selling it then so let it be.
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