Overseas Falcons

[gcg2503]

Midnight XR6

Its a shame you werent looking to buy the FG 18 mths ago when the pound was lot stronger against the AUD :(

[ltd]

Originally Posted by midnightXR6

as promised a couple of pics from last month.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v4...0022010220.jpg
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v4...0022010219.jpg

Mate, that's an awesome looking ute that looks even better in the snow.
A big welcome to the forums and I must agree, you are in God's country. For anyone who's been to Scotland you know what I mean.

[midnightXR6]

Originally Posted by gcg2503

Midnight XR6

Its a shame you werent looking to buy the FG 18 mths ago when the pound was lot stronger against the AUD :(

The currency exchange doesnt really bother me tbh i have the cash so its not really going to change anything.

[gcg2503]

Good to hear!

Enjoy your Aussie Fords up there.

Never made it to Scotland, I left that on my to do list when I go back for a trip with my other half Although all reports were good. The appeal of Eastern Europe was too hard to resist ....

[greens_tuf]

Originally Posted by block58

http://www.cmfairlane.co.uk/explore.htm

This the one?

Are there any of these in AUS? Far out they look good. I would have never expected it in the UK.

[Airmon]

In Phantom too, awesome colour.

Looks like it would be a fun car to have around over there. Traction not a problem?
I would have thought a ute especially might be a bit harder to have on snow.

[RedHotGT]

Those G6E Limo's look really good! WOW!

The hearse is a little strange looking... but I suppose it serves a purpose...

[Erko]

Great thread and top "can do" attitude. These days with the internet and fast courier shipping it makes it possible to source parts and information quickly, so no reason more cant do the same. Afterall, these cars are not hugely complicated and with a bit of nous and research, and help from blokes like Chris @ Rapid (he is a top bloke) it means its possible to maintain a Falcon, and even modify one pretty much anywhere in the world.

[last fairlane]

I have mentioned this before
I went on E Bay UK a few months back and typed in Falcon
it came back with 3 of them all AU Utes and all of them as 2004 models
very strange since we stopped making them in 2002
PS Did you get the proper year number plate for your BA?
I would have thought you would end up with a Q plate
thanks john

[imugli]

The AU LPG Ute was imported and sold in the UK as the Verte Tempest -

LINK

And a link to one for sale linked to in the car club section here...

http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11252308

[Luke Plaizier]

Originally Posted by Titus Balzac

This is the thread I've been waiting on for years After having lived in Melbourne for 7 years and owning both an EA II Ghia (don't laugh) and a series I AU XR8, I have been toying with the idea of importing a late model BF - FG XR6T/XR8/F6 to Botswana (Southern Africa). Surprisingly the are quite a few EL and AU 6s here including a AU II XR6 and several EL XR6s and I once stopped an ED Futura.

Anyway I've always wondered where I would get parts and more importantly where to go if any electrical gremlins that required the ECU or BCM to be looked at. Who does these kinds of things outside Australia and is the diagnostics hardware/software unique to australian fords or is it the same as the equipment used for mondeos, focuses etc>

You won't get recalls done, nor would the locals have any knowledge on diagnosing problems with you car.

However the IDS software that all Ford Dealers use for vehicle diagnostics is distrbuted by Motorcraft, and is the same piece of software used everywhere around the world. So you should be able to go into any Ford dealer worldwide and ask them to hook their IDS system up to your car and read out any fault codes.

With a VCM subscription, they are also likely to be able to access and download factory manuals for any car, including Australian made cars, if they do have to do any mechanical work.

However what could be done and what they will do might be two different things.


Lukeyson

[CADSKY]

Originally Posted by XC GXL

I have a few pictures of a BA/BF ute at Notts Americana in 2007

interesting to see it doesnt have a LHD conversion

[midnightXR6]

Originally Posted by CADSKY

interesting to see it doesnt have a LHD conversion

why would it have a lhd conversion.

It was an american show in the uk and its on a uk plate.

Ecu stuff is all sorted by dreamscienced who are going to remap it. Knows what hes doing as he has an fpv f6 sedan.

As for the number plate sv04 represents 2004. Q registrations are for custom built kit cars.

The au models all listed as 2004 will be from when they were imported just dealers are to stupid to realise this.

The ute drove vgreat in the snow. Luckily my woek has a nic big carpark to play inaswell.

It will be modified but ill settle for 450hp easily achieved with maps and pipework.

[FPV8U]

Dare i ask how Aussie Falcons are coping with Snow and Salted Roads? ala Rust?

Would definitly be a real head turner over there.

[midnightXR6]

its had to have a bit of rewiring on the rear number plate as it fused due to corosion but under the cab and rear chassis is pretty clean. Not much rust but i have since brushed it down and coated it with industrial rustproofing from my work free ofcourse.

There have been a few broken bolts but nothing more than a normal car.

[gcg2503]

Originally Posted by FPV8U

Dare i ask how Aussie Falcons are coping with Snow and Salted Roads? ala Rust?

Would definitly be a real head turner over there.

There is a member here with a nice AU XR8 that has had some slight rust issues with his rear wheel arches based in UK (member name UKXR8 I think)

[patmc]

The XR6T ute must love that clean cold air.


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[Keepleft]

Originally Posted by midnightXR6

Hey all thought id come on this forum and introduce myself although its probably in the wrong section.

I bought a 04 Falcon XR6 turbo ute last month but difference being im in Gods country of Scotland

Your Falcons have a rear fog light:-) Post some pics eh:-))

[gcg2503]

Originally Posted by Keepleft

Your Falcons have a rear fog light:-) Post some pics eh:-))

Just a diff globe in the right rear taillight controlled by a separate switch I thought

[mcnamg]

Do you have to jump through many hoops to register an imported car in the UK?

[LUXO_8]

Originally Posted by gcg2503

Just a diff globe in the right rear taillight controlled by a separate switch I thought

fog light to the right of the exhaust

[midnightXR6]

Its pretty easy to get the falcon imported.

Just usual taxes etc i have all the docs from new and all the import info.

If you look at the pics you shall see the rear foglight is mounted to the bottom right hand side of the bumper in the pic. Its just a square box bolted tlo the bumper to pass its yearly mot test.

[XC GXL]

Originally Posted by mcnamg

Do you have to jump through many hoops to register an imported car in the UK?

When I imported my GXL I didn't need to do any mods but I think that a car under 10 years old has to go through an Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA).

Here is a few pics of the GXL in the UK. One at Americana and the others when I exported it back to Australia.

Wayne

[sxckevo]

awesome mate just awesome, i love that there is falcons out in other places in the world, show those euro cars what a modded aussie turbo 6 can do

cheers kev

[UKXR8]

Hi, I had the AU2 XR8 (actually its on my drive at the moment).
I've just sold it to a bloke that lives in Paris to make way for another XA coupe.
The dreamscience F6 is up for sale on pistonheads..

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/lis...&Submit=Search

I'm onto my 5th Falcon since I've been over here, never had any problems at all, the only problem is I'm not willing to pay all the import duties/taxes and issues with having to get it type approved for UK roads, so you are stuck with the limited number of 2nd hand cars that end up over here.

[midnightXR6]

oioi mate.

always good to see another fellow falcon owner in the UK

[midnightXR6]

I see adam has finally decided to sell.

I wonder if someone will pay that much for it tho?.

[UKXR8]

I don't think he is really all that fussed about selling it tbh..
It is pretty rapid, went for a blast in it a few years ago.
There are a few of us over here now, have you had a look at Sandy's site www.aus-ford-uk.co.uk
Had a nice visitor the other day...


I spent a few years not too far away from you in sunny Forres, there were some great roads up there for the old V8!

[midnightXR6]

yeah spoken to adam a few timesnow. He will be the man i go to see for my remap.

Im sure ive been on that site sandy rings a bell.

As far as i know the guy who brought my ute in has another he imported at the same time as mine from new.
Would be nice to see a few other ba falcons over here.

[UKXR8]

Adam is a top bloke, he remapped the XR8 for me a few years back, its all good!

I wish there were more BA or later cars over here, there are a quite a few XR utes that seem to keep popping up but I've not seen so many sedans.

There was a black XR6 sedan in Edinburgh that went for pretty reasonable money not so long ago, fairly gutted I was going up with every intention of buying it but it went the day before I could get up there. Bugger!!