if you were converted from holden, what caused your life changing event???

[tim_pato]

Errrm, my bad was searching for, um well i typed ba 5spd into au and this came up, couldnt resist.

[chuckey]

when i was a young bloke my dad had a datsun 240k, he traded that for a sweet resprayed 250ci XD it got us up and down the coast and into the young young childhood memorys of me and my brother, then one fatefull day he traded it for a gemini...... yes a gemini :( our family life was thrown into turmoil as this gutless japanese badged holden would refuse to start often and liked to overheat at every oppotunity, its almost seared into my mind the amount of times my dad would tell me and my brother about how the most reliable car he owned was a 170 pursuit xr falcon back in the day, and how remembering that sweet sweet XD would almost bring a tear to his eye, from that day onwards (as a 15yo boy) i swore to never ever bow down to the evil holden legion... but alasss as an impressionable 19 year old who wanted to further impress the lady's and notch up a few more scores to my tally (yeah you know what i'm talkin bout) i succombed to the SLR 5000 charms and bought a torana..... it was then i discovered the stupid design of rear distributers and the weak 308 head gaskets that blew more than i did... oh ahhhhhhhh..... but i digress, besides the failing head gaskets and silly dizzy's the pitifull banjo diffs and m21 4 speeds made my experiance a nightmare, finally i brought a 351 xd fairmont ghia and i loved that machine, she treated me better than that slutty holden, and as a bonus chicks dig velour trim way more than sh1tty holden viynl

[stevepet]

Was just looking for a cheap runaround bought a nf fairlane never let me down so i am now doing up an nl stay tuned for pics. We are now a three ford family 1 nissan and one holden.

[Itsme]

Not truly converted from holden but I have always had holdens & fords...
Both have their pros & cons but I buy what I think is suitable for my needs but I must admit the fords have stronger engines which is why I currently own one for towing my caravan.... you don't see many commodores doing that.

[SPArKy_Dave]

Originally Posted by Jim Goose

er... 6yr old thread revival??? is this a record?

Don't tempt me........... or I might just go mining....


edit - multi-cultural car family here.

Mostly Fords, from 74 through to 98. There's a 5.0ltr VS ute, (for the sound) two old Rangies (sound and towing).........
and an early Mitsubishi L300, just cause it was the old family car, when us kids were growing up.
(sitting peacefully in the garage).

[neptune blue]

The AU converted me from Ford to Holden for 8 years !

[Killaxb]

Im a fan of both. My vn bt1 was probley the most attenion grabbing car an wrnt ****in hard. Im a young dad an would cruise my baby in the falcon over a commo anyday. They drive so smooth an very reliable. Im sure theres plenty of fords out there that go hard but from experiances,my holdens have flogged my falcons powerwise but still a fan of both

[NX74205]

I arrived as a migrant to Australia in 1990, and when I saw an EA Falcon for the first time at a car rental agency, I became an instant Ford fan.

However, when I got my licence in 1999 I did seriously consider buying my uncle's VB Commodore wagon as my first car, and drove my brother's TE Gemini SL around for a while before I bought the KA Laser Ghia.

I was never a fan of the square styling on the XD/XE/XF series Falcons and preferred the equivalent Commodores.

So while I had always been a Ford fan, I don't hate Holdens, and (admittedly) there were some Holdens which I liked more than Fords. Not anymore, though

[Fez WQ]

IS there any other car company that builds cars with a personality!!! and feel like a Ford.

[Spinner5711]

I started with a Morris 1100S. I built a full house 1310 (Cooper S racing motor) for it and went out hunting, I had fun.

Went to a Holden FC Panel Van. Rebuilt an ex-speedway grey motor and had years of fun with that. It had a Canopy Industries 'dickie seat' in the back, so it was great for parties.

Moved on to a Valiant VE Sedan, Regal, 160 BHP 225 Slant Six. Went real well. Compared to teh morris 7 Holden, it was really smooth, quiet and powerful.

Took it up a notch to a Valiant VF Regal 770 Series Coupe. Fireball 318, a real torque monster. What a car.

Family's here now, wife hates two doors with kids. Off goes Valiant, enter first Fairlane, a leaded ZL. Roomy, comfortable etc. I went around car yards etc with a tape measure before i bought it, when I looked inside, I told the bloke that was selling it that i wouldn't bother measuring the room, we talked price and i drove off.

ZL was stolen, best value for money was a NA. once again, roomy etc.

NA died because a Commodore turned right in front of me, head-on in an intersection.

Enter my BA G220. Wow, what a car. For the first two weeks I couldn't believe that a car like it was actually needed by anybody, now I'm used to it and wouldn't have anything else, except that Fairlanes are not made anymore.

Almost forgot, my second car is a Holden FE Special Sedan. I like all of 'em, i'm not really welded on to anything.

[350125GO]

Was in the middle until a mate got his first car - EF Falcon. After that it was FORD all the way. Learnt to drive in an EH though - I don't care if its pre 1980 really, anything that old is a win in my books

[davenl5l]

loved my stinking hot 192 4sp eh windowless panelvan then drove a ford was so impressed "I BOUGHT A FORD !! "

[Marquis]

Never liked Holdens. Never had a Holden. Never will own a Holden.

[kaniSS]

The XR6T.....

[Bushbasher]

The short answer is Commodore.

The long answer is ; I started my driving life in a TC cortina 2L 4spd and that little OHC 2L went like stink and was a great handling car. 4 wheel drifting at 90mph round bumpy old bitumen road bends, perfectly poised, convinced me of that. I moved on to a HQ panel van and loved it for many reasons and then stuck with 70s' holdens for years after because I didn't like the fords, they looked big and heavy and they wallowed compared to the holdens. Then the Commodore arrived and it was a cheap looking, under powered, recycled coke can car with a nasty plastic interior. (Every Commodore since has been mechanically uninspiring and visually dull) . Unfortunately I thought the XD wasn't much better as both camps were struggling to lighten the cars to cope with under powered wheezy emissions choked engines. So I basically stuck with my 70s' holdens till my missus came along in 01 when I finally sold my last holden, a HX ute, for a Patrol. Then when the kids came along there was really only one choice when it came to a family wagon, Falcon is the word. I love the space, comfort, and reliability of the post 80s' Fords and that big torquey i6 is the icing on the cake. Having said that, if a good HQ 4spd V8 Kingswood survivor crossed my path I'd snap it up in a heartbeat.

Bushbasher

[westoftown]

Was looking for my first car at 17, was a 50/50 split between Commodore or Falcon, joined the Ford Forums here to gather info and that's it, never looked back.

[Foylema]

When i take my mates for a ride in my FG that normaly converts them! aahhaha

[Booger]

Originally Posted by Marquis

Never liked Holdens. Never had a Holden. Never will own a Holden.

Never say never buddy. This is what I used to say about Fords. My last two cars have both been SS Commodores was raised as a Holden man by a dad that always owned Holdens. Picked up a brand new FPV GS last week.

Supercharged V8 converted me.

[SpannerXR8]

I was a die hard holden man, owned an SLR5000 before moving on to a VC Commodore.
I worked for Caterpillar when the first CAT sponsered V8 Supercar hit the track with John Bowe at the wheel.
Had a lot to do with the team and after going for a ride with Bowie around Calder Park (you may call it life changing) I was converted..........

[WPR1]

I had a VY11 Berlina that was off the road more than on. Looked great but always problems from water leaking into the cabin to a faulty fuel gauge.

My current Falcon and Territory are just great. Better to drive and (touch wood) very reliable.

[On The Edge]

Super charged v8 from the factory did it for me

[Mr Hardware]

My old man rolled home in about 1990 in a work car: a Gold EA. Looked like a limo compared to our camria.

So that kicked off the thoughts, but I didn't get converted until I started fixing taxis and learnt that the I6s routinely do a million kays unopened.

Sold!

(the torque, refinement, LPG, throttle response and smooth auto helped too)

[FG50T]

Holden all my life then drove my car and bought it.

[Marquis]

Originally Posted by Booger

Never say never buddy. This is what I used to say about Fords. My last two cars have both been SS Commodores was raised as a Holden man by a dad that always owned Holdens. Picked up a brand new FPV GS last week.

Supercharged V8 converted me.

I am the biggest badge racist fella I know. I have ford stuff everywhere. For me, Holden will never ever be an option

[Rockape]

Looks like the supercharged V8 has moved a few over.

[falconator]

We bought a 24 ft caravan and when it came to towing,my old mans 4.1L Cortina ran rings around my 253 v8 HJ Kingswood.The Corty only had a Stromie,the HJ had a 4 barrel Rochester,twin system,etc.After that i ,SAW THE LIGHT!!

[Murph-51]

couldnt afford the the inflated prices for an original VH SL/E I wanted, a mate from work offered me his very tidy and original XF Ghia, lowered and with extractors for $600 !! I thought what the hell !!!
Im on my 5th Ford now and I still have my 4th Ford too

[blackf6]

My Dad was a mechanic, and when I was a young tacka he had them both. But he used to like Brocky racing. So I liked them both. And now I have grown up and think the falcon is great. But I still like any aussie muscle car

[galaxy xr8]

It's interesting that a few here have mentioned that once they actually drove the two the Ford won over, it's a pitty we can't get more non biased people to do the same as it seem's that what we have known for yr's is true, the Falcon is by far the better built/driven vehicle.

[adz193]

I followed Holden like most simply because the old man did. All started when our VN was replaced with an EF XR6 when i was about 9 or 10. Then it was replaced with a BA around 6 years ago. Loved the EF and couldn't have been happier when got my EL XR 3 years ago...

I don't hate on Holdens, there are some i still like (VS Senator, HSV Coupe)
But after driving both, there is no doubt about what i would rather own