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Old 25-03-2011, 07:34 PM   #3481
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americans are FAIL!
Nothing like a good generalisation to keep a thread moving eh?
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Old 25-03-2011, 07:48 PM   #3482
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Old 25-03-2011, 07:50 PM   #3483
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it was the mention of "The Barra Six uses a FRONT sump while all the previous Aussie Ford Sixes had a REAR Sump"

which to me.. thinks he's never looked at the sump in a 6Cyl AU, E Series, X Series Falcon.. which is proberly Fords biggest selling cars.. and theyre all FRONT Sump.. where he's implicating that all the previous Aussie Ford Sixes were REAR.. = FAIL
FG was the first to use rear sump.
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Old 25-03-2011, 08:02 PM   #3484
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Old 25-03-2011, 08:11 PM   #3485
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6 cyl. Cortina??
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Old 25-03-2011, 09:09 PM   #3486
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Old 25-03-2011, 09:43 PM   #3487
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I'd say that's more of a fail for FoMoCo than the owner. Something that has driven customers away from Falcon is one of the dodgiest models, the BA. Poor quality and cost-cutting is not a good thing.
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Old 25-03-2011, 10:03 PM   #3488
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If they really thought it was a **** box, why would they keep it

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Old 25-03-2011, 10:21 PM   #3489
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I don't know, but I was referring to Falcon anyway.
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Old 25-03-2011, 11:09 PM   #3490
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Where is the HSV ?

Says Holden - ??

They did have an ASTRA HSV - Both recently and in the past....
again a 4 year old nokia doesnt have the best quality. right under barina right beside the flick stripe there is a HSV badge all molded in with the barina badge so its not put there afterards
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Old 25-03-2011, 11:29 PM   #3492
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WTF, why is this an "Epic Fail"? You can't modify anything unless it is a Ford?

Getting a bit one eyed.
I've seen that orange Pulsar around near me, and while I am all for the owner trying to do something different, it just doesn't work.

You need to see the whole rear end to really appreciate the failure there.

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not your usual jdm, spoon racing, apexi sticker kitted integra

Ah!! Hume Hwy and Homebush Rd.
I saw that car around Five Dock the other day. It's......different.
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Old 26-03-2011, 09:46 AM   #3493
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If he saved all that money from the stickers he could have bought a pod filter
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Old 26-03-2011, 05:34 PM   #3494
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If they really thought it was a **** box, why would they keep it

Because it was an entrant in the original ****box rally.....
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Old 27-03-2011, 04:46 PM   #3495
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came by this one on google images... dont know how this relates to EF Falcon Burnouts..



when i thought it was bad enough, they make it worse
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Old 27-03-2011, 10:14 PM   #3496
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Every bogan would love turning up to there year 12 formal in that.

I used to sometimes drive a Rodeo at work. About a 2008 model, Worst new car I have been in. Sooo bad it's unbelievable.
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Old 28-03-2011, 09:35 AM   #3497
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tough to explain this:

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Old 28-03-2011, 09:57 AM   #3498
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Gee, never considered a Taurus hanging of some power wires as a 'Wrecked Exotic"...
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Old 28-03-2011, 11:18 AM   #3499
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came by this one on google images... dont know how this relates to EF Falcon Burnouts..



when i thought it was bad enough, they make it worse

had a turbo one at work a few years back, 10,000 ks on the clock, going over the bolte bridge when the turbo packed up, (heading up hill) ,...managed to get off at footscray rd just as the motor shut down, would not start for 1 hour, then got into the city & died again...never to start again,...
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Old 28-03-2011, 01:27 PM   #3500
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How about parking across two disabled parking spots?

fail much?
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I'm wondering about the sign in that pic. Is the highway named after the type of car that's broken down the whole way along the highway?
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Old 28-03-2011, 03:20 PM   #3502
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They never made a VN Monaro, Rik
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Old 28-03-2011, 05:21 PM   #3503
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How about parking across two disabled parking spots?

fail much?
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Old 28-03-2011, 06:08 PM   #3504
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I dont know whether that is a fail. Its damn impressive, and I would love to know the story behind it.
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Old 28-03-2011, 06:44 PM   #3505
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How about parking across two disabled parking spots?

fail much?
That may just be a photo of someone half way through doing a U-turn, otherwise yes an epic fail!
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Old 28-03-2011, 06:51 PM   #3506
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That may just be a photo of someone half way through doing a U-turn, otherwise yes an epic fail!
ill have to fail you on this one.. double white lines.

also id shake his hand. the amount of times i see disabled cars parked in parents with prams parking it ****** me off. they have their own parks and take the ones we need
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I'd say that's more of a fail for FoMoCo than the owner. Something that has driven customers away from Falcon is one of the dodgiest models, the BA. Poor quality and cost-cutting is not a good thing.
I'm with you on that...after a BAII turbo ute with many problems, and now a BFII XT that isn't the greatest either...my next car might be a ford, depends what's availible/what i can afford...but it won't be a falcon, that's certain
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Old 28-03-2011, 09:16 PM   #3508
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I don't see how this project would do any good, the body will be extremely rough from all the bog used.


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Old 28-03-2011, 09:31 PM   #3509
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the amount of times i see disabled cars parked in parents with prams parking it ****** me off. they have their own parks and take the ones we need
the parents with prams parks peeve me... the little grommets are in prams, they dont care how far away from the door mum parks... and why should some parent pushing a pram get to park closer than others?
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Old 28-03-2011, 09:45 PM   #3510
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'Parents' parking cannot be enforced by law though, so anyone can park there. Same with the stupid hybrid parking. Parked my XR8 in one of them once :
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