What would you buy?

[Polyal]

^^^You would be cheering until something went pop!

[OzJavelin]

Originally Posted by chookaradley

With all the talk of Falcon on life support it raises an interesting question amongst a lot of die hard Ford fans.
What would you buy if the Falcon was no more?.

Scarey .. Falcon ute is the best fit for our lifestyle at the moment. Downgrading to a "pickup" is a horrible thought ;)

[FGII-XR6]

used XR6 turbo Vs a new Toyota yawnmobile? what do you think I would pick?

[TheInterceptor]

The Falcon i would have bought brand new has been killed a number of years ago. Id have loved a new car, no rust, no previous owners, maintain it properly since day one and not have stupid problems come up later. Oh well.

Keeping my AUII wagon till either of us die.

[Vekgib]

Probably a Ranger, but I'd suss out a Hi-Lux or Amarok while in the market

[Elks]

Mustang
f250
Lincoln

Failing all that a 300c.

Buying a Commodore won't be an option as its likely to be gone before Falcon, and its against my DNA.

[Bossxr8]

The only realistic alternative for me would be a Mustang. I'd rather sever my fingers than drive a shizzbox Holden.

[homegrown]

Bit surprised to hear how many would jump straight into a Commodore. I would drive my current Falcon till the day I die. As long I can still source the parts at U pull it

[Olbucko]

Anything except a Toyota or Great Wall.

[RGW1]

BMW 325i

[pursuit2359]

Not sure - one of the appeals of a Falcon is the price and availability of replacement parts. I don't like the look of the new Aurion, but the first generation looked OK - I'd test drive a few, at least.

If Falcon is no more, I wonder what all the taxi operators would buy. Holden like to claim they got out of the taxi market for image reasons, but I think they'd take the sales if they could. Unless Toyota makes a pitch for that market like they did with the Avalon...

[BDA074]

The replacement for the Falcon...
If none the Mondeo Ecoboost hatch.
Hopefully they take some learnings from the US and bring out AWD or even a a hybrid!

[302 XC]

Firstly there would never be a holden here
Id have a toyota first , bought new toyotas for years, because they were a better build, better quality,and held better resale,than both holden and ford
So as a package ,on a money value not an ego value, id go back to toyota, regardless if ford or holden stopped manufacturing ...
As my hip pocket cant handle the massive depreciation new cars have,ill drive the AU tray back till it dies, if repairs out strip its value,its of to sims, and ill buy another AU tray back for a coupla grand and go again

[Stefan]

Originally Posted by Cobramad

A viable alternative to the last FPV's would have to be a C63 for me, second hand so I dont get too punished by depreciation. Hugely talented vehicle and would also give me someone to cheer for in the V8SC circus.

Lucky you, depending on configuration you could buy 3 FPVs for the price of an AMG. would not be viable for 99% of Falcon buyers, me included.

Agree that it is a cracker of a car!

[chookaradley]

A lot of people are saying they would drive their Falcon until they die, which is fair enough but the essence of the question is what would you buy if you had to buy another new car where Falcon was no longer a option

[P6LTD351]

Originally Posted by chookaradley

A lot of people are saying they would drive their Falcon until they die, which is fair enough but the essence of the question is what would you buy if you had to buy another new car where Falcon was no longer a option

And what I'm saying is there is no alternative.

[chookaradley]

Originally Posted by eb2monty

And what I'm saying is there is no alternative.

Horse maybe then, A ford horse off course

[Sprint]

bicycles are fun...

[monzie]

Chysler 300C would be high on the list.

Pete

[flappist]

Originally Posted by sbcb

Keep a used one until the day I die. Nothing will ever be better. Is that a little narrow minded? Lol

You mean like the guys you see driving around in Valiants?

[Bundy]

The new Twin Turbo AWD Ford Taurus......its coming here when the falcon's done, I'll bet spoolman's lefty on it.

[SteveJH]

I'm replacing my EL Falcon with an LWII Focus.

I did look at a new Falcon, but decided that i'd be better off putting the difference in repayments (~$50/week) towards my house deposit.

[Joshmcmillan]

-Mustang
-Commodore
-AWD Twin Turbo Fusion
-Evo
-Focus ST

[b2tf]

Looks like I have moved on from performance sedans and more into a work/play ute so a Ranger would be the pick for me. If no Rangers I would probably go an Amarok.

[wodahs]

Originally Posted by chookaradley

A lot of people are saying they would drive their Falcon until they die, which is fair enough but the essence of the question is what would you buy if you had to buy another new car where Falcon was no longer a option

people are answering with the current choices they have with out knowing what choices they will end up with
try asking again when we know what ford replaces the falcon with

[GK]

I'd go a new Titanium Petrol Territory and LPI it.

My mate has one and it gets 12 litres per 100 on average. That's better than my AU wagon, which gets 13 on a highway run.

GK

[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by homegrown

Bit surprised to hear how many would jump straight into a Commodore. I would drive my current Falcon till the day I die. As long I can still source the parts at U pull it

What is more surprising is the amount of models being mentioned that are in a totally different segment to the Falcon.

[JC]

Ford Taurus (the AWD Interceptor version) would do me.

[WPR1]

Something else with a Ford badge!

Ford have one of the best ranges of cars at the moment so I am sure whatever they replace the Falcon with will be excellent. A family member has just bought a Mondeo Ecoboost and it is a very good drive. I would certainly buy this over a Commodore any day of the week.

[XrRabbit]

would have to keep the falcon or buy a second hand one. they are just a brilliant car.
if it died and I couldn't get a decent second hand one. would have to pull it apart and rebuild it as a project, put a new engine gearbox etc in it.