Your parent's ride, Love it or hate it

[XR8-260]

My dad has a '94 S320. For those of you who don't know... it's a 2.1 ton sedan powered by a puny 170kw 3.2L I6. It's extremely comfortable and quite but absolutely terrible to drive. Firstly, a 2.1 ton sedan is never to going to handle like a sports car, secondly the steering is extremely light and lacks feel, and thirdly the accelerator pedal is extremely difficult to depress.

Has an extremely nice interior (for a '94 model) that would put any ford in its place Lol.

[Rob]

Dad - AU 3 Falcon (it was mine..) - great fun to drive

Mum - VX Berlina - smoooooth and quiet!

Not real interesting. My uncle has an 890,000km old EF, which is cool because its nigh on indestructible.

[Tles]

I borrow theILs Hilux ute, not as much fun as the previous Cruiser tray but just as handy, the Discos awesome for offroading and the 06 S type is nice for a night out especially as there's no kid seats in the back.
We generally only have the T around our house as I work nights so I regularly drag the XR5 back from Dads for a weekend cobweb blowout or borrow one of their Escape family hacks for errand running.

Family extends the Fleet if you treat em OK - Payback for scoring 'em mates rates deals too.

Test drove a Q7 3.0TD and Merc GL today with MIL and it's a bloody good vehicles - fingers crossed they trade the Jag on one. Love our T but these are vvvery nice.

[chrispie123]

parents have a nissan nomad van and a mazda 323 or somthing like that 1.5L
i have an au falcon and an ef the only reason i drive theirs is towing so i dont kill my cars

[mongoloid]

I used to love to borrow my old mans car, 2001 HSV Grange, but now i have a car thats newer and faster!

[fast gt]

drive my uncles s type jag and 355 ferrari when ever my car is in for a service i know hes not my dad but hes raised me since i was 15

[GlennBA]

I drive my dads BA XR6 Turbo usually. Its a nice car.. pretty quick but its too quiet, is auto and jeez its got problems.

[BlackBa]

My old man's got a 2006 bf xr6 turbo that i drive when he lets me and he's also got a '67 xr falcon 351 that he wont let me touch until im off my p's :

[Psi-Pop]

Ill quite happily take out my mums BA XLS Ute, its a 5 speed and when coming from a very slow EF Fairmont Wagon even the Ute is a jet. And the ute is quite fun to drive being a ute and a clutch. Pretty handy for carrying Escort parts around in to!

Get into dads car whenever he lets me BF Xr6T 6 speed, and this makes me very happy untill i get out then the Wagon feels like im going backwards and im in a yacht, well the yacht thing is mostly true in it. Just the feeling of boost and the car squatting down and throwing itself down the road makes very very happy. Only on p's so little while before i can actually take this out more often.

Mum used to have a 2000 Nissan Patrol 3Litre Turbo, that thing used to be good fun on the dirt roads, massive torque and LSD with some big fat wheels, and 2.5 ton made some nice skidmarks and very very slow sliding.

[Dezza]

My parents have an EBII Falcon GLi wagon with a factory 5 speed. I've always liked that car. They've owned it since new and it has been ultra reliable. I've always loved the manual, and those 4.0 litre engines have a bit of grunt. The only criticisms are the lack of features compared to the Ghia

On the other hand, my parents also own a 1989 Rodeo. That thing is an embarassment. It's rusty, it's got plenty of scratches and dints, a coathanger aerial, and an AM radio. The non-turbo diesel engine has a top speed of about 90, and it takes ages to reach that. The one thing I do like about that ute though, is it is good for paddock bashing.

[Jorgo85]

Dads got a: 1973 Lincoln Continental Mark IV - 460ci C6 and a 9inch in a tank.
1995 Toyata Hilux SR5 diesel
1944 Indian Cheif - 1200cc V-twin
1942 Indian Scout - 600cc V-twin
1946 Harley Davidson UL - 1200cc V-twin current groundup resto
Mum : 1998 Hyundai Excel shopping trolley
Me : 1995 Falcon XR6 manual with a few minor mods

[Fairmont I6]

mum has an auto 94 barina, so i only drive that when i have to.
dad has a vx exec which is boring but i like to drive it for the free petty and sometimes i like the anonymous factor, no police attention etc.

[TURBO_GHIA]

my parents have a

volvo 240gl wagon
BA wagon
or my car EL ghia turbo ,i know which one i like to drive more ,plus im not allowed to drive there cars

[castek]

whens its done, dads 351 clevo xw ute. sometimes i drive the old xf my uncle gave my dad to use until he got a company car.

[PoMmYwOG]

well mums got a vt commodore, dnt really like driving it much, but dnt mind driving my dads 5speed 80 series cruiser(got exhaust done,lol), goes allright for a 4wd, still prefer to drive my XR6. I do miss the sound of my calais that i gave to my brother... took it for a spin on the weekend, sounded good, just doesnt drive like the XR6.

[needaXYGT]

befor i got my car, i used to drive my dads AUII fairmont Ghia. the engine used to see redlines quite often, but bcause i look after my car, it wares of on my dads car.

[iwannaford]

Me AUIII SR.. Mum.. Current Shape Celica Dad.. Saab (WTF).. None of us live together.

[timace]

Mine: EL Falcon 4L I6 and 93 TX5 Ghia V6.

Dad's - Pajero Turbo Diesel
Mum's - Hyundai Getz.

I'll stick with mine.

[EBTom]

Mine: EB Fairmont I6
Dads: EB Wagon (was mine before got sedan), MK1 Cortina (ive driven once), MK2 Zephyr Ute (never driven)
Mums: Mondeo GLX (POS, indicators on the wrong side)

[TheSneakiness]

Step Dad - 96 Ford Courier diesel
Mum - 05 Holden Barina

I don't mind their cars, they both serve a purpose...

[TZENU]

Dad: BA Classic
Ma: 05 Fiesta
Me: XY & XR6T


If my dad's car is behind and i gotta run down to the shops then i take his.. But if im going out for a while i can chose!

[AdzT3-146]

Mum has a NL Fairlane Ghia. Very comfortable cruiser.

[bjr22n_]

mum: 2004 Mazda 3
Dad: 1994 Ford Festiva
Me: 1997 Ford Laser

which ever is out the front of home, but usually i like to drive my own.

[sexy_xr6]

Mum: '97 Mitsubishi Verada - Leather & Woodgrain interior nice but smells like dead something at the moment
Dad: XC Ute - 351 Clevo - Love driving it but cant really tell what lane i am driving in!
Bro: '83 Bravo Ute - Loved driving this car before he got his licence but now it is just a peice of **** used for drifting only
Me: '01 AUIII VCT XR6 - by far my favourite car to drive

[Sprint347]

Mum's got a manual green EL GT

Dad's got a BA XR6-T with Tornado 19's + SSL's

Love 'em both

[Matty4]

Dad's got an AU1 Fairmont wagon, V8, full exhaust, Tickford suspension, T3 brakes. Don't mind driving it 'cos the note this thing makes is awesome, but it needs the carbon and cobwebs blown out from time to time...hehe.

Mum's got a 2000 Astra....nice, but boring.

Mind you, my brother has a T3 TE50, AU2 V8 SE ute and 1 of my BIL's has a S/C EL XR6 and the other a Liberty GT STi, they're all good fun!!!!

Still, my fleet (below) are all great to drive.

[pecker73]

My folks are long divorced and enjoying retirement..

Mum's daily = 06 Volvo S40 T5 Sedan.. Goes like the clappers..For a Volvo :
Mum's pride and joy = 1972 VW Beetle 1600. Owned since new. Touch the car, she'll break ya nose :jab:

Dad's daily = 05 Landcruiser Sahara-Turbo Diesel. Been 'round Aus with caravan. Purred all the way. :sm_headba
Dad's pride and joy = 2004 Mercedes Benz SL55 AMG Convertable. Sex on wheels. I've never had a drive... Told that's how it will be until he is dead !

[MCXR8]

Dads got a BF XR6 with the 6 speed auto, its a real joy to drive, and mums got an '03 Audi A4 which is okay I guess...

[Jayden]

My Mum just picked up her fresh from Japan Mazda 3 sedan today. I like the new plastic smell of it.

They are actually built very well I couldnt really find a single fault im almost sorry to say. My EF might as well have been made in 1981 sitting next to that now.

--edit--, oh yeah forgot to mention my Dad has a white AU 1 XR8 lowered, 18" & apex computer. modified and signed in Brocks workshop. -- Ive never driven it :

[lukey]

Mum drives a 2001 Lancer soon to upgrade to a new one which is nice for a mums car.
Dads got a Magna TL VRX (thats the one with the mean front) and I really love driving it, its smooth, revvy, sounds nice and goes nice and the bucket seats are great.