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30-04-2006, 08:29 PM | #1 | ||
Spin 'em Habib !
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My Family Consists of :
Dads 2001 AU XLS Ute Mums 2002 AU Fairmont My 2001 SR Falcon Pops 2001 Forte And Cousin Nicks 2002 XR6 Mind you , Driving today i saw 4 SR's , And Before i Couldnt See Any !! :SaiyanSmi
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30-04-2006, 08:34 PM | #2 | ||
Last warning
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i feel for u ;)
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30-04-2006, 08:36 PM | #3 | |||
Burnin Rubber
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People are getting to really like the shape, so they are becoming more seen.
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30-04-2006, 08:37 PM | #4 | |||
Walking with God
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Great stuff! GK
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30-04-2006, 08:38 PM | #5 | ||
The 'Stihl' Man
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hmm probably more to do with the price if anything.
Still, reliable car.
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30-04-2006, 08:41 PM | #6 | ||
OLD SKOOL BABY
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Nothing wrong with having a Ford family, just shows how reliable and nice looking they still are, at least you have no Crappadores in your driveway :jab: I just bought the wife a series 2 Forte and she couldn't be happier. :evilking:
Mick
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30-04-2006, 08:43 PM | #7 | |||
Walking with God
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Stick with your EL, I'll take my AU's anyday! GK
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30-04-2006, 08:50 PM | #8 | ||
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That's doing well mate, I'm outnumbered by two Focii :(.
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30-04-2006, 09:09 PM | #9 | ||
Giddy up.
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That's because the AU's really are a great vehicle, they look great and not dated.
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30-04-2006, 09:13 PM | #10 | ||
V8 Powaah
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Location: Sunshine Coast, QLD
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At one stage my family had 4 E-series and 1 X-series vehicles, but damn 5 Au's.
Is the first person to get a B series going to be exiled from the family?
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30-04-2006, 10:40 PM | #11 | |||
The 'Stihl' Man
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30-04-2006, 10:42 PM | #12 | ||
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2's enough at my house :hihi:
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30-04-2006, 10:49 PM | #13 | ||
Bseries hardcore
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i cant compete with that
me 2001 au series 2 s-pack brother 1999 series 1 forte venom dad 2001 series 2 forte wagon lol
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30-04-2006, 11:34 PM | #14 | ||
Miami Pilot
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I can compete with that:
Me - AU XR8 Missus - AU2 Wagon Olds - AU2 Forte Sister/Brother-in-law - AU2 Wagon Brother - Focus (I know, not an AU, but still Ford) Also, in addition to the current "flock", I've had : AU1 XR8 (red, manual) AU2 V8 Forte auto AU1 XR6 VCT auto (the missus' car before the wagon)
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30-04-2006, 11:35 PM | #15 | |||
AU DIE HARD
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mmm got mine .xr8 had kevs xr8 ute till he jumped ship to the BA nd wagon got #2s AU111SR got the boarders Pursuit ute covinced me gm nutter mate hes got a AU11 WAG his mrs got the AU11 sed (still has his gm pickys on the wall at home) : then 3 mates with AU11 XR8s fills the drive nicely when the boss chucks on a roast for the gang .. :lookedat:
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30-04-2006, 11:39 PM | #16 | ||
Tickford Rules!
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See my sig. Also seriously considering adding an XR6 VCT, T2 and T3! Well, one day perhaps...
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01-05-2006, 12:10 AM | #17 | ||
Formerly Black EX-R6
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I reckon the AU XR in future years will be sought after. Its like the old GT's that were in wierd colours. Now they are the most valuable as there arent as many etc.
Same thing with the AU. Wont be as many around, and in future years they will age alot better then the BA and the series 3 BA (bf)
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01-05-2006, 12:27 AM | #18 | ||
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We've had a mint venom red au2 xr8 auto with 40,000km
Ford fairlane sportsman with tickford sunroof that the olds currently drive and is arguablly one of the best examples. My whyllie old TE50 which despite 130,000 is still a fire breathing dragon as you can see. |
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01-05-2006, 01:31 AM | #19 | |||
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01-05-2006, 01:33 AM | #20 | |||
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01-05-2006, 06:00 AM | #21 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Well I have a focus cause they are cool. Falcons are over rated. Especially the AU. I would never own one
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01-05-2006, 06:36 AM | #22 | ||
DJR TM#54
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You can never have to many Au's.
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01-05-2006, 12:17 PM | #23 | |||
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01-05-2006, 12:45 PM | #24 | ||
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Jeez... best looking forte i've seen there... those wheels look great on it
We're a Ford family... there's 5 in our garage usually. Not all AU's but still... go the ford!
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01-05-2006, 12:49 PM | #25 | ||
Afterburner + skids =
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I have one of them, thats bad enough!
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01-05-2006, 01:46 PM | #26 | |||
Walking with God
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GK
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01-05-2006, 02:31 PM | #27 | |||
Walking with God
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If you haven't worked it out, there are stacks of us here that love the look of the AU. I chose 2 AU's over older Falcons, I could've had 2 Fairmont Ghias for the same price, but I chose 2 AU's. It wasn't price, it was looks and lots of other things also. Hope that clears up things from my perspective at least! Thanks for your post! GK
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01-05-2006, 02:44 PM | #28 | |||
All Bran = Regular Member
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He parked it in the driveway behind my AU. Call me crazy, but for me the AU (with spoiler) has a much nicer rear end. I don't really want to discuss the front, the BA/BF is miles ahead (actually it's just the headlights, the rest of the AU front is quite ok). Maybe I'll get used to the headlights.... |
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01-05-2006, 02:48 PM | #29 | ||
Spin 'em Habib !
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My AU was bought on the pretence that i had wanted one for ages and that its the best looking car i have seen in a long time
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01-05-2006, 03:00 PM | #30 | |||
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