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11-05-2010, 01:00 AM | #1 | ||
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Cars since the XF have no style or character anymore. Too plastic and like TV sets off the assembly line. I think the manufacturers should start taking cues from their older cars for newer models giving the cars more character instead of just dead curves.
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11-05-2010, 01:10 AM | #2 | ||
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If bland and shaped like a cardboard box, then yeah.. the XF has character. As like most cars from the 1980s.
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11-05-2010, 02:51 AM | #3 | ||
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I think the XF was ok. XD was kinda boxy tho but I liked it. EA-current I think they have missed the mark as far as giving a car character. Same as steering. XF shape was the last of the true feel in steering. Everything else since is just dead feel. Like trying to put a screw in ur glasses with a welding glove. Just my opinion.
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11-05-2010, 07:54 AM | #6 | ||
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It's in the eye of the beholder! And possibly what cars you grew up with that dictates the "style" you're into.
I was JUST thinking about this very topic before opening up AFF. I'd have to say that each decade has it's own style (kinda like fashion but not as stupid). The Falcon like every other car takes it's design cues from the era it's designed. In my opinion, it was the XF to EF that was awfully boring and drab! XF the worst, as it was beginning it's transformation from a couple of panels being plastic to many more, and in stock form it looked hideous! Lowered and done up it looks good (but so do many other models). Yes Falcon could try and bring some nostalgia back into the designs, but really, younger less into cars and more into image buyers want BMW like styling. Not tough and menacing that many here want. And dare I say it... If you want a new retro Ford, import a Mustang. The new Falcons look fine IMHO!
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11-05-2010, 09:41 AM | #7 | ||
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It's in the eye of the beholder! And possibly what cars you grew up with that dictates the "style" you're into. I totally agree with this ... Altho with moving forward with years & technology & the models keep being updated to which they then become shapeless ... Don't you just dread what the next new car designs will be like in the future, not a lot of shape now, even less to not look forward to ... Sadly I don't think it will happen, or if it ever will to going back to the old car shapes, it's clear where they are going now & as the Ford dealerships said, they are now wanting to be more like the European cars :| |
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11-05-2010, 10:31 AM | #8 | ||
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I forgot to mention, I have grown up with the old GT'S & always luved them ...
Also 1 of my friends has the 2 of the old monaro's which he drag races all over Aussie land ... these cars have shape & character in my eyes, even tho I'm a Ford chick all the way ... With every thing if life, I always look for character in every thing, it's a must have ... What's is more appealing than Pizzaz, which seems lost now ! To a non car enthusiast they would just go with th flow & wouldn't think twice ... |
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11-05-2010, 11:02 AM | #10 | |||
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cars today have more style than the 1980s. and they drive better too.
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11-05-2010, 12:46 PM | #11 | ||
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11-05-2010, 01:42 PM | #12 | ||
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when you say steering feel? as in it feels like a bag of mouldy marshmellows? ive driven alot of cars inc XC/XD/XF and they are almost scary in the way they wander, and have alot of play dead center, even when looked after and maintained.
as for the styling, I prefer old XM/XP/XW shapes if your talking old school, there was nothing apealing about an XF except you could build a body kit for it with a ruler and it wouldnt look out of place.
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11-05-2010, 01:54 PM | #13 | ||
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Each to their own but this is a windup surely!
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11-05-2010, 02:00 PM | #14 | ||
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The last brand new Ford i bought was a XC Fairmont, the newest Ford i have owned was a 4 month old XD which i sold about 6 months later after getting sick of replacing door handles....
I am well and truly a pre 1978 type of guy....
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11-05-2010, 02:04 PM | #15 | ||
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No style. The AU had too much if I recall.
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11-05-2010, 02:05 PM | #16 | ||
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I think the XF is a beautiful car.
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11-05-2010, 02:06 PM | #17 | ||
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So your saying that new falcons should be boxy, square and sharp, with poo brown being the most popular colour. Should also come with 14 inch wheels and drum brakes, and high enough to climb Mt Warning. I think I would rather a G6et over an XF.
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11-05-2010, 02:06 PM | #18 | ||
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Hang on a minute...
The XF was great but: The Sprint, EBGT, ELGT, T Series, FPV's, BA-FG XR Range, G6ET etc have no style or character? Jump in an F6 and tell me a factory car that rips your face off in 12 seconds has no character. |
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11-05-2010, 02:30 PM | #19 | ||
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Funny was only thinking the same thing. Take a look at the mid sized sector on our roads today, never has there been so much choice from so many manufactures and never has the whole fleet looked so much alike.
Wind the clock back 30 or 40 years and take a look what was around then. Classic shaped Cortinas that distinctly looked like well like Cortinas, LC/LJ Toranas, even the Centura was a neat looking car (although it was a shocker in 4 cyl mode the 245 hemi's were incredibly quick for their time). Datsun had the very classic looking 240Z and the magic 1200 coupe followed by the 1600. Although we knock them today the 120Y and the 180B were extremely popular as well. Mazda are great today but in the 70's before the Company had to rebuild itself in the 90’s, their 808 but especially 929's were great looking cars of their time. Toyota was not the single Japanese powerhouse it is today but in the 70's the Celica was one of the best looking cars on the road (especially the "Mustang" model). Also I am a big Fan of the HK-HG and HQ-HZ, and also the XR-XY and XA-XC and I still like the whole Aussie Chrysler Valiant range from VH-CM. The CL-CM range still commands a great presence even now. The VC Valiant also still looks good now as well. Maybe it is that sometimes we do get stuck in a time warp and I know that most cars in the market now would easily blow away all these relics from the past in performance, fuel consumption, luxury, and safety but not necessarily in styling. As I mentioned in another thread, "looks are subjective" but it is hard to deny a classic. Bud Bud |
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11-05-2010, 03:45 PM | #21 | |||
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11-05-2010, 04:32 PM | #22 | |||
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For Australia we only really had the FJ but this car alone has warmed the hearts of many Australians in terms of style and flare. We really had to wait for the 60's to get a bigger catalogue of home made cars though. I am sure that in years to come, the BA XR8 (in terms of being described as great styling) will be seen as a classic, and although I am prepared for a flame I think that the modern Monaro will be too. I think Mazda 3's and 6's will also been looked upon favourably as well, but I fear that the run of the mill day to day transport we have now may not have too much excitement to write home about (and I am just referring to styling here) in the years to come, Toyota has seen to that. As I mentioned previously, there is no denying a classic. |
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11-05-2010, 05:00 PM | #23 | ||
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-All 30's cars "looked the same"
-All 40's cars "looked the same" -All 50's cars "looked the same" -All 60's cars "looked the same" -All 70's cars "looked the same" -All 80's cars "looked the same" -All 90's cars "looked the same" If you think that all modern cars look the same, that's what you are saying. In fact, i think there is greater focus more then ever today on making cars appealing to certain groups/markets. With so many choices, and every sale counts on them. My opinion is that the El was the last of the classically shaped falcons, after that, they got more flab and had different proportions, after the AU the falcon lost its core shape it had since the XR... But the AU brought individuality, and creativity, that was lost in the BA. The FG showed more flair in design...
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11-05-2010, 05:08 PM | #24 | |||
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At least there's no right or wrong answer here. Because who adjudicates this sort of argument??
IMO it's the G6Et that has got my vote for best falcon for the last 20 years. There where good cars before it!!! But in terms of looks and value, performance and driveability, it's a clear winner. In my opinion though...
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11-05-2010, 05:22 PM | #25 | ||
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I think all Falcons have there own certain special style and character, it all depends on who owns it, and how its been changed, most cars look plain Jane when in stocko form, but with the right rims etc, i think any falcon can look tough! Personally i can look at any Falcon ever made and imagine what i could do to it and how unique it could be, Even an XF
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11-05-2010, 05:39 PM | #26 | ||
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After taking delivery of my BA Mk 2 GT I too think that there is nothing on the market to upgrade to. Maybe the SC V8 might change that but time will tell. I think that the FPV V8 and Turbo 6 have plenty of character.
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11-05-2010, 05:43 PM | #27 | |||
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It's common sense these days that the latest will be the greatest. Car manufacturers can't afford to build a bad car anymore, given the choices the average consumer is given.
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11-05-2010, 05:57 PM | #29 | |||
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11-05-2010, 06:02 PM | #30 | ||
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You can all say what you like but i would rather be cruising around in one of these than anything else that is on offer today, but that is what personal choice/taste is all about......
...now that is style....(to me)
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