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Originally Posted by Mr Brooksy
Like everyone else, I really appreciate your write up and photos.
I'm sad to say I never got to visit the Tickford/FPV factory or even Ford HQ itself actually being from north of Sydney at the time. Shame really. I did go to almost every Sydney motor show though to see the new FPV offerings from 2004 until 2013. I remember walking past Lambos, Ferraris etc just to get to see the new FPVs and Falcons... Then I'd go look at everyone else's offerings.
I'm sad that there's no car that interests me enough to take my son and daughter to any new cars show (I'm not even sure there is such a thing anymore). If I were to take them, it would only to go and see the exotics. Nothing in a working man's wage is even worth viewing a motoring website now days, let alone a motor show. It's a sad time in Aussie motoring, especially compared to the FPV years for me.
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I think that sentiment is pretty common now.
High end Falcon's could satisfy the itch for something powerful, while also being somewhat practical for a family man.
The only "desirable" enthusiast cars in that working man's price range seem to center around hot hatches. There is certainly fun to be had in those cars, but they would struggle to be a multipurpose purchase.
I would say that for me personally, there are still a few interesting options available on the new car market, Mustang, Supra, BMW M2, but then I don't need to purchase for a growing family.
Also, the way car prices have inflated over the last 3 years, cars like the Mustang for instance are creeping out of the "affordable" price range. I paid $58,000 for a manual Mustang GT in 2017. Same car is beyond $70K now. I have a S650 on order, but it won't be the bargain my S550 was.