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20-02-2019, 04:29 PM
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Falcon: 1960 - 2016 My cars Current ride 2016 FG X XR6 - 6 speed manual Previous rides 2009 FG XR6 - 6 speed auto 2006 BF MkII XT ESP - 6 speed auto 2003 BA XT V8 - 5 speed manual 1999 AU Forte - 5 speed manual 1997 EL Fairmont - 4 speed auto 1990 EAII Fairmont Ghia - 4 speed auto |
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20-02-2019, 04:42 PM
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Shenanigans..............
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20-02-2019, 06:01 PM
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21-02-2019, 05:10 PM
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Here's another Torque edition all about turbo , non turbo , petrol and how an expert of the day saw ethanol /blend into the future . Oh yes and a Porsche 924 look too... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5Qt7GbS-cQ .. |
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21-02-2019, 08:59 PM
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yep had a new one in '78, a 5.8 GXL auto- good car traded it on an '82 5.8 ESP manual - better car. Fords ruled in those days with a great product
I think the bloody accountants got involved a bit later and stuffed them completely |
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23-02-2019, 08:32 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbRDC87Oizw He said though 15-17 mpg ...What !!!!!.....The 3.3 was better than that wasn't it ? and anybody remember the extra luggage options too..Roof racks are okay but the other thing ...Oohh... Last edited by roddy1960; 23-02-2019 at 08:48 PM. |
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23-02-2019, 10:18 PM
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He had a constant gripe about power steering and didn't like cars that had too much power. If he was alive, what would he say about the F6 Typhoon?
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26-02-2019, 06:38 PM
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Love the one where he drove the Torana (LH from memory) and stated that it was negligent on GM's part to put a V8 in "such a small car".
Pretty sure it was a 253... I wonder what he would say about the light-weight, powerful turbo cars that became so popular in the 90s. |
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26-02-2019, 07:15 PM
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What Peter didn't understand is what people want and what people need are not the same. If people want something and companies can make a profit from selling it then so let it be.
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ABC Torque: Road testing 1976 XC Fairmont GXL
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