What do you hate most about the AU Falcon?! - Page 2

b2tf · 01-07-2008, 05:33 PM

The construction of and amount of squeaks that end in up the dash. You cant do ANYTHING without removing the radio and its just a stupid way its put together. I have a rattle in my dash that Ive been trying to find for the past 6 months.

**DJM83** · 01-07-2008, 05:36 PM

Handbrake noises
Fading LCD display
PEOPLE THAT PUT CR@P ON THE AU
Noisey premium brake package.
Clunk in IRS diffs.
Other then that i love my TE

V3RSAC3 · 01-07-2008, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by PANUP

Reflection in the instrument cluster. Drives me nuts in summer...

Gives me another excuse too check myself out ;)

ayeyew · 01-07-2008, 05:46 PM

The rear bit of the exhaust

CLEANING MY DAMN AZZURROS!! LoL

**DJM83** · 01-07-2008, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ayeyew

CLEANING MY DAMN AZZURROS!! LoL

Forgot that one but not an AU problem

: still a PITA

HLC · 01-07-2008, 05:52 PM

how slow it is.
cleaning my gay fairmont wheels which are like small azzurro's :P
i could whinge all day about everything wrong with my car, but at the end of the day its trivial things like pain scratces etc.

its pretty hard to actually fault the car itself. its pretty good overall i suppose but yeah just individual things s hit me lol

V3RSAC3 · 01-07-2008, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ayeyew

The rear bit of the exhaust

i don't have that problem?? :S :S

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dishpig · 01-07-2008, 06:03 PM

People who write off my car because it's an AU, espescially when they obviously know jack about cars.

Other then that I can't really fault my car, I don't know what anyones going on about the seating poition I think it's perfect (i'm 6"4'). I drove my mum's BA for a week and the amount of time's I hit my head on the side was unbeleavable.

Oh I just thought of something the fact that my 6 stacker just ate two cd's and shat itself when I'm the poorest I've ever been, so I have no radio or music till I manage to actually find cash.

**DJM83** · 01-07-2008, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by dishpig

People who write off my car because it's an AU, espescially when they obviously know jack about cars.

Other then that I can't really fault my car, I don't know what anyones going on about the seating poition I think it's perfect (i'm 6"4'). I drove my mum's BA for a week and the amount of time's I hit my head on the side was unbeleavable.

Oh I just thought of something the fact that my 6 stacker just ate two cd's and shat itself when I'm the poorest I've ever been, so I have no radio or music till I manage to actually find cash.

Yeah i replaced one in my XR6 and also in my TE.

V3RSAC3 · 01-07-2008, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by dishpig

People who write off my car because it's an AU, espescially when they obviously know jack about cars.

Other then that I can't really fault my car, I don't know what anyones going on about the seating poition I think it's perfect (i'm 6"4'). I drove my mum's BA for a week and the amount of time's I hit my head on the side was unbeleavable.

Oh I just thought of something the fact that my 6 stacker just ate two cd's and shat itself when I'm the poorest I've ever been, so I have no radio or music till I manage to actually find cash.

i feel ya buddy :(

DBourne · 01-07-2008, 06:17 PM

i don't have an AU, and i might get yelled at for this...
but i find the interior, in particular the dash construction, a massive step backwards from the EF/L. apart from that, the exterior can be sexxed up with an XR kit

Abacus · 01-07-2008, 06:28 PM

^^^^^

Yeah, I had an EL, it was a better dash than the low series AU. I never did like that big egg shaped console.

But the high series AU dash was one of Ford Australia's best efforts to date.

BIGJB · 01-07-2008, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by 51RTE

Handbrake noises
Fading LCD display
PEOPLE THAT PUT CR@P ON THE AU
Noisey premium brake package.
Clunk in IRS diffs.
Other then that i love my TE

Ha... you complain about noisey brakes.
You were there on Sunday. Brakes....Brakes I own a series 1 what gd brakes.
Oh and if you haven't already guessed what I hate is the Brake or lack there of them.

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T3man · 01-07-2008, 07:24 PM

The thing I hate most about the AU is that Ford and Tickford got together and invented the T-Series, especially the T3. I am unashamedly addicted and just can't get enough of them. Oh how I pray the Lotto God will smile down on me tonight! There's a couple more out there I feel the need to own. LOL.

**Stav** · 01-07-2008, 07:47 PM

I lied. The one thing I really really really hate about my au is the fact that one day I may have to upgrade to a different model!!

ayeyew · 01-07-2008, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Stav

I lied. The one thing I really really really hate about my au is the fact that one day I may have to upgrade to a different model!!

There is no such thing as an upgrade from an AU

They're all DOWNgrades

Night · 01-07-2008, 08:15 PM

I think I got a good one cause I don't have most of the problems everyone else has. I don't mind the look of the fairmont inside and out but in the falcons I agree they could look better but they look like a fairly modern shape for a car that is around ten years old. Have to agree the series 1 brakes are crap, I think I've seen push bikes with bigger brakes and the beeping that goes on forever when the fuel gets low is probably the most annoying thing but it seems to shut up just as I'm about to punch it. Haven't tried the climate control thing to shut it up yet but now I know I will.

Oh just one more thing I hate is the fact it's not twin turbo and off it's nut but I think that might be a bit picky.

**FTE217** · 01-07-2008, 08:28 PM

What I really hate is I can't part with it !

The handbrake is crap but who cares.
Front screen fogs up sometimes WTF,no I don't want use the aircon to get rid of it.
The wheel offset sh!t me cause I want fit 20x9fronts and 20x10's without scraping LOL....
Not enough staggered mag wheel choice's I like hehe
I hate I can't afford to buy a T1 T2 so I have Tickford Triplets lol....

Dark Horse · 01-07-2008, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Bluedriver

Not enough staggered mag wheel choice's I like hehe

You're kidding. That's pathetic....

**FTE217** · 01-07-2008, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark Horse

You're kidding. That's pathetic....

Read my sig punk

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rag top · 01-07-2008, 09:49 PM

I hate the lack of height adjustment on the driver's seat, and the friggen handbrake that doesn't release properly.... (Bench seat by the way....)

**Mont5.0** · 01-07-2008, 10:15 PM

squeaky dash does my head in. that is all.

V3RSAC3 · 01-07-2008, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Bluedriver

Read my sig punk

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HAHAHA, SOLD ...

well today's my day ;)

Papa Smurf · 01-07-2008, 11:20 PM

I love the seat position in my AU XR6 series 1, better than the BA's. ( I drive a BA during the day at times)
The mirrors are ok, same as BA.

ONE complaint, getting that BLOODY spanner to disappear on the dash when a sevice is due seems to put a permanent dent in my finger :(

DoreSlamR · 01-07-2008, 11:30 PM

Just wondering when all the B-series elitists will be infiltrating this thread with the "we hate the whole AU" comments...? :P

Papa Smurf · 01-07-2008, 11:39 PM

Let em, AU's are good cars.

DoreSlamR · 01-07-2008, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Papa Smurf

Let em, AU's are good cars.

I'd agree if we didn't have 3 pages of AU problems for all to see

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Chamelion · 02-07-2008, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Abacus

All that stuff sounds like age-related wear and tear to me, rather than design issues with the car.

How many kms has your car done? Old cars get issues. That's why I eventually sold mine.

August 2002 build... 168,000km with stamped service book from Ford in Darra, I think.

I love it though, to bits and peices, which is lucky because it's falling into them.

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I keep thinking I could have saved LOT of money by buying a cheap as chips EF/EL on LPG that likely wouldn't have had any more problems than this AU has. But that's life!

Matt.

5.0 ED · 02-07-2008, 01:22 AM

oh yeah i really hate the spanner on dash thing, that takes forever to get rid of, but i also find it very frustrating trying to stop with AU1 brakes at times, f ghia interior, i like it, no rattles in mine, stupid broken speaker grill thou.

naughtyfalcon · 02-07-2008, 10:31 AM

i don't own an Au but if i had the money i would go out and buy an Au wagon,,i love the things,,especially i think it is burgundy red or similar .

and you'll find all fords from the ea up will all have the same problems with oil leaks and head gaskets just not as often as some.

I've seen some Au's that have done 3 head gaskets in a year,and some ea's that are only on there 2nd gasket with over 400 000 k's on the clock,,it boils down to how well the vehicle is looked after,,keep it serviced and it will last,,treat it like dirt and it won't.