No more Aussie cars- starting to really notice it - Page 6

Sprintey · 05-01-2023, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by FTE217

yep you could say 2016 all that was made was Sprints.
550 XR6's
850 XR8's

Not surprised not many Falcons on Carsales because they are keepers, XR's/G6's etcetc you name it not many want to move them on.

Its been 6yrs since the last builds and very sad.
What I noticed for myself having to update the daily sometime this year and doing some window shopping, I would have just gone to my Ford dealer and ordered the next Falcon LE or whatever came to be.
Now I'm do I want another Dual Cab ?, or a wagon or SUV.
Damn mosh pit.

Agree with this. Been looking but the enthusiasm is tempered. Flaccid, even. If Ford were selling Falcons and Territories, that would have been it, mine would be on order already. Imagine how well they would have done in covid with all the stimmies money and people wanting toys...

Sprintey · 05-01-2023, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by FTE217

it just doesn't sound right Melb compared to Havana, the least liberal State in the country and voting proves it lol........

I think it's a neat fit, the state closest to the Castro's in political view

Bossxr8 · 05-01-2023, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Sprintey

I think it's a neat fit, the state closest to the Castro's in political view

We also have a dictator in charge.

**FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0** · 06-01-2023, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Syndrome

I have also made the same observations. Five years after the last car was built in Australia their presence on Australia's roads is fast reducing. Look at www.carsales.com.au and you will see how few Falcons are for sale these days.

Drove from one side of town to the other to drop my daughter off at her Mum's place, a distance of less than five kms, and saw two FG X on the way home: a VG XR8 and a Kinetic XR6. I rarely see any other FG Xs around, let alone two in a day!

**FTE217** · 06-01-2023, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Bossxr8

We also have a dictator in charge.

True Sprintey and Bossxr8, just that Melb is no where near as colourful and weather like Havana let alone politically correct and blinded green.
I feel sorry for youse actually lol.......

Best thing out of Melb was Falcons

GCRXR6 · 07-01-2023, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0

Drove from one side of town to the other to drop my daughter off at her Mum's place, a distance of less than five kms, and saw two FG X on the way home: a VG XR8 and a Kinetic XR6. I rarely see any other FG Xs around, let alone two in a day!

I've seen more FGX's racing on the speedway than doing road service.

**anobserver** · 08-01-2023, 02:03 PM

Im almost at the point of preferring super 2 or 3 series racing over the main game, with the greater variety of cars. ie Fgx falcons and nissan altimas.

Theres an fgx owner in the next street across. He leaves the car out in the weather at all times. Its hard to watch.

Sprintey · 09-01-2023, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by FTE217

True Sprintey and Bossxr8, just that Melb is no where near as colourful and weather like Havana let alone politically correct and blinded green.
I feel sorry for youse actually lol.......

Best thing out of Melb was Falcons

I dunno FTE217, some of the speed runs and big walls on the local reefs down here, though you gotta rubber up

Citroënbender · 09-01-2023, 08:42 PM

Latest Aussicams short has an FG-X playing “Battle of Schlongs” with a white van.

stock1991 · 09-01-2023, 09:02 PM

The way I see it, Everest is the new nice car headache that that is

DOC · 09-01-2023, 09:20 PM

One other thing to notice how the cars are changing as well. Old School we had chrome bumpers and New School was plastic bumpers, but now we have no grills for of the Eveready battery powered cars.

Chrome Bumpers
Plastic Bumpers
No Grill

Took the xr8 for a trip down the freeway today to meet a buddy for a catchup (it normally lives under wraps now) and yes you get people looking at the cars now a bit differently. It is a bit of fun passing those battery cars with the v8 bubbling away as we go past.

Sprintey · 17-01-2023, 10:53 PM

Travel up to the Midwest was Holden country, many VF's going to and from Perth on the Highway, mostly hi spec and V8 performance ones. A couple of ZBs too.

Out back in the industrial area, there's still that sprinkling of Holdens amongst the dual cabs but this time it's VY's, the old reliable workhorses. Utes, sedans, crewmen and one tonners.

Vesper Martini · 18-01-2023, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by stock1991

The way I see it, Everest is the new nice car headache that that is

Huh? what do you mean

Bossxr8 · 18-01-2023, 09:34 AM

Had a bit of a throwback yesterday, pulling up at the lights next to the old engine plant. 4 Territories in a row, a Mercedes, then another Territory in the right lane, with an FG and a BF ahead of me, and me in my FG in the left lane.

Was like going back to 2015. It's usually mostly Rangers there at that time of day.

Vesper Martini · 18-01-2023, 09:48 AM

I've seen a few lowered Territories lately, I mean sitting on bumpstops stuff. I guess this is what they have become

78xcgxl · 18-01-2023, 11:36 AM

Definitely plenty of Territorys on the roads of Melbourne. Not many SX or SY ones but.

To set the seen on Melbourne construction sites, they are now a sea of dual cab utes. I feel like I'm the odd one out driving a FG mk2 XR6T ute. You still see a few FG utes on site being worked to death but they are being greatly outnumbered and phased out by the thai utes.

When i started in the industry 8 years ago, having a HSV Maloo was said to be the "ultimate" ute to have. In 2023 having a Ford raptor is now the new "ultimate" ute. How things change.

Sometimes i think about selling my 2013 FG ute which cost me $27k in 2016 with 40k on the clock but i love it so much. Having a look at the current market the only real performance ute on the market is the new Ford ranger raptor. At $95k it's a big jump in cost from the humble Falcon ute!

Bossxr8 · 18-01-2023, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by 78xcgxl

Definitely plenty of Territorys on the roads of Melbourne. Not many SX or SY ones but.

To set the seen on Melbourne construction sites, they are now a sea of dual cab utes. I feel like I'm the odd one out driving a FG mk2 XR6T ute. You still see a few FG utes on site being worked to death but they are being greatly outnumbered and phased out by the thai utes.

When i started in the industry 8 years ago, having a HSV Maloo was said to be the "ultimate" ute to have. In 2023 having a Ford raptor is now the new "ultimate" ute. How things change.

Sometimes i think about selling my 2013 FG ute which cost me $27k in 2016 with 40k on the clock but i love it so much. Having a look at the current market the only real performance ute on the market is the new Ford ranger raptor. At $95k it's a big jump in cost from the humble Falcon ute!

With 40k on the clock it's barely even ran it. Keep it.