AU's are UGLY

drugfooked · 23-01-2006, 02:19 AM

is it just me or Was whoever designed the AU extremely drunk at the time? :togo:

needfordspeed · 23-01-2006, 02:26 AM

lol, you really are drug fooked, not that I disagree with ya but I think only the AU series 1 was ugly.

geckoGT · 23-01-2006, 02:29 AM

Here we go again, this will get ugly.

honer · 23-01-2006, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by geckoxr8

Here we go again, this will get ugly.

Is it too late for popcorn ?

drugfooked · 23-01-2006, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by needfordspeed

lol, you really are drug fooked, not that I disagree with ya but I think only the AU series 1 was ugly.

Only the series 1?? they all look exactly the same.

needfordspeed · 23-01-2006, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by drugfooked

Only the series 1?? they all look exactly the same.

ummmmm no they dont.

Aeron · 23-01-2006, 02:40 AM

Have a look in the "Show us ya AU" thread and you will find some hot looking examples.

gmhdriver · 23-01-2006, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by needfordspeed

lol, you really are drug fooked

LOL that is a golden comment, but I'm sorry to say that I actually agree with him. While the AU2 was a slight improvement over the AU1, nothing could hide those dreadfully shaped and oversized headlights, the visually appaling rear and that ill designed egg shaped dash. And before you start flaming me, I would have the exact same opinion if the AU had a Holden badge on it.
Sorry guys but IMHO the AU was a complete styling disaster from bumper to bumper.

apolloxbgt · 23-01-2006, 02:44 AM

I always disliked them untill I owned one,and then it grew on me.So I guess don't knock if you haven't tried.

needfordspeed · 23-01-2006, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by apolloxbgt

I always disliked them untill I owned one,and then it grew on me.So I guess don't knock if you haven't tried.

Yeah my mum has an AU2 and my uncle has a AU1, the AU1 never grew on me, AU2 did, I actually forced them to buy it :P But I guess I can't really talk because I havn't personally owned one.

One of the worst and best looking falcons were in the AU range IMO, AU1 Forte being the worst and T3 TS50 being the best!

needfordspeed · 23-01-2006, 02:49 AM

Actully if I think about it, this has got to be one of the worst threads ever. And now i'm posting in it for the 4th time.

apolloxbgt · 23-01-2006, 02:52 AM

Mine was an au1 forte,and admitidly these are the worst looking of the lot,but it still grew on me (after I dropped it on it's guts and put rims on it).Plus it was silver,I don't think the au1 forte grilles looked as bad on a silver car.

Redrum · 23-01-2006, 03:03 AM

Had 2 AU XR6 sedans and 4 AU XR utes. I was never a fan of the interior, the cheap plastic dash. I think the XRs looked ok throughout the range. The Forte though, the original series 1, was fugly!! I took my dad to the opening launch of the AU. He took one look at the droopy rear end and said they won't sell.

WIKIDSTIX · 23-01-2006, 03:13 AM

yeh i agree that most au's are ugly.. im not a fan of xr twin head light front ends... i think the te/s 50 front ends were a big improvement.

id love to see an AU ute with a te/s front end. anyone ever seen one?

Steffo · 23-01-2006, 03:14 AM

I've never understood why people think the AU is ugly.

If you want ugly vehicles... I could recommend some truley ugly stuff...

And yet at the same time, the Mercedes CLS, which looks FAR worse then any AU ever did... people love. Bit of badge going on there methinks.

BOOSTDEF · 23-01-2006, 04:16 AM

never did anything for me stock, but damn.... there are some hot ones out there...

But yes, that rear end ruined it.. I didnt mind the front..

WIKIDSTIX · 23-01-2006, 05:09 AM

speaking of AU's lol

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FRONT-BAR-BOD...QQcmdZViewItem

gmhdriver · 23-01-2006, 05:35 AM

Pffft that thing is a friggin joke... They put a ridiculous bodykit on it but it's still sitting on taxi steel rims.

Rodp · 23-01-2006, 06:16 AM

That's why I went VT2 SS in 2001, I just couldn't stand the sight of an AU. The only good looking ones were the S3 TS and TE's IMO. They nailed the looks with the BA but the AU, oh my.

I bleed ford · 23-01-2006, 06:48 AM

au1 was pretty damn bad but idid like the xr models..they looked sweet

LTDHO · 23-01-2006, 07:39 AM

I think the lights are too big. If you Photochop the lights to be smaller it would have been a more attractive car. I'd say this is why yhe BA got them!

Josh_XC · 23-01-2006, 07:52 AM

at the start i was never a massive fan off them, but they do grow on u. I reckon the shape is a bit out there thats why i like the shape.

Ummm yeh this thread could go on for ages, oh god, hahah this could be good.

HOON69 · 23-01-2006, 08:01 AM

i dunno but i look at a stocko and think meh its fugly etc then i look at my brother inlaws SRII SR WAGON and i dont mind it

i think kitted ones send a different vibe about em
i only like kitted,xr,t series AU's if its stock im not fussed on em..

ltd · 23-01-2006, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by drugfooked

is it just me or Was whoever designed the AU extremely drunk at the time? :togo:

You know, I hate when something this topical comes up from a newbie, sort of makes you wonder what their motivation is. It's not uncommon for a member of LS1 to come here and start a flame war, and me thinks that this may indeed be the case.

I could say the same and plenty more about holden like HSV stands for Homo Sexual Vehicle, but that would be too simple. Instead I'd wish to highlight that any newcomer would surely have to learn that to gain ones credibility, they'd need to avoid starting contraversial posts that flamed one of the products owned by so many members of the forum.

This would be simple for most people to understand, however in this case clearly not. I guess somebody who makes light of their affiliation with drugs, is destined to make sweeping statements that indicate their supreme ignorance, or the probability that their mother and father are in fact brother and sister.

merlin · 23-01-2006, 08:20 AM

I reckon the AU XR range looks great, any of the non-XR's though....no thanks.

98AUXR6 · 23-01-2006, 08:25 AM

To be honest, I think the Forte was ordinary. But in XR dress, awesome. "Show us ya AU" thread shows alot of awesome beasts, mostly with dress ups and look great.

geckoGT · 23-01-2006, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by ltd

You know, I hate when something this topical comes up from a newbie, sort of makes you wonder what their motivation is. It's not uncommon for a member of LS1 to come here and start a flame war, and me thinks that this may indeed be the case.

I could say the same and plenty more about holden like HSV stands for Homo Sexual Vehicle, but that would be too simple. Instead I'd wish to highlight that any newcomer would surely have to learn that to gain ones credibility, they'd need to avoid starting contraversial posts that flamed one of the products owned by so many members of the forum.

This would be simple for most people to understand, however in this case clearly not. I guess somebody who makes light of their affiliation with drugs, is destined to make sweeping statements that indicate their supreme ignorance, or the probability that their mother and father are in fact brother and sister.

I agree, this really does seem to be someone with nothing better to do trawling for a fight. As for the AU, not my cup of tea but there are some really hot ones and I love em anyway. The BA was a better package IMO and that is why I bought one but I would still own a T3 very easily. My friend had a AU2 fairmont VCT and that car was a gem, love one for a daily driver. The basic fact is that the AU gave the basis of the BA and is therefore a pivotal part of of Ford history, there have now been three models based on that body shape.

boss-290 · 23-01-2006, 09:53 AM

Mate,

In the car park a couple of weeks ago, there was a Hot Chilli Red AU XR8 Series II I think.

Mate, it was beautiful and will be in my driveway anyday.

Cheers,

Nathan.

Racecraft · 23-01-2006, 10:00 AM

It all personal taste, I prefer the EL shape, the black AU interior and the BA driveline. They mightn't be everyones cup of tea but like the old P76, some of its goodies were before their time

TheSneakiness · 23-01-2006, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by wikid_sticks

id love to see an AU ute with a te/s front end. anyone ever seen one?

I did a week ago, a silver AU ute with dented T3 TS50 front on it. I was going to do it to mine, but I'd need a new bonnet and some money...