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View Poll Results: the bast of a bad situation. What would you drive for an everyday car?
would you drive a FWD Falcon 7 5.26%
would you continue to drive an older RWD Ford 89 66.92%
would you drive a RWD Holden 20 15.04%
would you drive an SUV 4WD (+ subaru) 11 8.27%
would you drive any other FWD vehicle. 6 4.51%
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Old 02-06-2010, 04:11 PM   #31
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i would proberly put my XR6 on blocks, or sell it and buy a EL GT and then buy a mitsubishi triton or a outlander
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Old 02-06-2010, 06:26 PM   #32
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Would keep my AU, or if I couldn't probably downgrade to an I6 AU or e series..

Failing that, probably buy an old celsior, TX3 Turbo AWD, a M3, a 300c or bring over a new 'stang

FWD makes me cry...

EDIT: other option, buy a Focus XR5 turbo and convert it to AWD!
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Old 02-06-2010, 06:44 PM   #33
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There will be no FWD Falcon on my driveway. End of story. If it comes to that I'll hold onto my BF until it dies or get into a second hand 540i.
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Old 02-06-2010, 06:58 PM   #34
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I voted drive an old model prob because i wont be able to afford a new falcon soon anyway

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Old 02-06-2010, 07:01 PM   #35
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[QUOTE=BFZF8]There will be no FWD Falcon on my driveway. End of story. /QUOTE]

I agree with this sentiment 100% I have 2 RWD fords and if they stop making them I will have to make sure I have enough parts to make my cars last longer than me. RWD in a BM or merc would be considered at a last resort simply because the cost of maintaining those vehicles is fairly high.
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Rental cars, the equipment of choice to get to destinations where 4WDs fear to drive......
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Old 02-06-2010, 07:09 PM   #36
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I voted old rwd falcon but I'd probably end up in a f250.
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Old 02-06-2010, 07:11 PM   #37
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I would just follow the soccer mums and rednecks and drive a SUV. THose mongrel drivers have been blocking my view of traffic ahead in numbers so I may as well join them!
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Old 02-06-2010, 07:13 PM   #38
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I'd probably keep driving my Mondeo
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Old 02-06-2010, 07:34 PM   #39
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How about other options like:

Other RWD vehicle (plenty of RWD euros in the Falcon price range, Merc, BMW etc with the odd yank tank or Japanese/Korean/Chinese rocket)
Other AWD vehicle (plenty of AWDs in the Falcon price range, Audi, VW etc as well as the above)
What sorta merc or bmw do you get for 50 kay?? LOL...
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Old 02-06-2010, 08:23 PM   #40
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I couldn’t vote as it doesn’t offer my preference.

I'm not into FWD and I'm over the Holdens, so I’d go with a German and it would depend on which offers the best package for my needs at the time. In order of my current preferences it would be Mercedes AMG, BMW M followed by Audi RS.
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This is my direction too. Although Audi's are FWD/AWD.

I'm not into FWD anything, i've driven lots of miles in different FWD cars, including late Honda's without doubt the best of them and they do noting for me.

AWD is still a secondary preference to RWD, cost, weight, complexity, fuel consumption/emissions all work against this answer.

But I couldn't bring myself to buy a Holden. So neutral territory for me. Benz, BMW 125/135 are quick. Not cheap so maybe a 3 yr old one. Or something even further afield like a Prado or a DMax ute.
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Old 02-06-2010, 08:36 PM   #41
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not much mention of Subaru's... id get an outback/liberty and keep my NC for fun
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Old 03-06-2010, 09:20 AM   #42
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yeh i'd probably look at an STI or EVO as another option.. love a small turbo car, the WRX we used to have was one of the most fun cars ive ever driven..



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What sorta merc or bmw do you get for 50 kay?? LOL...
either an old AMG or top of the range thats gonna cost a fortune in parts etc or something sloooooooooow haha..

actually my old mans got an 08-09 C220 diesel which was about 60-70k and goes pretty decently for an oil burner... thats one that i'd consider
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Old 03-06-2010, 09:20 AM   #43
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if the went fwd over night the fg's and bf maybe even older models would go up in price.

no one here is talking about the utes??? how bad would a fwd ute be?????? no wonder no one sane buys those jumbucks
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