Ford to close up shop in Australia?

[irsa76]

Yeah, I was being a bit tongue-in-cheek about the XF being "available" in AWD turbo form.
AIT were really only using the car as a marketing device, I don't think they thought anyone would pay the silly money they claimed they wanted for one (I honestly can't remember but I think it was sorta like $200k ... and I remember my old man's company-car XF Ghia being $23k at the time).

When Falchoon said it was actually an XE; I thought maybe he meant it had started life as an XE even though they put XF panels, bumpers, lights etc on it. We were just starting to drive in '87-ish & there was a guy around the corner from a mate who had a black "big block XF" (something of a work of art, was in Street Machine etc); something relating to engine-bay room/shape meant he'd started with a V8 XE body and fitted XF Ghia interior, bumpers, lights, guards etc on it.

Iirc the engine bays are the same, I did hear some mention Ford took the reinforcement out that was needed for the V8 though. Another reason I kept hearing was DMT wouldn't allow V8s in the XF, yet blown 351 Mk2 Escorts were "legal"?

[Captiva Fan]

Another reason I kept hearing was DMT wouldn't allow V8s in the XF, yet blown 351 Mk2 Escorts were "legal"?

They probably didn't allow a V8 XF without whatever the equivalent was back then of an engineer's certificate.
A lot of the time "they won't let me do it" is actually "they won't let me doing it without someone looking at it who proved they at least know something about what they're doing".

[chomper]

Iirc the engine bays are the same, I did hear some mention Ford took the reinforcement out that was needed for the V8 though. Another reason I kept hearing was DMT wouldn't allow V8s in the XF, yet blown 351 Mk2 Escorts were "legal"?

I've seen many actual XF's run warm Clevo's and they haven't pretzled the body.

[TonyJZX]

please, no more pics of chipper's mum thx

[Captiva Fan]

I've seen many actual XF's run warm Clevo's and they haven't pretzled the body.

Probably now vs. then ... rules now are likely to be both stricter & less random.

[Bob Vegana.]

Hahhhahahahhahahahahhahahaaaaaaaa

Classic stuff!!!!!!




She sure is a good sport about it

Phwoar!! Does she have Facebook?

[datso]

lol. if your not stupid, you would haggle the fuck out of the salesman, which will more than cover the carbon tax. and LOL even more because you believe what tony abbott says.

Sarcasm is still new to you? or not able to read past a Twitter length sized comment FFS!.
For a 35,000 or 45,000 dollar car like who'd care for the sum of a Thai hoes monthly wage.


Im sure Old Henry if he could, would come back from the dead and arse rape every scat in charge
for Ford badged boxes done by Huey Lewis & the News hip to be square addicted so called designers.

[Bob Vegana.]

You must be new to forums.

Sarcasm is indiacted by the use of italics.

[datso]

after the obvious sarcasm "Seriously" was used with a clear opinion of how stupid
these puppets think we are to think they can distract us while robbing our pockets.

[MRMOPARMAN]

Or you could just use itallics.

Theres enough liberal party circlejerk bandwagon cunts around here that thinks the universe shines out of abbotts arse, that your comment isnt so obviously sarcasm

[chomper]

after the obvious sarcasm "Seriously" was used with a clear opinion of how stupid
these puppets think we are to think they can distract us while robbing our pockets.

Whaaaaaaaaaaa?

[datso]

itallics or not cant get more obvious I hate all the cunts in politics especially abbott and gillard

[TonyJZX]

http://www.motoring.com.au/news/2013...upercars-36776

[sssgtr]

Heard a rumour this morning that Boeing is looking to take over the grounds at Broadmeadows post 2016 to manufacture components.....

[Captiva Fan]

Bill could gearbox someone from above ... "Release the Sheer Bolts" he would evilly cackle to his Flight Engineer, and Ol' Mate gets a BW35 originally destined for an FGII Silvertop smashing through the patio roof ...