Looking back, was the VT Commodore better than the AU falcon

[Woodchukka]

Maybe ford could have tried this?

[VX2VESS]

yes.


VT2 and VX looked better the the VE as a well.

[Solone]

this link has made my day, this dude seems deadly serious too.

they are deadly serious.. the writeup really is representative of their sentiments. Completely deluded. IF they go to a car dealer trying to trade it in, the tickford owners think they have a bentley on their hands and then the dealer principal sees an old AU that noone wants and offers them $7000-$8000 trade in. (what its worth to the non deluded)

Id love to see the tickford owners face when the reality is presented to them.

[VYBerlinaV8]

The VT was definitely better styled, both inside and out.

I think the AU has a bit of a reputation as a workhorse car, and they seem to have lasted OK. To be fair, the BAs I see getting around look awfully tatty, I don't think they have aged as well mechanically.

I had a VY series 1 for 8 years, and it was a good car.

[Jamolad]

Keep pushing it along Hulk, you should be able to get this thread to 5 pages easy - then you can bust out a thread re a friend or family member that ignored your advice and knocked back your hand-picked low km car in showroom condition for a cheap roughie that has high km and questionable service history.

Weird stuff going on - lots of hulk threads on LS1, while AFF is full of Holden, HSV, Gen F and GTS threads. Turns out the planet of the apes was actually Earth all along, but I'm still confused.

[Solone]

Keep pushing it along Hulk, you should be able to get this thread to 5 pages easy -

Turns out the planet of the apes was actually Earth all along, but I'm still confused.

okaaay.... hulks threads lol.

This thread is a tribute to how the VT demolished the AU. its a sales fact. The only planet of the apes around here is anyone who beats their chest about the AU falcon being any good. lol

[VT_Lance]

Vt any day of the week, Love my old VT more then i did my GF of 5 years at the time lol but the engine/gear box weren't that great tho with 390xxxKM done

[Solone]

there is a user on the ford forums that spend a good $150k on an AU falcon. He even has a name for it, called the "Perkulator" or "eliminator" or something. I read that he turned up to a hotel with it and thought he would get special treatment/parking for it. The attendant looked at it (an old AU) and directed him to the parking station down the road lol. I just dont understand why he spend so much on an AU and then how he thinks its the best car around.

[zorro]

A few grand more? You're being way to generous!!! Another thing that will kill their value is the massive spike in power outputs in the last ten years. Who's going to excited by a 200-220kW AU Tickford Falcon these days? A 200kW Toyota Aurion could probably beat it in a drag race. We LS lovers are lucky that is pretty easy and cheap to tune up a VT/VX 220kW LS1 to 300+ flywheel kWs, which still fairly competitive these days.

Cheers, Matthew

I know of (Marco will too) an older Magna with stock engine making VT era SS's and actually a cv8 also look a bit silly....

I'd have one of these, easily best AU ford ever made and sounded tits under full noise

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[Scottn1au]

Ford Forum!! Might have to head over for some light entertainment

[JT]

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my thoughts on the AU

[Solone]

I know of (Marco will too) an older Magna with stock engine making VT era SS's and actually a cv8 also look a bit silly....

I'd have one of these, easily best AU ford ever made and sounded tits under full noise

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no question its the best AU ford ever made but that isnt much to brag about. It would have been a great car if released against the old Holden V8s from VT series 1 but From LS1 onwards these AU fords were pounded in every comparo. It turned up way too late. The CV8 monaro would make short work of this AU.

[Angeldust]

vt-vz are by far my favourite commodore's.

Im keeping my VZ for a long long time.

[Marco]

I reckon in 20 years from now I'll be one of those strange people who have accumulated many examples of the same type of car; in my case, VE Commodores

[Jag530G]

I reckon in 20 years from now I'll be one of those strange people who have accumulated many examples of the same type of car; in my case, VE Commodores

I reckon one of the little annoyances you'll have in 20 years time with VEs is with all the running changes over the 7 year model life, buying parts will be a bit of a pain. It won't be a case of what model Commodore, or even what year, you will virtually have to go shopping with your VIN.

Cheers, Matthew