Is This EA Any Good?

srry if this is in the wrong section but i am new yer so..

i am a first car time buyer...i have $5000 - $6500 on which i would like to spend on a car...

I have heared That 'EA' models are a dud, is thsi true? The reason i am asking is i am intrested in buying the car below what do u guyz think?

thank you for your help!

Vehicle 1988 FORD FALCON EA S
Price $6,500
Kilometres 270,000
Body 4 door Sedan
Colour Stark White
Interior Colour Grey/White
Transmission 5 speed Manual
Engine 6 cylinder U Multi-point injected 3.9L (3949cc)
Reg Expiry APR-2006
Brief Comments EA Ford Falcon S - Modified Ford, Head Turner.
Long Comments -179.9rwhp performed at Redcliffe Dyno & Performance (23/07/05) which is as powerful as a new BA XR6.

....Exterior....
- Stark White
- Fitted with GT Front Bumper and Bonnet Vents, APV Side Skirts and Rear Bumper
- Clear Indicators

...Interior...
- Blue/White Interior - Doors, dash surround, centre console etc.
- Tinted Windows
- Fitted Racing Bucket Seats and Steering Wheel (Engineers Modification Plate)
- 5'' tacho and shift light, Fire extinguisher

....Engine....
- 6 Cylinder 3.9L Multipoint Fuel Injected Engine
- Shaved and smoothed Head surface, new head gasket and rocker cover gasket.
- Ported and Polished
- 3 Angle Valve Seats
- Stage 4 Crow Cam, 4.9 lift, 35-75
- CAI from front spoiler, Ram Pod Air Filter fitted in factory box
- Mandrel Bent 3'' Intake Pipe
- Custom Fitted Broadband Manifold and EF Fuel Injection Rail, EF Fuel Pressure Regulator, ED MAF sensor
- AU Twin Thermo Fans
- Extractors, 2.5'' cat and 2.5'' Mandrel Bent Sports Exhaust

....Driveline....
- 5 Speed Manual (EL) with short shifter
- Racing Clutch (Heavy Duty)
- 3.45 Limited Slip Dif.
- Lowered with King Springs SL's in rear, Lovell Front springs, Shortened shock absorbers all round.

....Other Gear....
- 17'' Wheels
- 3 point immobiliser, knock sensor etc. Keyless entry, central locking.
- 2x 12'' MTX Subwoofers in custom Box and Kicker Amp in boot with false floor, Sony Head unit, 6x9''s and 6''s

- All engine work performed at HighFlow Performance in Toowoomba at 200000km. Since then has been driven approx 30000km, dash does not show actual km (put in the dash amount above) as had a few replacements to figure out why fuel gauge doesn't work.
- Dedicated Ford owner, great daily driver, recieves lots of comments.

[gthofan]

hey man nice ride, is it yours
if so did u do the work, or did u buy it with all that

lol naa i was just wondering are EA a Dud or not?^ coz i am looking at this car

[gthofan]

IGNORE THAT LAST COMMENT.
oooo
if that is your first car, i dont like to be the bad sport, but the insurance will kill you man.
and vic roads will be all over u with the roadworthy side, and the power to weight ratio.
its a good show car, but u couldnt drive it all the time, mainly for calder park though!!!

[snypereb]

Cant really tell till you drive it mate!

Originally Posted by gthofan

IGNORE THAT LAST COMMENT.
oooo
if that is your first car, i dont like to be the bad sport, but the insurance will kill you man.
and vic roads will be all over u with the roadworthy side, and the power to weight ratio.
its a good show car, but u couldnt drive it all the time, mainly for calder park though!!!

lol i live in brissy. Yer i ain't sure bout the K's its done....i would only use the car for school (about 10 mins away) Work (2 mins away) and like going out on the weekends....i dunno but i am still guna think about it

[-jjM-]

plus it's an EA:P

for 6 grand mate you can get somthing much better

its got high k's plus other ppl's problems

b passent and keep looking vheak ebay or carsales u can find a bargain of ther

[gthofan]

and forget n e thing bout the ea being a dud car, i find it a great model, uve just gotta keep the sevices up to scratch, and watch the head gasket and youll be fine, anyways, most of the duds have already died, and the ones that are left have mostly been looked after.
the car with all the gear above, that u are looking at, the engine would be nackered from racing

Originally Posted by -jjM-

plus it's an EA:P

for 6 grand mate you can get somthing much better

its got high k's plus other ppl's problems

b passent and keep looking vheak ebay or carsales u can find a bargain of ther

yer the K's is ****ing me off i would prolly get it if it didn't have so many darn k's

yer i been looking on carsales.com.au found this on there.....wherwe bouts on ebay just ebay.com.au?

[gthofan]

as i said b4, itz a great show car, and good for showing off to the rice burners, but as a daily driving car, probably not the best

[Racecraft]

that sounds like Rayos' car.. Can't remember his new user name.. Stark_EA or something??

[Racecraft]

here it is in the for sale section.. now im sure its Rays car

http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=25953

[Jason[98.EL]]

Originally Posted by -jjM-

plus it's an EA:P

for 6 grand mate you can get somthing much better

its got high k's plus other ppl's problems

b passent and keep looking vheak ebay or carsales u can find a bargain of ther

as jjm said

i have a 89 ea with 240000 on the clock and its not a car with all those mods
it needs heaps of work to get it to scratch mechanicaly and all that

look at the ed to ef range you should pick up a good one in that price range you have given

hope this helps

jason

[StarkEA]

Hi Guys, Ray here (owner of this car)...

Phat Ford, if you want to talk about anything over the phone which would be easier then you can do so just tell me in here cos then i can get off the net (dialup) or can call my mobile.

Im not sure if the carsales ad has my reason for sale but i am now working for the Army and leave again on the 2nd of January for a month+ so am keen to see her go to a ford fan of some nature instead of sit in the shed with dad starting her up every 2 or 3 days. As it says in the ad, everything has been done to the car, being 17yrs old it isnt perfect and not near 'show' condition.

And as the dyno readout proves, its still got the mumbo for a 17yr old car as the dyno was only performed a few months ago at an all ford dyno day.
The km's are a 'problem', although you will have to take my word for it that it has only done nearly 40,000km since the engine work was performed.
Please if you want to talk about anything, price, want more pics, you can email me or chat to me on msn rayosnos09 at hotmail.com

cheers dude

thanks man i will probably give u a call later^

[efgiar]

6 and a half g's will buy u a el fairmont! theres a few going around, i got mine, ef2 ghia, lowered, 17" au2 xr's, mirror tint, rebuilt motor, new pullys, premo sound, RWC for 8100. 6500 will buy u at least an ed with a few mods. id go the ghias cuz they have all the toys eg cruise, elec windows, mirrors etc. you prolly dont want something with alot of power cuz u will end up what i did and do a 180 into a ditch, not fun! but dont jump at the first thing u see cuz u will regret it a week later wen u see the car of ur dreams in the paper :P

where do u recommend i look for cars?^

oh yer the EA imma have to think about....the k's is an issue and the rust my bro got rust on his car and that spread like cancer! plus i live like 3hrs away from you, so unless u hit me up with an offer i can't refuse i might not have the courage to fork out that much cash

[Racecraft]

have a look in the auto trader

http://www.autotrader.com.au/

for that money you could stumble upon an ED XR6, might burn you on insurance though

best of luck with your search

thanks man

[StarkEA]

PM sent...

[Kinetic F6]

Hi all i have only joined the forums recently, but have been viewing on and off for a while now. The best place to buy a car is at the auctions, run the risk of a rew minor probs as there is no road test only a writen report, but generally pretty good. I am currently converting a 98 NL Concord to manual, any one interested in some pics

[FNQracing]

Personally, I'd forget it. Looks like alot of work has been put into the car, but its still an EA *AND* with nearly 300,000k's. If it did'nt have the extra mods you could'nt even give the car away.

$6500 will see you in a near perfect EF-EL with low K's. An demonstrably better car in every way.