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I would ride in friends' Japanese cars as a child and feel they were...a bit substandard. Even at primary school age. Cheap and chintzy interiors, uncomfortable seats as you say, and noisy! I know it's a bit of a meme to bang on about cheap feeling doors but it's absolutely true. Compare a similarly aged Falcon to the Forester's door shut sound, and you will know what I mean. Why would I want to ride in a Forester when I could sink into the velour of an NF Fairlane? Agree 10000% regarding wagons vs SUVs.
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I have a 2003 BA wagon that I bought in 2005 with 40,000km on the clock. It is now up to 250,000 and still my daily driver. I got it put onto dual fuel LPG in 2007. It is a lovely drive. Really comfortable and powerful. Heaps of space in the back and I have used that space regularly. If they were still making them I would buy a new one tomorrow.
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The diesel genny mob i worked with before had a fleet of b series gas wagons. The company owner said to me once that he will not replace them untill someone makes a better car. He did end up replacing a few with territory's as they were sort of the same. One of his staff bought his ba ex work wagon for $300 from the company. Yeah it had 700,000kms on it, but they maintained their fleet well. As in if the drivers seat was worn it got replaced, same with steering wheel and anything mechanical.
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This post popped up on a Valiant page Im on.
Fast forward to the 2020s and males who cannot change a tyre drop $70k + on a Thai special to carry the same sized thing once in a blue moon. Because a thai special is just so practical. ![]() Talk of E series, my old EF GLi I owned back in my early 20s. It went on the road as a Hertz rental with dealer fitted 3rd row making it a 9 seater. I’m guessing this may have been common back in the 1990s as unlike now there weren’t many cars that could seat more than 5? The AUs are the height of Falcon wagons (IMO), but this was a good **** cruiser. ![]() |
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We had a 1981 sigma se wagon in the mid 1980s. It came with the 2.6 litre engine and auto box. Was a great mid size wagon. We did quite a few kms in it and when we traded it in in 1990 still drove smoothly and the dealer commented on how smooth the transmission was. You could fit quite a bit in the rear and being an SE it was quite well kitted out in the day. It was replaced by a one year old VN commodore and I remember the shock I got the first time I hit the accelerator for a quick pass of a caravan on the highway. The commodore really took off compared to the sigma. The sigma however was still a great car for interstate trips.
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Last Holden with this config was VSII, and last Ford was AUIII I think.
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The wagon legend continues as one of my young ones takes the VY wagon to uni now on the other side of the country. We've done quite a few Great Southern drives in it and he loves how cruisey it is, and he unashamedly will drive like a Grampa because that's his personality! He's hanging to take it up to see family on a midwest run, something I did so much in the Kingswood and Fairmont wagons. I've taught him my old cruisey way to uni where you just get to coast rather than stop/start incessantly. Day 1 question was 'where is the cigarette lighter?' for the charging of phone and bluetooth music through the original stereo - for some reason GM-H hid it in the centre console.
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There is a cig lighter & ashtray kit available as an accessory kit. Dr Terry |
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Thanks Dr Terry, that would explain the trouble he was having looking for a ciggie lighter!
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I've been seeing a fair few Golf wagons down here for commuters who work in town, they look pretty smart and must be about the size of an EH wagon...
Ah, it has recently been axed as well, and was about 41K before onroads. The wagon genocide continues. What about the Suby Outback - anyone consider that to be a 'wagon'? It's super comfy in the seats in the top spec trim. And the WRX wagon remains as well, as proxy for today's 4th Gen Liberty wagon, but it's a different theme.
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ED, EF, EL XR6 wagon
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Yup and exactly the reason why I didn't consider one.
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If I came across an ED Classic wagon with those mint 10 spoke alloys in one of the darker colours like Poly Green, I'd buy it immediately. Classic shape and pack.
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Paying money for and CVT in the same sentence, it's hard.
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![]() Oh and I rock a wagon as a daily, factory dual fuel FTW. |
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These mags, always loved them, they appear to be 16 individual spokes when I just counted them: https://www.flickr.com/photos/aussie...rts/9529187400 We had a white ED Classic sedan (2nd hand, 50,000km) when our kids were little - still one of the best cars I've ever owned. Got ED Sprint now.
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Panel van of it with column auto and bench seat is on the list here.
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Those Classic wheels are super nice, they made an appearance on some factory optioned GLi/Futuras all the way through EL. Ford were really at the top of their game when it came to E Series styling. Don't get me wrong, Ford Australia came out with some incredible models before and after, but from EB II to EL the plain old poverty spec models were sitting head and shoulders above any other family car you could get for the price...and even many more expensive cars.
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Only 100 or so XH manual panel vans were made, and about 160 XG manual panel vans.
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What's interesting is that the utes don't rot out anywhere near as much in the plenum like the vans. |
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I have to correct my previous XH number, it was 69 manual panel vans. 60 white, 9 red. And yes I agree, and am not sure why. It's pretty hard to find a ute with no sill rust though.
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One for you Sprintey:
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