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blybo
Joined: 28 Jul 2003
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| Post subject: WRX v Commodore/Falcon. What's your choice? |  |
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Being that my pride and joy WRX was recently called a piece of Jap crap on another thread  , I thought I would get a better idea of what you guy's would drive given the choice. |
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Eunos
Joined: 07 Feb 2004
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Nothing wrong with Jap.
Though I see the WRX will now sport a Saab badge as well. How does that feel? |
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stik35 
Joined: 22 May 2001
Location: VIC
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I would rather have my "Jap Crap" than a Falcon or Commodore.
Mine is a 98 Toyota Supra with mods that would leave your WRX for dead.
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CQ
ambitious that
Joined: 25 Jul 2000
Location: melb
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| id prefer the falcon, its less likely to break into a thousand pieces if i crashed it, unlike crappy WRXs. |
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blybo
Joined: 28 Jul 2003
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Stik35, my WRX also has quite a few mods, you might be quicker in a straight line but people buy Rex's for the twisties, not 1/4 mile stuff.
cq, not sure where you pulled that from, Subaru's have one of the best saftey ratings and AWD is probably the best active saftey features you can have, stops you getting into an accident in the first place. |
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Joel 
Joined: 23 Mar 1999
Location: Mornington Peninsula
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Yeah CQ, Suburus are generally pretty safe cars. I know a few people that swear by them, after being in accidents and surviving, and like blybo said, I'm pretty sure they have very good safety ratings.
The only reason the car smashes into 1000 pieces is because the moron driver is doing 160km/h in a 60 zone. |
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blybo
Joined: 28 Jul 2003
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| Eunos wrote: | Nothing wrong with Jap.
Though I see the WRX will now sport a Saab badge as well. How does that feel? |
I don't like it and neither do Subaru but GM own a significant % of Subaru & Saab and have pushed this as the Saabs have always had torque steer probs with their turbo models. I guess its a pretty good endorcement of Subaru technology tho. |
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CQ
ambitious that
Joined: 25 Jul 2000
Location: melb
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| Joel wrote: | Yeah CQ, Suburus are generally pretty safe cars. I know a few people that swear by them, after being in accidents and surviving, and like blybo said, I'm pretty sure they have very good safety ratings.
The only reason the car smashes into 1000 pieces is because the moron driver is doing 160km/h in a 60 zone.
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of course they need extra safety because they are likely to be tear arsed around in therefore the dickheads manage to crash them quite often!
(dickhead magnets)
and they are still jap crap baked bean cans!!
as for 160 in a 60 zone, whats the 60 zone got to do with it, a tree is still a tree! (or in the case your talking about, treeS) |
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DaicsTonguePoke
Joined: 05 Feb 2003
Location: Abbotsford, Melbourne
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| I had the pleasure of driving both a BA Falcon XR6 turbo and a WRX 2 weeks ago and they are both appealing for different reasons. It's really unfair to compare them against each other. |
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blybo
Joined: 28 Jul 2003
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| DaicsTonguePoke wrote: | | I had the pleasure of driving both a BA Falcon XR6 turbo and a WRX 2 weeks ago and they are both appealing for different reasons. It's really unfair to compare them against each other. |
I actually think that Falcon has taken a huge step forward with the BA, BUT they need to look seriously at their quality control, there LOTS of unhappy owners on the ford forum aparantly. Things like cars not having a 5th gear  or gear sticks coming out in the drivers hand are serious stuff ups. Up until the XR6T came out nothing made in Australia came close to competing with the Rex for performance/price. |
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CQ
ambitious that
Joined: 25 Jul 2000
Location: melb
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| have to agree there blybo, the BA is a big step. the AU is a good mechanical car but ppl didnt like the look of it! |
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stik35
Joined: 22 May 2001
Location: VIC
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I have an AU, only prob is I couldn't get a manual.
Looking at getting XR6 for this reason and also because they are so cheap compared to in the past.
I hated the AU's when I first saw them but I kinda like the rounded shape now.
My son's XF gearstick has come off in his hand about 3 times, been a problem for years apparently. LOL
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CQ
ambitious that
Joined: 25 Jul 2000
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thats just wrong stik, not having a manual!!
(btw i am biased cos i love manuals!!) |
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Joel
Joined: 23 Mar 1999
Location: Mornington Peninsula
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| I had a manual when I first got a car, but then I got a new car and that is an auto. I can't wait until I can afford to get a new car (manual) after I've finished uni, got a job, and paid off a bit of my HECS debt. |
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Yobbo^LuKa 
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Joined: 17 Aug 2003
Location: At a BBQ near you
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The Falcon has come along way in matching and beating the Commodore. However I reckon Holden have something up their sleeves to blow Ford back into the cellars where they belong.
BRING BACK THE TORANA! LOL (Just release the prototype for goodness sakes!)
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