Baja in Oz

[ace]

Any word?

 

[Mark]

Any word?

None yet.
We should hit 'em up for it, a midsized performance ute is just what the
doctor ordered.
for those who don't want Commodore/Falcon-sized behemoths.
(2.5 turbo model sounds like a good car to me)

-mark

 

[busterb]

None yet.
We should hit 'em up for it, a midsized performance ute is just what the
doctor ordered.
for those who don't want Commodore/Falcon-sized behemoths.
(2.5 turbo model sounds like a good car to me)

-mark

I saw the falcon/ranchero type thing in a magazine. You folks in
other countries don't realize how lucky you are to get vehicles other
than the homogeneous crap sold here in the US. Bajas are neat- almost
bought one until I realized the prospect of spending $1-2000 US to
have secure rear storage negated any savings over the OBW. I'd love
to have one of the falcons- much nicer than the baja. Please do not
wish for us spec cars to come to your country. Next you'll have that
EPA pollution crap, the safety garbage and you will regret it!!

 

[Ron Joiner]

I saw the falcon/ranchero type thing in a magazine. You folks in
other countries don't realize how lucky you are to get vehicles other
than the homogeneous crap sold here in the US. Bajas are neat- almost
bought one until I realized the prospect of spending $1-2000 US to
have secure rear storage negated any savings over the OBW. I'd love
to have one of the falcons- much nicer than the baja. Please do not
wish for us spec cars to come to your country. Next you'll have that
EPA pollution crap, the safety garbage and you will regret it!!

You can thank somebody above for not getting Canadian cars which have
even higher safety standards! Base Outbacks in Canada have the side air
bags as standard equipment plus tougher bumper laws.

Ron

 

[Mark]

I saw the falcon/ranchero type thing in a magazine. You folks in

other countries don't realize how lucky you are to get vehicles other
than the homogeneous crap sold here in the US. Bajas are neat- almost
bought one until I realized the prospect of spending $1-2000 US to
have secure rear storage negated any savings over the OBW. I'd love
to have one of the falcons- much nicer than the baja. Please do not
wish for us spec cars to come to your country. Next you'll have that
EPA pollution crap, the safety garbage and you will regret it!!

Ranchero?

Not sure which Falcon you're going on about.

But yeah, we do have pretty cheap, powerful, locally-developed V6 and V8s.
Seen the new Torana yet? Some fine Aussie engineering there.
VZ Holden Commodore series has all the goods going for it as well.
S-spec has an Alloytec V6 pumping out 190KW, six-speed manual, family
sedan...
Or the SS, which has the 250KW V8, six-speed [Different 'box to the manual
though]

-mark

 

[busterb]

Ranchero?

Not sure which Falcon you're going on about.

But yeah, we do have pretty cheap, powerful, locally-developed V6 and V8s.
Seen the new Torana yet? Some fine Aussie engineering there.
VZ Holden Commodore series has all the goods going for it as well.
S-spec has an Alloytec V6 pumping out 190KW, six-speed manual, family
sedan...
Or the SS, which has the 250KW V8, six-speed [Different 'box to the manual
though]

-mark

The Ranchero was the US Ford car/pickup hybrid in the 60's and 70's a
competitor of the Chevy El Camino. Both were awesomely sharp cars
esp. the Ranchero GT. Look on the net. These are pretty cool.

 

[steve ball]

The Ranchero was the US Ford car/pickup hybrid in the 60's and 70's a
competitor of the Chevy El Camino. Both were awesomely sharp cars
esp. the Ranchero GT. Look on the net. These are pretty cool.

The US version of the 60's Ranchero was based on the Ford Falcon station wagon
platform. Seems they're recycling badges half a world away. I still see one of
these around my neighborhood in Seattle WA.

photos:
http://people.ucsc.edu/~dgurzi/Ranchero.htm

Steve