The WORST Falcon model, and why.

[Falcon SXR8]

Ba falcon for me, besides the awesome turbo barra it was absolute junk. Stranded me on the side of the road 4 times in 40 000kms. Has put me off modern falcons for good.

[MercuryT]

Originally Posted by Falcon SXR8

Ba falcon for me, besides the awesome turbo barra it was absolute junk. Stranded me on the side of the road 4 times in 40 000kms. Has put me off modern falcons for good.

Yep. And I (stupidly) owned it a decade.....

All the recent FPVs like GTs just as crap. Wings, stripes and spoilers don't hide what it is actually is.

Look and go well sure, but no surprise it's gone under as not even close to competition quality wise outside performance.

[au2000]

My ea would have to have been my worst and best falcon..
Had a constant throttle position switch issue which even when replaced would still idle all over the shop At 1 point would go from 900 rpm up to 3500 rpm while at red lights causing the car to lurch forward
Mind u it cooked a bead gasket just outside of bendigo 1 holiday and could still drive it all the way home at 110 and back to my mechanics the next day..

[jgmdat]

Originally Posted by MercuryT

Yep. And I (stupidly) owned it a decade.....

All the recent FPVs like GTs just as crap. Wings, stripes and spoilers don't hide what it is actually is.

Look and go well sure, but no surprise it's gone under as not even close to competition quality wise outside performance.

Well my FPV has done 270k and Iv'e only just had to put a set of shocks on the front end, so as per usual you are talking rubbish. Maybe you should try turning your computer off at 7.00pm every night, or start drinking light beer.

[Adamz Ghia]

Originally Posted by MercuryT

Maybe buy a better car.

I have and not looking back.

Enjoy your striped Taxi.

Didn’t you post an apology for being a knob a while back?

[Rob 351]

Originally Posted by MercuryT

Yes because I was.

BA GT is rubbish. I should know, I drove one and slow, looks way overdone.

Sorry if it hurts Adam. The Turbo models far better in BA spec.

Couldn’t disagree more Mercury T!
Yes the F6/Typhoon was quicker but the BA GT was far from being rubbish and imo still look great today!
Slow.... That depends what your comparing it to! Was as quick as the Clubsport in 2003 and really made HSV lift it’s game as it had no real competition for many years before the BA GT came along.
The auto wasn’t the best in the BA GT and really held back the 290 but the manual was/is a very enjoyable drive, especially with a decent exhaust note to back it up..
I have a low k one in my collection and quite enjoy driving it when time permits. Still turns heads, never gives me an ounce of problems, and has one of the best exhaust notes in the business..
Just a great old Grand Tourer...

[Syndrome]

Originally Posted by Rob 351

Couldn’t disagree more Mercury T!
Yes the F6/Typhoon was quicker but the BA GT was far from being rubbish and imo still look great today!
Slow.... That depends what your comparing it to! Was as quick as the Clubsport in 2003 and really made HSV lift it’s game as it had no real competition for many years before the BA GT came along.

The FPV GT was so good it made HSV drop the GTS model for the VZ range. Why pay nearly $90K for a VY GTS with 300kW when you could get a BA GT for just over $60K with 290kW.

[MercuryT]

Originally Posted by Rob 351

Couldn’t disagree more Mercury T!
Yes the F6/Typhoon was quicker but the BA GT was far from being rubbish and imo still look great today!
Slow.... That depends what your comparing it to! Was as quick as the Clubsport in 2003 and really made HSV lift it’s game as it had no real competition for many years before the BA GT came along.
The auto wasn’t the best in the BA GT and really held back the 290 but the manual was/is a very enjoyable drive, especially with a decent exhaust note to back it up..
I have a low k one in my collection and quite enjoy driving it when time permits. Still turns heads, never gives me an ounce of problems, and has one of the best exhaust notes in the business..
Just a great old Grand Tourer...

Fair enough and very good points made!

I think it's some of the colour combos just look odd (same for FG GT)

I was too harsh. Sorry

[98TLS]

Originally Posted by Rob 351

I have a low k one in my collection and quite enjoy driving it when time permits. Still turns heads, never gives me an ounce of problems, and has one of the best exhaust notes in the business..
Just a great old Grand Tourer...

Cant pick a worst Falcon though ive owned a few,guess ive been lucky as the only time ive ever come to a stop was when the gearbox in my long ago owned XYGS decided enough was enough and quit even then to be fair it had every right to BAs am on my 3rd, everyone of em has been good to me and a wheel bearing in the XR8 ute is about all ive shelled out for,theres a couple of things need seeing to on the GT-P ie hooldlining will need doing soon and the annoying mixer shaft,for me anyway there without doubt one of the best looking Falcons ever made,nice set of rims decent exhaust and sat lower there every inch a GT.

[XD 351 Ute]

Originally Posted by 98TLS

Cant pick a worst Falcon though ive owned a few,guess ive been lucky as the only time ive ever come to a stop was when the gearbox in my long ago owned XYGS decided enough was enough and quit even then to be fair it had every right to BAs am on my 3rd, everyone of em has been good to me and a wheel bearing in the XR8 ute is about all ive shelled out for,theres a couple of things need seeing to on the GT-P ie hooldlining will need doing soon and the annoying mixer shaft,for me anyway there without doubt one of the best looking Falcons ever made,nice set of rims decent exhaust and sat lower there every inch a GT.

Off topic Alert!!

Post quoted, as it's how I feel about our Aussie Falcons too.
I've read through this thread a number of times now, trying to put thoughts
into words. I can't quite pick a "worst" Falcon, and it seems there's some tough task masters in here.

I'd like to suggest rather than a worst Falcon, perhaps discussion has centred around the worst "Ford Cost Cutting Measure or Design Stuff Up".
As a number of issues raised have presented themselves over a fair few models of Falcons. Cooling systems, head gaskets, bolt, interior crap, door handles, door hinges, etc, etc... That's easier for me to pick than a worst Falcon.

Having grown up with a fair number of models, and unashamedly owning a majority of XD-XG series, now an E, a B, and finally an FGII, I've seen a lot of things that make me want to drive them off a cliff at times.

But as others have compared these things with other makes and models, we have probably fared somewhere in the middle.
There are the obvious Friday arvo specials that are just pieces of junk from new, and yeah, I reckon they'd turn my hair greyer than it already is.

As 98LTS has writte, I love all my Falcons, and accept their faults.
I don't look forward to repairing the BF or FGII when they decide to stop, but will cross that bridge when I get to it!

Ed

[GT0132]

Originally Posted by Rob 351

Couldn’t disagree more Mercury T!
Yes the F6/Typhoon was quicker but the BA GT was far from being rubbish and imo still look great today!
Slow.... That depends what your comparing it to! Was as quick as the Clubsport in 2003 and really made HSV lift it’s game as it had no real competition for many years before the BA GT came along.
The auto wasn’t the best in the BA GT and really held back the 290 but the manual was/is a very enjoyable drive, especially with a decent exhaust note to back it up..
I have a low k one in my collection and quite enjoy driving it when time permits. Still turns heads, never gives me an ounce of problems, and has one of the best exhaust notes in the business..
Just a great old Grand Tourer...

Agree with this post. I also have a low km manual BA GT owned for 13years now and took it out last Sunday for drive down to Bowral as it doesn't get used much now with the Mustang being the new toy . The BA is a fun car to drive and gets plenty of looks on the road ….

Speaking of build quality though , give me the BA over the Mustang anyday...not so much because of panel gaps but the lacklustre interior, things breaking easily