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29th October 2008, 03:27 AM
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| Over mature heritage tree  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Shropshire, UK
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|  Ford or Holden?
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29th October 2008, 03:38 AM
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| Part of the Furniture  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl
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| Re: Ford or Holden?
go ford.
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29th October 2008, 08:20 AM
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| Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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| Re: Ford or Holden?
It's an institution here, damn long race and is the V8 Supercars show piece. Speed and endurance. The cars are made in Australia, rivals Ford and Holden. They're very fast and competitive, very close in performance and handling these days. I was a Ford guy back in the 70's to mid 80's then shifted to Holden because Ford's sucked and their engineering was crap. Holden dominated up till the last couple of years when Ford lifted it's game and re-engineered their cars, they realised winning at the races resulted in more sales.
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29th October 2008, 08:52 AM
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| Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl
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Ford all the way,gmc roducts are absolute junk imo.This coming from someone hwo has worked on both brands and seen manufacturing defects in both.
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29th October 2008, 06:33 PM
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| Certificate in Horticulture (Level 4) + Diploma in Arboriculture (Level 6)  Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Zealand
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| Re: Ford or Holden?
They were lucky they didnt go bankrupt after the AU falcon!!!!  The BA saved there hide, they gave them extra power lol, thats how they win now, Aye Ekka |
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29th October 2008, 08:27 PM
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| Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Australia.
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| Re: Ford or Holden?
You've never driven a real car unless you've driven a GTHO Falcon & Bathurst is the track. I've been around it a few times, the S's are,  [you've got to be there] This is the oldies race, 3rd lap  |
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29th October 2008, 09:13 PM
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| Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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Brilliant video, brings back memories eh. I once had an XA GT351  I also had a VK 5.0L Commodore, and it was shit gutless!
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29th October 2008, 09:15 PM
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| Mature Tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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There's a drive day with Jim Richards coming up : DRIVE BATHURST | SPRINT BATHURST | MT PANORAMA | JIM RICHARDS Can't say i've done bathurst (yet!) and i don't discount what you're saying, but i reckon add to that driving a turbo 4wd rally car through some of the classic Rally of Melbourne stages like Blowhard, Acheron & Mt.Slide...Then you are really driving! |
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29th October 2008, 09:18 PM
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| Mature Tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Shit ekka, that XA is worth good $$$ now My brother had a red pepper XA GT coupe, got rid of it for $3750 They pull up to $100,000 now!
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29th October 2008, 09:30 PM
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| Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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Mine wouldn't be worth much after the tide came in!
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29th October 2008, 10:48 PM
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| Moderator - Previously known as JayD  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TreeWorld, Sydney Australia
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I've had a crack at the mountain, How they do it at those speeds amaze me.Then again I was in an old HQ 251 V8..Never rode it though. Ps if the engine size is wrong..I was never into cars..LOL By the way i've had both Holden and Ford..as much as much 
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29th October 2008, 11:19 PM
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| Mature Tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Would have been a 253 As for holden & ford, i reckon they're both pretty crap and i've owned several of each. There are better cars out there but some folk can't see past either one of these two. They aren't the only cars on earth. I'll take my Subaru over either any day. |
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29th October 2008, 11:58 PM
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| Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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It's about more then better cars, it's about jobs and an Australian industry. The local manufacturers put aussie bums in aussie seats, cars that are built here that cater for most Australians. Hence the utes, panel wagons of yesterday, and the old days of being able to buy parts everywhere you went without a mortgage or 6 weeks wait. There's a lot more to this than which car is better, if the Aussie auto industry collapses then there's a whole shit load of people who wont be paying for tree work. Live local, buy local, and if it's not good enough then tell them so and help build something that employs Aussies not asians abroad. The industry stands on it's own two feet relatively well considering the imports that are dumped here. There should be a little flame in all Australians to preserve our car industry. 
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30th October 2008, 12:14 AM
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| Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl
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man i love powersliding my f-150 at 50 mph. I was driving down 129 last week and some kid thought he was hot stuff with a chevy 350 4 barrel carb and modified exaust.He took off and about 2 seconds later i smoked him at 100 mph.My truck is bone stock for the sixties.
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