"DAvid" <davido@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "RogerM" <RogerM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Snapper" <snapper1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> news:48163ca4$0$28635$c3e8da3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>A mate has an aging EF Fairmont. He is considering getting rid of it.
>>>It's
>>> done over 230,000km and I may be interested in it as a work car. It
>>> would
>>> only have to travel 40km every 10 days.
>>>
>>> He said that it may have a bearing problem. When it's idling the oil
>>> light
>>> comes on. He "fixed" it by putting a heavier grade oil in it. He can't
>>> hear any knocking, but I s'pose that it'd be a matter of time.
>>>
>>> The auto sometimes clunks fairly loudly when changing from first to
>>> second. The unit was serviced and he said that the bands/clutches etc.
>>> are
>>> set correctly.
>>>
>>> It's also on gas which makes it attractive by itself.
>>>
>>> What do you guys think of the above?
>>>
>>> I might be able to pick it up for $500 to $800.
>>
>> Whilst the $500 sounds like it might be a bargain, it could end up
>> costing you more than a couple of grand to keep it going
safely/reliably.
>> Will it come with a roadworthy certificate and registration? The power
>> steering on the XF's were notoriously light feeling as well and will
take
>> some getting used to. Watch for hidden rust areas around doors and
boot.
>>
>
> Lucky for him he is looking at a EF not an XF
>
>
> DAVO
>
>> Roger
Thanks for that DAVO, my bad. Need to get gl***** now me thinks. The EF
was
and still is a good model, nothing at all like the XF. Ford had a lot
riding
on this model.
The EF became one of the most im****tant new models shown by Ford's
enthusiasm in inviting all of it's seven or so thousand employees to the
car's release in Melbourne. Taking 3 1/2 years and $220 million to
develop,
the EF Falcon needed to be right - it had a lot riding on it's shoulders!
Making sure the EA was never repeated, more than 350 pre-production
vehicles
were constructed in various stages to prove out new parts, features and
systems. Along the way over 2.5 million test / evaluation kms were
covered - including 750,000 kms by 1500 Ford employees in a special 50-car
'Focus Fleet'.
Roger
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