The MaDDeSTMaN (Ford Escort Freak) considers buying a Falcon...

[The MaDDeSTMaN]

After discovering that the engine in my little 2L Escort requires work that I can't afford, amongst the other things that need to be fixed with that little car, I decided I might be better off getting another car that is running, doesn't have anything wrong with it and I can just drive without having to worry. A daily driver, that way also I can decide what I'm doing with the 3 Escorts we have (Mk I and two Mk IIs), and perhaps even really get stuck into one of them without it being my daily driver.

I've got a budget in the $500-$700, which I know isn't exactly going to buy me a perfect showcar, but I should be able to pick up something that is drivable with reg and at least very close to RWC (close enough so I don't have to spend too much getting a RWC for it).

So, after LuvinmyEB and I went looking through the Trading Post, it looks like a Falcon might be my best bet - an XF or an EA, we saw quite a few of them, listed as being in VGC with reg.

We're going to go and have a look at an XF tomorrow, and if it's fairly good mechanically and not far from RWC (the owner said it'll need a new windscreen and drivers seatbelt for RWC, but that it doesn't have any rust, and it has 4 new tyres on it), I'll probably get it. Doesn't bother me if it looks like crap, as long as it runs.

Anyway, the point of this (other then that a guy who swore he'd never own a "big falcon" is looking at probably buying one) is that I am looking to get a cheap car, anybody know of any other good places to look, other then the tracing post?

Oh, and if anybody from the Western Suburbs who knows what to look for when buying an XF would be able to come along and have a look with us tomorrow, that would be very much appreciated, if you can help us out, please PM me.

Thanks in advance!