what makes you a ford man? (or woman)

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What makes you a ford man (or woman)

[TheInterceptor]

My huge, long, satisfying


truck.



Fords have always been in the family. Solid, reliable, comfy, quality cars. And affordable haha...

Blood ran blue since i popped out

[kempy311]

born with fords

[Lotte]

Grew up with a Compact 63 Fairlane in the shed. Need I say more?

[LightingBA]

Everyone else in my family loves holdens. So I had to be different.

[The Monty]

My last name is Ford....

[Simple6]

My youngest memory is of the family car being a green VK(?) Commodore which always had the hubcaps falling off - not a good start.

Then dad bringing home when I was about 4 or 5 an EA red stationwagon! CPI, column auto, bench seat, 4WD height. - still not a great start!

But i was hooked on the e-series box car shape (not the wagon). And it goes from there. Add to that my girlfriends last name is Ford - we joke its the only reason I asked her out, and if we get married Ill take her name.

[LOW_NL]

my dad has always owned fords since i can remember and in my area it is very over populated with holdens, how else can i stand out lol

[RHR]

Old man into fords.
First car 67 falcon ute

[DBourne]

I used to follow holden until I got my first car 1996 EL XR6.. since then I just really liked the ford products, the community etc.

[Mr Hardware]

the fact that the I6 can go for 1,100,000klms
that blows my mind

[Vincenzo]

I actually prefer Valiant Chargers but as they don't make 'em then
Ford wins over Holden hands down

[Ford17]

I was driven home by Dad & Mum from the hospital, just after I was born, in a then current-model XY V8 Fairmont.

[Cúl-Báire]

Even though my father was a ford employee for a long time, and always owned Fords I had always considered myself a Holden man with my first car being a VP Berlina, and having owned a number of modified SS's since then.

It wasn't until I was recently shopping for a new(er) car that I took an N/A BA XR6 for a drive; I was impressed more than enough grunt to have fun in, and found it incredably easy to drive (especially in the windy stuff, where the SS Commodore had you working your **** off to put it where you want on the road).

I am sold!

[SEZ213]

I was staunch Holden (primarily commodores) until the release of the VT, I hated it with a passion. I spent about ten years being 'non-brand specific'...until I went searching for a new car.

A mate at the time (now my 'better half') gave a glowing review of Ford's lineup, and after having driven the Cruze and detesting the experience, I took a Fiesta for a spin, I had nothing to lose...since then, well, I have a lot more appreciation for the callibre of vehicles in Ford's lineup...I love the XR6T and loved the colour range that Ford presented. I am saddened that their colours are seemingly...well, 'safe' colours now...

[Franco Cozzo]

When I was growing up in the 90s We had a crappy XE which died and an EA which always overheated, Mum got a 99 Festiva (which we still have).

Then Dad got a Mazda 323 in 2003.

2009 comes around and the WS Fiesta was the best in its class, so I bought one.

2011 comes around and I bought a TDCI Focus because I got snubbed off at Hyundai and Holden where-as Ford welcomed me with open arms, lol. I was interested in the i30 CRDI, Peugeot 306 XSE (I think legalities would have stopped me from driving this, not totally sure didnt look into it too much) and the CDX Cruze

Next car, I'm willing to give another brand a go as long as its better than Ford's product/Dealership doesn't snub me off.

If I had of researched more into the Mazda 3 I probably would have bought that instead of my TDCI Focus, I only saw the other day that they have factory HID lights either standard or an option.

[Zero_PSI]

I just like fords better?

[netvista]

just got my first ford, G6ET, LOVING it..

[EF]

always loved fords , they always looked better than holdens in my eyes. i would never own anything else but a ford blue blooded all the way

[Ford_The_Win]

I was brought up in a staunch Holden family but as I grew up and started to learn about cars it didn't take me long to work out most of their cars are poor quality and under-engineered. Then moved on to being into Japanese cars (still am), particularly Subaru and Mitsubishi.

Bought a Ford (Falcon) because they seem great value for money on the used car market, high levels of safety, smooth ride and the I6 is just legendary. Having a bit of a love/hate relationship with my car at the moment but overall it's been good to this point.

[Olbucko]

I learnt to drive in a near new XK waggon, I have an XM in the shed, my son has a ZL Fairlane, and I have a Territory. And they were all made in Australia.

[XRGhia]

Parent's had a mint XF Fairmont Ghia when I was born, and ever since have had E-series, and one AU... Have loved Ford's ever since...

[4vdean]

The GT made me a ford man
First car a Xb gs 302 then straight into a xw gt, have owned varios fords almost exclusively all my life (current cars in sig.) and my young kids they WILL be driving fords too, I'm priming them now

[Resurrection]

Because I always support the underdog.

[aquahead2001]

My Grandpa had a Ford Angela (105E with the reverse window), my Dad and all my Uncles drove Fords and not much else, some even worked for Ford, I come from Geelong, I've owned only 8 Fords (still own 3 of them) and 3 Holdens (still own 1) and I've had a licence for 29 years. I always liked the idea that the badge on the front was actually the name of the man who ownded the company. (Ha, just remembered that the same applies to the company I now work for!)

[SpoolMan]

My dads 1st car was a used FJ Holden it blew up after 1 week, then it was all Ford starting with a XM Falcon, in 1970 he purchased a new XW Station Wagon with 3 on the tree and it went on to many years of Fords, today he drives a 2009 Focus Sedan.
I could never forget watching Dick Johnson in the tru blu XD Falcon was huge influence in following the Blue Oval..

[rochey]

always had them, when im not driving one all i want is another ford.

[GreenR]

Marcos Ambrose

[uranium_death]

Though we had a VB or VC Commodore when I was born, the XF Wagon that was purchased after the Commodore was written off (when a drunken sod (0.165) in a Fairlane went up their backside on the evening of the 1987 Grand Final) took me to many places - as far as the Gold Coast back in 1990 which is probably still the most exciting holiday I ever had...

I'm also a Geelong supporter, and I just reckon the Ford logo looks good on the guernsey. They also aren't bad cars.

I have a BFII XT. Not going to put any money into it other than washes, maintenance and petrol because I wanna step up to a V8. It's a poor use of money to do work on an XT considering I'll hardly get anything back when I do sell...
The next car I'll keep for a damn long time...and I am quite sure it will be a Ford...

[Whoosha]

66 was the year, a uncle took me to Sandown races for the first time. Sitting in the stand as a 9 year old, on the front straight I can still remember the note howling over the top of a field of what now are group N (appendix J cars) of a Gold XR GT starting from rear a field passing every thing in site , the rest is history