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If it ain't broke........
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Location: Sunshine Coast Qld
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http://www.news.com.au/money/cost-of...-1226502740251
We downsized from a Pajero to a CX5 only because the kids were all getting their licences........How many on here have "Downsized" over the last few years ?
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: NSW
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Nope. Up is the only way to go for me.
I have gone from medium sedan to small 4x4 to large sedan and my next will be a large 4x4. I hope my large 4x4 will have a V8 engine. |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: May 2010
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I am downsizing before the end of this financial year. Going for a Lancer at this stage, probably in manual which is something I thought I'd never go back to. I have no use for a full size car anymore, I am sick of driving around in a big whale of a car. I don't really drive more than 100 km from home and never have more than one other person in the car. Plus sedans are surprisingly bad at swallowing big loads. Plus I want something that can actually go around corners and stop, and something that doesn't molest my pocket at the fuel pump, so the Falcon is going into semi-retirement.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Sep 2007
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we've gone from a 04 ba xr6 to a hyundai veloster.we miss the power but dont miss the rego/fuel costs, still got the coupe for cruising.
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MY2010 SV6 SIDI -Black-
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Townsville
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ive progressively moved up.
started with a wb carbi festiva bucket, with kia rocker cover lol then had a great VR acclaim with lots of HSV bits. got sensible and bought a SP23 mazda 3, loved it, but not fast enough bought a BF MKII Fairmont Ghia, faster, but not fast enough and god damn thirsty bought a Mazda 6 MPS, now that was fast, but SHOCKINGLY thirsty, and unreliable now have a SIDI SV6 commodore, fast as the MPS (most of the time) and uses round 12.5l/100 instead of the 17 in the MPS so much better. also significantly more comfortable and lazy. Ice |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Kirrawee NSW
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Hmmm.....I moved from an XR8 to an XR6 Turbo.....but I wouldnt call it downsizing though...
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2006
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Gone from a Commodore and Jeep to a Fiesta, smartest move ever. Uses half the fuel and twice as fast around corners as a full size car, can't beat these hoon laws so spirited corners are the only way to still enjoy your driving. Got a long term average of 5.9l/100 on the thing. Got no plans to ever own a larger car that this again
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Thailand Specials
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Centrefold Lounge
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I've gone from a small car, to a bigger small car, Fiesta to Focus, so I'm bucking the trend lol.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2006
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Well I could stretch it to a Focus but that would be my size limit, not like a Fiesta or a Focus is really a small car these days, not on the inside anyway
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Pity the fool
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Wait Awhile
Posts: 8,997
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We've gone from a Falcon sedan, to a Falcon wagon and next is a Territory...
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bitch lasagne
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Sonova Beach
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I'm thinking of an F350 as my next vehicle
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AFF Whore
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: In between gas stations
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Large and in charge since the day I got my P-Plates... unless you count the Mrs excel
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Rob
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Woodcroft S.A.
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my wife has a focus and i have a FG xr6. rego costs between a 4cyl and 6cyl here in adelaide is about $100 a year (a joke, but thats a story for another day). fuel costs between the 2 would also be fairly close. to downsize from a falcon, it would want to be a pretty good reason and a LOT better in certain areas. also, large cars are safer, end of story. ancap ratings are only comparable across similar sized vehicles. no downsizing for me. of course, its horses for courses. everyone's situation is different. |
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I ♥ EDM
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Falcon to Fairlane here. I love my large Fords & wouldnt consider anything else.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Sep 2008
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i recently bought a jeep,realy comfy,has been very reliable and so far quite a good thing.uses a bit of fuel,i got 565km out of the tank but thats the least of my problems,im just glad the lemon toyota has goooone.
the jeep suits what i realy want from my life so im happy. |
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Regular Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
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i've just upsized from 5.7 litres to 6.0 litres
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Tamworth
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Missus traded here lancer in on a Mondeo Sedan.
Take that trend!
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Melbourne
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I downsized at the start of the year from the mighty 5.0 Windsor to 4.0 DOHC Barra! $80 now gets me 550-600km's instead of 350-400.
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Regular Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
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Different Strokes......
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Mid North Coast
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Thinking about trading up to a H2......no way would I down size, too much comfort and style to be had, I don't want to be on on my death bed wondering what it would have been like to be driving round in a decent car.
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Critical Thinker
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Adelaide
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Ive gone from a modified supercharged AU to a Subaru Liberty GT. You can call it an down grade if you want, but I love the liberty and it suits my lifestyle perfectly. I would have kept the AU and still bought the Lib if I had the room, but thems the breaks. Something had to go and I needed something a bit more up to date for work.
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"the greatest trick the devil pulled, is convincing the world he doesn't exist" 2022 Mazda CX5 GTSP Turbo 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Highlander 1967 XR FALCON 500 Cars previously owned: 2021 Subaru Outback Sport 2018 Subaru XV-S 2012 Subaru Forester X 2007 Subaru Liberty GT 2001 AU2 75th Anniversary Futura 2001 Subaru GX wagon 1991 EB XR8 1977 XC Fairmont 1990 EA S Pak 1984 XE S Pak 1982 ZJ Fairlane 1983 XE Fairmont 1989 EA Falcon 1984 Datsun Bluebird Wagon 1975 Honda Civic |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Sep 2008
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let face it if you won the lotto would wouldnt drive a barina etc,i dont care what anyone says but a festiva dont drive like an ltd.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Gone from XE Falcon to EL Falcon to Mazda 3 SP23 sedan.
If you offered me a Mazda 323 10 years ago - I would have turned it down and still gone for the Falcon. It's just that the small and medium cars have stepped up in size and power in the last decade or so, making them attractive options even to 6cyl car buyers. I have more headroom in the Mazda, am getting single digit fuel consumption for the first time and it drives well and has decent speed - not far behind the old EL XR6 thanks to the 200+kg weight advantage. Priorities change over time. The first car was borrow a little off the parents for a car. Second car was use all the savings, 3rd car was redraw from the home loan. In the next 10 years (the time I think I'll keep this one for) I think the right path would be to have something that uses less fuel to save money - but if you have the coin to feed a V8 beast and that makes you happy, then go for it.
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I'd probably go mid-range German luxury
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German luxury? Hell yeah!
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: GEELONG
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we have gone against the trend and gone from a 98 EL (still got it ) to a late 2005 Kia carnival 4 kids does that to ya
if ford did something with the room we need i would have bought a ford Jason
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Clevo power!
Join Date: Feb 2012
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My XB coupe is shorter, lower and lighter than my XH ute. Somehow I don't think it's downsizing! Definitely wont be getting rid of my ute though, I'm always using it to carry and tow stuff. The money I've saved carrying stuff instead of freighting outweighs the fuel costs for me.
My parents have an AU and a Toyota Starlet and are thinking of selling the Starlet, they need the bigger car with having a tandem trailer, boat and caravan.
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