Chevy Vs Ford?

[Darren Brosowski]

The debate in Australia is pretty much the same but it is (General Motors) Holden v Ford.

Both build great cars - The Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon - but being minor outposts of Global empires they are about to shut up shop.

You guys saw the Commodore as the Pontiac G6 & G8 then it was rebranded as the Chevy SS. The Comaro was designed in Australia and is just a two door body on the Commodore platform.

Aussies like cars that go fast and can also stop and go around corners.

[cardinal leather]

My fav is 1994 Buick century wagon, it is 2.2 engine with 373000 miles and still putting out 26-28 mpg. 2 head gaskets and rebuilt the tranny at 250, 000.

[Darren Brosowski]

y work car for many years was a Mitsubishi Magna wagon - not sure if there is an equivalent US model as it was designed here. 420,000km (260,000 Miles) and hardly ever spent any money on the thing.

3.5l V6 front wheel drive that spent most of those miles carting a trailer. Between car and trailer it usually had a ton (literally) of machines, parts, gazebo and all the gear needed to set up and live in site for two to three days at various events.

It broke down once on the road when the belt that drives the alternator let go. Paid for the tow and repair with an ABLE290.

The poor thing died a valiant death when a rear wheel bearing collapsed while going uphill at 40km/h on a wet windy road.With some incredibly skilled driving - in reality more luck than anyone deserves - I avoided the 30 foot drop off the left hand side of the road, turned 180 degrees, took out 5 or 6 trees and finished up upside down. Getting out was not easy as I had to kick out the passenger side window but my friend and I got out and walked away.

To me vehicles are just another tool but the Magna kept me alive in an accident that I should not have walked away from. For that alone she was the best possible vehicle I could ever have.

[barra]

For me it is Football, meat pies, kangaroos and Holden cars. That is Aussie speak for

I am a GM man. Had a couple of Fords, both lemons. Every Holden I

have had you could not kill with an axe. Have a Mitsubishi Triton Ute now. Utes are kind of like a pick up.