Thanks everybody!
Dave: Here's a pic of it, it's funny, my uncle's name is Dave as well.
The black blotch is just covering my cousin who probably doesn't fancy being posted on the web.
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^^ this one was taken on a trip up the north west coast in August, so the hot dry weather was startin to roll in. And it's always dryer up north.
First two pics where taken outside my house a few years ago, not much garden, parents were still renovating.
Unfortunately, I doubt I'll be getting an F series anytime very soon, I'll probably buy the family station wagon from my parents.
Not an F series. But it is a Ford! 2001 Ford AUII Falcon Futura station wagon in Winter White with a silver factory fitted roo/bull bar. The car was orginally owned by the Dept. Of Transport in Western Australia, and was used as a Transport Inspector vehicle. Transport Inspectors have to carry very heavy equipment, so the car was fitted with heavy duty rear suspension, which also raises the rear height by about 4cm. Parents bought it an at auction after the car served for 2 years in 2003. This car combine with the roo bar is very rare, I've never seen any others. Great car too, Falcons have always had the silkiest smooth straight six engines. Powerful, very torquey, reliable (never had anything go wrong with this car at all in the almost 11 years of its life), its also got a good ride and comfortable seats, and almost nothing can rival it for space!
Dad's a pro landscape photographer, and with his business growing, he has to cart around some very big framed photos to venues and sometimes buyer's homes. Everything fits in the wagon, but he may want to be able to carry more at once. Especially when we use the portable display, it'd be nice to fit it all in in one go. So a van may be useful soon enough. probably around when I get my licence. So I'd probably end up buying the wagon. Both coz it's a good car, and I like it.
Even F series like my uncle's usually sell for $50,000-$90,000 here. They keep their value! And that is more than I can pay for one.
Brand new ones cost heaps here. They are usually imported by individual companies, who have to then convert them and all the other stuff, to buy brand new, will cost $120,000-$145,000. Much much much more than in the states, which really annoys me.
Stroked68: Nope, the newer trucks do not have the 7.3s, after 2005, Ford Australia stopped importing the F-250 XL and XLT trucks here. The 7.3 was the last engine we got. After that, the engines the trucks that the smaller importers had were the same as you guys. If someone wants to buy a 2011 model, they can find an importer who's had it converted and everything, and they'll get either a petrol engine, or the 6.7 Diesel, which is most common. The newer trucks are rare as, I still havent seen a 2011 model.
Did your parents enjoy their trip? Oz is an awesome place, but the same can be said about almost any country. I want to visit the USA one day, and probably will. I suppose it's unreasonable to hope there's a hire company who will rent me a 6.2L SVT Raptor?