Calling all Holden convert's

[crackatinny]

I may be overstepping the line for a starter motor

And I reckon this will open a can of worm's

But how many of you on here are really from the Holden stable, I will be the 1st to face the firing squad

I, in my time, have been the proud owner of (by year model)

1 FJ ute
1 FC ute
1 FC sedan
1 EJ sedan
1 EJ wagon
6 EH sedan's (still have 1 of these)
1 EH wagon
1 HK pemier
1 HQ panelvan

Come on fess up you other blokes, I'm on my third Ford, previouse was an EA, current one an AUII, and have had a trusty Xf ute for 3 years.

I still love the General, but price compared to comfort, I reckon he dropped the ball.

[boblarry]

i own a vn s-pack...

ing_sm

getting a ebII or ed xr6 at some point tho, the commodore was a product of circumstance, not choice.. honest!

[Full Spectrum]

I thought you needed a starter motor for a holden

[mowog]

I still own 2 Holdens (Opels) and 1 Toyota...

I want to change the balance to 2 Fords 2 Holdens...

[Ryan]

My first car was a Ford.

The next car I want is a EB or ED. 5 speed though.

If my family history repeats itself, I'll be a Ford man when I'm older.

All of my relatives that owned Holdens, in their younger days, now are Ford men.

[Wally]

All from new:

Holdens
GTR-XU1
VL Berlina Commodore Turbo
VR Berlina V8
VT Berlina V8
VY Berlina V8
VE Calais V8

Fords

XF S pack Falcon
Ford Taurus Ghia


Old Clunker:
XP Coupe

Other:

Various Jap

[RUQ1KA]

ive had:

EA spac
ED wagon
EA ghia
AU xr6
XE falcon

NOW i own:
VX commodore <-- bigget regret gettin that car (atleast it makes me like my ford more!)
EB wagon <-- one of the best looking/driving cars i've owned


Future plans:
get rid of the VX and buy an AU XR6/8 to replace it

[mr scotto]

not a convert -just visiting the blue side again.
72 HQ
tc cortina
72 MK1 capri/4cyl
76 torana
81 commodore
82 commodore
many motorcycles
mk 1 v8 on its way

[Kryton]

the only Holdens ive owned are:
HQ sedan
VL commodore.
both never seen the road before i sold them.

theres a VTII sitting in the back yard as well but thats the GFs.

[Rob]

1) VP Berlina - sold

2) AU III - sold (to parents hehe)

3) VT GTS - keeping

4) VN 5 speed - the runabout

Aside from the fact that the GTS is a beast, the AU has been the best car I've owned. Easily.

[Jason[98.EL]]

yup im a convert

first car was a v8 76 gemini (engineered)
second was a 76 twin turbo 400 chev torana
third is where i become a ford driver
xf manual loved that car but it got knocked off
next was a shitty camira
then a 90 ea gli
now a 98 el sapphire

thats my list

jason

[Jock260]

sort of the other way around for my family

1)EA GLI manual
2)EB GLI Manual (one of the best falcons we ever owned)
3)EF Fairmont( Another great falcon)
4)el Futura( bit of a let down, broke down alot)
5)VT Series 1 ss manual ( Great car never missed a beat)
6)VX SS series 1 manual ( One os the best holdens we ever owned)
7)VY series 2 ss silver Bullet manual, ( only had the car for 6 months, only 5000k's on it when we sold her, didnt reallt get to know it that well)
8)BA Falcon XT Auto ( BEST Falcon we even owned, just pips the old EB) damn that 6 was for for an N/A
9) VY series 2 SS Manual Red Rocket (current car bought it about 3 weeks ago, great car, fastest car ever owned)

my heart says ford, but my head says holden, i wish i knew why, lol

[feebs]

1972 Marina (1800OHC and NO sway bars.. So much fun in the wet :-)
1980 Gem (460.000 k's when I got rid of it, still running well)
VL Commo
Nissan Bluebird (hell it had aircon!!)
HZ Kingswood (the ol brown bastard.. loved it!)
EB 4L Auto (exc cars)
EF 4L Auto Wagon (even better, 370.000 k's when sold and still runs exc)
VZ Lumina wagon (nice car just crap at overtaking things)

BA Falc 4L Auto (just gotta own a falcon no matter what!)
06 Nissan Patrol

Still have the last two, the patrol may have to go tho, as it is too basic inside for 50 something thousand.

[nobbystang]

My olds had the XE growing up, I disliked driving it. My first car was a VH commodore, loved driving it. The olds then got a VR, hated that more than the XE, way too sloppy. I upgraded to the EF after test driving it and a VN5.0l. Luckily I was driving that when I met my wife as she didn't like Commodore drivers!!! We've since upgraded to the BF and while I'm happy with it and believe its the best car I've owned, after driving my bros VH SLE I still reckon they're a good car.

[Van D]

I've driven a few commodores and various other holdens (gemini's etc) when I had to.. and to be honest, I never thought they were as good to drive as the falcons.. Most of them were very uncomfortable too.

I've being Ford all my life (and mopar) but dad was a Holden boy growing up. He had a HJ and HQ before getting a cortina, then XD. Stayed with Ford since.

[Scott]

Started with a HR..... that was enough. Since then:

XC Wagon
EA GL Sedan
EA GL Sedan (again)
EB GL Wagon
ED GLI Sedan
EF Ghia 5.0ltr
AU Wagon
AUII Pursuit
BA XR6
BA GT-P

Next?? Will be a Clubby if FPV don't get their **** in one sock.

[nitroman]

My second car was a WB Holden ute with a 304/m21/ 3;08 lsd. I spent a fortune getting the thing to go hard. When it went hard it burnt up clutches/gearboxes and diffs like cigarettes.
In my experience of owning and working on cars I have found that holdens have better built bodies/chassis,but crap drivelines. Valiant chrysler products have the best most powerful engines(by far),but don't handle or stop. Ford are the best all 'round reliable durable comfortable poweful car there is.
I have owned:
P76 v8
WB V8 ute
Toyota tercel
Mazda 626
77 Dodge 440 1/2 ton pickup
Xd Falcon
ZF fairlane
EF fairmont wagon (still have it)
AU XR8

[new2ford]

Belong to neither 'camp' so this is an impartial opinion.

After years of Euro cars thought I'd try one of the local designs. Never liked Holdens, poor designs but thought after so many years they had to be OK. Got a VP Commodore and an Opel Barina. Commo was reliable enough but still badly designed - ratty interior, poor seating for long trips, no brakes. Didn't find out about the NCAP rating til after we sold it. If I'd known I was driving a car in which I faced certain death in a collision as low as 56 kph I wouldn't have bought it. The Barina was an absolute POS. From a few weeks after the 2yr warranty expired it started falling to pieces (mild urban use only) - wheel bearings, airbags, cooling system, then engine. Best friends with the NRMA. And it also had a low NCAP rating. (I think Holden couldn't give a rats about its customers' safety.)

Guys don't feel bad about your Fords. Holden can't make cars but its marketing and aftermarket run rings arounds Ford. What we need is cars designed by Ford, built by Toyota and with marketing and aftermarket (particularly dealers) by Holden.

[pHaT`eL]

Ive had a weird mix in my younger days..
'83 Mazda 323 "ss" 5spd
'89 Mitsubishi Magna Auto - motor blew, cbf replacing it.
'79 Ford Escort Van 4spd(RS2000 motor/gearbox/interior) - regret selling it.
'68 Datsun 1200 Auto - bought for $100 and it never died.
'86 Ford Falcon Auto - Paid $600 with 10 months reg and on gas, great car, until i crashed, wasnt worth fixing.
'98 Ford Fairmont Auto - best car ive owned by far, love it to pieces.

Next car - EF/EL XR8 stroker..

[Ruger]

i nearly owned a VK SS but didnt go through with it bought a 5spd modded EA with cash to spare and wrapped it around a pole one day. imagine what i would have done with the vk

[SpoolMan]

I had a VK Commie, was not a nice car always putting my hand in my pocket to keep it on the road, it was the only car I was forced to change the engine on because it clapped out.

[Eaturbo]

My list is all over the place but am ford through and through

EA Fairmont ghia Manual
EA Fairmont Ghia Auto
EF GLI Manual
EA Fairmont Ghia Turbo
TJ 3.5 Magna Auto ( bloody good car)
HSV VN SS Group A Manual
EL GLI auto
AU Ute Auto
EL XR8 185i Auto
VR SS Auto
VS Caprice v8 Auto
BA Fairmont auto
EB GT Manual
AU2 Forte Auto

[MoreHPformyXR6]

Holden's ive owned
1) HJ Prem 308 Turbo400 (my first car) had a hot 327 chev put in it.
2) LJ GTR tripple 45mm webbers warm cam yella terra head etc 14.1 was my quickest 1/4 with a standard 3.08 diff & stuffed clutch)
3) VH White 6cyl auto
4) VH SLE V8 Full House (White resrayed by previous owner) immaculate burgundy interior - rebuilt mild engine by previos owner dual fuel dummbed to the weeds by me. Still one of my all time fav cars.
5) VL 3L 5speed nice car.

My first Ford BA Mk II XR6 (if they didnt offer me such a good deal it might be in a VZ SV6 lucky me)
The above is not a list of all the cars ive owned just a list of Holdens & Ford. My all time list would include a Toyota Corolla,RAV4 Nissan 260Z & a Lancer that I can think of atm.

[AU-MUSTD]

Previous rides
Ford te cortina
Vl commodore
Vl commodore
Au xr8 series 3 ute (brand new) + xp fairmont
Ba xls ute ( brand new) + cl regal 318 v8
Au fairlane ghia
When the lease is up on the currant fairlane i'll be going over to the general for a new ve 6lt caprice due to fords treatment of me in past dealings and also for not having anything anywhere near the caprice. Wont sell the au though it'll be a keepsake.

[Gohan]

only driven these cars b4 never own
VN Calias 1st gen
VN Commode in Toyota guise
VS 2nd Series ute manual
my mums crappy 82 Toyota Corona
and now the EF Falcon

i still prefer the GMH stuff

[JG3282]

Well I'm the stupid one bcause I started out with three Valiants before Holdens and then Fords... Should've stuck with the third Val, a 3 spd on the floor VG Pacer with 2 barrel 265 and dumped to the weeds with 12 slotters

[Joes_meat]

VC I6 auto Commodore, engine died. Replaced recently but I never drive it.
VS V6 auto Commodore, daily driver.
EF I6 auto Falcon, daily driver.

Thinking about selling the VS and buying a 5 speed AU XR6. Hmm...