ZaineB wrote:disco stu wrote:About 8 yrs back got a new Falcon wagon as a company vehicle, traded 120.000 km later and it was loose as a goose
It's no wonder falcon are no more. I used to love them, just so tough and kept going. We bought a 2005 ba2 about 10 yrs ago, second hand. Ended up just being a heap of crap with so many little problems that never seemed to end. Was so bad I didn't have the heart to sell it on to anyone, so I recently just wrecked it out. Got more for it that way anyway, would have only sold for about $700 and given the next owner daytime nightmares
First couple batches of BA falcons had no primer, paint would come off when people leaned on the car etc. only thing good on those cars (much like holdens with chev v8's) was the engine, the barra is a formidable engine for its simplicity. but yeah both had chronic quality issues.
We had the paint issue too! Apparently some issue with blue color we had and primer adhesion. Got home from work one day and 1ft long step had peeled off. Got resprayed under recall, but the panel beater caused no end of dramas trying to screw me over on fixing the dings and I was being too nice about it. Won't make that mistake again.
Few years later the clear coat started peeling on the new paint. I suspect the painter made sure it would only last so long