There are so many here its crazy good, vans Ive never thought existed
but in Oz I wouldnt overlook an old vanette with an A12 or A15 they
are good jiggas and are rarely restored which is a shame they do
command big moneys here and the other I love is the old Urvans
with the H20 motors and even the smaller Serena which can be fitted
with a sr16ve like some have been done here and gas suspension they
look awesome and never seen done up in Oz which is a shame as they
come standard with an sr20de and often 5 speed manual.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=54&v=4gE2dZIogTk




https://usedcarnews.jp/archives/48718

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Although never a fan of the Taxi cars of Australia Ford or Holden
(DD slang wise both are referred as taxis due to superv8 sedan class)
I will also agree uglier Fords were always more reliable and always
made better original L6 donks that were even the old crossflow 6
is exported to Murica to replace Mustangs all cast iron sixes
as they can be boosted and make more hp than any NA v8.
Either way Ive always found each to be classless and tacky and
infinitely less reliable than a boring white goods toyota camry.

Mick my brother in law who lives in Sydney had a 96 failcon that
never failed in fact it did 650+ thousand kms and was still going
strong till a few months ago when they received a 2016 Toyota
Alphard Vellfire with modelista bodykit. He had it under his name
in Japan for a year and imported it as a personal import.
After driving a similar based model here I will never bother buying
a sedan again. Its vans or anything you can step in and out
without getting a hernia after an all you can eat buffet :)

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DD Let me start by saying I've never been a Ford fan BUT
Aussie designed and built Falcons were made here up until recently
The AU was the ugly duckling but had a straight 6 which was pretty bullet proof.
( that why all the Taxis used to used them )
This was followed up by the BA which had and equally impresive straight six
that could be boosted to the moon
Both IMO would not win any beauty pagents but super cheap and ultra reliable.
Any welcome to correct me as I am not a Ford aficionado.

I will be looking for a Ford Transit with a falcon engine when I visit
I guess Dave maybe bought a late 90s Falcon or early 2000 very reliable
usually on gas these engines are.

What year Falcon? Over here we only got Falcons 1960-1970

Yep I just Bought a AU falcon wgn on gas Maybe that will do

Now Im stuck in a house again and would leave it all to drift again, best life anyone can have. In fact we are planning it now again for the future but have a 9 month old and he needs a stable place for a few years near extended family. Already looking at the trucks and vans on yahoo auctions as they are much cheaper than Oz, also already built one camper truck sold it to my best buddy and he basically lives in it with his daughter and wife, they prefer to wake up in the outdoors and parks then having breakfast outside than just at home. Then they go off to work, school and back home to say lets drive and sleep over there tonight, yep lets go.

It was a toyota dyna just shorter than local family wagons so could park anywhere and walk around inside if you were under 190cm and although tall 100-110kmhr was normal.

Look at this setup and there are more, just try jauce which is in english rather than below in jp
43,000km
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h301349309
4wd with 128k km but long life 2.7 isuzu diesel for 12k aud buy it now
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h301349309

apart from road laws, the world is you oyster when drifting and if you have a hard time
finding a parking spot during new years eve when towns are strict you just find the nearest tennis court, football club or other sporting place and they are pretty good.

D spoken like a true drifter.I miss the days in the bush camping. I been watching a lot of the container home movies [cos i wonder how the youngsters are going to afford houses] and mini homes [off the grid].I also found a few mini-van homes eg. the small nissan np200 or vw caddy van.The vid i watched is an english chap in Oz living off the grid and he said '' I spend my life working to pay the bills and i have no time for myself'' This is so true although the laws are a bit of a bugger