shipping to N.Z. from Aus.

[M Spencer]

Whats the best (un expensive way to ship a 86 Ford Falcon to N.Z.

[Kiwi XTR2]

Sell it, transfer the money, buy another one . . . if you must.

Unless there is some spectacular reason for wanting to import it there is no economic way to do it.

[Esprit]

86 ford falcon... the ultimate wifebeater car

[Atom Johnny]

I'd have to agree with Graham.

The XF remains Ford's best-selling Falcon model to date; over 278,000 built. There are still reasonable examples, for their age, available from $2K - $4K.

Try a search of Trademe.

[Atom Johnny]

Esprit said:

86 ford falcon... the ultimate wifebeater car

Not so. I had one because I care about my wife and family and didn't want to see them in a mini van or something else equally as stable on the road. Falcons are the only post '70s car that I'm aware of that will safely seat six. I still have an EA with a front bench seat for that very reason.

[GravelBen]

My family had a bright red XF wagon for a while when I was a kid. Don't remember much about it though apart from

(a)It did seat 6 of us
(b)The back seat was incredibly bouncy, and
(c)We once did the 6+ hour drive to the West Coast with a lawnmower on the roof.

[Kiwi XTR2]

Atom Johnny said:

. . . will safely seat six.

Care to explain the seatbelt situation

[Atom Johnny]

Kiwi XTR2 said:

Care to explain the seatbelt situation

Sure Graham. Three front and three rear. Centre ones (both front and rear) are lap only. All others are lap+diagonal. Definitely not the same safety standards of more modern cars with airbags etc, but far less chance of ending up on your roof in a skirmish than if you're in a van or 4X4.

[M Spencer]

Blandsville , but. Last of the XRs (platform) , plus its been in the same town 300 miles from the SALT WATER
since new.
Not the worlds most inspireing car, but everything will fit in it ,so save the household goods shipping .

Or do they still steal old dungers in N.Z. ?

The Bench sat Aussie sixes fitted six people.Like a bettle will fit 11 kids, and a war canoe (yankee 'full size') about 22 !a Jag. Mk 10 is an 8 seater .(designed).

Also heard of an XD that used to take the local 11 Yr olds rugby team (on the roof rack)Kinda hot out there in summer.

Edited by M Spencer on Monday 28th June 10:03

[jamieheasman]

I'd rather have my family in a mini-van than anywhere near a lap-belt, let alone one in the front of an old bouncy-castle like the Falcon.

[Atom Johnny]

jamieheasman said:

I'd rather have my family in a mini-van than anywhere near a lap-belt, let alone one in the front of an old bouncy-castle like the Falcon.

Really? Because a lot of mini vans do have lap-belts. I'd rather not attempt half the maneuvers (without roll cage and full harness) in a mini van that you might get away with in a Falcon or any other family sedan. Even the AA clearly warns about the stability of vans and Remuera tractors.

[Marksteamnz]

Atom Johnny said:

jamieheasman said:

I'd rather have my family in a mini-van than anywhere near a lap-belt, let alone one in the front of an old bouncy-castle like the Falcon.

Really? Because a lot of mini vans do have lap-belts. I'd rather not attempt half the maneuvers (without roll cage and full harness) in a mini van that you might get away with in a Falcon or any other family sedan. Even the AA clearly warns about the stability of vans and Remuera tractors.

So the AA has done a comparison between 25 year old Falcons and modern (less than 5 years old??) mini vans and SUV's? Amazing what those little AA inspector pixies get up to.

[Atom Johnny]

Marksteamnz said:

Atom Johnny said:

jamieheasman said:

I'd rather have my family in a mini-van than anywhere near a lap-belt, let alone one in the front of an old bouncy-castle like the Falcon.

Really? Because a lot of mini vans do have lap-belts. I'd rather not attempt half the maneuvers (without roll cage and full harness) in a mini van that you might get away with in a Falcon or any other family sedan. Even the AA clearly warns about the stability of vans and Remuera tractors.

So the AA has done a comparison between 25 year old Falcons and modern (less than 5 years old??) mini vans and SUV's? Amazing what those little AA inspector pixies get up to.

I doubt they did. It's more about vehicle heights and COG. By saying it's a matter of age you're suggesting a standard 2010 Toyota Hiace Bus would be better handling on windy sealed roads than my 10 year old unmodified Ariel Atom. I'll take you up on that wager any day.

Fact: In an accident you have less chance of rolling a sedan than an SUV or coach/van.

Fact: In the film American Graffiti it took four attempts and two different stunt drivers before they were able to successfully roll the black '55 Chevy. (I bet if it were a van they'd have flipped it in 5 secs)