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Originally Posted by DJM83
I dont get caught up in VFacts rubbish.
But i totally agree, im 40. Me and my mates had 80's falcons, then 90s falcons and some kept on going (I diverted to euros for a little after, but came back)
But now the streets are full of p plate hilux's/tritons/navaras and the like. Its a totally different environment these days.
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The change in trend towards lifted four wheel drives and dual cabs is interesting.
I never saw the appeal in a lowered Falcon or Commodore, but that was always the done thing. Late model Falcodore with P-plates, slammed into the weeds, big wheels, huge subwoofer on the parcel shelf, noisy exhaust. The driver then had to run the gauntlet trying to get away with a car that was too loud and too low.
Now, it's ancient Nissan Patrol's and an assortment of dual cabs with noisy mud plugger tyres, lift kits, snorkels, roof racks permanently stacked with offroad gear, diesel blow off valves. And yet, that sort of thing doesn't seem to raise the attention of the law.
Going by what I have seen, a lowered Falcodore with superior brakes and tyres would be safer than a lifted dual cab on mud tyres and a huge amount of weight strapped to the roof. It seems to be the done thing for P-platers to drive around corners attempting to lift the inside wheels off the deck, one nearly rolled his rig into a busy intersection.