Of all my cars, i wish i still had my EA, lol.

5.0 ED · 31-08-2008, 12:59 AM

: I spew on it totally now, i've had in order

XD falcon s box
1966 XR falcon with 351clevo pushing somewhere near 450-500hp but never dyno'd, engines brother ran flat 12's in a XD full trim with 3.5's and 2500 hi stall.
EL futura stock
EA fairmont ghia, i turbo'd, looked crap but everything was 150%, 271rwkw's.
XF Fairmont Ghia with EL 5litre (highly modded) and BTR, 219rwkw's
and Now AU 5litre with mods pushing 183rwkw's

And yet the car i spew on and so still wish i had was the EA, that car looked crap, red paint was so faded and everything, but yet still to drive it was just so much fun, and handled unrealed, I remember having a mate in the car and booting it spinning the wheels, and held the car on a 30degree angle for about 100metre's no probs, just drifting down the road. May seem stupid to some, but this was a car i drove everyday, didn't matter what i did to it, after all it was an EA who cares, but still handle, drove so good and yet took every bit of abuse i could throw at it. I spew on it totally now. A mate of mine took a video once of it taking off from work, it is basically the only evidence of the car existing and yet he's lost it. And i'd so love to watch it.

Like i look right back to the XR and i remember i had it and my brother had a 302 xt with similar power, and we're in the shed a couple of drinks next thing we know he's in the shed burnout auto 1st, 2nd, 3rd. Ok thats it my turn, 1st, 3rd 110,120,140,170 off she goes. We stop and walk about and there's this massive massive cloud wondering the valley out of our shed.

Some of the cars we've had and fun times and so on, and now i have my AU, and though don't get me wrong the cars not bad, but it just doesn't cut it in the fun department.

Spudz27 · 31-08-2008, 10:41 AM

I know how you feel. My EA is not as fun to drive, but in the 2-3 years I have owned it it has cost me almost 0 in repairs. I lost 2nd and 4th gear once and yet I still drove it for about 2 months like that with no drama's and travelled in 3rd at 110 and still did 10L/100km. I still have it but now I have my ED and my mrs uses the EA. As much as I love my ED it has cost me 2-3g in the last 3 months over 1-2g over 2-3 years in my EA.

fordOwner · 31-08-2008, 11:11 AM

This is the main reason I dont want to trade my XH ute in for a new ute. If I buy a new car im locking the XH ute up (god knows where) for weekends.

T_Terror · 31-08-2008, 02:51 PM

I feel the same, I got a supra and some other toys, and the EA just felt crap in every way in comparison.

I sold eventually, but then I started to miss it for its rortiness and simple fun that I got out of it. I was driving along to work one day and saw another guy getting some random wheelspin down the hwy in an EA that looked just like mine, it sounded tuff and reminded me of the fun i had in mine.

Good times.

Dezza · 31-08-2008, 03:13 PM

That's the thing about EAs. They're just fun. Mine isn't insanely quick or anything and is pretty rough around the edges, but it's just great to drive. With the manual behind it, it surprises a few people. It sounds tough, parts are cheap, and is comfortable to cruise in. When I do eventually buy a new car, I'd struggle to get rid of the EA. It's not worth much but has heaps of sentimental value. I'd probably keep the EA and give it a complete overhaul. That's what all these EA knockers don't get. While they think of a head gasket blowing pig of a car, they don't realise just how good these cars are for the money.

pitpal · 31-08-2008, 03:32 PM

Ive owned an EA and it was the biggest pile of crap

BLDNUT01 · 31-08-2008, 03:44 PM

yes i miss my EA as well it got written off in april this year it was just a great car had sun roof drove well and the the only prob i had with it was the distribuator in the 4 years i had it it was just a beast

ea90gl · 31-08-2008, 04:17 PM

I was actually going to start a thread about the EA, seriously people whine and whinge about them being junk boxes but if you ask me they are great solid workhorses that can be fixed cheap, you dont give two shits how its looked after and dont even have to wash the things. My dad had his since 120 thou kays until 310 now, its still going strong now and drives good. Went through the obvious headgaskets and gearboxes but hey what do you expect. Had a 91 GL as a workhack with 289 thou when I picked it up for $600 it went strong till about 315 (needed little things) until it got defected. It still would have went strong for ages but now its ripped apart. Got a 88 Fairmont workhorse now which I picked up for $500 on LPG, had its small problems which Ive sorted, now with 250 thou kays which drives great and feels like it will last for a while. For the price you can pick these up for as well as cheap parts they are great I reckon. Obviously no BMW but they do the job

Jason[98.EL] · 31-08-2008, 04:45 PM

out of all the cars i miss would have to be my 76 lx torana 400 chev twin turbo ( 10s all day )

then it would have to be my old gemini nothing special but was my first car

if we add families cars i would ad my brothers 78 gemini engineered 253 powered and ran a 11.2 1/4 all day

Grimus

gthofan · 31-08-2008, 05:17 PM

I wish i still had my ea

was a good car, reliable.

Cheers
scott.

Dezza · 31-08-2008, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ea90gl

I was actually going to start a thread about the EA, seriously people whine and whinge about them being junk boxes but if you ask me they are great solid workhorses that can be fixed cheap, you dont give two shits how its looked after and dont even have to wash the things. My dad had his since 120 thou kays until 310 now, its still going strong now and drives good. Went through the obvious headgaskets and gearboxes but hey what do you expect. Had a 91 GL as a workhack with 289 thou when I picked it up for $600 it went strong till about 315 (needed little things) until it got defected. It still would have went strong for ages but now its ripped apart. Got a 88 Fairmont workhorse now which I picked up for $500 on LPG, had its small problems which Ive sorted, now with 250 thou kays which drives great and feels like it will last for a while. For the price you can pick these up for as well as cheap parts they are great I reckon. Obviously no BMW but they do the job

Yep all true. My 90' model has done 1 headgasket, at about 220,000kms. It's also done one transmission (but in all honesty, it could have gone for a lot longer with it, but was slowly dieing. 230,000kms without a single transmission service will do that!). I bought the car at 148,000. It's now at 272,000. The suspension's worn out because it spent most of it's life on rough country roads (I moved to Clayton/Oakleigh in 2004). It's had a few other issues, but overall it's been good. For the first 5 years I drove it, the only time it went on a towtruck was when I crashed it. It's been towed a couple of times in the last year, but when cars get to 18 years old, you expect things to break.

5.0 ED · 31-08-2008, 07:34 PM

Wow i was drunk last night when i started this thread, lol.

webby_191189 · 31-08-2008, 08:30 PM

hahaha rofl. Of all my cars im so glad a got rid of my EF

Paxton · 31-08-2008, 08:57 PM

Of all my cars, I miss my Patrol the most. It was the most reliable car I owned, and it was the only Manual car I had that my Mrs. was happy to drive. I grew out of the Off Roading stuff, but at least with my Territory, I took it off road and onto sand. I'm not even allowed to do that to my X5.

Grechie · 31-08-2008, 09:33 PM

*holds onto his EA*

gthofan · 31-08-2008, 09:37 PM

I wish i still had my VK. :( damn shame

private9 · 31-08-2008, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grimus

out of all the cars i miss would have to be my 76 lx torana 400 chev twin turbo ( 10s all day )

then it would have to be my old gemini nothing special but was my first car

if we add families cars i would ad my brothers 78 gemini engineered 253 powered and ran a 11.2 1/4 all day

Grimus

Wow, got any details/pics of the 400 tt?

Even considering it's in a gem, how on earth did he get a 253 running 11/2's? That takes a fair amount of power, more than pretty much any NA 253 is capable of!

TOASTED · 01-09-2008, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 5.0whiteaughia

Wow i was drunk last night when i started this thread, lol.

LMAO...
knowing that, it sorta sounds like u got a bit teary eyed when typing it.

kabbart · 04-09-2008, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grimus

out of all the cars i miss would have to be my 76 lx torana 400 chev twin turbo ( 10s all day )

then it would have to be my old gemini nothing special but was my first car

if we add families cars i would ad my brothers 78 gemini engineered 253 powered and ran a 11.2 1/4 all day

Grimus

Woah that's awesome, got pics of either? Especially under bonnet?

Aaron_EF8 · 04-09-2008, 10:11 PM

Indeed, it would be great to hear some details of the TT V8 Torana!
I was under the impression it had run 8, then 9 second quarters.

Justin@ · 05-09-2008, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Aaron_EF8

Indeed, it would be great to hear some details of the TT V8 Torana!
I was under the impression it had run 8, then 9 second quarters.

The story changes all the time, i was told it ran 8's, but keep in mind that there is no proof that this car EVER existed...........