The most complaints you hear about the falcon lol,ive actually owned a heap and its first hand experience not hearsay like yourself,big difference.
I didnt expect you guys to like what i said because this is a holden forum,i have actually owned both cars and gave my personal experience with both of them,not making a judgement from other peoples stories(typical internet response),the truth isnt what counts here its being brand loyal bahaha.
Im not brand loyal unlike almost all car enthusiasts,i like good cars,both brands have good and bad points,both have major inherent faults,neither is better at all,just different.
The op asked for personal experiences,i gave one,it was always going to be a struggle because he used the ford word
I think you'll find there are plenty of people on here with a similar philosophy to yours. Me included. I like cars. My heart loves Chrysler, my head GM. I prefer Holden's to Ford's generally speaking, but there are plenty of Henry's I would love to own. E.g an XA or XB GT Hartop, 429 Mustang etc. As you say, for each comparative model, there are good and bad points.
As for the seats, I much prefer the VF. I always feel like I'm sitting on a booster seat driving a Falcon. They're comfy enough to sit in, but I don't find them comfortable from a driving position perspective. On a trip, I always ended up with a back ache. VF's are a generation ahead of the FGX in my opinion.
Turbo barra's are quick and very easy to extract more power from. I didn't think a stock G6ET would pull a 13.1 second quarter mile but? Wow! I still much prefer the progressive power delivery of an NA V8 though (Not a stock one. They're too laggy. They need a tune, or at the very least a throttle conttoller.) That's one of the reasons I bought my Motorsport over an LSA HSV and even they lack the sudden rush of a turbo. Not that it's a bad thing. I want to be able to enjoy driving my car. Afterall, it's a road car. Not a drag car. Having so much instant power on tap that the slightest bit of throttle application erupts into tyre smoke does nothing for me. I know this is an extreme example but I'm using it into make my point about progressive NA power delivery.
The Falcon is a good car (I'd still own one). But, it's let down, not just by the decade old interior, but by the chassis too. The steering is slow and the rear subframe is prone to issues. It has a great 6 cyl, even NA it's one of the best in the world and a great ZF box. I also preferred the Falcon cruise control for many years. Until the VF, the cruise in Commies was pretty crap. But overall, as a package the VF is a far superior car to any Falcon. I guess you agree, as you bought one too?
