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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Falcon / October 2003EF and EL, besides looks, which is the better one?
if this question can be answered could you tell me please? like which of the 2 has less problems or are they about the same? EF and EL were very similar on the outside, its underneath in the suspension area where the biggest modifications took place. Both are quite robust and are probably amongst the best looking base model falcons ever made. IIRC it was the front suspension on the EF series one which was problematic and series 2 and the EL fixed the glitch. Both should be fairly problem free, depending on the applications you intend to use them for? > if this question can be answered could you tell me please? > > like which of the 2 has less problems or are they about the same? just as a daily driver.... first car... deciding whether to get a more performance VL/VLturbo, or a manual EF/EL... > EF and EL were very similar on the outside, its underneath in the suspension > area where the biggest modifications took [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > > > like which of the 2 has less problems or are they about the same? How much can you afford? Insurance has gotta be pretty nasty for a VL Turbo? EF/EL would make a good daily driver - much roomier for a cruise, and have more torque. VL would have to save you a lot of pretty pennines on the initial outlay, but even then you have a car which is highly sort after by the sheep - so the price is going to be inflated - where the EF/EL should be a lot easier to find a good example cheaply as there are a lot more around, and there is less competition for them. Good luck. > just as a daily driver.... first car... > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > > > > > like which of the 2 has less problems or are they about the same? >just as a daily driver.... first car... > >deciding whether to get a more performance VL/VLturbo, or a manual EF/EL... I don't think a non turbo VL would be quicker than a manual EF/L in a straight line, and certainly wouldn't be thru corners. I'd be leaning towards the newer car too as most VL's would have been flogged to death by now and a VL turbo would be virtually impossible for you to insure if you are young and its a first car. Vl's aren't faster than EF's at all, unless modded or are a Turbo. a 5 speed manual VL has to be running well and truly into the redzone just to keep up with an automatic EF sedan. How do I know? From much, much experience. a 5 speed EF/L with extractors and a decent exhaust will kill a VL very convincingly and is a much, much better car period. > >just as a daily driver.... first car... > > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > death by now and a VL turbo would be virtually impossible for you to > insure if you are young and its a first car. > if this question can be answered could you tell me please? > > like which of the 2 has less problems or are they about the same? There's not a great deal in it, and it's mainly cosmetic. Very late EF's and EL's went back to a distributor after the mainstream coil pack ignition system of the EF series, and that's something I never really understood. I found the coil pack system to be pretty reliable, while the dizzy system is a *prick* to work on. The EL was basically a very minor facelift/improvement of the EF, and the improvements were pretty much limited to throwing in a few extra small items to carry the thing over until the AU arrived. If you're going a bit more upmarket than a basic GLi, then there were some nice differences in the Fairmont Ghia, like thicker window glass and better sound deadening, which made the things considerably quieter than the EF Monty. Aside from this, it's much of a muchness and basically depends on which one you think *looks* better. Personally, I liked the EF, but to each their own. Either one will serve you well if you get a good one... Regards, Noddy. >The EL was basically a very minor facelift/improvement of the EF, and the >improvements were pretty much limited to throwing in a few extra small items >to carry the thing over until the AU arrived. If you're going a bit more >upmarket than a basic GLi, then there were some nice differences in the >Fairmont Ghia, like thicker window glass and better sound deadening, which >made the things considerably quieter than the EF Monty. IIRC, the EL also copped a revised rear suspension layout to finally cure the slightly odd handling, the watts link mount on the diff I think was changed, plus longer trainling arms with modified pickups? "Kieron" <kieronm302@hotmail.com> wrote in message > IIRC, the EL also copped a revised rear suspension layout to finally > cure the slightly odd handling, the watts link mount on the diff I > think was changed, plus longer trainling arms with modified pickups? It got some of the EF XR series rear suspension as standard. I never found it to make much of a difference to be honest... Regards, Noddy. >"Kieron" <kieronm302@hotmail.com> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >I never found it to make much of a difference to be honest... you havn't pushed em hard enough :) |
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