I'M Gutted

Alanbxr8 · 02-11-2008, 06:09 PM

I can not believe it, my son gets his license next month & he wants to buy a VT Holden, try as I might he has his heart set on one. The shame of it all,, my family has owned Fords since the early '70's, I currently own a BA XR8 & a 5.0L EL Fairmont Ghia.

I'm having doubts about my roll as a father, as this happened to anyone else or am I the only one.

Daymoe · 02-11-2008, 06:09 PM

Get him to drive both cars of the same year by Ford and Holden, then see which one he prefers.

**Falcon Coupe** · 02-11-2008, 06:12 PM

Offer him some financial help to buy a Ford, it may steer him to the path of righteousness and stop his eternal damnation....

V3RSAC3 · 02-11-2008, 06:13 PM

^^ thats the easiest way ... The VT is soo much rougher than the AU (trust me ive had the VT calais and AU Fairmont)

although, alot of it comes down to peer pressure, it's the "in thing" to have a commodore, and VT's are the new VR/VS in price range ... and if he is looking for the V8 he will want the S1 because he would of been tought that they sound tougher than the 5.7 ....

Meh .... Don't stress ... they all go through car phases

4Vman · 02-11-2008, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Alanbxr8

I can not believe it, my son gets his license next month & he wants to buy a VT Holden, try as I might he has his heart set on one. The shame of it all,, my family has owned Fords since the early '70's, I currently own a BA XR8 & a 5.0L EL Fairmont Ghia.

I'm having doubts about my roll as a father, as this happened to anyone else or am I the only one.

Disown him.

JG66ME · 02-11-2008, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by 4Vman

Disown him.

Drown him

Nikked · 02-11-2008, 06:17 PM

give him the EL?

GT0132 · 03-11-2008, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikked

give him the EL?

I instilled the good oil on Ford in my eldest boy 4 years ago (then 10 now 14) when I bought him a doona cover with a BA XR8 Ute plastered over it and some FPV boxer shorts with a pic of a Blood Orange BA GT-P...I think he got the message

**Falcon Coupe** · 03-11-2008, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ozmale42

I instilled the good oil on Ford in my eldest boy 4 years ago (then 10 now 14) when I bought him a doona cover with a BA XR8 Ute plastered over it and some FPV boxer shorts with a pic of a Blood Orange BA GT-P...I think he got the message

Agreed, i did too but started at age 4, the pup will have blue blood too.

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Buddy 1 · 06-11-2008, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Nikked

give him the EL?

You cannot Own or Drive a v8 or a Turbo on L's or Restricted P's in NSW anymore.

Nothing wrong with a EF or EL XR6 However for a first Car

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And be Thankful he wants a car as my Son recently became old enough to Drive & what did he do, Purchased a GT650R Hyosung Motorbike :(

I would much preferred him to buy a Car even if it was a Commodore lol

Jason[98.EL] · 02-11-2008, 06:23 PM

just let him learn from his misfortune of owning a crapadore

he will learn from a bad driving experience

Bent8 · 02-11-2008, 06:58 PM

Maybe remind him who won the last 3 Bathurst 1000's and then go on to question whether he really want's to drive a losers' car.

Or you could remind him which car (Ford GT40) beat the Ferrari's & Porsche's four times in a row in the late 60's!!

Or the fact that the 1971 Falcon Phase 3 GTHO was the fastest four-door production car in the world!

Or maybe the fact that the 60's Ford Mustang was fastest selling car in history!

Or the fact the Ford Model-T was the first ever mass produced car.

I'm sure there's more but these should do the trick...

Ryan · 02-11-2008, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Bent8

Maybe remind him who won the last 3 Bathurst 1000's and then go on to question whether he really want's to drive a losers' car.

Maybe remind him of who's won the last 2 championships? Hmmmmm.

Personally if I had a son who wanted to buy a Ford (Holden fan here), I wouldn't care.

I've gone through weird stages myself I think it's gone LJ Torana, ED Falcon, MK1 Supra, AE86 Corrolla, VS SS etc.

I would only buy a VT if it was a V8, but I reckon they look pretty cool. Not as nice as the VS, but I would have one.

S3SR · 02-11-2008, 06:28 PM

i wanted a VT commodore because i wasnt much into the Falcons...... the AU put me off

saw a bright Venom Red 5sp AU3 SR and loved it so much i bought it then and there

tell him to test drive both and see what he thinks, i thought the ergonomics in the falcon were 1mil x better than the commos, and handling and performance + being a manual....

OR

chain him to a tree and belt him.... he'll change his mind :P

cheek · 02-11-2008, 06:28 PM

Just bloody let him get what he wants!

..........................................and then put some cable ties on the driveshaft and he'll soon get sick of the VT and buy a ford!

WASP · 02-11-2008, 06:34 PM

While its a very bitter pill to swallow now, sometimes you have to let your kids choose their own path and make their own mistakes. Let him buy the VT. If that experience doesn't bring him back to Ford, nothing will....

JC · 03-11-2008, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by CDAA

While its a very bitter pill to swallow now, sometimes you have to let your kids choose their own path and make their own mistakes. Let him buy the VT. If that experience doesn't bring him back to Ford, nothing will....

Agreed. And tell him his boyfriend is welcome to stay over while you're at it; you have to be accepting of all his choices, even the ones you don't necessarily agree with. Lead a horse to water and all that!

Rob's 76 Effy · 02-11-2008, 06:41 PM

My son is the same, got his licence just before last christmas, bought a VR Berlina ex police station car, now i'm a true blue blue blood but that thing was quick, to quick for his first car IMO (Dad's being Dad's) but it had gearbox problems that met with an end in the accident kind, tried to get him to buy a ford anything but rocks up with a VS this time instead which is starting to have problems now all of a sudden, i think my other sons are going down the Rory path also (i have 4 boys 0 girls)

Auslandau · 02-11-2008, 06:41 PM

Can you get a divorce from your own kids?

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4Vman · 02-11-2008, 06:42 PM

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Can you get a divorce from your own kids?

Id be looking for "closet" tendancys too....

b2tf · 02-11-2008, 06:45 PM

Definitely sure he's yours?

**Whoosha** · 02-11-2008, 06:49 PM

Rules are simple NO PARKING with in 2 houses from home NO MONEY towards any purchase price or running costs, if that fails do what I did with my 2 boys NONE of mums cooking (christmas excemption I am a softy realy) it worked for me nothing but FORDS up the drive for nearly 30 years (wife has Excemption as well, I need to eat

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mcflux · 12-11-2008, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by auslandau

Can you get a divorce from your own kids?

A certain South Australian couple comes to mind... (let's ignore the technicalities b/w "divorce" & "separated")

V3RSAC3 · 02-11-2008, 06:48 PM

You got a shovel?

ozfast · 02-11-2008, 06:52 PM

kick him to the kerb! son !!! what son

ST · 02-11-2008, 07:09 PM

What are you talking about a "son" for Alan? We both know you don't have a son, right Alan?

Don't worry Alan I disposed of the evidence at the LAKE, now about that money?

**redxm** · 02-11-2008, 07:02 PM

Sorry to hear, there are support groups for parents of gay teenagers

w2008 · 02-11-2008, 07:07 PM

if your quick i'm sure you can get him professional help, but it will be a long slow progress. i too am a father, but luckily my 20 yr old wants to do an xc with me, an she's a girl? but take heart if it werent for "those people" who would we watch in the rear view mirror.

BAxtER · 02-11-2008, 07:14 PM

try a hypnotist, for 400bucks my cousin no longer smokes, been clean for 2years now. Im sure your son will be in a ford when he visits one.

bob 351 · 02-11-2008, 07:17 PM

walk him to the station and say your goodbyes

but whatever you do make him buy his own ticket

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