1996 Ford Falcon XR6 review from Australia and New Zealand

Boot strut broke after about a year - fixed this myself by bolting it back on.

Thermostat went cold and had to be replaced.

The door locking system occassionally went "berserk", frantically locking and unlocking itself until I stopped the car and opened one of the doors. I have never done anything about it, and it has not happened for some years now.

Dashboard rattles, although not severe, come and go from time to time.

Overall, a very good car from the day I bought it. At the time, there weren't anywhere near as many XR's as there are now, so it attracted quite a bit of attention. The handling and performance are good, but the trade-off is a rather thumpy ride on rough roads. If you do not want to put up with the occasional hard thump coming through your seat don't buy one of these cars! If you put your foot down even a little too much on corners (particularly U turns) the limited slip diff will chew out your back tyres in no time.

You have to take care when near gutters etc, because of the low ground clearance.