1998 Ford Falcon EL Futura from Australia and New Zealand - Comments

Rear rotors and pads needed replacing.

Headlight bulb needed replacing.

Injectors and throttle body needed cleaning.

It's a fully optioned Futura, the last before the AU's. I've only had the car a couple of month, but it's been great.

Cheap to run. It's on dual fuel and $20 of LPG can get me up to 350-400 kays. A $55 tank full of petrol lasts up to 600 kays.

It's a beautiful, comfortable car to drive.

Looks mean and performs really well. The big 6 has bags of torque and 157kw of power is ample. Very strong power and torque at higher revs.

4 speed auto seems nervous sometimes, but generally shifts well, especially in power mode.

Well appointed and attractive interior, ergonomic. Good driving position. The rear headrests are a nice touch.

It's lowered on tickford suspension so handles quite well. Though it's a big car it's easy to throw around corners.

I'm only 21 so I feel spoiled driving such a nice car. A beautiful machine. I am proud to own another tough reliable Falcon (previous car was 5-speed EA S-pack). I love this car.

I wrote this original survey. I'd like to now add that I have fitted the EL with 17" rims with low profile tyres, and it handles even better.

Recently, someone tried to break into it by jimmying the lock and it's since been playing up (sometimes won't lock or unlock with remote)

It's now got 172,000 kays on the clock and I've been given the full service history on the car and it's been cheap and undemanding to maintain prior to me purchasing it. I recently drove it interstate (1200 kms each way, stopped only for fuel both ways) and it didn't miss a beat. It was so comfortable to drive for hours on end.

I have a falcon el classic with 230kw

i have put a 2 half inch exaust leading from the maffler

2 peformence chips

and super charged it since it wa a v8

it runs 13.5 and I love it

it out runs most cars on the road, so I have no problem racing

so if you think yours is fast rock up to skyline drive n well drag no offers above $150 refused

I have only lost 2 drage with this car and it was against a manaro and a supra.

My mum Has a 1998 El Futura (March 98 the very last month it was made, the AU came in in April 98) and the only thing that went wrong with it is the traction occasionally going round Corners (even with New Tyre's all Round) in THe Wet it goes Stuff This and Spins out (even At one Stage in June (I'm only on my Red P's) and it had been Raining one morning and that afternoon out of A round a bout I came at 25kph and Man I felt Dizzy full 360 Degree Spin and onto the Kerb on the Other side facing the Direction I was Comming From and in Feb 2005 mum was Driving Down the Old Bathurst Down the Blue Mountains on the SYdney Side and last Corner nice Day full Spin and Into the barrier talk about Revenue $182 fine and 3 demerit Points of her Licence Oh Give her A break she's Disabled (bad Back) so I love the Flacon Futura EL, but not Sure if it's normal for traction to Be a Bit shotty.

The AU cam out 1998 September not April, I have a 1998 June 1998 EL Futura.